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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INIERe!sT OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY,
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1921
VOL.: XXV NO.. 41
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DISTRICT MEETING
AMERICAN LEGION
Large Number. Delegates At
tend Meeting Addresses
by Burgess and Hollenga.
A district meeting of the American
Legion, composing' the entire North
Oarolina Tenth Conexpssirmnl "ni.
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fjptrict, was held at Marion on Monday,
13th Jnst. More than one hundred
delegates, representing the various
posts in the Tenth district were pres
ent to participate in-' the exercises of
the day, as well as three or four
hundred ex-service men in McDowell
county.
The day was brim full of enthusi
asm and the occasion was of the
spirit of '17 and '18. The local post
had made every arrangement look
ing to the-comfort and pleasure of
the visitors. A very enjoyable part
of the occasion was a bountiful
spread prepared and served by the
ladies of the town. Mr. E. M. Craw
ford, ex-service man from McDowell,
had general management of the din
ner and is deserving of much credit
for the appropriate manner in which
the details "were arranged and car
ried out.
As the delegates poured in they
proceeded to the various booths for
registration, where they were given
badges which entitled them to free
drinks, paid- for by the local post,
and free tickets to the baseball game
and tickets to the local theatre.
Promptly at one-thirty o'clock the
Clinchfield band headed the proces
sion to the auditorium of the court
house where the formal exercises of
the day were carried out. The court
house was filled toits maximum ca-
pacity by many friends and ex-ser-j B-"F-CorpenihgT J C BumettrD. rA Mrs. ; William feui-gin and i daughter;
vice men. - Post Commander J: Will'Fox- Miss Cassie, of Old Fort, visited re-
Pless, Jr., was in charge of the pro-J North Cove township J. A. Good, latives here Sunday,
gram, which was opened by prayer jTi T- Wright, E. E. English, R. H. Nat Davis has been right sick for
by Rev. J J P. Hipps. Mr. Pless of-Tennessee. several days.
fered resolutions of respect to the! Nbo township J. F. Wilson, L. a. H. Lavender and family, Mr.
national commander, Fred W. Gal-( C. Parks, J. W. Ballew. I and Mrs. Oscar Robertson and Jeff
braith, of Cincinnati, who met an un-! Bracketts township G. F. Rhom, Padgett spent Sunday at Catawba
timely death in Indianapolis on last, W. C. Raburn. j Falls.
Firday night. "Mr Pless, after stat-J Montford Cove , township L. H.. Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Lytle of Ca-
ing something of the object of the J Miller, M. J. Harris. ftawba Valley spent the week-end
American Legion, called upon Mr. D. j Glenwood township F G. Go- with relatives here.
F. Giles, who in his usual happy style, ! forth, J. T. Davis, J.jM. Haney. j Misses Annie and Tressie Lytle of
made the address of welcome. Mr.! Crooked Creek township-Julius Greenlee visited friends and rela-
Giles told the visitors that if there !Bird, Clarence Gilliam. V jtives here Sunday.
Wh? that thev could think!
of that had not been prepared for
them, to mane tneirwanis snuwu.
"The keys of the city," he said, "are
not given to' you, because . the town
was unlocked twenty-four hours ago
for your reception." Mr. Giles' ad
dress was appropriate and brought
forth much applause.
dnfed M?3ale K 1 Burgess State
Idtant "of aleieh X spoke ll
Adjutant,-, oi. Kale.gh ,.wo spoKe 01
Post Commander Pless then intro
tv. and ideals of the or-
sranizationl and laid great stress upon
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the importance of living up to the
ideals of '17 and 18. The soldiers,
he said "went away as heroes and re -
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turned as heroes;" but he urged upon
them the importance of continuing
as heroes. To dff this they must re
spond to evexy call for service -civic,
moral; local, State, and Na
tional! Service was the key-not of
his address. - '' l
.! jUaH 3 Xioiienga, auuu i
representative, vrscs then presented
and made "the address of the occas
ion. It was indeed an address fit
ting and worthy and pill of inspira-
i f jt a.
