A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1920
MARION GRADED
SCHOOL FACULTY
list of Teachers Completed 1
School to Open on September
6th.
The Marion Graded school will
open its next term on September
Gth.
At a recent meeting of the Board
of Trustees, it was decided to run
the school this year nine months,
thus making it possible for the
school to qualify in the standard
"high school grade. The faculty for
the coming year will be as follows:
First grade, section B, Mrs. W. R.
Chambers; A section, Mrs. C. S.
Briggs.
Second grade, Miss Elma Carson.
Third grade, B section, Miss Ma
mila Carver; A section, Miss Mar
.garet "Winhlov.
Fourth grade, Miss Ellen Craw
ford, Fifth grade, Miss Effie Cox.
Sixth grade, Miss May Baity.
Seventh grade, Miss Thelma El
Jiott. Ungraded, Miss Mary Simpson.
High School Teachers.
English, Miss Mary Poteat.
Science and History, Miss Lottie
Poole.
Latin, Miss Joyce Decker.
French and Mathematics, Miss
Leonora Aiken.
Commercial Courses, Miss Jessie
Ratliffe.
Superintendent, T. A. Holton.
In th high school department
there will be some changes of text
books. The last Legislature enact
ed a law requiring all the high
schools of any county to adopt uni
form text books. Text . books for
McDowell county high schools have
been selected, and are on sale at the
Marion Book and Art Store. A list
of books by grades can be, secured
by request of the superintendent.
COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN.
A number of the county schools
opened on last Monday, the 19th,
anil others will open on next Mon
day, the 26th. In a number of dis
tricts experience has shown "that; it
is better to open school during the
summer months and to wait until
out during the fall and winter. This
is especially true in districts -that
ar sparsely settled, making it neces
sary for children to be compelled to
go a considerable distance to school.
During the summer months the
children can attend throughout the
.- -summer montns. It is expected that
schools opening now will have the
continuous term, except in a few
districts where it is absolutely neces
sary for the larger pupils to stop
for a short time during the fodder
and harvest season.
Notwithstanding the shortage of
teachers throughout the State, every
effort is being made to secure teach
ers for every school in the county.
In this the County Board of Educa
tion and the committeemen have
been extremely fortunate . in that
tnere are only a few places vacant.
It is possible that some schools will
have their terms divided, but every
means will be used looking toward
having every school in the county
operate, the full term. . '
Considerable interest is being
taken by the committeemen of
various schools in haying the school
house in good shape Quite a num
ber of houses will be painted and re
paired, and a number of cdmmittee-
itnen are availing themselves of the
order of the Board of Education to
pay oneoau lu cus i
patent desks and other necessary
V-fivri?alvnci' "Kfnro Tnfceirfc will he
provided for the schools this year than
history or the scnoois-pr tne county. ,
Rev. B S. Lassiter was .obliged
by a brief illness to give up ap
pointments at Marion and Black
Mountain last Sunday. ;
INTEREST INCREASES IN
COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
The attendance is still on the in
crease at the community meetings
and so is the interest. As the peo
ple realize the purpose of the work
they begin to see that they are not
attending a mere "moving picture
show" and with only a very few ex
ceptions show their respect for the
educational features by excellent be
havior. With the exception of the Clinch
field Mill, where the attendance is
naturally the largest, Garden City is
ahead so far, in numbers on the pro
gram. Dysartsville is second and
Nebo, third.
Several places have shown their
interest by putting up posters, ad
vertising in other ways, and venti
lating the building well on the day
of the meeting. Here Nebo de
serves honorable mention. Their
auditorium is always clean and made
attractive with "fresh ferns and
flowers. Their community singing
and instrumental music add to the
pleasure of the meeting. The
"stringed" instrumental music fur
nished by the boys and the girls'
piano solos and duets were much en
joyed. As was done at Glenwood last
week ice cream will be sold at the
next community meeting at Nebo,
Wednesday evening, July 21st. This
will probably attract larger crowds
and start small bank accounts for
school and playground equipments.
If this plan proves successful we
hope other schools will follow the
lead of Glenwood and Nebo.
As the days are growing shorter
and dark comes earlier now we hope
to open our meetings hy 8 o'clock
during the next itinery. We are al
ways glad to have the children come
an hour earlier for games and
stories.
The schedule for the next pro
gram is as follows:
Tuesday, July 20 Marion Hall,
(colored.)
Wednesday, July 21 Nebo High
School.
Thursday, July 22 Glenwood
High School.
Friday, , July 23. Stroudtown
School.
Saturday, July 24 Marion Mill.
School. '
Monday, July 26 Greenlee
School.
Tuesday, July 27 Garden City
School. ' ' ;
Wednesday, July 28 Dysartsville
School.
Thursday, July 29 Sugar Hill
School.
Friday, July 30 Old Fort (col
ored) School.
Saturday, July 31 Tein Moun
tain School.
MondEy, Aupist 2 Clinchfield
Mill School.
