A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, NOV. 25, 1915.
VOL. XX NO. 13
STATE FARMERS' UNION
A
In Strong Resolution Protests
Against Any Increased Appropri
ations Legislation Sought.
Durham, Nov. 18. The State
Farmers' Union closed its annual
convention with a trip to Chapel
Hill this afternoon, following a
morning session that was devoted
largely to passing a large number
of resolutions on all kinds of ques
tions. At Chapel Hill the farmers
were the guests of the State Uni
versity at a dinner served in Swain
Hall. President E. K. draham
made a short talk to the farmers,
telling them something of the work
of the University and of its desire
to co-operate with them in their
work.
The farmers went squarely on
record as being opposed to spend
ing any more money for an increase
in the Navy and the Army of the
country. They were vigorous in
their opposition to this' policy of
the President.
That the farmers will pay more
attention to the selection of the
candidates for the next Legislature
was indicated in the final sections
of the general resolutions, which
were devoted to public affairs.
The farmers were4nrged to scruti
nize closely the records and the
policies as well as beliefs and opin
ions of any and all candidates who
offered themselves for public office.
Theywait alt attorneys connecfed
with corporations to sever t'oir
. connections with these corporations
before they take a seat in the next
General Assembly. They favor
sending more farmers to the Gen
eral Assembly.
The resolution further expresses
the wish that the desires of the
farmers shall be placed before the
platform committees of the parties.
The following legislation is asked
for:
1. Repeal of the merchants' crop
lien law.
2. Provision for race segrega
tion of land ownership.
3. Reform of taxation system so
that the taxes will be more equit
ably distributed along the lines
suggested in the last amendments
to the Constitution or some other
methods.
4. Incorporate rural communi
ties. 5. Initiative and referendum.
fe. An anti-usuary law regulat
ing banks and public service cor?
porations.
7. Give sohie official in North'
Carolina the right to regulate the
insurance rates promulgated in the
State.
8. An adequate rural creditsill
passed by the National Congress at
its forthcoming session. . -
Endorsement was given the Boys
Road Patrol and its organization
urged in the counties of the State.
The farmers expressed themselves
as opposed to the Legislature inter
fering with the judiciary, endorsed
the proposition that the executive
committee, of this body be author
ized to lease for the use of an in
dustrial school designed to fit far
, mers' sons for college with an idea
of keeping them on the farm to be
established on the property belong
ing to the North Carolina Farm
ers' Alliance located hear Hills
boro, on such terms as they i may
approve, provided that the Legis
lature at its next session will maEe
sufficient appropriations to place
the school on a firm basis.
' The selection of the place of the
next meeting was left up to the
executive committee, which will
decide this matter some time in
the next few months.
The union re-elected officers for
the term of 1916: Dr. H. Q. Alex
ander, Mecklenburg county, presi
dent; Dr. J. M. Templeton, Wake
county, vice president; E. C. Faires,
Moore county, secretary-treasurer;
J. Z. Green, Union county, organizer-lecturer.
.
Conference Appointments.
The Western North Carolina
Conference, which closed its ses
sion at Reidsville Monday, made
the following appointments for the
Morganton district:
J. E. Gay, . presiding elder. Bald
Creek, J. A. Fry; Broad River,
C. C. , Totherow, supply; Burns
ville, M. T. Smathers; Cliffside,
H. L. Powell; Connelly Springs
Rutherford College, B. Wilson;
Forest City, J. A. Bowles; Green
River, J. M. Barber, supply; Hen-
netta-UaroIeen, M. B. Clegg;
Marion Station, L. D. Thompson;
Marion circuit, Elmer Simpson;
Marion Mills, J. M. Ridenhour,
supply; McDowell, M. W. Mann;
Micaville, E. B. McLain, supply;
Morganton Station, E. E. Wil
liams; Morganton circuit, A. C.
Swafford; Old JFort.A. Sherrill;
J. B Carpenter, supernumerary;
Spruce Pme-Bakersville, J. P.
Morris; S. L. Kirk, preacher; Ta
ble Rock, E. B. Troy; Thermal
City; M. W. Heckard, supply;
J. C. Richardson, supernumerary;
professor in Rutherford College,
W. T. Usey.
ine Uonference will meet
Gastonia next year.
in
Camp Fire Girls.
At a business meeting of the
Cullakeena Camp Fire Girlt last
week the following officers were
elected: Miss Helen Lonon, presi
dent; Miss Margie White, vice
Dresident; Miss Mary Hudgins,
secretary; Miss Mary Griffin, treas
urer; Miss Sara Margaret Neal,
door keeper. After this the week
ly meetings will be held each Sat
urday at three o'clock. The month
ly social meetings will be held the
evening of the first Monday in each
month. All members not having
paid their annual dues are request
ed to do so at once.
Mary Hudgins, Sec'y.
Cutting Affair Near Bridgewater.
Morganton News-Herald, isth.
