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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST; INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED '1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPT. 4, 1919 zr
VOL. XXIV NO. 1
TEACHERS HOLD MEETING
; Teachers of the County Hold 'Suc
rl qessful Meeting jn larioji
It ,r V Interesting Program. ; ..
; The teachers of. the county met
at the GradleSch'ool last Saturday
v in one of the most -successful meet
, ; ing? ever held- Practically all the
XMS teachers of the county, were pres-
ent; bnly a few, teaching in the
- V . most distant sections who could not
-conveniently reach town, were
. :p absent. C ' ' ; "
The- program;' dealt with ; the
- school work in a general way .' The
" new school legislation, the com
pulsory attendance law, -j were dis
" cussed in detoiL . v - - :r
While the compulsory attendance
law is rather rigid itjs the policy
of the teachers and those in charge
-of theschool administration to re
sort to the compulsory feature, as
little as" oossible. The teachers
hope to mak6 trie schools of such
service as will encourage the .peo
pie to send their children to school,
without having " Vo "resort to the
law. The schools thus far in
operation have had practically no
trouble in the matter of attendance
The teachers have visited -parents
nd sent out letters asking their
- , -co-operation, arid it is- their inten
tion to pursue this method rather
than take legal procedure. '
: :of the.
"Teacher" was discussed by Mr.: M.
S. Giles .in.avery interesting man
ner: ; Mr. Giles told the teachers
; the kind of literature they should
have laying emphasis on how to
- ; use it in the schools. Supt. G.'B.;
v - Strickland discussed "Te Teacher
in the Community.", emphasizing
theimpbrtance of leadership of the
.. teacher in all civic and community
- affairs. ; Mr. Strickland made a
very interesting, talk-in" which he
picturedthe ideal teacher leading
v - a community in everything that
means for the community welfare
'Wbat the Teacher Should ;Dq
During Recess" was- discussed by
jMiss Mayy Greenlee. 'Z Miss Green
- lee told of the importance of super
. vising the activities of the children
, -during play periods as well as study
periods.5 ;She - mentioned .several
ways r in which the resourceful
. . teacher can makethe recess period
" 1 interesting and helpful, at the same
U - time solving the problem 1 of dis
' cipline. "MSchool. Buildings;, and
Grounds" was discussed s .Supt.
X A. Hoi ton. Mr. "Hoi ton em
phasized the importance, of clean
liness and orderliness; be also dwelt
' upon the esthetic side and told ; of
its influence upon the student body,;
Athletics he Said were one cof the
' principal nieans of making, school
tJ. life interesting and- wholesome.
Mr. B. J. Harbison, principar of
Nebo r High School, outlined "the
.Work in the Nebo schooL for the
coming year He told of the new
course in teacher-training to be
- ciyen by the Nebo school and of
"its Importance tothe teachers of
' JcDoweJkCounty.
. At the next meeting of the teach
ers they" expect to -fake up the
Iiesdihg Circle "work and other
T7ork of professional training for
the year1. At this meeting a mem
ber of the State Board- of Exami-
ncr3 and Institute Conductors will
fca ""present to organize and outline
this phase of the- school work-in
rJcDo well County.
Singing Convention at Marion
ureal, uay tor ingersr V:
One of the most success ful and
largely attended singing conven
tiohs"ever conducted in McDowell
County was held at the court bouse
on Sunday; The day was an1 ideal
one and the people from the entire
county filled the court house to J
overflowing.- "' ' ' -h
' Therefwere three choirs partici
paticg in the singingof the day,
Cross Mill, East Marion and -Han7:
kins. ; The singing was of a . very
highr order, show in g great talent
and . good practice : r
V" An "interesting feature of the
occasion was the presentation of a
gold, medal by3Ir. T, E. Snipes,
of Marion. The medal is : beauti
ful lyeng raved with th e following
words : "McDowell Singing Con
vention." It is to remain the pro
perty of the convention, to be
handed " down "'. to -the . successive
presidents of the convention. .
Singing conventions have long
been po pillar- occasions for the
people. It is a day of 'their com
ing together not only ; in great in
spirational singing, but in many
other ways. It is hoped that these
meetingswill be rcontinued from
time to time. " l. -
; The next annual convention -will
be held in August1920,' beginning
on Saturday and continuing Sun
day. " The Saturday meeting will
be devoted largely to thbasidetwaterm elons e?8 aenjaittrUie
of the convention, election of - of-
ficeVs, etc. : - -
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Successful Revival Being Conduct
ed at P.reihodrst-ChVch.
