ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, lOV. 6, 1919
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VOL. XXIV NO. 10
PUBLIC WELFARE WORK
"Report of Superintendent of Public
" Y'Welfareto Commissioners
for Month of October.
The work '-.being -new a good
'deal of it has been of a constructive
nature. However, I have investi
gated and disposed of thefollow
idg cases :
Case No. i: A case turned over
to the juvenile court from the
mayor's court. - A negro boy had
been indicted for stealing alcohol
from a xl rug store where - he work
ed. Boy had , plead guilty to the
charge. On investigation it was
found that the boy did take -alcohol,'
'but it seemed he had bren per
suaded to. do so by a negro man
,who ran a store. Found the boy
to be a member of a respectable
negro family; his father a hard
; worker, and : trying to raise his
children right. The boy was placed
under the care of his father bv Ju
venile Judge. The boy is to ap
pear before the Judge once each
month, to show good behavior,
nd that he is attendi n g school ;
The father was required to pay
mayor's court cost and pay for the
alcohol
Case No. 2? A deaf and dumb
coiored;boy, eight years old .r Have
made arrangements for this boy: to
-go to State school for the Blind
and Deaf.. ; ...
Case No. 3: A boy 15 years old
committed a ver immodest aefr at
one of our country schools. Teach
ers and soine of - the parents of the
district preferred to Adjust the
matter wth as little publicity as
possible. Found that the bdy.had
been attending school very irregu
larly ;so the boy was placed under
care of his fatberiwho promised to
kee p him at work and ; see that he
gives no further trouble.: The act
remains nn open charge against the
boy. who can be prosecuted if he
does not conduct, himself as he
should. i- .
Case No. 4: A very old lady,
sick in a room with two other wo
men and five or six small children.
Old lady very poor, no means of
support and no people who are
able to do anything for her. Peo
ple she is staying with very .poor
and not able to care for her. Have
- arranged to have old lady taken to
County Home at once.
:: Gase No. 5. Three" women and
a boy living on small tract of land.
One womans mind very weak; boy
is attending school. They have no
means of support except as they
get out and' work- for it. . Have
. recommended" that oldest of the
three women be- placed on the
County pauper list.
- Case No. 6: Have visted the
County Home and find Superinten
dent.and his family to be : mighty
"nice and pleasant people. There
were seven inmates 6 white and "1
Colored. AH seemed ; to be well
cared for. The quarters all neat
and clean and everything, in its
place. This, however, (which is
only one of the many - things to be
done at a County Home), requires
quite a lot of time and labor.
"There are " times when additional
help is needed.' Superintendent
should be authorized to hire this
additional help.
Found quite a supply of nice
canned fruit and vegetables and no
place to take care of it during cold
weather. " This should be supplied
at once. There is no telephone
service to the Home. This is much
neede.d, especially in case of sick
ness. There is po' provision for
devotional services, which . is in
deed important. : Services should
be held at least once each month.
Itis too much, however, to expect
our ministers to give their time
and go to the expense .of holding
these services free , of charge.
Superintendent should be author
ized to pay a sum not . exceeding
$5 each month to cover this ex
pense. " " ;
Have also visited quite a num
ber of the county .schools - in the
interest of school attendance. I
find the attendance unusually good
as a whole and in most places it is
better than it has ever been before.
Yours very truly, "
Jas. K. Cowan,
C6Supt. ofTxiblic Welfare.
Dr. George W. Morrow, National
Lecturer, Here Next S tin day.
Dr. George W. Morrow, the fa
mous Michigan orator and lecturer,
will speak at the First Baptist
church in Marion next Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock on "Amer?
ica's Opportunity at Home and
Overseas." He comes Sunder the
auspices of the Anti-Saloon League
of America in co operation with
tho State League. He is an inter
esting and forceful speaker.
Wherever Ihe goes he.carries-a
message born of wide experience
and observation and he delivers it
in a manner Cwbich convinces the
judgment of his Jiearers anq arous;
esitiem t'o action; -
. ' DR. GEORGE W. MORROW
On Sunday night the congrega
tions of the focal churches will
join in a rally service at the Meth?
odist church, when Dr Morrow
will deliver an address. This is
one of the hundreds of national
prohibition rallies now being held
throughout America. The speakers
will also inform the people of the
larger , plans now being laid to aid
the other countries in their fight
against liquor, and will tell about
the organization of the "World
League Against Alcoholism" and
the Leaguers purpose to raise a
fund of fifty million in the next
five years to put the world dry and
to enforce our law at home.
The term of Federal court sched
uled : for A&heville' Monday has
been postponed until next Monday,
J udge Boyd not being able to hold
Jthe court and it is expected that
Judge Webb will have his appoint
ment by that time. His confirma
tion was expected today.
