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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED. 1896.
MARION, N. C, .THURSDAY, DEC. 11, 1919
VOL. XXIV NO. 15
II III vo V S. I I I I
DEC; 19TH AYCOCK DAY
"County; Schools to Observe Day
Friday--A Few Schools Near
End of Term
- The.schobls of the county will
observe Aycock Day on Friday ,
December 19. Appropriate ma-
1 terial to be used in the preparation
-of a program dealing with the life
and work of thV educational gov
ernor has, been sent out- from the
office of Srfpt. N F. Steppe to
v -every school in the county with
xhe request for a collection, as a
part of tEe program, to bev-sent to
the,Aycock Memorial Commission
o aid in the erection of a , monu--ment
to the memory of Governor
Ay cock. From the res ponses dom
ing to the county superintendent
it is thought that practically every
sschool-in the county will carry put
the suggested program. A num
ber of schools have promised a nice
contribution to the memorial fond
and it is expected that the schools
of McDowell will do .'their share in
.paying'for the monument. v
The amount to be raised is . $15,-.
O00. The treasurer of the r memo
rial commission reports that 7 tie
has on hand about $10,000. It is
-expected that' the school; children
ef the .state for. whom GLovcrnor
Aycock did ciore: than - any other
governor, 'will contri bu to - the bal
ance of $5,(XXy on Aycock Day. v? ; :
in July are nearing'the end of the
term. V The . people are great! v
r pleased with the increased term.
"The attendance has been by far the
best in the' history of the, schools.
The-compulsory law has worked
with practically no friction what
-ever. The interest taken by the
teachers is the best that' the schools
have ever known. ; ' The teachers
We exerting iidt only every effort
to make the actual school work' as
thorough as.possible- but have been,
instrumental in providing libra
ries, reference work, etc., in a
large number of schools. ' The
maximum. State appropriation' for
libraries for, one year- has already
been applied for, leaving a number.
of schools to wait until next year
' Practically all the" schools will
be closed during Christmas week.
Already- the Christmas spirit isjbe:
ing felt by pupils and teachers. A
number of schools will give Christ
, mas programs and Christmas trees.
But owing to the high cost of liv
ing and the many calls for charity
it is not expected that a great deal
of lavish giving of presents on the
partof teachers and pupils' will be
indulged ini : ; -:--';- -: ; . r .
Live Yoodmen Camp at Old Fort.
- Old JFort, Dec. 6.-Amorig the
many good things that has recently
come to Old Fort is a good, live
camp of the Modern Woodmen of
America. - Some of th e ,,' leading
business men of Old Fort are the
office "holders and regular weekly
. meetings are held on Friday nights."
The membership is growing rapid?
ly and we predict that it will be
but a short time until! the "new
camp will number 100 of more
members. On Fridaynight of last
week the membership of the camp,
fter a hard, initiatory battle with
choica piece of "fresh meat? -ini
the person of Willard Crawford,
partccl: of a sumptuous feed at the
' Van JYcsonen Cafe. " ' r
WorthJJarblina Asked to Adopt
3,334 Orphans
Raleigh, Dec, 7. In response to
to the cry for help from destitute
women and homeless' orphans of
Armenia andv Syria in . thenear
erst, North Carolina has been ask
ed to adopt 3,334 orphaned girls
and bpys who are to' be housed,
clothed and fed d u ring the severe
winter months and until the coun
tries can again, get on an industrial
footing. . The Near East Relief
committee has again undertaken
to care for the suffering Arme
nians and Syrians. : ' V----
The state' responded nobly and
generously in the last campaign
and the people of No rth Carol in a
are going to be given-- an q th e r
chance to show, their spirit of char
ity when the adoption f campaign is
inaugurated February 1; for a pe
riod of 22 days. "4 '': ' C '
Although the near-east relief is
already doing'its best to care" for
between 70,000 nd 80,000 Arme
nian" and. Syrian, children in -its
orphanages, there are still 250,000
Homeless babies to be housed,
clothed and :fed. : Many of these
4ittle children are sleeping in the
streets. - . '. . , . ' : . ':v.
- Fi ve dollars a month will feed a
childla the jiear east. --Ten dollars
will insure him rfood and a place to
sleep '.and clothing for the cold
weather, now approaching.; ."' Fif-t
clothing f oocKanci ; eduiorr:
Tnose who can uot afford to adopt
a whofe.child may adopt any frac
tion of a youngster they wisbr -
6 o v e r n m e nt Will Cease Co n fro I of
-Sugar December 31.
