A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TOE BEST INTEREST, OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED
1896.
MARION, "N. G., THURSDAY, NOV. 20. 1919
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VOL. XXIV NO. 12
CLOTURE BRINGS ACTION
"Senate Adopts"Ten More Resecvar
tions in Five Hours Repub
, x Means Voted Solidly.
SatuVday,.operating under clo
ture for the first time in history
the Senate adopted in five hours 10
more of the reseryatioris .written
by the foreign relations 'committee
and with only two committee pro
posals remaining. - -" -
A. Majorities ranging from 11 to
:26 marked adoption of the 10 re
servations. They related to domes
tic, questions, the Monroe dbctine,
mandates, Shantung, - international
- ...... .
commissions, expenses of the
league of nations armaments,': the
economic boycott and alien prop
- . .
erty rights. . . " " V- -In
every, case except one the
Republicans voted; solidly for the
committee proposals. They were
-ioined on everv roll call by from
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four to nine Democrats. In all, an
-even dozen Senators of the. admin
istration party broke, awny during
the d air to vote for reservations
The sole defection "'from the Re
publican ranks was on the Shan-
G urn be r, of No r th Dakota, s wing
ing over to the the opposition.
Successful Red Cross Drj veY
M r. B. L. Luris ford , ; chairman
ftKfl. VttA rirrtcc T?nll r.all. hftR
waeed a soirited and successful
ell and makes the following' report
ipi the results "accomplished : A ? "
"The Roll Call drive for . mem-
. bershiD to the Red Cross that was
-conducted in McDowell county be-
; twecn November second and .elev-
r "T nnn rm. Via ell K rl a rYSc fe' t"li
; nnnrn -.im 11 TT'rt r- antl ' "Wall-
W W . V . V ' . w w - M M - ' V r
vet to be made. 1 am assured bv
..i T-jn' ; 4. u
iwu pmccs tu2ti mty win jcjjurv
casn receipts totalling lou, wnicn
wnnM hrincr the total to 671 .00.
iHinnnnfc Wft AYnpfitftrl tfi crftt. ir t,ht
' u M if .1 1 w In I Km msii v tH f jni iiir -.
t i u vi iirnuwi. uiiiiiiiii i. i wui i&
any one 'Red :Cross worker was
-ninetvione dollars' bv Mrs. M: Iti.
Rand 61 Dh :. the next, seve ntv-three
Xrklloo ho IV1i I III f trr .Viol '.oil. onH
-Cross at the Cross cotton mill.
, xne scnooi teacners at tnc lviarion
mill, Misses Gibbs, Patton and
iinnnn. nftnnsiifln ninp.EV.rnoiirs to
the credit of toe isecr AJross out of
tQis opportunity to ex press our
grateful - appreciation . to all those
- wwt mn nnnr 1-1 nnron in r n 1 c irroa r mn iy
. v W W W JM r - - " " v. w WWW
who'icrave their time and, interest
nrl AnnAniA I In ' rl A . I than r thACA
to the raisino of this fund: It is
tms innn remains wim luh marinn
tUnnfnH 4a ' kn ' MPA1 pt (Via IaaoI
chapter desires. It is also an en
couragi ng fact to :know that we
uavn wnuiu uui uuuuvv aovcu uuu
drea active memDers oi tne amer-
j !Ti 1 1 i r-.i i ijiuaa vv uu ain wuiiuv liU
rir mhar. thftr p.nn r.n mrtnAr r.nt
MnwAnf tf-t ' f Via nnTanifTatinn mViinli
4UVC1 cav ui kuo:uiKaui.auuu y uiwu
VTOSS is one organization inat nas
nt out red tape in the manage-
a ; Mt
xneDL or us auairs. auu wuatever
is Given goes direct to tne cause
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IV1 arion ,G raded School Mews arid
- Honor Roll.
