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ESTABLISHED.:
1896.
VOI XXIIO; 3
ANOTHER CALL ISSUED
Local Board Has Ordered AdditJon
al 75 Men to Appear Here Sat-;
urday for Physical Examination. :;
Tbe CJounty Exemption -Board
has issued another call f or seyenty
five additional registered ;men to
appear for physical examination
on Saturday, September 15.,f The
following is a list of those called;
W:th their serial numbers and ad
dresses: - -808
Harrie Johnson, Marion.
780 Marion Maxwell Morris,
Old Fort. ' ; :
1183 Benjamin G. Carr, Marion.
267 Oscar Graydon Lonon,
Pitts. ' V---.
567 Clarence Grayson Connor,
Old Fort. :
1218 William C. Bailey, Marion)
421 Thaddeus Conleyr Seyier.
940 Clinton B. Landis, Marion.
. 1232 William R. Sattle, Marion.
1254 Edward Sisky Marion.
169 Sam R. Burleson, Garden
City. - ; z
436 Sam Conley, Sevier.
396 Charlie King, Sevlen
989 William Logan ( -Poteat,
Marion. ' ":
1107 China Cleveland Wall, Ma
rion. ' w
862 James Verble, Marion. - - ,
257 James Molger Ward, Vein
Mountain . H
1109 Ben F. Willard, Marion,
Route 2. ;":l'r y;
155 Ayery Ernest Grindstaff,,
Garden City.
284
Pitts.
George Washington Brown,
Robert Arrowood, Neals-
133
ville.
807
867
930
185
George Jackson, Marion.
Jeter McMahan, Marion.
Robert E. LaidlaW, Marion
John Gibson Dennie, Lin:
ville Falls. ; , ' '
265 Roland Owens, Vein Mtn.
285 Luceus Richard Swofford,
Mt. Mitchell. v
1119 Winburn L. Wells, Ma
rion. '
1051 Will Galespie, Marion.
560 Carl Smith, Old Fort, v
303 Cleet Lafayette Ledbetter,
Dome. :
563
Fort.
Harry Edgar' Coffeyf Old
211 Robert Richmond Gilbert,
.Old Fort. ' . :
1163 James j. Carver, -Marion.
Walter Albert r Roland,
Garden City. ; . ;.-;;."':;.
843 Frank Forney, Marion.
1050 Lewis Swan, Marion: :
1008 George W. Hall, Marion-
229 Daniel L. Dayis, Old Fori.
410 Ed. Ollis, Sevier.
299 Joseph Craton Lancaster,
air view. : ' :
1075 Jay Jacob Fritz larion.
1189 Brisco Clinton Brown,
Marion. . irr,;.: -
750
58
Jack Liner,501(ori.fi ;
Thomas Upton, Dysartville.
19 William Garrison iBigger-
400 Ed. Mace, Mt. Mitchell. r
4 Atlee Witherow, Marion v
115 Franlr r!orr "M1e.TT;ita
832
1180
206
James Cor pening, Marion
J. Y. Corpening, Marion.1
Willard Lewis Old Fort.;
John Staton,-Old-Fort. :
Hoy Minish, Garden, City,
228
136
872
anon.
430
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328 Siamuelbert Pack, Fair-
view, Route - 2. 1 ? feft : i'
: 965 , Thomas A, Poteet Marion
96 HalLawing, Neal ville. V
896; RoCliftoii Muirr' Marion.
S1098 EajrbElliott;i)VIaricmV C
. 624 John Dinfeins, Old Fort. '
570 . George Walter Mashburn,
Old Fort. r:-y . Z . V-
44 John Wallnce, Old Fort.
1021 Joseph Pinkney Rumfeldt,
Marion. s o ' ; , ; . l
r 747 Grover Cleveland Odom,
Old Fort. ' '-: '
1269 Jesse Small, Roieger, Ala
1258 Lee Sbehan, - Marion .
929 Willie Zora'O wens, Marion
"m 1194 Leonard B. Bailey, Marion
' 138 Francis McCormick, Wood
lawn. I 1199 William Jay Ballew, Ma
rion. " " ; 0 .
