A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL CdUNTY;
ESTABLISHED 1896-
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920
VOL. XXIV NO. &5
SUPERIOR COURT IN
SESSION THIS WEEK
Judge Harding Presiding -Number
of Cases Disposed
of on Criminal Docket.
Superior court convened here
Monday morning with Judge W.
. F. Harding of Charlotte presiding
and Solicitor J. E. Shipman pros
ecuting the docket. R. J. Lonon
"was made foreman of the grand
jury and F. A. Curtisv officer.
-Judge Harding delivered to the
grand jury one of the most able
charges ever gtveir a grand jury,
in this county. The court room
was filled with citizens who listen
ed closely to . the Jndgeis charge
which- contained much practical
and helpfal advice:
The criminal docket is heavy
but is rapidly being disposed of.
The most important case is that
of D. J. Wells, who is to be tried
f orrkilling his son . in North Cove
last May. Witlr the completion
of the' criminal ddcket there are
several civil matters to be taken
up and court is expected to be in
session all this week and probably
until the latter part of next week.
The folio wing cases 'have been
disposed off:
Perry Mace, retailing, sentenced
to four months on roads.
Leroy Bradley, disturbing re
ligious congregation "and carrying
concealed ieannt not guilty. In
yW$t &!:&rjto
cd on payment of coat.
Charles Holland, manufacturing
whiskey not guilty!
Band RafHeld, assault with dead
Jy weabonTBned $25;00 and costf:
y-j? T. Harding, L and a., fined
$25.00 and cost. , ,
' da Cfrisp. - gambling, judgment
suspended on payment of cost.
'Johti Crisp, gambling and keep.
ini?:CTmbling honsei' fined $500
- and cost! -
Tbeo-McKesson, Will Gardner,
Will Higgins and Troy Russau,
v gambling, judgment suspended on
; -- payment of cost. ;
Isiauae iveeKs ujbs.
Mr-Claud Weeks, son of Mr.
- 'and Mrs. N.; HtWeeks died at
th"e McDowell Hospital last FrV
-day morning frdm'diabetes. Mr.
S Weeks bad bl:cn sick , for several
weeks. Socio time agor he f ound
- it necessary to give up bis work
j and go to thb hospital? for treat-
ment; 'After considerable im
provement be left the hospital and
- returned home. He suffered a re
lapse a. few days ago and was com
pelled to return to the hospital
where his condition grew gradual
ly worse until the end came Fri
day morning. j
.: Mr. Weejs was a young man in
the prime of life, being twenty
seven years o age. He had lived
in Marion for some time where he
has been : em ploy ed? as ; a barber.
:V brother and pur sisters. ,
' The funeral, w 3 : c onducted from
- the residence on rari: tuii oaiur-
day morning fct f ;pclock, Rev.
: J. O. Stiry, patcottiie Presby
terian church, offlciatipff.
" ' The sympathy of thej entire com
.v munity g6es outtto.f the stricken
relatives-in the-hbur of their great
.grief' "
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Patton-Ledbetter.
A very pretty wedding was sol
emnized at five o'clock Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. J.D.
Patton near Bridgewatsr, when her
daughter, Miss Cassie, was given
in marriage to Mr. Therman Led
better of Marion, The ceremony
was performed by Kev. Parker
Holmes, Presiding Elder of Marion
district. The wedding was a quiet
one and witnessed only by immed
iate relatives and intimate friends
of the contracting parties.
Miss Patton is one of the most
popular young women of her com
munity possessing a charming per
sonality that has made her a fa
vorite among the jounger set of her
home section. She is a young wo
man of education and accomplish
ments. Forthe past several years
she has been one of the leading
teachers in the schools of the
county.
Mr. Ledbetter is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Ledbetter of Broad
River township. He is a popular
young business man of Marion,
where he has many friends. He
attended the State University and
during the war he served as a sol
dier in France.
Immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple lefWon train No.
21 for a wedding tour in the West
ern part of the State. Upon their
return, they will make their home
in Marion. Their- many
tend cbralalxi
Good Roads Representative Com-
rn& to filoDowell.
. Mrs. ient Brown, representa
tive f the Korth Carolina, Good
rion and other points in McDowell
County 4q rrptWpfeW dajs
for the purpose of securing mem
bers to this organization..
An active campaign is being
waged over tne counties of the
State in auoffort to secure Wt least
one hundred active members in
each county. McDowell County
is expected to secure a membership
of this number in order to be up
to the average of the other counties.
TheNof th Carolina Good Roads
Association is looking to secure a
State system of hard su rface roads.