Some Don'ts for Canners.
Now that the canning season is
here the housewives are confronted
with the problem of jar breakage.
Each year many glass jars are brok
en for lack of proper handling. To
avoid this loss:
Do not place cold jars, either fill
ed or unfilled, in hot water.
Do not place , hot jars in cold
water.
Do not overpack jars which are
to be processed. Some products
like corn, pumpkin, peas, lima
beans, and sweet potatoes, swell in
processing. Packjar only to with
in one-half inch of top.
Do not allow draft of cold air to
strike jars when they are removed
from the canner.
The wire bail should not fit too
tightly or the jar will break when
the lever is forced down.
All new jars should be tempered
before using. To do it, put them
in cold water sufficient to cover
them and bring to a boil. - - -
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
NEALSVILLE
Nealsville, Route 1, July 17.
Farmersrhere are getting along fine
with their farm work. Crops gen
erally are good.
Mrs. Nancy Harris departed this
life July 15th at the home of her
son, G. M. Harris, where she has
made her home for a number of
years. She leaves three sons, W. G.,
M. J. and G. M. Harris; one daugh
ter, Mrs. William Nanney of Union
Mills, and a number of grand child
ren. Mrs. Harris was 88 years old
and a consistent member of the Bap
tist church. She was ever ready to
help the needy and distressed in her
community and will be greatly miss
ed by one and all.
God moves in a mysterious way,
yet He has a tender pity for the be
reaved children. To them we offer
our heartfelt sympathy. May they
experience the sweet comfort of
knowing that : The fine memories
given to help our joy on earth when
earth is past shall help our joy in
heaven. The remains were laid to
rest Friday evening in the Cove
cemetery, the funeral rites being
conducted by her pastor, M. M
Huntley. '
W. P. Ledbetter is seriously sick
at hii home here. Mrs. J. J. Cars
well, his daughter, is still at his bed
side. Miss Vera, Ledbetter and a young
lady of Caroleen have been spend
ing some time with the former's pa
rents here.
. The White Pine school will open
in a lew days with Mrs. Ora Parker
as teacher.
Mrs. Lee Crawford of Old Fort
visited her brother, W. P. Ledbetter,
last week.
Mrs. Rebecca Nichols of Old Fort
returned to her home last week af
ter spending some time here with
relatives and friends.
GREENLEE
Marion, Route 2, July 19. The
Greenlee school opened this morn
ing with a good attendance.
jMrs. Joe Moody and son have re
turned to their home in Old Fort af
ter spending - a week with relatives
here
Miss Rebecca Greenlee returned
home Saturday from Marion where
she has been attending the Summer
school.
Mss Lonnie Snipes and brother
were shopping in Marion last Satur
day.
Earnest Wright is visiting his sis
ter, MrsW. T. Snipes.
R. H. McCall made a business trip
to Marion one day last week.
C. B. Woody is visiting his mother
this week.
Com crops are looking fine in
4iiis section.
CATAWBA VALLEY
Old Fort, Route 1, July 19. Mrs.
William Melton of Ridgecrest spent
the week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Griffin.
H. A. Hensley attended court in
Marion the latter part of last week.
Miss Annie Bradley will ,opn
school today at Bethlehem.
Farmers have about finished lay
ing by corn.
Mrs. Joe Moody has been visit-ng
her parents, Mr. atfd Mrs. M. Grant,
at Greenlee, for the past week.
E. W. Griffin returned home yes
terday 1 rom Bridgewater where he
was called on account of the illness
of his mother, Mrs. Clark.
A. Buchanan is very sick.
CROOKED CREEK
Old Fort. Route 2, July 19 Miss
Myrtle Lytle has been very ill for
the past week.
Sam Bailey of Spruce Pine visitea
J. S. Lavender during the week.
Misses Thelma Grant and Mae
Allison of Old Fort visited friends
here Sunday. . -
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Davis of Old
Fort are visiting relatives here.
Corn crops on the creek are look
ing fine. The small grain crop is
the best it has been for several
years.
J. J. Carswell visited relatives in
Montford's Cove Saturday and Sun
day. A revival meeting is in progress
at Salem this week.
James Bailey has been on the sick
list, for some time, suffering with
malaria.
NEBO
Nebo, July 20. Mrs H. D. Plant and
children of Knoxyille, Tenn., and Mrs,
K. E. Simpson of Rutherfordton are
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Wilson.
Miss Lillie Landis of Dysartsville
spent a few days last wee"k at the home
of her aunt. Mrs. G. D. Taylor.
Miss Mabel Morrow is borne now af
ter having attended the Summer school
in Marlon.
Misses Lottie and Helen Wilson, who
are teaching at Harmony Grove, spent
the week-end here with homefolks.
Mrs. K E Simpson and little niece,
Helen Plant, spent the week end with
relatives in Morganton.
E. L Tate has returned to his work
mTugalo, Ga. after having spent sev
ersl days here with his family.
New Building and Loan Associa
tion to Be Organized.