91 John Sani Mangum, Dysart
ville. 838 Alfred Jhon Ephraim Car
son, Marion.
63? Earl Eiler, Old Fort.
McDowell Hospital Patients.
The McDowell Hospital is ful
filling its mission nobly. . The in
stitution has successfully cared for
a-large number of patients since
its opening less than five months
ago. It is proving a great blessing
to the people of this section. Sev
eral experienced nurses are assist
ing Miss Hoyle and everything is
running; smoothly. Some serious
opera tions, have : been performed
by DrV Griffith o qf : Asheville' and
Dr. G S. Kirby of this place.
;, "Dr- JVl. F. ' Morphe w who has
been under treatment at the r hos
pital for the past three weeks, was
discharged last week much improv
ed and he will leave this week - for
West Virgrniai;o visit his daught
er. Mrs. J. E. Decker, who un-
derwent a serious operation twoi
weeks ago, and Mrs. T. R. Hall,
of Bridge water. Miss Eva Keetelr
and Master Guyon Whitten, who
were operated on for appendicitis,
have returned to their homes and
all are recovering rapidly. Mrs.
Pennington has also returned to
her home after an operation re
cently. Master Paul Reriolds, who
was operated onx Saturday; Mrs.
J. C Cannon of Glen wood, John
Huskins of Seyier, Pender Walker
of Dysartsyille, and R L. Green
lee, who 'are under treatment in.
the hospital, ire reported to be
getting along nicely."
Whiskey Making is Now illegal. Z
' Washington, Sept: 8. tonight
atIl-i'clock: whiskey manufacture
ceases in the United States under
the provisions of the food; control
law and the millions of bushels of
grain heretofore used in. making
that form of drink will be diverted
to food; . Importation of liq uors
also will be prevented.
Just-how much grain wilfbe ad
ded to the f oddsu pplies is not de
termined, -but experts-s
lOdioboCdoO bushels f jare fUsedby
the distillersipf whicbrabput 0
000,000 bushels are used in whisky.
Customs officials throughoutihe
country af ter tonight will seize all
spirituous liquors reaching tbe
IJnitdtates. Mfiicof; in
ternal Avenue bureau throughout
the country will see that distillers
make no more whiskey. Bistillers
are preparing to man ufacture com
mercial alcohol, starches, yeasts;
SCHOOL-OPENS
rcises Held in Auditorium With
UrgePAttendaric
i ; ! vSchooI News.
I; The Old : Fort Graded 1 School
opened on Monday, September 3,
with appropriate exercises. : The
auditorium was filled, to its full
capacity with students and patrons:
The newly elected superintendent,
"Mr. M. S. IGiles, addressed the
audience on school matters, asking
for the help and cd-pperation of
the people of the community in
the operation of the school. A
number of patrons responded,
pledging the support requested by
the superintendent. It was un
doubtedly as good, if not the best
opening in the history of the school.
An high school appropriation has
been given the school by the State
and County. Tuition will there
fore, be free to students from any
part of the county entering tbe
high school department. State In
spector of High Schools, Prof.
N. W. Walker, visited the ' school
on Wednesday. He expressed him
self as being greatly pleased with
the school and its outlook for the
future.
Tbe faculty is composed of ex
perienced teachers, graduates of
standard colleges and normal
sbhools. ; The teachers, are as f bit
lows: M. S. Giles, superintendent
and instructor in high school; Miss
Lillian Draugban and Miss Annie
S tacy ? bighr School ;M iss Maggie
Byrd, 6tb and 7th grades;; Miss
Helen Alford, 5th grade; Miss
Eunice Lunsford, 4th grade; Mrs.