At present there is in the' Stae a
little over fifty thousand miles of
public highway and but a very
small proportion of this is equal to
the traffic which now, goes over
the roads. In other words, our
citizens are laboring under an arti
ficial handicap which is levying a
tremendous tax on every vehicle
now going over the roads every day
in the year. To Obtain the neces
sary legislation to remove this
handicap would require an organ
ized effort on the part of the for
ward looking citizens of North Car
olina and the North Carolina Good
Roads Association offers itself as
the medium through whicirour pro
gressive citizens can act and make
itself felt in. connection with, the
obtaining of such a State system ot
hard surface roads. Then, too; ah
efficient system of hard surface
roads leading into McDowell from
rancey, Mitchell. Burke, Ruther
fordton, IJenderson, Buncombe,
and - even ' more remote counties
would add "grcatlyto the industrial
and agricultural development of
Marion and McDowell County; -;
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
GREENLEE
Marion, Route 2, July 12. Mrs.
W. H. Greenlee was shopping in Ma
rion last Thursday.-
W. J. "Snipes was in Marion last
Saturday on business.
Misses Lonnie and Pearl Snipes,
who are working in Winston-Salem,
are home for a visit of a few weeks.
Mrs. D. J. Dobson and Miss Belle
Dobson were shopping in Marion
last Saturday.
A crowd of young folks enjoyed
a trip to Bridgewater last Monday.
M. D. Ledbetter has returned to
Marion after spending a few days
with "homefolks here.
CHAPEL HILL
Chapel Hill, July 12. Mrs. H.
D. Smith, who has been 1 seriously
ill rfo the last few days, is reported
better.
Frieuds of T. J. Swann will be
glad to learn that he is able be
out again after being confined home
by illness for some time.
The Community Meeting at this place
last Saturday was a great success. A
large crowd was in attendance. The
school ground was much improved and
the dinner served by the ladies greatly
enjoyed. We need more such get-together
meetings.
Mr and Mrs. Rav Poteet are visiting
the former's parents, Mr. and Mi's. Al
bert Poteet.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs H. D.
Smith died Thursday and interment
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A v Trkvlw- atMnt ihei cr aaIt w Aff !
with her daughter. Im Bestoe aJ
Nealaville.
School will open at Chapel Hill school
house onr' July 19 with Miss; Jessi& :Con
ley as principal and Miss Simpson as
sistant. A revival meeting will begin at the
F Baptist church July 24 and continue
for several days.
MONTFORDS COVE
NealsTille Route 1, July 12, W. S.
Haynee made a husiuess trip to.I'Atti
more last week.
M. R. Nanney and M. J. Harris spent i
Tuesday in Marion.
Mrs. Hunter Ballew of Georgia is
visiting relatives here.
C. B. Harris left this weefc for Bock
Hill, S. C , to accept a position.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Houk and child
ren of Marion were the guests of the
former's sister, Mrs. J. L. Ledbetter,
last Saturday and Sunday
Miss Vera Xiedbetter of Caroleen is
visitirir her parents, Mr. and Mra. W.
M. Ledbetter.
Mrs. Lee Crawford and J. R. Ledbet
ter visited their brother, W. P.' Led
better, who is seriously sick, during
the week. -
Preston Hensley spent a few days
last week with his parents
, Philip Umphurs is visiting I. E. Mar
low7. Mr. and Mrs. A. Y. Lytle of Green
lee are visiting relatives here.
J. G. Haynes spent one day last week
in Marion.
The corn crop here is looking pros
perous. Most of the folks are thru lay
ing by.
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V PITTS
Pitts, July 12. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Washburn of Estatoe are visiting the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J M.
Washburn. - ' , 1
The Sunday School at Peppers Creek
is- progressing nicely with a large at
tendance. - .
A wedding of interest to many friends j
was solemnized here last Sunday when
Miss Effie McKinney becamejthe bride
of G. W. Brown; The ceremony, was
performed bj Rev. J. M. Washburn in
the presence of a-number of reitivra
an friends. FoUowmg thev ceremony
the happy .couple were served- dinner
at' the home of the groom's sister,
Mra. NbrahTM'cKinney. TheL bride is a
daughter of Mr-and Mrs. Julius Me
Kinney and the groom is a son of Mrs.
Myra Brown of Pitts Both have a host
of -friends who wish them a long life of
joy and iiappiness. They will make
their home at Pitts.
' The school on Peppers Creek will
open Jnly 19 with Miss Sarah Collis of
Phenoy as teacher. v
James Brown lost a fine cow last
week. The was tied on the premises
for grazing when she became entangled
in the rope and fell and broke her neck.
