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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C.f THURSDAY, SEPT. 2. 1920
VOL. XXIV NO. 52
GRADED SCHOOL OPENS
MONDAY, SEPT. 6TH
Matters of Importance to Pu
pils and Patrons of the Ma
rion Graded School.
At 9 o'clock Monday morning,
September 6, the Marion Graded
school will open. Be on time. It is
lioped that every child of school age
"Will be present on that day. The
children of the compulsory school
age, 8 to 14, are especially urged to
"be present.
All children who are "beginners"
re requested to enroll the first day.
We mean by "beginners," children
"who have become six years old on or
"before September 6, and those who
lave never been to school. If our
first grades are not too full or crowd
ed of those who are of lawful age it
may be possible to enroll or enter
those children who become six years
old in September. In justice to
those who are started we cannot have
the teachers starting a new class
every time a pupil wishes to enter,
or it takes the time from the others,
therefore, unless you get your child
entered, or enrolled the first two or
three weeks of school it will be hard
to enter him later.
Children coming for the first time
or who cannot write should have the
following information written on a
piece of paper: Name, birthday
(day, month, and year,) where they
live, and parents name. This is im
portant; we cannot enroll a pupil
with accuracy unless we have the
correct information. Children of the
first grades are requested to bring
25c to buy pencil, tablet, etc. The
"teacher can buy these supplies more
satisfactorily than the child, and
each child will have what is required.
After the first day we will have
the following schedule: Teachers
will be in their class-rooms, and pu
pils will be admitted at 8:30; school
takes up at 8:45, and unless you are
in your class-room by the time the
lell stops ringing you will be tardy;
lunch will be from 12:20 to 1:15
o'clock.
The element, Time, is one of the
most important things which contri
butes to the progress of pupils. Do
not think, dear parent, that your
child can be out of school from three
to six weeks or longer and make his
grade with any degree of satisfac
tion to the child, parent, or teacher.
It is better for the child to be in a
grade in which he does well than to
be in one in which he "drags" and
becomes discouraged, or tired of
school. There is not as much dis
honor in being in the same grade
two years as there is in being pro
moted and not being able to do the
work. The motto of every school
should be THOROUGHNESS backed
by a strong public sentiment. Re
member, this is (your) our school,
in a community where all your inter
ests are. Then let us make it sec
ond to noneco-operate.
This summer High School Text
Books were adopted for all the high
schools of this county for a period
of four years. This will necessitate
a good many changes in our school.
The out-of-town teachers are lo
cated as follows: Misses Cox, Simp
son, Elliott, Aiken and Poole, with
Mrs. Geo. I. White; Miss Carson,
vith Mrs. J. F. Jonas; Misses Carver
and Baity, with Mrs. Holton.
Respectfully,
T. A. HOLTON, Supt.
Sergt. Thomas McGuire reports a
cloud burst on Wednesday evening,
the 25th, at 8:30 o'clock, when 5.87
inches of rain fell in about three
hours. As a result of the storm the
fill on the Rock Hill division of the
Southern near the Catawba Furni
ture factory was washed out and
several wash-outs on the dirt roads
have been reported. The rainfall
for the week was 8.86 inches.
"."Gordon- WoIburyy formerly a
member of the New, Hampshire Leg
islature, has been appointed assist
ant secretary of the navy to succeed
Franklin U. Roosevelt.
RESUME OF LEGISLATION EN
ACTED IN PAST SESSION
Raleigh, Aug. 27. At thirteen
minutes past two o'clock yesterday
afternoon the special session of the
North Carolina General Assembly
completed its seventeen days of rath
er ardous labor. While the session
was called into being by Governor
Bickett to round-out the taxation
system under the new revaluation
act, the bars were down at all times
and scores of local bills passed
through the legislative hopper, the
majority dealing with bond issues
for schools and road purposes.
A resume of the legislature enact
ed follows:
Constitutional amendments, which
are to be voted upon in the Novem
ber elections, are: 1. Provides for
the constitutional limitation of tax
ation of fifteen cents on the $100
worth of property instead of sixty
six and two-thirds cents as hereto
fore. 2. Provides for an income tax
amendment allowing the state to tax
unearned incomes up to six per cent.
