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1 V ' V, i V - A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST; INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF .McDOWELL COUNTY ESTABLISHED 1896. MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 191 8 J 4 . x- " . . VOL. XIII NO. 3 FRENCH STILL ON MDVE Battle on Western Front at Stage Where Strategy Becomes the Vital Factor. The, critical military position of the Germans from the region west of Cambrai southward to the St. Gobian massif and' around this strong bastion eastward to (he ter ritory north and northeast of Sois sods, continues to hold the eyes of the world. For the moment the tactical ma neuvers of the belligerents in Ar- tois an Flanders as well as east ward of SoissoDS into Champagne, although they still are ot great import, necessarily continue to take second place in interest to those sectors which'are filled with momentous possibilities, where1 a successful move by the allies may bring & quick change in the entire German battlefront, or, on the ' contrary, a determined stand by nemy with ? the large reinforcef menta in man and' gun power he is known to have assembled, may result, for a time at least, in a stalement in the, game which is be ing played by the allies to crack the already demoralized German line. ' r : k .Field Marshal Haig is highly o atomistic of ultimate victory for the entente. In an order of the -day he declares that the dark days : liaVa . passed never to wtojn. . He says that in four weeks the British troops, have made 75,000 Germans prisoner and taken 750 of their . guns. Mr. T. A. White Dead. Mr. Thomas A. White, one of Marion's- oldest and best known citizens, died last Monday morning at 6 o'clock at his home on Front .street, following a brief illness. - Mr; White had been in declining health for some time, but had not been "confined to his home until Saturday morning, when he suf fered a stroke of paralysis from which he never rallied. The deceased was born in Carter county, Tenn., in 1838, but moved to Marion more than fifty years ago where he has since made his home. He united with the Marion Presbyterian, church in 1879,' was soon afterwards made a deacon in the church, and was faithful in his attendance upon the sanctuary un til the end. Mr. White was re garded as a splendid type of man, he was a good citizen and neigh bor, and was held in high .esteem by a large number of friends and acquaintances. : ! The deceased was in his 80th year and is survived by his wife who before .marriage was Miss Belle Dale, and two sons, W. W. White of Marion, Va. and S. H. White of Rock Hill, S. -C. m - The funeral (was held at N the Presbyteria"h church Tuesday af ternoon at 4 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev J.C Story, as sisted by Rev. G. A; Martin, i afld interment mada in- Oak- Grove cemetery. ' The Grand Theatre will start a new aerial tod ayt 'matinee and night, which deals withv the pres ent war situation and is entitled The Hand of Vengeance." With this serial will be shown a one-reel comedy and the Gaumbnt News, one of the best,' news weeklies of the screen, and' certain to, be in teresting to all patrons.1-fm Garden City " and StroudtoWn Schools Open. , The public school at Garden KCity opened on Monday, Sept. 9, with M. W. Mann as principal and Misses Dora Gibbs and Sue Con ley, assistants. Several patrons were present on the opening morn ing and assured the teacher of their interest and co-operation in the school. The. school opened with a fair enrollment and the at tendance is steadily increasing. The Garden City folks take con siderable interest in their school. Some time ago they purchased a 15-acre tract of land to be used in the development of the school. They are now talking about erect ing a teacherage for the use of principal and other teachers. This would be a step in the right direc tion and. would contribute greatly toward making the school the ef ficient institution it should be. The school at Stroudtdwn open ed several days ago with Miss Maggie Byrd as principal and Miss Ethel Wilson, assistant. Miss Byrd has taught for a number of years in the county schools. She was employed in the Old Fort Graded school three years previous to ac cepting the work at Stroudtown. Miss Byrd is one of the best teach ers in the county and the folks at Stroudtown consider themselves fortunate to secure her, and are expecting the school to make great progress under her leadership. The primary teacher, Miss Wilson, has taught a number of years very successfully and from reports from the Stroudtown school she is giv ing splendid satisfaction in her present position. The attendance atthe Stroud town school is already above the average and is still going up. Today Registration Day. AH men between the ages of 18 and 45 -years, inclusive, are re quired to register at their respec tive voting precincts on Thursday, Sept. 12th. It is important that those between the ages named, who are not already registered, look after this matter. Registrars and places of registra