A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1918.
VOL. XXII NO. 35
LINES STILL HOLD FIRM
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Pause Comes in Battle, With Ger
- mans Beaten Back Flanders
- Covered With German Dead.
; Again, there has come a pause in
the battle of Flanders, where the
ground every where is covered with
the .gray-clad bodies of German
dead, and the British and Frepch
re holding securely to all their
positions.
From Saturday until well into
Monday night General von Armin's
forces continued their efforts to
" ' break the British lines on the Ypres
salient and to press back -the? Brit
ish and French from the high
. - - ground to the south west, but every
where their efforts were fruitless.
J True they gained their objective
and again captured Locre; " but a
-coun tec-thrust forced : them out
again and at last accounts the
French were holding the village.
J- ' Th thft hillv racion iust to the
; 'J north of . Locre, the British also
J pushed back the enemy at several
- nninbs: notahlv hat wean Kemmel
. nd LaClytte.
Much of the snap of the German
attacking Jorces has been absent
; from th maneuvres they have been
......
. carrying out in Flanders under the
stiffened line of the entente troops.
p . which has been apparent since last
Sunday. ?
To the,south near Amiens and
to te east around Noy on, the ene
'tny likewise has failed in all his
; . attempts to push forward. The
British east of Villersretonneux
, - . which lies directly east of Amiens
: - have advanced-their front and in
. the Noyon sector the French have
. ro-esi9u.isucu bucir uues wuicu me
Germans, previously had captured
from' them.
The Germans on various sectors
rf thf linft arA still hnrlinor tons nf
.. steel against the British and French
positions, but the allied guns are
everywhere - answering them in
: ;kind.
While the -present halt m the
battle ppssibly may indicate the
. near approach of the throwing in-
army wnicn general b oca nas
gathered, that soch is the intention
of the supreme commander of the
allied forceV has not. become ap-
parent. It is not improbable how
ever, that at'a meeting of the inter
allied war council in Paris Wed
nesday, which will be attended by
the American;" French, British and
Italian representatives measures
having-in'view the turning of . the
. tide of battle will be uppermost4'
the discussions. " -
-: Selectmen Leave Tor Camp.
The local board has seat from
' McDowell to Camp Jackson, Co
lumbia, S. C.V during the past week
, nineteen . selectmen, seven white
and twelve , colored. The seven
white men left last Friday and the
colored men were sent to camp
Tuesday of this week. The list of
the men ; were published in The
. Progress, two weeks ago. -
; v- The local board has received or
ders for. the entfainment; of three
white men to Fort Scribbins, Sa-
vannah, Ga. , on May 10. The men
who will; go to camp under this
' call have been ordered to report to
the local board on May 9 and will
" leave here for camp on the foHow
ing day. The men in this - call are
- Edwin B. Brooks, Frank Fortune
and ;Beniamin - Harrison ; Hoppes;
- Pinkney Horace Crawleyj alternate.
Nebo High School Commencement
The annual commencement ex
ercises of Nebo High School will
be held at the school auditorium at
Nebo May 7 to 8 inclusive. An
interesting program has been pre
pared and Mr. D. F. Giles of Ra
leigh will deliver the commence
ment address. The. program fol
lows: Sunday, May 5th, 11 a. m., An
nual Sermon, Rev. G. A. Martin
of Marion.
Tuesday, May Tth, 8 p. m., Ex
ercises by Primary . Grades, Ad
dresses Mr. D. . . Hudgins. and
Mr. B. B. Price.
Wednesday, May 8tb, 10:30 a.
m.. Graduating Exercises, Address
by Mr. D. F. Giles of Raleigh.
Presentation of Service Flag.
Dinner On the grounds.
Wednesday, May 8tb, 8 p! m.,
Play, "Claim Allowed" by High
School Students.
On Wednesday, May 8th, there
will be a re-union of all Nebo High
School students and it is hoped
that many will be present.
Registrars and Judges of Election.
