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,A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWfeLL COUNTY. ESTABLISHED 1896. MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 191S. VOL. XXII NO. 33 X : WAR SAVINGS CANVASS -Flying Squadron and Local Work ers Secure Subscriptions to ; Amount of $39,147.50. K . .. The Frying Squadron, composed of Judge Gilbert T. Stephenson, Senator J, A. Oates, W. G. Bivens, 3. Lake, E: E. Emerson and W. H. Weatherspoon who are assisting in canvassing the State for ? the "rWar Savings fund, visited Marion last Friday. Dividing into groups 'Tvith local people, the squadron started work early in the morning and 'did not stop, until late just be fore train time late in the after- noon. Toe groups and toe. amount of subscriptions secured were as follows: Mr. Bivens and J. Mr Tate Three limit members, 75' pledges; total subscriptions, $4,785. Mr. Oates, M. S. Giles and N. F. Steppe -Two limit members, 118 pledges; total, $5,727.50. - Mr. Emerson, W M. McNairy and Rev. G A. Martin Two limit j .members, 10 pledges; total, $3,060. .Mr. Lake and D. T. Harris : 1 l?ive limit' members, . 15 pledges; total, $6025. . , , t Judge Stephenson and W. 'W. !Neal Twelve limit members, 85 pledges; 'total, $15,195. Mr.. Weatberspoon, G. W. Giles and R. F. Burton Two limit mem bers, 33 . pledges; total, $4,355. This makes a total of 236 pledges for the day, 26 limit members and $39,147.50. - Mrs. S. A. E. Carter Celebrates Her 83rd Birthday. 1 - ' . f r fi rrAnxr ' A nrt QfVi TVfle n c 'jS. A. E. Carter, one of Marion's - tnost beloved citizens, celebrated her eighty-third birthday at vtbe - v home of her daughter, Mrs. D. E. Hndfirins. The occasion was in- deed one of unalloyed joy to all, ;5but especially so to the honoree k who received flowers, letters, tele t ' grams and many dainty and useful f. gifts from friends and members of the family. -f: A delightful dinner was served, if'f aroUD tne festal board were .gathered a number of Mrs. Garter's children and grand children, timbng -the fprmer being Judge Frank Car j -ter of Asheville, and Mr. and Mrs. . Avery Carter, until recently of -Nashville, Tenn. -While at the ta . ble Judge - Carter paid a tender -tribute to ;his -mother's, beautiful - lif e,v quoting the words, "God -couldn't : be everywhere, so He ; made mothers," and proposed a toast to ''the best woman in the , ; worjaV' to,: . spondecL ? which all gladly re- - . Mrs. Carter's life has .been in- ' , - deed one of rare beauty and un- " -selfishness. In her the Scriptural words applied to the ideal woman . has found fulfillment, and her ehil - dren and cfyildreh-in-Iaw 'rise u p . . and call her blessed." As she con ' , : ..tinues her -journey toward thesun--set glow she can say with Whittier .before me, even as benind, trod : - is, and all is well." k :' The Republicans of the Tenth - -' c district met inf Asheville' Saturday -Iand acclaimed- J. J Britt ; their nominee,''. and the name of $he f orm- -er congressman, who" is con testjng the seat held by ? Zebulon Weaver, will therefore be submitted to the Jane primary ; for 7 legal ' sanction '-and ratificationi--- M ill Schools Close. The mill schools will hold their closing exercises on Friday and Saturday. The program by the Marion Mijjl school will be given on Friday evening -beginning at 8 o'clock, new time. An interesting program has been prepared by the school consisting chiefly of patri otic selections. Hon: Z. V. Long of Statesville will be present and speak in the interest of the war savings stamps.. The program by the Clinchfield school will begin in the afternoon at 3:30 o'cloek on Saturday, the primary grades giving their pro gram at this hour. The program by the grammar grades will begin at.S o'clock, after which Rev. W. L. Hutchins is scheduled to speak. The mill schools have, had the most successful year in their his tory. The people are well pleased with the work done by the teachers who are as follows: At Marion Mill-, Misses Delia Gibbs? Jennie Whitson and Tracy Sigmon; at Clinchfield Mill, Misses Marie Moss, Cassie Patton, Effie Hicks and Mae McCurry. Clean-Up Week. The municipal authorities and the people of Marion ire being ap pealed to by the State insurance department and the J3tate health department to join effectively in the observance of "CleanUp week" April 15-20, during which time, throughout the -state there is to be a general clearing out from resi dencepremises and places of busi ness and factories and shops of all waste material and debris that might harbor disease germs, start a preventable fire or help along a fire that might start from other causes, fire prevention and better health conditions being the two chief objects of the movement for 1918 Spring clean-up week. The town authorities urge a thorough observance of the week and will provide wagons free of cost to the people for removing the trash and' waste material from the streets as fast as the people clear it from cellars, attics, closets, outhouses and back yards. The people of Marion are urged to give special attention to making this a thorough job and one that can but bring the largest returns in im proved health conditions all through the summer and .the greatest pos sible immunity from preventable fires. The First Year of The War. Without