JWfKIv NEWSPAPER DEVOTEX) TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED .1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1918.
vol. xxn :;o. "5
ALLIED LINES IMPROVED;
Ameanand FincCapturerlm-
lortant Ground fromGe rm an s ':
7Hq at the tip. of
the salient driven into-?4ne .allied
line by theGermans late in .May,
the; Americans ; and French-lbave
won lm portant ground near Ch at
7eau Thierry; The attack was local
in character, bat its success may
. prove important in the future op
erations in that part of the .battle
' The - assault was r aimed at the
hamlet of Yaux, which is situated
Ipnlthe south side of : the Chateau
Thierry- Paris jroad and; on the
i riortbern slopes of Hiir 01? Yaux
isutr tw$mileajf rbm Chateau
Thierrhlsjwas carried by the
frupftHerench and Americans.
IwhctaJsPedtwa small patch
es qf woods in the immediate vi
: cihity. - . - - .
:The Germans almost immediate-
$01 yfiSaaiif cou n te r-attacks in- an at
?vIieS positions;
; i -bdt their efforts failed in every in
tancelln jtEe i initial ;i attack v and
:;;y' in their, repeated f assaults against
by the allies; the
Germans have iuffexjedvelry heavy
- losses at least 500 prisoners "hav
ing been taken by the French and
Americans.iOne J entire German
f regimenfris officially reported to
have beeiirtuallanriihilated itf
the-batileX
i:. TeachS
tior teachers will begmnMondayj
Xfftly Sthi? at beMaribiiraded
ycouy'v superb
Bowel fan3;Missi Susie-Fulgh
4itfiw iin'e;:cbj3uctqrs
i: g is to
; f ; Miss Fulghumi the lead-
f2fiiit& Sha has
had coiisiderable
- : - ; mary departments in several of the
leading systems of North Carolina!
t SQe has bad; considerable ' success
in institute w'orkCand :Fwill Idoubt?
: ' less li ve u p to her repu talion in the
institutewdrfcfoxxMQW
ITfaielafrequi
jrs teaci ing,m the4
attend jvthese nsti tuiSs.-p" ;Eyery
teacher .expecting to teach in Mc-
H -vDowell Vwho has not attended a
legally authorized institute within
thelast;twdears:: willbe: expects
ed to be on hand.
SlS Chairman Harris ; is now busy
: checking up1 the reports Vof the
- canvassers
" drive and while-ho' Bgures , are'' a-
mailable at present, ' it is "estimated
"that liUle(mbrevftHan lha!
iallotmentf or the county 1 has been
subscribed. . Buck Creek has subt
" scribed 90 jpercen t of its quota and
-. will orobably be the first; precinct
in the county to go over the top. r
The annualf conf erence iOftbe
- Methods t rbles
the Marion district will convene at
Forest CifyThursday morning
J uly 11 'at ; 9 VcFock ' with Rev.
-Parker;' Holmegpresidi
presiding. The conference: will
continue through Sunday! The
delegates from the Marion Metho
dist church are - Messrs. : C. F.
Jfxvdes; M: B. Gilliey, D. E. Hud
gins and O. H B umgarner v 4
GF; McKesson Dies at Morganton
t Morganton July 1. Early this
morhing'5C.; F. McKesson, well
known throughout the state and
one of Mbrganton's most promi
nent' citizens, passed away. He
had been gradually gailing for oyer
a year but a remarkably Strong vi
tality made his family and friends
hopeful; up until the last week or
two that be would recover. Since
last Thursday ; hej had been in a
stupor, the greater part of the
time unconscious. - Death came
easily and at fno J time during his
illness had he aDpeared to suffer
pain. ; The funeral and burial ser?
vices will.be lield tomorrow. "
i His. wife, who "was a daughter of
the late.T.. G. Walton, and . five
children survive Dr. Louis Mc
Kesson, of Statesville, Mrs. W. A.
Xieslie, Mrs. W.r 1. Davis, Mrs
Norman Chaffee, of- Morganton,
and Mrs. Paul McNeel, of Rich
mond.. All : were at his bedside
when the end came.1 -
: Possibly no man ; in Morganton
was better known 'throughout the
state than "Charlie McKesson,"
as hie, was known, to his friends.
He was an orator of marked abili
ty and his services as a speaker on
public occasions Were frequently
in-demand. He had been honored
with federal and state offices, the
last position. he held being that of
Morganton' postmaster. " Highly
educated, he .had a remarkably
wide command of language and his
contributions to the pa pers of , the
state and to ; pe riodicals'. have al
ways attracted attention..
Mr. McKesson was 68" years of
age, He was a member, of the
Episcopal church, and of a num
ber of the fraternal orders' of the
town. His death is deenly de
plored and today all Morganton
mourns with the bereaved J family.
Summer Schools Open July 29.
; The County board of Education
met In regular session'on Monday.