Rev. Troy Jones will preach at Pep
pers Creek school house next Sunday
at 11 o'clock. , '
Building and Loan Association
Hold Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Mc
Dowell Building and Loao Asso
ciation was held on Monday night,
July 5, at the court house. The
meeting was well attended by the
many stockholders. There was
considerable discussion as to the
needs and work of the Building
and Loan in helping to build a
bigger and better Marion. In this
work the Building & Loan has
rendered much service to home
builders in the past. It will be
the policy of the organization in
the future to render every courtesy
and consideration to stockholders
consistent with safe and sound
business.
Resolutions extending cordial
good wishes fbr the success of the
new Building and Loan Associa
tioa about to be organized was
M65isJs3i
gan, jiQj; fetiDiEllu(ib
F. M. Bradley. A. Hunt, J. H,
Tate and J E. Neal; The new
board of directors immediately en
tered into executive session and
re-elected Thomas . Morris, presi
dent FBuitoyiee president;
J. E. Nea!t secretary and treas
urer, and D. E. Hadginsr attorney
The report of Secretary and
Treasurer J. E. Neal showed very
much increase in the business of
! the association. There are now
3,800 shares in force. Total out
standing loans amounting to $140, -000
are now being carried by the
association. There was paid to
shareholders during the past year
$33.;5QQ in maturities and accrued
interest. The association has been
successful from 'its organization
18 years ago. N It has had constat! t
anc wholesome growth during the
several years of its existence. Its
business is conducted on safe busi
ness principles and no losses have
tbeen sustained by the shareholders.
No Relief Secured.
Raleigh, July 13. Highway
commissioner Frank Page has re
turned from Washington where be
held a conference with the Inter
state Commerce Commission in the
hopes of getting the ordergainst
the use of open top cars for haul
ing . other material than coal,
changed to such an extent that.all
the road yfork in North Carolina
w0nld;xtQt be helot u p. He found
the cnniission determined to keep
tbe loQer . in lforde tor another
month- since the. coal situation was
such that fc every coal car in the
country would be needed for haul
ing coaL to the consumers. , ,
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Services at , St. John's chnrbh
next Sunday night at 8 o'clock, i ;
NEWS ITEMS FROM
OVER THE STATE
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Hems Conceramg Xyents of In
teres t and Imp o rt a n ce
Throughout the State.
Robert H. Bost, of Concord, w-fis
instantly killed and eight others in
jured, Sunday, when the automb
bile in which they were riding turn
ed turtle. The automobile was
destroyed by Are. ' S
The Blue Ridge Development
Company is progressing with tbe
survey of the proposed electric
railway line from Mount Holly to
Blowing Rock. The surveying'
party has reached Newton. 4 v
A shooting took place Sunday
afternoon three miles from Lenoir
and as a result Brant Hendricks,
white, gasprobably fataly hurt and
Wylie Harper, a negro, was kilfe'd.
Several white men and negroes
were engaged in a row resuitiqg
from the white men. chargiog the
aegroes with stealing their distill
ery. '
Sawing their way through Iheir
seperate ceis and a window on! t)ie
third floor, letting themselves to
the ground by blankets ' tieBi to
gether, and making their escape in
automobiles, seven prisoners, most
of whom werecharged.,with cranes
;f a serious nature, escaped from
ti Buncombe buhtA' ifiii at ani ,
eariv nunr mpsnav, snn sn mp tnav
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fori
e ;;er?;tioh.
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AsheviilDrv A; KPritcbard and i "
J. A ndersbn and.lbcal capital
ists being behind tRe mbyemeat
iheefmlt.
itttre$J0(d
willhlvchi Twi ty of between dtQ(
and125bed ,; :
Great Rally at Chapel, Hill. W
The citizens in the Cbspei Hill
district met last Saturday with tho
purpose of cleaning off the. school
grounds and getting " the sdbool
building in shape for school open
ing. A large crowd of citizens
with shovels rakes and scrapers,
did considerable work on the school
grounds. Gravel was hauled tibd
scat terad over the grounds, which-;
will keep down the mud during tho
winter months. : .
The women who were present
added much to the success of the
occasion. They had prepared a fiob
dnner 'and at the twelve o'clock
hour the folks gathered around a
large table and partook of the good
things to their full satisfaction.
Immediately after - dinner thcsM
people met in the school house and
listened to an address by Superin
tendent N. F. Steppe on the impor
tance of education. r t; j
The people of Chapel Hill are
very much interested in their
school, and are planning; to havb
the besschooL iicominyeair
that they haveteVerJlue
Jessie Conley and ; Annie ; Simpson
will be teachers," and th(B ipeoplo
have already pledee the
and cooperation in everything ne
cessary ; to make the -school' a sue-
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; More than 300,000 widows aria
on' the pension list ;of the - United
States. ' , ' :
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