I
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N.v C, -THURSDAY, AUG 15, 1918.
VOL XXII-r-NO. 51
DEMOCRATS NAME TICKET
T J. Gibbs Selected by Conven
tion for Legislature W. W(
Heal Elected Chairman.
The County Democratic conven -
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tioa met at the court boose last
Saturday af tem6on for the pur-
pose of selection the candidates on MarIon Precillct, Mfg.rOom
the Democratic ticket to make the pany'a Store: 8. I. Corpenlug and J. F.
race in the NovembereTection. ItlPArker. ; : - ; ;
was one of the most satisfactory I Harion Precinct, Local Board Office:
convention, in the history of local
Democratic politics, harmony' be
ing the keynote. Mr.'JD. Blah-
ton called the house order, Mr.
D. E. IIudgic3 being made cbair-
r TTt. , i-.n
nir. riuagios maue a soots aaarcss
.
m wnicn De empnasizea me im-
portance of the war, . saying thatiLonon.
thrt winn'inir nf tho war te num.
mnnnt tn AtrPiMrthinrr lc t thi
"7 T i " V" 'I
nujo; luait tuts war ujus wuu at
any cost or sacrifice, regardless . of
party or politics. -
Messrs. Thomas Morris, D. T.
Harris, AW. Grayson and Mil
lard Poteat having no opposition
f or . nomination, were . made the
nominees for Clerk of Court,
Sheriff, Register of Deeds -and!
Treasurer in tha order named.
r m i Viuu - j ..I
pariy s canaiaaio lor me riousa or
Representatives jn the next Legis-1
lature: L. A. Haney, county sur-
.r,rs an n .T R JTrViner
.coroner ilers, ;H.:Taj!or,.
vv CMorris and James -Gibson
wr 4 nnnrnin.Ki7 -lfAf! " n
count v commissioners.- TMivMiles
P. Flack was then offered for
recommendation to tho Legislature
fl3 a member of the Conntv Board
endorsed. The question of delegate
to the Constitutional convention
was next introduced. Mr. D. R
Hudgins being named from Mc-
r,n . - "
All candidates were voted on by
acclamation and iiT no caso was
there a dissenting vote offered.
Chairman W. M. : McNairv hav-
inrr heon drafted intn thft rvn
nftU-mnntrv. ?t U4m n J
fiafv to elect a new chairman '-of
rfl I
tho county executive committee. saIt Possibly m ine forced evacua
Mr. W. W. Neal, one of the Tead- tl0Q by the Germans of theoyon
ing Democrats of the county, was Roye-Cbaulnes line, but also would
tho unanimous choice of the con-
. : " - - -
one of the best known and most
trf?nnfil Tlomn Mto nf fr KHito I
His oninion and advice is often
M a i a a. ia aa a, a xai m aL aaA a ta awa V-a1 av B u bl bia a.ai a
sought by some of thoState'i lead-
inc politicians. It is expected that
hv rrrnfhktnfln unrl .
sociation that bo will .be able -to
lead tho party to triumphant vic
toryJn the county in tho coming
November election.
Mr. W.-E. Landis was made
I
secretary. Mr. Landis is very ac
tivcin local politics and will be able
to render very valued service
in
the position of secretary.
II. F, Little, J, W. Winsome
r.nd D. E. Hodgins were appoint
ed committee on resolutions, a
copy of ..which will be published
nest week.' '
British aircraft havo brought
covrn a uerman airsaip ou tne serve tne gooa wisnes or tne peo
cc23& of Hollind. according to an ole, 'so I decline , accepting- the
announcement by tho British ad-:-.:iraUy.
An unodclal report an
r. ;uncca that a Zeppelin of tho lar-
; r.nd cerret typo ha3 been
Lrourbt doT?n of! the English cist
Registrat.onTIaces and Registrars
; in McDowell County; 1
The Local Board of McDowell County
recommends the appointment of the
men named below as registrars ; in the
proposed eelectiye service registration
1 to be held in September, at the" places
la a :
cet oeiow: ,
"J? recinci cnneia iore:
l?:?-
ilarion Precinct, , at Court House:
D. T- Harris, J. E. ITeal, M. G. Poteat,
A- W. Grayson and N..P. Steppe.
