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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST, INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY. ESTABLISHED 1896. MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1919 VOL. XXIII NO. 34 a; j4 in i PLANS FOR CELEBRATION Plans Rapidly Crystalizingfor May 10th Celebration for McDowell Soldiers Committees. Plans for the celebration for Mc Dowell's soldiers to be given on May 10th under the auspices of the local chapters of the U. 1). C. and American Bed Cross are being rapidly completed. The . various committees have been , appointed end are working hand in hand that nothing may be left undone toward making this occasion the grandest ever known in McDowell County. The management wishes it un derstood that this is a day to be participated in by the entire citi zenship of McDowell county. The people of the county are expected and requested to be present and co-operate with the management in everything effecting this celebra tion. Dinner will be provided but the folks coming from the rural sections are requested to bring bas kets well filled, to help feed the -soldiers and visitors who are ex pected to be oresent on this oc casion. It is hoped to make this a great "get together" meeting for the emulation and glorification of the valorous deeds of, McDowell's soldiers. Let everybody come -old, young, big, little, husbands, mothers and babies. Nothing will be left undone toward taking care of the immense crowd which will be on hand. The i Rest-Room Committee will provide a rest room in the court house where mothers may take (their babies and small children; cots jand other means of rest and com fort will be provided. The 'Decorating Committee is looking after the decorations. The itown will be handsomely decorated . -with flags and other insignia of the yictors. The parade committee has charge of the parade, which will traverse - the entire length of Main street. The order of the procession has not -as yet been settled, but the soldiers, home guard, school children and -automobiles bearing flags will all participate. T$e parade will be -headed by. tb Morganton band which has been secured to furnish . music for the occasion. An address by a speaker of note will be a feature of the occasion. The management has not yet set tled definitely upon a speaker, but will have present one worth of the occasion. v .The committees are as follows: Decorating Committee: Mrs. D. E. Hudgins, chairman; Mesdames E. B. Baber, G. S. Kirby, W. C. McCall, J. G. Beaman, W. W. Neal, P. A. Heid, J. F. Conniffe, M. justice, B. G. Carr, R. J. Noyes, IB. P. Davis; J. M. Ed- wards, E. A. Thomas, Joe Buck ley, S. L. Copeland, Misses Mar garet Winslo w, Mattie Tate, Green lee, Jennie Davis. Parade Committee: H. F. Lit tle, Chairman; Mrs. J. W. Pless, Vice Chairman; Mesdames E. H. Dysart, R. F. Burton, J. E. Neal, J. Wi Winbbrne, Minnie Blanton, A. Blanton, W. L. Morris, H. F. Little, J. E. Decker, A. W. Gray son, H. H. Tate, W. K. M. Gil key, R. B. Clark, Pink Mashburn, Old Fort, W. P. Artz, Old Fort, - S. E. Whitten, . . Henderson; . Clinchfield, . . Ballard, J. E, Kanipe, R. E. McCall, G. B. Jus tice, Carrie Childs, Misses Rena Neal, Mary Gordon Greenlee. Refreshment Committee: Mrs. J. L. Morgan, Chairman, Mes dames Joe Mashburn, Old Fort, Pink Morris, Sugar Hill, Parker Holmes, R. H. Bomar, A. H. Giles, Avery Conley, G. W. Conley, North Cove, J. M. Haney, Glen wood, Tom Wilson, Glenwood, . . Haywood, .Sevier, J. "C. Brown, Ashford, Marion Good, Woodlawn, Frank Wilson, Nebo, W. H. Taylor, Dysartville, Hugh Tate, Greenlee, Harrison Gibbs, Clear Creek, J. E. Jimeson, Gar den City, Champ Corpening, R. H. Bennett, C. C. Lisenbee, E. K. Hild, C. F. Spencer, Pitts, M. P. Flack. Vein Mountain, John Brad ley, Old Fort, I. H. Greene, Old Fort, C. M. Pool. (Continued next week.) . Death of W. M. McNairy. - m- -www m -m m Mr. vy. M. McJNairy, a young attorney of Marion, died at his home on South Main street Wed nesday afternoon the 16th, at 3 o'clock from influenza followed by meningitis. Mr. McNairy had re turnd from France, where he had been serving as a soldier with the American Expeditionary Forces, only a few days prior to bis death. Immediately upon his return he and Mrs. McNairy resumed house keeping and it was while moving their furniture and getting re arranged that he was taken vio lently ill. Mr. McNairy volunteered his services to the Government at" the outbreak of the war, but owing to the state of his health he was not accepted. Some time after the draft regulations went into effect he was called and accepted for ser vice. Even though; he had offered his services and. bad been turned down he was never heard to utter a murmur when th'e call to the colors was made. He left with a number of others in the August draft and was early sent to France. Upon receiving his discharge in a few days he returned to Marion, somewhat broken in health but in good spirits and anxious to get back into his profession as an at torney. 