ESTABLISHED;
1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 241917.
VOL. XXI NO; 39
tIIecounty registrars
-.i n.atratlnti Dav for Se-
J r. Annn nfaH
lectrve Urau men nH"u .
to Enroll Names. - :
parsaant to instions .from
ot-f fnllnwir.fr thft
L United SUtes under te jselec
drift bill, the County . Board
.f Reeistration in McDowell Coun
composed of Sheriff vJ. A.
toebrid ee, Clerk of Court Thomas
Morris and Dr. J. F. Jonas, coun
tr physician, have appointed the
following registrarsf or the regis
trstion to be held on Jnne 5th, be
tween the hours of .7.a:,m.:; an 9
Marion No. 1, Julius Parker , T.
L. Eplcy; Marion No. 2V Oscar At-1
tiDs; Glincbbeia Aim, -uesier iu.or:
v Marion MilU S: L. Copeland;
Glenwood, A. R. Bird; Back Creek,
r A. Snipes; Turkey love, J. x
Hicks; North Cove, C. A. McCa.ll;
Cedar Cove, J. C. Connelly; Nebo,
Frank Wilson; Dysartsvillev W. B:
Dares; Bracketts, Miles P. Flack;
Moatford's Cove, W. M. Wilson;
Old Fort, F. M. Bradley and J. Nf
Kesbitt; Crooked Creek, W. G.
Koblett; Broad River, T. B. Led
better; Higgins; O. B. Morgan; .
FACTS ABOUT REGISTRATION.
These registrars will be furnish
ed with a list of the, Questions to
be answered .andeveryfniariwha
ha attained the age ofc21 and who
has not attained tbe'age of t3l on
the 5th day of June 1917; will be
reanired to register and answer
tbeie questions. Evryphe -subject
to registration is requested to
study these questions carefully and
answer them correctly. JBoth white
and colored people aire subject to
registration. No man .within ? the
above ace limit is exempt from
registration. The question of , ex
emption is determined later. - Reg
istration will take place at the : -us
ual voting place in each' precinct
unless otherwise designated ' above
and will last for only one day. "If
any man is sick and unable to at-
wna tne registration,- he is re
quired to register by agent.; If
any man is absent from bis regular
voting place he is required to ap
ply to the Clerk of the"" Superior
Court for registration so that his
card may be forwarded to add
reach his regular voting place by
the day of the registration! As
each man registers a registration
certificate will be given to him.
The law provides that any. man
ho fails to register shall, f upon
conviction, be . sentenced to one
year in jail and than rAcristAred.
Ik farther provides if any false
statement is made for the purpose
01 obtaining exemption or to aid
mother in obtaining exemption
ach person shall be guilty of mis
demeanor and upon conviction shall
sentenced to jaiKfor one year.
e state these penalties so ..that
110 man in MnTVmoii rw.nfr ev..ii
unaware of the seriousness of
duty to register.
ine questions to be answered
reas follows: ' V
i. Name in full. Age in years.
tiome address. 3. Date of
LIrto- 4. Are you (1) a natural-
fn citizen; (2) anaturalized citi-
'n;l3 an alien; (4) ,or have you
area your intention. to become
Wizen! (Specify which.) 5.
ucre ere you born? - 6, If not
a citizen, of what country are" you
a citizen or subject? . 7. What is
your present trade, occupation, or
office? . 8.; , By whom ; employed ?
Where employed? v 9. .. Have you
a father, mother, ; wife, child un
der 12, or a sister or brother under
12 solely dependent upon you for
support (specify which?). 10. -Mar
ried or single (which)? Race (speci
fy which) ?.;; 111 What milita
service have vou . had? liankf
B ranch ? 1 Years ? Nation or State ?
12. Do you claim exemption from
draft? Specify, grounds." . ,
Ex planations as : to - the ! : manner
of answering these questions may
be obtained; from any of the regis
trars or the undersigned.
Registration Board of McDowell
County. :r'-' ;;,s'--. r'.-: '"
J. A. Laughridge, Sheriff.
J. F. Jonas, County Physician.
Thos. Morris, Clerk Superior Court
uccessful Closfng of Old
Fort
f Graded. School. , " -Old
Fort, May 22. The com
mencement exercises at the graded
school auditorium .Friday evening
were well attended . and great in
terest was shown in every, part of
the program. The final contestants
for the declaimer's medal were
Sidney Mau hey and Harry, Burgin.
