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A WEEILY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 1914.
VOL, XVIII NO. 23
SCHOOL HOUSE WARMING
Formal Opening of New Graded
School Building Friday Night
Dr. Joyner Coming.
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the formal opening of
the new Graded School building
Friday night, February 6, at 7:30
o'clock. Dr. J. Y. Joyner, Statfe
Superintendent of 'Public Instruc
tion, will deliver the principal ad
dress. Prof. N. W. Walker, State
Inspector of high schools, will also
deliver an address. '.
The following well known edu
cators will be present to represent
their respective schools: Dr. J. I.
Foust, president State Normal Col
lege, Greensboro; Dr.fD. H. Hill,
president A. & M. College, Ra
leigh; Prof. Flowers, Trinity Col
lege, Iurham;.Prof. A. C. Rey-
nnlrl! nrpsidp.nt Onllowhfifi Train
SmrSnW. Hnllftwhp.fi: Snnt. H,r- verdict of judgment for the de
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ry Howell, Asheville CSty Schools? ,eDaaDt lae Pnun-wiiing to re-
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' Court Adjourns.
The civil term of McDowell Su
perior Court adjourned Saturday.
The case of J. Q. A. Michael vs
J. L. Leach, trading as Hickory
Steam Laundry, resulted in a ver
dict from the jury of $2,000 dam
ages against the'defendant.'' This
case grew out of a prosecution by
Leach against Michael a year or
so ago charging, him with embez
zlement. In that prosecution
Michael was acquitted by the jury.
He then instituted the above case
for damages foe malicious prosecu
tion in Leach charging him with
embezzlement. The jury again
vindicated Michael and found that
Leach prosecuted him without
probable cause-and l with malice,
pnd gave damages against Leach
in the above amount.
The case of W, Hicks Morris vs
w . A. . garrison resulted in
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN
Maud Barnard. Editor.
ed School; E. M. Hairfield, Mor
ganton Graded School; Supt. J. C.
Crutchfield, Ruther ford ton State
High School; Supt. W. H. Cole,
Hendersonville Graded School.
McNeeley et als., judgment for
plaintiff for $25.00.
J. H. May vs Western Union
Telegraph Co., judgment for plain-
The high school girls will sing tifffL$5??- , T . o
n. vv . xresiey vs d. o. oewan,
judgment for plaintiff for $38.00.
An Acre of Corn in the South.
Walker Lee Dunson, of Alex
ander City, Ala., made thisTar a
yield of two hundred and thirty-
two and two-tenths bushels of corn
on. one acre, at an average cost of
19.9 cents a bushel.
This is the'best showing of any
corn-grower in the United States
and probably in the whole world.
The champion of the great corn
state, Iowa, grew 136.70 bushels
on an acre. J. Ray i Cameron, of
Kinstbn, N. C, ma db 190.4 on an
acre at a cost of 33.19 cents, and
E. C. Morgan, of Marietta, N. C,
raised 127.8 bushels on an acre at
the low figure of thirteen cents a
bushel. .
The record of this 'Alabama boy
and these two young Carolinians
tell an eloquent story of the almost
unlimited capacity of the South as
j , a corn producing section of the
nation. jn. kj. unrisuan Aavocaie.
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herself an energetic and enthusias
tic woman, and the people of Fair-
view wish her mVich success in her
work for thetoming years.
Friday afternoon when the school
children's task had erided, after
playing for some time,vthey were
called to their respective deks,
and prizes were delivered to the
foil owing for perfect attendance
during the five months: Minnie,
Jessie ard George Dobson, and
Johny Gardin. The leaders in
spelling: Mary Jarrett, Gallic
Hensley, George Dobson, Minnie
Dobson, and George Gardin. Af
tr these prizes were delivered the
"candy" was passed which was en
joyed most by the little folks.
in two choruses, and a choir com
posed of local talent will sing an
anthem. Now let us show our in
terest in the school by attending
the exercises Friday night. ' No
charge for admission. There are
seats for 500 peoDle, and it . is
earnestly hoped that not a seat
Good Attendance at Teachers'
Meeting,
Although the rains had made the
roads almost impassable the teach
ers' meeting last Saturday had a
good attendance. About fifty teach
ers vjfire enrolled. Mr. McGuire
I I 11 A.
Ttwisrona to look nnon the reau exwjiieut paper ou uur
Sabbath school -atrtbodisUlnPu.,ory ttend8ce Law" and
ur. xviu inauu a umk uu wrai
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The Methodist Sunday School.
church last Sunday morning.
There were present 187 people.
Hygiene."