Attorney General Palmer an
nounces that the "government : will
not attempt to control the distribu
tion and sale of sugar after th dis
solution of the sugar -equalization
board December 31.
While Mr. Palmer's action ' was
generally accepted L asr o pen ing up
the sources ot more sugar supplies
by permitting refiners to pay more
for the Cuban raw stock, it also
was believed to mean that sugar
prices would spar. . The department
jvill continue to hunt down profit
eers, bat without means of check:
ing up on the cost to the refiners
or -without control -of the.price at
which the supplies come into this
country, it was belie vid ; domestic
consumers would be forced to pay
higher prices after January 1.
A--.
J urors Drawn for J an uary Court. :
The county commisionersjat their
regular meeting on the first Mon
day drew jurors ; for the - January
term of ; McDowell Superior court
as follows: '
J First week: C H.,Gilliam, J. W.
Edwards, W. H. Hawkins, Frank
McCu r ry, G. W . Ly tie, i B. F.
C;rpening, C. S. . B riggs, G. , W.
Chapman,: W. C. Morris, J. D.
Patton, JrfuL Henley, RV W. Jen:
kins B, Ii. McKelveyi O. H. Big-
I gerstaff, W. F. Nichols, J. A.
Taylor, H. C. Hare, J. W. Koss,
Second week : Reid Gonley, H. A:
Kanipe, W. S. Pyatt, R: C. Nan
ney, A. Jv Bass, Henry Croom,
W. B. Lassiter, J. -Y. Gilliam,
C. F. Steppe, G. C. Hall, D. F.
Pritchard, I. E. Mario w, T. H.
Bartlett, . Ed. Buchanan, D. C,
Whisnant, Ij R Swofford, G-. F.
Rhom and T. J. Gibbs.
NEWS JROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mentionof Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell County--Items
About Home. People
ashford t
Ashford, Dec. ' 8.4-W: H. Swofford
and E. E. English spent Monday in
Marion on business.
Miss Mabel Crockett and Oscar Wil
son attended the teachers' meeting at
Pitts test Saturday.'' '' -; , 0
Earl Swofford, Fred Conley ancTDew
ev Brown left Sunday for Dante, Va.v
. J.,M. Carpenter spent" the week-end
in Johnson Gity, Tenn. ; - ;
Mrs. Clarence Wiseman' went to Lin
ville Falls Sunday to spend a few days
with relatives.
F A; Keete and son have gone to
Virginia on business; -
Charles McCall of Pitts was a visitor
here Sunday - j
Earl' Wiseman spent the week-end
with homefolks here.
j PITTS " .
Pitts, Dec 8. Rev. J. M. Washburn
I has moved into his new house.
, J. A. Washburnr has . vmoved from
Sevier to this neighborhood.
Aubrey Lowery has moved -to; Little
Switzerland.' "'.." "i-' " ,. ". :
y Mrs. J. M liowery is suffering from
burns she sustained a Jew ago when a
a pot of boiling water over turned upon
her. . , - '
' : Mrs. J M. Washburn and two sons
were guests of Mrs, .Edgar .Sumlin
yesterday. .
M rs. Dewey . -Washburn is visiting
her. parents! Mr. and Mrs. D. Cox, near
Estatde. : ' - '. : . j. "
Mr8 Perley Lbwery' wasiihe guest of
Mrs. Edgar Sumlin; Sunday. ; ? -; :
Mr and Mrs. Abe Mace and Miss
Etta Jdace spent aatm day ana bumiay
with Mr. and. M rsv M.- L. Liqwery. -
-The new. tressle on . the C. C. & O.
railway between Altapass and Switzerland-is
nearing oompretion. " ' " ;
' - - GREENLEE
Marion, Route 2, Dec. 8
vearrold daughter of Mr.
The five
and Mrs.
Robert Parker is very. ill. - :
Miss Hattie Pendergrass and neice
spent, week-end with the formeris broth
er at Stroudtown. . ' ,
Mrs. John Hogan and little daughter
of Marion spent the week-end here with,
her father, J. R. L'edbetter. - .
