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A>. . i, BliE v ARD, N. C. BIG iff D.1FT President Designates June 5 As Registration Day HEAVY PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO ENROLL •t '.I ly ' Vi( : -i! . hei. - 1)1- i .31! lor .,()i hior; ii jt'ft to iniiiiii... ■ !uhI by in;' ;;i 'nn y a . hiw. A!1 Males Between 21 and 30, Inclusive, Are Liable.—Absentee Registration May Be Done By iMail.—Federal and State Officials to Appoint Registrars. Washington. — rro^idoiit Wilson’s proclanKilion. puttiv.s Into rlTi'ct the Belectivo draft provision of the war ai-my bill, follows: A procla:nation by the President of the I'nited StatPs. Wherras. ('ongre. s ha > (Miacted an 1 the rrosidcnt has on thf (>i{;hfoenth day of ]\lay. one tliousand nine hun dred and sov*Miteei). approved a law which contains the followinK provis- coTis: Section 5 That all male persons botweon th(> ages of 21 and 30. both Ini'lusive. shall be subject to rep;isLra- tion In accordance with regulations 4o be prescribed by the I’resident and tilHin proclamation by the I’resident | or other jtublic notice given by him | or by his dirc(fio:i. stating the time and place of such registration, it shall ‘ ae the duty of all i^crsons of the de- »'ignated ages, cxi.^'pt officers and cn- listeil men of the regular Army, the Navy, and the National Guard and naval militia while in the service of •the I'nited States, to present them- selves for and submit to registration i under the provisions of this act; and every such persons shall be deemed to have noliie of the requirements ot this act upon the publication of said proclamation or other notice as afore haid given by the President or by hie direction; and any persons who shall wilfully fail or refr,?;e to present him self for registration or to submit thereto as herein provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, tii>on (onviction in tlie District ('ourt of the I'nited States having jurisdle tion thereof, be punished by imprison ment for not, more than one year^ and shall thereupon be duly registered. Provided, that, in the call of the docket preceding shall be given, in the courts, trying the same, to the trial of crimin- ul proceedings under this art: Pro vided further, that persons shall be fubject to registration as herein pro vided who shall hive attained thf»ir wenty-fir.«t birthday and who shall tiot have attained their thirty-first birthday on or before the day set for regi.Htration. and a'.! persons go regis tered shall be and remain subject to draft into the forooF hereby author ized unle-s exempted or excused there-' from as in this act provided: Provid-! J‘d further, ihnt ip the •’«e of tern-, I poiary absence frtmi actual place of legal residf‘:ice of a:iy persons liable to registration a^^ provided herein, such registration may be made by mail un der regulations to be prescribed by the Pre.'-.idont. Penalties Are Fixed. Section 0.—That the President is hereby authorized to utilize the ser- vics of any or aJl dei)artments and any or all officers or assets of the I'nited States atul of the several state„s. terrltoies. and the District of ('olumbia, a;id sub divi ins thereof, in the e.cecntion of this act. and all officers and a.'-:e:;t-5 (;f the l'nit('d States ar.d of the s 'VvT.il states, terri tories and sub-divisions thereof, and of the District of Columbia and all persons d* signate«l cr appointed un der regulations prescribed by the Pres ident whether such appointmetus are made Ly the Pr»si !ent himself or by the Government or other officers of any state or territory to perform anv duty in the execution of this ait, are hereby require ’ to perform sucli duty as the President shall order or direet, and all such officers and agents and persons so designated or appointed shall hereby have full auth ority for all a'-rs done by them in the execution of this aet by the direction of the President. Correspondence in the executi.ui of this ac t may be car ried in penalty envelopes bearing the frank of the War Department. Any persons charged as herein provided with the duty of carr>'ing into effect any of the provisions of the act or the regulations made or directions given thereunder who shall fail or neglect to perform such duty and any person charged with such duty or having and exercising any authority under said act, regulations or directions, who shall knowingly make or be a party to the making of any faise or incorrect registration, physical examination, ex- ■emption, enlistmcTit, eiiiTollment, or muster; and any i>erson who shall make or be a party to the making of any false statement or certificate as to the fitness or liability or himself or any othesr person for service under the provisions of this act, or regula tions made by the President there under, or otherwise evades or aids another to evade the requirements of thi.s act or of said regulations or who *n any riianner, shall fail or neglect tully to perform any. duty required him la the execution of this act^ ivy >■'; ieai;(. 