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ESTABLISHED 1896.
COUNTY TEACHERS MEET
Large Attendance Many Interest-:
j ng , Reports ;M ad e Active - '
: Work Being- Dore.
.The regular County ! Teachers'
meeting, was held in the " Graded
School building on Saturday, Dec.
7th. There were fifty-two of Mc
Dowell's rural, teachers present.
This is considered agood attendance:-
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The retiring' superintendent, D.
F. Giles, opened the meeting by
asking all the teachers to. join in
ringing "Ho, For Carolina." After
this he called ' on ' teachers - from
every district to find ont. wW. ho A
been done in order to get the
children in school. Many interest
ing reports were made from various
districts, demonstrating that active
work is being; done by McDowell's
teachers. After this Superintend
ent :MS. Giles took charge of the
meeting ana stated briefly his ideas
of the work necessary to be done
in McDowell's schools? He closed
his part of the program in a short
talk on the suhieet t4TTnr Mv tVia
Teacher Aspire to Keal Leadership
in ihe School District." V ; ,
Miss Maggie : Hudgins, of the
Marion Graded School, with a class
of boys and girls demonstrated Vto
the teachers in a professional way,
how reading should be taught. v
c Immediately following , this dx-
Superintendent D; F. Giles paid a
vhigh tribute" to the late Governor
Charles B Aycock and announced
that' North Carolina '-Day- will be
tsebbrateH in McDowell ( County
Dec. 20th in memory of 'v this, "one
i of North Carolina's most gifted
v Bons;and insisted that every teacher
in the county do his best to make
mM " www . V ML1U
; the Aycock Memorial Fund as
. large as possible . in McDowelL
v He then made his retiring address
' to McDowell teachers. -v '
MacDonnell-Gilkey,
fru 11 - ' nr ' i i
m. -a I n ...TTcient Christmas Customs, Mrs.
rni . A i ."-it
,1)6 read with in tftrp.sti in lCffirion ."
'Miss Agnes MacDonnell, daugh-
ier or Mrs. o?zs Macuonneli, of
i Mobile, AJa., and. Mr. Edward P.
Gilkey, of this, city, , were married
last night at St. -Lawrence's . Cath
olic rectory; the Rev. Father Peter
Marion oihciating. The wedding
Was a quiet one, only a few im--mediate
relatives and friends being
present. : The parlors of the parish
, , house where the . ceremony -"was
performed were "beautifully dec-
uraiea wiinpaims,cnrysantnemums
and ' lighted candles. After v the
'ceremony Mr. and .Mrs.. Gilkey
' left for Washington, D. C.j where
they will spend their honeymoon.
They will return , to "Asheville hi
two weeks and. will, make their
uuiiio ni ine juangrenjioiei. r,..- -:. ;
:. ''The announcement of the wed
ding wa& heard with much surprise
in this city last night, as the, plans
vx. vuk3 yrmuiuais uau ueeucareiuiiy
guarded. The bride is a - member
:- m a wealthy and socially prominent
family, of Mobile. Mr. Gilkey
has teen associated with the C. A.
: naysor arug store for the last
:'. fifteen years and has a large num
ber of friends in this section of the
; state. He is the - son of A. B.
Gilkev.
' , do citizen of. Marion, N. C." ;
V3egin the campaign of Christ
mas seals early. 4 Pte one on the
back of every letter cent out this
month. It shows that your heart
is right and it will stir up the fel
low at the other end. - Get in the
Same. . - , - 5 1
ERDETEB
MARION,
Meeting of Twe nti eth Centu ry Club
On last Friday after norm tk
Twentieth Century Club held its
regular meeting at the home of
Mrs J; Q. Gilkev On Main strppf
Eighteen members answered to roll
call, The .subject for ; the after
noon was ; VCurrent Events," and
most ; excellent papers . showing
thoughtful study, and careful prep:
eration were read: v . Mrs. John
gave a splendid article on
The VonderfuK Construction of
tbe ; Manama ; Canal now nearing
completion, giving many- interest
ing points on the mode of building
and the vast quantity of' material
used, v Mrs,- Hugh Little read a
very interesting paper on , Luther
Burbank and the marvelous thincrs
Phe has done in the plant life. Well
may he be given the , name of
Wizard by crossing the California
walnut and the black walnut of
Maine he has given a walnut tree
the largest tree growth iri the
temperate zone and finest of tim-ber.-
He has also, given us a white
blackberry, the primus berry, the
plumcot, one of the most luscious
fruits known, and the pbmatoe.
