- ' .-, , ; - : . - - ' . , i , - " l ' " . I 9 1 f ) ft - It ESTABLISHED 1896. THE BOYS' CORN CLUB - List of McDowell Boys Who Will Join Club and Contest for Prizes Rules, Etc. We 4ake pleasure in publishing below a list of the boys of Mc Dowell county who will join the Boys' Corn Club and contest for the State and County prizes. - Be sides the State and . County prizes six cash prizes are offered in the county. Of course every good citizen will encourage the boys who join to do their very best in the cultivation of their acre. The list will not be closed until February 1, ahd any others who wish to enter can do so by giving their names to D. F. Giles at his office in the court house, or by Writing him a letter, saying that they wish to join the club. The Progress takes this oppor tunity to announce that it will give a five dollar cash prize to the boy who gives the best write-up of how he prepared and cultivated his acre. We will, from time to time, give write-ups and notices of the pro gress that is being made bv the boys in this organization and con test. It is very gratifying to us that this progressive step has been taken in McDowell county. The list of applicants to the Club follows: m MarionEbyConley,; Thomas J ames Bow man, Fred Crawford . Old Fort, Route 1. Harlen Young, Leland Greenlee, James treenlee, OtisDobson, Bryan Dob on, Thomas Fleming, Fred Moody Lester Buchanan, Murray Mackey, Joseph -Greenlee, and Fred Biddix. Dysartsville Crawford Landis, Clyde Satter white, Key Landis, Lennie Cowan, Cronge Laugh ridge, Pitts' Satterwhite, Frank Laughridge. Craig Fred Morris, Garland Bright, Oscar Morgan. Sugar Hill Robert Henslev, George Marlow, Herbert Wilson, Carl Crawford, Dean Crawford. Nealsville Herbert Mosteller. James Bird, Russell Nanney, Fred Morris, Parks Morris, Charley Hensley, Robert Brackett, Ben jGoforth and Jesse Goforth. Ashford Jay English, Garvel English, Yernon Wilson, McKin ley Lonon, Harry Caldwell, Sam Brown, Earl Swofford, Alvin Mc Gee, Green Chapman. Old Fort Forest Ly tie, Roy Hensley, Frank Thompson, Harry Burgin, Hugh Hensley, Floyd Vess, George Lytle. Old Fort, Rt 2 A. T. Lvtle. Nebo Everett Padgett, Berry Hunter, Tom Stacy, Fred Hensley, Dome Bert Ledbetter. Black MountainFred Garrison. C RULES OF CONTEST. 1. .All members, must be under 18 years of age, August 1, 1912. a. : .ciauu uoy must plant one acre of corn, (4840 sq. yds) doing all the work himself, except that VrkTTO mQTT V J nsv 4-1 I 1 1 V meir ianu ) I broken. ' 3. Each member must keep a record of his N work,- amount of manure, and' fertilizer used and mafee out a report on the special blank which will be furnished him : 4. Each member must read the instructions sent him by the De partment of Agriculture. MARION, Bridgewater News. you. ZO. MISS of lTCitHem.pbiIlsPent,astweek at bhelby with hr eicr,. m-o Geer. Lillie and George Hunterattend- ed the funeral of tlieir grandmother ivirs. Ciarah Halihnrtnn f atu l . - cw last' week. U. E. Ballore,of Winston-Salem, spent Thursday night here with relatives. W. Lyerly made a business trip ij -tusuevuie last week. -KIT' -I 1. n . JjllSS I OrHlO Kimmn Tk u :I . rY Ul r" i'irPi at the Baptist church the second Sunday. The crowd was very much disappointed. We shall ex- pect him the second Sunday in M?awli- c . , slightly improving now! A. E. Rowe w in rsin a imnA on business last week. J. N. Yelton was in Mr?n a few days this week. . Dr. Riddle of Mnrtronfnn - nod up to see Mr Robinson who is w w , I P.? " a,S6aSe- eptive candidateand it 'is un in Marion Hemphl11 Spent Monday derstood that sacb ajreport has not Misses Olivia Patton and Iowa Sigmon of Nebo visited f rinH in Bridgewater Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hildebran f . furcellville, Va., are here v,.t,n- Katherine Lyerly, the two year olaughter of Mr, and Mrs. . W. Liyerlv. ;while mnnincr fKA robmfeTTaiainsi i the nEwtiaST'''- rcsoalpinit and and was very badly burned last was exP5ting nothing along this TOAoIr ' I linn l-tnt . . 