A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THEr BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 1919
VOL. XXIII NO. 49
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SCHOOLS OPEN WITH
GOOD ATTENDANCE
County Superintendent.and Chair
man Board of Education Visit-
The county schools are opening
vith the- best attendance' in the
history of the county , A number
-of .schools report 100 per cent of
the children affected by the com
pulsory law enrolled the opening
w(ifllr' Frnm the interest and co
operation manifested on the part
"of parents in the education of their
-children it seems that the compul
sory law. will be necessary in but
a few - instances, as parents, are
sending their children regardless
of ago or legal requirements. ' This
attitude on the part of parents is
very gratifying to the officials. :
However, it will .be the policy
of those whose duty it is to enforce
the law. fb see that it does ;not be
come a dead, letter. . Parents and
-guardians wilfully and flagrantly
Tiolattng the law with reference
to sending children 1 to"' school; will
beprosecuted to the limit of -the
law. Supt. N. Steppe states
that sofar only one family appears
to be intentionally violating , the
-combulsorv law". . Steps are being
v talron fn emfrrrA tihft in . t.Hi
iustance. , - . : -
rSupt. N. F. Steppe and Chair-
man T. YY . btacy are visiting toe
-schooIs:'ncrw -in, -operation iaieara
t.KA p.nhrtitmns -and naeris .of the
schools at tbe-opening of ihe term.
-Several schools are calling for ad
ditional ; tdachers and; equioment.
The needs and i requirements will
be met just as jast as possible. It
is the intention of the board of the
hroif1 nf .prlnnfttinn tn spa that tht.
necessary Educational .advantages
are provided for every child in the
county., .- .
-The board of education has en
tered upon a building program
that will double the value of school
' property this year. :'A1 ready two
magnificent buildings are7 under
course of construction, one at Glen
wood and another at the Clinchfield
mill.- Three first class two-teacher
buildings will also "be completed in
2 time for school this i year. - -V
'7 Teachers are taking much inter
est in better equipping themselves
for the new demands to be made
upon tbemi. A large number; of
tp.Ar.hers have been in attendance
-during tbesummer terms of the
leading colleges of the State. They
ArA "now AhtA.rincr nnon theirv wnrtr
. with higher ideals and broader
planes of service. From the pres
ent outlook the coming year will
be the best the schools - have ever
known, r
N ew '. Teach ers Elected. ; : v
The Marion
'ad ed' school facul
ty r has been completed awitb" tbe
election fMiss Muie J Cox, f i of
Mount Gil eaiJvasi teacher of tbe
fifth grade. Miss Lillian Smith,
of Pink Hill, will teach the ad
vanced"Brst gradet succeeding Miss
Mae McCurry, who "resigned to
accept work elsewhere. " Miss Lot
: tie" Poole, of La Plata, Md., .will
11 the vacancyjn-the high school
department caused by the resigna
tion of Mrs. J. L. C. Bird. f Miss
Pool lis a; graduate d of f VVinthrop
CJollege, JRockHill, S. C , and
spent a year at Columbia -Univer-ity.
At present she is engaged ' in
welfare work at Cliffside. The
new members of the faculty come
very highly recommended. ;
Three iridges Ordered Built
jurors for Fall Term of Court. .
':. The 'county, commissioners, in
session Monday, ordered that the
bridge across Curtis creek be re
moved to North Fork near Pitts
and that a 120 foot span be .placed
across Ourtis Creek. . The ' board
also ordered' that a new bridge
be built across Mill. creek and that
the present 'structure be moved to
Garden City.
In addition to other routing busi
ness jurors were drawn for the
Se ptember term of Su periof, cou r t
as follows: ' ' ' '
;- First week: J. FT Bird, T. R.
Burgin, VV. B. Daves, J." I. Nan
ney, R. E Higgins, J. A. Swann,
James Hollifield, : Grover "Greene,
R-'-E." McCall, H. W. Hensley, A.
Burgin," J. A. Biddix, Ellis Dixon,
JrG. Hollifield, C. E: Jarrett, G.
D. Noblitt, J. B. Landis, T. U
Morgan; Robert Laidlaw, I. H Al
lison, W. K. M. Gilkey, R H.
Hennessee, G. M. Moffitt, D. H.
Whitener, J. V. Daves, T. M. Fin
ley, R. A. Holler, H..G. Burgin,
Js D. Hogan, M. B. Grayson,
J. Simmons, Lee Lavender, C. L.
Holland, A. C. Tate, T. VV. Kin
caid, C. B. Noblitt.
