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ft' TO THE BESrlNTEREST OF 4THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COOjrfY. .
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ESTABLISHED 1896.
; ,v MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, "APRIL 13, 1911.,
VOL. CV NO. 32.
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oU IVI L -! U U to 1 1 U IN o no i t U t valuation should 40 , or 50 or A RHM AMTIO M ARfRI AHP-
to T j J ii whatever the general ruje adopted , ;
egardiiT Assesent pf roperty may be, ould either greatly swell Sergeant Smith Comes from Alaska
to Claim. McDowelrCounty
for Taxes Do YoifWant
uare
V" the common treasury or greatly
reduce our tax rate?
Tn 1l sArioiisnAssi: i Knnl . ls.11 lDe " wo citizen twho
Cstand "square" thing for a citizen, is onlyequired to report all of his
for any citizen', rich or po6r, to 01 mi Kinas, not oemg
fail to report all of his property- "TTy, ! 7 y or K
too matter what it consists of-to F the fault of the officials, the as-
the tax assessors!. And is it any- ' .ululIsslon.ers
thing short of crimidal for tax as- pese?s onainon prevails .
i., i v,.. I As it not bobbery to require any
- . ... . i i ; - one man, or class or- men, to pav
at one-tenth of: its actual:,value, U.v ... V ? .
hnother at one-fifth, another at one- ! J nuu 1B'r
fourth, and another at one-half, so ' . , ""r-6!6 , ,v
that some are forced .to pay (and whether.of he
A, , u vc rich man or the poor man, or the
.7 .-.rrr 7 "T,T corporation, to be valued and taxed
mes their just proportion of taxes ? -
Is there an intelligent, man in nrx mo , tt ' . .
the county who doesn't know that McDowe , '1
tn our midst, and that the property , 4, 4 , '
t)f some wealthy individuals and
corporations is on the tax books
tit from onerfifth to one-tenth or
tne-twentieth possibly, of its actual
alue while the property of hun
dreds of the average citizens is
Valued at a rate -twice and even
four times us high?
When a citizen or community
'wants a bridge over a dangerous
and the common knowledge of our
people for answers. . X
Lady His Bride.
Tbe most romantic: marriage jn
McDo well) county for ; many;-years
was the marriage of Miss ; Myrtle
G.,Huskins of Rocky tass,. Mc
Dowell county, to jesse H. Smith,
Carrollton, Ga. Mr. Smith fs a
Sergeant in the 16th U. S. Infan-
try, which , is now "Stationed at
Harness, Alaska. ; He is away from
his post on a sixty days' furlough.
iir. ana Mrs. hmitn naa never
seen each other until a few days
ago, when he arrived, in McDowell
county, 'though they, have been
corresponding with each other for
a number of years. Sergeant Smith
has a friend in his same company
who is from McDowell county. . Ha
asked this McDowell county friend
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
Summer Schools Open July JOth-
Classification of School,
Cotton Mill! Hews.
Mr. D. D. Little President, Who
has been very ill at his homo In
Spartanburg with pneumonia, his
improved and will bo able to be op
now in a few cUysJ
Mr. Sim N. Bradford and family
The Board of Eiucalion in regu
lar quarterly session, Monday and
Tuesday, April 3rd and 4th, or
dered ijiat the summer schools open Ito moved to Marion from Gmil
July 10th. Also that tho public ney, S. C. Mr. Bradford hxs U
examination of wbito teacher begin kca charge of the Spinning Uuozx
on July 5th, the public oxatnioa- as Orcrser. Mr. Bradford has
tion of colored tcacHers begin onload charge of ZZ000 spindles in
July 3rd. I tho Gaffaey mill for the past four
The schools of the county were years previous to his coming here,
classified as follows: Class A, Ne- Mr Bradford and his wife are
bo High. School, getting direct welcome in our midst.
State aid; Class B, Marlon Graded Mr. O. It Wjlje, u Mr. Hunt's
School and Old Fort Graded School, assistant in fanning the wesve
operating under special acts; Class room 'at nightanU also Mr. C. G.