One of the most success f ul re
vivals ever held in Marion has. been
in progress at the Method istchurch
for several days, ' Rev. Thomas
Jimison, assisted by the local : pas
torsbeing in charge J
..-The meetings are being largely
attended and great interest is be
ing taken. A meeting was held
Sunday;afterhoon fo"r men" and - a
large number of citizens of Marion
were present and 'much interest
taken. The meeting was very suc
cessful -from every ': standpoint?
RevJimison" made ;a strong ad
d ress to the men , bis su bject being
'A Man; yVahted." At the! con
clysion of the, service thpse present
filed iy the altar to express their
appreciation of the service, and J" to
promise to lead cleaner and better
liyes ;.;V'vV":: 1 i;'-' l"
' Oh Sunday' night ; the other
churches of the town cancelled
their evening2 program. It is said
the largest audience ever "gathered
in the church was present ; at th0
Methodist church for the evening
service; Every available seat was
takenih both the aud i to r i u m . and
gallery. The subject wasVthe
Prodigal Son, and the speaker made
one of ; the -strongest appeals for
Christianity ever listened to bya
Marionx audience - .'; ;
a During the present week after
noon prayer meetings . are being
held and are largely attended No
definite announcement has been
made as to whether the meeting
will conclude this week;
The judge advocate general has
ruled that the motor equipment" of
the waf department cantioj be dis
tributed to the various States for
road building purposes. There is
a conflict in the laws and addition
al legislation is needed to clear - it
up Iq the meantime the depart
ment is preparing to ell the mo
tors tHat the States were to get. ;
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
B rief M en tl on of Som e of th e ! Hpr
Openings i nv M c Dp ve 11 Cou ri tH--
ItemsAbout Horrje) Peopje; ;
old Vort
Old Kort, Sept. 2.-SMi$s May Ander
son arrived in Old Fort a few days ago
from overseas1 to visit ; hersister, Mrsv:
Q. B. Strickland. 1 She. has been in Red
Rross service in Paris ' ; ; ' f -..
Master Fronz Strickland returned last
week from a visit to relati ves.5 in - Ash
boro. V---" ... .
v The Methodist Sunday ; School went a
few mile np Curtis Creek last Thurs
day on a picnic. ' TherQ was an abund
ance; to' eat and everybody seemed to
have a good time on the trip." ? 7
Mr. arid " Mrs. R.V O.V-Anderson and
Mss May Anderson left Tuesday for
A8heville ' where Mrs; 'Anderson; will
enter the hospitaior treatment.
J. H. Salisbury, an engineer on the
Southern Railway who was accidentally
killed by a train at vMorristown, was,
buried here last Saturday. , .
The Old Fort graded and high school
opened Monday with the largest attend
ance in"jts history. v ' . r . r
Rev. W.'TWadley, who has been
pastor' of . the Presbyterian church in
Old Fort for several years left' today
with his family for Ederiton, N . C. , to
take charge of the" church there.; They
have made many .friends 4 in Old Fort
and McDowellcounty who regret very
much to see tnem leave. We wish them
success m their new work. J r
Mrsf J. t Ii. Nichols his returned -from
a short stay in Asheville? . -v : ; '
- Quite a crowd of ,' young people gave
Miss Gertrude. Dala surprise .party
last Friday night After the party, a
V Miss Mary Mauney hkV returned to
her home in Salisbury r. after spending
the summer., with rher brother; S. JF
Mauney; V-" - '"
Thaddeus Bradley, -William Burgin
Hugh Tate arid Sidney Mauney" left
Tuesday - tot - Raleigh' to enter ' tHfe
I A. and E. College. " f v v V:
.Mrs,; Ella Clark oAsheville is visit
ing Mrs.- Charles Burgin. ; -Mn
and Mrs. John Bradley 'spent
Sunday in Morganton.
. Mr. and Mrsr C. N.
Allison of Hen-Jed
dersdnville motored to Old Fort for the
tuneral of Mr. Salisburylast Saturday.
; Mrs. Paris Payne -and Mrs - Barrows
and daughter, Miss Blanche, are visiting
Mrs. George Hyams. ,
-Mrs. :. Hoffman, Mrs. Roneche : and
Mrs. Peeler and daughter spent Monday
with Miss" Lillie Ly tie. . : x
ASHFORD
; Aihford, Sept. 1. The school here is
progressing nicely and .- nearly: all the
children in the district have been en
rolled The sum of $84.25 was. realized
from the- box supper Saturday, niht,
the amount to be spent for the improve
ment of the school. " ; ;' ;
- Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brown and Frank
Keefe made a business v trip,! toStates
ville last week. -;v , r'r
.4 Miss Dora Gibbs of Pitts spent the
week-end with -relatives here. ' -"-
' James and Thad Conley, Wren Hen
nessee and Harry Caldwell of Sevier
were visitors here during the week. V
;V Miss Clara Bird; has returned from a
visit to friends' at SpracePine. s '
J Misses Tracy JSigmon and Kelle Gibbs
attended the teachers' meeting in Ma
rion last Saturday. ; j t : 7 i "J ' .
