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A: WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTEE TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY
ccTABLISHED 1896. ,
MARION, N. C THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1917;
vol: xxi no. :-
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jfSc FOiNEVV BOUNTY
tok Mountain Wanfs New Coun-
Which Would Take in Parts
of McDowell and Ruth?rfbrd;;r;-
nTisng that the township - do.es
t receive its share of benefits
L the county, although it turns
Sa the coffers of the county more
Iney than any other township
ftcept Asheville, citizens ofBlack
LuDtain township are preparing
to ask the next general assembly
to cat off parts of Buncombe, .Mc-'
Powell and perhaps Rutherford
ind form a new county, with Black
Mountain as the county seat. : ; Sevr
cral Black Mountain citizens are
here today, including W C. Hall
0. C. Boone, in which they
tre seeking legal advice regarding
the proposed establishment of the
new county. :'.
According to these:, gentlemen
and others from Black Mountain
the citizens of that township are
practically unanimous in their ' de
cision to ask the legislature to give
them relief from Buncbmhe; They
also state that the citizensrof those
sections of McDowell and Ruther
ford, who have been interviewed
ire heartily in favor of the ' plan
for a new county. . ? , - . f v
The new county would include a
strip cut off of east Buncombe,, in-r
eluding all of Black Mountain
township; Broad River; township
in McDowell county and a' small
strip of Crooked - Creek itownship j
In tVo co mo Prtnnt.r in nrfrl itinn fffJ
ibhU part of Botherford conntyKEmptionBoard for. McDowell
which runs into what is proposed
toforip a new county. In - the
Broad, river township of McDowell
it is stated that the citizens nearly
all trade at Black Mountain Jahd
that Marion, the county seat of
McDowell is about twentyfive
miles from this section, so that few
connections are maintained. Crook
ed Creek township of McDowell is
much in favor of the new county,
the Black Mountain men state, and
they too, do their trading at Black
Mountain, it being easier to reach
than Marion in McDowell county
that part of Rutherford county,
which it is proposed to use in .the
new county, is also closely allied
with Black Mountain and the;citi-
Jm come there to do their :trad-
The east line of the new coun
ty would extend to Old Henry sta
tion, below the fountain at Round
ob; to the top of Mt. Mitchell
jnd would run near Hickory Nut
P. It would include4 the -great
embly grounds , located -near
fiIack Mountain ; Mon treaty Ridge
crest and Blue Ridge. ': ,r : v
Two yeas ago the assessed valu
.oa of Property of Black. Moun-
tOWDshin nroe nnA
fndred and seventy, thousand dol-
r8! and this of course has greatly
eased since that time: v This
7' m sPite of the fact? that ten
Jrsago the township; was the
Poorest in the county, .It was the
t township in North Carblina to
local bonded indebtedness
uoads, when the citizens of the
unship voted to tax themselves
Z; t0 bQild good roads. From
0Wn efforts, the Black Moun
CD .?i!n. maintain they have built
ind ti g towS and community
teivSey insisVthai they ;have re
f,very little encouragement
tim? COUnty authorities at any
e' regard to waat they want-
ed to do.: .
slast spring a large number of
thexitizensof the township char
tererTa special train and came - to
Asheville to ask the county; com
missioners to build a road between
the twa places but : so far, lit is
stated, only one' mile of this road
has been built and the prospects
fbr bnilding the remainder do, not
look fright, a citizen of Black
Mo u n tai ri ; stated; tod ay. "More
than 30 public service automobiles
were purchased in Black Mountain
this year, for use between that
place and Asheville,4 but owing to
the1 failureof the county commis-J
sioners to help us with the road
work, they cannot "make the i t ri p
to 1 Asheville and the only connec
tion we have is by: rail," Mr. Boone
stated r today, in talking' with a
Time's; re porter. . ' '
.Th voting population of Black
Mountain township is 500 and the
citizens of this township, added to
those from McDowell and - Ruther-
ford who want to create the new
county v will make a county of a
good sized population.- .. "
- It 'is expected by the Black
Mountain delegation that much
opposition will develop to the plan
to create the new county, but the
men from that towninsist that
they; will secure; the best legal ad
vice and will be able to form an
organization, which they- believe
will be able to land the new 'cbun
ty.L No name has been suggested
for the proposed county.