1 Ui 'ii U , lie ' ■. -t ( •‘I 01 '!(>; iiuvitij; ,iu isdiction !i.so!iiiir:iL or, if suii- Li’it d b.v ci.ui; mart i il and suri'er su« pu:iii li- iiient as a court mart'al niy il’.f. t Xow, therefore. I, V.ciixirov/ Wihovi, President of the I niU'd* States, da call upon the Governoi e:’.ch of tho :-;'veral States and "I ri :.!es, the i’.mrd of (’ommissionc.s »)f the Dis trict of Columbia and all oliiccrs and agents of the several Stale.; and Ter ritories, of the District of ('oM:mbia, and of the counties and n'.iMicipali-j ties therein to perform cc-tnin duties | in the c\(m ution of the f;>reg(n’ii; law, j whii h duties .vill be com';i;!nic:’.le;I; to tiiem directly in regulations of i . . , .* 1 lishers would visit various even date herewith. ! . And 1 do further proclaim and givoi^’' Aolern ( jiri.iiiiM mul bt^tter mc- notice to all pei*sons subject to regis-1 (inuint thoiiiM'lvcs with the ’)1ho's tration in the several States and in visiti'd and tlicir iiiijin's ac‘cord;ince with the above law •‘’''-t ^ f,,,. nifurinHtion of their the time and place of such re.^istratio;! I ■ , .... 1 . - „ o . ... iit'itders. lln* scnnrs are invited sha.l be between a. m.. and !• i». ni., on the .'th day of June, HUT. at the "‘”‘1 * 'it expenso ui registr.ation place in the preci’ict tlio town visited, srudi town eonsid wherein they have their permanent it « rare tft*at to train X’alii h(Mnes. Thost* who shall have attain ed their twepty-firFt birthday and who shall pot have attained their thirty- flrs.1 birthday on or before the day liere r.nnu'd are inquired to register excepting only (ifficers and enlisted men ('f the regular Army, the Navy, , „ . , the Marine Corps and the National I’**^tld Satilida.\ and \\ere Guard and Naval Militia while in the jileasMntly entertained by Editor Marion Ms Seen By fhe newspaper Men Pud L. he i s c f ^Vei^tern Carolina Give Marion the Look Over and Find Growing Town Filled Witfi Lar^e Industries. When f lie (d l.irs of the we» i.ly nevvs]mju 1 ; in Weste 'i (jrth. ('aro lina ortraT-i'/.t'd al'ont u 'car u}j:o they adopted a.s o.io or thi-ir ^"id iiiiX i»i iiu iiiles iin I'liucational imlicv —an nndert-.kinic >'.her*in tlu^ ])uh- i lishers would visit ahU^ jiuhlicitv at such a reasonahh- cost. In carrviiif’: out this policy the Western North Carollra weekly Press Hssoeiation met in Marion on service of the United States .and of ficers in the Offii’ers’ Reserve Corpa and enlisted men in the Enlisted Re- se:*\’e ('orps while in active service In the territories of Alaska. Hawmiii and Porto Kict). a day for registration will be named in a later proclamation And I do charge those who through S. E. Whitten Board of Trade. and th5 Marion Industrial Plants. Most of the pnblislu'rs visited Marion for tho lirst time and were snr])ri>ed to find it sneh a hnsy in- sickness shall be unable to present dnstrial center. Editor Sentelle of themselves for registration that they tjj,. (who doesn't applv on or before the dav of regis- , c**. , „;iv * ' . , .. .. liisitatcto use nn inthdicate ex- t rat ion to the county clerk where they may be for instructions as to ho'w pression to describe liis sentiment^', | monntain climate and they may be regi.tered by agent siimnu d np the situation tignra- Those who expect to l>e absent on the tively when he declared that “Mar- dny named from the counties in which lonsy witli indnstries." He WHS then completin;' the anto- niobile tour of the town Saturday Tlie Marion bnsiness and like character until now tho town iias an investment of about two and on'-lialf million doljars in this tvpe of industrit‘s, and w’hen Hen dersonville jjcrows p(*nsive and holds industrial mass meetinf^s ital vvays takes occasion to cfdebratc tin* eventful date on which it dr>i)ped its candy. It has recoj;niz(Ml its mistake over and over a^ain in its dtorts to win some; indnstrial ])lanis to supplement its touri.»tic bunk roll. ln*identally it will not bo amiss to say for tho benefit of the friends of Mr Pless that he has mado j»ood in Marion, where ho has built uj) a Mattering professional business