C, Greenlee, Dysartvillc, Garden Brrs is assisting Mr. Frve, Boss
City and Glenwood, being, three- Carder in running the drdiDg at
teacher local tax schools; 'Class D, night.
LMarion Nos. 2, 3, 9 and 10, Mont- Mr. Dave Caldwell of the Whit-
ford's Cove No. North Cove Nos. I ney Mills, Spartanburg, has tnoxed
to select him a North Carolina girl 6 &d 7, Old For No 2;Bracketts 10 Marion and will hare charge of
for a sweet-heart. Miss Huskins oemg iwo-teacner local tax ticio macnine, ir.
was recommended, And the romance schools; Class E, iirackctU'No. 2, M. Flack who has had charge
was consummated here Monday Broad Uivcr Nos. 1 and 2, North of the Tie-Jn machine will tike
afternoon in the Baptist parsonage M00 4 and 5, Old Fort Nos. section in me weave room.
Frank Carter, of Asheville, Ap
pointed Judge.
Gov. Kitchen Saturday appoint- when they were made-man and 5 aQd 5h being-one-teacher local SupL Hugh F. -Little visited
ed Frank Carter,' of Ashville, Su- wife bv Rev. Edward Lonjr. Dastor tax- schools; Class F. Marion Nos. Spartanburg last Sunday.
perior Court judge to succeed Jos. 0f the First Baptist Church here. 7 11 and.12, Montford'sCoreNos. - '
S. Adams, deceased. While many Miss Huskins is the daughter of l'aQd 3, Higgibs No. 2, Crooked
For Aldermen.
Istream or a decent road to take! wwt&&w .u wUUV.vu . x,1Ia auu mra. vniu. xrustkius ui i y.7w t . . a.u a. tAuy.i &
ha nUhn nnp nvAr tHft tnn of Wlt" tuo Juss"iPi iiireo jwere Kocky ass, who isone of AlcDow- uuu-iucai ix ooe-icacner scnoou; n e, mo unaeraigned citizens oi
me piace 01 one over tuo oi r , 4.u n- n. t In . . i ... me n vuv..o j mju j .v. i t -
the hill or mountain (laid out jnst s UUYC1UW1 wai A en coumy s respeciea cuizens. uu wm uuanuu, ucsinug wo gooa ana aa
oneeu Auauib, sou oi uuuge au- xne couple will leave lor Alaska Vrs t w uu jionvxoru s vanccmeni, oi Manony ccsire to
ams,-and exudge ThosA. Jones. in a short time,' and will take with VTe No North Cove Nos. 1, 2, suggest the following gentlemen as
Young parts' was strongly en- th'm the good wishes of a'hostrof and-3, Dysartville Nos. 2f 3, 4, '5 Aldermen for the next two years.
friends. - : Wd 6 Urooked Creek No. 3, Broad Wo believe all of the citizens In
River Nos. 3,4J and 5, being one (Marion are Interested, and bclicvo
Spartanburg Music Festival. 1 DP?,.X1 tax dtnets air citizens should not only express
dorsed,: as .was Garter.
Mr. Carter has been practicing
law in Ashville for 14 years and is
reputed to be ah r industrious and
well-equipped lawyer.- He is a-
bout 48 years old, is a!
McDowell county, and
Thos. D. Garter, a lawyer and
newspaper man. "
after the Revolutionary war), or a
respectable street .or side walkuintp
ome part of town,' and a dozen
t)ther necessary things, and they
apply to the keepers of our public
1'reasury, what answer do they get 1
n 'No money." .Did any of us ever
tear that? Why no money? Isn't
"the tax rate high, enormously high?
t)o not all of us know that the rea
son, to come square out about it, is
"that the property of influential
Individuals and concerns, who have
a !pull!? (so easy they do not have
to so much as ask for the favor)
have their property to the amount
t)f ten thousand dollars fifty thou
sand dollars, one hundred thousand
.'dollars, five liundred thousand dol
lars, and even a million dollars, in
single instances, escape taxation?