"1
.Xjrdv. Rickett last Monday wired
three. McDo wel 1 coun ty men that
they had been; appointed by the
president of the United States as
members of the exemption ' board
for this county,, to pass upon the
young men who are called to the
cojors under the selective draft act,,
for which the men- registered on
June 5. J. W. Pless, G7 C,; Con
ley and Dr. G. B. Justice constitute
the exemption board for this coun
ty, . ' " ' ' "r -
Just when tbe board will meet
and; the details of what; the duties
of Fthe members will be, cannot be
learned now, but it is presumed
that they- will meet j at the same
time, that similar boards -are in
session in' all sections of the coun
try. The names bf those. who 1 are
called to the. colors, as a results of
the registration of June 5,. will' be
drawn and those fbrMaribn and
McDowell county will be setft here.
W here the 'person d rawn desi resto
enter a plea for exemption, itwili
be necessary to appear, before the
local' board and state the .reasons
for ; Exemption. The ' board will
then decide the '-case on its merits.
If the decision is against ; the ; man
who has been drawn, he can then
appeal his case to the federal board,
which it is believed will set in each
district. Then an appeal can f be
taken from that board to the presi
dens, it is r understood. rX-
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; ; Singing Convention. ;
The McDoWeli Singlnk .Conven
tion will . be' held with; the East
Maribn chbir,near theMarion
Manufacturing; companyfsmill; on
Sunday, July 29. All choirs in
McDoweir county and adjoining
countiesare- in 'yjted' to; attend rand
take 'pari in the " singinjg contests.
John; Crt burntt is president of
the association. '
NEWSFROM M E GQUNTY
j3 rief Me'nti o n of Some of th e H ap-
p e h i ngs ; i rj M c D p wel ji Co u ntjj
-Items About Home People.
vpyMrttrrflleJuner;25Mis3 ;Wiliie
Daves visited relatives; in SputhwSafo
Una recently. ' l- ' .
Will Landis has resigned, his position
with Gaston & Tate of Marion and has
enlisted in the navy. He'is at home at
present and win behere until called for.
Elijah Foriune of Hendersonvilla visits
ed his mother here recently, 1 : .
; D. 0. ' Brackett ; and family,; accom
panied by his niother, all of Forest City,
yisited ' the former's brotherH. B.
Brackett during' the; week. : ji
r Bom to Mr. and Mrs W. F. Fortune
June 7, a daughter. - ' -;.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gunter of Spruce
Pine lost their only .child, a ' son one
year old," on June 8th. The ; remains
were carried to Pinnacle cemetery for
burial. Mrs. Gunter is at home with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. "Henry Man
gum. She has been seriously ill, but is
improvipg we'are glad to learn. ,
Misses , MuU 'and Lafeever of Glen
Alpine .visited at the home of Mr. Cars
welt recently; 7 : " ' r . ;
: Miss "Hattie Mangum of Shelby t is
visiting relatives here. ' ; v
.. . Hunter Cowan got his hand cut badly
while at work at a saw mill last Week.
One finger was cut entirely off while
the others sustained deep Cuts. v
' J. C. Upton and family, Eugene Up
ton and' Miss Sophronia . Jtoper spent
several dayain Blacksburg,.S. C; last
week. .... . . ; v. . , ' v .. ;.. . '
Born, to Mrand Mrs. D. C. Laugh
ridge, June' 23, a son.
C. N. Duval ' of 'Marion spent the
week-end with homefblks here.
Rev. JsA Fre of Kebo . attended
plarterly meeting; here SatuTdaiand:
preached a-"' gpiendid sermon Saturday
Miss Myrtle Co wan is ' visitingSher
sister; Mrsr W. P. Knox, in -Statesville.
"Mrs. Sharpe of j-T7 is visiting)rela
tiyes here. !- v ;'' .
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I Nebo, June 26. -An entertainment
will be "given b the. young people of
Nebo at the High School auditorium on
the night of the fourth of July. An ad
mission fee of .fifteen and twetyve
cents will be charged and the proceeds
will be for the benefit of the UMetfiodist
church. - There will be a. box supper
after the entertainment. N Let every
body come and have a good time..
