-. .
a tit THED 1896,
nRAFT MtIM tiuiMuntuN
"jxercises
Held on
Lawn at Home
n r.wiPM. Address is De-
nf J, V u,,rxwJ
livered and Dinner Served.; ;i
There can now be no doubt abcmt
the loyalty of the people of Mc
ZJ in this great war, nor-can
L be Question that thtove
soldiers and would do them
a honor. On Monday thlars-
Lrrowd that Marion has seen., at
1 celebration came here to bid
L soldiers God-speed. The celej
bration was arranged and managed
, the County Council of Defense,
Jjed by the ladies of the Red
Cross The management had se
Qred Hon. W. A. Self, of Hick.
ory,as speaker of the occasion,
ind bad arranged dinner for the
drafted men and the Confederate
Yeterans. Before the hour ar
nyed, it was seen that the court
house would not accommodate one"
third of the crowd, and the porch
and shady lawn of Mr. J. Q. Gil
fcey was selected as the place for
speaking and assembly.
The exercises openeditbA song
by the ladies, i4America.?r;lr.
gcroggs then offered a beautiful
prayer most suitable to the oc
casion. Mr. J. W. Winborne,
Chairman of the County Council,
had charge of the program, and
welcomed the drafted men and
soldiers. He gave reasons for the
celebratioa and in doing so depart
ed from his usual custom of simply
talking sense, by adding eloquence
to it. Mr. G. C. Conley, Chair
man of the Board of Exemption,
in a most excellent manner pre
sented Mr. Self, who spoke for
nearly an hour. Mr.elf is a re
markably forceful speaker, -and
while the crowd had. to stand, no
one realized the time and all stayed.
When people hear Mr. Self .they
mast think that no other speaker
can equal him. He stirred the
patriotic feelings of the audienee,
and he would have been heard at
tentively had he spoken several
hours.
On behalf of the Ladies of the
Ked Cross, Rev. J. C, Story made
. most earnest and forceful pre
sentation of pocket New Testa
ments to each of the drafted men.
exercises were brought to.. a
teg close by the ladies singing
"he Star Spangled Banner," fol
ded by the band playing "Dixie."
pinner was served at the $ic
Dowe11 Hotel and the soldiers ex
teed their appreciation for its
silence and the hotel manage
"Ws to be congratulated upon
service. The colored soldiers
served dinner at the colored
fellows Hall.
It was a great day for the peo
f the county. The patriotism
tohm the S0D2S' music and
aklD2 ws shared by all present.
Red Cposs in Need of Funds.
Jrbe m Cross needs funds -to
, yon the making of -surgical
jagsand to buy wool for the
4n? articles which the Marion
C r 18 asked t0 furnish." One
C!??f five dollars has been
one-tbls Purpose and any
. nisn tin .
-uiuK l0 make other dona-
a Or Qnn .
to toai amount are requested
5-FSf-.J- W. Winborne, Mrs.
-"uuuor .Mrs, Beaman. :
at St. John'fneSuii
' "u a. m. and 7:45 p.m.
MARION,
MPatrons;orrIjgh;Vrtresented
by Associated, Charities.
; The Associated Charities, made
their bow to the public on Tues
dayeyehingj; August 28, in: the
rolo t :fc 'Patrons of Higrj Art."
Rarely has a home talent program
beenresented here that hasfproved
,moPonvincing to the talent
that jcan;be assembled within our
wn; borders, and in so saying w
arje gratefully acknowledging the
generpsity o those who, from time
to time," sojourn with us. The fine
pipe organ and the hospitable audi
torium of the Methodist church are
prerequisites of such--a program.
Equally with those who gave of
their talent and energy, we would
thank the appreciative and sympa
thetic audience with its jingling
coins.
There is a growing disposition
to turn over all cases of need to
the care of this society, and, while
I we willingly accept the charge, we
beg the public to remember that
the financing must keep pace t with
the responsibilities, and that if we
relieve individuals of the calls for
merly made upon them we must
look to the public as a whole to
stand behind our activities.
