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VOL XXI ' ; MARSHALL;, MADISON COUNTY, N. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST, 24th, 1923. No 33
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AA! Remedy For ; ;
v World Woes
He who knows not, and Jchows
. ; not that he knows not is a
" fool-shun hm. " ,
He who knows not, and knows
that he knows not, is dull
teach him.
He who knows, and knows not
. that h i knows, ' is asleep
' wake him, s
He who knows and knows thai
he knows, is t wise follow
him. -
A Persian Proverb.
Six Rules For Tre-
ventionof Fifes
1. -M ATCHES Be sure your
match is out. Break it in two
before you throw it away.
2. . TOI3ACCO Throw .. pipe
, ashes and cigar or cigarette
stumps in the dust of the road
and stamp or pinch out tha fire
before leaving hem Don't throw
them into brnsh, leaves, or need
les ' ' ? "
a : MAKING CAMP -Build, a
. small camp fire Build it in the
.open, not avainst a tree or log
or near brush . ' ; Scrape ' away
the trash .from around it.
4i ' LEAVING CAMP. Never
.'. leave a camp fife; even- for a
short time, without quenching it
with jwator and earth. .. ,t .',
S: - BONFIRES. Never, build
where there is the slightestpan
ger of their escaping from con
trol ' Don't -make them larger
than you need .'.-.v ,
t : 6. ' FIGHTING , FIRES - If
- you find a fire, try to put it out.
If yqu can't, get word' of - it i'to
the nearest U. Si Forest Ranger
'. or StateTire Warden, at once
Keep in touch with the rangers.
PREVENT FOREST FIRES.
; -IT PAYS . :
Chattanooga Man
Praises This
Section
Captain A. J. Gahagan, busi
ness man an 1 banker of , Chatta
nooga, Tenn., who is on a visit
here, made the assertion that
Tennessee would do" well to fol
.low North Carolina's footsteps in
' - building - good roads. Captain
is un'Qctoprenarian and.was born
in vi adison Countyj this state and
sorvttd with the Union Army vin
n ', the n ar between tne states.
h-'ince coming to . Asheville and
enjoying rides over the good
roads of Buncombe bounty, he
) has written a 'special article for
one of his home town' papers on
" the highways." He' has also call-;
, ed upon EJ M. Lyda, Chairman
' of the' Board of county Commis
sioneis
' "(Jne canjjot have any. concep
tion 5f the improvement , that
has taken place in the highways
' in Western North Carolina since
I was a youth. ' t an proud I am
' a North Carolinianlfor they are
found to be leading business men
in many of the Southern States,",
' he romnrked. "I have traveled.
in43-Statc3 m the Union' and
s have been. to. the top of many
' famous mountain peaks, but I
U yiiaye never seen v' anything to
Pequal the view from . M our. t
Mitchell." : ; v-; ,
Cactain Gahasan is a relative
of the late Congress
Gudger, of
this district.
Dress Up The
Court House
The News-Record, does not
attempt to play the roll of die
tator, tratit stands for what it
conceives to be the best interest
of th.9 people of Madison county
and feels free to call attention
to what ever appears ought to
be done. The Madison county
court house is a very imposing
appearing building, it belongs to
the people, of Madison county
We are sure we speak the sen
timents of the people when we
say it is their wish to see it
kept in' good appearing condit
ion. Every good citizen feels
an espeeial interest in the court
house, first,' because he has
vested interest in it, and second
he has great regard for the
majesty and dignity of the law
It is where the lives and bodies
of the people are protected and
legal and , equitable rights of
the people are adjusted.
We maintain a high standard
of civilizati'n to the extent we
honor and respect our courts.
From the earliest history of the
law and courts ; people ; have
taken pride in erecting and
maintaining dignified and beau
tiful appearing buildings for
temples of justice Go into
any county or country and you
size up the people by the kind
of court houses they have. The
government of the United States
takes especial pride in building
and maintakjg -8ubstafltial,vdig 4
nified appearing court houses
We had occasion to visit the
Guilford County court house at
Greensboro. It is- one of the
most beautiful buildings of any
kind in North Carolina and the
interior of the building is beau
tiful to behold. Every citizen
of Guilford county . from the
humblest to the greatest is just
ly proud of this beautiful and
well kept building. The Madi-,
son : coonty court house ; was
built in 190716 years ago.
The out side of the building has
been very well cared for but
nothing has been dote to the
inside walls since it was built
The inside walls are In very
bad condition. Some of th e
plastering is cracked and needs
repair and the walls are dingy ;
and very dirty looking You
know how badly the walls look.
We know the county commis
sioners are ' always hard
pressed for, funds but we can- j
not believe there -is further ex !
cuse to let the' inside of our
court house remain looking as
it does. , ' '. "
Let us all request and demand
that the inside, of the court
house be put in. good appearing
condition, the mckv m t h e
plastering filled and thV walls
well kalsomined in, good colors
or painted u kthe cominission
era.-, hayn't suffidt JEunds in
the general county fund to do
this work they have the poorer
to '.leV 7 a special tax 6r borrow
the' .money . to do ths Work.