Buck Creek: J. . Jimerson and J. G.
Pattern." - ' ' :,A .- . . -. . ' , : -
l Turkey Core: M. L. Good,
D. C.
tnd Dock Hicks.
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Korth Cove: R. H. Hennessee, B. J,
L Cedar Cove: J. C. Connelly, E. &
I English.
Nebor J. Frank Wilson, George
Nebor J. Frank Wilson. George , D.
Taylor.
Higgins: K. H. Cowan, W. H. Tay
lor.Herbert Darea. .
Bracketts: M. P. Flack, P. D. Nan
ney. - '
Glenwood: T. W. Wilson, John Go-
forth, A. P. Poteat.
Surar Hill: W. M. Wilson, Morris
iNanney
Crocked
Creek: J. L. Bird, J. M:
Gihson.
Broad Blver: T. B. Ledbetter,' Andy
old Fort: F. M. Bradley, J. L,.Nich-
ols. J. N. Nesbltt, J. F. Harmon. Wm.
Treverton, J. M. Kanipe
LOCAI, BOABT FOR MCDO WELL.
i,V:-AUes siighecked.
J
The strength of the German bp-
Position against the allied troops,
rom immediately' north of the
Somme river to to region just be
Iow. Koye, apparently has checked
for ? the' moment', at least, their
mai:ch eastward in the process qf
clearing the Amiens - Montdidier
sector of the enemy.
11 has not Jowew- Prevented
theTrench )n the extreme south:
em end of the line from winning
additional points of great strategic
value in the hill and forest region
between the Oise and the Matz.
wnere liissigny ana iNoyon are me
ultimate objectives, and the cap
lre or wnicn noi aione wouia re
!. A 11
P70 euect on me. oauie
lliaaav , iatMlM a M 4 F Ail m A V ffl
So'ssons and.thence along the Vesle
lVer.
ri. . &
The.battlo linei in the north; and
on inQ center remains yinuany as
Monft aHhough all the
aiiiea iroops naye Deuerea siigniiy
their stands and taken, additional
prisoners.- The Americans and
French at last accounts still were
in the environs of Bray, north ? of
lDe nver' wnue soo or me river,
. t n . i ij
lDQ oermaos coouuueu in posses-
Sl0n or ooamnes ana i;oye, wnicn
seemingly iney intena wr aeiena n
at all hazards.
Notice to4he Democratic Party of
J :r McDowell County; '
I want to thank you for thohon-
or that you tendered me in the
Convention last Saturday. My
condition is such that I cannot
nomination as jseprescntauve or
LIcDowell County ; - , i
Very respectfully,
' 1 ' " z T. J." Gibbs.:-;
Two negroes in Wilmington died
Sunday night from heat. v
THREE CALLS ANNOUNCED
v
LocatBoard M akes Cal I for 27 Col
ored Men and 43 White Men
' During August. J
, The local exemption board has
ordered twenty-seven colored men
to teport on August 21st, to been-
trained on one of tbo three days
beE.nn.nKAngus 22od orCamp
Greene.T.Tha following arecalled:
ufA m 8lu i '
vm Wright, Fred Mackentire, John
Jones, George Cnthbertson. Wil-
ham McKinley Otutherford; Char-
r.ai ' r rrrM .-A
he --IiVtle. Joe1 Wilson. vEmmett
Fowler, William Brady. Bynum,
George Walter Davidson, Ed Falls.
Herbert Belmer, Harbld sBrown,
.TmM r!r,n A,1ni F..l!nt.t .T.-
san Rhodes. William Carson rial-
, , - w r, " Vr ,
Beam, Isaac Vaughn, Hugh
Henderson, Ehiah W wens, ; Floyd
oynunvj onn rianKs, Artnur iiar-
dy and jLonzo Smith. ;
Alternates arer -James Vinfield,
George miscoeii tiaiju oiiney
man, unarne Jains, vvnns itogers,
Lee Cooper, Jno.' William Cor-
pening.