The Senate, Wednesday, kill
ed the , remainder" of , the forty
six, amendments to the peace treaty
by the Senate "foreign relations
committee. - . "
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell County
Items About Home-Peopled
OLD FORT -
Old Fort, Nov. 4 Mrs. Hughley has
returned to her home at Jupiter after a
visit to Rev R. F. Mock. ,
Miss Lillie Lytle visited relatives in
Asheville during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Crawford left Tues
day for Spartanburg where they will
spend the winter.
. Miss Mabel. Crawford has. returned
from a visit to relatives in Asheville.
-. J. C. Greene has returned from a
business trip to Spruce Pine.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Earley,
a son, John Clarke.
Born, to Mr. and" Mrs. Walter Wil
liams, a daughter, Rosa Evelyn
A large crowd attended the unveiling
of the monument to the memory of Lee
Allison by the Woodmen of : theWorld
at Bethel last Sunday. So v. V. E.
Grant of Hendersonville delivered an
address for the benefit of the Woodmen
at the graded school -building Monday
night. '
The Old Fort Reading Circle will
meet at the graded school building next
Saturday, the 8th.
Mrs. J. R. Crawford returned last
week from Asheville where she has
been visiting her son; Guy Crawford.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Miller entertain
ed at a Hallowe'en party in honor of
the teachers of the graded school and a
few select friends.
A. B. Halford was in Marion Monday
on business
Mrs. D. F. Arney and daughter, Davie
May, spent Monday in Asheville.
Miss Grace Arney is expected home
Saturday on a short visit to her parents
She is a student-of .Davenport College
' The girls and boys of the Old Fort
high school have organized a basket
ball team and expect to furnish two'
good teams to play the surrounding
towns in the near future. The officers
of the boys team are: Carl Greene,
captain; Cletus Tate,, manager; - Joseph
Crawford, treasurer. . Girls team: Jen
nie S tire wait," captain; M jrtle McCurry,"
manager; Cassie Burgin,treasurer.
Mrs." Cunard Bowser of Asheville
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gra
ham, So nday. . ,
: Mrs. Clarke and son of Canton are
visiting Mrs. J. R. Early.
(The graded sehool honor, roll will -be
published in next week s paper. Ed.)
NEBO.
Nebo, Nov4. Rev. J A. Fry is mov
ing his family to Morgantdn, where he
will take charge of the -Morganton cir
cuit. We regret very much to lose
them, but hope they have the very best
of success on their new work.
Mrs. J. F. "JWilson and Mrs. E K.
Gound went to Rutherfordton Friday
to spend the week-end with the former's
daughter, Mrs. K. E Simpson.
Miss Lona Goforth, of Chapel Hill,
spent the week-end here with her sister,
Mrs. G. D. Taylor V :
Mrs. C. S. Poteat was shopping in
Marion Monday: ' - -'.
Miss Myrtle Beck, of Linvillo, is vis
iting relatives here this week. .
Mrs. M. C. Sigmon spent Sunday in
Bridge water with her daughter, Mrs.
M. L. Hilderbrand. . :
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Giles and family
spent Sunday in Dysartyille with the
latter's brother, H. B. Bracket t.
Mr. and Mrs: J. B. Howell and fami
ly, of Buncombe county, spent the
week end here with the latter'sNparents,
Mr, and MrsJ. F. Bailey.
Quite a number of young folks enjoyed
a Hallowe'en partyt at the - dormitory
Friday night, given by the N. H. N.
Society. '
STROUDTOWN
"gtroudtown, Nov. 4. The farmers
around Stroudtown are very busy, since
the rain softened Jhe soil sufficient to
sow wheat.-.'
: We are glad to report that Mrs. C, C.
Lisenbee is rapidly recoverirg from her
serious illness of a few. days ago. '
Mrs? Garland Williams and Miss
Charlotte McKoy spent the .week-end
with homefolks at Greenlee. . ' . ' C
Kelton Snipes haa gone to Winston
Salem to accept a position. . . v
- Diphtheria, which threatened this
community a few weeks ago, seems to
have been checked. . There are three
cases oi smallpox in the community.
The Valdimar Literary Society debat
ed the question of Woman Suffrage'at
at the school house last Friday night,
M. M. Horton and W. H. Odom defend
ing the affirmative while Clarence Pool
and Walter Noblitt championed the
negative." Both sides of the question
wereably discussed and many points
brought out that should be of great
concern to all. Stroudtown seems to
be the only community in the county
with an all-year-round literary society.
No. community could have a more valu
able asset for its upbuilding. May the
time soon come when every rural com
munity in McDowell county will have
one. ;
J. Lee Lavender spent a few hours in
Nebo Saturday and states that the high
school there is making excellent progress.
. The people of Stroudtown organized
a Community Club Monday night Let
everyone in the community lend it their
support and use. every means to make
it a success.