A. number of roatine matters were
passed upon by the board. Com
mitteemen for the various districts
,wer appointed; a list of which will
be .published iri this paper next
week. The; date of opening the
schools was d iscussed and it was
decidedithat in those districts de
siring summer school -should- be
permitted to open on Monday,
July 29th ; provided cohditions are
favorablo.and that the vacation for
harvest season be as short as pos
sible. w'vv;.'C-" '"w" '
IJhe board will meet again next
Monday, for the pur pose of off e r-
ingJor sale the $20,000.00 ; bond
issue on Nebo High choordistrict.
County Supt. N. FSteppe states
that there is already a number of
bids omfile and he expects to be
able to sell this" issue at a fair
premium''-;;.';:Jx":t:;
m f ibbitts-Grayson. i: ;: T
Mrs. Lillie Brooke' Tibbitts -announces
the mar ri age of her.dkugh-ter,-Miss
Florence, to Mr. George
Henry Grayson on SaturdayJune
29tb7 in .Washington, ; T, C. f Mr,
Grayson is a son of Mrs. ;M.V I.
Grayson of Nealsville and a broth
er of, A. .W. Grayson .of 'Marion.
For the past twenty years he : : Has
held a responsible position - in the
postofiice department in Washing
ton. ri He has many friends in : this
countylwho -wish, him a long and
happy wedded life. . x . -
N EWS FROM TH E COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell County
t Jtems About Home People. .
?::iYSAnTviLLE:.".,;;
Dysartrille, Jolr 1. T. E. Stter
whito has been oxthd dckllst for seT
eral days." " ' J ,'; - "
: Key Landis left Saturday for'New;
port News, Va., where h expects to
work for the gOTernment for a few
weelcsl. - ' ' , 'V
: Clyde Satterwhite, Herbert ilangnia
and Keet Fortune, all of this place hare
arrived in France, according to notice
to relatives here. V V -.. .
Thomas Satterwhite of Glenr 'Alpine,
visited his son, T. E. Satterwhite, dur
ing the week. . - ;;
Pack Walker has bonght out Herbert
Daves stock of goods. and has rented
his store house. ;" "
J. B, Mangnui of near ; Bridgewater
was a pleasant visitor here last Sunday.
John Landis lost a fine milk cow a
few days ago, valued at $100.
B. H.' Laos bridge left last week for
Camp Jackson 8. C
Most people have their wheat up and
are ready to lay by their corn. Corn' is
looking fine.
The committee on War Savings stamps
canyassed every house in this township
last week and report about $10,000.00
raised. -
Court Next Week.
The Superior Court of McDowell
County will convene next Monday
Judge Justice presiding. It is
necessary to hayo jurors for the
first week on account of jail and
criminal cases; -There will be no
court the second week. Strong
pressure has-beea brotrght by : the
farmers upon the lawyers in Ma
rion and the lawyers have met and
agreed that farming conditions are
such that jurors and litigants ought'
not to be required to leave the
farms at this critical time and have
done as other lawyers have done
in other counties. " There will be
no causes tried where a consider
able number of witnesses are re
quired to attend. A few cases,
requiring few witnesses, will be
tried after the criminal docket is
tried the first week. The lawyers
will notify their clients of these
cases and, unless litigants and wit
nesses get notice from their attor
neys, they need not attend " .any
civil cases at this term, jurors
drawn for the second week need
not come to court. 7
Some litigants are anxious to try
their cases, but the McDowell Bar
feel that even the most anxious
would be willing to make this sac
rifice for the good of the farming
interests and the country? It is
hoped by the Bar that we can have
full two weeks term in October.
The people will realize that the
lawyers of course must make sacri
fice as well as litigants, as lawyers
usually get little or no compensa
tion until cases are tried.-.
McDoweix Countt Bak.
Food Administration Inspectors,
Th e system o f i n s p ect i on r ece n t
ly announced by the food adminis
tration was inaugurated July 1st.
Food Administrator Page has se
lected eight field men who will
be charged with this new and im
portant activity of the food ad
ministration. Those selected are
W. M. Nasb, Hamlet; N. Lunsford,
Boxboro; Carlos McLcod, Car
thage; L. A. Martin, Lexington;
J. L: C. Bird, Marion; E. L. Har
ris, Raleigh: K. C. Deal, Elizabeth
ton, and P. E. - Davenport, Ply
mouth. : '
. Building- and Loan Meetin
; The annual meeUDgof the stock
holders of the McDowell Bniling
and Loan Association was hcl J &t
the court house Monday night.
The meeting was well attended acd
the stockholders expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the
annual report of Secretary Ncal.
The association made a splendid
showing for tfie year. .The report
showed that at the close of the
year in June the number of shares
in force totaled 2,539 and that
$39,400 in matured stcck was paid
out to ' shareholders" during the
year. . Apolications hare already
been made for, 175. sharts in the
new series opened the first of the
month and a good number will be
added before this series is closthd.
The next series "will mature in Oc
tober. Officers and directors of the as
sociation were re-elected as fellows:
Thomas Morris, president; IL F.
Barton, vice-president; J. E Neal,
secretary and treasurer; and D. K.
Hudgins, attorney; J. X. Morgan,
Geo. I. White, J. Q: Gilkey, G. S.