Prof. I. C. Griffin continued his
will be vacanf.when the exercises & r,' -ZZssion on "Every Day Prob-
begin. L . lems." With the out hnes wh ch
hOihas prepared for . the teachers
Dr. Joyner is one of the best . , .
vv e are expecting reaL iuius
known speakers in the State, known
far Vic Antortflinincr oc topII nc in-
structi ve addresses. Prof. Walker we to appointed? You have
from.vour Sunday school. Shall WV TJ - "u w. 3 F'u
doiq Denenciai ana interesting
will have something interesting to
say to all who are interested in
high school work. Each of our
visitors will have just a word to
say about our school and the new
building., Let every friend and
the answering of that question in
your hands.
Mr. ijrimn win tase up tne re
maining chapters at the next meet-
TWt wish to ioin the a re9t which is scheduled for March 7.
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xne gamesana songs or .Hisses
Scott and Meriwether were very
Sunday school movement of today
TOit.h its SO. OOO. 000 mp.n. women
W W, W W W ) I . . 1 1 ,
and children ? Come and enlist as jesting mqeea ana oeing prac-
building., L,et every friend and r tical can be used by any teacher to
, .i , i . a pupil in this great world-wide , ....
patron of the school come out , , . . , . make the recesses helpful recreation
wors wuiuu is ueiuK pruseuutcu iu
Friday night.
Immediately after the exercises
u i u j -ii trumpnei wnica snaii never can
the school board will give a recep- F ... .
tion in nonor or tne visiting eau- , . . , .
nearts or men Deiore nis juage
helpfi
4-U nk.;et;0 Ko pcnuua uuu uut a Willi O Ul WIUUUIO
"He hath sounded forth the Uor teacber and -P'1 ahke
Ashford School Closes Friday.
Ashford, Feb. 2. The school at
Ashford will close Friday, Feb. 13,
with the following program:
Addresses by W. T. Morgan of
of Marion, and Rev. D. J. Hunt
of Union Mills, beginning at 10:30
a. m. Dinner will be served on
the grounds at 12 o'clock. Every
body is requested to bring rv
filled baskets. A declaimer's and
reciter's contest will be civen at
1 o'clock p. m. This contest will
close in time for the judges to go
away on No. 3 if they desire to do
so. There will be an- entertain
ment consisting of songs, plays,
drills, &c.. beginning at 7:00
Q'clock p. m. A striug band has
been engaged to furnish music
Everybody is cordially invited
to come and be with us. Let us
have a good day together.
cators.
McDowell Corn Club Record.
A letter from Mr. A. K. Robert-
ment'seat; O be swift, my soul, to son of Raleigh says:
Bridge Bids Reiected-Commis- him: be jubilaDt feet: lbe ,?r Vu rur C y ,
6 J I r.,- tA ; -w:. " - verv well as their averacre is lust
Sioner Yancey Hesigns. In order to reach the 200 mark about the sameas the State average
The county commissioners held set for our Sunday school we shall Jper acre this past year. The lat-
their regular monthly meeting at need 13 new ouoils next Sabbath ter was 62-4 b yur bys beat
the court house Monday and Tues
day. Much of the time was spent
in transacting routine matters.
The bids filed for the construction
of six iron bridges were examined
but all were rejectedvand the board (
refuse to let out any contracts.
The bids were all adjudged to" be
too high, the lowest bid being
$10,250. s
Clifton R. McCall and William
Sweeney were appointed members
of the finance committee in place
of E. K. Hild and John Yancey,
who declined to serve.
At the close ofjthe business ses
sion Tuesday, John Yancey tender
ed his resignation as county com
missioner which was accepted.
Mr. Yancey stated that his reason
for resigning was that his business
demanded all his attention and that
he could not well spare the time to
further serve on the board. The
vacancy on the board hasnpt jvet
been filled. : The appointment is
made by J;he Clerk of the Superior
vx)urt.
day.
L. D. Thompson, Pastor.
Mbrganton Subscribes for Furni
ture Factory.
Morgan ton, Jan. 30. Morgan-
ton citizens are beginning to realize
the importance of the vast timber
advantages of Burke County, and
. . .
plans are on foot to er.ect another
furniture factory. Thirty thous
and dollars stock has already been
subscribed and it is thought the
amount wrHreach $50,000 when a
complete canvass ismade..
It is understood that the com
mittee has propositions from out
side capital for an amount jequal to
-that raised by the citizens, and
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several sites are Deing loosea over.
In addition to tbis full, stock
has been subscribed to build
knitting mill.'
If vou like this v Daoer. sena us
a
twentyrfi ye cents in. stamps and let
It come w you lureo muuiua.
the state average on cost produc
tion by four and one-half cents per
bushel, that is they grevt their al
most equal amount at 32c per
bushel when the state average was
37c per bushel. Your county also
beat the average oo final reports
and I believe it will do even better
this year."
