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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1921
VOU XXV NO. 3D
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TOWN BUYS LOT FOR A
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
May Erect Building in Near
Future-Traffic Signs for
Main Street.
It is understood that the town of-
ticials have recently purchased a nice
sized lot, well located, and contem
plate erecting in the near future a
building thereon to contain the of
fices of the mayor, secretary and
ireasurer, and superintendent of
water works; room for the new city
fire truck; and room to provide
sleeping quarters for one or more
firemen ; also a place to keep water
works appurtenances, and v other
town property. The stable will be
moved to the rear end of this lot.
In taking this step, it is felt that
the town has done what should have
been done" a long while in the past
when property values were muchbe his policy to leave nothing un
less. The" different offices have beendone looking to giving this district a
scattered, with no place to keep per- system of roads that will be in keep
manent records; and the town has'in6 with the interests of this section,
owned no place to keep or have any
thing. - .
It is estimated that the rents now
paid or that would have to be paid
when quarters for the new truck
were provided -would equal or
amount to more than the interest on
the lot and proposed building; so that
this undertaking may be regarded as
an investment and not as an expense.
In connection with the new fire de
partment, it is expected, that later
the town will be divided into four
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sections or waras, ana an eiectric - " '
siren provided to take the place of , Buncombe, Henderson and Ruther
the present old bell. With this alarm 'ford counties.
system installed in Central office, not Mr- McBee expects to get his work
only quicker action in responding to ! organized and the actual construe
alarms can be had, but also informa-1 tion of the roads started 'ust as
Uon furnished as to the location ofrwn fiui.
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fire.
Marion now has a fine volunteer .
fire department, and the citizens
should take pride inrriVand give it
their hearty encouragement and co-
operation. J
If present hopes and expectations
sre realized, Main street will soon
have three traffic signs of reinforced
concrete at the intersestions of De
pot, Court and Church streets; and
these traffic signs surmounted . . with
ornamental metal columns or pillars,
each pillar probably carrying four
illumination globed lights and one
small red globe.
If these additions give satisfactory
results, it is probable that they will
be followed by several others at
street intersections; several citizens
having expressed a desire to have
them and pay for a good part of the
installations.
When the drinking fountain was
installed last spring at the corner of
Main and Depot streets, it was the
intention to put another at the cor
ner of Court and "Main streets; but
the location was never fully decided
upon, and it was left over. It will
probably be placed at an early date J
on the corner, of the court house lot;
tr, if disposal of the drainage there
gives trouble, on one of the other
Q corners. It has been suggested also
?st one be placed at the Southern
ailway station.
From the commendations heard, it
is felt that the town did a good thing
in providing place where a visitor
or resident may obtain a cool drink
of our own exclusive fine water.
GRAMMAR GRADE
SPRING CARNIVAL
The Grammar grade section of the
Parent-Teacher Association will on
Saturday afternoon and night, April
2nd, give a Spring carnival on the
court house lawn. Booths and tents
will be placed on the court house
green for special attractions, such as
ld plantation show, fortune telling,
merry-go-round, sale of candy, pop
toni peanuts and lemonade. The
gentle mule with unshaven tail will
be there for the children to ride.
Make your plans , now to take an
afternoon or evening off to buy con
fetti, a fancypaper. cap, to have your
fortune told and have a general good
time with the young folks.
HIGHWAY OFFICIALS MEET.
A joint meeting of State and
County Road Commissioners was
held at the court house" Monday to
discuss the new plan of highway
building by State and county author
ities. Mr. John McBee, recently ap
pointed State highway commissioner
for the eighth district, was present
to confer with-H. F. Little, chairman,
W. P. Artz and R. P. Morris, county
highway commissioners. Heriot
Clarkson of Charlotte, Dr. and Mrs.
Sloop of Avery county, and a num
ber of local citizens were also pres
ent at the meeting.