A cutting affair that may result
fatally, was the result of a little
trouble at school between two boys
at Bridgewater. A, Ballew boy,
son of Mr. John Ballew, and a son
of Mr. Will Hemphill met at a
cornshucking at a Mr. Morrison's
near Bridgewater after, having had
trouble between themselves at
school, and renewed1 their row.
Young .Ballew used his knife in the
fight which, followed; cutting the
Hemphill boy just above the heart
Dr. B. 'L;. Long was summoned
immediately-rom Glen Alpine and
rendered medical aid, but the last
reports are that 1 the boy is-in a
serious condition. v Neither of , the
participants of the fight is over 15
years of age and the affair is to be
deeply regretted. N
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN
Maud Barnard, Editor.
Twentieth Century Club Makes
Unique Thanksgiving Offering. .
The Twentieth Century Club
which met with Mrs. Sam L. Cope-
land last Friday afternoon discussed
the elimination of adult illiteracy
in North Carolina. The members
pledged themselves to do all within
their power to help with the Moon
light schools of this county. They
were also very enthusiastic about
introducing cooking and sewing
into the Rural Schools of McDowell
county and decided to present a
four burner oil stove to the East
Marion Cotton Mill school. At
the next meeting they are planning
a kitchen shower for this school
and the school at Ash ford.
Notes.
Owing to illness in Mr. Elliott's
family the ball game between Gar
den City and Stroudtown which
was scheduled for last Saturday
was postponed.
Supt. I. C. Griffin is attending
the annual session of the North
Carol ina Teachers' Assembly- in
Raleigh this week. On Wednes
day morning Mr. Griffin is leader
of the Round Table conference at
the joint meeting of the County
Superintendents and High School
Principals. Wednesday evening
he- is- scheduled -to -respond: .-to-- the
address of welcome at the formal
opening of the Asseinbly.
Miss Maggie Hudgins who is on
the Assembly program will be un
able to attend the meeting but her
paper, "Ways in Which the Kin
dergarten May Help the Primary
Teacher," will be read by Miss
Scott, before the Association of
Kindergarten Teachers on Thurs
day morning.
Invitations have been issued to
the formal opening of the Old Fort
High School Friday evening, Oct.
17th. A number of Marion people
are planning to attend.
Ashford school report ood at
tendance and that the monthly
meeting of the Music club last
Saturday night was well attended.
Among the teachers attending
the assembly this week are Misses
Mary Poteat, Blanche Houck, Mat
tie Tate, Addie Elliott, Cora Lou
Butt, Mary McKoy, Maude Har
ris and Ellen Crawford.
Mr. L. L. Hargrave, principal
of Nebo High school, is in Raleigh
this week for the meeting of High
School principals.
Misses Kil patrick, Banner and
Gentry. Avery county teachers.
spent Sunday night in Marion, en-
route to Kaleign. .
c The County SuDerintendent's of
fice will be closed-all of this week
as the suoenntendent and surjer
visor are both required to attend
the Teachers' Assembly.
Miss Dora Eplie, who is teach
ing at Curfew, reports a good
Moonlight school at her place.
Mad Dog.
Whereas,, mad dogs have been preying
upon other dogs in Marion:
. Therefore, Bo it ordained, that no dog
shall be permitted to ran at large with
in the corporate limits of Marion, unless
securely muzzled, for a period of sixty
days from this date. : Any dog 86 per
mitted to run at large without . muzzle,
shall be killed. This Nov. 17th; 1915.
. By Order oi Board of Aldermen.
1 Jno. W. Streetman, Mayor.
Bees Will Starve.
Mr. E. G. Carr, bee specialist,
f theDe'partment of Acriculture.
Washington; D. a, spent a week
in McDowell and gave interesting
talks to bco-kccpcra at a number
A pi aces throughout the county.
'Because the past season has been
unfavorable for boes, many have
not been ablo to store cnooch
honey for their own use during the
winter and unless fed by Ae bee
keeper .will perish from starva
tion," Mr. Carr says, Since all
indications point to next season be
ing a good ono for bees," he con
tinued, "the bee-keepers who pro
vide the nnearr frwl tn Iaah
bees thiodgh vtbo winter will be
well repaid for the outlay of time
ana money.
'Each gum" should have at
least twenty pounds of honey to
last the bees until they can gather
honey next spring, and 25 pounds
would bo better. , Any "gum"
which does not havo twenty pounds
of stores can have the lack supplied
by feeding the bees a syruo made
of two'parts of granulated sugar
to one part' of hot water. This
syrup is best feed in friction top
tin backets, or syrup cans, by
punching a large number of small
holes about the sizo of a darning
needle in the lid, and after filling
tnft hnrKPt With thA tvarm art..n
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the bucket on top the frames in
an empty hive body where frame
or patent gums are used, or if
log or plank gums are used, plsce
the inverted bucket over the combs
after the gum top has been remov
ed, covering temporarily witn a
sack to keep out other bees. Feed
ing should bedono just before dark
to avoid trouble from bees robbing.
