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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO. THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
J.IARION, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC. 1 8, 1919
VOL. XXIV NO. 16
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PENSION MONEY I ARRIVES
0 ve r : $3 jOOO JWi H ; B e t D istrl buted
; -in theXojirit
' Have Been rlncreasdJSr
N Arriving just a little more than
aV week bef6re Christmas, the
vouchers for the pensions 'for old
'Confederate veterans of. this coun
ty "ana ttiewidows of those who
: have, already ''crossed the river"
will come arahristmas gift from
trie State - of North Carolina to
? these weares of the grey ' arid their
-relicts. X li''- - 3:r
In All $3;685 0a will be" distrib
uted by Clerk of the Court W. H.
.Hawkins on these Vouchers which,
can now be secured by those enti
tled to them, by; calling at the of
tfice of the clerk in the court house:
- The vouchers and the ambunts
are as follows: . For one " veteran,
j$45 ; ; two veterans in tlie r third
veterans in the . fourth class, $30
each, total v$2,O40;;- 51 widows in
the fourth class, $30 each, making
- Under an act pas"secl.by trie Jast
.general, assembly; and; which is in
-force now, the veterans and wid--ows
are paid vthe pensions-in two
installments, in December and in
-J uhe, in place of all i n a lump i n
-Decemberas heretofo re, has been
the practiced ,Tbe state pay sr: the
.pensions; in advance; 'Xherefore
with thV installation ofthishange,
-orre-hal f is being paid and equal
. amount will be paid next J uriel
vTfie '" general assembly ' also . took
advantage : of this"; . opportunity,
-wheir the matter was up, to iu---crease
the pensions and each class
- received a little - boost, For in
stance in the fourth class, last year
the veterans of that class" received
only 45 as a total, while now they
will. receive $30 and Jn June, an
other $3Q,rmakirigi$6b iDallfe
Jil ica Mine Caves in, Two I rtjured.
Ash e v i 1 e, Dec. 14. Ne ws reach
ed here tonight of an: accident in
Mitchell, cob nty: where two miners
were seriotisjy injured by the ca ve
in of a large mica mine. X
The miners, George Young and
jKelse GrindstafF, and a" number of
o th ers- had been . a t wo rk " i n - th e
inirie arid wrejinst" preparing" to
leave the shaft for the d ay, Sat u r
day, when the cave-in, which is be
lei ved to have" been caused : by the
heayy- rains inthatVection occured.
KeIei f par ties were r.soori organ
ized and the injured rescued . It
wiirbe i mpbssible : to. operate the
mine for some time, pending re
pairs. ; 'h v:v:''' . J :.: -
Dopu :.oyrJhrn
- y Ch ecks ; have bee n retu rned to
the Bureaus of H War pissiflsurf
ancerpayableOto the following:
.Ed. Harvey, formerly, of Spar
tanburg or Kelton, S. C.VRutil
Cannon, Ashford or McCall; Em
ma r Carroll and Louise Harriet
Gilbert, Old Fort.- V V : j
Anyone knowing the whereabouts
of the above named persons please
communicate with Mrs. J. C. Wxil
licins, ; Secretary Home Service,
Ariierican Red : Cross, - Marion;
"N. C. -. .'-4 - , . ' . I'
Do your shopping nowoChrist
woit Trait. ;-X-:?Bk;:
Graded School Closes Friday for
... Holidays Honor Roll.
: The Marion graded -school will
close i. Friday, the 19th, for the
Christmas holidays and remain
closed until January 5th. v
- The primary grades will 'give
an A operetta,. "Christmas' at the
Pole," in the school -auditorium
Thursday night, Dec. 18r at 7:30
o'clock Admission ten cents to all.