tion. , Hollenga spoKe oi xne great
struggle and of the ideals,, and the
purposes fori which America went to
war. He thrilled the large crowd by
his climaxes i of : Americanism dhd pa
triotism as never witnessed in Marion
before.; 'He spolce: of' the Pro-German
activities and.: sympathy in the
various sections of the United States;
and urged upon his auditors that
every American citizen must see to ic
that Americanism must be kept 100
per cent pure, that citizens of; this
country; must be. taught tolove nd
respect the American flag and" to up
hold the honor and dignity , of; the
American Government- He denounc
ed in feeling ) ; language the senti
ments as expresseTlpyv George Har
vey, American : : Ambassador y. ;to he
Court of - St. James; vith reference
to America's part in the war. The
speech was an. able one and one
which" brought forth continued and
prolonged applause throughout:
After the speaking free cars were
provided to carry the soldiers to the
ball game where they witnessed a
very spirited contest between Cross
Mill and Old Fort. The result of
the game was in favor of Old Fort
by a score of five to four.
The soldiers were then provjded
with entertainment during the re
mainder of the afternoon and eve
ning. Many complimentary . expres
sions were heard on the part of the
visitors fdr the royal manner in
which they had been taken care of
and hopes were expressed that other
meetings might-be subsequently held
in "Marion.
State Adjutant Burgess, who has
been in charge of the nine meetings
held in the State, made the remark
that the meeting at Marion was by
far the best and most successful that
has been held in the State. This
success is attributable to the interest
taken by, the local post.
From the legionary standpoint the
day meant much and the boys were
filled with a spirit that made the
success at Chateau Thhsrry and the
breaking of the Hindenburg line pos
csible. It was a great reunion and
one which made every ex-service man
proud that he had had the privilege
of serving in the great war.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
FOR McDOWELL COUNTY
The following named persons were
appointed Justices of the Peace for
.McDowell county at the recent ses
sion of the legislature:
Marion township W. B. Ratliffe,
Broad River township Will Nan-
ey, Hieks Morris, W. "F. Stroud.
Old Fort township E. M.
iaie,
Willard Silver.
NEW AUTO LICENSES MUST
BE HAD BEFORE JULY 1
A gentle "reminder that th state
automobile licenses exoire June 30
and must be renewed before" that:
! date is contained in circular letters
! received in Marion today from J.
B' aeetrv of .state.
Bryan unmes, secretary oi w.
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AfcuJiiLiuxt caucu w;vuc r xcitwo
for automobile licenses, which are
higher than last year. The mini-
1 mum license fee for the next fiscal
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year will be $12.50 and the maxi-
mum $40 for pleasure cars Passen- J Mr. Elijah Harris and family .visft
ger-carrying busies must pay 50 pere(j relatives in the cove Sunday.
cent more for their licenses than
pleasure cars of "the same power.
Cars of 24 horsepower and less
will be charged $12.50. over ,24 and
under 30 horsepower, $20 ; over 3p
and less than 35 horsepower, $30; 35
horsepower or more, $40.
DAUGHTRIDGE DIES
, AT ROCKY MOUNT
Rocky Mount, ' June 12. E. L.
Daughtridge, former - lieutenant-governor
of North Carolina and widely
kjiown in business circles of the state
died .ta his home early today, after
an "illness of 18 months. He was 59
years old.
1; In addition to his services as. lieutenant-governor,
Mr. Daughtridge
served'as a member of : the federal
commission appointed J by President
Wilson' to study conditions in Eu
rope; was a' former vice-president of
the" Southern; Commercial " ' congress
and chairman of the. NortJi Carolina
commission representing, the state at
the Jamestown Cexpositionl v"
Mr, f Daughtridge also 'was fa can
didate ion the , igovernorship, being
defeated by Governor Bickettr
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
CATAWBA VALLEY
Old Fort, Rt. 1, June 13. Mrs. T.
A. Porter and daughter, Margaret,
are spending a few days in ifGlen
wood with relatives.
Logan Bradley attended the sol
diers reception in M.arion Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bradley of
Greenlee spent Sunday at the home
of J. W. Bradley.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Steppe "and
childreiTspent the week-end with the
tatter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Allison.