County road officials and other lo
cal road supporters pledged their
hearty cooperation to Mr. McBee in
his work as commissioner for this
district. Mr. McBee responded with
a promise of doing everything within
his power to help this section in the
new plan of road building. It will
and that will aid in the development
of these mountain counties.
McDowell county, it is said, will,
by reason of its geographical loca
tion, in that it is the gate-way to the
Western part of the State, get prob
ably more miles of hard surface
roads than any other county in the
State. Under the new plan the State
highway contemplates connecting all
the county seats and larger towns.
With Marion as the center of the
county, and the county seat, roads
will pt out to- Burkp. Averv. Mitchell.
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1IMU 1 Mfc. NLW X A A LAW
Under the new law passed at the
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"A wie uuy
l lie uoa.ru 01 cuuniy cuinuuuuiicra
during the month of April Ip each
year will appoint a county supervis
or, who will be the county auditor, to
have general supervision of listing
personal property in the townships
of the county. The assistants Jn each
township will act as list-takers and
assessors.
Methods for securing the informa
tion will be arranged at a meeting
of the supervisors at the courthouse
the first Monday in May. They will
begin work on the day following and
will complete their work as soon as
practicable. The tonship assessors
will advertise in yarious places dur
ing April, notifying all taxpayers to
return to him. all real and personal,
which the taxpayer may own on the
first of May. The assessor is author
ized to administer oaths in all cases
necessary to obtain correct informa
tion concerning the taxable proper
ty. The board of county commission
ers and the county board of -apprais
ers will meet jointly in April, as a
county board of review to determine
if the real value of property as here
tofore appraised is in excess of the
fair value of such property at the
time of meetings. ...
The county board will have the
authority to hear and determine spe
cific complaints of over-valuation or
over-valuation of any particular
tracts of real property and after the
general equalization order has been
made, any person who owns prop
erty subject to taxation and who
finds the property stands assessed for
taxation,, after the equalization order
has been made, may have the tract
re-assessed and re-appraised by the
board, by filing with the clerk of the
county board an application during
the month of May.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Sunday School at the Clinchfield
Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock and preaching at
11.
Sunday School at East Marion
Baptist church at 10 a. m. and
preaching at . 7:30 p. m.
E. J. Jones, Pastor.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
OLD FORT
Old Fort, March 29. Mrs. G. B.
Strickland and daughter, Elizabeth,
spent Saturday in Marion.
Misses Millie and Bula Kanipe and
Mae Allison, who are attending the
N. C. College for women in Greens
boro, spent Easter with homefolks.
Miss Millie Kanipe was in Marion,
Saturday.
Miss Thelma Grant of Asheville
spent Saturday and Sunday with
homefolks here.
Miss Geneva Allison, who is teach
ing in Glenwood, was at home Satur
day and Sunday.
S. J. Fortune of Asheville spent
the week-end in Old Fort.
Miss Grace Amey, of Davenport
College, Lenoir, is visiting homefolks
here.
Winslow Arney has returned from
Akron, Ohio,
Miss Helen Davis of Forest City
has been visiting friends here.
Miss Grace Bradley, secretary of
the conference Epworth League, or
ganized an Epworth League at the
Methodist church Sunday night.
Miss Hackney, returned Mission
ary from China, spoke at the Metho
dist church Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Nichols and
children and Miss Nannie Nichols
spent Monday in Old Fort.
Miss Jennie Stirewalt has been at
tending the meeting at Elhanan.
Miss Clydia Stuart, who has been
visiting relatives here, returned to
her home in Tennessee Saturday.
Misses Margaret and Christine
White of Asheville spent the week
end in Old Fort visiting relatives.
Mrs. Stirewalt spent Monday in
Marion.
Joe Crawford, who is in college at
Spartanburg, spent Easter with his
parents.
Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Mcintosh gave
a party in honor of the tenth anni
versary of their daughter, Carolyn,
Saturday, March 21.
Harry Ditmore spent Easter Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. George Sand
lin. Miss Mary Katheryn Hester, who
has been visiting Miss Frances Artz,
left yesterday for Winston-Salem,
where she will attend the Easter
dances.