-Mrs. W. Crisp and children are
rvisiting relatives near .Topton. ' s ;
Mrs.'W, H Greenlee was shopping
in Marion last Satnrday. - , ' -
Misses Maggie Taylor and T Olivia
Paton spent Saturday and Sunday with
homefolks in Nebo. , v ; j ' .' :
Mrv and Mrs Charles Hall are visit
ing relatives here,
' There will be services at the Metho
dist church "at , Greenlee . next Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
STROUDTOWN ) - .
Stroudtown; Dec. 8l-The people of
this community proved "their eagerness
toenter into that which lends ; to' up
build the community by the large num
ber present at the v Community Club
meeting On Monday evening. Couney
Agent J. L. Thurmah opened the meet
ing with a short but very forceful talk.
One of the spiciest" debates "ever given
in this community was staged by C. C.
Lisenbee and W. HiQdbm.'V-'Aii'iBnter
taining feature of the program .was the
songs and recitations by the pupils of
the school and community. The .nrusic
rendered by a string band was also
much enjoyed.- The manner in which
the program svas rendered gave evi
dence that much is yet in store for the
Stroudtown community. Everyone ; is
cordially invited to attend the " next
meeting on Monday night, January 5.
. ,We are'sorry to learn that Miss Ida
Pool has been quite ilLf or the past week.
We wish her, a speedy recovery.
Mrsl Wm. .Clark is visiting . relatives
in .Washington, D. C.
' Walter Noblitt.has moved to Marion
mill village. ; . ; :. n ;
Stroudtown school is making good
progress with th highest attendance
record in the history of the schooL.-
. NEBO; ; : , 7 .
Nebo, Dec 8. George D. Taylor, who
has ' been engaged in 4he mercantile
business here for some -timen lias - sold
his entire stock to R. V: McGiinsey &
Company, Inc. " -" r; - , . s
v Mrs. M.-ARudi8ilf of Henry visited
relatives andj friends here during' the
past week. ' , - . " -
Rev.' T, Al Drake . has moved his
family to : Easley, S. C.s Rev. J, M.
Brown ot Glenwood has been called - to
the pastorate of the Baptist churchThere
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig
nation of Mr. Drake.
Mr.-MorrowV who recently moved
into our community, went to Harmony
Grove Monday where he will be prin
pal of the school there. ..
Rev. P. H. Brittain attended the-first
quarterly conference at Murphy's Chap
ei last Saturday and Sunday.
' OLD FORT -
. Old -Fort,-' Dec. 9 Capt. and Mrs.
J. H. Payne haye returned from Ashe
ville where tey visited friends during
the week. t ' - ,
Geo. W. Sandlin has returned from a
visit to friends in Asheville. . , v
; Bonnie Fortune spent the- week-end
in Asheville. " ve -, v - ;
The basket ball game between the
girls of Old Fort -and Montreat Satur
day resulted in defeat of the former" by
a score of 2 to 0. ' 1
The' following persons enjoyed a party
given by; Joseph Crawford last- Friday
night. Misss Jehnie . Stirewalt, Mart
garet Allen,5 Essie Mashburn, Gertrude
Dula, Mrs. -A:"-H. Spencer and Mrs.
T; , M.-.Chaney, Messrs , Jack v Hoffman,
William Stirewalt, Carl Greene, ; Reid
Grant and Robert Bell. - i
Miss Mary Burginone of the primary
teachers' in the graded school, has ., been
ill for the past week with tonsilitis ,
. George E Marshall spent - the 'week
iu Mount Airy on business ? 5 i ; ;
iMisa Fxai At
with 'f riends in Asheville :il '--::"'v-V
' ev.'Mr. Ry, the new pastor of the
Presbyterian church arrived last week
and preached his first 'strmon . here on
Sunday:" ' : " V '
Thadeus Bradleywbo recently com
pleted a course in college; has accepted
a position witlL.the Old Fort Drug Co.
A party of young folks chaperoned
by Mrs Charles Steppe enjoyed a 'pos
sum hunt during the week, notwith
standing the fact they caught a wildcat
instead of a 'possum: The party r in
cluded , Mioses. VPearl v Evans, Margie
Allen atd Madeline Wilberson, Messrs.
Jack . Huffman, .V Clarence Nanney and
Willfam Stirewalt. . ? "
GRADED "SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.