1 .1 t iuo, uui wuuiu si.aie, as no had Mrs. C. D. Hemphill went to stated to inquring friends hcreto Manon Saturday. fore, that if th Hunter spent Saturday in vention should get into such a tur Manon.' n i . ..i r. . heahh rgned'her 3 work where she has been teaching in North Cove. Rev. Higdon of Morganton preached here at tho P !on church Sunday 21st. He , will preach here reularlxr orprir Sunday. We Ire awfully glad to have him with us as our church has been without a Dastor forsnmA time. mond, Va., was here for a few days last week. Betty. Garden City Tidings. Garden City, Jan. 22. Well, Mike fftilf fr Q nniia y loot- J i. 1 i vw uuui uii w ecu tuj i l nas Deen so cold the poor old fellow has not been w uu uimji uut mi, m me corner oi jacKson county, has not com and shiver and grnnt with henmatiz." mitted himself, which some inter- on the sick list for the past week are H. A. Gibbs, Miss Dora Gibbs and little Ruth Hennessee, bnt we are glad to be aoie to report them all improving. Frank Pntflat'a fumilTr n I with measles. ' We were pained to learn ' that the inf ant child of Ed Long was seriously but we hope not fatally burned last "w. n nave not neara exactly how it occurred but hope it's recovery will oe speedy. -, "W. E. Brown and family have moved schobl, visited homefolks here Satarday and Sunday. Frank Chapman made a, business trip to his place on the creek Thnrsdar and Iday We are expecting him to move his family here in Auril. ; MIKE n. D 4. P j . Dr. Pratt Convalescent. Chapel Hill. Jan. 20. Dr. - . -. - f . f w vvwuJWil OOb Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geolo- brought the government $15,095, gist, who lias recently undergone 000. a HoorPcA nf ti din nnn - - -o an oneration -at Rex Hosnital. now wnyalescinff, ! and expects, to be able - to return to hisN duties wunm tne next week or ten days. I N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1912. CONGRESSIONAL TALK ,. Hon. W. T. Crawford May Enter .. ndce necective Uandidates Are Lookng On. Innr ; u I . ' uulAAUa.u wwu Kiven I rr " l . ' . . W i,uuKressionai situation in the scrapping tenth" by the arrival of Congressman Qudger from Washington. i There are respective candidates looking en with keen interest, it is " o-u lb IS I rrlA U 1.1 I '. oaiu u-y luoso wno claim to bo on the inside of the political arena. me of the intimito friends of araue - offers, of Macon coun- ty' former,v corporation comrais- siner say that they would not be surprised to hear of his announce- mfint M a cadidate at any time. ,n and aroul?d Ashorille. wh,Ie bere fae stated that he woold 1101 ln the matter according to the wishes of his friends. Considerable importance has been I attached to th rpnrf fKf t.,a i - v iiiuu u uur J. H. Merrimon, of ?Asheville, is a TTw BT?. counltv 43 some of hls f r,eNs n other parts of the district have called on hlm ln reard to his'probablo can didacy. When seen? by a Citizen reDresentetive, Judte Merrimon stated that he was nbt a candidate for the nomination, that he wu . . .. : r11 ne was I muu ma a nomination could not r -ong the candidates, he WOuId accePl the but he wanted it understood that he was not seekin2 the nomination, Com Printing M. L. Shipman, whoso i ,D1 con nectlon Wlth the congressional race, nas set at rest all rumors as to his Drobable candid hr rlnlor,,. J J UV,IUi that he is satisfied With hie nrocnnf position. Solomon Gallert, of Rutherford ton, who was in the race against Mr. Gudger two years aero, has de clared himself out of the race, so has Walter E. Moore, of Jackson ww. , v. waaouu county, but Solicitor Fjlix Alley, Pret waning that he is survey- 1Dg the. situation carefully. Ashe ville Citizen. News come3 rom Waynesvillo Vuu3iuo that former Congressman W. T. Craword is considering many ap- peals and that he may soon enter the congressional race. Less Whisky. More Beer. - - Wash inrrtrn .Ton OA nrn derably less whiskey but a good eal more beer during December, 1911, as compared with the closing month of thn cording to reports to the bureau . . ,c:u or internal revenue, The tax paid on distilled spirits wh5skey, etc,-withdrwn tend ed - warphoncivi in twk- 7 w vivvw u The income from fermented liquors, I including beer, malts, etc, increas-' ed 5228,775, however. Marion, "Border Land of the Sky." The Manufacturers' Record wil get out a special edition on Feb. 22od, 1912, relative to the South and its prospective development; a quarter page will be given to Ma rion and McDowell County, and will no doubt be arranged so as to attract attention to our section o the State. The following will be artistically arranged us descriptive of Marion and McDowell County: "Thk Boiidkii-Land or tiik Skt" Marion, N. C. Situated at the foothills of the Blue HifJe on two trunk lines of railroad and one branch line, hav inc sixteen daily passenger trains; a hardwood manufacturing plants: 1 cotton mill; two banks: two ho tels, accomodations the best; fine undeveloped back country of farm ing, stock-raising and fruit-irrow ing lands; purchasable undeveloped au:r-(xjwer; manufacturing sites for sale along the railroads; cost of living low; labor cheap; local co operation guaranteed and assured; ideal climate, both Summer and Winter; fine resort country. For full information and particulars write Chamber of Commerce. Can Ship Boose into Dry Territory. Beer is a commodity and rail roads must carry