A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLETOF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 1919
VOL. XXIV NO. 8
METHODIST YEAR CLOSES
flev. W. L Hutchins Preaches
Strong Sermon, Eulogizing
Pioneers. of Church.
The annual conference of the
Methodist Charcb, South, of
Western North Carolina met Wed
nesday of this week at Greensboro.
At these annual conferences Das
tors are assigned to the various
churches of . the conference,
and the year's work is reviwed
and the work for the following
year is outlined. It is a great com
ing t02ether of preachers, officials,
and other interested in the work
of the church.
The Greensboro conference is
expected to be the most largely
attended of any ever held in West
ern Carolida. The Methodists of
the city have arranged for,the en
tertainment of all who will be
present at the sessions of the con
ference. Re. W. L. Hutchins, pastor of
the Marion Methodist church, and
family left Tuesday to be present
at the conference. Rav. Hutchins
has been here nearly two years,
succeeding the late Dr. Scroggs.
During his pastorate of the Marion
church he and his family have
greatly endeared themselves, not
only to the Methodist congrega
tion, but to the entire people of
the community. Under the rules
of the church a Methodist preach
er does not know until the appoint
ments are read -at theTflaal meeting
of the conference whether he will
succeed himself, or be sent to a new
field. The work of Rev. Hutchins
has been universally satisfactory,
however, that local Methodists and
the people generally hope be will
return to the Marion church.
Sunday being the last of the
conference year the local Methodist
pastor took advantage of the occa
sion to talk of the work of the
Methodist church. He told of his
arly history, of the great and he
roic sacrifices of the early pioneer
Methohist circuit rider whose"
heart and soul afire with a great
mission, braving the perils of the
time when the country was youogr
laid the foundation on which the
present great church is built. He
closed thesermon with an appropri
ate and beautiful eulogy to the cir
cuit rider, in verse of his own pro
duction, as follows: "
Do yon know those war-scarred heroes,
and why all their faces shine?
Can yon tell me, gentle comrade, where
they've been? -Tbey
are a troop of Circnit Elders, from
x the "far-flang battle line
Where the foe of man 3 fighting haid
to win.
These knight of God are coming from
the mountains and the sea,
Shoat it not, for they are hnmble, mod-
eat men; .
They are coming from the conflict to
report their victories
And to hear their marching orders,
"Go again."
Son e hare climbed the ragged moun:
Ulna and with faces toward the dawn
Hare seen a gleam of gold along the
gray; '
Hare seen the mlat of morning like a
silver veil withdrawn .
Bofore the light of God's on-coming day.
Soma have watched along the sea-shore,
where the storma are breaking wild,
God's rescue men who stand along the
shore; . -
They are men who fear no danger when
the mad waves high have piled;
They are bravest when the storms most
loudly roar.
Can yon' feel hell's pillars trembling
when these men are on their knees,
For they dare the Arch Fiend's fell
malevolence;
And the world is being lifted by their
importuning p!eas, f
For they loose the power of God Om
nipotence. They can storm the forts of Heaven with
- their thunderbolts of prayer;
They can move our Ancient God upon
His throne; .
For their faith "knows no denial; "Ever
on to do and" dare." ,
Is the motto of these men to sell un
known. They are men in dire privation who
stand bravely at their post, .
And they count not even life - to them
asdeai; ,
They are quick to hear His summons
. , and they never connt the cost,
When the Captain calls each man re
plying. "Here."
Some have fallen in the battle and their
weary flesh is dust,
For them the sunset bugle call has blown,
And their nnforgotten ashes are the
nation's sacred trust
While their soldier-spin ts march before
" the throne.
O, to fall as they have fallen, and to
win as they have won!
O, to stand with them and hear the
King's behest:
Come ye blessed of . my Father to the
Kingdom of His Son;
Enter ye, our faithful soldiers, into rest.
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Graded School Honor Roil.
Thefirst month of school for the
year 1919-1920 was very satisfac
tory. The attendance for the
month surpassed all previous rec
ords. The first, second, bird and
sixth grades have the largest en
rollment. The enrollment for the
month is as follows: . Primary and
Grammar grades 370, with an
average attendance of 335; high
school 102, with an average at
tendance of 97. :
The honor roll for the first month
is very good. The purpose of the
honor roll is to encourage earnest
and systematic stud v, promptness
and regularity in attendance, and
good deportment. The require
ments for the honor roll are:, An
average grade of 90 on all 'sub
jects, not less- than 90 on deport
ment, and 'a perfect attendance
record 100.