The Clinchfield School,
Durintr the last month there has been
much effort aut forth to reduce tne ab
sences and tardies to the lowest possible
number. At the end of the month each
teacher had some surprise for the pupils
of their room who had neither been ab
sent or tardy. The children of the
primary grades were taken on a leaf
hunt, i They" were guided by. their
teachers to the place Vwhere" apples
hung from pine trees." After ' the chil
dren had found and eaten the apples,
ghosts appeared. The ghosts had been
hidden behind bushes They told stories
to and. played with the children,, for a
short while.' " The intermdiaYo" grades
had a story hour, at the end of" which
drinks were served V
At the teacherage a Hallowe'en party
was given to those of the advanced
grades. Startliegly stunning and pic
turesque were the decorations. Ghosts
made a real Hallowe'en atmosphere that
lended itself to frolicking. Various
ways of telling fortunes were tried and
many games suitable for. the evening
were played.v Refreshments "of fruits,
cream and cake were served.
Little Sunshine is Baptized . By
Methodist Bishop.
Greensboro Dally News. "
''Ltitle ''Sanshine," the first child ever
received by the North Carolina receiv
ing home of this city, and the most be
loved by the children and all who have
come in contact with her, was baptized
yesterday at the home by Bishop U Y.J
W. IXarliDgton, who has been presiding
over the sessions of the Western North
Carolina Methodist confe rence. '
"Sunshine" was not only the first ba
by at the home, bnt she stayed there
longer than any other child and en
deared herself to everyone who knew
her.: . Her iuflnence on the other chil
dren In the home has always been
remarkable, and ""each child has felt
a deep interest in her
The baptismal services yesterday
were quite imprssive and very prettv.
The home had been decoratied with cnt
flowers and looked very attractive.
Jnst before the services the "children,
37 of them, camo into the big hall,
where the service took place, , and sat
down on the stairs. Hon. A. M. Scales,
who is president of the society, welcom
ed the bishop and introduced him to the
children, and the baptism of the little
girl followed. "Sunshine," who is thrge
and a half years old now, stood oi a big
chair and was deeply interested in all
tuat occurred. ,
She has been adopted by Mr. and
Mrs. Hutchins,' of Marion, and spends
most of her time with them, but very
often visits the home and the children,
where she is always welcomed.
The executive committee of the
Central Highway Association has
postponed the inspection trips over
the route from November 5 until
May. -
TUESDAY ARMISTICE DAY
Exercises Will Be Held at Court
House Major RequestsThat
Half Holiday Be Taken.
All soldiers, sailors and marines,
and in fact every one who was in
service from McDowell county, is
expected to be present at the exer
cises to be held in the court honsa
in Marion Tuesday, Noyember"ll
at 2 o'clock. The purpose of the
meeting is to bring "the boys" to
getEer on. this the Grst anniversary
of "Armistice Day" to be partici
pated in by town and community;
it is for all. Everyone is invited
to be present, esoeciallv th ro?.
dicr boys, and all others who wish
to do. their patriotic daty in honor
ing the ones whti gave their best
It is planned "to make this a joy
ful gathering, with singing, talks,
and refreshments, for the boys
Everybody is urged to come and
help make it a big occasion, to en
ter into it with pride and enthu
siasm that it mav be mad ft a npr
Ttoaricrit holiday. " Come to Marion
on November 11. All soldiers are
expected and those having uni
forms are expected to wear them.
The program will include invo
cation by Rev. J. C. Story, an ad
dress by Mayor L.. J. P. Cutlar.
memorial service conducted by
Rev. W. JU Hutchins, short talks
I TV " T rt I 1 " " " w-m . " .
uj ur. u, a, iwwuea, xiev. i. o.
Lassiter and Ihe town lawyers
songs, etc.
Themothers.wires or other
relatives of the boys who made the
supreme sacrifice are requested to
seud io name, rank and date at
death to bo read at the memorial
service. It is requested that this
information be sent as early a.s
possible to Mrs. R. F. Burton.
- Proclamation.
: Whereas, Tuesday next, No
vember 11th, is ABinvriCE Dat,
and deeming it oar patriotic daty
to observe same, it is hereby re
quested that a half holiday be
taken by all on above dale, from,
and after noon. It is asked that all
turn out and take part in the exer-
rJ CP to K -flr? f. tha r- n ft linnco
L. J. P.. Cutule, Mayor.
J. S. Downey- Dead.
Mr. J. S. Downey, a highly re
spected citizen of Clarion, died at
his home on last Wednesday morn
ing at an early hour. Mr. Downey
had been sick for some time bat
only recently, had his condition bo
come alarming. He had been a
man' of unusual vigor and strength
His health failed about three
months ago, when it became neces
sary for him to remain at home.
Mr. Downey was a tanner by
trade and bad been employed by
Mr. J. Ii, Morgan, for a number
of years. He was considered an
expert tanner.
Funeral was conducted Thursday
afternoon from the Baptist church,
of which the deceased was a valu
ed member, by Rev. J. T. Bowden.
the pastor. The final rites wero
sooic fraternity, -of JwhicH Mr.
Downey was a loyal and cocsistant
member.
Mr. Downey, was 66 years old
and is survived by his wife and.a
bost of friends. The sympathy of
the entire community goes out to
the sorrowing relatives in their
great bereavement. .
next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7 p. nu