The local board has also received
a call for forty-three white men
qnahfled for general military Mr -
vice but had only forty-one, and . . , . x , ' . s
all of them have been called to re- wth the resnlt that both , locomo
oort on -August 25th, to be. en- tiveswero disabled sothat they
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lows:
Astor'Xelton, Lree Arthur Can
non, Blanton-Autryv Charles Wil
liam Painter, George, Watson Wil-
son, .Lrfonon-. iiouineia, ueorge
Washington Laughter, . Martin
Luther Cu r lis,-Fred Koscoe Berry,
James Hugh Conley, John Thomas
Myers, Erastus Fleetwood Lyda,
Thomas Franklin Loftis, Mills Lee
Morgan, Adolphus Npblitt, Ernest
Koon, Vernon Lee Bradley, John
Downs Carrigan; Daniel L. Rowe
Thomas Samuel Stafford, Hicks
Wiite,- Reuben Arthur Allison,
Moses Grayson ReeKHermon Sto-
vall Taylor, William Huffman,
George Filmore Bailey, - Harvey
B. Moore, Robert McKinley Reel,
u. -Moore, xvooerx mcruniey rieej, ..w-. :v r
Jesse Tnard Quinn. Geo Ben mittee, which is ver
uoweu ureeniee. xicnoias- mc-
tt;i R; ntW trnl
a.u.ur Wuvwv0,..YJ
i VaAj t t.. a i r-
i... JL . ,
Kiester irwin. uivde Koscoe Kartlw?vo ;
- - v " - ...
Ifttt. TJovd Earhr: Frank McK&I S.
Clyde Davi and Joseph E. Hall,
v Thft local hoard hmt inst received
call for two limited service " white
men to be entrained on one of the
two days' beginning (August 30th
for Camn Greene. The hoard has
kccordinlv issued "call for John
Poteat and Thomas.Harlow Nob-
Htt to report bn August 29th, to lead the district and" state m : the : By proclamation of the Presi
fill this call, - - - ; t sale of War Savings stamps, hav- dent all youug men who have bo
Til frfarrrnrr noiio aTr.oncf. all ing sold more' than- three times come 1 years of age since Juno
of the white men in class bne .whb
fmin tn i nlifipd f or rrAn.
eral military service under -the
1017 nd 1918 recristrfltions. The
call for colored men above exhausts
all of the . colored men ' placed in
Tce on nnrlAr thft 1 917 i rPlstra-I
tlonJ who were found nualified for
geneimilitary servico:
local board now has only about
eighteen coloreden in" tho: 1918
registration whb'have not yetn
called. ; -It is expecting a
tKrm fin v time. -; : " ;
tall for
There are in class-one: a good
many men who have been found to
bo qualified only for limited mili-
taryervice.: Calls have only been
men so
far, but the local board is informed
from -now; od
fjondo nl A no- 1 o -U v o Af n'
trn-Snplr?no. t'cJt
day at Newport, Monmouthshire,
pr(,mier UoydGeOrge emphasized
the importance of the pusbinc
otthe Qe-rmaas from within
nntrn nt th Am!e
" HnT " - ;
tn Arr,iflne;;i r
inrpugh Amiens dailyr-the . pre-
- . .v-.s"' r---
jy deor ved of Its use nniirrecen -
h " Wp pL t Sj
fcenratns dTilv '
wf t' dly. ;
' i ate trough
fcoe Tecens aiaea inumpns on toe
Marbe and the Somme, which were
due ta the - unity of command!
Tbese ;two great - victories have
resulted in the capture of between
50,000 and 60v000 prisoners and
between 800 and 900 guns.'!.
E. C. Giles Iniured in' Wreck at
Connelly Springs.