Below istbe honor roll for the
first month, ending October 10:
' Primary Department Hubert
Bolcb, Fred Con ley, Ralph Lewis,
James v Steppe, Charles Sinclair,
Helen Gray son,- Lettie Jones, Mary
Rabb, Rena Turner, Jodie Henline
Jabaze Wilson, Francis Ballard,
Alvin Banks, Charlie Boone, Alt
vin Finley, Kenneth Whitener,
Virginia Yancey, Tburley Frank
lin, Hazel .Whitten, Paul Branch,
Kate Cowan, Alice Holmes, Nora
Lewis, Beatrice Pearson and Car
rie Silvers. ,
Grammar Grades Jeannette
Gilkey, Benson Davis, Guyon
Whitten,' Lila Mae Xonon, Fancis
Bush, Teddy Saunders, Floyd
Glenn, Crowson Gwin, -Hugh
Bowden, Clyde Moody, Maude
Epley, Jewel Reid Giles, Mary
Tate, Dorothy Gilkey, Margaret
Craig, Mary Alice Laughridge and
Carlton Gilkey,
High School Lucile Conley,
Madge Finley,' Elizabeth Reid,
Pearl Wilkerson, Josephine Bush,
Alice Roane Cross, Irene Franklin,
Alda Norton, Luna Wall, Jonsie
Conley, Mary O. Conley, Ruth
Cowan, Kate M. Ellis, Viola Giles,
Wahlee Greene, Paul Story, Leona
Bush; Pauline Hawkins, Mayo
Laughridge, Mae Curtis.
Distinction Honor Boll Conie
Joe Lewis, Katheryn McCall, Mary
K. Ouzts, Mild reaHol ton, Everett
Henley, Harry McCall, Pearl
Lewis, Lenoir Bird and : Sarah
Margaret Neal. , . ' -
BUDGETS FOR SCHOOLS
State Department of Education
Issues Drastic ftules Govern- v
" ; ing Budgets. -
Blank forms and rules govern
ing county budgets for schools
have been sent out by the State
Department of Education at ' Ral
eigh and are now in the hands of
county superintendents.
The rules governing budgets are
very drastic. County boards of
education , cannot exceed the sal
aries as allowed by law under the
regulations of the State depart
ment; The salaries of -teachers
are based very largely on the grade
ofUiertificate held and the number
of years, experience. The maxi
mum salary allowed second - grade
teachers is $45.
In estimating the number of
teachers allowed for each" school
county boards are required to use
as a basis of this estimate the av
erage attendance of the schools.
The law in this respect reads as
follows:
"In schools where during the
preceding .year the average
number of children attending
such school daily was not less
than 6Jk pupils ' funds may be
apportioned for pa.vng the sal
aries of three teachers, and in
schools whSre during the pre
ceding year.the average num
ber of children attending daily
was not Jess than 95 pupils
funds may be apportioned for
paying the salaries of . fou r w
teachers and Toschools where
during the preceding year the -average
number of chindren
attending such scool daily ex
ceeds 95 pupils funds - may be
apportioned for one additional
teacher for each 30 additional
pupils in average daily attend-
ance in said school."
This means that in estimating
the number of teachers for which
the State will make apportionment
in any particular district that the
State will take as a basis theswqro
figures of the county superinten.
dent and board of education as to
the average daily attendance in
each particular school during the
preceding year. - If a school is
using more teachers than is allow
ed under the regulation of daily
attendance, the, salary of such
teachers would have to be taken
care of from other funds than those
allowed by the State.
Section 7 f rules governing
budgets reads as follows:
"Every. teacher who ;does not
have,. according to trie records
of the State Board of Examin
ers, a State Certificate, will
, automatically be considered as
holding a second grade certifi-
-;ate and the apportionment
from the State -Public School -Fund
made according! v." r
There are doubtless a number of
teachers at present teaching in the
schools who, waiving the question
of slight technicalities, would be
entitled to first grade certificates.
Owing to certain technicalities in a
number of instances seme teachers
have been unable to secure certifi
cates; other teachers have been
negligent in having their records
properly certified with the Board
In any event, any teacher teaching
in any school, unless the records of
the State Boardf Examiners show
that she holds a first grade certifi
cate, will be classed as a second
grade teacher and . s the State will
make the apportionment allowed
for second grade teachers,' which
is not more than $45. Should any
second grade teacher be receiving
less than this amounV the State will
apportion amount of the teacher's
sal a ry . Teach e rs who do nt)t hold
State certificates and are d rawing
more than . $45 "are d oi ng so in vio
lation of the law and regulations
governing teachers' salaries. Coun
ty boards of education who permit
such violations are doing so at their
own periL V It is therefore a mat
tor of supreme importance to everyj
one connected with the school
work that teachers see to it at once
that their records are clear as X to
this matter of certificationU
the regulations of the State Board,
teachers w ill be -give n u n tit -De-camber
15th in which to have their
certificates put in force; and . all
teachers who do not comply with
the regulation by that time will be
subject to Rule 7, as quoted above.
There are two distioct funds in
Budget the salary" fund ,and the
building and incidental fund.v The
teachers' "salary fund cannot be
used for any other purpose than
the payment of- teachers' salaries.