counting: the loans to the Allies, the total expense of the United States government during the first year of the war was $12, 067,278,679.07. During the first year, of the war, the United States Army was in creased in actual strength from 9, 524. officers and 202,510 enlisted men to. 223,801 officers and 1,528, -894 enlisted men. During the first year of the war the United -States Navy was in creased from 4,792 officers and 77, 946 enlisted men to 21,000 officers and 330,000 enlisted men. The to tal number of men - in the Naval establishment is 425,000. American expeditionary forces reached France; ttuer first detach ment, eighth-eight days after war was "declared. . American troops went on the line for .their "bap tism of blood" 188 days after . the declaration v of war , ; American trobps permanently took over a part o the firing line as an Ameri can sector in January, 1918. We have done something in the first year. . . v - -t- NEWS FROM THE COUNTY Brief Mention of Some of the Hap penings in McDowell County Items About Home People. garden crr Garden City, April 8. The heavy frost which fell Friday night did a great deal of damage - to early gardens and fruit trees. The farmers are all busy planting-corn. Miss Nelle Gibbs, who is teaching in ijJtroudtown, spent the week end here with homefolks. Mrs. Chas. A. Dewey and son, Master Charles, jr., of Jacksonville, Fla., and Augusta, Ga., are visiting Mrs W. H. Tennessee. Koland Morris and Kenneth Weaver were visitors here Friday night Miss Faye McGimsey of Bridgewater, -spent the week-end with Miss Nelle Gibbs. Ed. Brown, Clarence Glenn and Har: ry and Lambert Toting of Construction spent Snnday with homefolks W. H. Hennessee and J. E. Jimeson made a business trip to arion Satur day. D. T. Harris made a trip to Garden Citj daring the week in the interest of the war savings stamps campaign. Miss Rebecca Hennessee, who is in school at Marion, spent Sunday with homefolks. Melvin McCall of North Cove made a business trip to Garden City last week. Misses Dora Gibbs and Cora Miller spent Friday night in the "city." There will be a baptizing at Clear Creek next Sunday, also services at the Baptist church. DYSAItTVILLE Dysartsville, April 8 Misses and Gracie Cowan of Marion Mamie visited homefolks here Easter. Miss Willie Jarrett was shopping in Marion Saturday. Jas. C. Gofcrth and Miss Mamie Go forth made a business trip to Marion Saturday. Mr. and Mrs T. E. Satterwhite at tended the Quarterly meeting at Pisgah last Saturday. Misses Cora Miller and Dora Gibbs visited in Marion last week. W. A. Laughridge attended the Dem ocratic County convention in Marion Saturday. There was a killing frost here morning qt the 6th. Ethel Spratt has been qate ill several days. James Taylor made a business to Nebo last Saturday. There was a public speaking at the for ttfp the school house Wednesday evening. The farmers are beginning to plant corn. NEBO Nebo, April 9 Mrs. H, D. Plant and children1 of Knoxville, Tenn., are visit ing the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wilson. i I TVTisaa TCocia TTfvmnliill rf C.a rvilcuan anonf. the week -end with homefolks here. ' Frank Wilson of Camp Jackson re turned today after spending ten days with homefolks. Key Landis spent the week-end with homefolks at Dysartsyille. The United States Civil Service commission announces' an open competitive examination will' be held at Marion on' April 27 to se cure eligibles for the positions of forest and field clerk. An exami nation will be held at the same time for stenographers and type writers. Applicants must submit photographs to-examiner on day of examination. Full information and application blanks may be obtain ed from the postmaster. W, B.1 Streeter, for a number of years the agent othe liorth Caro lina Children's Society and one of the well-known . citizens of -Asheville, died I Saturday while Jiway f rom home'on a trip to Pittsburg, Pa.-Mr. Streeter had been in poor- l health for sometime v4 150,00Q Men Will Be Sent to Camps at Close of'Month. Washington, April 6. Approx imately 150,000 men will be sent to training camps during the five day period beginning April 26, under orders to state governors to day by Provost Marshal General Orowder for mobilization of the April-call of the second draft. This is three times the number it was originally planned to . call and is twice the monthly quota as based on the calling of 800,000 men over a period of nine months. Calling out of the increased num ber was made necessary ,by the de cision of President Wilson to re spond without delay to the need of France' and Great Britain for re inforcements in the great battle in Picardy. - Vacancies in national army divisions resulting from the withdrawal of men to complete national guard and regular army units and for the formation of special technical units asked by General Pershing, will, be made good by the April drafl. Those divisions farthest advanced in train ing. are to receive first attention in that the maximum number of com plete units may be sent ahroad soon. Failure of congress to pass the amendment to the selective service act, which would permit the fixa tion of state Quotas on the number of men in class- one, necessitated temporary adherence to the old system. 