and aecnmulated considerable means. He has one of the finest residences in Manou and has invested in it and the adjacent property some thing like $25,000. Marion, while enjoying a most prosperoDS state, evidently has a brighter future before it. It is ideally situated in the foothills of tho mountains with good climate and water; has competing rail roads, is within the center of a good farming country with diver.si- lied crops ranging from those 4* ❖ GET AFTER THE FLIES. ❖ 41 That fly on your plate didn’t 4* wipe his feet wh^-i he came in. 4* The chances are his last walk ❖ 4* was in the filth of the street or 4* the garbage pail. 4* 4* Pleasant, icn’t it? 4* 4« Then why put • p wilh fiiec? 4* 4* Keep flics out of your homo. 4* 4> Don’t trade at stores that tql- 4> 4* erate flies. 4* 4> Don’t eai at restaurants in 4* 4* which there are flies. ❖ *!• 4* 4* 4* 4» 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* they have tlieir permanent homes mpy r(»gister by mail, but their mailed rcg istration cards must reach the plac€, in which they have their permanent niorning soil to that of cotton. Business of Publishers. The meeting was fairly well at tended and the sessions on Friday night and f'aturdav nuirninu were Protect the Sleeping Baby. WIH:.\ ^yoi:r chihlren are out of doors and awaUe the tly is not s(t ilanu'erous. You will very rarely see a lly on the face of a child walUinu or playing, but if your baby sU*eps outdoors that is the danger time. He must be carefully covered with n.oseiiito netting to protect him from the i»oisoned kiss. NEW SUIT COSTS FROM $10toS50 Yoarofd suit can be cleaned, pressed, repair ed and made to look almost good as new for 50 cents; a month for four suits. City Pressing Gink J. E. WATERS, Prop. Swat! Swat' Swat! When you wake Up in tlifi inorriiiirj And a fly is buzzing near And you know hell soon be horning Into your delonse- Ic.sH ear, W'ait r.whilf? until you spot liim, Till you know he’s off his Kuard; Then lift up your hand and swiit him— Swat that bur.zer good and hard! When within your office busy You try hard to do your work And a fly inakea you so dizzy ’Neath your desk you lon^T to lurk. Pause until in range you’ve pot him. Stool your heart. IhouKh mercy pleads, Tako tlie oHice t iock and swat him Kight where Mary wore tlie beads! There is lots of satisfaction In the course that I suffKost, Witli each victim nerved to action To filiate tliis insect pest. When you ^■ee a lly Just pot him, Nail him a.s, of course, you should; Grab a basohall bat and swat him— Swat him wlule the swattinc's K^ood! homes by the day named herein professional men took the scribes j int'-rt'Sting and ])rolitablc. They should apply as soon as practica ov(*r the town and shovved them ■ Ihe followinjx mcinb»‘i's wt*re hi** to the (ounty tderk of the county i i nontt-if... Ci.hh VInr .... points ot interisr and a visit was , ^ sent. Mls^ utaiiui i ooo, wherein they may be for instructiont * made as to how they may accomplish thel? through the plant of the j .Ns-lhiald. lloraC( S» n repistrntion by mail. In ca.se sucl Clirchficld Manufacturing com-; 5 persons as. through sickness or ab puny, a l»ig cotton mill that is now , ten, .Marion Progress; .lesse Daniel seiK e, m.i\ be unable to present the.u- thtin doubling its capacity. ^ IJoone, \\ aynesvilli^ .\lountaineer ; selves personally for registration shal’ ” be sojourning in cities of over .30.0(ir population, they shall apply to th« city clerk of the city wherein they investment of about two and on«^ The industrial plants in Marion Tomn'kins, .lacks(;n Lounty include four cotton mills with ^n 1(I'lbcrt, Marshall may besojourning rather than to th« lialf million Collars; two hosiery clerk of the county. The clerks of • counties and of cities of over 80.00C furniture factories, a population in which numerous appli veneer plant, a tannery, two flour cations from the sick and from Jicn mills, a glove factory, a crud(* drug residents are ex]»ected are authorizes! f,H*ti>ry, two novelty factories, two to establish such sub-agencie« and tr i i i , . ^ ^ , planing mills, two lumber couipan- eniploy and deputize such clerual : , , , force as may be necessary to accom ^ bakeiy and some stualk r modate these applications. plants. Tlie town has two whole The power against which we ar« sale grocery houses, two feed stori't arrayed has sought to impose its will between -10 and r>0 letail stores ; News-Kecord : B. L. Lunsford, Old Fort i^cnfinel; K. L. Sandidge, Jr., Bryson City Times ; L. Edwin Gill, advertising representative of