Heretofore it has been possible, "in
case a school did not use up all its
apportionment, that -the " balance
might be used for repairs or in
pu rch asing 'equipment f o f 3 th e
srahool. - Hereafter school, boards
and committeemen cannot use the
teachers'salary fund for purposes
other than, for paying salaries
The building and incidental fund
isadeitfp of littxesf Ba afcid
forfeitures; dog taxes and any sper
cial property taxes that the county
commissioners might ievy. This
fund will: be very much limited
County boards of education will bh
seriously hand icapped in .ma king
appropri a tions for buildin gs, sup -plie3,
etc., because of the limita
tion of this fund. The law : pro
vides that county boards may pay
not exceeding one half of the cost
of eVeCting buildings and providing
equipment, "and of course this
amount is limited. It does -not
mean that under 'certain conditions
the boarjd could pay even one-half,
because if. one-half of the cost of
any building, should exceed the
amount of the building fund, then
the board could not piake the one
hal f a p pro pria tion . Each d istrlct
is. supposed to raise by private
subscription or otherwise at least
one-half the cost of buildings and
equipment before they can, under
the law, expect. any aid from the
county. The State does hot make
any appropriation whatever f or
buildings. It does, however, have
a fund known as the -Loan Fund
from which counties may borrow
money, but the money so borrow
ed has to be repaid, with Lrrterest.
From the build i ng and ; inciden tial
fund must be paid the commissions
or salary of the county treasurer,
the cost of libraries, the State loan
fund, expenses of county su perin
tendent, fuel, janitors and other
expenses" It is easily seen, there
fore, that the most rigid economy
will have to be applied in govern
ing all incidentals, administration
and building expenses.
The lawj of course, is new and
doubtless changes will be found
necessary Its authors do not claim
for it perfection, but it is the best
that they could provide from past
experience. . It will possibly: work
hardships in some counties and
in some school districts.
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
penings in McDewell County
Items About Home People.
' " ; " " OLD FORT
Old Fort, Oct. 21 Clarence ilanney
and Harry Burgin are attending the
State fair in Raleigh this week. V
Ed Lonon and Arthur Jordan left
Monday for Akron, Ohio.
N. L. Bloomer spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Mashburn.
Jack Hoffman and F. M. Green spent
a few days in Asheville last week.
' Born, to Rev. and Mrs. R. F. Mock,
Sunday, October 19, a daughter.
Miss Bessie Smith of Greenville, S. C,
Paul Harmon entertained in honor of
the world war veterans Saturday night;
Mrs.-L L. Caplin has- returned from
W. H. Byrd of Asheville visited rela
tives hfirft-SnnrJair - " ' .' -
, J" C. Grant,' the six-year-old child of
Ms. and Mrs. D. Y. Grant, died last
week while on ' a visit in Gastonia.
Their little daughter is reported as be
ing very ill. .
' Rev.; R. F. Mock left Tuesday -for
Greensboro to. attend the Methodist
conference whsch is in lession there
this week. J. N. ' Nesbitt and M. F.
Hoffman are the delegates to conference
from the.Old Fort church.
Mr, and Mrs. W. H.arly and little
daughter, Geneva, spent Sunday in
Marion.. . ' . . .
Following is the honor roll of the Old
Fort Graded school for the month of
September; First grade: Clarence
Adams, Jessie Godfrey. Paul Mrlnw.
Ly tie Steppe, Lula Brown, Eula Brown,
Myrtle ConnoraGertie Connor, Presaley
Connor, Mary' Grant, Martha Haghes,
oiArrintbifi-' Robert " Bird, " Ethel
Bird, Grady Justices Gordon Lonon,
loway, Irene Jordan, Christina Mc.
Daniel, - V era Oats and Gene va Steppe.
Second grade : Pauline Noblitt, El va
Noblitt, Dorothy Spencer, Bessie ; Lait
and Francis: Sherrill. Fourth grade:
Elizabeth Strickland and Allie Steppe,
iifth Grade: Beatrice Adams, Carroll
Sawyer, Kate Keener and Ward Trever
ton. Sixth and seventh grades :s Gordon.
Xanipe, Earl Nesbitt, Albert Noblitt,
Francis Strange,.- Jamie Parker and
Murciel Strange.
DYSARTSVILLE. V
Dysartsville, Oct. 21. Murray Cooper
and little child died Sunday, October X2f.
Interment was made at. Trinity church.
Mrs. Mamie Greene of Marion spent
the week end with- her -bother, J. M,
Goforth.; ':y : 9: ;. , . '
The Dysartsville school will open next
Monday with Prof. M. S. Giles as prin
cipal. - :. '
j; T . E, Satterwhite is recovering from
a severe attack of rheumatism.
" The fourth quarterly conference of
the Thermal City charge was held here
Jast Saturday and Sunday. Host all
assessments were reported paid in f nil.
Misses Mamie and Lona Goforth visit
ed homefolks here Saturday and Sunday.
' Farmers are quite busy ' gathering
corn and preparing to sow wheat.
Mr. J. J. Britt III.
a -.1 ,:n r. 10 t t T3.:-
former cooressman from tne lOtb.
district, who has been ill here for
brothers at Rochester, Minn., to
take treatment. Mr. Britt's con-,
dition has been considered serious
for some time and be has been con
fined tb'.h& bed most- of the time
daring the past few weeks. He is
said - to be ' suffering from heart
trouble. -' .
s The part that will very probably
be more criticised is that part
which governs salaries and certifi
cates from a centralized authority
at Haleigh. The object however,
is to try to secure uniformity in tho
qualincations or teacners ana sala
ries. Whether or noLtbis can "ever
be done is yet to bo seen. Thcro
are arguments to both sides of the.
question.