The pubjic is cordial ly .' invited to
attend. i' The - proceeds from the
entertainment will be used to pur
chrse play ground apparatus, -i
The honor roll for December
follows: v " , ; ' : -
-Primary department: Fred Con
ley, Mike' Cowan, Little,
Henry Abernethy, Thomas Branch,
J. Wv Kend ricks," J. .D.- Firiley,
jodie Henline, Pansy Garland, Ada
Koss, Li la Sheep, ' Alvin Banks,
Charlie Boone, Kenneth Wbitener,
Tburley iFrankliri Mary Gold
smith, Paul Branch, Edgar McCall,
Luther Ross, " Kate Cowan; Alice
Jaunnita Brown,; Katherine Can
non arid May Hill. : o z-
s Grammar grades: Loui 7 Bird ,
Ear jHo well , Phill i p Ruth, Hobart
Willis, Mary B. Blackburn, Edith
Biddix, Bonnie, : Mich ael, G race
-Tate, Una Mathis, Li la M Lonon,
Mary Alice Laughridge, Hugh
Bowden, Floyd Glenn,:" Clyde
Mood v, vMa ry ' Tate, Helen Fran k-
Ji n anden Wilson-; -7l - -
5 HighCiSch6ol: JWniikm: Neal,
William Story , Essie J M. Qettys,
Flizabeth Reid, Pearl; Wilkersod,
Rays Curtis, Ed na Brown, . Irene
Franklin Brownie Giles, - Alda
Norton, Mae Curtis, Robert' N.
Holmes, Kate. M. Ellis; Johnsie
Conley, Viola Giles, Leoria Bush,
Pauline Coniey, "Ola Gibbs and
Mayo Laughridge. ; v J
Distinction Honor Roll: Robert
Smith, Fern Beard, Mary G. Carr;
Jeannette Giikey, Doris Hil 17 Mil
dred Hutto, Millard Wall Benson
Davis, Margaret Craig;: Kathryn
McCall, Harry McCall, Everett
Henley, Lucile Cob ley, Walker
BlaritonV Jack Justice, Josephine
'Bush, .Alice Roane Crosse Paul
Story, Hettie Cannon; Pauline
Hawkins arid Ruth Cowan, v '
Eugene Hall: Kille'dln Benton, JIJ.
ii EugenelHali, - son 7 of Higgins
Hall, whose tome : was near Ma
rion, Iwas killed lastL Friday at
Benton',; Illinois, where Jie had
been engaged in construction work.
Full details of - his death are not
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available but it is; understood that
he fell from a scaffold, breaking
bis neck.News oOhe tragic death
of Mr Hall was received in Ma
rion the first of this week and was
a great shock to his many relatives
arid frieridsV v ' . '
The body :' arrived in Marion
Tuesday morning on train No. 36.:
It was immediately carried to the
home of the parents of the .deceas
ed to await the arrival; of a sister
living in Detroit, Mich., for tbe
funeral which will be conducted
Thursday; by Rev. J. C. Story.
Interment will be made at Hall
towncemetery. " ', : ': V
i Young Hall was Irriown to a
large circle of friends who will be
grieved to learn of his untimely
passing v The sympathy af-the
community is extended to the sor
rowing relatives intheir great .dis
tress.. : --" ..: " -. ' r . - -;; v
NEWS FROM THEXOU NTY
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell County
v Items About Home People, :
.., OLD FdRT
Old Fort, Dec. 15. Joe Crawford
spent the week-end in Black Mountain.
Miss Pearl Evans epent Saturday im
Montreat. - v ! 1 : - -
Carl Greene was visiting in Asbeville
Sunday. . ; "
The basket ball team of 01J Fort was
defeated by the Black Mountain-' team
at Black Mountain Saturday by a score
of 34 to 5. . ; : -; -I -'-" ) . : : . . '
A party given in honor of Miss Mag
gie Allen at ' the home of her patents
Friday night. Thoso present were Mis
8es Gertrude Dula, Pearl Evans. Mayme
Wadley, Mary Hoffman, Inah Blalock,
Annie White . and Jennie Stlrewalt;
Messrs. Carl Greene, Joe Oawford,
Robt. - Belle, William StirewalV and
Jack Hoffman . 1
Dallas Burgin was in town on busi
ness Saturday. " " ;
- Bey. R. Fr Mock visited relatives at
Jupitor during the week.
' Miss Olla Swann was in Marion dur
ing the week. -. --; ". -"
Mrs. M. Holtzclaw of Canton is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs Sherrill.
Miss Ella Noblitt has returned from
Hickory where she has been visiting rel
atives. ' .- ' ... V
'".The sixth and seventh grades of the
graded school will vgive ' a play Friday
night, Deceruber 19. . " : "
The Ladies Aid Society of the Meth
odist church met vith.Mrs. S, F.-Mau-ney
Wednesday afternoon" and " elected
new ameers. " y . : ' - ; . . .-
i-VCA" ASHFORD 'v
" "Ashford, Dec. 15:J. H. Brown made
a business trip to Marion last Friday.