The county commissioners have
the power to exceed th con
stitution lim'ZtaJiqn , for Expen
ditures for court houes, be
cause our Supreme Curt ' has
decidec? that court- hcs are
necessities f-W are -surt!ti
c d u n yvCommissioners like
pride ha their work for the
; county and will do , this job.
They mayplead no ;f cAds, bu,t
if thavi do. tell them to tirrbw
flat much ani iix up the court
! house and add a small- tax rext
ivear to pay up i-is axac
WHY CHRISTIANS OUGHT NOT
TO
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT
"GLORYING JH THE CROSS"
Sunday Morning
The Sabbath Question is such 'I live ad. burning question that
we are going to take it up in detail Sunday nigRt, and here are some
of the things that we expect to prore from both the Old and the New
Testaments. - .s'.,
First That the Sabbath, as a
stitution, .i i.
Second That the Law, written,
of course, includes the Sabbath Law
Third That Christians have
of Christ. That, as a matter of fact, the Law hai no more claim up
on a Christian than a dead husbaad or wife has upon a living com
panion. ;: -.". V '' - 'V "
Fourth That the Law Jesus
the Sabbath, but another. What
Sunday night. ; v
Fifth That the Sabbath Law
not to be binding upon the Christiaa.it " V 1
Sixth That God, in about every imaginable way, set His seal in
,New Testament Times, upon the First Day of the week. .
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These are just some of the marly
from the BOOK OF BOOKS, on Sunday night, "in discussing that
muchly controversial subject "SHOULD CHRISTIANS KEEP THE
SABBATH." . . . , , h ' ,
We shall endeavor to make it
we really believe that we will be able
ber of stirring illustrations that we
trate our points. If you do not . believe it just come and see.
If the BIBLE,as some say that
day of the Week," why I am in favoi;
"GLORYING IN THE CROSS" our theme for Sunday morn
ing, is a very timely and apprepriate
vite you to both services.
We were out on the streets of
and three o'clock, one morning this
ourselves as to whether we ought to
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tmnK aoout n. ;
Cay by day, in every way, may
yours as you' travel along Life's Great Highway.
So Long till Sunday,
'
t will only take a few hundred
dollars'; and the) amount of
special tax would be so small
you wonld not know it We
don't supp6se it would take ex
ceeding i of one per cent on
the $100 value of property. The
people have the right to petition
the commissioners concerning
the county affairs back up the
commissioners by r.e q u e sting
and demanding that this job be
done. ."-c y-
While, tbe commissioners are
repairing the inside of the court
housfe, they should tear away
the old eye sore fixture built
beside and annexed to thecpurt
house on the front, side for
mally used as a pump house,
and fill up the hole and have
the ;place soded with ? grass.
T-h e commissioners recently
put tip nice. ( concrete post and
etected a new fence around the
court bouse lawn for which we
wish to commend them.' The
commissioners should also pro
cure a sprinkling device and
have the janitor keep the court
house lawn well watered during
dry weather, so the grass will
look fresh and green. U
The flowers should be -re-beded
and kept watered. It is
too late in the season to re bed
the flowers,' but that can be
done next spring and other
beautiful flowers and shrubery
added.' There is no excuse now
oh account'of water. The town
has an abundance of water
aii.it will
;Jy xost
smill
KEEP THE SABBATH
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Law, was a distinctly Jewish in
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and engraven on stones-i-which
- - as done away. t
become dead to the Law by the body
has laid upon usis not that e keep
that other is we shall mention
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is plainly and positively declared
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things that we expect to prove
just as interesting as possible, and
to do that, as there are a num
can bring in, with which to illus
it does, says "Keep the Seventh
of keeping it; ; But if it 1 doesn't
one indeed. We cordially in
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Marshall between the hours of two
week. We are, debating within
preach on what we saw. Will
the richest blessings of GOD be
Cordially,
EVAN RIDGE EVANS,
Notice!
A Notice ia hereby given in ac
cordance with law to all persons,
that the reward - offered for the
arrest of .Willard English has
been lifted Aagust, 3,1923.
8-6-to-9-l-23-nX' '
NOAH HENSLEY .
amount to keep the ' lawn andpost cases the difficulties both
flowers well watered. Perhaps
an example of this kind may
encourage people to beautify
the grounds around their own
homes. ; ' '
The; Bank of French Broad
has paved the space between
the new bank building and the
court house, this in addition to
$100 for, 50 year lease was part
of the contract for the right
granted the bank to construct
the stair way to the basement
under!; the new ' bank. It was
reported 'over Madison . county
that County , Attorney Hen
dricks Used his influence to a
scheme to take county property
in this lease for private pur
pose's v The! contract provides
that this pavement shall be per
petually maintained by the
KanV Trtnk fit thf. ioh find rpv
if you don't think the county
UAM KAn ifAA w Kan a4i fan
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Let's keep up a racket to
have the court house renovated
nn ihtk 5nci. tintil -rft ia ' Ann '
It buitt to be finished for the'; with that on the r
September tenntof court.
By Col. Fred A.
Olds.