Chas. Steppe, 2nd and 3rd grades;
and Miss Mary Burgin, 1st grade.
Music teacher to be added.
The Belfont school is progress
age that has been made for several
ing nicely. The average attend
ance is the best for several years
past and it is still increasing. The
well is now completed, and a mdye
ment is on foot to put in new pa
tent seats, which are much needed.
A literary society has been organ
ized and both the boys and girls
are greatly interested in society
work. The people of Belfont are
taking much interest in the school
this year and they are. looking for
ward to the most successful term
in the history of the school. .
The attendance and -enrollment
at Glenwood is the highest in the
history of the school. An extra
teacher became" necessaryi The
school is now calling for extra
room and new patent desks for 40
pu pils have been ' purchased and
will be installed at'once. The peo
ple of Glen wood are i taking great
interest in the school. The teach
ers, Misses'Logani Goforth.'Pyatt
and McCurry are doing every thing
possible to make the school a Rreat
success-: They deserve great praise
for the efficient work they are do-
ing.;
The school at Greenlee is making
great headway . wi th , Mr. Ji c W.
Pless, Jr. as principal, and Miss
Delia Williams, and : Miss Iris Ruth
as assistants. The enrollment and
attendance are the best in the his
tory of theTscholThe; school
will be the best ; thisyear un its
history. -; An ice cream supper was
given last Friday night for the
benefi tof the school.- ; A neat sum
was realized which will be used for
ulu run I
school needs
The school f at Garden City is
making great'v progress. rThe en
rollment . and attendance for- the
present year have already v passed
the high water mark of ay prior
year. The students : and patrons
are taking- great interest in the
school and are greatly pleased with
the work being done by the teach
ersMisses J essie Johnson, princi
pal, Elizabeth Biddix-and Georgia
Conley) assistants.1 "
Hankms school is setting the
example to other communities, i n
McDowell County by arranging
for "a commianity iday and fair.
Thb teacher of this '-IscEbollMiss'
Blanche Houck, ; has made a- repu
tation for hersel f in other sections
of McDowell in this line of work.
Toe Hankins folks are taking great
interest in this school.; They ex
pect a great time. during the fair.
Exact date will be announced later!
New H ighway. Begun i o McDowell
- Cdunty, J f
AsheviUe limes; 10th. - ; . . -v-
Wythe M. Peyton, state -highway
engineer in charge of con
struction work on the Hickory Nut
Gap road, with: headquarters at
Bat CMve, was an intprestipg visi
tor at! the board of trade rooms
this morning. . j ;
MrT Peyton had just returned
from North Cove, McDowell coun
ty, where he states the Korth Cove
township has just sotoL $50t060 . in
road bonds-to buiid :ardadi about
20 miles in Ie
"paralel Ung : the
C. C. & O. railway "from Marion
townshi p li ne ; to a : pdi n t near
Spruce Pineconnecting with the
road which leads via; Elizabeth ton,!
the county seat of Carter county
Tennt, to- Johnson City. This,
Mr. Peyton states, will give the
nearestoutlet to Johnson City and
Bristol, and also provide a more
direct route and a better road ltd
Lin ville; Falls. P
Five thousand dollars has been
appropriated fro m . the f ed e ral aid
fund for this 30-mile stretch: of
road in Nortji Cove;; township.
Mr. Peyton stateau rther that
the active, survey on this; route
would begin this week, , and the
construction of the road would be
gib in 30 days and would be rushed
toxompletion. It is a heavy piece
of work and will require some time,
but when completed, heTsays, - will
be one of -the best roads through
put the mountains, as everybody
is ' already; acquainted -with -:' the
scenery along - the C. , C. '& O.