Who cannot see the effect of such
& practice upon vibe treasury ?
, J" na' . , . .. wind; blew hl against houses and
Vexeepi lor me prmcipai 01 square tUam mnc;jon),l.
Spartanburg, S. C, April 10.-? !u 9 ;'Lt.hoBld.hoW ttcir
native of o 4 u ... . abspint and development becomes municaUon made to tho public.
a son of IT :C ? ' " I: : more apparent in tho differcnt-dis- We befic
for the concerts of Hhe South At- 4r:rL
lanuc states xuusic esuvais. it
Hail Storm at Old Fort.
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Old Fort, April 10. -n last
Friday evening between four and
five o'clock; the most fearful rain
and hail storm ever witnessed by
our citizens swept over Old Fort.
Garden stuff was beaten to pieces,
hail - beat lioles in the - roofs of
houses arid broke glass out of win-
believe the names show
low wjll not only be conservative
and care for the financial interests
B
of the town, but will also be suf.
isone.ottne . nanosom auaitor- Votes Special School Tax.
pacity is about three thousand, ,mr J' ' rr,co roPru ln" ,De ""l""- w pcrmn
with every arrangement for safety spwial school tax election held in Marion to remmm 10 the proff
and comfort If-crowded to the District-No. 2,- Il.pns townshtp, mvc colamn and to take
doors it could be emptied in a few on' Tuesday the 11th, carried by a of her special. opportunity o
minutes. Ahd there is not a seat large majority, only two of the name tho follow cenUeaaa:
in this vast hall fromwbich .what fyrestttered voters voting John E. TDccker J & Gilkey.
:j .V. against the tar. In this school J. R- Lcdbctter. a E. Prcstwcoi
dealing") if the property of every
taiah in the county Who owns his
trae-eyed mule and 25 acres o.poor
land should be yalued low, or. .'not
So Ar3 ennrr i rvr V A eta rrA tAn 1 agaiUSt
l uOQ . .rT- ; 1 district, which was created by tho and William Sweeney.
c "wc1 i.lu: Board of Education at the January (Signed) J. W. Wlnborce,
a mr a . i a . v wi a , w-i a a k.f a a a. m -
dows Sideditches were overflow- dolIars elich for.he loll festival "S; will be crated ancw two-.
ea ana me sireeis uuoaeu. iuo n u r .a nnk: I rootu scnoui uuiiaing,- wnico win
will im UmHrn mi a urn i.ilii. iii"i i
;c t.n A tn tW nnJbe located near Hominy Grove
concert Wednesday evening, April huh; AI(fs": - ,P J-
26th. After April 15th only single a. uito, ana .M iicam wve en
tickets will be sold. There have donated two acres of land, which
nnmW. Min rfc(t make six Cro P'0t D wblCh
mo now ouuamg win do erected.
a
small
I was told that it killed
yearling.:-1 5 vif- :.x !:!' , '1
Prayer. has been needed in Old
W all, compared with' this custom ort for a long,t,mo f6 sold this year evidencing the fact
t)f leaving really! '.great items .of bere were more prayers off ered in that there win ft larger.attend-
ui icayiu twpntv minutes durincr the storm . i . '
wealth such as these to go free of
ttaxes, so far as the effect upon the
treasury is concerned ?