Kir by, W. M. 'Sweeney, liomis
Morris, K. F. Burton, D. E. Hud
gins and J. liNeal, directors,
Singing Convention,
The McDowell County Singing
convention held aYCherry Springs
last Saturday and Sunday was one
of the greatest conventions in the
history of the organization. The
attendance was largr, considericg
the condition of the weather, as
the heavy rain Sunday deprived
several choirs and many visitors
from attending. "Choirs from Old
Fort, Cherry Springs, Clear Creek
and EasVMarioo sang to the con
test. The singing was thoroughly
enjoyed and many present declared
that the: singing by these four
choirs was the best they had ever
heard.
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. Much oraise is due the, people
of Cherry Springs for their hos
pitality. AU. choirs and visitors
were well cared for and dinner
was served on the ground both
days. '
Another convention will be held
the latter part of the aumtner, xhe
time and place to be announced
later. ,
Million Marjc Passed, .
, Washington, July 2 American
troops ient overseas, numbered 1,
019,115 on July 1. : "
This was made known tonight
by President Wjlsoo, who gave to
the public a letter from Secretary;
Baker disscussiog a record of
achievements which the President
said lmust cause universal satls
faction,w and which will give ad
ditional zest to our national cele
bration of he Fourth of July."
Lieut. Cox Cited;
The name of Lieut. Geo. C Cox
of Cullowheev N. C.t (Jackson
county), appears among the names
of 35 officers and mco who have
been cited for bravery inaction by
the general commanding the French
army, with which the American
unit is scrvicg
- As an investment, the Building
& "Loan Association- has no equal.
Your savings am tax free and net
you 6 per cent on yocr money.
Whether you wish to build or not,
now is thts tirna to begin rivcaal
shares. ICevr series open.s July 1.
See J. E. Nel, Secretary. 2t
STAT E N EVSOFT H E W EE!!
Items Concerning Events cf In
tcrest and lm:crhnce T.w.r:-.--n-.
cut the State.
Bears arts adoring the fir trs
in Duplin county by c cs re j;r.
stock ard crops,"
Mr. J. Worth EUIet & ttl
ktowa cillren of Hickcry.
Monday a Tver a long innts,
It is estimated that 03 cr z : : 1
persons were rendered Ler.:!;!!
Tuesday when fire sweri iczr
blocks of a cero $t::!c- -; In
Charlotte..
Ber. W W. Way I ts r(-::l
as rector of Su Likes :.!
church, SiHsburr, to z:::; th:
recto rship (which is the r rt s ! : z :j )
of SU Mary a school at iVr-ht
position recently resign, r-J Vy Dr.
Lay - "
1 La5t season B cncxVo c : u : : r
commissioners bocght csns l r -ear
load and dlstritti tl--.:
among tha people u ccsu fcr tin
ning pcrpcs-eaT The rnns rim h
in. operation this year. A iz--r
days ago the cosrty rewltei a c..n
of cans ZIJXX) for dlstrlb-iien.
Work or Fight Prcgam Put'
Eftect ?i!cnd2r.
WashingtonrJcly LW;;L 4,
500 local boards acting at trnint
officers, the goremnierri Kcrk cr
fight relations were nz lzo cf.
feet today with the cljfnl cf c:nn
pelling every , tztn In th? trrr
draft regi s traii on lis is . to c 3 lit
part toward winning the tr till it
by entering the amy cr tngtxing
in some c ecessi ry one z r : ": rn.
. Since the ansoencemf-: c f th
regulations s-oxe wrks zz?. re
ports receired at the cZz cf Vr
vost M a rs h al Gene ml Crc wztt
show many registrants tre c:
plied with the crr'er. The rf.rr't
has been a general teems in th
arailahle supply of lah-or fcrt-c -n:.s-sary
isdnstric5, and a still zm'.'r
increase ta ex pre ted wh?r. thr tcz
olattons are pat Into fl f r;
, Ko cffinlal conjj :-stitI;o ': t l: 'n
made as to the cuabercf r-n vha
will beaiTected, bzl est.nnf.rs ly
the best informed oCni's rn frcn
sck,o3o to i,o:o.o:a
- " "i Germin Terms An n :-.
.pi
Paris, July 1. Gret Brltt'n
mcst turn orcr its war Ccl ta
G e r many , rttataGibrsJtartoirr
asd restore Ezjr l and the er z : z
canal to Turkey. G re 1 1 F r; u :. ,
France asd the United Sl .rs u 1 1
pay Germany an inicrnn;. cf it
least forty - fire bliUcD u:l!irr.
Belgium. and French territory zzzii
bts surrendered.
Tt: cs e a re an: ong th c e n i. ; n
of thcr German pesne rrcrtn:,
published iaYhe KshrlchUD Yc!
ksrcitucg, by ..a member cf the
Frus-slan hon&a cf lord, irccriir
to an Exchange Telegraph els; itch
from BseJ, St?itn:rUni.
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who poeasM it, trzt t-3 cc:..r;-
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