J. W. Bradley and daughter made
a business trrp to South Carolina last
week.
Miss Louise Porter went to Burns
ville on a visit last Thursday.
Young Jordan was in Marion last
Monday.
We had a very hard rain and some
hail - here Saturday, but not much
damage was done.
Mrs. G. Y. Bradley and children of
Tennessee are visitors at the home of
Chas. Bradley.
Miss Katherine Bradley is very ill.
William Nichols was in Marion
Monday on business.
A number of young people enjoy
ed a party at the home of William
Tisdale, Saturday night.
We are clad to. know that little
Bratcher Hemphill is improving from
typhoid fever.
CROOKED CREEK '
Old Fort, Rt. 2, June 13. Mr. and
Miss Estelle Lavender of Old Fjrt ;
spcnt the week with her grandpa -
rents. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lavender.
Edgar Parker visited homefolks
lone day last week.
Walker Parker of Catawba Valley
j visited friends on the creek Sunday.
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i MONTFORDS COVE
Union Mills, Rt. 1, June 8. Mrs.
Maude Carswell and little daughter ,j
Louise, are visiting Mrs. Carswell's
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motner, Mrs. W. f . LODetter.
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at w. G. Harris' Sunday.
Mrs. Delia Ledbetter and Mrs. M.
;r. Nanney spent the week-end with
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relatives at Nebo.
Mrs. E. W. Flack and son, Addie,
spent Friday in Union Mills.
Mrs. J. P.-Wilkerson is right sick. !
Mrs. Wm. M. Wilson spent last
week withyher mother at Glenwood.
Mrs. James Frady and Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Bailey went to Whitesides
Valley church Sunday to attend the
funeral of their mother and grand
mother, Mrs. Mira Parker, who has
been making her home with her
daughter in Spartanburg, S. C
Master Miles Stott fell 'Saturday
and hurt, his arm very badly.
L. V. Harris and family spent Sun
day at the home of George Harris.
Elijah Stott and F. M. Nanney are
improving the appearance of their
homes by a coat of paint.
: Thermon Phillips of Rutherf ordton
spent Friday at W. : G. Harris. ;
W. G. Harris has been oir the sick
list, but is improving; - V .
The road is now in fine shape from
Shingle Hollow ' to r the McDowell
highway. v:
; CURFEW .
' Curfew, June 14. Everybody in
vited to attend the big rally services
to be given by the P. O. S. of A. or-
der at Bethlehem July 2. There will
be dinner on the -ground. Every-
body come and Jiring well filled bas
kets. r J - j
James Mackey, of Mackey's creek,
was a visitor at M. A. Parker's, Sun
day, v "'
The" farmers of this .section are
getting ready to cut grain.
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION
TAKES PLACE FRIDAY
Tomorrow is the date' for the
school bond election and there is no
doubt of the result if the voters do
not forget. JSvery person who has
registered must vote or his failure
to vote 4s just; the same as a vote
cast against the bonds.
The polls will be open all day and
the amount' of the issue asked for is
$65,000 for the purpose of building
a h:gh school building.
SPECIAL SERMON BY DR. DEW.
Dr. J. H. Dew who is now supply
ing at the First Baptist church in the
absence of .the pastor who is away on
his vacation, will preach on next
Sunday at the eleven o'clock service
on the unique subject, "What Made"
You Do It? Do What? The Thing
You Did." It is expected that a
large congregation will be on hand to
hear Dr. Dewvas he has many ad
mirers in Marion.
