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MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1921
VOL.; XX.V--NO. 40
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FARM LANDS IN COUNTY
INCREASED 22 PER CENT
Number of Farms Shown to Be
on Decrease Land in Farms
137,022 Acre. "
The total value of farm lands and
buildings in McDowell county, as
shown by the. preliminary announce
ment of the Bureau of the Census,
for Jaunary 1, 1920, was $2,927,
747, OnApril 10r 1910, the value
was placecLat $2,381,761, an increase
of $545,986, or 22.9 per cent in
slightly less than' ten years.
The report, just received, gives
the total number of farms in the
county .as 1,435, as against 1,624. on
April 15; 1910, a decrease ?of 11.6
per cent. Of these farms," 1337 are
operated -by white farmersjajid .98
by colored farmers. The Whites de
creased 9.8 per cent and the colored
showed a decrease of 15.8 per cent.
Of the farms 1,013 were operated by
-owners and 422 by tenants. Total
-acreage In "McDowell county ? farms
was report e3 to be 137,0 22, c& which
32,981 is improved- :
Domestic animals reported on the
countysf arms, compared with ten
years ago are as .follows:
-X: '.V '"-Iv" , 1920
Horses -.- I- - 544
Mules i172
Cattle .---i. - -. 4,584
Stieen : -1- 235
1910
r472
1,096
5,262
877
Swine. ,--3,366 ''3,904
Principal crops harvested in acres
and quantity: ' i
Corn 1919
, 1909
Wheat 1919
'1909
Rye 1919
1909
Hay .11919 '
15,829
16,477
4,945
3,777
,1,083
' - 923
220,083 bu.
232,739 bu.
22414 bii.
25,842 bu.
4,273 bu.
4,078 bul
1,055
l,35Sttm
1909
PLANS" WELt' '-.UNDER5 WAY,
-:Fjbit'i2ECibriCEiJRATioN
Plans ' foi-:. tKertiiAmerfcan'Legiop
celebration here next Monday are
moving along nicely; and : the pros
pects are fine rf or a' successful dayf
All of the twenty posts of this Co n
.gressionaldlstrfct have been urged
to attend, axd the' ex-servitfe men
.-"throuigouttne county have been
sent personal invitations to be the
guest of McDowell Post on that day.
It has" been two years since address
es of the "men have been corrected, so
that if any one fails to receive an in
vitation Jit .isrdue to ;thia: fact. 5 The
Xegibnaires wanttevery one of them
here.
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- Dan S Hollenga,-representing Na
tional headquarters' -of the - Legion,
will address the soldiers at 1:30 p.
1,055 ' l,3&ttmi-; .pTTXjt nome weaamgcooK piace
U 2t v i392tons(at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.' M.
1A - Y. Jarrett. at Dillsbortion Wednes-
m. .Mr. Hollenga5 comes here with a
A brilliant reputation and all 'who . can
y - hear-rhim should do so He will ;be
naccompahiedtby Cale : - K. r- Burgfess,
1 State Adjutant, jnd possibly .;.pthef
' liigh officers of the State and Nation-
al' departments. 7 While nereiney
Will, be. the-guests: of .X TO11 Pless,
i Jr.. .Commander of McDowell Post. :
. This will be ;a day when eVery
: body," whether or" not they were in
the service, willhave a good time, as
: many attractions have been arranged
o eiiagreatoccasion.- ,
LEN ALPINE BOY IS -
INJURED BY TRAIN
hapel :Hill, June 4. W. E. Con
ley, of Glen Alpine, Burke coifnty, a
pharmacy student of the University
of (North Carolina, .trying to , board a
moving train at Carbprp, the Chapel
Hill station this morning, slipped and
feH with his foot across the track.
The" train smashed' his right f oeti
badly."
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WEATHER REPORT.
Thos. McGuire, local government
weather bureau, observe, reports the
temperature ; and. rainfall -at Marion
for the week as follows ; , v a
Maximum, 84 degrees; minimum
54 degrees;. rain O.92 of :;.-ah-:,inch;
sunshine, per WitpO ' rv
The registration bobks .fori the
schoof bond election 'close Saturday
:vehingBe tb5s
week. " ' 4'
PINNACLE FOLKS j
HAVE COMMUNITY DAY
One of the most highly enjoyable
occasions ever held in the Pinnacle
section was participated in by a
large crowd at the Pinnacle church
on last Sunday. The day's exercis
es Was composed of community sing
ing, picnic dinner and speaking. The
singing, was of a very high order and
added ho little amount o the success
of the occasion. Hon. B. L. Luns
ford of Marion spoke in the fore
noon to a large crowd gathered lor
the occasion. His speech was ap
propriate to the occasion and consid-1
erable favorable' and complimentary
comment was heard.