Miss Clair Artz, one of the teach
ers at St. Genevive, is spending the
Easter holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. rtz.
Mrs. McCanless, who has been ill
at the Mission hospital in Asheville,
returned home Sunday.
B. L. Lunsford, Marion- district
secretary Epworth League, was in
Old Fort Sunday, assisting Miss
j Bradley in the organization of the
i Epworth League.
William and Frank Allen were
called out of town Monday on ac
count of the illness of their uncle.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Byrd have
returned home after a visit in Ma-
i
j rion.
j Ed. White, the electrician, has.re
: turned to his work jn Old Fort,
j Frank Wilkinson arrived home
Sunday after a visit in Atlanta,
j sight-seeing.
Harry Burgin, who has been at
tending school in Raleigh, has re-
: turned home.
LAUREL HILL
Nebo, Rt. 1, March 28. J. E.
Decker and Senator J. E. Kanipe of
Marion were business visitors here
last Monday.
Miss Ella and Nora McCurry have
gone to Marion where they have
taken up employment for the pres
ent. T. C. McDaniel of Cliffside was a
visitor here on Sunday of last week.
Zeb Foster and Ralph Morrison of
Cane creek and Guy Cochran of
Cliffside were visitors at" the home of
J. F. Foster last week.
The Laurel Hill and Dysartsville
ball teams engaged in a match game
Saturday, the score resulting 11 to
13 in favor of Laurel HilL
Charlie Dixon of Asheville stopped
off with his aunt, Mrs. G. C. Elling
ton, one day last week on his way to
visit his brother and sister at Rock
Hill, S. C. He goes to Mississippi
soon where he has accepted a posi
tion. M isses Kate and Hessie Waters
and Callie Dixon of Marion spent
Easter with homefolks here.
Jake Price of Kings Mountain
spent Easter with his parents here.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Pyatt,
March 27th, a daughter.
Miss Ella Walker of Marion spent
the week-end with Miss Myrtle Fos
ter.
An egg hunt was given for the1
school children on last Friday which!""""" IT .u
was greatly enjoyed by all present,!? T n0td W
The school will close March 31st, af-"f bef,re wh'h cr 5urt? on e
i t i ... w kon of whether the original rrecmct
ter a very successful term with Miss . lcwnu
T.iiiio i.unw ... -returns are pnma facie evidence of
MONTFORDS COVE
bnion Mills, Rt. 1, March 28. the Hquor Uws is the opinion of
We are having some very fine weath- iJohn s Cunningham, federal prose,
er and the farmers are taking ad-. cution inspectort who b in AsijCviUe
vantage of it for a few days. He says he . has
The young folks of the neighbor- corapieted a tour of the mountain
hood enjoyed an egg hunt at the ' counUes and finds the various oS
home of Mr. and Mrs Hubert Harris. cers an on the alcrt for blocksdcrs
Miss Grace Hemphill, who has-and oUesm and that the courts
been m school in Marion, is spending are dealin& out drastic scnlence3
some time with her parents, Mr. and iViolateta. The inspector considers
Mrs G. H. Hemphill thc sUU hcadway ln
Miss Annie Sue Harris spent East- enforceraent of Uw.
er with her parents here.
An interesting game of ball was wriD M rDrr orrtr
ayed between the married men and
single boys at the Oak Hill school
ground Saturday afternoon. The The McDowell County Highway
score was 14 to 9 in favor of the Commission on Monday sicned up all
boys. contracts and accepted bond of Alex-
Charlie Banning and family are Patton for work on the
moving to Marion today. Crooked Creek project let at the last
Molo Ledbetter and Robert Harris meeting: of the commission.
were visitors at the home of Rev. M. This Project is a continuation of the
M. Huntley Saturday and Sunday. Crooked Creek and Broad River pro
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Verno Har- J1 running from the central high.
ris, March 21, twin girls. ; t Old Fort toward the Hender-
Mr. and Mrs. George Hemphill son Y Bat Cave. The
visited their daughter near High estimated cost of the work win be
Shoals during thc week. about ',000.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall visited Contractors Patton and Alexander
relatives at Sugar Hill yesterday. 'are jow erecting. camps and placing
Ed. Ledbetter and family spent msterial and machinery on the ,
Easter with Mrs. Ledbetter's parents, 'STOimd for the construction of this ?