4 'Mack," as he was known to his friends, came to Marion about seven or eight years ago to pracj tice law. Owing to his genial dis position and wipning personality he was universally popular and had a wide circle of friends. Some thing over a year ago he was mar ried to Miss Lizzie Perkins, of Morganton, who with a number of relatives and numerous friends are left to mourn his passing. Home Service Work. On Wednesday, April 16, Miss I Walker, of Atlanta, Ga., field di rector- of Home Service, Work, gave a very interesting talk on Home Service work to the Marion chapter. The importance of work to be done for returning . soldiers was emphasized and new interest created along all branches of Home Service work. , It was urged that delegates be sent to attend the Home Service convention which meets in' Asheyille the . first week of June. Y '. , -x - ?'.. -: Services at St. John's next Sun day" at 11 a; m. and 8:30 p. m. NEWS FROM THE COUNTY Brief Mention of Some of the Hap penings in McDowell County Items About Home People. 8 ANDY FLAT Sandy Flat, April 19. Misses Jane and Emma Blanton of Lawndale are visiting W. G. Bates. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Horton are visit ing the latter's parents. The Green brothers have recently moved Into the Sandy Flat section. J. D. Hogan and J. G. Pyatt made a business trip to Union Mills, Thursday. The people of this section have been informed that there will not be any preaching at Dysartsville today and tomorrow on account of the "flu." The school closed here last night with an interesting entertainment. The children were well trained and rendered a splendid program. The school has had a successful term with Miss Annie Bradley as teacher. CURFEW Curfew, April 21. Miss Ethel Morgan of Drayton, S. C , visited hoinefolks here several days last week.' De wey Parker who has been at Modoc, S. C, spent the week-end with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Reel were given a surprise birthday dinner Easter Sunday by a number of their children and grand children. All enjoyed it very much. Walter Hawkins visited homefolks Sunday. Mrs. R. C Saunders of Marion visited relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Mattie McCall and two sons, Carl and Robert, of Marion, spent Sun day with relatives here. Mrs. Bessie Saunders spent Sunday with homefolks. Louise Saunders has returned home after spending several weeks in Marion. Columbus Burgin of Latta, S- C, was a visitor here Sunday. A number of young folks enjoyed a singing at the home of I. L. Reel Sun- day. , Columbus Silvers of Crooked Creek was among the guests here Sunday. HARMONY GROVE. Harmony Grove, April 21. Charles Crawley has returned home from over seas, having received his discharge from the army. Ed. Crawley of Marion is spentting a few days here with homefolks. Roy Morgan-of Marion spent Satur day -and Sunday with homefolks. James Pyatt and family spent Sun day in Bridgewater. DYSARTSVILLE. Dysartville, April 21. Ernest Satter white made a business trip to Marion last Thursday. G. D. Taylor and family of Nebo were pleasant visitors here Sunday. Lillie Landia. of Nebo High school spent the week-end vith homefolks. McKinley Hutchins has received bis discharge from the army is home for a few days. Key Landis of Nebo was a visitor here Sunday. Mrs. Bobbie Kirksey of Morganton is visiting relatives here. James L. Laughridge of Marion mo tored to Dysartsville Sunday. Mrs. Nancy Dysart of Hudson is visit ing relatives here. Walter and Herbert Mangum made a business trip to Marion last Saturday. The last cold spell damaged the fruit considerably it is thought. The Sandy Flat school closed last Fri day night with a good entertainment. WOODLAWN Woodlawn, April 21. The measles epidemic continues serious. Fayette Hollifield is very sick. Bev. Drake of Nebo, held services Easter Sunday at the Baptist church. Lindsey Gouge is quite ill. Miss Edna Brinkley, who is teaching on the mountain, spent the week-end at home. Miss Willma Corpening came' home Friday from her school on Armstrong to spend the week-end. Herriott Clarkson of Charlotte passed throagh Woodlawn last Friday enroute home from Little Switzerland. Wheat was hardly tall enough to cut for Easter egg. dye. Spring -work has been much retarded by sickness in numerous families. Victory Loan Campaign to Start Monday, April 28. Chairman V. W. Guy, of tbe Nictory Loan campaign, has per fected the organization for Mc Dowell county and will begin the drivo to secure the county's quota pn Anril 28th. The quota for the county is $135,000. Considering the ease with which the county's allotment of all previous issues were secured it is expected that little difficulty will be had in put ting McDowell over the top in this the last and most important of all calls. The Victory issue is very attractive as an investment. Tbe bonds are to run for four years and bear 4$ interest, being non taxable except for income taxes. They should, therefore, appeal to both