The county board of elections,
composed of G: S. Kirby, chair
man; C. C. Lisenbee, secretrry,
and J. E. Neal, has named judges
and registrars for the various vot
ing precincts of McDowell county
for the next two years, the first
named in each of the following
groups being the registrar and the
other two the judges:
. Marion No. W. H. Hill,
W. W. McConnell, VVm. Sweeney.
Marion No. 2. A. W. Grayson,
B. F. Corpening, D. A. Kanipe,
Bdck Creek D. A. Snipes, T. C.
Patton, Leonard Turner.
Turkey Cove J. Y. Hicks, Fonz
Good, James Hollifield.
Cedar Cove R. T.. Avery, J. E.
Wilson, Melvin McCall.
North Cove R. H. Hennessee,
J. P. Hennessee, William McCall.
f Nebo J. . F. Wilson, T. W.
Stacy, J. A. Mason.
Higgins O. B. Morgan, J. H.
Keller, E. S. Brown.
Dysartsville J. D. Laughridge,
T. B. Landis, R. E. Roper.
Bracketts W.C. Ray burn, Geo.
F, Rhom, J. W. Wise.
Glenwood Lee Raburn, J. M.
Haney, W. B. Pyatt.
Montford W.M.-Wilsoq, M.R.
Nanney, J. C. Crawford.
Crooked Creek C. L. Lytle,
j. 4- Burgin, W. G. Noblitt.
Broad River James Led better,
T. R. Nanney, J. W. Nesbitt.
Old Fort L R. Paplin, j. D.
Elliott, iWilliam Treverton.
The Southern railway, is the di
yiding line for the two precincts
in Marion.
In Cedar Cove the voting place
has been changed from lhe old mill
to John McCall's store at Linville
Falls.- '
Vessel Torpedoed.
A party of 57 American army
Young Men's Christain workers.
under Arthur EL Hungerford, ar
rived in Londop Sunday night.
3?he ship on, which they sailed was
torpedoed Sunday, morning and
sank.in 12 minutes. All the pas-
sengersi aboutj 250, and all but
threo of the crew were sa,ved. vThe
passengers .were picked up in life
boats and landed at a British port.
The Americans are all safe and well.
NEWS FROM THE-COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell County
Items About Home People.
NEBO
Nebo, April 30. Rr. and Mr. P. J.
Shell of Washington, who am rUmr
relatives in this part of the country,
visited friends at Nebo last
Mr. H. D. Plant and children of
Knoxyille have returned heme after
spending three -weeks with the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs J. F. Wilson.
The musical recital of Mi a Perl
Gibbe' music class was well attended on
last Tuesday night. The program vrasj.. . . .
11 a' JLa .J their stay here
ncu icuuenu llu oy juub bcviucu m;
enjoy it. The proceeds were given to
the Red Croea.
Miss Tracy Slgmon spent Saturday
and 8 on day with her sister at Bridg
water. $
Key Landis spent the week-end with
homefolks at DysartsTille.
Miss 2elda Y el ton spent Sat unlay and
Bandar with relatives here.
Mrs. R. A. (lemphill and little son of
the Southern power camps are visiting
the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Sigmon. this week.
Peaches in East Hurt? Apples Are
All Right.
Raleigh, April 27. Quickly fol
lowing reports of satisfactory fruit
and grain conditions State Horti
culturist W. N. Hutt receives from
counties.
Mr Hutt thinks the peaches io
the east are very desD3rately in
jured. The apple crop in the west
is all right. Peaches and apples
in the sandhills will be saved in
large measure though injured. It
is quite probable that the spasmo
dic snow of a few days ago went
the east reports of badly injured 7 I w wlT lot il. A. d IL
peaches and Major Graham com- i , $ l rxttr Mrlwell
. . . . dered the tradrd school, therefore Coucty for Ciliated
missioner of agriculture, reports Krt t, ; . . ' t , .
. r , Pl u be it KsolTed, wuh eho'.rra. So in lor jr?-ul
of the fly in Lincoln and Cstawha , rVm. , . !