Mr. and Mrs. Mont Murphy. Hnk of highway. The road will be - ;
built according to State specifics-
NEALSV1LLE
Kr!'yi"C' 2?Jh.f
woou nign acnooi uase oaii team :
Dlaved a came with the Glenwood i
town boys Saturday afternoon with ! Mr- J- Q Gilkey, president of the
a score of 64 to 19 in favor of the Wcstern North Carolina Chamber of
high school boys. f Commerce", in an interview says:
Miss Celeste Penny spent the week ; "County units of the Western North
end at Nebo. j Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Little Hazel Swann and Doris Mor- 'should be organised before April
ris accompanied Miss Edith Lonon tojloth- 1 therefore urge the business,
her home at Pitts last week-end. mcn in Marion and McDowell county
riss Geneva Allison visited home-!and n citizens who are interested
folks at Old Fort the latter part of ,n thc apbailding'and welfare of Mc
the week. Dowell county and Western North.
The triangle debaters are working". Carolina to join this organization at
hardhard for the coming debate Fri- onceand give it your hearty sup
day night. Everyone is cordially in-.P01- . . -
vited to come. ' Personally, Mr. Gilkey believes the
Mrs. Adam Nanney spent Saturday possibilities for western. North Caro
and Sunday at Union Mills. j1"- through this organization are in-
Mrs. Claude Morris visited her
parents at Spindale, last week.
Miss Bessie Rabum of Erwin,
Tenn., spent the week-end here.
Misses Millie and Bula Kanipe and
Glenwood.
- NEBO
Nebo, March 28. On Friday eve
ning, April 1st, Glenwood and Nebo
high schools will meet each -other in
the State triangular debate. The
affirmative of each team will remain
I at home and debate the negative- of
the other school. Those on the af
firaaUve team at Nebo are Misses
Lena Spencer and Myra Quinru
Those on the negative going, to Glen
wood to, debate against their affirma
tive are Misses Ada Henly and Zula
Stone.
Nebo school and community has
forwarded $27.01 to Robert Brown,
treasurer, for the Armenian and
Syrian Relief fund.
iuiuca luiiiic aiiu uuia xwaiiipc aitu i " - .
Floyd Dell Tate spent Sunday m'1011 ln ZTtt undertaking.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
OVER THE STATE
Items Concerning Events of In
terest and Importance
Throughout the State
The city manager form of govern
ment was adopted by the dtitens of
Durham in an election Tuesday.
The Champion Fibre company at
Canton, it is announced, has ordered
that wages of their employes be cut
from 12 H to 30 per cent- It is said
about 1,000 men are now at work in
the big paper plant and all will be
affected by the new scale of wages.
Referee E. K. Mallontt, of Mur
phy, in the Jackson county election
Saturday allowed the motion of
eiect-ion.
That North Carolina is making
rrnt headwav in thp nfnwmnt nf
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tions.
PRESIDENT CILKEY 15."
SUES CALL TO CITIZENS
mittees to canvass Marion and "Mc
Dowell county to solicit membership
in the organization. He solicits the
hearty support of the citizens of Mc-
The annual membership dues and fee
is .$10.00.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.
Quarterly conference will be held
this week at Pisgah, Thermal City
circuit, on Thursday at X o'clock
at Nebo Saturday at 11 o'clock and
at Carson's Chapel next Sunday at 2
o'clock.
ANNOUNCEMENT! .
To the voters of the town of Marion:
I am depending only on the sup
port of the voters who know that I
will give my earnest attention - to
promoting their best interest in town
government.
Yours respectfully,
BEN PRICE,