3. To separate the grandfather
clause from the literacy test so that
the failure of courts to uphold the
grandfather clause will not invali
date the literacy test for suffrage.
The income tax amendment and the
constitutional limitation will be vot
ed upon as one, the defeat of one
making the defeat of the other cer
tain. The Revaluation measures are as
follows: 1. Revenue bill providing
for thirteen cents school tax for state
purposes; no state tax for the gener
al fund and for the pension fund, i
To supplant this deficit the state will j
raise its revenue for 1920 by increas- j
es in license, franchise and corpora- j
tion taxes. 2. Municipal finance act. j
The act limits the tax levy for muni-!
cipalities to 10 per cent over that !
raised last year and provides that the j
cities and towns may take care of
bond issues, notes and other evi
dences of debt incurred since the
passage of the Revaluation act by
special tax levies which will run the
taxes over the ten per cent increase.
In cases of deficits it is possible to
borrow money and refund it out of
the general levy over a period of ten
years. Special tax levies may be
made for any purpose provided the
voters sanction it in a special elec
tion. School bill. Under the Revalua
tion act the counties are permitted to
levy taxes to provide sufficient rev
enue to operate the schools for three
months not provided for by the state.
If a deficit exists the schools may
borrow money which is ta be refund
ed out of the general levy over a
period of five years. This bill also
makes the same provisions for school
listricts as well as counties.
Among other bills enacted of
State-wide importance was the meas
ure increasing the fees of the solicit
ors in the various judicial districts.
While the fees of the solicitors were
increased from thirty to forty per
cent the counties will continue to re
ceive their proportionate share of the
fines, this being possible under the
new bill which places the burden up
on the criminals who will, in the fu
ture be taxed with heavier fines, pen
alties and costs.
Ratification of the Susan B. An
thony Federal Suffrage amendment
was the puestion which furnished the
most excitement during the session.
The senate considered the measure
first and by a narrow margin voted
to defer action until the regular ses
sion next January. In the House the
resolution was- defeated. Pressure"
from national party leaders, demo
crats and republicans, was brought
to bear upon the Tar Heels solons in
an effort to have North Carolina be
come the thirty-sixth state to ratify
the federal amendment, but it was
useless since the majority of the
members in the lower house had al
ready made up their minds to defeat
the measure.
Mrs. Fannie Schmidt died at
home in Marion last Friday,
is survived by five children.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
OLD FORT
Old Fort, .Aug. 30. Miss Clara
Martin has returned to Andrews af
ter visiting Mrs. G. B. Strickland for
several days.
Rev. and Mrs. R. F. Mock and baby
are visiting Mrs. Mock's parents in
Buncombe county.
The next session of the Old Fort
Graded and High School will open
Monday, Sept. 6. All beginners are
required to enter school the first two
weeks or wait until after Christmas.
Quite a number of Old Fort peo
ple spent Monday at Catawba Falls
and seemed to enjoy the day.
The town of Old Fort was sad
dened late Friday afternoon when
the news was received that Mrs. Le
roy Blaekwelder had passed away.
She had been a great sufferer for the
past seven years, but bore her suf
fering with much patience. She
was buried Sunday at Old Fort. Our
sympathy goes out to the bereaved.
Several Boy Scouts from Old Fort
and other points are enjoying a
camping trip to Mount Mitchell this
week.
Mrs. J. W. Lewis and Miss Bertha
Phipher of Jacksonville, Fla., are
spending the summer in Old Fort.
Hugo Blaekwelder. of Birming-
nam, via., Lee ruacKweiaer oi par-
u xr- , n M
tanburg, Mrs. Kirksey of Bostic, Mrs.
Huff of Asheville, and Mrs. McElroy
of Old Fort, children of Mr. and Mrs.
Blaekwelder, were here attending the
burial of their mother.
Miss Elaine Mashburn and several
of her little friends enjoyed the
birthday of Elaine Monday after
noon from 3 to 6.
Mrs. Fannie Hall and Jas. Hall of
Marion spent the week-end at Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Bradley's.
Mrs. E. J. Evans of Asheville is
visiting Mrs. P. H. Mashburn.