In the afternoon Hon. D. F.' Giles
delivered a very strong address. He
was listened to with much interest
and enthusiasm. Mr. Giles is no
stranger in the.. Pinnacle section
where he has visited on former oc
casions. Mr. Giles spoke in an op
timistic vein of thought and aroused
the people of the community to
broader visions of usefulness. He
was the recipient of many compli
ments oixthe very fine address of the
afternoon; '
One of the best parts of the pro
gram was the picnic dinner, in pic
nic style. All sorts of good f ats
were, spread oiit and the bis: crowd
found that, after it had satisfied its
appetite, there were stiH several
baskets-ful left over. THe people
left -Sunday feeling better, bieger
and broader by reason of the day.
It was a great occasion in which
friends and neighbors touche 1 cl
bows, and one that will mean much
to the Pinnacle comfnunit-y.
MISS MAYME SNYDER AND
Jivik. wm. Au.cn mAKRitu
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;Aprt home wedding took place
MR. Wm. ALLEN MARRIED
Y. Jarrett, at DiUsboroon Wednes
day when Mrs, Jarrett's sister, Miss
Mayme Snyder, and Mr. William M.
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marriage, xne ceremony was per-
f . ir 1
formed by Rev. R. F. Mock, pastor
of the Methodist church at Bryson
City, on the porch Of fthe house be
neath an arch of roses, daises and
ferns. The nuptial music Was ren
dered by Miss Margaret Buchanan.
Miss Annie Valentine, of Dillsboro,
was the maid of honor and Mr. Frank
Allen, brother of the bride-groom,
acted as best man. The bride woret
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wwt. -fr.AV- sr ns trim a srt ex a T r mATfin
and earned a bouquet of white sweet
peas and lillies of the valley. Mrs.
Allen is the youngest daughter - of
Mr.- H. R. Snyder, of J ackson coun
ty, and Mr. Allen is an enterprising
young business man of 0 Old Fort.
Sir. and Mrs. Allen will be at home
after June 10 at Old Fort.
RECEPTION TO THE SUM-
MER SCHOQC STUDENTS
From 8:00 until 9:30 Thursday !
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evening, June 2, the instructors of
the Summer school at Round Hill re
ceiye'd in honor , of the Summer
school students, in the lobby of the
girls new dormitory. The guests
were received at ,the door by Miss
Pearl e 'Harrelsorr-and Miss Mamie
Moore, who had a cheery word of
welcome for each one;. The hour
was spent in conversation, contests,
music and laughter, after which de
licious ice cream was served; '
- A number of cheers were given for
each instructor to show how each one
present honored them and how each
one appreciated all kindness shown,
not only during the evening but dur
ing the three weeks of school
OFFICERS MAKE, RAID; -1
CAPTUREBIG STILL
Prohibition Agent John Lailand
Deputy' Sheriff C. B. Mitchell made a
successful raid Monday wfcea they
captured an. 80-gallon capacity cop
per, still" on the Simmons place on
Grant's Pinnacle, south of Marion.'
The 'plant was ;iii -operation whek- the
officers appeared on scene j j but
the operators ? spied! the , officers , in
time tov make.1 their . escape. 1 About
600 gallons of -beer was poured out
and the' outfit destroyed.
ITEMS OF INTEREST t and Laence Marlow, Ivey ahdJReid
FROM THE COUNTY Holland Fred Reel, , Sam-and Dexter
' Marrow and Alvin Potefet; Jce cream
Brief Mention of Some of tne was served on te Jawn and a pleas
Happenings in McDowell evening was enjoyed by one and
Items About Home People, j Misses? Mary and Vera Lee Wa
NEBO ' caserleft ..Monday for Morganton
Nebo, June 6. Rev. and, Mrs. wherf wil1 attend tie summer
Fitzgerald and child visited Mr. and ;
Mrs. M. C. Sigmon last week.
Miss. McCllean is visiting her
cousin, Miss Tracy Sigmon.
Vernon and W. L. Bradley of Old
Fort spent Sunday here.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade and children i
of Raelord are visiting relatives
here.
Hollen Ledbetter, of Greenlee, was
a visitor here Sunday.
Miss Tracy Sigmon, who has been
teaching school in Erwin, Tenn., 'is extended visit to Durham and other
at home for tile summer. - ...-.jpomts.. K--'i "
Mrs. R. A. Hemphill and little i Mrs. William Davis-and children
child; who have been spending a of Hickory - are - visiting relatives
month here with relatives, will re- :neres , - " ' -; v . '; ' -
turn to their home in South Carolina Born, to Mr. aridf.; Mrs. Plato
Tuesday. They will be accompanied
home by the former's sister, Miss
Georgia Sigmon.
Miss Blanche Penny, of Raleigh,
was a visitor here the latter part of
last week.
Miss Sudie Alexander spent the
week-end here with homefolks.