Second week: R. W. Tate, J.
Li. Steppe, James Led be tie r, Ha r ve
Vess, VV. L. Nanneyi D. VV. Wneel
er, Luther Walker, Charles Brack
ets G. A. Lackey, A. " A. Padgett
J. F. Burgin, E. K. Hild," B. G.
HensleyarlWiikerson;
Krouse,vEd; Tolneya; PW'bis-nant.-
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Real Estate Transfers. ; '.
J. L. Nichols to Robert F. Mock,
lot on Mountain View avenue, Old
Fort. ' ;' - ' .
r J. L. Nichols . to Elizabeth -A.
Strickland, lQt oV Mountain View
ayenue, Old Fort: v ,
Robert F. Mock to Elizabeth A.
Strickland, lot on Mountain View
avenue, Old Fort,- $10 and other
consideration. : - t
John J. Jordan to Bayard Adams
and wi f e, land adjoining. Patell a
Gilliam, James Morris , and Chas.
Ly tie, $1500. - : .
f J.. S. Jamison to G.' F, Stroud,
.3 acres adjoining J. S. Jamison and
feHildr$600.r;-i;-': ' -j&ilPi
Morphea to J. C. Hudr
gins lot 70 feet on Depot street,
$4,500.v v - " ; : ' '
.Switzerland Company' to '; Billie
Hollifield, land near Little Switzer
land station, $400. 'N .:-'v v' rC ' .
W. T. Morgan and J. WI Win
borne, commissioners, to .Vance
Wilson, fland in Nebo ! township,
: G. W. Conley to M. C. Cald
well, timber on North Fork, (Ca
tawba river, $13,800. ;A;.r-.:-':"
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: - WeJIs-Bryson. f
- Mr. Russell Wells J and Miss
Nittlee Bryson were married last
Sunday afternoon at the home of
the bride's mother, Mrs. Mollie
Bryson, in East Marion Rev. J. C.
Story officiating The ring cere?
monywas used. A large nujnber
of friends and relatives, of this
popular young couple were present
for the ceremoDy.;;-"::";:.'
:JZ regular meeting of Mount Ida
Lodge, Knigbts of Pythias, will
beheld Thursday .night, August 7,
at 8:30 o'clock, v Business of im
portance will be transacted and
every Knight is urged to be trans
acted. Work in the third degree.
N EWS FROM THE COU NTY
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
: pen i ngs i n M c D o w e 1 1 Co u nty
- Items About Home People.
.OLD FORT ' '.
" OldTort Aug 4: Misa Pjearl Cox of
Gastonia, is Tisiting her. sister, Mrs.
Y. Grant., . - ' -.;v.".."r.
James Bradley of Klngsport, Tenn.,
is visiting his brother, J.viJ. Bradley.
Mrs. E. H. Witten of Richmond, Vai,
is visiting Mrs. Charles. . -
. . Mrs." Robinson of Roanoke- Paplds,
N. C, is visiting her son, Tr W. A.
Robinson. , v
Mrs. E. E. Edwards of Goldsboro is
in the city "with her brother. James
Payne .
Miss Grace Arney is on an extended
visito Atlantic City and other points.
v Miss Mary Hamilton of AsheTille is
the Ruest of Miss Francis Artz".
F. H. Marley and family of 'K Anna
polis have returned home after and ex
tended visit to relatives here.
Mrs. . EL C. Marley - and daughter,
Margaret, have returned to their home
at China Grove after an extended, visit
to her daughter, Mrs. Caplin.
Friends of Dr. A. W. Dula of Lenoir
will be glad to know that he lias re
turned to his home after a successful
operation for appendicitis.
Mrs.-A. H. Spencer left Taesday for
an extended visit to her sister, Mrs.
C. C. Wyche,"ln Spartanburg, S. C ,
'Mrs. Aesenstadt, who has been on a
visit to her father, Mr .Terrell, has re
turned td' her .home in San Antonio,
Texas."' 1 - ,; '- : " ;: .S-C-- - ;
Mrs, Smith, of . Manchester, Gi is
ependiog the summer wfth her .father,
Mr.-Crawford. r. . .
Mrs. Tomlin and daughter, .Claudia,
of Statesyille are on a visit to relatives
Ur the city.-- r.-.vv '
Mis Mary-Manneyr-of. Salisbury is
visiting her brother," S. F. Mauney. .