In attempting a formal apprecia
tion of the program we are re
minded of a desperate examinee
a victim of the new State Board of
Examiners for teachers9 certificates.
Asked to give in his own words
the thoughfln a certaihprbfound
quotatiorrhe replied,' "The poem
make it so plain that words of mine
is unnecessary."
We are sure that those who en
joyed the whole program will sup
ply their own comments of praise
as they jreview the several num
bers. The program follows:
Instrumental Solo-Sextette from
Lucia; Julia Burton.
Vocal Solo (selected), Hubert
Poteet. : '
Instrumental' Solo (selected),
Mrs. Logan Beid.
Vocal Solos Swallows, At
Dawning, Mrs. D. F. Giles.
Instrumental Solo-Grand March
from Aida, Hubert Poteat.
" Presentation of the cause of local
charities, Mr. Winborne.
Sextette- Tenting Tonight, Fare
well to Thee, Messrs. Poteat, Bur
ton, Cutlar, Smith, Gwjnn,. A.
Gilkey.
Instrumental Solo Last Hope,
Mrs. Logan Reid. 1 .
Vocal Solos Until, O, Dry
Those Tears, barab Kirby.
Instrumentar Solo Barcarolla
(from Tales of Hoffman), Julia
Burton.
r Vocal Solo-The Young War
rior, Hubert Poteat.
The Associated r Charities will
hold their regular monthly .meet
ing in the Methodist church on
Monday, September "the. 10th at
three o'clock.
: : LaughridgeBurlesbn. -y
Mr. Walter E.51 Laughridge of
this place and Miss Viola Burleson
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Burleson, pf Spruce Pine, , were
ietlymarriedt vthe j Methodist
parsonage in Old Fort Wednesday
evening," August 29, Rev. R. ;.F.
Mock officiating.- ; Mr. . Laugh
ridge 4s a sori of Mrs. J. M. Laugh
ridge and has been in the employ
ment of Ji Blahton for some
time. We join his "manyf friends
in xtendin congratulations and
good wishes. : . " r -
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N. C;, THURSDAY, SEPTEiMBER 6T 1917.
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Sorne ofvthe Hap
peningsjntiyicDwelL Count
Jtems About Home Pe6ple :
;- v-'- .: DYS AltTVILLB . i-r-z 'g
Dysartyille, ?Sept. 3. L4 Miss Matide
Cowan is spending some time with : her
sister, Mrs. W. P. Knox in Statesville.
B. T. Daves and-f amily have recently
I moved in the Cnrtis Tiouse. ' . r
- R. E. Roper made a business7' tripto
Marion today . . ;
:s Miss Mayo Laughridge' of Marion is
Visiting relatives here. - r
J. S. " Cowan of Marion visited his
father J. Ii. Cowan hererSnnday. He
was accompanied home by his.family.
J. M. Xahghiridge and 'family are
visiting parents and otherrela" tives here.
Mrs. W. A. Dysart and children of
Hickory returned home Monday. Mrs.
Dysart was accompanied , home by , her
sister, Mrs. W. H. Taylor; also her daue:hN
ter, Miss Irene, Dysart, who has spent
more than three months here with her
annt.
J. S. Upton of Spencer spent the
week-end with relatives here.
J. B. Cowan of Water Valley, Miss.,
came in Sunday to-6pend his vacation
with parents and other relatives.
T. B. Landis took his daughter, Miss
Lillie, and Daphne Spratt to Nebo Mon
day where they will go to school this
year. ' " ) s r
E. B... Satterwhite and W H. Taylor
made a business trip to Jklarion Monday.
C. Nr Duval of Marion is visiting re
latives here.
CAMP CREEK
Camp Creek, Sept. 3. The Harmony
Grove school is progressing nicely" with
asjnod v aUn
same teachers we had last year J. A.
Gfettys and Miss Zelda Yelton. The. at
tendance average is about fifty.
