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...' A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY. ESTABLISHED 1896. MARION, N.f C, THURSDAY, OCX- 2, 1919 VOL. XXIV NO. 5 V :r mmvm m ill S V mL- Til ETH0D1ST- CONFERENCE, Sessions of Western North Caro lina Conference' to Open at Greensboro October 22. The 30th sesssioo of the Western"! "North Carolina Conference of the Methodist episcopal chrch, sooth, will be held in West Market Street -churchy Greensboro, beginning -October 22, Bishop Uv V. W. Dar lington presiding. " - Dr. E. L. Bain, the pastor, and -and the officers of -West Market Street chorch'are bnsy with prep , arations for the coming event. The -conference this year will have in atteedance 263 minister in full con nection; 39 probationers, serving as pastors, and 26 local preachers, who have charges. There are 8$ lay delegates, 14 candidates for ad mission on probation and 69 lay memcers of the conference boards' who are not -delegates. Besides the bishop, there will be seven or eight connectional men and distin guished church workers as-guests of the conference. The Harvard plan, of entertain ment has been adopted by the con ference, which is that lodging and breakfast are given the dele.gateLby the entertaining home, and dinner and supper provided by the confer--ence at hotels and restaurants. - While the sessions of the confer ence proper begin October 22 at 9 o'clock a. m., many committees will meet October 21. Most of the delegates are expected to arrive -on the afternoon of the 21st. Conference usually ' adjourns on Monday following the opening on Wednesday. v . J. Dobson McCurry Accepts Prin cipajship of Garden. City School.' Mr. J. D. McCurry, of Marion, has accepted the principalsbip of the Garden City school, and. has already entered upon his work. Mr. McCurry is well known in McDowell' county r as he has lived Here during his entire life. He is a young man of splendid -qualifications and the people pf Garden City are welPpleased with the way be is conducting the school. He is a graduate of Oak Ridge Institute and spent 'some timer at the Uni versity of North ' Carolina. He joined the colors, and ;;saw service overseas.-"-;.""': :.:S'';V? On last Friday night the sobool gave an ice-cream and box supper. The "proceeds will be' spent for school fu rnishings. . A neat sum was realized for the benefit of the school; " ' " The people of this community nre much interested in their school. They expect to have a modern building L and a -first-class high school as soon as ways' and means can be provided. Already there is talk of a bond issue and special tax for this purpose." They . have a number of acres of land and an ad mirable site for one of the best schools in the county. "; . . . Weather Report. Thomas itlcGuire, Sergeant TJ. 8. Array, reports the temperature and rainfall at Marion station for the week as follows: " " . Maximum - 83 degrees llinimuxa, - - : 43 degrees I Rain, ' - - 0.00 inches Sunshine per cent -.95." - Federal court will be held in Salisbury "Monday, October 20, be ginning at 3 p.- m. . ' "N Staje Welfare Officer Speaks to Marion Audience. Mrs. ''Clarence Johnson, of Ral eigh, State Director of Child Wel fare, was in Marion last Friday and spoke to the people - or this community at the court house on the work of public charities aid welfare. Mrs. Johnson is one of the. leading women of the State. She has for a number of years been active in anything pertaining to the general welfare of the people. She is especially interested An pro moting wholesome recreation, child weldfare, and anything that means foY.the community betterment. Mrs. Johnson's talk Friday night was along the line of the du ties of the County Superintendent of Public Welfare. Sbe went into details and explained bis varied and delicate work. -. She empha sized and dwelt upon the qualifica tiens and the type of person "to fill the position. She insisted that it should be a person of education, leadership and of a" sympathetic, highly Christian disposition. - Since -Mrs.. Johnson's visit, to Marion much is being said with reference to the 'welfare work in McDowell county. 