The medal was awarded to Mauney.
Those taking part in'the contest
for medal for best recitation were
Bmma-UisQnul
Thelma Graham. The medal was
won by Miss Kanipe.
A fountain .pen, was -awarded
Willie Kanipe for the best compo
sition on the subject: "How Our
School Prepares for Good .Citizen
ship." This was read by Horace
Early. Bula Kanipe was awarded
an aluminum percolator ' for the
best work in domestic . science.
Cassie Burgin was presented , with
a certificate of award for being
neither tardy nor absent during
the year. 1 ; " '
" A feature of. the" program was
Willie Kanioe's. graduating essay
entitled "Old Fort Twenty Years
fromNow.":' " ; "
1 Rev: Mr. Wadley and Mr. B. L.
Tiunsford awarded the medals, di
plomas, etc., with appropriate
WOrds. y ' ; - -
v Hon. J. J. Britt, of Ashevilie,
delivered the commencement ad
dress.' Mr. Britt ' held the close
attention of the large audience by
both the interest of his subject and
his attractive language.. , He ap
pealed to the nobler feelings of his
hearers and assured them that from
this testing of national ; and indi
vidual character, both nhtionx and
individual would come ou t stronger
as to soul if the crisis but be met
with calm and hopeful spirit. .
'Big Fire in Atlanta.
Fire in the outlying districts . of
Atlanta, Monday fafternoon,- de
stroyed a4)out 75 bibcksl I The Joss
is estimated at two to three million
dollars. - One person was -killed
and about 60 injured. '
- Farmers' Union Meeting June 2.
The McDowell County .Farmers'
UnionSvill hold its regular meeting
with.Belfpnt Local Union at Bel
font school house June 2nd. Two
sessions will be held. Public speak
ing at 11 o'clock, also speaking; at
night ' A; full; attendance is, de
sired. ' L. H.:Miixek, Pres.,-
I t . C. M. Pooi4 Sec'y. '
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of thet Hap
penings' in McDowell County-A'i
; Items About Home Peopld r
: HARMONY GROVE"
; Harmony Grove, May 21.Mrap Jessie
Long spent a few days in. Marion last
week. . " . : ' '
l Mrs F; W. Bradley spent a - part of
last Wfifik, with hftr nn.rftn.i Viorflj : -. , -sr
Rev,' Jas. Fry of Nebo was a . viaitortwon 111 cooperauon wnn tne imer-
l a
uere oaturaay,
: Misses Zelda and Ruth Yelton "are at
tending the teachers institute in Marion.
Lonnie Toney was a Visitor here the
latter part of last week. . - ,
Mrs; Robert Gettys died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs, AlexanderCraw
ley, Monday morning, May i4,' follow
ing an illnP8S of several days." The de
ceased was seventy-three years of age
Nand is survived by five children, ; five
sisters two brothers and a host of grand'
children, who will miss heiy She was a
devoted christian and a kind and faith'
ful mother and wife.
Oeph Pyatt, who has been in ' the
Rutherford 'hospital, . returned home
today and is improving slowly.
J. "W." Jarrett wa here one day last
week.
, . . , DYSARTVILLE .
r Dysart8ville, May 21: Z. V. Caves,
and family have moyed to the Satter
whlte house near the Methodist church.
Mrs. M. E. Gtoforto andtwo sons,
John and Ben, spent the week end at
the home of J, M. Goforth. ;. r
The Memorial Day v exercises at the
Baptist church yesterday were largely
attended and proved a decided success.
An interesting program was rendered.
RevBaiispi&li
in the morning iev. Mr. urate or jseoo
Tin the .afternoon."" Both sermons were
splendid
in
Tciock, - followed by-singing by the old
people in the afternoon.
The singing
of the old songs by the old people was
well ; worth' hearing, too,
H. C. Daves has been in poor health
for the past few weeks.