... Who tries to force men who are
known to have large amounts of
: cash, notes and ; mortgages. : or
iweniy mmures uunug mo sturiu f. i
than have Imen offered in , several Festival week is home coming
years, it was not prayer wimouii f.mA fn m.v fnrrWrlfW..?
cea? se when the storm Spartanbnrg and former Converse
was over prayer ceasea.. College students. The weekisfull
B. B.arl!e,
T.L.EPIeyf
D. F. Giles,
P. A. Beid, .
W. IL Hawkins,
.J. W. PIcss,
II. W. Dysart.
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In Buirtombe Superior Court of social evenUand pleasanl gath-
- Stocks and bonds, and other valu- last week, Jubge Webb allowed- a cnngs.Dui tno unusual cnaracicr
able paper to report'them and ilist motipn of non-suit in the case of of the 1911 Festival will attract a
tbemfor taxes? Why should such Hyamsvsv Southern railway,- a suit '"5 nnmoer w.
property be exempted from taxsf for $35;000 damages. Some years than usual The news has spread
If' a tnan swears a wilful falsehood ago James Hyams, a small boy and aoroaa mm noruica, us oeeu ju-
k his effort to avoid paying taxes a son of Geo, Hyams, was.runoyer ducea to singrtnat ocoiu, aiicc
on this class; of his wealth why by a box car at Old Fort and: his isou. uiU o,
.ir,f 1OCT nt off. iSnit wns brought and Orchestra and Quartette, and oth-
:fl.;4:i fi,0 i;imr1 nnntnrlA th hov was ers nave oeen . engagea ana mai
aA0 ro ir omXn- Is w? r o Ti & on thft car and was guilty cnurua w wucr wiu.ocr,
s '11 K!.'-. MJ V-' :-.4. nAUrtStina':-: "NTnn.cnit; A . JLne iacfc iuaii wuu uurw ouuw. win
a the Snnreme Court af- oe neia aunog ine xcsuvai wees
r -i i .wki w firmed .judgment or me lower ana vuat tuc v u,uuurK
xyu uuu aix vx uo : n: ;au nnrt: A new suit was then start- ?c makinc lartrer Drenarations than
earnest, clear cut ana square oul a ana it has met a similar fate.- aTTtr. unrft for a holidav orinn.
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euort :vwunoui, vormsiu 10 auyn . , . , , . ; ar0 causing many -outside people
to simply EQUAtizE . the valuation W. Av Gibbs, of Nebo; Miles P. " V to fiiartanoniff at
Tho.citizcns'of the community are1
interested, and proposo to have a!
school that will compare favorably
with any two-teacher school in
McDowell County.
ThoHorth Carolina Lcgislaturo
has provided a fund of $CO,000 to
bo expended in tho erection of a
State school for tho feeble minded,
ana mo ooara ox irnsiccs are now
c:nsiaering oias .xrom various
towns in the State, relative , to the
placing of this new St&to institu
tion.
Farmers Union in Brackets Town-
ship.-
ITho citixens of Br&ckctts Totfn
ship recently organized a Farmers
Union to bo known as the Mace
donia Union. The . organization
has 18 membeft J. W. Wise Is
president, -and Gcbrge Rhom is
secretary. The perfecting of this
organization ..." will undoubtedly
greatly stimulate tho farming in
a
tc rests or this progressivir town
ship and tho results of tho project
will bo watched witH interest.
The W. J. Oliver Company ' of ?n5?a offe Pnz of $15-
Salisbury is.chartercd with $200,- ,or fHia w one aere.w
Ann :..r!- ..j con. A number of farmers will
nnnrRtinir AWtrie. stiim und nthr CUtCr me COnMSW
milwavs and other entmrkr. the O COUgratuIStO tte people Oi
irWrnnmtnm hrtWW'J. Dtlrrr I l5raCkCCllS OU miS prOgrrSSlTe mOVO
KKnoxville, Hayden 'Clement and S!??u"?."!.rrJ!r
l nomas i. jcrome, oaiisoury.
of property for taxes, and lto re- Flack, ; of Vein Mountain,' and tbat time. Hotel accommodations
quire all 'property to7 be reported W". C. Morris, of. Nealsville, were are,' however, ample this year and
i v rl,Afl,a,. fKa in tnwn vesterdav. r ail can wen wxixx .
at tho county fair.
There arc two other
organ izs
Mrs. D. L. tions of tho Farmers Union in Mc
Bornto Mr. and
Carlton April 5th, a daughter. - Dowel! county.
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