large and small investors. The township chairmen, with W. C. McCall as vice-chairman of the county organization, follows: J. W. Winborne, Marion; J. L. Nichols, Old Fort; W. H. Taylor, Dysartsville; J. F. Wilson, Nebo; T. B. Led better. Broad River; John Lavender, Crooked Creek; R. J. Lonon and R. H. Hennessee, North Cove; M. L. Good, Turkey Cove; J. B. Lonon and E. E. English, Cedar Cove; Geo. W, Chapman, Buck Creek; D. ' C. Browi; HigT gins; W. M. Wilson, Sugar Hill. A full list of committees will be published next week. Simon Shew Dies. Simon Shew, who was fatally shot by Anderson Moore about two weeks ago at the Marion Mills, died Monday at the McDowell Hos pital where he had been. a patient since the shooting. Shew received several shots, some of which pene trated the abdominal organs, and an operation was performed in hopes of saving the wounded man's life. He seemed to be making sat isfactory progress toward recovery until recently when he took a turn for the worse. The dead man is survived by a wife and several children. Moore, the ma'n charged with the killing, is in tbe Marion jail awaiting trial at the next term of court. He claims, he acted inself defense. - Epley-Hali. On last Monday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock Mr. C. L. Epley, of Detroit, Mich., and Miss Eulal Hall of this place, were quietly married at the Presbyterian manse Rev. J. C. Story officiating. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Higgins Hall and for some time has held a position with the Marion Telephone company. Immediately following tbe ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Epley left for Detroit, where they will make their home: - Their many friends wish them a long and happy wedded' life. French Tank Exhibited in -Marion. The French "whippet" tank, which was in Marion Tuesday in the interest of - the Victory Loan campaign, attracted much atten tion when it paraded the streets. This tank was used in the St. Mihiel and Argonne forest battles and carries several scars. It was manned by Corporals Curzon and Bradley of the United States tank corps. . . . .,.,, ,,., WAR TROPHY TRAIN TOUR Train Riled With Interesting War Relics Will Spend About Two - Hours In Marion Friday. The "Thirtieth Division Special" a war trophy train numed in honor of the fighting Carolina boys who were with the first to break the Hindenburg line, will travel through North Carolina tbis week, to give added interest to the Tic tory loan campaign, which begins today. The special train is scheduled to make its first stop at Greensboro Tuesday afternoon and is due to arrive at Marion Friday morning, April 25, at 11:50 o'clock and re maining until 1530 p. m., making a stop of one hour and forty min utes. It goes from here to Glen wood, arriving there at 2:00 p. m. and remaining there until 3:30 p. m., and then to Rutherford ton, and the tour includes stops at four score towns" and cities, returning to Richmond, Va., on May 10. Part of the exhibition will in clude every variety of weapon and equipment used by the allies in the successful prosecution of the .war; from rifles, machine guns and hand grenades to large cajibre cannon. In addition airplane parts will be i Deluded in the display. A.unique part of the exhibit wilt be the display of naval inventions perfected under, the stress of war needs, and completed only at a lata date when the signing o the arm istice prevented their introduction into the scheme of modern warfare. As a balm to longing eyes the display will include an assortment of captured German war material helmets of the crack Prussian guards, large calibre guns used by the Huns in reducing allied trench es andsfortificatons, and articles or personal equipment captured from boche officers. The Peace Conference. President Wilson and the pre miers, it has been decided, will de liver the peace treaty to the Ger- mans at Versailles Saturday. It is stated that, after the treaty is actually delivered, it is intended to allow adequate time for the Ger mans to make inquiries concerning the various details before return ing to Weimar. This is expected to take about two days, the first day being devoted to familiarizing themselves with the terms, and tha second day to answering such in quiries as they may make." It is believed the stay of the plenipotentiaries at Weimar will coyer a week, thus bringing them back to Versailles about May 8 to 10. ; r It is announced, from Paris that the allied and -associated powers are prepared to aid in the relief of Russia with codstufa, provided there is a cessation of hostilities "within definite lines in the terri tory of Eussia.r The United States forest service) is having estimates made of the highway from Highlands to Frank lin, Macon county and from Frank lin to Aquone, and with liberal co operation from Macon county au thorities, A. F. Potter, acting for ester, promises that this will be the next project to be financed in North Carolina.
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