'The people are greatly interested it seems in this matter. It is -expected that some action will be taken by the author thorities with reference to the se lection of a person for this work in a short time. . - County Board of Education 'to Meet Monday. 7 The County Board of Education will meet in regular session in the office of the County" Superinten dent on next Monday.' There are a number of matters of importance for the consideration of the Board. As previously stated in these, col umns, the' schools" are over-taxed; Some provision it seems must be made for better facilities. Build- lings and equipment are inadequate to take care of the unprecedented attendance and demands. The Board no doubt hopes to make some provision thatwill take care of the school interests of the county. Another Rail road M ay be Built - Through Mountains. - " Asheville, Sept. 29. Announce mentis made of the proposition to build another railroad through the heart of the mountains, this road to be built between, Murphy,- coun ty seat of Cherokee county, on the North Carolina:GeorgiaAline and Allen's gap. It will connect with the big band mill located there by the Whiting company. The- road will open up virgin timber .lands and W, H. Woodbury and i associ ates have purchased 10,000 acres of land ip the Beaverdam Ltown ship, through which the road trav erses', and this timber will come in Lover the road from the mouth cf LHangiog Dog creek, it being the plan for both companies to use the same road. ' ' "."S ''-ry MoDroe .lensley, " Sanday lat Weavervil lei, shot to . deaths JLee Backner. Hensley is alleged to bave been drunk. .Both men have large families. , S." Benton, - Salisbury, while asleep Friday night, walked, from a second story window, suffering a broken hip, & broken jawbone and other injuries! . ' 1 3 : NEWS FROM THE COUNTY Brief Mentfbn of Some of the H ap penings in McDowell Cbunty--c ! Items-About Home People. . : OLD FORT -V'; ' Old Fort. Sept 30.-There, are a few cases of influenza in and aronnd Old Fort. ; . r-:i' ' . " . c: , George B. Strickland spent : Saturday in Marion attending a teachers' meeting. - .Mrs.N R..O. Anderson and little daugh ter, Margaret, returned to Nashviile last week after spending several weeks with relatives in Old, Fort. . 7. : ' Miss May Anderson, who has recent ly returned from overseas service, spemt several days in Old Fort the guest of her sister. Mra. B, Strickland. She left last , week for La Grangeand Greeoville, N. C, for hrief visits, after "which she will return . to Washington; D. C.,: to resume her work in the Treasury de partment. - : " , : . .z. Rey. R. F. Mock has returned f i om Spruce Pine, where tie assisted in a se ries of revival meetings. The Baptists of Old Fort : recently closed a successful revival, Beveral ad dition were made to the . church and some went to other churches. . Rev. Mr. Vesey pastor of French Broad' Avenue church, Aheville, assist ed in the revival at the Baptist church for. the past two weeks.- He returned to Asheville Saturday - V ' . I; H. and J C. Greene . returned Sat urday from Spruce Pine, where they have been for the past several . days en gaged in the sale of land. - - v ' Mr;" and Mrs! J. L. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. J. S Bradley, and Thaddeus, Brad ley left Suaday for Greenville, S. C , to attend the reunion of the 30 th Division. Mrs, Chaney and children left Mon day for Asheville to spend Monday and Tnesdafsr. -7- - ' " y ' The flume which , extends about. sv. en miles up Curtis creek, is almost com pleted. .The flame will be used to trans: port acid wood, lumber, ties, etc. It was constructed at considerable cost and will be operated for several; years. The lumber, etc., will , be received by conveyors and placed on a platform and then leaded on cars., n: .. Z . GREENLEE . - Marion, Rt 2, Sept. 29. A large crowd was. in attendance at- the ice cream supper at the' school house", latt Saturday night. J. R. Ledbetter spent one day last week in Asheville. . E. H. McCall of Old Fort is visiting his brother here. . 1; n ; Mason Ledbetter spent the week-end with relatives at Gienwood. VT, ' Henry McCall and ; Woodfin McCurry made a business trip to Asheville. last Mondays ;'7v ? ':''--: : Millard and Sidney Hall spent Snnday with homefolks here. , x : . Miss Eva Snipes and little brother, Glenn, spent Saturday night and Sun day with relatives at Marion. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. . Grant have re turned . home" after spending a week with relatives in Old Fort, v : - v i ; Miss Lonnie Snipes of Asheville is visiting her parents heTe:.''Kr-y'.j-:r: Or. lu Fleming and two sons spent one day last .week in Asheville. ": ;.- ' TM. Burnett and V. I. Bradley spent Sunday with homefolks here. V : . ;v : CHAPEL HILL - Chapel Hill, Sept. 29. Revr Wacaser is conducting A successful meeting at Pleasant Hill. There has been -several conversions. r :. - . Mrs. John- Parker and children - re cently returned from a visit to 1 home folks near Shelby. i : ' -' ItevrJFletcher Simmons preached, his farewell sermon as pastor to the Baptist I congregation here Sunday. , : t : r -Martin Swanu has moved his family to the' cotton mill village. c : ":T v ;.l Misses Ellen and ' Buby McGee Cbf Ashf ord were guests of Mrs. John Ybunt during the week. .;:- ' ' '';: : :: ; - Mrs. T. J. Barnes is visiting her sister at Gienwood. .-:.;." .;-V- Miss Ora Shehan of Nebo spent ihe week-end with Mrs.7 J. H. Barnes..; ' Mrs. " George Haney and daughter Mary, of ITealsville, spent the week-end with Mas. Carolina Barnes. v ' : Miss Lena Swann, of Marion, spent the week-end with homefolks here. i : ' NEBO. - Nebo, Sept. 30.- Rev. A. P. Sorrels, Union Mills, preached at the Baptist church Sunday at eleven o'clock. There was alargejcrowd present and everyone seemed to enjoy his sermon. s - : Mrs K. E. Simpson, Nof Rutherford ton, spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wilson. - Miss Lois Kincaid is home from Mtr ganton for a week's-yisit to her parents, Mir. and Mrs. W. J. Kincaidr " -Rey. T A. Drake and Edwin Brink ley went to Asheville Monday for a few days' stay in the interest of the Seventy five million-dollar campaign that has been launched by .the" Baptist denomi nation of the Southern Baptist Conven tion. ' . Fairer Division of Qars Promised. Washington. Assurances of a' fair er equalization of the coal car supply in the southern states in order that coal production can Te Increased to meet the demand tnls wmter r were given by A. G.-Guthim of the car ser vice section of the railroad adminis tration to a committee from southern states. The 'committee ame to Wash ington, tb'seek relief for,, that section of the country; and. assurances were given at a conference, -between- Mr. Guthim, southern- senators and mem bers of that ; committee. '- :; The . committee announced it would accept- the- railroad ' administration's assurances - but ; said . if the ' promises were" not carried out pressure for ac tion would be brought against 'the railroad administration 'through south ern senators. At conference the com mittee said it was' not seeking any preferential rights but merely . desir ed an : adequate supply to -enable mines in ' the southern states to in crease their, production. ? :& t 111111. 1 rTlAMfl JU0ii-l ii Si-'-, FORCES FOR "REAL FIGHT Washington;-- While - the : Gernran peace - treaty received- only brief con sideration in the -k senate outside de relopments . indicated!, that the - i fac tions - were lining up for the .real fight over the league of nations covenants Jhe: outstanding feature- of the day was the :- announcement by4 - Senator Johnson, republicany of ; .California that he would ' leae " here ' for -the Pa-. cificTcoas t to . keep up his attack on the treaty, which was accepted r to mean - finally that his proposed amend ment to equalize the voting power of the .United States and Great Britain would not . be called -. up for weeks hence.-' -"' " " -: - - T:.''-: ' - ' ' FITZPATRISK MAKES BOLD -i r ASSERTION TO COMMITTEE. Washington.--Appearing as labor's first witness in the senate investiga- i tion of the .steel strike, Jonn; . Fitas- patrick, of Chicago, Chairman of the strikers!, committee, declared l that- an agreement .by : ; tl? -United .States Steel corporation to . arbitrate ;differ ehceswith its . employees would result in an Immediate end of the walkouts which, he said, now affects 3404000 men.'