J. B. La wing and son, Floyd, visited
relatives at Casar the latter part of the
week. ' . v
W. W, Huskins and J. J. Holland
were in Marion on business Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hensley.and little
son, Charlie, visited- relatives ' at Mud
Cut one day last week. :
Bulow Simmons of Gastouia "spent a
few dajrs with relatives here last week.
Miss Thelma Bowman spent last week
with her sister in Marion.
Vince Anderson made a business trip
to the Southern Power company's works
during the week;
Miss Jessie McNeely was a visitor
here Sunday. "V
Ben Gibbs of Fletchers is yisiting his
cousin, Carl Simmons.
J. M. Hensley and daughter, Miss
Tima, were in Glen wood Tuesday.
Mrs. Annie Anderson and Miss Fan
nie Gardin visited their sister, Mrs.
John Poteet, near Marion, last week.
Mr.? and Mrs. J. H. Withers and little
daughter of Marion visited hbmef oiks.,
here Sunday. ' ;
TheNThompson's rFofk string band
played at the home of Miss Annie Bow
man Saturday night. V The music was
enjoyed by all present. ,
CATAWBA VALLEY -
Catawba Valley, Sept. 3. Mrs. Ola
Pendergrass and little son,: George Ed
ward, haye returned to their home in
Georgia :.after spending .the summer
months with relatives here and in Ruth
effordton. '' .
Miss Carrie Morgan and niece, little
Miss Alice Morgan, of . Rutherfordton,
are visiting relatives here..
Mr. and Mrs. Robert p. Taylor came
over .from BlnoxyilleV TPenn., last W&
on a visit to the latter parents,- Mr.
and Mrs. At. G. Pendergrass. - Mr. Tay
lor has returned home but Mrs. Taylor
will continue her visit for several weeks.
Mrs. Rebecca Tate visited relatives
in Stroudtown last week .. ; -
f. 'and Mrs. G. G. Pendergrass were
visitors in the Valley Sunday. V
H,-A. Tate is visiting homefolks here.
f There will be an4ce cream sup
per at Glen wood sch ool house Sat
urday nmht' Sept 8yhe pro
ceeds will go for re)?
sctolbuiWing.. -
. , VVv
Fine Mapo ScKodJ Haying Larg-
: 1 est : Enrollment, v ,.'.vv.;!
As a stimulus to enlarge the en
roll men t in 'every public school in
McDpwell &u nty this ear, Con
igressmaoMbaAay ejrVthrougb
oupi. in. jp.- steppe, nas onerea a
large colored map of ' the :United
States to vHhe. school having en
rolled the highest percentage of its
school census. , ?; -
" 'Mr.; Weaver expects' to make
this offer f year after yeair until
every school in Mcfiowell Cou h ty
has one of , these maps '" To ac
complish this it will be necessary
to eliminate from the contest each
year the schools winning the map
the previous year.
Supt. N. F. Steppe is sending
out a circular letter this week to
all teachers of the county announc
ing Mr. Weaver's offer - and ex
plaining the rules of the contest. -
School Notes.
The enrollmentV and ".attendance
at Greenlee have grown to such
proportions that anotlir teacher
has become necessary.? Miss Iris
Ruth, of Ma'iuon,' has been secured
as assistant with the lower grade
work. ;
An entertainment and box sup
per was given at "Siloam school
Saturday night for the benefit of
the school. A heat sum was realiz
ed, which will be used for 'school
jmprxtzefoeffi
A number of schools report that
buildings and grounds have been
improved and several have put in
sanitary drinking fountains and
cups. '
Hankins school opened Mond ay
with Miss Blanche, Houck asprin
cipal. A community fair is l)eing
planned for this school. Further
notice will appear later. "
The mill schools will open Mon
day, September 17. Competent
and experienced teachers hava been
secured, and prospects are' br
for good schools at both places.
Notice to High School Students,
The high schools at Nebo, Ma
rion and Old Fort are schools re
ceiving aid from the State High
School Fund.: No charge for "tui
tion will be made'for students en
tering the high school department
ip any one, of these schopTs. Every,
boy and girl in McDowell .County
prepared for high school andTwish
ing to attend a good high school
should enter one of these schools
as early as possible. .