The family of Willie Nichols is
leaving this week for Forest City to
make their home. Mr. Nichols is
engaged in the barber trade there.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nichols spent
the week-end in Asheville.
Miss Rachel Monroe of Salisbury
is visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. I. L. Caplan.
Robert Greenlee of Statesville
spent the week-end in Old Fort with
Dr. and Mrs. Johnson.
Winslow Arney of Pittsburgh is
at home on a visit to his parents,
Mr and Mrs D. F. Arney.
Sidney Mauney returned from
Gastonia last Friday.
GARDEN CITY
Garden City, Xug. 31.-Miss Delia
Gibbs, who is teaching at Graphite
ville, spent the week-end with home
folks. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Buchanan and
little daughter, Eugene, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. E. D.
Ellis last week.
Miss Nell and Dora Gibbs are visit
ing friends at Sanford and Winston
Salem. Melvin Patton and sister, Estelle,
have returned from a visit to Ruffin.
E. D. Ellis and son, Vernon, spent
Saturday in Marion.
Lee Quinn spent the week-end
with his parents last week.
Miss Lula Mae Gibbs was in Ma
rion shopping Saturday.
Mrs. Curtis has returned home af
ter spending several days in Marion.
W. D. Long spent last week in
Mitchell county.
Mrs. Rosa Thomas and children
are visiting at the home of J. G.
Patton.
Mrs. J. E. Jmerson and daughter,
Thessa, are visiting at Jefferson City,
Tenn.
School opened Monday with an en
rollment of ninety students. Mr. T.
A. Woody of Marshall is principal
with Misses Bertha Morris and Mae
Jordan assistant teachers. It is
hoped that this will be the most suc
cessful year in the history of the
school.
There will be an ice cream supper
at the Garden City school house Sat
urday night, September 4. Every
body, is cordially invited to attend.
The proceeds will be used to purchase
desks as there is great need for them.
CROOKED CREEK
Old Fort, Route 2, Aug. 31. Mrs.
A. W. Gilliam of Gastonia, who has
been visiting relatives here for the
past efw months, is leaving today for
her home. She is accompanied by
Miss Docia Lytle who will spend some
days visiting relatives in Gastonia.
Theodore Nanney has returned
home after visiting relatives in
Durham.
Mrs. Efl. Gilliam of Asheville has
been visiting relatives here for the
past week.
Frank Turner made a business trip
to Marion today.
Miss Ruth Erwin of Henrietta, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
W. Lavender, leaves today to spend
some time visiting relatives at Green
lee and Marion.
We are glad to see the sunshine I
again after the heavy rains of last
week. Several bridges were washed ,
away and considerable damage was !
done when the creeks were up last j
week. j
Lee Lavender has gone to May- .
worth to work.
Rev. C. P. Holland is conducting a
revival at Cherry Springs.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Will
. , t ,
( herry Spring last Sunday,
u . TT . .
Burnett Holt of Hot Springs visit
ed his grandfather, W. M. Lavender,
last week.
Miss Flora Steppe spent the week
end with homefolks near Old Fort.
Alonzo Davis of Old Fort visited
his parents here last Wednesday.
Mr. Williams of South Carolina
was a visitor at the home of J. T.
Davis last week.
I ASHFORD
i
Ashford, Aug. 30. The people of
! this place are glad to welcome the
bright sunshine this morning.
J. E. Wilson is visiting friends
near Marion. i
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Keefe, '.
Aug. 28, a son. j
Julius McGee visited relatives here j
Saturday and Sunday. - '
Mr. S. E. McCall is visiting rlea- ;
tives in Spruce Pine. ;
j Mrs. T. D. Crockett has been very
; ill for the past week but Is improv
ing. 1, homefoIks hrre,
, Mabel Crockett of Hickory
, c . , , . . m
days with her mother who is ill.
Miss Frances Crokett left today
for Burnsville where she will enter
The Ashford school is progressing
nicely with Prof. Wilson as principal
and Miss Hicks as assistant. Mr. 1
Wilson is a graduate of Berea Col- j
lege and Miss r ranees rucks is a
graduate of Nebo High School.