Ashe- villi*; Noah M. Hollowcll, Brevard News. Tho newsjiaper men en.ioyed the delightful experience of having a Indy to conv('ne with them for the first time and tliey were enthusias tic in electing her to membership. ADMINISTRATORS’ NOTICE 1 Having qualified as administrators of j the estate of W. K. Osborne, deceased, I this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present same to the ' undersigned, or to their attorneys, within twelve months from date, otherwise this notice will be plead in bar of their recov- I ery. All persons indebted to said estate I will please make immediate settlement. I This Mav 22nd, 1917. I ' J. K. MILLS and 1 C. S. OSBORNE, Administrators of Estate of \V. K. Os borne, deceased. Gash & Breese, Attorneys. T-25-6t two banks with total resources of . ^i^=^ Cobb apparently enjoyed her over ^00(',t*00 .111(1 tv.o gooil hotel.'^, where the editors wyrcentertained Maritin claims to have more nii- Icage of concrete sidewalks i)cr new snrroundiiiKs and can be de- p?nded upon hereafter to add the feminine touch cf rctinement to the meetings. Muny questions ot interest to the I)ublishers were discussed. Reso- upon the world by force. To this end it has increased armament until It has changed the face of w’ar. In tho 8en»o in which wp have hP'.'':; Von’l la think of armies, there are no armies in tliis struggle. There are entire nations armed. Thus the men • ii i who remain to till the soil and man the ^‘-‘P'ta than any other town in the fa( tories are no leps a part of the State.l^The town shows signs of army that is in France than the men growth and activity as well as civic ; ^'^tions were adopted jdcdglng the benr>r.th the battleflags. It must b? -pride in the stret>t improvements ‘^"Pl’opt of the association in co- .so with us^ It is not an army that whereby I American Red we must shape and tram for w'ar; it MvnordHn in bnildim? ’ Another resolution urged is a Nation. To this end. our people "il* expendeu in buiiaing, * *• - mu.t draw close in one compact front asphalt streets. The town has elec-! senators and representativt s m con- again. t a common foe. But this can- trie lights and sewer system and | B^css to vote against the projiosed not be if each man pursues a privata j^stlv claims the position of the j purpose. All must purs^ue one pur Land of the Sky,” which | A vote of thanks was extended to pose. The Nation needs all men; it Imve a trravitv lino of I Whitten and the Marion but It needs each man not in the enables it to ha\e a graMty lino ot , m . ^ i i i i firm i!.:r ivill mosi plo.iso him. hut in moimtuin wnter. M,irion 1ms an! Boanl of Trudi-for tlK-u-hnspitulity. the endeavor that w’ill best serve the np to-date high school building. Kditor Sentelle was elected treas common good. Thus, though a sharp town, including the mill vil- i urer to succeed W. F. Little of sliootc*r pleases to operate a trip- , , ^ i- * i. t. r .1 , • r lai'es about a mile distant, has a hammer for the forging of great guns, and an expert machinist desires to pojuilation of about Marion inarch with the flag, the Nation is is the countyseat and largest town best served ouly wh>^n the f=harp- jn McDowell coi:nty, is located on NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PUB LICATION NiirUi Carolina. Transylvania County In the Superior Court. Cora Fisher vs. Claude Fisher, i The defendant, Claude Fisher, will take ' j notice that an action entitled as above i has been commenced in the Superior i court of Transylvania county. North Caro- j lina, said action being brought by the I plaintiff and against said defendant fcr I the purpose of having the bonds of matri- I mony heretofore existing between the I plaintiff and defendant dissolved, and for i the purpose of having an order by the court granting the plaintiff an absolute divorce. The said defendant, Claude Fisher, will further take notice that lie is required to appear at the next term of the Superior court for Transylvania county, North Carolina, which convenes on the 23rd day of July, 1917, and answer or demur to the complaint which will be filed in said ac- ' tion within the time required by law, i otherwise the relief prayed for in said complaint will be granted. This the 23rd day of Mav, 1917. N. A. MILLER, Clerk of Superior Court Transylvania County. 