His variations of flowers are with
out numberthe verbena, with the
fragrance of the' trailing arbutus;
lilies of all kinds, and shrubs with
out end. His gardens in California
may well be called the Wonder
Gardens of the World!
" Mrs. Guv S. Kirby read a pleas
ing -paper on., Marconi . and the
Wireless - Telegraph, - one of tho
most wonderful inventions and dis
coveries of modern times.
I Mrs. Minnie Blanton's paper was
on Radium and Its Discoverer,
Medm. Currie, who as a poor peas
ant girl has-risen1 to one of the
world's foremost scientists and was
awarded the Nobel prize, $40,000.
; The .program was ended by Mrs.
Birdsinging a Lullaby, after which
Tea" was served.
The next program will be Christ-
uiiw quuittnuua lur run uan. . . ja.n-
J. Q. Gilkey; Christmas Myths
and Legends, MrsI A. Blanton; The
Madonna in Art; Mrs. E. A.
Thomas; Story of the Sistine Ma
donna,- Mrs. D. F. Giles; Story of
Murillo's paintings 'The Immacu
late Conception, ''Mrs. D. E. Hud-
gms. ; Music, local and mstrumen
tal. This meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Pescud Craig
Delightful former programs have
been Biblical women, women in
philanthropy, and women . of the
stage, one afternoon being given
to each subject, with quotations,
music, etc. i r;; y ; . .
Mr. Cooper Released From 'Broad
ry'Z'r.' - Oaks.
0Mr.;DiC. Caldwell of States
yillej . Judge Osborne, of Charlotte
and Mr.1 A. A. Whitner, of Hick
ory, appeared before Judge W. J
Adams at Marganton - Tuesday in
habeas corpus proceedings for the
release of Mr. W. W. Cooper, who
was detained in Broad Oaks Sana
torium at Morganton under order
of the clerk of Superior . Court
McDowell county on the ground
that he was insane. Judge Adams
held that the commitment was im
proper, declared it void and re
leased Cooper.' The guardian ap-
a .m Mm '
pointed by tho clerli of court was
also discharged and Mr. Cooper's
estate returned to his own .contro
and cuctody. Statc3vilb JlzrA
mark. ' . .
TO .THE BEST'INTERESt'oFTC-IE
N. C, THURSDAY, DEC.
BOYS CORN CLUB CONTEST
iIcDowell Boys .Win Five of the
Seven Prizes Offered by the
State in This District.
. I don't know of anything more
encouraging, or that is moro of. an
endorsement of the work of the
boys in the Coni Club of McDowell
county, than the fact that they
have won five of .the seven prizes
offered by tho State Department of
Agriculture. , Below is a report
just made by the State department
for this (the Eighth) district which
includes the counties of Surry,
Alleghany, Wilkes, Alexander,
McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey and
Avery.' The prizes for the district
are as follows: ' : .
First Prize Arthur Fox, Neals-
ville, 97.6 bushels; cost 11.5 cents
per bushel. ; -
Second Prize Fred Morris.
Nealsville, 89.9 bushels: tost 20.2
cents per bushel.
Third Prize Charles Henslcy,
Marion, 95.1 bushels; cost 21 cents
per bushel. '
Fourth Prize J. J. Clark, Mor
ganton, 106.5 bushels; cost 32.1
cents per bushel.
Fifth Prize Rhom Houcfc, Ma
rion, 104 bushels; cost 33.4 cents
per bushels.' - . ; .
Sixth Prize Joseph L. Green
lee. Old Fort, 103.2 bushels; cost
6i. 5 cents per bushel.
Seventh Prize J. G. Yancey,
Marion,; 109.7 bushels; cost 1G
cents per bushel.
, These are the prizes given by
the State and in no way have to do
with the prizes that are offered by
the'Fair Association. . Fred Mor
ris' prize is a free trip to the Na
tional Corn show at Columbia, S. C.