-Following is the honor "roll of
the Marion graded school for the
second month'ending November, 7:
. : Primary Department: RenaTar
"neri. May Hill, Lottie Jones,. Hu
bert Bolch, Charles McCall, Carl
Lewis-, Bertha Glenn, ?" Francis
Balfard,"Baulah Mathis, Pauline
Ritchie, .James Neal,-Alvin Banks,
Gara rd' B u s h , ; H as k el - Led bette r ,
Kenneth' Whiterier, Florence Ep
ley, Mary Goldsmitb, Edith Cor
dell, Thurley; Franklin Wilma
Rolanv Hazel Whitten, Eugene
Cross, Luther Ross, Lewis Smith,
Martha rBuchananj Kate Cowah1
Alice Holmes, Carrie Silver and
Janie Taylor, ' .
Grammar Grades: Hobert Wil
lis; Mary Blackburn, Edith Biddix,
Fern Beard; Elizabeth Conley
Mary G: Carr,'Doris Hill, Mildred
Hutto, Bonnie Michael, Grace
Tate, Louise Tate, Carlton Gilkey,
Mary Alice Laughridge, Hugh
Bowdun, Clyde Moody, Maude
Epiey, Dorothy Gilkey, Mary Tate
and Mary JK. Ouzts.
High Scnooi: Edward Hudgins,
Harry McCall, William Story,
Vernon 7 Goo per, Madge Finley,
Elizabeth Reid, Edna Brown, Zil
pah Frisbie, Brownie Giles, Mae
Curtis: , Elma Houck. Rob;-rt
Holmes, Vernon Chapman, Jobn-
sie'Conley,' Mary O. Conley, Ruth
Cowan, itate M. Eitis, Viola Xjiles,
Clyde FinlJLeona BdshHeltie
Cannon, Pauline Conley; Paulihe
Ha wkins and -Marguerite Laidlaw.
Distinction honor roll: Cassie Jo
Lewis, Robert Smith Jeannette
Gilkey, Mildred Wall, Benson
Davis; KathrynVMcpall, "Mildred
Holton, r JLucile Conley, Pearl
Lewis, Pearl Wilkersbn,. Josephine
Bush,- Alice Rbahe, Cross, Irene
Franklin, Luria Wall, Paul Story.
Last Monday morning the 11th
grade rendered a "very attractive
program for the chapel exercises,
as follows: Song by grade. Reci
tation, 1 'Co un ting Eggs," by Maud
Eiliott. Vocal duet. Mayo Laugh
ridge and Edna Tate. Recitation,
Ola Gibbs. Song, by four girls and
four boys. ' ' '. v'
5t Friday night, Nov. 21, at 7:30
o'clock the Joan of D'Arc and
Pershi n g Li tera ry J societies will
give their first annual social debate.
The publie is cordiallyjnvited.' '
Business Men to Protest Against
Removal of Railroad Agent.
The business men of Marion are
raising a protest against the dis
misal of Agept F. B. Gwin. A
meeting was held Tuesday night at
the Marianna Hotel at which was
present practically every business
man of Marion, the object of the
meeting being to devise means of.
securing the re-instatement of Mr,.
Gwin as agent at Marion, who has
been dismissed from the se rvice of
the railroad on technical grounds.
A representative of, Marion', will
wait upon" the division manager of
the railroad to ask for: Mr. G win's
re-instatement, and if necessary the
fight will be carried to" Mr. Hines,
Federal director of railroads. i
Mr. Gwin has been the etHcient
and accommodating agent at Ma
rion for; several years." By his
courteous' treatment of the people
of Marion he has won their esteem
and friendship to the extent that
they - now come to his aid when
in trouble. '
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief M ention of Some of the H ap
: p e nings , i n; M"c D owell County
Items About Home People.
.- ' :- ' OLD FORT .
- Old , Fort, Nov.-18. Mr. and Mrs,
J. C McCarry of Asheiille visited the
former's mother here during the week.
- W. H. and J. K. Bird -of Asheville
visited relatives in Old Fort Sunday.
They were accompanied home by their
mother, Mrs. A. L. Bird.
Miss Francis Artz returned Friday
from a visit in Asheville.
The girls of the high school Athlectic
Association gave a box supper Friday
night, the proceeds of which will go
toward financing-the basket ball team. '
Miss Maade Glenn of Black Mountain
spent Saturday and-Sunday with Aiiss
Vivian Sawyer.
