"A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, OCT. 9, 1919
VOL. XXIV NO. 6
ELECT, WELFARE OFFICER
. K. Cowan of Old Fort Elected
- Welfare Officer for McDowell ;
v 'JJounfy Monday.- - :
At a joint meeting of the county
boards of Commissioners and Edu
cation on Monday, Mr. James K.
Cowan, of Old. Fort, was unani
mously elected 7 County Superin-
tendent of Fublic Welfare. - Mr.
Cowan was strongly recommended
by his' many friends and influen
tial citizens throughout the county.
The" action of the' two boards will
do doubt be highly approved by
the people of McDowell county.
Mr. Cowan is well 6 tted for his
new work. He is a man of sterling
qualities, 1 a Christian gentleman,
possessed of tact ; and diplomacy.
It is expected that he will meet
with much success in bis newx field
of labors... v ;
Mr. Cowan has been a member
of the Board of Education for seV
eral .years, serving with fidelity
and zeal. He has resigned as a
member of the Board and Mr. J.
S. Bradley, of Old-Fort, was elect
ed to succeed him. 77'-::777
Glenwood Asks" for." Additional
- -f Bonds for School . v'
At an enthusiastic meeting of
. the citizens of Glen wood on last
Wed n esd ay eve ningt w as d ec i d ed
: to vote $5,000 additional bonds' to
: furnish the new school building now
- under course, of" construction and
to providea "dormitory. Supt.N.
F. Steppe was present and spoke
of the importance of making prop
er provision for. the school An
" agricultural department will be
added and it will be necessary, not
only to have the new building
modernly equipped, but to build-a
dormitory to take care of students
who desire to attend this school
from various sections of. the coun-
ty. . . :- .
" The new building is well under
way and it is hoped to have it
- completed in . abput a month,
v When finished ifwill be one of the
best buildings in the county. N
Greenlee School Will- Organized.
The Greenlee School is pro
, : gressing nicely under the super
vision of Miss Maggie Taylor as
principal, "Miss Olivia . Patton as
intermediate, teacher, . 'and Miss
Maude Elliott as primary theacher.
About eighty-five pupils have been
Z- .nrolIpr?J'ftnd it is hobed "that oth
ers will be enrolled soon. . An ice--cream
supper was given September
20. .'Thirty-five dollars . and sev
enty cents xvas realized. ' The pro
ceeds will be used for imprbve-
..- . ments. -fjty l77:.7 'cisMQky:''
Edcb of :ibe -three rooms 1 have
been organized. Miss Taylor's'pu
pils have been- organized into a
IHerary scKjietyMiss PattonVpn
pils have organized a Story-Telling
Club, and Miss Elliott has organ
ized her little ones into a Thrift
Society! All three are doing splen
did work;
A mother's -'meeting has been
planned for next Friday afternoon.
We hope that vevery mother can
come and observe the school work.
A short program will be given by
the children for their entertain-
' Anient. 7 . .-'.
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W. E. Wilfong, of Hickory, has
accepted a position with P. A.
Keid & Co. v '
1 Dr. Robert J. Burgin Dead.'
Dr. Robert J. Bugin died Tues
day morning at 4 o'clock at. the
McDowell Hospital. He had been
in failing health - for several
months, but only recently had his
S condition been realized as serious.
Dr. Burgin was born 68 years
ago in McDowell County: and has
lived his entire life in his home
county.. He graduated at the Den
tal College of Memphis, Tennes
see, and had practiced his profes
sion in Marion for 42 years.. He
was skilled in his profession and
enjoyed a wide practice. He was
a member of the official board of
the Presbyterian church. : .
Dr. .Burgin was prominent in
the affairs of his native . county.
Several years ago he was a candi
date for clerk of .the court and
made a very strong, race. He was
known ', to every citizen of the
county, and-was universally popu
lar; a man of genial disposition
and kindness of heart, he endear
ed himself to a large circle of
friends.