it when offered . m iur vrausporiauon, irora one state into "dry" counties of another state regardless of the laws of the latter state. The Sunremft Honrt nf tK - .ww 1 4 V United States made this ruling Monday regarding a proposed ship ment from Indiana into "dry" counties. Rocky Pass News. Rocky Pa&s Jan. 23. TherecuUr ap pointment of Ilex. D. S. RIchardon filKl at Glenwood church Sunday. LHarlie. the little non of J. H. Henjlev. has been very ill but la some better. J. 13. IlQAkinii and aiater. Ollie. made an extensive visit to relatives at Seveir and Woodlawn recently. Miss Hattie llaney of DexntninR visit ed Mied Ollie and Carrie Mas kins. Sunday. We are glad to toe the warm an- ahine aain after a long season of cold anu enow, nope the roads will soon bo much better than now. Mrs. Mamie Ilensley, who haa ben very ill, ia very much improved. Eck Cooper and family have move4 to Marion. News la rather scarce In thU neich borhood as the cold weather ha had most of the p?ople inut in. Has a. Examine Your Own Prejudice. Every one Is forward to complain of the prejudices that mislead other men or parties, as If be were frt. axd had none of hU own. ThU being objected on all sides, it Is asreod that It la a fault and a hindrance to knowledge. What now Is the cure? No other but this, that every man should let alone others -prejudices and examine his own. The only way to remove this gTeat cause of Ignorance and error out of the world Is for every one JapartlaJ 1 to exam'ne himself. Locke. Now is a mighty cood time to talk good roads, andjfwe are re minded that it would .be a good time to experiment with the road drag in this county. The inventor of the dra says that its uso should never be suspended on account of mud. It packs tho mud, and a few hours of sunshine and wind make them hard. Decided Hit. - . . . T14 Airy make 'a hit at th lit ary clabT- I gness he did. He pro nounced Lea Miserable la. a brand 1 new way, ana .men all a (led to it aa 1 Victor Herbert's masterpiece." VOL. XVI NO. 21 REPORT ON FACTORIES Interesting Resume of Miscellan eous Manufacturing Plants in North Carolina. A summary of the reports of CS1 miscellaneous manufacturing plants in North Carolina-these not included in the chapters on cotton and woolen, silk and knittinir milU and furniture factories-has been issued by Commissioner of Ubor and Printing M. L. Shipman, show, mj: 34,209 persons employed, of which 1,23 arc women and 1,454 children with high average' of wajs of males, $2.Gl, and women, $1.45, and low average of ma, $1.01, and women, 01 ccnti. Gcq. cral improvement in the condition and educational standard of tba employee is reported. About half the plants report increases in wa-tj and only one per cent, any de crease at all. As to power, 331 run with steam, 146 with electrici ty. 2G with water, 20 with both steam and clectricitr. and th others with gasoline and other power. The agrexrate capital rts ported by 557 of tho factories U $51,787,491, the estimated vaJun of the plants, $22,8$S,324, and tho output, $53,152,531. Orcr 75 per cenL of these factories do not era ploy union labor. Commissioner Shipman ssvs it U gratifying to note the variety of articles manufactured in the State, but that there can but be an im pression of the many articles that are not manufactured but arc im ported for the use of the wonU. Especially in this the case as to canning and preserving plants for xoodstuil. He insists that there U an especially great need for very many more plants of this sort Bible Class First Presbyterian Church. Outline of lesson-for Sundar. Jan. 2Sth. Subject: A day of miracles in Capernaum, Matthews 8: 14-17; Mark 1: 21-34: Luke 4? 31-41. Time: May 2$. Plice, uapcrnaum. 1. Jesus and his disciples attend the syna0ue on the Sabbath. 2. Thcauthority of our Lord's teaching. 3. The maniac interrupts the service. 4. Healing of the maniac. 5. The miraculous cure in Pe ter's family. G. Tho Knihcrinc of the sick at sunscL 7. The early, silent prayer (Mark 1:35). In this lesson we are to snend a Sabbath with Jcsas, gobs with nim to church, listening to his preaching watching him when, in terrnptod by the maniac ho cast out the unclean spirit, and tnsdo tbo cure a powerful aid to his teaching. We then ro with him to Peter's house and. see him cure Peters wife's aged mother of a fever and then spend the afternoon in quiet rest and friendly conver sation. Towards innvt !V out into the beautiful twilight and sc5 men bringing to the hocsa great numbers of people sick with divers diseases and watch them while Jesus Uya his hsxds on them and heals them. It was a woeder- - ... lul day, an ideal bsbbath day. Everybody invited. Cass meets promptly at 10 a. m. .