Misf Gertrude Dula recently returned
to Old Fort from' Los Angeles, Cali.,
where she spent the winter
Edgene Bird of Camp Holly Bird, Md..
and Chester Hensley of Camp Merritt.
N. J., spent Sunday in Old Fort at the
home of Mrs. Kanipe. '
. Mrs. Merrill Patterson and daughter,
Margaret, of Statesville, are spending
some time at S. M. Hoffman's.
" Mr. and. Mrs. W. A. -Daris of Ashe
ville, were guests at the h6me of J., N.
Nesbitt last 'Sunday.' They were ac
companied home by Clifford and -Earl
Nesbitt. . .
Mrs. R. O. Anderson and daughter,
Margaret, ;are visiting. Mr. and Mrs.
G.B.Strickland.
- feev. R. F. Mock left Monday for
Lexington, N. C, to f assist, in revival
meetings. j
Rev. W. T. Wadley has. resigned as
psstor of . the Presbyterian "church of
Old Fort and has accepted a call to the
pastorate of the church at Edenton, K. C.
-Colonel Dan Adams has 'broken the
ground for the construction of a'modefn
hotel building-in Old Foxt.v
The old Greene building is being 'ie-
mpved for the construction of "a modern
drug store. The buying is to q con
structed by Dr. Johnson; Dr. Robmson
and Dr. Caplin.
O. F. and C. S. Noblitt are remoying
the old wopd building next the market
for the construction of a brick building.
- ' UNVILLE FALLS "
' Linville Falls, Ang. 5 Llnville Falls
is keeping itself on the map by its - va
rious activities,, which now include the
building of a Community . Church and
the improvement of the school building
so as to provide for a food school, with
two teachers if they can be found. New
desks have been provided by the Burke
county board, and a new modern sys
tern of lighting is being put in, to do
away with the old, injurious 'cross-
lighting of the school jxwms. A spaci
ous assembly room on the 'second floor
will give a meeting place for various
community purposes,. as well as for. the
school use.; It is not to be supposed that
tho fact that the , mountain people are
scattered keeps them , from gathering
for many social and helpful purposes. .
Three instances of this spirit of co
operation and social instinct were given
last Saturday night, when three old
fashioned 'pie suppers' were given in
this locality, one on Jonas Ridge, where '
f 1SG was realized with which to provide !
boy with an a'rtiScial foot, one in Wal
nut Grove, on Three Mile in Avery
county, where they made IC9 for tchoM
house purposes, and one in Linville
Falls, where f 115 50 was realized forthe
new church. At the latter occasion a
party came down from Cross no re and
furnished a most interesting entertain
ment, consisting of folk songs, taasic
and character recitations. At Crossnore
tLe community spirit, under the inspir
ation of. Mrs. Sloop, has crown and de
veloped into many forms of Improve
ment and has extended its Influence far
beyend that neighborhood.
About S5 or 40 men went to Newland
from Altatront township yesterday and
secured from th County Commissioners
a strong declaration in favor of building
the road from Altatnont to LinviUe
Falls, and putting the road from Linville
Falls to Newland in condition to comply
with government requirements, to that
federal road funds xnay be secured to
connect this road with the McDowell
road up North Cov from Linville Falls
station to" the Avery county line at Lin
viile Falls. There is about a mile of
this road through Burke countv. be
tween McDowell and Avery, in the vil
lage of LinviUe Falls, and this aio is
provided for. The prospect of a first
class government road from Marion,
through Linville Falls to Newland and
on to Tennessee seems now to be as
sured. .
- OAK DALE
Old Fort, Aug. 4. Charles Gibson
and Joseph Brown lefc yesterday on a
business for Kingsport and other.points
in Tennessee.
We are glad to report that Franklin
Hoyla, who has been "very ill with
typhoid fever. Is able to be up again.
The lumber has been received for the
new school boUdlog.at-Qak Dale. :
Several cases of typhoid tever hate
recently been reported for this section.
Misses Ethel and Myrtle Potest, Sailie
Dover, Lucy and Cy nth Lackey were
guests at the home of C. A. Gibson last
Sunday. ' f .
Mrs. Will Nichols and daughter and
son, Dora, and Russell, were guests at
the home of Mrs. L. Hog&nT Sunday.
George Miller has been awarded the
contract for the erection of the new
school building at Oak Dle.
, Crops are looking very good in. this
section of the county. "...
7 , . GLEN WOOD
Nealsviile, Aug. 4 Floyd Bardue of
Battle Creek, Mich., who recently re
turned from overseas and received his
discharge, is visiting Miss Biddie Eplee
of Nealsviile.