Dr. Burgin was married twice;
his first wife was Miss Mary Hal
liburton. , His second wife was
Miss Annie Finley and she pre
ceded her husband to the grave'
several years ago. Dr. Burgin is
survived by the following children:
Robert; Louise, Annie Kate, Sal
lie, Frank and Bonnie. V
The first indication" of ,Dr. Bur
gin's vfailiDgbeajtbasseverat
months ago, when his son Jose ph
died at camp Jackson,- which was
a great shock to the father, and
since bis son's death he was never
quite himself again. 'The death of
Dr. Burgin will be a shock to the
entire citizenship of the county.
The sympathy of his many friends
is extended to the bereaved relatives...'.-
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. The funeral services were con
ducted at the residence by " Rev.
J. C. Story, Wednesday afternoon,
and interment 'made at Oak Grove
cemetery. The last rites were per
formed by the Masonic fraternity,
of which Dr. Burgin was a loyal
and respected member.
County Finance Committee Ap-
: - ' ' pointed. T
The Borad of Commissioners at
their meeting on Monday appoint
ed J ulius" F Parker Johnson " N.
fcesbitt and N. F. Steppe as Fi
nance Committe, to audit the coun
ty Vbooks and make the necessary
settlements; with various officers.
The committee was instructed to
enter upon its duties at once and
have its report ready by the No
vember meeting of the Board of
Commissioners. ; . '" " .
i Baraca Class Elects Officers.
The Baraca Class of the Marion
Baptist church held; its regular
semi-annual election of officers last
Sunday. . J. C. Allen was elected
president; T. V. Ellis, vice-president;
I WiF. Grant,- secretary ;
I. W. Saunders, treasurer ; W. R.
Chambers, teacher, and J.-Q. A.
Michael, r assistant teacher. ; 1 The
officers will; be installed at an early
date. ; The class has a Jarge en
rollment and attendance. Mr.
Chambers has been teacher of the
class since its : re-organization last
spring. :' :-r
J. C. Mcintosh Has . sold his
grocery store to B. G.- Gettys. - -
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell County
Items About Home People.
OLp FORT
Old Fort. Oct. 7. Carl Greene and
Joe Crawford attended the dance given
Saturday night by the management of
the Langren Hotel in Asheville.
Miss Madeline Mashburn has returned
from a visit to New Xork City. . '
H. C. Holland of Biltmore was in
town yesterday.
Rev. R. F. Mock was in Asheville on
business last week. .
Miss Mabel Crawford has gone to
Asheville for an extended visit.
Born, to Rev. and Mrs. Hill, a daugh
ter, on Monday, October 6th.
J. C. Greene has gone to Spruce Pine
this week on business. .
Mrs. George Marshall has gone to
Mount Airy for an extended visit.
; The liberty Literary Society of the
Old Fort High School has organized and
elected the following officers: Carl
Greene, president; Myrtle McCurry,
ice-president; Cletus Tate; secretary
and treasurer; Mrs. G. B. Strickland,
critic.
G. B. Strickland attended the meet
ing of the Western Division of high
school principals in Asheville Friday!
Misses Myrtle McCurry and Annie
Earley spent the week on Crooked Creek.
. Those enjoying a moonlight trip to
Catawba Falls last . Thursday were:
Misses Mamie Wadley, Pearl Evans,
Elizabeth Biddix, Mary Burgin, Ethel
Miller, Hannah Shroup, Mrs. George
Marshall, Messrs John Artz, Carl
Greene, Truman Tripp, Samuel John
son, Joe Crawford and Fred Bradley.
I. Li- Caplin accompanied his wife
and 8on,Ik -to Chinas Grovel where
they have gone on an extended visit to
the home of her parents Rev. and'Mrs.
H. C. Marley.
r. The tennis craze has overtaken this
thriving little town and you may glance
in any direction and be sure to see a
tennis; racket in evidence. ,
Earl Bradley has gone to Chapel Hill
to take a course in pharmacy.
GREENLEE
Greenlee, Oct. 6. Mr. and Mrs. A O.
Allison and daughter, of Hays ville, vis
ited relatives here during the week.
. Mrs. John Hogan, of Marion, spent
the week end here with' her father, J.
R Ledbetter. -
Misses Maggie Taylor and Olive Pat
ton spent the week-end at Nebo.
A number of young folks enjoyed
a candy pulling with Eva Snipes last
Saturday night.