Two of our boys took district
prizes, itom nouctc toox nrstais-
trict prize and Joe Greenlee the
second.. Next year we hope to .do
even better than this. A iarge
number of boys have been enrolled
as members of the 1914 corn club.
and if there are otherboys whq
wish to join please send In names
at once. We hope to enroll 200
members this-year.
Fairview School.
Fairview school closed last Fri
iday, ending the most success fu
term which has been taught here
for some time.' Miss Rosa Houck
r . a . .
who has been, teacher, . has proven
Bethlehem School. v
The Bethlehem School will close
Friday, February 6th. Friday
evening of same date the school
will give a public entertainment
beginning at 7:00 o'clock sharp.
The program follows:
Sooc: Our School.
Recitation, Golden Keep, Car
mel Melton. q
Recitation, How to Be Happy,
Jesse Brown.
Dialogue: Brown Eyes and Blue
Eyes.
Recitation, A Boy's Troubles,
yUames Clontz.
Music by band.
Dialogue: Reviewing for Ex
amination.
Recitation, The Wreck of the
Hespews, AdHie Lavender.
Recitation, Dorothy's Valentine,
Leila Halford.
Recitation, Our Flag, Ella Lac
key.
Song, All Through the Night.
Recitation, Give the Boys a
Chance, Alfred Gibson.
Dialogue: No Peddlers Wanted.
Music by band.
Recitation, God's Lamps, Tres-
sie Parker.
Pantomime: The Star Spangled
Banner.
Dialogue: The Way to Wynd-
ham. '
Song;. The Gentle Spring.
Recitation, Philip Barton of
Denver, Annie Brown.
Recitation, Noshi and the Morn
ing Glory, Leila Melton.
Dialogue: The Sick Doll.
Recitation, . The Crowning In
dignity, Elisha Gibson.
Dialogue: Coon Creek Court
ship.
Music by band.
Recitation, The Vacation Child
ren.
Pantomime: Annie Laurie.
STATE-NEWS OF THE WEEK
Items Concerning Events of In
terest and Importance Through
out the State.
Fifty-two applicants, one color
ed, took the examination for law
license before the State Supremo
Court Monday.
It is said that approximately 000
students are nox in all departments
of the University, all but 49 of
them from North Carolina.
The Governor has decided that
the pardon mill has done enough
business for the present and ho
wjll consider no pardon applica
tions this month.
A fire which broke out in tho
second story of the Model Steam
Laundry at Durham Friday de- '
strojed practically all of the ma
chinery of the laundry and did
damage amounting to $10,000.
Governor Craig has appointed
over 100 delegates to the sixth an
nual National Corn Exposition,
which will b in progress at Dal
las, Texas, February 10 to 24. In
cluded in the number are VV. W.
Neal and Rom Houck of Marion.
At Elk Park. Avery county,
Friday night, fire destroyed the
Elk Park furniture store. W. W.
Lineback hardware store, T. J.
Riy's galax building. Attorney
Harrison Baird's law uflico and the
telephone office. Lov estimated
at $20,000 to $25,000, partially
covered by insurance.
Marshal Chas. A. Webb has ap
pointed John V.Jordan of Ashe
ville his chief deputy. The mar
shal's office force, in addition to
Jordan, will be composed of J. F.
Gardner of Randolph county and
J. D. Poole of Ashcville. The
latter formerly resided in Way no
county but has made Ashevi)ie his
home since last May.
It was reported from Washing
ton last week that C. C. Wright,
superintendent of education "for
Wilkes county, would be candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
State Commissioner of Agriculture
next year. Mr. Wright was in
Washington last week and evident-
y is considering being a candidate.
but he tells the Winston Sentinel
hat it is too early to decide.
While cutting timber in Stony
Cove one day last week, Tho Old
Fort Sentinel says Ed Allison was
struck on the head by a falling
tree, which fractured his skull.
The injured and unconscious man
was picked up by J. H. Eller, who
carried him over 300 yards towards
home. After an operation was per
formed, relieving the pressure on
the brain, Mr. Allison rallied, and
at last accounts was still improv
ing.
The new express rates recently
ordered bv the interstate commerce
commission became effective Feb
ruary 1st, and in tho future ship
ments will bo carried at greatly re
duced prices in tho vast majority
of cases. Tb new rates call for
reductions of as much as fifty pec
cent in many instances.
Weather Report.
ThouL&a McGuire, 8eryent D. S.
Arm, report the temperature aad
rainfall at -Marion tUtioa for the week
as followa:
Maximum.
Minimum,
Rain, - . -Son&hlne
percent
A degree
25 degTeea
0.73 Inches
.71
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