-Misses Lydia Hefner and-PearL Swof
ford have entered scHooLat Burns ville.
'', Miss Mabel Crockett is visitingfriendB
at " Lin ville Falls. S,-:;:" '
ilr.. arid Mfs Melvin McCall madeja
business trip . to Marion tdday- A:
y Mr." and Mrs WV J. Brown andL Mr.
and Mrs. A Se well Brown ; motored; .to
Jefferson City, Tenn.,, Tuesday. :
Missea Iva McCall and LenneBrOwn
left today for Nebo yhere they will
enter schooL . ' v. :
Quite a number of young people en
joyed a surprise party at the home of
Missea Beatrice and Gayel: Brown on
Friday. evening. ; "--H
' Charles Wilson visited in Swannarioa
and Asheville lasttwwk.'-vV '
D. C. Bates was in Marion Friday-on
business. " : -;;;;'r:--.4 -J-?
,. J. W. McCall spent several days fri
Hendefeonyille during the week. -;
Mr. and Mrs. Seweli Avery of ; Avery
visited the latter's mother - here j Satur
day' and Sunday. S . . " -:
Miss Katherine'McGhee iias returned
home from Altamont. '
; Miss Ellen HcGhee of , Marion visited
homefolks here Sunday A' . -
' W. H. S wofford made a business trip
to Marion Monday. ' v --"Misses
Beatrice and Gaye Brown and
Dewey Brown spent the week-end in
Morganton; . -
.;; V'X EALSVXX.LE ;
Nealsville, Sept 2. -Mrs: B,!'!.
and daughter, Irene, who have" been
viMung inenus;ana- relatives at ien-j
wood, have "returned to their- home ' at
Indian;HeadiOiai;S' 7- :. - -
V. Mrs. Joe pQteatf Erwin; Tenn was
a visitor here?ast week: -" . '
: Paul Thorn has accepted a position
with the Davis Pharmacy at Marion.;.
-JMr.and HrsA JitBeaX otort
City spent the week with relati veshere.
K Miss VinaBayou rn speniFrlday
night with homefolks here enroute to.
New York City, where she win com
plete her training course at : Bellvue
Hospital.-' MSMt-.
' Mrs.- Belo i Ramsey and sister,". Miss
Nelle Morrisi' of Erwin, Tenn., are visit
ing homefolks here.-.'..-.' - v
.Mr. and Mrs Ben F, iSaybnrn of Co
lumbus, Ohio, are :visiting theformer's
mother, Mrs: J. Hj Rayburn. v,'' . v;
Mrs. D. J. Hunt of Cliff side is visiting
her mother, Mrs. A-r C. Qardin ".
; Mrs.x S. P. Bland, who has been spend
ing awhile with her mother left Tues-
day for her home at Aitainohaw, N. C
Mrs. J C. England was shopping in
Mariqn!;&Fnd
Mis& Anhie Mode of Marion, spent the
weekend7with;her parenfs-StiSc
Mrs Ai" C. Gardih" was shopping in
Sgt. Floyd Morris, who has been visit
ing his parents, Mr.and ' Mrs Wr? C.
Moras,; left Tne8day--lf or vCampHum"
phreys,.Va. ; ;.:-;: - '
DYSARTSVILLE.
Dysartville,. Septr l.-r-Joe, Tate Mc
Gimsey?; And ' little ; granddaughteir of
BridgewaCer ?. visited-Mr.-:: and' Mrs. ,J"
M: Goforth lasVweek; ' -j:: -,".
7 Tate Denton of Charlotte has -return-;
home after spending two weeks rith
relatives here: ? 2?:''"r-
Will Landis of Marion was a ' pleas-
ant visitor here Sunday.
Irene lysart,. of Hickbry, after
ihg several d ays here, returned
, visit
home last Saturday.- , - ; . ,
Mrs JW." EL; Taylor yisited her j8isterr
Mrs. W. A.;DyBart in Hickory .'last
week. ..-""'. --
' Several xf the young people attended
a' music reci tal at ; Pinnacle; Saturday 4
nighty.; rhey:report a:, good entertain
ment. -. :t -J", - - , '
Mrs Addie Satterwhite " has been ill
several days bu Is improving. : -
MarionRfc;2,;Sept
Crisp and two 'children ; have " returned
home after spending a : week with the
foraer's sister at Topton.