Mr, and,Mrs;' Ernest Drake andlittle
son of Hendersonville. spent ; the week
end here with the former's brother Key.
T.: A '; Drake.. , ' . tyHMl -;7
Mrs; John Edwards and children have
returned to their home at Canton Ohio,'
after anextended visit to relatives here.
" Mrs. G. W. Hunter is spending a
while with her son in Asheville. .;: ; J.
Mrs, j LJ: Padgett and daughter, Miss
Faye, spent the week-end with the; for;
mer's sister," Mrs. Clyde Mashbum, at
Marion Junction. ;.' 'f : '.'.- .
; ; RalphrDrake ahd sister, Miss Belle,
are visiting relatives in Hendersonville.
Mrs. W.' J. Bowman was shopping in
Marion last Friday. 7 .:.;,; :.:;"; ;;.
:-J." ; ; CARLYLE v':
' -Si-
be'
- riirivlfl A June 25. There win oe a
picnic at Oak Grove church the . 4th1 of
July. Everybody is cordially invited to
come and bring dinner. k
; andvMrj JW"; Edwards were in
Marion on d business trip yesterday.-
Miss Maude Arrowood at tended ? a
lirthday'dinner afc the homeof; J. S.
Hemphill last Sunday; ; A large crowd
was in attendance - ' "v ;;
Gar din Davenport and Gudger 'Lewis
were in Ldngtown Suhday.v-r'- v . .- . ";
i j. W. Edwards gave a singing at his
home SundaV, afternoon. r k . C
'alter.'Murpiiywas shopping in Ma
rion Saturday. ' " v
The Sunday School at Oak Grove is
progressing nicely. .
Miss Myrtle Arrowood has been ill for
several days butTis improving some. '
GREENLEE
'Greenleeune 25.-6; farmeis of
this section are very busy .harvesting
wheatrll,;;
Mrs. H. Al Tate has been on the sick
list but glad to say; is improving. ,
X; Miss: Bertha Padgett has returned
home from Marion to spend the sum
mer. ;;' '-.;.; ;, t s
vCharlie Marsh met with a serious ac
cident the pther day when-, he fell . out
of a tree, and broke1 hi8arm; ' r-
J W,;Hennessee spent Suiiotay : with
homefolks at Morgantonr . vr ' ;
AV F. Hoke has returned home for a
stay or several weets.; .
Mrs. "WT H. Greenlee has been on the
sick list but is improving. ; ;;;( ;
M r;G ilkey R
';; F N Rai Irb'ad.;;f
. Governor Bickett has reappoint
ed six ot the directors of the North
Carolina rairroadi
pf Marion being one and nameii
two nbw men . "Word H. Wood of
Charlotte is retained aspresident.
Bruce White of Wakebrest" suc
ceeds JP. Cpok tjf Concord as
secretary and treasurer.
. ; he' -:iiewxdirectbrsireC.S
Yanstory f Greensboro and pp2
Gwynnof CaritbJKreabpiht--ments
are: ? J M. Allen of -Louis-burg,
John P. Yoiinf of Newton,
J ohn Q u i ncy. Gi I k ey of . Ma rio n v
T. BrQn of - WinstonSalem
C.,STomlin 6t States viileVd
H. Wood of haVlbtte:$'i?'if
Z Col. 1 P. M. Pearsall of xNew
Berne is reappointed - attorney,
Robert tHairsfon of "Seidsvilleis
made State V proxy , JGZ Steed of
Mount Gilead is named State ex
pert. -
a The appointments. ; are r miich
ijiis'aiheiirec
passes The president' getsv a? sal
ary of $1 ,000 a year and the sec
retary and; treasurer ;$2,00Q. and
passes.' . ;: , :. . ,v -;v-;
W Fi M cPeefers Passes. ;
Mr. W. CEMcPeetersdied
at
his bprne on Henderson street
urday night about 12 o'clock. f Mr.
McPeeters had been in ill health!
f u I ly recove reojifrb ma' se ve re atj
tackof tbeesles lastf4jebruar;
Hewas fbrcetba
fcently and : d urihg !g tKpast: f evj
weeks his conditibri had been $uch
that little hope had been ; enters
tained f or his recoyery. Mr.