- Rev.v Mr, Bay has-been elected pastor
of the Old Fort Presbyterian church.
Misses Bessie'Flemming and Mildred
Mackey have goner to Knoxville, Tenn ,
where they will enter training as nurses.
Alvin Byrd has accepted a position in
Akron, Ohio. . -
The Liberty Literary Society gave a
very interesting program at the school
house Friday.night
Jack Hoffman is spending a few days
with his parents here. - . . i
' The Old Fort High School expects to
enter the triangular debate of the high
schools this season..
Mrs. D. Y. Grant has returned to
Gastonia, where she will spend the
winter while lAr. Grant is at work in
Knoxville, Tenn. .' -
Charlie Stirewalt and James Hyams
have returned from Akron, Ohio.
Lester Harris returned Sunday from
Akron, "Ohio, where he has been . at
Work pme-timev
' " ASH FORD" ,
Ashford, Nov. 17 W. H.Swofford
made a business trip to. Marion last
Thursday. - - ' - ..
v Oscar Wilson and Miss , Mabel Crock
ett rattended a teachers' meeting at
Pitts last Saturday.
:W.' J. Brown abd family left Satur
day for their new home in Jefferson
City Tenn.
Earl Brown has moyed Into his new
home.
V- Mrs. Frank Keefeias returned home
after a visit among relatives in Con
nection tt - . ; - . ;
Gaither Moore-spent a 'few days in
Ashe villa last week wi th homef oiks,
G,; C. Clayton made a business trip to
Asheville Friday.'.
Luther Carpenter, and wife, of Mon
tana,, spent the week-end with J. M.
Cirpenter." ' . ,
. E, H McCall spent the week end with
homef oiks at. Greenlee. r ,
Clarence Wiseman made a visit to
Linville Falls Sunday. . -
We are living in hopes that we will
soon have a depot here. :
The school at Ashford is progressing
nicely. . - ' ; .
: Miss Frances Crockett spent Sunday
with Miss Lidia Hefner. ,
Pepper's Creek School Making
Progress.
On Saturday night, November 8th, a
very en joyabla box supper, was given at
Pepper's Creek school house, near Pitts.
A feature of the entertainment was a
debate in which some of the patrons of
the school took part. " The question dis
cussed was; 'Resolved,". Which has re
ceived the moit cruel treatment in the
hands of the white, the Negro or the In
dian The decision was in favor of the
negative. Following the debate the boxes
were sold and-every one enjoyed a real
good supper. The. proceeds from the
entertainment amounted to' $41.00,
which will be used for the betterment
of the school. ; .
-Everybody seems' to be taking great
interest in tho school and th e children.
under their efficient teacher, S. M. Mor
gan, are making the best progress in the
history of the school. '. . ' ;
- A sweet potato was exhibited in
Gaffney, SC.ia few days that
weighed ili pounds. It was of
the Porto Kican variety.
- Presbyterians Plann ing - N ew
I-; . Church. - ?
The Presbyterians of Marion are
planning a new house of worship.
A meeting of the official board of
the church was held odo day last
week to discuss' the matter. A
committee has been appointed, to
formulate ways and means of se
curing the new structure. While
nothing definite has beer: . decifled
Upon it is probable - that the new
stucture will be erected on the lot
where the present church stands.
It is expected that when the plans
have been decided upon that a
strictly modern and adequate
building will be provided. -
' Rsv. J. Cv Story, who has been
the efficient and beloved pastor of
the church, for several years, has
been instumental in making the lo
cal church one of the leading Pres
byterian bodies in this part of the
state. : The membership of the
church has steadily increased, and
the growing and increasing needs
of the church now require a mod
ern building. '
Dr. Ashworth. Elected Vice-Presi-:dent
District Medical Society
Asheville Times. " " . v , "
: With a large representation of
doctors and surgeons from ; the
tenth district present, an orcani
zation meeting was held Thursday
at the Battery Park hotel at which
time the Tenth District Mid ical so
ci e ty w as f o r med w i th' the follow
ing officers selected to govern the
body: ; : 'v-. V. I-:z-:'
Dr. G. -E. Cotton, Asheville,
president; Drs. J. R.-. McCracken
of, Haywood county; Sample, "of
Henderson county; P. R, Bennett,
of Swain; F: L. 'Siler, of Macon,
B. Li. Ashworth, of McDowell
county, as vice-presidents, and Dr.