Mrs. Britain has been on the sick 1
list for several days. We wish her a
speedy recovery. :
The Misses Parke's and Miss Hat-
tie Taylor left Monday evening for
! Morganton , where th ey will attend
the teachers institute.
LAUREL HILL
Nebo, Rt. 1, June 6.-
-Quite
large crowd of folks from this neigh-
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Iborhood attended the all day . com-- - .
- ?- ,Vl?r,cntIy. Interment
- riw of"Pinti ;Wirrltv;Cn"y interment was maae.. t.ai
, f1 .m singing ax; rnnnacxe fCCherry Springs. The parents haW
Ias5 h7.9 and 1" r?Pone a mosT; W deenesfc svmnatiiv.
enjoyable time, we nope lor many
more occasions
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.would suggest thjftt other communi--
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'by these progrressive and hospitable
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Paul Ricketts of Great Falls, S. C
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spendmr a few days wrth home -
folks here.
' Miss Kate Waters, who has been
spending some time in Marion, has
returned home for the summer.
Miss M. O. Price has returned to
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lu.K some nine wiui ietuvca iu wua.
" community.
of Forest
City was a visitor here recently. j Marion are spending few day? with
J. G. Price and C. Y. Pyatt were " the former's; larenIr and Mrs.
in Marion last Wednesday. John Steppe. . : : ? - f 1
J. Q. Blackburn of BridgewaterP Mlsa AnnieJ Bradley left yesterday
ta AAmminiUv. Uef wAot tv . f or an extended visit ta Cliffside ani
business.
M?fisM znniP and Indiana Siak'
ire the guests 'of -Miss Price- last
were
Sunday
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- for the past few days, but! vernon nrauiey "spem
! rfttorted some better now. - tend with Logan Bradley;
Miss Hessie (Waters of Marion Mrs- Wm. Nichols visited relatives
spent a few days here last week with ,at Glenwood during the Week. , .
homefolks - Misses Louise and Zeldia Fleming
Burgin Cooper of Spindale visited1 of Greenlee spent yesterday at the
friends here last week. home of John Steppe. ' . ....
CF; James" of Marion was here on
business last Wednesday.
A large number of young people
enjoyed a singing at the home of
Mrs. M. L. McCurry last Sunday
night.
GARDIN
Gardin, June 7. Miss Edna Reel1
has been visiting homefolks here.
J. Higgins has returned from
J Haw River, N. C. -
Graysbn Craig made a business
trip to Marion last week.
Miss Mamie Bowman spent the
week-end with homefolks. - -
; Misses Edna Whetstile and Carra
Mc'Neeley spent the week-end with
the former's sister Mrs Grayson
Craig."'-. -,. ' " -: -
A' party was . given at the home of
Mr. and, Mrs. Millard Holland Satur
day night. ' Those present r included
Misses Ida and jAgotha Poteet, Vera,
Mary and Bulal Wacaser, Edna Reel
and Carra McNeeley; Messrs. Otho
school.
Thomas Marrow made a business
trip to Marion on,e day last week.
Miss Blanche Sfoith . spent Friday
afternoon- with Miss7 Bula ; Wacaser. l
Mrs. J. , C. Carswell , and " mother,
Julia .Pad!"l wer shPPin in
Glenwood last ; Friday.
CRQOKED CREEK
Old Fort, Rt. 2, June , 7 Mr. and
Mrs- A- B- Half ordOiave gone on ah
rThomas, a daughter.: :
Rev. and -Mrs. C. P. Holland and
children of Old Fort visited friends
on the creek, Monday.
O. A. Davis spent the week-end
visiting relatives at Black Mountain.
Lee and Leonard Lavender made
a business trip to Asheville one day
last week. : 't: ; -
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeier Davis and
children visited relatives at Oarden
City recently. -
Mr. and Mrs.: As-; Hdavender gave
a birthday dinner Sunday, May 29,
in honor of teir son, Herbert. It
was an cnjoyabl occasion. A unm
ber of relatives and friends were
present and had a delightful time, s
The eighteenth months old child of
Mr. and Mrs.. Thomas Burgin died re-
was -made,. t,at
our deepest sympathy.
I Thomas ..Burgin and two - children.
who have been on the sick list, are
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famong the children of the: communi-
There is a
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1 Farm '-work is gom forward rapid-
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I vrops are iqowngyane on me creeK
but need ra
CATAWBA VALLEY
Ora .Fort, Rt: 1, June 6. Mr. and
Mrs. Wm Hicks attended the decora-
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j uon at Detnei cnurcn sunaays j
' Mrs. J. F. Moody and children ox
other places.
wawnernerapniu, uzue son ,ot
W06!?80 MjhWZ
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11 Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Lytle attended
fee baptising at Old Fort Vesterday.