5-25-4tc-cg shooter marches and remains at his levers. ti»n must be a team in man shall play the part Tryon, who has retired from the publishing and entered the banking bnsiness. While the association is supposed the mat hinisl ^jj^, central highway across the > to meet iuarterly, in view’ of the '^^whicir^eac^ altitude| fact that some matters of impor- fo^ \vh1ch of about 1,400 feet is putting in a tance need to be attended to with a he is best fitted. To this end. Coiv^ bid for sou^e summer tourists. It I full attendance of all the members gre.ss has provided that the Nation' two competing railway lines and by reason of the delayed meet- was decided to passenger trains uaiiy, uo- uom tim- lu-At on schedule ing on the Asheville-Salisbury di time in Asheville on June S and 9. vision of the Southern. ; This will be purel.v a business meet ing with no social features attach ed. The semi-annual election of The bu»i.i-ss nion of abont evt-ry ^ ,/iwwncTi iiicii iiiu two comi»oting railway lines anu uy r^?tl^oll oi mu uc be organized for war by selec-; ^^j^p^jj^jj^sand has ' ing in Marion, it was and that each man shall be classi* ' ® ^ i -i » : , i , *■ for servicp in thp ni.no tr. it sixteen passenger trains daily, be- hol.l th.- next meeting shall tion fled for service in the place to which it shall best serve the general good to call him. The significance of this cannot be ov'er-«tated. It is a new thing in our history and a landmark in our progrefls. • • * • • It is essential that the day be ap proached in thoughtful apprehension BREVARD Smtnre Co. Hoes 30c, 45c, 50c, 55c, 65c Rakes 45c, 65c, 75c Sprinkler 50c Sprayers 50c Hose 10, lie per foot Screen Doors $1.35, $K50, $1.75 Window Screen 50c, 60c, 75c Black Wire Screening 2c per foot Galvanized Screening 3c per foot Four-Foot Cultivators $3.75 cash. $4 on tinie A $40 Riding Cultivator for $28.00 A $6 Fertilizer Distributor for $5 Fertilizers of all kinds 16% Acid and Com Guanos Cash or on time. Don’t order. C. DOYLE Brevard, N. C. How Marion Grew. MEN HURT; HORSES FRIGHTENED town, large or small, crave induK There will be some informal trial plants and Marion was not an ‘-Handling Sabscrip of its ^significance and that we accord ■ exception. About seven years ago shop subject tit the honor and the meaning that I Attorney J. W. Pless of Marion ^ ^ formal discussion. This will (formerly of Brevard, wh( i(^ ; bo led by Noah M. Hollowell, who was ussociated with W . A. Gasa in followed liy others in a the practice of law, having jigpus,s;iojj. this town in 1900) read in Un j French Broad Hustler of Hender sonville, where ho took his course in law, that some Spartanburg' capitalists wanted to locate in Hcii j Leo Hogsed, road overseer in dersonville but couldn’t get a i Catheys Creek, while at work on j?7r),00G subscription of supptn-t. * the road near Cherryfield recently ]Vlr. Pless and other Marion livo- came near having a collesion with wires seized the opportunity and ■ a car drven by E. F. Wellman. The invited the -cotton mill men to , teams of the road machine facing Marion and no trouble was expe-1 the auto became nnmanageable, rienced in raising a subscription in wheeled about and ran down the excess of the required amoun". j road. Mr Hogsed and tho driver, Tho Marion Manufacturing com-! a convict from the county camp, pany was established. It pros j were both thrown from the ma- [lerod, then came other plants of' chine and suftered injuries. ft de:-!rrves. Our industries need nre- ficribes that it be not made a techni cal holiday, hut the stern sacrifice that Is before us urges that lit be carried in all our hearts as a great day of patriotic devotion and obligation when the duty shall lie upon every ma”, vh''1her he is hin^«elf to be registered or not. to see to it that the name of vvery male per^^on of the designated jges if? written on these lists of honor. In witness whereof I have hereunto get my hand and caused the seal of tbe» Ignited States to be affixed. I't)ne at the (Mty of TVa.shington thi^ ]8ih day of May, in the year of onr Lord, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and of the Independence of the T^ritrd States of America the o"'i hundred and forty-first. By tli:. Pre.^ident: RGBETIT LANRIXG. Secretary of Sta'tft NOTICE ! We have many outstanding accounts, some of which are small and have probably been overlooked, but on account of the present high cost of drug stock and in creased cost of conducting business we are compelled to ask you to caQ at once and settle soon, otherwise we expect to put out all unpaid accounts for collection. We are endeavoring to put our business on a cash basis and hope you will assist us in doing so to the extent of your account. Respectfully^ DUCKWORTH DRUG CO.
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