Misses' Rebecca Greenlee and Carmila
Dobson, who are. in school at Nebo,
spent Saturday anoT Sunday here with
home folks
Miss Ola Walls, qf Chinelfield ; Mill,
visited her parents here this week.
The school here is prpgressing nicely
under the management of Misses Tay-
Mason Ledbetter and Oliver Pender
grass attended the session of the Green I
River Baptist Association of Camp
Creek, Rutherford county, last week.
JUr. and Mrs. Davis of Marion, visited
homef oiks here during the week.
DYSARTSVILLEV
- Dj8artville, October 6. -Miss Wahlee
Green, the Misses Corpening and Willie
Landis, Marion, motored to Dysartyille
with Miss Lona Goforth yesterdayris
Quarterly meeting will be held "here
the 19th and 20th, of this month. ,
James Spratt and wife visited G. D.
Taylor and family at Nebo Sunday.
Miss Mamie Goforth visited home
folks here last week. ; " . K
Walter Mangnm made a business trip
to Marion today. . v v . a :
R. E. Roper made a trip to Marion
Saturday. , "-77-. :-:77"-
-7-; kealsville : : 'J-
NeaUyille, Oct. 7.-M. O. Biggerstaff
attended the session of the Green River
Baptist Association at Camp Creek. V
Miss Bessie Rayburn Jeft Friday for
Norfolk. Va l' '7. -7 ' r
Miss Mildred Wilson was shopping in
Marion Saturday. . - ' S
Miss Hettie B. Rochelle attended the
teachers meeting at Asheville last Fri
day and Saturday. " T ; : - -
Miss Margaret Goforth, of Asheville,
spent the week with her .parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E G. Goforth. . !
Mr. .and, Mrs. Hoke A. Brown left
Monday for Columbus, Ohio, to visit
the latter'ii brother? " " ' ':
J. B. Neal, of Forest City, was here
on business theiirst of the week.
Mrs. M. E. Groforth was shopping in
Marion Saturday. ;..
Crawford" Landis and sister, Miss
Lillie, of Dysartyille, were ' in Glen
wood, Saturday.
RTJTHERFORDTON.
Ruterfordton, Oct. 6 The Watkins"
dommuity Fair will be held at the Wat
kins school house Thursday, Oct. 9th.
Prizes to the' amount of about $150 00
are offered in the fanr different depart
ments, ranging from 50 cents to $15 00.
Fifty dollars worth of these premiums
are co-operative and are offered jointly
by this fair and the state department of
agriculture. '
Rutherford Furniture Company is the
style of the ne,w furniture concern be
coming the successors of the Scoggin
Furniture Co . A L. Morris, of Union
Mills, havings become the manager of
the new firm. Mr. Scoggin has retired
from the business, and removed to
Union Mills, his former home, where he
becomes associated with his father-in-law,
J. P. Gnffey, in the milling busi
ness. '
W. M, Clay, of Lando, S. C, has ac
cepted a position in the machinery de
partment of Spndale Mills, at Spindale,
about one and a. half miles southeast of
Rutherford ton. "
A. F. Miller, of the "firm of .Miller
HBrdware Co , visited ia Marion Satur
day, and Sunday, the guest of his daugh
ter, Mrs. D. W. Crawford.
Board of Education Pass Resolutions
Favoring Better School Facilities.
At the meeting of the County
Board of Education on Monday
censiderable business of a routine
nature was transacted.
Owing' to the-increased interest
in schools throughout the county
for which demand is being, made
upon the Board- for better build
ings and equipment, the Board
passed a resolution favoring better
school facilities and advantages.:
Is will be the policjT of the Board
to help every district desiring ad
ditional building equipment that
will help itself. However, the
Board is limited under the law. in
the amount that it can spend in
any district for building and
equipment. The Board v is highly
in favor of every .district id the
county having; the best building
and the bes equipment possible.
It will do alt in its power to aid
those districts who are willing to
help themselves. - ;x - '
; Lots Sold at Au ctiorj . - -
: Thirty-five residence,, lots, . in
cluding the Pulliam property on
Henderson avenue, rwere . sold at
public auction VVednesday by the
Haywood Land & Auction Co., to
the following persons: G. S. and
K. A. Kirby, three lots; Frank
Moody, two lots; C. F. James,
two lots; R. S. Clay, two lots; TA.