From . Marion to the .to w nsh i p ' line
is teii milesr;ahd a; fair road at the
present time. 1 T : -!.;' ;:'"
' Mr.T Peyton stated 7 that good
work" is being donel by the force of
state convicts on the HickoryTf Nut'
Gap roaij,; under the active charge
ofiR. W. McGachy assistant en
gineer. Arrangements haye been
made for asteam drill which will
beput ": to i work .rwitbin .the next
few ' days. The road from v the
Rutherford county line to ; . Bat
Cave- is now complete and':, in ex
cellent condition. He stated, that
he believed the road Would be com
pleted and ready for; automobile
traffic 'on or; before January 1, -
v; The fall term of McDowell Su
perior court will convene here next
Monday with ; J udge - Gorland fS.
Ferguson presiding, - . The j court
appears on last page of this paper.
ARMY OF 3,000,000 IN 1918
Secretary - B aker Ti nks Natl on
g Wi I layai 2; 000 jOOOfUner
IMArmy
Washington, Sept. 8. An army
of 2,000,000 men at the beginning:
of 1918, and an army of 3,000,000
before the close of next year is tha
program of the war. department.
Achievement of:; these plans will
give the United States during 1918 :
an armylarger than the combined
Union and . Confederate fighting;
forces during theCivil war at their
maxim um :js trehgtK JJp:? v . ;
Announcement that the United
States will have an army of 2,000;
0( 6yJanula30-
on. thl& authority
ker himself. In making this state
ment before a house committeb
Secretary Baker added that thesCi ' :
figures were: exclusive of the nuni
per Jo be cal led out under the secW
ond levy df the draft. ; j j ' f
r:i The second draft levy of 500,000 :
to be called to the colors as soon,
as' the first 687,000 now in process
of mobilization, complete their "
training would raise this fighting
forceto 2,500,000 it is considered
practically certain that this total
r i
will. have been called to the c colors -
before;Julyi,9i&
The third draft levy;of" 500,000
whichwill be called out assodn as ,
it can be accommodated if the war,
continues wil 1 gi ve the na tiphYan :
armyof "3000,000 pnnounce- ;
ment byj SecretaryJiBaker- that ; tho .
war department expects f to have r
an army of 2,b00,p( within five
months ;withWt resdrtingto the
second draft was v the first official
announcement of the armys' im- :
mediate expansion plans. Here is
the way the f d rce will be7 d i vided, J
according to the 1 best approximaf
tidn army staff : officers can give :
NationalrmyJ 687;00O fmen; na
tional irguard, 47O,O00;5"regular v:
army, 450,000; -auxiliary troops, v
170,000. men"; hospital corps, 140,'
000 men ; quartermaster corps, v60,
000 men..; -'V
In addition, there are the 25; 000 ,
officers graduated at; the first of-
ficers training camps and the ,20,-'
000 student officers now! in train
ing at the second camps.
, To attain these 'i to tajs - withput
recourse to the second draft vigor- -ous
recruiting will be needed? The
regular army already,has far - sur
passed its old Sar strength of 300,
000 and should make its total by
voluntary enlistments Some ,ad-
ditional drafted men may be need
ed to bring the national guards td -full
strength of 16 divisions with
reserve battalions;
The auxiliary trpoijs of : 170,000;
men : include- the engineer : regi-
ments now being organized, and '
the aviation 'army which; will be
placed in the field. "- Already more
than a dozen newi engineer regi
ments have been formed by volun
tary enlistment. ; A dozen more -will
be raised . . 1 ;
: Plans to hasten the departure
for France of men now in training
were 'divulged by. announcement :
that the war department ias start-' ;
ed construction of two large con
centration camps at New port News,
Va., and m New Jersey. "These
camps," an official announcement
by the war de oartment says, aro
designed -as concentration cam ps
nd it is proposed to assemble and .
equi p V here from time : to time,
troops that arev a waiting V ord ers.
IFrom these camps theiroops may
move to : whatever locality is se
lected as the port of departure."
Each camo will have from 800
to 1,000 buildings and will accom
modate 20,000 men, an army, di-
Vision.
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Washburn, Wood-
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