; -T. O Crockett was a "visitor at Liu;
yille Falls Sunday. . r . : I; :
J. P. Dodge, Jr., spent the ' week-end
at Ashford. " . " :'r.:- --v '
Oscar Wilson went to Marion Friday
on business. v ,..''-. v ,
v Todd McCall of Spruce Pine visited
homefolks here Wednesday. :
-Mrs. Claude" Liughridge of Bostic
visited omefolks here Saturday.
" Mrs. R H.. Hennesaee spent the week
-end with relatives at this place.. ,"
Mrs. J. A. Brown is spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. Avery .
. The Ashford school is planning to
giye an entertainment on Christriias
eve. The program will consist of songs,
recitations, drills. etcL Everybody is
cordially. invited.' , Patrons are urged to
bring presents for. the Christmas tree.
: : :i . PEPPER S CEEK. v '
Pitts. Dec 15. Clay "McKinney and
George Brown visited Mark Swofford
last Sunday. -' ' ,. :-; -": :: ;
r The box supper at the school house
last Saturday night was well attended".
The proceeds amounted to $28 50.
The school isv progressing Inicely. It
is expected that patent desks - rwill be
installed soon: V : "- ; . " ' : ?: -.
Miss J Virgie McKinney spent 3 the
week-end with Miss Cartha Lowery.
- Misses Annie - Swofford, Ida Cresson
and Carrie Biddix spent, the -week-end
with Mrs. Nora McKinney. V . r'V -
James.. McKinney as discovered a
mica mine on his property here. : ',
Sam Brewn and George Brown spent
Monday in Marion. '' ' : ;
- - Julius McKinney is erecting . a" new
building which he hopes to complete at
an early date. ; : : -
" Jo McKinney of Spruce Pine spent
the last of the week with homefolks.
J. Mr Morgan was a visitor at . the
home of S. A. Lowery, Sunday. ' "
j 'Yancey Place Leased .
Mrs. M. W. Yancey Tias leased
her property at Woodlawn to! Ma
con and Max Corpening for an ex
tended period of time. The Cor
pening brothers will engage in gen
eral farming and live stoclr busi
ness. :It is also announced that the
owners will also stock the farm
wth Chinese" pheasants. The
Woodlawn house will be opened Xo
the public at all times. . .
State Will Not Fay Teachers Who
Do Not. Hold Certificates. .
Snpt. N. F. Steppe, received in
one mail ope day last week letters
from three superintendents asking
for from ten to thrrtv.: teachers to
fill vacancies. Press dispatches
from Raleigh last week stated that
there were nearly one thousand
short in the State.
The low salaries is the main cause
of such a dearth, though not the
whole cause, Thefailure of a
number of teachers to meet the re
quirements of the State , Board of
Examiners i or certification is keep
ing a number out of the schools.
. The "State"' appropriation . for
teachers' salaries is based on the
gra'de of .7 certificate held: and in
force.: The department of statis
tics in checking up the country
bndgets finds, according to records
of "the department, that num
bers of teachers hold no certificate
of any sort, while numbers of othi:
era have expired,; School commit
tees and boards of education aax
ious to secure teachers in order to
cet the schools taught will in
many cases" find their appropria
tions cut short in instances where
teachers failed to seeura. certifi
cates. A number of schobls wilt
have had their full- six ' months
term of school, the teachers having
taught out the - terms and having
been paid their salaries .before. the
facts were known. The. counties
in' these instances will no; doiibtlbe
the. lose rs:as l h Ts t a le w. i 1 1 n o t a
propriate tor leac ers who do not
hold certificates. ' , -. ..: ;
COUNTY FINANCE SYSTEMS
Asheville Citizen."
v An . encouraging sign , of the awak
ened" interest in better government,
was . demonstrated at Chapel Hill,
when the State and county council in
dorsed proposals f or - a uniform and
efficient system jot county . financing.
. A- criticism " of . long standing
against public, business is that it, is
not conducted in a busness-like way.
The people know in a general -way
I that private enterprises could not sur-
vive rr-nanclled as most government
affairs are. But, with the fatalism or
indifference which is a characteristic
of young countries ;blessed with
boundless resources, these abuses
havebeeh regarded for the most part
as .inevitable wastes incident to pop
ular government. The people nave
not- demanded nor have - they been
willing -to pay for better methods or
ablerr officials. " . - -
Chairman George Scott, of the
State board'of accountancy, and Dr.