Asheville, N. C August20
There are 17 counties of the 100
in Ndrth Carolina which lie, as
down-state people p u t it,
"beyond the. Blue Ridge " Of
these Buncombe, formed in 1791,
is the oldest, and Ashe, formed
in 1799, takes next rank in point
of ge. All of these counties
are inter-allied, and have to a
great degree the same problems,
Allof' them -have much water
power, inmost cases not at all
developed. Several have natu- j Nut Gap, leading from Ruthec
ral blue grass and these are j ford ton through Henderson into
noted for their stock. One Buncombe; Saluda Gap, leading "
county, Alleghany, produces, from South-Carolina: the tenth
more corn to the acre than any
other in the state, on an ave
rage. Two of the counties,
Ashe arid Wautauga, h a v e a
milk cow for every inhabitant.
The bbae grass counties are the
center of the cheese industry,
there being 32 cheese factories
in this state. There are three
factories in the territory west
of Asheville, the newest at
Horse Shoe in Henderson
county.
Some of the counties such as
Wautauga and Alleghany are
growing Irish potatoes for seed,
or planting trie early potato-
belt in eastern North Carolina.
Several thousand bushels were
sold last .year and'. the tests
stiomthat the quality waaequal
to that of the Aroostook county,
Maine, potato. This year five
times as many are being grown,
or planting in" 1924. Other
counties' on the , high levels,
above 3000 feet, can stick a pin
in this idea. The cultivation of
mountain cabbage is in some
counties being systematically
done, and in one, Watftauga, a
actory for making kraut begins
operations September first. The 1
crop of buckwheat in the high
counties has been greatly in
creased, and the flour will be
put on the market as "standard"
this season; that is ; whole buck
wheat. , ':
There are two mountain sec
tors, one extending from Madi
son county to ; Alleghany, but
riot including Madison; the other
from Madison to the Tennessee
ine, ' beyond Murphy. : In all
these counties the most intense
interest is felt in the highways
now u n d e r construction In
m engineering, that is location
and construction, are vast, but
the highway commission sur-
mounts mi uicoc uuua.
commission has built one high
w a y! several miles across a
quaki g bog in Camden county7
out of Eliz.ibeth City, and ac
complished w.th . ease what all
that part of IhVi country had
considered
absolutely , impos-
sible.
The mountain region presents
no 'greater problem than this i week made similar remarks, and m
tme in the east. " The engineer- stead of passing on as they had
ing corps is very talented, - the planned, they said no, we will stay
work seems slow to those who a. while in . Marshall. , Marshall
wish everything donein a'min- should Certainly make the Island a
ute and who 'so greatly long for, good camping; ground supplying
what to them is the opening of, lights and water1 free of charge,
the world, but there is really no Other places do this and we could
Aw fin "Avhp.rrt ft n e will too. ' .
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'travelers are found from other i
states, and these, express admi
fdUU L illlA.U k
i plenty or
astonishmenf,. c,t what North
Carolina doing. ' Travel on
the hii iways is as nine to one
i ...j. Within two years there
will be bus lines in every
mountain county, and a journey
into any part of the Blue Ridge
will be as easy as it is down
state. There are ten gaps in the Blue
Ridge through which travel
passes, these being, starting far :
to the eastward, Roaring Gap,
from Elkin into Alleghany;
Saunters Gap, from Wilkesboro
into Ashe; Deep Gap, from
j Wilkesboro into Watitauga (this
being the Daniel Boone Trail;)
'the gap, north, of Marion into
Avery; the 'one from Lenoir
j into Wautauga at Blowing
Rock; Swannanoa Gap, leading
into Buncombe: the Hickory
gap leading from South Carolina
into Henderson County.
It is to be regretted that the
two -sectors of the mountain
territory, that is the one north
east of Asheville and th$ one
west of it, know little or noth
ing of each other. Yet in four
or five hours one may easily
motor over charming roads from
Blowing Rock to Asheville. It
may be said that anyone of the
17 counties can maintain many
times their present population.
Some are exceedingly sparsely
settled, but the highways and
the automobile are working day
and night to end. isolation.
Tired, hot, possibly feeble down-.
state North Carolinians need
the tormrof the mountain zonei
When the good roads are com-.
pleted a great proportion will
get it while now the tourists
are mainly mere pleasure seek
ers and nothing else, the large
majority young in yearsi It is.
regrettable that so many thous
ands upon thousands of people
who need themountainir have
no idea of what this wonderful
zone means, but that magician
Frank Page,"iChairman of the"
State Highway Commission,
who is doing more to open the
"high territory" than all the
folks who have Jived since the
white man entered it, is giving
his magic touch.
It is important, that Tennessee
should improve its highways
and make that state navigable.
The Asheville Bristol highway,
finished in this state, is a blank
in Tennessee, but light is break
ing, for the Tennessee governor
and an important group, have
seen the North Carolino roads'
with their own eyes.
Marshall
Some days ago some tourista
from out west were passing through.
Marshall, and they said they had
gone far enough that this was the
most desirable place of any they
had passed through to stop, and the
pconery is uot to be surpassed bys
&nv. -Another tourist from South
Carolina only Tuesday nisht of this
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