tion for Marion township are as follows: Marion Precinct, Clinchfield Store: W. L. Morris, J. M. Ed wards. . Marion Precinct, Marion Mfg Co. Store, S. Copeland, - J. F. Parker. Marion Precinct, Office Local Board:- O. H. Bumgarner, D. E. Hudgins, C. R. McCall, W. W. Neal, E. H. Dysart. Marion Precinct, Court House: D. T. Harris, J. E. Neal, M. F. Potest, Ai W. Grayson, N. F. Steppe. War Savings Limit Families. llurteen families have recently oeen added . to the list ; of. North Carolina Limit Family , War Say ings Societies. Mrs. - A. "Blantdn of Marion is one of the new mem bers to enrollyshe having pledged $1,000 for herself and two sons, or a total of $3,000; ; ; ; .;r ; ' ; IThe number of families, now be longing to the limit War Savings society of North Carolina are sixty two, representing 214 family mem bers and a total of $214,000 invest-, ed in War Sayings certificates.! NEWS FROM THE COUNTY Brief Mention of Some of the Hap penings in McDowell Countyr items About Home People. OLD FORT Old Fort, Sept. 9. For some two months there has been a frequent, and unwelcomed visitor at ni&tht to the home of several of the citizens of West Fort and the adjoining colored settle ment. - Hie visitor was a small ridge shaped animal, but killed most any dog it cams in contact with, hence many dogs are missing, and one or more calves have been killed. It became such a "dog terror" as time when on that on Thursday night some of the colored citizens assembled a posse and about 2 o'clock the next morning one of the party shot the animal. There was quite a diversity of opinion about the animal, but from all we can learn its appear ance was somewhat like that of a poodle dog with slim long legs and long tapering ears- with very long hair on the ends. Its teeth vere very promi nent but more curved inwaid than the ordinary canine's. Where it passed the day is uncertain, but it is probable that it hid in the bushes of a mountain back trom town. H .IN KINS Hankins, Sept. 10. J. C. Burnett re turned home last week from a business trip to Bostic. Mrs. JEL Epley visited her daugh ter, Mrs. Henline, at Nebo last week. Miss Gertrude Barnes was a pleasant visitor at Nebo the latter part of last week. Thomas ilall has been on the sick list for a few days, but is improving. Mrs. J. Y. Barnes and little daughter, Mary Willie, of Marion, spent last week with the former's parent?, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Epley. John Epley has returned to camps at Washington after a week's visit to homefolks here. Miss Pearl Lewis has entered school at Nebo. Mr and Mrs. Will Morgan were shop ping in Marion one day last week. The farmers of this community are very busy saving their fodder. DYSABTSVILLE Dysartsville, Sept. 9- Mrs. Floyd Satter white and children of Spencer, were visitors here last week-end. Miss Irene Dysart, returned home in Hickory after spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Taylor. Robert Laughridge and family of Spencer visited W. A. Laughridge re cently. T. E. Satterwhite is improving slowly after, a severe attack of stomach trouble. We hope he will be out again soon. Key and Lillie Landis and Lncy Ro per have gone to Nebo to enter school for the fall term. Miss Mamie Goforth will leave next Saturday, to begin school at the Clinch field Mills, Marion Junction. MlssEvelyn Get tys has closed the Cowan school for fodder pulling. Jas. C. Goforth made a trip to Wood lawn recently. JamesXaughridge of Marion ' helped to canvass this township in the second War Savings stamp drive last week. GARDEN CITY Garden City, Sept. lb. The Garden City Baptist church displays in its chan cel a service flag with 18 stars. The opening of Berea College drew quite a contingent of young men from our neighborhood, among them Cecil Woody, Clarence Glenn, Lee Quinn and Carnegie Davis... . : Miss Caskie MeCormick .and Walter Bird, of Buck Creek and Tom's Creek, were tightly but informally married by Rev. W". F. McMahan at ; his residence Tuesday morning. . ' 4: JS Miss Mary K. Greenlee left Saturday for Concord College by way of Badin , ', Garden City school ' opened .Monday with a good attendance and Bey. M W.' Mann; Miss Dora '.Gibbs and Miss Conley as teachers.. vv r 1 iTebo, Sept. loAMisses Osteite Wil son and Mamie! Stacy left " Friday for Rutherfordton, where they( will teach in the graded school, v Miss Minnie Hudson spent today with homefolks at Connelly Springs. Miss Lottie ' Wilson has closed her school at Woodlawn a few days for fod-r der pulling. ; ?f Mr. and Mrsl g. L Ruff and little son, Sidney Lee, left today for their home in Wacrosse, Ga. War Savings Stamps Saies. Marion merchants sold $4,120.25 of War Savings and Thrift stamps during the month of August, which brings the total sales to date up to $27,667.50, more than four times Marion's quota. The report in full follows: Merchant Aug. sale Total $174.50, 147.75 100 25 63625 ,131.50 123.00 52.50 2,948 00 2.90Q.25 517.25 8,788.00 962.75 75.75 9,291.00 5.75 45.00 1.75 11.25 264.25 8.50 10.00 ;o.oo 250.00 200.00 2.25 Streetman Drug Co. $62.00 Marion Pharmacy 28.50 W. H. McMahan 35.00 W. F. McPeeters & Co 14 00 Marion Bargain House Marianna Hotel 23.75 J. H. L. Miller .50 The Peerless Store P, A. Reid & Co. 72.25 J. C. Rabb , 55.50 McCall Bros. 2,592.50 Davis Pharmacy 51.00 W. B. Lassiter 5:75 Gaston & Tate 455.00 Price Hardware Co. 5.50 J. F. Wilkinson 6.25 L. D. Greene 1.50 F. A. Curtis 4.50 R. W. Tate 233 50 Red Iron Racket 1.00 B. G. Gettys W.