The agitation which has been
goiug on for some time for a new
Building aud Loan Association ha
been the inenns of stirring up cd
siderabje interest "iu the matter.
Oj last Monday night' a number of
the citizens and business men who
are interested in the new orgaui
zation met for the purpose of dis
cussing ways and means to get th
new organization properly organ
ized. Mr. C. F. James was fleet-'
d temporary chairman and L. R.
Cowan was elected temporary
Secretary. The committee to iriake
application for charter and to draft
the by-laws and constitution for
the association was selected a foK
lows: J. W. Winborne, chairman;
J. F. Conniffe, R. I. Bush, C. F.
James, J. L. Biddix, W. W. Guy
and D. M. Gibson.
There will be a second meeting
at the court house on trext Monday
night when it is expected that -the
board of directors and Cfiicers will
be elected.
Considerable interest has de
veloped and the new organization
has already about two thousand
shares-of stock subscribed. It is
expected that this amount will be
very considerably increased dur
ing the present week and that the
organization will start under
bright prospects. .
The purpose of the new organi
zation will be to aid in the build
ing of a greater Marion. It wii
assist its stockholders in building
enterprises, and especially in the
building of homes. During the
last few years the building activi
ties, owing to. financial conditions,
have almost ceased. The new or
ganization hopes to put new life
into building operations and to
encourage the buifdmg of more
homes, thus making a bigger and
greater Marion.
Weather Report. ,
Thomks , McGkiire, Sergeant U. S.
Army, reports the temperature and
rainfall at Marion station for the week
as follows:
ftftyHmrtTn - - -90 degrees..
Minimum, - - .59 degrees
Bain, , -. ' . 4.39 inches
' Sunshine per pent - .60
NEWS ITEMS FROM
UVKK 1 HI STATIT
terest and I m p o r tan c ct '
Throughout the State:
The democratic expeutivi rom
mittee will open campaign head
i t- V - . V " "V
quarters in x&ateign about August'
1, according to announcement mada
I a
oy Uhairman Tom Warren.
D B Smith, of Charlotte, .has?
resigned as district attorney for-
me w esLern jLnstrict ot jNorth Uar--. v
time to his private practice.
A've'nomous snake entered thai
home of Roy Venable. a farmer of
Surry county, the psst weekand
bit his 14-months-oId child. The
child was taken to a hospital but-
covery. - . -v
One man was killed and twa'
were wounded when the macnina .
gun company of Durham, guard-
ULuaJwi.' wuuuvj jail) UICU JU a UlvUP
1 1 1 u r 1 1 A-m ! tit ri i r lull w-i nr 'mm . m . w -
a. .. "
which had fired an the jail on Mou'
day night. .. . ' :
xne aaju vans general nas oeea
notined that the annual encamp :
mont or T np-n!inni. criiArrt.rit-trti!
state, scheduled for August 7, baa
been postponed thirty days: ITheK
troops" from this state will gol' iqtd. J
camp at Morehead City on Spteni ?T
ber 7 8,nd remain there for n
days The postponement was
in order to give the national guard
in wnicn io get aaamonai units in
spected and, ready, for camp. -It;;
win mean mat a inucn larger oum -
ber of men will go to camp.
could have gone a month ea titer.
Winston-Salem Journal.
fnrth 4 ; mil n nns a niimner- -
to national fame and distinctions-
The North Carolina Chamber pot '
Commerce Bulletin, official organ
of the North Carolina Chamber? bf 4
Com merce, enu mer a tesx t h ese ci tiea
as'follows: -
Winston-Salem Is the largest tCK
baccoand mens underwear manu ;
facturing city 'in the; world., ''t,"-
The internal revenue collections,
at the Winston-Salem office-for tba
HscaI rear ending UFnlv 1.. 1920. .
aggregated $80,344,344.60, thesa
fagu res breaking all former recorda
io the history "of the " oflSceanoV
nearly doubling too ammount col-
lected the year ore vious. The cus
tom receipts of the Winston-Salem -office
the pastr yeac were $3,797,
415.88. . ' r :
Greensboro has the largest denim. ,
mills in the world. . '
Durham has the largest hosiery ;
mills in the T world, and is the second -largest
tobacco manof acturing city
in the world. . , Kl
Wilson is the largest bright to'
bacco market in the world. '"
Pihehurst is one of the sopth'a :
greatest and most -famed winter
resorts. V: xr: -v: -i ll
Badin has one of AmericaVIargr t
est aluminufflu plants, --v-
. High Point is the world's second
greatest iurnltnre citirr :
: Kannapolis is the world'a largest ;
towel mannfactnrlng city.' - ;
Gaston has' the largest number ;
of cotton mills of any county in the
United States. ' , V v ; ';
r Asheyille is one of the most f am
ous summer and winter resorts in ;
the United StatesVand has the finest ,
hoterin,the world jrf'ts-tfp
Wilmington tis dnd of the iend-
ing sea-ports in the United States -