"One pound of sugar will make
about ono pound of stores when
tho syrup is worked over and stor
ed by tho bees. The araunt neces
sary to make up any lack of stores
should be feed at one time if pos
sible." R. V. T. Riddle Dead.
Morganton, Nov. 19. News was
received hero yesterday of the
deatbof Robert Vance Tate Kiddle,
formorly an attorney of Morgan
ton, at tho home of his parents at
Posacola,1,C.
He was' a graduate of Wake For
est and entered his profession here
several years ago in the firm of
Huffman & Riddle and had a prom
ising career; but in a few months
after bis health failed bo was com
pelled to give up and go to his
home, where his health gradually
grew worse.
He was a brother to Dr. J. B.
Riddle, a practicing physician in
Morganton, and also to Harry
Riddle, druggist at tho North Car
olina State Hospital.
G. T. G. Club.
Miss Annie Laurie Blanton was
hostess to tho Q. T. G. club last
Saturday evening between tho hours
oseven and ten at a Hearts Dico
party. ' Tbo delicious salad course
was served by tho hostess and her
sister, Miss Nelld Blanton. Those
present were .Misses Ellen and
Ethel Crawford, Joyce Decker
Nello Shephcrdson, Maggie- Hud
gins, Jcnnio Davis, Annio X,ittlc
Mary Gordon Greenlee, Maud Bar
nard, Rena Neal, Maud Harris and
Mrs. Minnie Blanton. ;
FACTS ABOUT TAXABLES
Real and Pcnonal Propertrin Mc
Dowell Yalued at $3,099,658
Town lot, $532,227.
As the tu books have been nudo
out and are ready for collection, it
will be of interest to McDowell
people to know something of tbo
source from which McDowell coun
ty and the state secure revenue.
Facts about the home -county are
always interesting, and a study of
the county's wealth will be of in
terest. There are acres of farm
lands in the county, valued on tho
tax books at $1,5 14, 7 5. Thenum
bcr of town lots given in in tho
county is 1,803, valued at $2,227.
The total value of all real estate U
placed at $2,230,432.
There are C12 horses, valued at
$42,307; 1,G mules valued at
$79,821; 13 jacks and jennies, val
ued at $507. The number of cattlo
given in is 4.702, valued at $61,803;
number of hogs 3,075. valued at
$12,205; number of sheep, 374,
valued at $135; 9 goats, valued at
$10, and 70 dogs, valued at $247.
The value of fanning utensils Is
given in at $17,167; carriages and
buggies, harness, etc., $11,921.
Office furniture and wtrchouso
.
uxmres lor uxauon is citco at
ool. of mhm, S4.CJC.
Value of household and kitchen
furniture, prorisions, eta, $31,542.
Libraries and scientific instru
ments, $2,C22. Money on hand,
$15,917. Solrcot credits, $141,
222, Value of automobiles, motor
cycles and bicycles, $9,565. Jewel
ry, wares, merchandise, etc, valued
at $101,822. Taxable shares in
corporations outside of State, $250.
Tho ajrgrejte value of real and
personal property Ls $3,099,053.
Te value of railrosds and other
corporations is $2,800,775. Grand
total, $6,129,052. Total revenue
of the county and state, $70,095,01,
an increase of $9,405.23 over last
year.
The number of polls is 1,932.
Tho total value of real estate
in Marion $1,079,525, and the value
of personal property is $313,830.
The number of town lots is 1,312,
valued at $107,535.
Guyoa Whitteo, who suffered an
attack of acute appendicitis last
Sunday, is improving.
Dogs, Failing to Kill When Mad.
"If the omer of any dog thall know,
or hxr good mioa to btlirra, Xhxl hit
dog. cr ny dog beJoccg to any penoa
under hi control. h bwj bitten by a
maa cog. and neglect or rtfn
immediately to Mil th mat, bo tvTl
forfeit and pay the fain of fifty dollan
to nita wno will c therefor; and the
offender shall bo liable to pay all tn
am which mar bo ina!nA.i w
one. In hit prorwty or person by the
raio or any men dog. and ihill b gnilty
of a xnijdcineancT, and fined cot more
than fifty doUara or lmTiHn? rv
more than thirty days."
10. S303 f the im IUtUaL
Thia law wifl be ttrictly enforced.
J. B. 2JURPHY.
Town Hanhtl
. v 'SPECIAL HOnCC
All Interested persona ara hereby no
tified that tho Catawba Valley Ucht
and Power Company baa not aold its
ito and other property at and a bore
Morgan Shoals on the Catawba rirer,
or granted an option to any party cr
parti ea, The Catawba Valley LUht and
Power Company propose to begin con
st ruction work cpoa the plant at an
early data. a N
Catawba Yaixct Lig rrr a.t
Fowxzt Coup any.
- By XL Hffiner.
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