- E. Patton & Son M. L. Good . J. D. Blanton W. O. Ledbetter & Bro. 4,120.25 27,667.50 birthday Parties. Lila May Lonon, daughter of Mrs; D. N. Lonon, celebrated her tenth birthday Friday evening at her home on Main street. She had as her guests a large number of her young friends and they in dulged in .games of various kinds and enjoyed delightful refresh ments, consisting of cream and cake. All had a most delightful time and Miss Lonon proved a most charming hostess to her young friends. Little Ktheritfe Giles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Giles, and little A 1 ford Morgan enter tained a number of their small friends Monday afternoon at the home of Mr. and MrsJ A. H. Giles, the occasion being the celebration of their5 fourth birthday. The after noon was spent in playing games and the occasion was one of great pleasure to all who were' present. Delicious- refreshments were ser ved, including ice crean and cake. The war department announces the arrival in France of Secretary Baker, accompanied by an official party, including Jphnj D- Ryan) assistant secretary in charge of tAti craft, and Majorl Generah Gorgai, surgeon general of the army. Mr. Baker and his party made the3 trip on an army transport which car ried its usual quota of soldiers to France.- -: v ' '-t - The drive for the Fourth -Liberty Loan .will soon 'open. ; Are you preparing to buy your bond? GOVERNMENT ORDERS NEWSPAPER SUBSCRiPTIONS ' :VV "Td'BE,PAlbMiiXDfANCE;'--vr---';'Ts-- According to;a recent government order all subscription to ; this newspaper, not paid in advancer must be discontinued on ,. October 1st, 1918.- - . ; . ; . . T4 ; ' Y- The order cannot be evaded. ' 7 We must obey it or the Gov- . erhment'will put" us butbf business. :v,..j; Not & few of our good friends .and subscribers have ' already complied with the Government's order. It is hoped and expect- - ed the rest will do likewise in the STATE NEWS 0FTHE WEEK Items Concerning Events of In terest and Importance Through out the State. The .opening of the Jftate College of Agriculture has been postponed until September 18th. The North Wil kesboro Hustler reports that Rey. Jj W. Walker, aged 63, of Dehart, and liss Ila Brewer, aged 16, of Hayse, were married some days ago. t ,7 " - Additions;-to the - tuberculosis hospital at Azalea which will ' cost s $380,100,r have been authorized .by the war department. Twelve open officers' wards, three infirmary buildings, two buildings to accom- ' modate 50 nurses, officers' quarters' and two storehouses will be built. To regulate food prices in North r Carolina to a greater uniformity a! new department of the State foodi: administration will be , created to scan the reports of the fair price committee established in the lar-' ger cities. Miss Emeth' Tuttle, formerly of Raleigh, will have' charge of this department. I While a guest at the home oft Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Ogletree in Charlotte Sunday evening' Frank; J. Michel, who had beeV.jvith ;.jtho' -Southern Power Company as tiur YV pe'rintendeht of steam' plants . f cr . several years, was choked to death ",w at. the table, by a 'piece'-, of meat,; thev tragedy ccarrmsri ncthe"din-- -ing room where the guests f were f ,, assembled. ; : ". Collector Watts has' recommend-! . : ed the appointment of 'Marcus O. Pickerson, of Butherfordton, as division deputy collector to succeed Byron Conley,4 of Marion, Irecent ly resigned. Mr. Dickerson will -l be in charge of Rutherford, Polt, Henderson,- McDowell, ,Transyl; vania and Madison counties., He . is at the present clerk of,: court of Rutherford county, which position . he has held for the past 20 yearsl He- will not be a candidate for elec-, : tion again this fall, however,- and ' ; will resign at once his position as . clerk of court. - " Serious financial loss is being threatened farmers in 1 many seer tions in the eastern part of North Carolina iauseof ; the : depreda-. tion of Ihe fall army worm- which is now" marching over this section ; in great numbers.; -The 'attacks of this worm have been delivered with -particular violence in the' region around New Bern, Awhile Kellum, Pollocksville and New, 'Port have also reported, serious , losses. - Cot-, ton and peanuts are being singled out for the attack, and, - in some cases, the crops are threatened with . , complete destruction; 'R. W. Lei by,: Assistant Entomologist of the -Department of Agriculture, is now on his second trip of investigation' in this section of the i State where he ; has b6en call ed - to aid farmers in combattiDg the pest. v near future. ' 1
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