No .county in the State can boast
of better high school . ad vantages
than - McDowell. 'X-ZCi
1 : N. F. Steppe, Co. Supt.
''- Notice to Prlitiary Teachers.
The primary manuals for Free
& Tread well's : first reader have
been secured 'for the use of primary
teachers in the schools of McDowell
County. No charge is made for
the manuals, - but' teachers wishing
a copy sent put by maif will kind
ly enclose 6c ior postage. Eveiry
teacher; in Hhe primary -grades
should secure one o these manuals
at once,; as it is- invaluable as an
aid' to the proper' teaching of ithe
first -reader, Fie & Treadwell
series.; "r-: N.';F.. Steppe,- SuDt.'
:.: rv n tT..,- 1 . , ... -"; wfr n.
TheftTwIe
will meet with Mrs.R; F. Burton
Thursday eveningTat 4 o'clock. A
full attendance is desired ; r ;
.-XXII NO. 2
STATE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Items Concern ing Events . of I n
teresKan d . I mportance Th rough- :
iSSblthe:
' The 5-month-old baby boy ofW,
B Qraigvi farmer livingneair Bel-
montv Gaston bountyV choked Ho 1
fdeatn.on a piece of bread. - 7
O us Lyd ia; a linema employed
by the telephone company at Hen
dersonville, was - instantly killed
when his neclf came in contact with
a heavily charged wire, as he was :
working on a terminal pole. He
was 29 years old and married. - :.
To su pply the great demand for '::
typewriters and stenographers in
the government service, civil -ser-
vice examinations wijl be- held
Saturday. 8th,' ; at a number of .:
places in the State --Ashevillef ::
Charlottei Greensboro and Saliah"-.'
buryamong-othersS
William Hicks, aged 21, shot
and killed his brother-in-lawi CaU
vin Faison, aged 28, in Wake coun
ty. When overtaken -: by officers
several hours later Hicks.said that
Faison was advancing on him in . a
threatening manner had
rebuked him' for mistreatment of
Mrs. Faison, 'Hicks' sister. c
A telegrams from :Dr. Yen ;of
China, Medical Director of Mines
of that country to the State Board
of Health, states that this Chinese
Bhrsjc.ianlis .on his . way c to . .Norths
Cafolina to study the - prevention
of soil pollution, particularly hook
worm disease.) Dr. '., Yen was; di
rected to North Carolina's method
of soil prevention wbrk by the In-
ternational Health Board. He isi
now in New York City? :
Nbtnljau
j ; Every acre owes its capacity, :
and every . farmer his energy in v
growing the needs of burjcountry's;. -rescueof
liberty feNpt-only pa?
tfiptism appeals, :but profit guar- ;
antees; the results This , county,:
should incrase its acreage of wheat ;
and ry er2p h and its method of i p -v v.
-nlanting 50 . Break as longbei -
fore planting as possible. - Fine the
land; use good seed; have fertilizer: ; '
on hahd,and : plant at the right
time. v v S?:;'': -'; ;.X ?; "ft;
JSave air 'good brood animals.
The wo rld shorty
110,000,000 lesScattie
hogs than three years ago. ' "' . ;
There is nothing offering greater: ;
promise of big profits than raising
Iambs and sheep for wool. There;
is no better place adapted to sheep
raising-than McDowellcounty.
Don't wait, nor be frightened
about dogs. They have had their
day. Patriotism and good busi
ness will decide the : fate of the
&g;:;
: : . J. L ThurmAn.
, i Percentage; bTiNedi .
Washingtbnj;i Sept. l.--tEleven
out of every lljOOO : men.; on the
western front in Europe are tilled
in action, according, to F rench of
ficral figures which Secretary of
War Baker made public tod ay.r
The percentage of killed, is much
less now than earlier ,in the war.
The high mark of casualties in the
French army was at the battles of -Charlerbl:
and the i-Marne7when
54ft meninSe
killed or wounded. The. killed
have not exceeded 20 j?er : gen t.of
the l;otal casualties ; : -'
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