Charles Herisley's prize is $15.00
cash. Rhom Houck's prize is $10.00
cash. Joseph Grecnleo's prize is
$5.00 cash. J. G. Yancey's prize
is $2.50 in cash. . .
: T have no doubt but that tho
local committee, that will award
the prizes, in. awarding tho fai
prizes will give part of tho money
to some of the boys in tho county
who made largo yields and . yet
failed to get a State prize.
I call the attention of the teach
ers in the county to tho fact that a
good problem in arithmetic in tho
sixth and seventh grades will bo
for the class to find tho . net profit
from the cultivation of these C?c
acres in-McDowell county. I ask
that this bo worked out by the
classes, and that the answers bo
sent to The Marion" Progress.' .
I hereby give notice to all the
boys who are members of tho Corn
Club in McDowell that they are
called to meet in tho codrt houso
in Marion on Monday, December
23, at 12 o'clock. m , I hope that tho
72 boys who joined at tho begin
ning of this year, will bo present
at this meeting, and that any oth
ers who care to join will also bo
present to take part in the meeting
and help perfect tho organization
for next year. Wo havo somo big
plans, and every boy who comes
to this meeting will not only enjoy
it very much but will proGt by it-
D. FI Guxa,
Tho Sentinel says that electric
light3 aro assured Old Fort; that
tho poles aro now being delivered
on tho streets and will be Jn posi
tion r.nd ready for the wires in c
chort time.
PEOPLE OF McDOY,
ELL COUNTS'.
12, 1912.
Will Observe Aycock Day.
North Carolina Day. which has
been devoted this year to honoring
Governor Aycock in the schools
throughout tho state, wilL bo ap
propriately celebrated in tho Ma-
rion Graded School Friday. Dc.
13. beginning at 2 o'clock. Tho
following program has been ar
ranged: ' '
Song Hoi for Carolina! The
High School.
Reading Tho Life of Governor
Aycock.
Declamation Selection from
Aycock's Speech J. W. PIcss, jr.
Reading Aycock's Contribution
to Education.
Declamation Selection from
Supt. Joyner's Address J. W.
Strectman, jr.
Stories from tho Life of Gover
nor Aycock Read by High School
Children.
Song The Old North State
Tho High School. .
Remarks by Citizens.
Announcements of Offerings on
tho part of the Women's Club, tho
Citizens at Large, and the School
Children.
Song America. ,
Tho exercises aro public and
friends of tho school are cordially
invited.
Let.McDowell Be Represented,
In conversation with William B.
Troy, Field Agent, Department of
Farm. Improvement Worh of the
Southern Railway ' Company, he
called our attention to having no
ticed the following farmers in Mc
Dowell county as having taken
premiums on corn exhibits at our
last county fair, viz: Georgo Car
son, G. C.Conlcy, J. U. Hemphill,
W. S. Pyatt, T. B. Conley, W. A.
Ilouck, Clarcnco Pool, A. L.
Bright, L. II. 'Miller. - Mr. Troy
would like to get in touch with
these farmers, as he is interested
in having as many exhibits f mm
his territory as possible at tho
National Corn Show to be held at
Columbia, S. C, during January
1913, and we would advise our
farmer friends who are interested
to get in communication with Mr.
Troy at Asheville, N.C., and mat
appointments with him for this
purpose. It will cost you nothing
as tho services of this department
of tho Southern Railway Company
is without price to tho farmers
along it3 line.
Edward Hume who will bo seen
as The chimney sweep' in 'The
Heart Breakers" tho now music!
comedy, which Manager Mort II.
Singer, will present atvthc Audi
torium, in Asheville, rnatincc and
night, Dec. 1C, will bo remembered
for his clever work with Frank
Daniels, and also with The Fowler
of the Ranch" several seasons no.
Mr. Hume is considered one of the
best eccentric dancers in the musi
cal comedy gamo today and ampin
opportunity has been given him to
show his vorsality in tho second
act of tho "Jlrart Breakers." The
chorus of this piercing musical rhv
has not only been picked for thir
sinking, but also their d.ir.cing
ability as well, and in tho Hon
lulu Honey Loun number in the
second act they more than prove it
Nebo High Scnool will fnvc an
entertainment at Nebo to -morrow
(Friday) night. A rn lid vto
h j-j been nrr."g J.
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