"Melvin Eplee has returned from a trip
in the west.
.Kelly Eplee lias returned from a busi
ness trip to Wilmington.
. 5 Rflad lmrjrovement Project.
A larco road improvement; pro
ject under consideratiOQ by . the
United States'departmeQt 'of sri
cultore, is that between Marion and
Micaville, through McDowell and
Yancey counties. . ' .
; Big Toe to wnshi p . i n Yance j
cbu nty 4ias voted $30,000 bonds to
aid the federal government . in the
improvement and McDowell coun
ty issaid to be ready with its share
of the costs. The portion of this
highway' between Marion and
Greensboro is now in cood con-1
dition and the section between Sli
caville and Harvard is graded bat
not well surfaced." Tho 15 miles
intervening is in bad condition and
this is'tho principal section that is
to bo improved. At tho present
timo South Toe township bzis no
outlet,to tho Southern railroad ex
cepting through Buck. Creek, and
these roads arc in extreernely poor
condition. - South, Too is well pop
ulated and tho necessity of an out
let is urgent.
STATE N EWS OFTH E WEEK
Items Concerning Events cf In
terest and Importance Through
out the State.
, The police departure of Ashc
ville has added & machine cca t3
its equipmect.
The soy bean mesaric vrcrm.
U destroy io the soj bean crop 'i
east Carolina and the loss is hesvr.
Frank A. Hampton, prirsts
secretary to Senator Simmons, &z
nounces that he has absndocccl the
idea of running for Lieclccact
Governor of North Carolina,
Of great interest in Gretmbcro is
the announcement of the irvcorporttica
of the-Atlantic Backing- and Trr '
Company, with an authorized cx7il
of S2,O00,OOO of which n,W3,W3 ii tv
be paid in and a surplut of J:0,CD '
provided.
., Charlotte. The Atr.tritaa Tnrl
Company, with assets cf CJ.COCvO.f
announced the decision of the beard,
of directors to increast ii cspltai hy
100 per cent to $ 1,050,003.
- Hickory. The' fanners and wcrrv.
en's institutes will be held in. Catawba
county next month under tbt acrices
of the state department cf arrirultur.
the experiment station ar.d ths IccU
extension service, the dats be in
Augti-t 11 and 12. arsd the j:!:
Hopewell community and Withe-rjpoca.
community dub.
ORPHAfJED LAJ.5BS AIJD PIG
Patience, Cane and Good NurxJr.j H tva
Orousht to Maturity Many Uru
- " . fc-rtunatt Anlmtla. -
CPrcparvxS ' br t XTrtitJ 15;-
Many, weak "orphan- li-.mbs iind
pigs, requiring too ranch care for ll
avmsre farmer or ranchnxin to botLer
with, are salraged by., the bor ftud
girls belonging to the clnbf crp?n 1
by .the United States tlepartaent cf rg
rlculture and the state college?- ra
ti en ce, care and gvnxl nursing by a
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1
A Club Boy and HI Thre Orphars.
youngster have brought to maturity
animals which' otherwise vrczll net
hav aarrlred Infancy. A a reslt
the meat supply U Increased asd tha
boy or girl Is enabled to earn cc-cr.
The father of a. tittle girl In Ar.r ; z
coxuxty, y. C, who was Tery Rnxlcus t
Jcin a pig club, repeatedly pefci-ed ly
give her a pig. One c his r'r
not do'well last jefir snd fce.tr:! tj
sell the mnf for $1, fc-t cc-1" r.:t
find a buyer.; His wife rrsu-ie-I Lin;
to gtTe the friendless p!g to tte i:t:.?;
girL Care and cartful fee'ln- trc-;-tj
it to maturity. After a while ths cl::b
member's herd was increase d to i -r.
The little fflri traded th tc-t fo cl
the Utter to her father for s :!c r " "
slon of the mother ho-u tad re.- r J
ether three for $13. Uarlag nj-rrr
qtilrd a membership in the p!
the plans 'to continue In ths wcrlc
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"la storray weather, irhen rad Is t ;o
frequent, the cows will take a grrat
deal of Ecmbblns.
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One hnadred tons cf l!sjre trill:
feed 25 cows 40 po-aads cf tZzz? &
day for 200 dsjs.
' Axz rsan who terps ten h'-J cr
tier cattle will fiad a silo na t-
ncaalc csjnlpintnt on his fr-raa.
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