. I lnat the committee detD r LVip.ftfV tin
over the mountain fruit without urtt u ,t
... . , pie whom be may serve in lb fo-
much injury to it, but smote theL t. u u .
injury
eastern section hard.
Generally throughout the state
the wheat crop has been uro
nounced satisfactory. It is very
promising in most places.
Judge Ewart Dies in Chicago.
Judge Hamilton G. Ewart of j
Hendersonville. for
r many years
Hiant members
one of the most bri
son. Heart ianure is given as the
cause of his death. Judge Ewart
was 68 years old and is survived
by three sons and three daughters.
He was a republican in politics and
served one term in congress. He
was also judge of the western Fed
eral criminal court and was ap
pointed by President McKinley to
the United States District court
bench for western North Carolina.
Means Promises Big Sensation
Soon.
Concord,' April 29. Gaston B.
Means, who was acquitted of the
murder of Mrs. Maud A. King in
Cabarrus superior court, said to
day that hot new would develop
in the next few days in connection
with the warrant for the arrest of
C. B. Ambrose, alleged agent of
the department of justice, who
aided in gleans1 prosecution. Hints
that a German spy shot Mrs. .King,
although intendeB to kill Means,
were made Saturday, afternoon.
The warrant against Ambrose char
ges misre presentations.
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,Q A'taA erirlantt. T.iaJ.f nlt . M. J ftdttd d CHl lift pUl f CCf J
m.: u. u u..i L. .... , . idue to the itrtrorM svr;U::
iu VUiLaKWi ucic uau Kuur , WAS CJCCtCd to SUCCeeu I fOl, . . . . .
1 ! . 1 the iscrexzize n& cf atUlf t b.- j
aeariy a year ago 10 live wnn a j beep. i'rof. Uredle has bid ev-
Prof. S. L Sheep Resits.
Prof. S. L. Sheep, who bu been
superioteodentof the Marioa Grad-1
ed School for tho last two yeara,
recently tendered bit resinttioD
in order to accept the upertBtead
ency of the CTmded schools at KTtr
both City, North Carolina, bis old
home.
Supt, Sheep's resignation was re
ceived by tho Graded School com
mittee with the .deepest regret and
for that matter by all of our citi
zens to whom he and his family
nave coaearea vaetnsejres since
The committe met two wks
go nd Elected a successor to Mr.
Sheep but before eleetic a sue- icorrarmuoa .act. A-'Wiltos H.
cessor passed the following reso-1 'txa North Carc!: U ce
lotions with rcferecc to Prof .1 directors of the coiwrstioa.
Sheep's work since he has bra ,
superiotendento'I the Mtrioa Grad
ed School:
Whereas, Supt. S L Sheep has
tendered his resignation is Super-
intendent to the Graded School
committee in order that he might
accept work elsewhere, and
Whereas, The Commute is unwilling-
that Supt- Sheep should
give up his position as suteriote.nd-
ent without-some adequate expres
rgreu the resienalioo of Supt. iUrrri cp atd cniy so iy
Sheep. jcotidDCl of tbce two c3 wbotiid
2. Thit bq ias two a faithful most pcjsiureJj the hzt were
superintendent and friend of tKe,not disease!. Tte iclor wtrit
school and that he has d:schsrj:ed
! with ability and real the duties 1
pertaining to his office.
3. That the committee hereby
commends Suot Sheen la the teo-
ture and wishes for him much suc
cess in his new field.
A. That the committer wishes
to staw lUat the school has rcaie
itfi! HfiKf rrttc i J 1 1 r i t K 1 tarn
! . .
jjears nod th. r rerd
bheep as one of the Ivst upenn -
t ,1 I ,
1 tendents the school ha ever had.
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r 1 rial rrt r v rr 1 r-i
i usi m v-uiJj vj 4 till) v viiii
tioo be spread on the minute of.