..".' ' ' . ' ' ., L'- : ; President Wilson is HI 1 P.eu Jent Wil on, Friday, Wictiita, Kans., cancelled all at re- maining engagements of his speak ing tour in the interest of the peace treaty and returned to Washington Sunday. Th6 President acted un der orders from liisvpbysician, Dr." Gary T. raysbnwhbsaid tin a formal statement that Mr. Wilson was suffering from- "nervous ex haustion" and that while :his con ditio was not alarming, a consid erable period of rest vrest would be necessarv for hi$ recovery." Qdo Vadis r;Wboten, 14iyear-old rl of, Jones county, is in a preca rious condition as the result of be ing shot in the back by her young er sister,; the 22-caliber bullet striking the spinal xolumn. The girl was asleep at the time and the shodid not awake her When she awoke she was unable to move. STATE NEWS OFTHE WEEK . - 1 1 . . Items Concerriirig Events of ln terest and Importance.Th rough out the State. : . Lexingtdn.-TfCharles Rotnrock, agei 90 years, died here , at the home o his son, ex-County Treasurer E." , A Rothrock. i ' Winston-Salem. iThe leaf tobacco; sales on the local market this week aggregated 1,613,504 pounds. It! brought an average of $35.70 per hun dred pounds. v f i : Taylors ville. O. F. Pool sustained) the loss of his barn at A1J Healing Springs, two -horses, three ' cows, . 50 . bushels of wheat, a quantity of fod der,"n-buggy,, a number of farm imple inents by, fire. ' ' " Lumberton. Whether one or ser- -eral cotton storage; warehouses wilV be established in Robeson under theT law as provided by the last legislature will be determined "within the next fewi days. ' . . Rocky Mount.- O. A. "Snipes, fori seven years postmaster of the local office, has resigned. The act upon' Mr. Snipes' part was occasioned by of declineIn health andvthe increasingly arduous duties. Greensboro.- Vhie . President Thos.j R. Marshall will speak in Vjreensboroj early in - November, it is . announced' by M. R. Vickers, of Durham, pro vided, tentative plans . which are nowi being developed may be carried to fruition, j' ; ; J ' - ' . . 1 -Wilmington. A general strike of skilled 'workmen went: into effect at the plant of the Carolina Shipbuild ing Corporation , when over 1,000 mem quit work as ' a 'protest against alleged discrimination Jn favor bf negroes. Selma.-Plans , and ' arrangements are being - made by- several of the; manufacturing enterprises, in : Selma to. come" to the state , fair" in October and be represented In the parade withi floats The - chamber of commerce,' the merchants';-association, and the? school will be well represented. Sanford. The Peoples' bank open-, ed its doors for business. The man-' agemeht :; was well pleased with tho; wayiihoney came in . from tobacco; sales, as ' well as the general run oC( depositors This makes three banks for Sanfofd. . Lexington. Lexington is well repre sented in the colleges; of the state this year, a large number y of young. men and women leaving for Trinity, St Mary's Salem, North Carolina : Col-1 lege for Women and elsewhere. A' number of young women .went to G. C.: W.; and a "large number of young men will enter A. & E. college. Charlotte. Meeting Tor the first, time, of the fall season, directors: of! the Charlotte Y. W. C. A. accepted the; resignation of Mrs. J. A. Durham as treasurer and named Miss Kate Stratton to that office. Asheville. When an " automobile left the road and ran over an em bankment .on the Asheville-Canton, highway Arthur May" of this city, waa instantly killed and M; L. Lowe waa, seriously Injured.-- - 1 ... . . y vGastoniaAt an enthusiastic meetv ing of citizens of Gastonla it was de cided to go ahead at once with th establishment of a Y. IS, C. A., to cost not less than $150,000. Wlhnington. Work win begin la the' near, future on a handsome $100, 000 office bulldine which will be oc cupied on completion by Alexander Sprunt & Sons," Inc., one of the largest cotton exporting corporations in the world; ' ;: . 'Rocky Mount Approximately 40 gallons of white lightning whiskey, otherwise known as monkey rum, with a total valuation, according to' prevalU ing prices, of about $1,600, ana a dis; Mitchell touring car were seized when police officers arrested L. J. Bridges,' a railroad man and O. D. Murray ,a local plumber. In India only 12 women in eycry 1,000 of fall-ago can read and writs.