- Miss Pearl Snipes has returned to- her
work in Winston-Salem, after a visit to
her parents here.':-;v.t:
,Mrs W. J. Marsh ison the; sick list.l
" - J. O. McCalllspent; Saturday ihMa
xion.; " r'.
; R: H. .McCall spent Salurdayin 01d
Fort.-- " ''l;-t
: J. W. McCurry , who has been work
ing in'MariOn, has returiied to Greenlee
to stay awhile. '-f:iT.
T Miss Eva Snipes spent last week with
friedsiirtroudtownv -H -
Pvoad Constructioh tbjBegin
5The McDowell High way Com
mission has let .the contract for- a
highway leading from the Kutber
ford county line to" Marion tow n
ship, a distance of :about 14 miles;
the success! u 1 bidders - beings the
Asheville ConstructiCorBpany
of sfieville.rhe 1 road is to bo
graded : and pnt in thexequired
condition in a limited "ticaes It is
expected work will be started: st
once. - - v '.''ltf-7'-ST
STATE NEWS.OFTHEWEEIC
Items Concerning .Events ,of IrK
terest and Importance Through-
out the State. ' :
: Silas James, of Waynesville, was
fatally injured when his auioraobile
tu r'ned over. - James V is described
as a wealthy retired farmer, and is
survived by a wife and nine chil-dren-,;;
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. Jerry Dalton was "convicted of
first degree murder ; in Macoa
county buperior cou rt, for the
Urder Of Mftnrl Ornnf. a t;Arr.
12 vears nr nrl MorrJIl A nl
yeur: traveling salesman. Dalton
metr the: couple driving and : shot '
them. J ealousy is assigned as the
cause. He was. sentenced to die
October 5. . . , - '
-Harry Salisbury, of Knoxville
Tenn., conductor ona helper train;
was killed lastThursday near Ran
kin, Tenn.iv. when his train pas
sides wiped by passenger train No.
12A The remains were interred at
Old Fort, Capt. Salisbury's former
home. The deceased is -survived
by his wife and one daughter.
Arthur Crane, a 7 brakeman of '
Knoxville, -was killed at the same
time.; "Z;-- : ; -J ' '
"John T. Perkins, formerly : one .
of the most prominent lawyersof
this sectionVdied at his home" in
Morganton Saturday; after having .
been iinva 1 ided for several years.
Surviving are his aged mother,' his
wife aha five chiJdrenV FrankPerv
kins of Portsmouth, Va.; ' Mrs "
WM; McNairy of Marion, --'BQii'l-..
Theo; Per kins- and M iss'es HStransv
ialidbneekirfs
OQe daughteriiss EttaIa Per
kins, died in cam p last rfall: while
serving as an army n iirse.- -;
N ebo; Green leeand r Stro udtown
j- ;, ;: Schools Open. Z
, The Nebo High School, Greenlee
School aBd;Z 3troud town 'School
bpened last Monday with large en
rollments. At Jebo the enroll
ment is said td be - the . largest of
any opening day in the history of
the school. The prospects at Neba
are the best that the school' has-:
ever had. The teachers for the -year
are Mr. E J Mlar bison, prin
cipal; . Mrs. Harbison and Miss
Rosa Stacyi1. high school teachers;
Miss Ellen Carson, Mrs." By rd and
Miss Dodson, grade, teachers;. Misa
Boyette, music teacher; Mrs. C-.S...
Briggs, normal instructor. v
, The teachers in the ' Greenlee
school z are . M iss Maggie Taylor
p rinci pal ; Miss Olivia ; Patton, in
termed i ate, and Miss MarylGreen
leer;subsUtute primary teacher.
.The indications are that the Green
lee school will have a very success- ?
ful term The enrollment and at-'
tendance this week have been very
.gratifying . ' -
Stroud town.school opened with,
Mr. Liee Lavender as principal, .
Mrs Garland Williams, in termed)- -ateteacher
and Miss Lottie McKoy
primary teachersThe Stroud town,
teachers are all 'teachers of success
ful experience and gopd qualifica
tions. C: They .have several things
in mind which they, expect to do
to help make Stroudtown one of
the best schools in the county.
Expense PeacpComniissIon,
In asking Congress for an cd
ditional appropriation of 0825,000
for. the expenses of the - American
peace commission , in Paris from
last July 1 to the end of this cal
endar year. President Wilson trans-
I mitted a detailed account of the
expenses of ther American delegates.
He said in view of 'prices in Paris,
the expenses of the American com
mission were very modest.'
Clerk of Court -W. H. Hawkica
spent Tuesday in Charlotte.