Peeters was 34 years ; of age
xMc
and besides bis wife and twpi children,
the youngestchildianjihfant
lfsurv1
parent afid two sis't ers. , . fC"
s M r McPee te rs w asv a native ; of
Yancey countyiJHe ,wasa;sqhbf
Mrv and Mrsf JonnfCi rMcPeetersV
of Pensacola, w hb were with him
w hen the'end came. He came to
Marion about seven years ago and
for the:pastmreeorfo
has been engaged ini fegrbcery
business iie 1 He enjoy ed g tjhe
bigKteemiof
friends and Uhef amilyve the
sincere sy mpathy of the community
in their loss. . . . "
50The"funeral seryiceslereconx
ducted fronr the res ehcebunday
afteponii;
'MartinSto
church,' assisted Bey l;
Story, and interment Itook place at
Oak Grove cemetery
AS AN INVESTMENT the Build
' ; ad Loan; hasoieU
26th series'opens ; JulyjU Join the
goodly throng of savers ini this as
sociatibn ; Remember, . - your say
ings here are tax free and.net: you
6 per 'cent on your money, the very
best savings return with the greatr
est'safety. 1 ;.,:,-; wv
STATE NEWS OFTHE WEEIl
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lterns,.Concerning Events,iof In
terest and Importance Through-
out the State.
North GarolinaVsubscriptibn to
the JLiiberty loan bonds aggregated
$Ml3;900. -:; - ,
peEdwaf3
t Eirst Bap tist ; church at North
Wilkesborbi has resigned to accept
a call to South Carolina. . ;
Automobile license taxes are dub
July ist. . It is estimated, that . the
Stated has 50,000 automobiles and
that the taxes fcolleicteol
Will'amoptto
author of history of Cotawba sol
diers and esteemed citizen of Hickn
ory died 5 u nday . He was- in his
7t thvyeantSS" :.-:; 'X
gtratio'ns ;ojficia!s Saleigli;
thus ihaye ir
ances and iour refusals to serve on.
exemption .boards, during the daft
period.- One hundred and seven,
exem ptioh boards ; were ; named
Monday: y : f fepl ic ij.
JlWittipopuKtiohof
army and navv 76 men, one male
out of every 2Q of its population ,
drwCberokfee county, claims
to haveset a record iii recruitincr
that has not yet; been equaled in
cue ;ijuiw uiatcs.
Increase of food and ; feed 4 crop
T v."
amount;to a million and
acresjf accord inggta stimatesbfr
Mr. J. !M, Johnson, of fthe I office;
of Farm Management of the North
Carolina; Agribultu'ral'E
Service
TraTnJLbacI tafefrnanPrisorrs
Statesrllle Landmark.
vEive hu ndred and, fi fty-six Ger-
mans, prisoners,.: of .war passed
thipgh Statesyille abbuto'clock.
Fr idambningbn thei r way tdj
thedetention camp at Hot Springs,
inwestiern i NprthCarolina. The
prisonersr wgre; aooara- a i soeciai
trainofflO cars; Ke men,- some
of theih young, boy ish-looking f el
lows, others 'older, were a clean
looking set Xhey had intelligent
ce$ an(i;"gbbd;ipny
were ilainly 'pleasedwitK their trip " ;
dhd curious as tb t
WhicJ
cb pV until the close 1 of the ; warl "
One man, address! ngv' a bystander
in excellent ' English, inquired as v
to the nature of the country in;
which they were to be detained.
Th e prisbhel-s erecom posed of
aval officers marines and wireless
telegraph operators,1 v internet at
the butbreak of the war.
The; ad vertisement.of. the North
Carolina State College of . AgricuU
ture and Engineering appears in
thisissuebth
great institution offers comprehen
sive courses In Agriculture, Chem
istry Civil, Mechanical, and Elec
trical Engineering and Textile In
dustry: - At no time in the history,
of our' country has the value of
training in technical linesbeen so;
clearly understood and appreciated.
Young; men who desi ra to fit them-;
selves forpersonal success and for
efficient service to - their country, ;
will ' do well to ; invcstigdto tho
courses : offered at the State's tech
nical college. , 1