E. C. Branrson, of the university, as
serted that under 'the present system
of county bookkeeping it is impossi
ble to tell whent2ier an administra
tion : is 1 doing " well or - ill, and that
ihere are no statistics for comparison
of one couuty with another. v
' .This judgment" pronounced on ex
isting methods of county finance was
indorsed by the officials of 76 coun
ties present, this action giving strong
reason to hope for improvement in a
matter whicn means the "! accounting
.of millions of dollars. Why should
counties handle. their, funds in a way
that. would mean bankruptcy for pri
vate enterprises 1
Notice to Subscribers. H
T OwiDg to the fact that newspaperl
stock has doubled in price during
ihe last few weeks and is scarce and
hard to get at any price it's absolute
necessary to conserve by striking
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who do no$ pay up imme
diately. ' Please see that your sub
scription is paid in advance if you
desire the paper continued.
j The Southern regional coal com
mittee, Atlanta, Ga., acting on au
thority from Washington Satur
day, suspended all restrictions on
the use of fuel and restored train
service,, which Tiad been ccrtsilcd on
account of the coal strike.
STATE NEWS OFTHE WEEK
Items Concerning Events cf In
. terest and Importance Through
out the State.
Governor Bickett has appointed
Miss Martha Haywood a member.
of the board of the Soldiers
Home. " :
While out hunting near Ashe
ville Saturday afternoon acd in at
tempting to shoot a bird, Esgena .
Gregg shot und instantly killed'
his companion, Fred Cord ell.
Albemarle experienced a $25,020
6ro Sunday morning when the two
story brick building of W. T. Hcc
abee was destroyed. The building
was also occupied by a Iarce dry
goods store, several law Grms and
studio upstairs.
Reports received at Baptists
headquarters, Raleigh, from North '
Carolina Baptist churches show
pledges for the Baptist 75:mIlIioa
campaign amounting to $7,106,000.
This is more than a million dollars
over the State qaota. Many .
churches have not yet reported.
. Mr.:Wm. S.s Pearson, a former
assayer of the Charlotte Mint, wis
instantly killed Thursday afternoon.
whenstruck by a street car. Mr..
Pearson was for a number of years
a lawyer at Morgan ton and at oca
time was connected with the Mor- -ganton
News-Herald. He le&rcs a
wife, and three children. : - .
I R. Wi "H.Stone, of Guilford
county was elected president of
the North Carolina Farmers' Union
at the meeting- in Greesboro the
.past week Paul Jones, of DJge
combe county , received 57 votes,
against 58 for Stone. Dr. H. Q.
Alexander, Of Llecklenburg eoan--ty,
retiring president, receired 22
votes; Rev. .J. M. Lyerly, of Row
an 11, and Dr. C. Ji TempIeton
of Vake.3. The election came oa
the fourth balloT. Dr. Tern pie ton
was re-elected vice-president.
Ciyde Hoey Elected to' Congress
: irt Ninth District.
: Charlotte, .Dec' 16. Clyde )L
Hoey, democrat,, of Shelby, was
chosen in the special election in tho
Ninth district today to the seat in
congress" vacated - by E. Yates
Webb, who was recently appoint
ed to the federal, bench, defeating
John M. Morehead, of Charlotte,
republican, da;the face of incom
prete returns from practically sll
the larger counties, the demo
cratic majority ranges net ween
1,500 to 2,000.
Mr. Hoey said tonight over long
distance telephone that he etimated
his majority at 2,000 at lefist. Mr.
Morehead said reports received
republican headquarters here indi
cated a majority of 1,300 to 1,403
for Hoey.: -.... ' - !
In the 1918 . regular election,
Mr. Webb received majority of
4,152 over his republican oppo
nent, Chas..A. Jones, of "Lincoln
ton. .
The league of 'nations ttsj ocd
of the chief issues in the campaign,
Hoey being" an advocate of tho
plan, while Morehead is an oppo
nent. Services at St- John's church
next Sunday evening ct 7 o'dc:'.:.
Christmas tree at 3 o'clock Wcdc:
day afternoon, Dec. 21. . Service:
on Christmas day 11a. m. OfTcri::
for nation-wide campaign.