, Lona Carswell was taken to the hos
pital yesterday for an operation for ap
pendicitis. -N
G. D. Taylor and Rev. - Mr. Drake, of
Nebo spent the week-end here with
friends and relatives. v -
Miss Irene Dysart here to spend the
summer with her aunt," Mrs. W. H.
Taylpr. .
Misses Ruth Cowan and Ruby James
pf Marion are visiting Miss LillieLandis.
.. Miss Maggie Cooper of Nealsville' is
visiting-her parents here this week.
M rs. Alice Rudisil Tf Henry : has re
turned home after spending some, time
with her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Daves.
. NEBO ' v : V : -,t
Nebo, May 22. Mrs. Collett Parka
and daughter, Mabel, of Linvill spenfe
Saturday and Sunday .: with .relatives
here.;- -,. - ... , , ; ...... .
Miss Georgie Sigmon has returned
home after having spent two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. R. Ar Hemphill, at
the Southern power camps. ; i j
Misses Mamie and Lona, Goforth and
Wahlee Greene were the guests of Mrs.
G. D. Taylor, Saturday andunday. : .
; - W. A. Beach was in Morganton bat
urday on business. j ;f
Mrs. Caroline J imison has returned
after an extended visitvto relatives, in
Gastonia,' XTnidn'Mills arid Glenwood.v
' Rev.' T. A. Drake and Di Taylor
attended the Memorial services' at Dy
sartville last Sunday.' . -' - - ' '
, Mrs. EdUTate and daughtersSu'e and
Margie, of the Southern., power camps
spent' the week-end with, relatives here.
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A' freight : wreck occurred on the
Southern yard here Monday after
nooa about .3:30 - o'clock c when; a
string of cars on the side track rah
into an eastbound freight train de-;
railing severi -cars. rOne coal , car
was turned upside down, several
box cars were badly wrecked, : and
the-main line was blocked for sev
eral hours. Passenger trains were
operated oyer,the side track, how
ever, 'causing only light delay.
Nobody was hurt. , r
Weekly Press Asssciation Holds In
teresting Meeting in Jilarion.
.An interesting and 'profitable
meeting pf the . Western Korth
Carolina Weekly Press Association
was held.an Marioniast Friday and
Saturday. Many ; matters of 'im
portance to the association were
discussed and resolutions adopted
pledging the support of the associa-
ican ,Red CrossV and promising as
sistance in the organization of local
chapters; and urging North Cafo
Una senators and representatives
to vote . against the proposed in
crease in second class postal rates.
During their stay in :Marion the
members of y; the association were
entertained at the Marianna Hotel
And i the Hotel, McDowell by the
Chamber of Commerce.' , -The ses
sions of ; the association were held
in the parlors of the Hitel Mc
Dowell with PresidehtyfibHowell
presiding. . ? - . ' : -
Follow ing the business , sessions
the members of -the association
were taken over the town in auto
mobiles, vineluin:raYtto-:the
Clinchfield inill.V; They .seemed to
be favorably impressed with Ma
rion and expressed' themselves as
having had a delightful visit here.
The association extended a vote of
thanks for the entertainment pro
vided by- the' Chamber of Corn
merce and Editor Whitten. , . ,
JCb followngen3bftr.scwe5e
presen t r; Ifoah MijHol lo well , presi
dent, Brevard News; Miss Beatrice
Cobb;'., Morganton , News-Herald;
Horace Sentelie, Canton Observer;
Jesse: D. J Boone, Alountaineer,
Vaynesville; Dan Tompkins, Jack
son Countv Journal; EB. Gilbert
Marshall News-Record ; R.. San
didge, Jr., Bryson City Times;
B. L. Lunsford,-bid Fort Sentinel;
S. E. Whitten, Marion Progress:
L.-Edwip Gill, Ashevilie. j v -The
next meeting of the associa
tion will be held in Ashevilie on
June 8 and 9.
;Price-EpJee Marriage.
; Nealsville, May 22. Miss Dora Eplee
and Mr. Louis Price were married at
the "home of the bride's parents at
Nealsyille last Monday afternoon, ' the
ceremony . being performed by Rev.