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Twofreight engines backed into
ir.uZ "Zll
I vwUlM UUU.- LUJ V V3 VliCI 1 - tiniuo nUU
carried to , StatesvilJe, where the
member was amputated by c Dr
Long; i Brakeman E. C: Giles of
Marion suffered a slight bruise on
the head. .- V- -
The engine of train 88 eastbound
was returning from, the coaling
station: when the engine of train
61 westbound started for the chute
and the two backed into eaW other
with the result mentioned
Fine Record,
Af .T TT Tofoi rifle f&nt v r
a
North Carolina Merchants Divi-
c?on NTinnkl Wr SvinaS : Hom
"y. m -i:--:';
"that the eighth district is alloted
, . .. . r , ...... v -M
4: antnor izea agenis. out u p io
a
t. OAK ' TTtA ?r. rrorrl
owuv V
ts sales vour district is making;
fine record, as it appears that you
have already sod $106,000 against
your quota or $ibvuuu.. , x ms is
fa best showing
any aistnct m ine siaie so lar,
we beg to congratulate you.'
Marion merchants continue to
tbeir allotm01t6tales
last month amounted to $5,041.50,
McCa
amounting; $3,281.50 This; firm
sold 6il95;5) anjha vrew-
ed the; flowing, message , f rom
neaaquarfcera. f
ing sale of -Warr Sayings stamps.
Continuation of. you r efforts will
v,qc
"The 28th "anntial reunion of the
United,nfederate, veteran;
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bo held in Tulsa, OklaT September
25-27tb;Jgg
STATE NEWS OF TH E WEEK
Item? ' Concerningr Events of. In
'M itxilt: o : m
-: !:-.-..- yui me-o taie."
countyf from hail and winflRtnrmc
Jsiepwtd. V'v-
" Several horses and . mnles died
in Wilson; cbuntythe past .week
from excessive heat ,:
Over 2,000 crates of peaches
.uLj j! Pe,acDes
"Zr " ru
:Z?Z 'ui
says the Elkin Tribune.
-'r- n?""" v
p lS?V tr?m?tnfrn
P'nes tht surveys indicate that
inCdmberlan
and Hoke counties will include an
area of aboye 100000 acres.
s in the v JNewton ' section
were damageby cwind and rain
Fridajr afternoon The belfry on
a colored church: in:Ne wton :was
struck and destroyed by lightning.
Two cars of S6uther,nlpassenger.
train No. y 16 were derailed 'twa
mi,es Statesville; Thursday
mgni. , jmo one was.injured. Tha
derailment was caused by a bVoken
rail, it is caimed.: :
;Gas from ofl discharged on -he
water by' the German submarine
operating off the s midd le ; . Atlantic
cqasfe'pyercai
coast guard station and lighthouse
Saturday
the nary department wca
lsi-i
Ill?ncu Pi ve will filed with
the last : willed testament . with
codicil attached of the ; late R; J::
Reynolds leaves the sum of $240,-
Winstob-Salenv ;
to pjovide a jospital; building fpr
nL P60?!6 another for
colored people, each building to ;
c Freight Wreck at Den 3 rori
Ah engine and three freight cars
were derailea. at uendron,: near
as ; a consequence .traffic on that
Ime was considerably deranged for :
mi.iwr-oi
"f .
hours, ana -Xrain o. j.o ; was v sens
. . ? r r; i :
around by Spartanburg.
AW 43 ICV t-W Vv aau, "MW
was riding on a car of lumber, was
injured. His legjwas' badly crushed
He Vas carried to Old I Fort for
t reatmen tSThe) inju redl mail Re
fused to give his name.
Registration August 24th For - MeV-
21 YearsOld.
5thilanwho
years of age on' or -before August
24tbT 1918, are hereby required to
register at the offiice of the " local
rcliinMariohoS August X24th, k
i9i8.
County. The call for this . rcci;
tration has just been issued , r ,,:
WSXf30 .WZtf;
uxa. vu x x..,.
tt W. vi v . V J A
1 P-'1" i -oerry,: or uriagewaxcn
I store room formerly "occupied by
f r i.