W." J. Hunnicutt, of - Asheville
secretary.;: - , ;
The avowed purpose 'of the or
ganizilion is to foster the . science
of medicine, to niee,t the needs of
the general public, and to protect
trie- doctors themselves. Round
table discussioris will be a promi
hent feature of all future meetings
of the orgauiz iiion, and mucii good
is predicted from the formation of
this body. :
Restrictions on Coal Deliveries Or
J dered in the South.: t
; Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 17. Orders
limiting deliveriesof coal in! the
southern region of the' railroad ad
ministration to the' first fi ve classes
on the fuel priority lists, which
does' not include 1 manufacturers,
were issued late today at headquar
ters here. The action on its face
means the closing down jof cotton
mills and manufacturing . plants'of
almost all descriptions as soon as
their present supplies are used up.
These supples generally are under
stood to be scanty. ,
Curtailment of coal consumption
was made necessary, the statement
said, because 'coal production is
still below the absolute require
ments of the first .fiye" classed of
consumers." ; These classes- who
are still to get 4coal are railroads,
inland and coastwise vessels, army
and nayy and certain goyernment
departments, state, municipal and
county institutions, public utilities,
including newspaper and retailers
to supply domestic consumers.:- y
Only five weeks till Ch ristmas-
STATE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Items Concerning Events of In
terest and Importance Through
out the State. .
Asheville was selected for -tha
1920 meeting of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy.
Four thousand dogs were. listed
for taxation in .Robeson county
this year and the sheriff believes
there are 1,000 more not listed.
According to the Watauga Dem
ocrat Mr. w: C. Coffey of Boone
mailed to Gov. Bickett last week a
head of cabbage cut from his gar
den weighing exactly 22 pounds.
C. -H.Mebane, of Newton and
Greensboro, has been appointed
State director of the world move
ment to raise $25,000,000 for pro
hibition and law enforcement. W.
B. Cooper of Wilmingtonjs treas
urer, Relics .of the Confederacy in
their keeping will be preserved in
a fireproof building to be erected
in Richmond, Va., at a cost of
$35,000 the United Daughters of
of the Con fed racy decided- at the
annual convention in Tampa, Fla.t
last week. The organization will
raise funds for construction of
edifice.
Plans for M organ ton's nw $100,-
000 hotel have been submitted by
Architect xAsbury, of Charlotte,
and "accepted by the committee
The hotel, will have fifty-three
rooms and, being on a large - lot,
will be sefback fifty feet from' the
street, with a grass plot in front
and on both sides of the building.
The front faces Greene and Main
streets and is so designed that a
block of fifty rooms can be added
to the rear end.
L McCall Chosen By Mecklenburg.
Charlotte, Nov 15 Five of tha
seven democratic candidates for
Judge E. Y. Webb's seat in ' con-
eliminated today, leaving the fight
between Assistant District Attor
ney Clyde Hoey, of Shelby, and
former Mayor Johnson D. McQall,
of Charlotte.
- McCall was nominated today as
Mecklenburg's representative over
Mayor Frank R. McNinch, John
A. McRae and Marvin Ritch. W.
C. Dowd, another aspirant for the
MecKienourg nonorSt witnarew oe
fore - the county convention this
morning, while former Judge
B. Councill, of Hickory, who an
nounced himself as a candidate sev
eral days ago, withdrew, in favor
of McCall following the latter's
nomination.
- Each of the three men who op
posed McCall have pledged them
selves to join in the campaign and
and all three are expected to speak,
in several counties-during the com
ing week. -:
t - ELECTION DATES.
, Hickory, Nov. ;i5.-Democrats
will name their candidates at G&s
tonia on Friday, November 23, if
the voters do not do it in the pri
mary November 21, and Republi
cans will name their standard bear
er at Ne w ton on next Thursd ay.
Secretary Carter Glass of United
States treasury Has been named
United States Senator fronT Vir
ginia to succeed the late Senator
Governor Dayis.