, the Graded School-committe-e and
eral years exDenence. He gradu- L.- rt.f s .
... . . t M Ithu cause in 1914 was rt?. 1S-1S
ated with the degree of A. H. from , . ,0,-. i- n
. ,T . , . . t. Ii44, in 1S1 ani t3 192 C:?,
the university of ortb Croha, , .
arv 1 ja rrducUoa of 211 ts fosr xrar.
IU ivVtf auu tu u t otA
has been superintendent of the
Carthage Graded School.
He was strongly recommended
to the committee by Prof. N. W.
Walker, State Inspector of High
Schools, and by all the members of
the Board of EducAtion ohheCar -
thage High School. The school
board feels that it has been fortu
nate in securing the services of
Prof. Crcdle,
The board bad before It the
names of several excellent gentle
men .who presented fine recommen
dations but after due consideration
Prof. Credle was chosen superin
tendent without m dissenting rote.
There will be an almost total
eclipse of the sun on June Sth be
ginning at 5:30 o'clock and will
end at 7:32 o'clock. The last total
eclipse of the sun which was visi
ble in this locality occurred in
ISM.
STATE NEWS OFTHE WEEK
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Ite:ns Csnccfxlrg Eicrtx cf It.
t c res 1 1 d c pt tiit tt Tl m gh
cut the Sate
Wotren will take job slrtl
car coDdSorsta Wil-ilc.
Kepub!tcs-a esnii fcr C.xre3a
to the mtth diiirirt. He ierred
in the Suw -.s:e is s-nd
191T.
PrtJiideni Wilsoo his tr?xtl.?l
ttzr dirccu?rs cf the rctr
OXXC'CO war ae ccr;.niZco
and a new espliU iti5rto:rr:i;w
prortdeid for in ihe war
Mrs- Kit Siirnars was axi-L-tid
at her hose tcar Newtca Weir
day br s white taaa. ba texitI
her down ajd choked ber. Tbt
attack was tnaie while Mr, ST.-
msn was h:tcb:-r htr tov tartr
I ad the taa ran bf a het eriea
brocghl help. He f3ei t ao.
compliib his pzrto ue. A r
man Caed Keer wu amafti
on suspicion.
lial rich D;s ih : Go rt.titr
B ckell cSee hat rescitUtoi
"tt
ena.
T)-phoid Deith Rx!e In Stl!t
Grc$ Lett.
. . . .
. Tbe dettii rav $a onh Os-ro
: . , , .
!IjD from ferer ut?; rcxi-
mttely sjxty ethl tie c renter
taat in the United Stae Artry.
'Only Six death ocrcrfxi atrrg
the soldiers !rxm vh:i r..e crrir
jtbe past six tsw'Ri.hi mhtci rerr
dwlf ttnrlt
i . .
a prerestabe ctteaie.. Tt t Cevtlia
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i rai icr acuciers u.c t ?T li
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tn Vftr.s fwi;., .u.y..,
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firom mi cicke cat ie4l. s.4r
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McAicK Orierx 33.03!) Cm
for D.O box ard coal csmt4X"?l
tn the great between $5.D.'.
OX) and fXOXo;0 were
.bj
w4ia voe ac erica 3 ar aiia 1 czZi
dry ccmpssy, at fixed r rices wur
will represent alD-t re tcr c-ecL.
profit. .
Two styles cf tih k;D.I cf cxt
were ordered. Ail will bare ste?l
bases and fran: hzl will crxuln
a maxim sna of wood to tare st?fl
for the cttlc's ah.r;w2 ro-
grfSt,'aC'd they will c?.r7e:.r?3
within, tlx csoaihs a.Dd b? rtl tr3
terrice for fail asd wlUr hf.'. c-
M illi czs c t d otlars, i 1 1 e.i . 2 zz v
ed by rere2e c!Hd.tIt, will hs ti
ded to the ' Gorerasifcl f-is la
penal ties as a trsz, let th rrt -cp
of ircrrislrr ctl'. ty
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