Hoi ton, one lot; T. I.Epley, three
lots; J. Fleming Snipes, , two lots;
J. Jj. Laughridge, two lots; J. R.
Davis and C. B. Landis, two lots;
L. R. Cowan, tjiree lots; W. F.
Grant, fourJoiJ; Luther Elliott,
two lots; B. E. Davis;; two lotsj
Ci Wv and . Oleophus Buchanan,
five lots; R."L.V James, one lot;
J. F. Wilkinson, one lot; Von T.
Ray, one lo" Tbo rold: buildings
on the property were sold to J,rC.
Rabb, W. E. Landis, H. B. Mul
lina, T. J. Pierce and WV F.
Grant. r " ,
STATE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Items Concerning Events of In
terest and Importance Through-
; x rout the State.! :
A $200,000 addition is to be
made to the O. Henry hotel at
Greensboro, giving the hotel 300
rooms. y
The Rutherford ton Sun says
Aunt" Ruth Watson; of Ruther
ford county, will celebrate her 104
birthday on the 16th.
Jas. Iredell Johnson, mayor of
Raleigh for several years, died at
Hot Springs Va., Friday : night,
death resultipg from paralysis.
William H. Miller editor of the
Shelby News and for many years a
prominent citizen of Cleveland
county, died a few days ago, aged
74 years. , ,
The Buncombe county board of
education has elected Miss Edith
Terrill superintendent of the coun
ty's rural schools, succeeding W
H. Hipps, resigned.
Attendance figures at the Uni
versity . of North Carolina have
passed all records. A total of
1224 students have registered for
the opening of the 125th session,
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of whom 425 are freshmen.
The trustees of the State Central,
highway extending from Beaufort
on the east to the Tennessee line
on the ; west, , met in Greensboro
Friday and adopted resolutions fa
voring the nearly construction of
surface road over the; entire dis
tance. -A committee will make a
trip over the route October 27.
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Real Estate Transfers. ' .. ;
Jane Washburn to Monroe Sow
ers, 2 acres adjoining James SwoN
ford, $50. ; . : : -
Edgar.A. Greene toJ. C. Bow-
man, 13 4 acres adjoining Mrs.
M. J. Bowman, $800.
. J. C Bowman to E. M. Britt,
land adjoining M. J. Bowman,
$1400 ; . ;
J. C. England to W. N. Ramsey,
lot on Spring street, $700.
Robert J. Swann to James A, '
Washburn,-25 acres on Stillhouse
branch, $1000. V : -
' T. F. Wrenn to W. E. Willis, -lot
on National highway, $170. c ;
H. L. Covington and others to
Floyd Gardner and W. .K. M.
Gilkey, lots in South Marion, $500.
G. Allison Cresson" to R. W.
Tate, land in Marion township,
$1000. " - '7U'-7r7ir;l
Ruben Proctor to W. El Willis
lancT adjoining Wm. Finley, $100.
J. D. Murphy to T. C. ;CalI,
lots in Old Fort, $500.
; J. Ledbetter to J. G. Ledbetter
60 acres. Broad River, $1500,
I. H. Greene to J. B. Johnson, -I.
L. Caplin and W.' A. tobinsont :
lot in Old Fort. ; v ;
,W. M. Blackwelder to C. S.
Burgin, lots in New Fort, $3,000.
7- J. C- Sandlin' to J. S. Browning v
50 acres on Catawba river, $175,
-C.:L. Lytle to T. L. Gibson
100 acres adjoining W. M. Hoyle,
$850. - - ' '
F. J. Curtis to E. M. Kirksey :
40 acres on Hopper Fork, $2500.
Henry Carson to Wallace Lar
gin, lots in Marion addition, $550.
John Yancey to Sam Greenlee,
lot on Bakersville road, $200.
Jake C. Bowman to Mrs. N. J.
Bowman, one-fourth' interest in
land adjoining M, E. Green, $450.
J. C. Sandlin to Anna Robeson
and Mary Jane More, land in Old
Fort, $10. - Cv
Services at St. John's Episcopal ; ;
church next Sunday at -11: a. n
and 8 p. m.