A. B. Mashburu ' in the presence , of a
number ot;f riends ; and" relatives. ; The
wedding. tdok place as the . clock was
"striking the hour of twelve ' The bride
was handsomely gowned in white hand-'
embroidered voile and carried- a T large
buncepf carnations. "' ' J- j
The Tbride is the attractive daughter
of Mr. "and Mrs. A. t). Eplee and is a
graduate of Mars Hill. The-groom is a
son of 3 Mr. , and vjMrs. Baffin Price of
Spartanburg, S. C. Mr. Price,is study
ing for the ministry, having : been ; in
school at Wake Forest. J- '
After a few days stay here Mr. and
Mrs. Price will be, at home 'at Spartan
burg. - '
i" -Wandered Away from Home.
ChismErwin, an. aged colored
man who has been driving for Mr.
B:- K Gilkey; for a number of
years, disappeared Saturday night
after "meeting the ' night train at
10:30 o'clock" and was ; not found
until Tuesday afternoon, -when . he
was located' at . theyConley place
8 miles east of, Marion and brought
to-Marion - on a lumber wagoni
Erwin, who is slightly demented,
had lost his vway home, it appears,
and af ter wandering about Sunday
in the neighborhood of Sevier .he'
had started back to Marion;, when
he was found at the Conley place.
STATE NEWS OFTHE WEEK
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Items Concerning Events of In
terest and I mpjortance Through--r
" out theState. v .
A new Baptist church, to cost
$30,000, is -being built at Lenoir.
Mrs. Uriah Cloyd, aged 89, the
oldest living member of the church -and
blind for many years, laid the
first brick.- . .
OCem Hoyle of Rutherford ton is,
alleged' to have boasted, that ho
would go to Washington and kill
President P Wilson. Probably an.
idle boast, but it was serious for
Hoyle when a government secret
service man clapped him in jail.
s'" :. ,; v, l . . , vv. . v
; A "forestry jregiment," made up
of foresters, practical woodsmen, ;
loggers, portable sawmill operators
and others experienced ia lumber
ing operations, for service: in
France, will, it is ... announced, be
raised immediately. The Forest
Service, at the request bftheWar ,
Department, will prepare plans for
the organization and equipment of
the force and; will aid in securing J
suitable men. 5 The regiment will
farm a unit of the Engineer Corps
how being recruited . to be sent -abroad
as $oon as it can be organ
ized and equipped. , , , . .
More lied Cross Work Needed.'
J More Red Cross worf,! nore
membe rs-ac tually-engaged inl- th o -i
preparation of miiiisteririg to;Jthe
wounded in war and the sick" and ;
needy in time ;of peace is recpg-.
mzed by, our greatest . statesmen
and the. heads of our nation as one
of the. country's greatest needs
It is a;work' in which, all people
camtake a part. -. It does not stop
at age, sex, race, religion or per
sonality. , It is the Good:tSamari
tan to - alL' folks in their darkest;
hour the greatest humanitarian
society in the world. . Wherever
there's a ; flood, . a great; fire, k "an .
earthquake or; a ! waVV land relief
must be given quickly, .ably and
by soothing hands,) the Red , Cross
is there. . . , -
America's part in the Red Cross
work of the world has heretofore
been small. Her membership, has
been about 250,000, jr. or less than
one out of 400 Deo of e,. 'while one
out of every J20 people in Japan
and one out. of every; 60 in Ger
many is a member of . the Red
Cross." America's opportunity is"
at hand. Millions of her patriotic
men, women and child ren will em
brace this beneficent;! work and -make
possible the country's ability
to care for; her needy and suffer
ing. : ,
a In time of war, . the Red Cross
cares for the sick : and wounded
men of the army and navy at ; the
war base, jit provides for soldiers'
and ;; sailors' families, r It seen res
employment for men disabled in,
the service of our country. In
times of peace it relieves distress
caused by disaster to cities, towns
and villages. It offers to ' various
classes of people instruction in the
means of preventing accidents and
disease and rendering, first aid to
the injured. Members are not es
pected to; go - to the war front,
neither are - they expected to as
sume, any financial obligation other
than the small annual due3. x
V Services at St.-'John's -next. Sun
day t 11 a. mvand 8 p. m. j
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