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Vernon Bradley lpent the week-
CURFEW V.;:-
Curfew, June 6. Mr. and. Mrs. W.
C. (Burgin of : Marion . were t visitors
here Saturday night" and Sunday.
Misses Edna and Maude Lail . -of
Marion attended an ice cream supper
Saturday night at, the home of their
sister,- Mrs. John Reel
Charles, Hogan -and -family rwere
visitors at A. C. Morgan's Saturday
night.
Robert Lee McCafiafMHon; "is
snjending the week with crelatiyes rat
Curfew. f ji-T?
v Miss Irene Hogan was the guesT of
Miss Reba Noblitt Saturday night. '
CHAPEL HILL, .t. K
Chapel i;; Hill June pMessrs.
Coats and Fisher of -Campbells, S.C. ,
spent .the week-end with the former's
son,-; A.t S.: Coats.
JBorn, to Mr, and Mrs. Tom Beck,
a daughter. -v v ,
Mrs. J. R. Huffman is on the sick
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PUEBLOS FLOOD DEATH ;
3 LIST MAY REACH 1 500
Lightning Sets Fire ; to Half
Dozen Houses ; Flood Upsets
, Train; Thousands Homeless. '
T Pueblo, Colo., .June- 4; -Flood wat- -ers
of the Arkansas river swept
through Pueblo', last night and today
rand caused deaths 'that " may total
500, and L property damage in excess
of;$10,p0D,0007 according to; the
fragmentary. reports that can. be '
gathered as i the flood recedes. 15
1 Morgues were ' opened 'in diffren4;
parts .of the city and by. mid-after- ,
noon 132 bodies had been recovered.
The entire I eastern and southern sec
tions were cut offfrom - the business
section.- - r' . " . ' ,. ; ' -The
jed Cross organized to; aid
sufferers and C.?W.'Lee was named
official f ood administrator to. have h
charge of rationing food. "
. To add to the .horror . of last night,
lightning set fire to ' half a dozen
buildings ,hr the center of the city.
Firemen could not reachhe scene,
and they would have been helpless
if they could; for the flood had al
ready cut off water service as well as .
the electric lights. ' - "
At the same time the rising: flood
overturned two trains filled with
passengers.'.- I , 1
OLD FORT SCHOOL CLOSES '
; MOST PROSPEROUS YEAR
The annual address by Dr. ; ji Mc
Larty at Vthe3 commencement exercis
es here .last week was indeed inspir
ing and uplifting. It. resulted in
much good to the whole community.
Jt was i pronounced by several " to be
tr.e best address they had' ever heard.
Drr McLarty ? is a lecturer of 'rare
ousaiei;JiiMe.fluaeL.mi.wiwi
certmtrliarigoii the outsidei for
ability, xr. Jle j-raade jquite a hit.with
certainly "hangs - on the ' outside : for'
him at Old Fort. . ;; , . ; '
,The session just closed was in
many respects the hest the sehool has
ever had.; The moral tone y ot "the '
school was fine. Th,e cooperation of
teachers and the people was good.
The" class roomjj worl) - done . by -. the
teachers and : pupils was i the r best.
More adxancenient " was made- in
scholarships than in any ' previohs
yrigreater:per jent- ;of the'
il were promoted than ever be
lore; A- better - average7 : attendance
was? rndefePutting? thenronnlent
aKiOOperJScent inj the high school the
average attendance was J ,93.6 per
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PRElMINAltY RUlJES, -:M
I Jt OHiTEXTI BOOKS . MADE
" Raleigh, Jun,. 3. Preliminary
rules and regulations for -the guid
ance 6f ; members of-the StateText
Book ..commission ; were announced
fJroni the - state superintendent's of--fice
as a result of the first--''; confab-'.
Held ;here yesterday. They are: (
"T-l.- Each member of the Text Book
commission shall study the needs of
the .elementary ; grades : and the 4 text
-books : suitable for- each grade'."
f 2It .wiU -be the i61icy bf ? the
members of the commission to re
ceive, registered representatives of
publishing houses for the purpose of
discussingtext ef books I offered, for
adoption. V :r-t v Q -
" 3. Publishing houses t wishing to
offer if or 'adoption- text books suit
able' for,use in the elementary grades
are requested to send copies of, the
same to the "home "address of each
member oftthe ;commissibn. & "C ...
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mission,' to be held at the call of the i
chairman; the commission will ; 'com
plete its : outline course; of . study and
I submit the .same for, approval; of the
state "superintendent of ' public' , :n
struction f or final adoption and pub
lication. list. .'; v.;
tA. Mainbf; of Weaverville is visit
ing his sister; Mrs. Ai S. Coats.
Farmers, have ; taken- advantage of
J this beautiful ., weather .and have
their ; crojps in good . shape.
Don't fail to register for the
school bond election.
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