'Local boards have been officially advised, however, that they are to ignore 'quotas" for the time'being and to simply. continue calling up men until they have ob tained the number thev have been instructed to forward. Among the men to be called'will be approximately 116,700 whites and 33,700 negroes. Virginia is asked for 1,065; North Carolina for 5,054; South Carolina for 1,969; Tennessee for 4,751. Red Cross Entertainment. . 0 Young lady members of the Burnsville, N. C, Red Cross So ciety will give an entertainment at the Graded School Auditorium, in Marion, on the evening "of Friday, April 19th. This bunch of moun tain girls has played before large audiences in a few other places, and inasmuch as their home society is an auxilliary of the Marion Red Cross Society, they feel that , they are coming among their special friends when they visit Marion. These ypungjadies adopted the en tertainment idea of doing their bit toward winning the war, and al ready they have been' the means of turning over to the society a great many dollars, thus giving a portion of their time and whatever talent thev may possess to that end." We If eel sure these young ladies will give an entertainment, mat win olease a Marion audience, and we trust they , will be greeted by a large audience. No tickets will be sold just 25 cents at the door (un less you want to give more), and it's all for the Red Cross. ' Wheat Crop Estimate. Winter wheat production this year will be about 560,000, 000 busb: els, the Department of Agriculture estimates. Rye production will be about 86,000,000 bushels. This is a little oyer the December estimate of 540,000,000 bushels. . The crop was planted for 672,000,000; bush: els. . - For patriotic reasons, the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, will not hold a State meeting this year, v NU GERMAN-MADE PEACE s "Force, Force to the Utmost." is to Germany. President Wilson, at a great Liberty loan celebration in Balti more Saturday night, gave Ameri ca's answer to ih f the western hftttlA ' - awm., w uu a. . newed propaganda for a , German- made peace, to all proposals to end the war before Germany is a wak- ened from her dream of world dominion. The president's answer was: " i?urvc, lorco w me utmost. force without stint or limit, the righteous triumphant force Which shall make ricrht the- law nf tf world, and cast every selfish do minion down in the dust." A few hours before the presi dent spoke he had reviewed a div ision of citizen soldiers called only a few months ago-from the pur suits of peace: now transformed into fighting men to carry the ideals, of America to the battle fields of Europe; at the moment a million more of their kind were all over the land celebrating the open ing of the third Liberty loan; while the president was speaking the or- ders for mobilizing the first of the great army of a second million were going out to the country i T'L J a. 1 l facts which backed his words, when ucuuo, iuab viermauy seess a vjer-. : J A.I A. . . I man-made peace for her world do- minion he declared: I accept thechallenge. , I know that you accept it. All the world shall know you accent it It shall appear in the utter sacrifice and self forgetfulness with which we shall give all that we love and all . that we have to redeem the world and make it fit fpr free men lika ourselves to live in. This now is the meaning of what we do. Let everything that we say, my fellow countrymen, everything that we henceforth plan and accomplish, ring true to this response until the majesty and mignt or our concert ea power snail on me inougns &na utterly defeat the force of thosi! who .flout and misprize what we honor and bold dear. Notice of Special tax Election. North Carolina, t - McDowell County Notice is hereby, given that on the 1st day of April. 1918. the Board of Com missioners of McDowell County npon" petition of one-third of the freeholders of Nebo Hih School district, said peti tion being approved by the Board of Education of McDorvell County, ordered an election to be held at the voting pre cinct in Nebo High School district on Wednesday, tne.. ocn aay or isaay, 1918. for the.pnrpoee or. -ascertainine whether the voters of said district shall decide on an additional : special tax of 20c on the f 100 valuation of all property, - both real and personal, and 60c on ail polls in said district, in addition to all . a i a. i r a j ii x J taxes loat are now xevsvu. tmu cvuwmtu. er.Virw-k1 nnrnnaoa In A ttt Tint. ts supplement the school fund in said dis trict, and J. J. Hednck has been ap pointed registrar-and a new restfrtration is ordered for said election. . S. A. Mc Call and J. F. Wilson are appointed judges of said - election- . At said elec tion those who are in favor of the levT and collection of the tax shall rote a ticket on which shall be written or printed the words "For Special Tax," and those who are opposed shall vote a ticket on which -shall "be the words, written or printed, "Against Special ; Tax; said election to be held as provided in section 4115 of the General School Law and amendatory acts of 1917 there- -to, and the general election law, where the general election law does not con flict with said section. - - V J.' Jj. Nichols, Chairman r -: - ; of Board of Commissioners. Tt fi firbson. derk. -
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