First grade; Pressley Connor, Beulah
Calloway -Lula Brownr Eula Brown,;
-Gordon Lonon, r Christina McDaniel,
Clyde : Nesbitt, Vera . . Oates, Russell
Oates, Paul Pitts, Irene Jordan, Mary
Sae Grant and Edith Poteet.. -
Second and third grades i Cecil Burgin,
Sanie Burgin, - Elaine Mashburn, Caro
line Mcintosh, Pauline Nobletti Francis
Sherf ill, . Flbrine Harris; Mary. 6o wan;
Margie Ly tie, Roe. Nichols,.- Gordon
Grant and -Van,Hughes: . i .;. "
Fourth, grade 1 1 Elizabeth LStricklan d
and Helen Nesbitt. - ' . : . .V
: Fifth grade : Carroll Sawyer. -
Sixth grade: Gordon Kanipe, Albert
Noblitt and Olive Whitmire
i Seventh grade : Natalie Epley, Janie
Parker ": Dorothy. Oates, Lizzie White
and Mary Hoffman. .
: Eighth i grade : Sallie ;.Epley
Estelle Lavenders . " ' - ', "
Ninth grade: c Kimball Miller. .
v Tenth grade: Essie Mashburn
James Miller.
Eleventh grade; Clete Tate.
and
and
- Limiting Train Service. '
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; "The shortage of coal has reach
ed a point where' it is vitally neces-sary-to
reduce passenger train ser
vice and to call upon the public to
assume the inconvenience and dis
comfort which this ? action will in
evitably entail" - says Director
General Hines of the railway ad
ministration. ' ' " - '-
'"Certain passenger trains, will be
annuled -and a- large number, of
parlor cars will itemprorarily- be
discontinued. -f : t -
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. Services at St. John's Episcopal
next Sunday at H a. m. and T p. m.
STATE NEWS OFTHE WEEK
Items Concerning Events of In
i terest and Importance Through-
: ' out the State.
Fire, Thursday, did $15,000 to
$20,000 damage to the Wool worth
store in Charlotte.
A Michigan company is to set
up business in WilmiDgton to man
ufacture ready-built houses.
The Burke Tanning company has,
been compelled to close their vast
extract plant atsMorgahtont indef
initely, owing to lack of coal. r
Durham county has also decided
to erect a Durham county cottage
at the Jackson Training school, the
building to cost about $15,000, and
will accomodate boys from Durham,
county..
P. W. Patton, a' prominent citi
zen of Morgan ton and clerk of the
court of Burke county for a number
of. years, died &l his! home in Mor
gan ton i Sunday: night after an ex
tended illness. He leaves a widow
and several children. -
Diphtheria Death- Rate -Decreases
Figures comniled - by the state
board f health indica'te that deaths
in North Carolina rroni diphtheria
between December 1 ; 1917, . and
November 30, 191 8? were 227 out :
of a total of l,3B9 cases Forvth
same period end log No veci ber30,
i9i9;W.red'uctr6n-o'fc 102f8istxi .
thaTeirje-
the present-year than the twelve
month' period prior thereto.
. The reduction of-the death rate
is attributed- by'state health ;oni
cials to the increased use of anti
toxin over the state. It is pointed
out that 80- per cent of the physi
cians in North Carolina now obtain
their supply of anti-toxin from the
state board o fi liea 1 th : w h ich fur
nishes it at cost of production. v
Pensioners Growing Fewr.
r "Washington, Dec. 8. -A record
breaking sum in pensions was pai&
by the federal government during
the last fiscal year despite the fact
that the number-'of pensioners was
the smallest of any year since 1890.
This was revealed by the annual
report" today of the commissioner
of pensions, who said $222,292.70
was paid to 624,427 persons during
the year, as compared with $179,
835, 328.75, to" 64,895 pensioners
the year before. ; The largest num- C
ber of persons ever on the pension
roll was 999,446 in 1902, and .they
received a total of $137,502,267,99.
Hoey in Marion.
lion. Clyde R. Hoey, democrat
candidate for congressjn the Ninth
district, passed through Marion
last Sunday on his way to Burns
ville, where be spoke to the people
of Yancey county on llonday. -
Mr. Hpeywas recently nomina
ted in the primaries to succeed
Yates Webb, who is now -federal
judge." 'Mr. Hoey is making a
strong campaign and it is predicted
that he will carry his district by .
the largest marjority ever vgiven a
congressman of that district. . He
is opposed by John. M Morehead, ;
China has more suicides than any
other country in the! world. In a
single year as'many as half a mil
lion cases of self-destruction bava
been recorded, - 1 - -