DYSARTSVILLE
Dysartsville, Aug. 30. R. E. Ro
per was called to Charlotte last
Thursday to see his daughter, Miss
Lucy, who was operated on for ap
pendicitis. He returned Sunday and
reported that his daughter was get
ting on nicely.
John Poteet of Morganton was a
visitor here Saturday and Sunday.
G. D. Taylor of Nebo visited his
mother during the week. She is in
very feeble health.
Rev. Lee Jones has been elected
to serve the Baptist church another
year.
There was a reunion of the Cowan
family and relatives down at Uncle
Hamp Cowan's old place yesterday.
Something like two hundred people
were in attendance.
T. E. Satterwhite is ill with rheu
matism. Miss Regina Matthews of Rock
Hill, S. C, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Taylor.
Miss Kate Satterwhite is spending
a few days in Marion.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
OVER THE STATE
Items Concerning Events of In-,
terest and Importance
Throughout the State
Frank Henderson, Madison county
held in the Buncombe county jail,
charged with the murder of his wife,
made a confession of the killing Sun
day afternoon.
The two-year-old son of a farmer
by the name of Whitaker, living in.
Yadkin county, was shot through thei
head and killed by his 7-year-old"
brother Thursday afternoon.
W. C. Hammer, of Asheboro, dis
trict attorney for the western dis
trict of North Carolina, has tendered
his resignation to Attorney-Gen era!
Palmer. It will take effect as soon
as his successor is named
Mr. E. C. Duncan, former Repub
lican national committeeman from
North Carolina and prominent busi
ness man of Raleigh, died Sunday
morning at 1:30 o'clock at the Davis
House in Beaufort, 'where he had
been critically ill since his return
from the national Republican conven
tion in Chicago last June- Mr. Dun
can was a delegate-at-large to thd
convention from this Stat.
GREENLEE
Greenlee, Aug. 30 Ernest Wright
of Topton and Miss Mary Sue Walla
of this place were married Tuesday.
August 17th, Rev. McMahan officiat
ing. Shortly after the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright left on train
No. 21 for Topton where they will
make their home. Their many
friends wish them a long and happy
wedded life.
Miss Ruth Greenlee and Miss Byrd
were shopping in Marion Saturday.
Don Crawley of Harmony GroTe
was a visitor here Saturday and Sun
day. A number of folks from here at
tended the singing convention in
Marion, Sunday.
Zeb Snipes of Cana, visited his
parents here the latter part of last
week.
Sidney Hall of Spruce Pine visit
ed homefolks here last week.
Murry Tate made a business trip
to Asheville last Friday.
Miss Florence Wright of Topton is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Crisp.
Mr. J. H. Cuthbertson died at his
home Wednesday after a long illness.
He was well known in the communi
ty and was a faithful member of the
Baptist church. His body was laid
to rest in the Oak Grove cemetery.
He leaves to mourn his loss a wife,
eight children and a host of friends,
John Pendergrass is on the sick
list.
Miss Margaret Towe of Asheville
spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs. McHoge and child of
Ridgecrest visited homefolks here
Sunday.
Melvin Burnett of Asheville spent
yesterday with homefolks here.
E. H. McCall made abuxiness trip
to Marion last Saturday.
GLENWOOD
Nealsville, Aug. 28. Mrs, James
Mashburn and little daughter,
Blanche, spent last week with rela
tives in Spartanburg, S. C.
Misses Annie and Elizabeth Morris
of Forest City spent Saturday and
Sunday here with their parents
Miss Hallie Logan of Gflkey is
visiting friends and relatives here.
John T. Bulle and sister, Miss Jen
nie, of Greenville, S. C, were g-uests
of Mr. and Mrs, L. A. Westmorland
last week.
Mrs. Grover Hunter and daughter,
Lucile, of Asheville, are visiting Rev.
and Mrs, A. B. Mashburn.
Mrs. W. C. Morris was shopping ia
Marion, Tuesday.
Miss Bessie Rayburn has returned
to Erwin, Tenn., where she will re
sume her work.
Mrs. Lou Goforth is reported very
111 We hope she will soon recover.
Floyd Morris made a business trip
to Forest City last week,