McDOWELL PENSIONERS The jurisdiction of the federal land
I RECEIVE $3,840jOO' bank at Columbia, extends over the
Clerk of Court W( H. Hawkins states of North Carolina and South
will distribute checks this week to Carolina, Flori and Georgia."? The""
the 61 Confederate veteransnd 4 duty of the appraisers 'is to go 11
widows of veterans on the pension over the territory making appraisals
roll from McDowell county. These ;Vf the value of farm lands on; which
pensioners receive $3,340 twice each leans are sought from the land bank,
year, 106 of them eing fourth class :--c::-vr- -. v-iV" "- ,- - ' r -pensioners
and receiving $70 each FIVE MILLIONS FOR
year, while two received $80 per ROAD CONSTRUCTION
year and one $100 a year. I Raleigh, June 1 3. The council of
-r state today authorized Treasurer
MRS. E. M. TATE DEAD. Lacy to advertise for sale $8,372,-
Mrs. E. M. Tate jdied at her home 500 of five per cent, North Carolina
at Greenlee yesterday morning after bonds and to borrow, as needed by
a brief illness. Mrs. Tate is survlv- the institutions, $659,075 for im
ed by her husband and three child- provements and to pay a judgment
ren. She was a daughter of J. L. against , the state" held Jty the Man- -
Steppe and was before her marriage gum-Carpenter company of Durham, t
Miss Margie; Steppe. . She was well Fivemillions of the; bonds : the
known in this section and her death, treasurer will offer for " sale, upon
will bring sorrow to, many friends. "
The funeral service will be con-
! J ?? ros.dence tooay at,
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Siloam.
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HOUSR VOTES TO TER-
MI NATE STATE OF WAlC
Washington, June 13. By a vote
of: exactly' five to one the house to-
! nlSnt Passed tne dorter resolution to
terminate the state of .1 ..m-n.
the United States and the eCbnormW-atCfc
powers. rf ' fooro, 550,000 .for , the negro A. and
powers. . ?. ",- '
As a substitute for the Knox resor ' T. school in Greensboro, and $24,- . -lution,
already passed by the senate, 075 is to" pay the. judgment held by
repealing the declaration of war, it' the Durham concern . against the
ws; put through, 305' to 61, as a re- state, the samecoveririg the price of
piSblican measure withjthe loss of on- tractors sold to the state ' highway
Michigan. Forty-nine democrats
joined in the landslide.
CHRISTIAN WORKERS r. ,
INSTITUTE JUNE 20-22
The Pastors' Conference will meet
June 20 to 22 at Union Mills, N. C,
and will form a Christian Workers
Institute, with a full program and
an efficient force of teachers. Every
pastor and young people's worker
should avail themselves of this splen
did opportunity for special training.
Entertainment will be furnished by
the good people of Union Mills. The
following program s will be carried
out for the third day session : .
K Bible Study--EvangeIism, Rev. M.
A. Aams ,; i .
r Sunday School Work, Rey. D. J.
tun;.
Church Efficiency, Dr. J. M. Kes-
Woman's Work,' Miss' AJda Gray-
son.
Alt ' ' 4g . - .
M Young Peoples' Work, Miss Gay
nelle Yates." C " , 1' "
Evening Sermon,-Dr. J. Kester.
Everybody is invited to attend,
v Dr J. (T- Bowden; DeanT ;
Rev. E. J Jones, Sec'y.
NEWS ITEMS FROM i
V OVER THE STATE
Items Concern irt g Events of In
terest and Import a nee
Throughout' the State. :
Contract for the erection of a new
boys-' dormitory at Weaver college,
Weaverville, to cost $45,000 was
awarded Saturday. Work K will b6
gin at an ; early datel ; The boar of "
directors also decided to enlarge 1 the
athletic field. . C
According to the ruling by State
Superintendent of Public Instmction
Brooks, concerning the distribution
of a five million dollar building fund
authorized by the , last general ; as-,
r-embly, the counties may go ahead
with construction work" at once and
be assured of liberal loans. ,
, A verdict of not guilty was " re -turned
at Lexington Saturday night
in the case of Dr. J. W.r Peacock', of
Thomasville, charged with the mur
der of Chief of Police J. :E. Taylor,
also of Thomasville. The. jury ac-
cepted the eveidence of experts, who
testifiexl that Peacock was not men--,
tally responsible at the time of the
tragedy.-. 1& --"- - '
Edward 'M.; Bell,; prominent repub
lican, of Charlotte, has been appoint
ed, one of the appraisers of the fed
eral land bank at Columbia, S. C.,.
and will qualify soon for the ' place.
which bids will be opened on; July
15, will be for road work and the re-
mammg three nulhons : ;O?0r
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Dig issue win pe in denominations oi
$100 each andthe counties whicl
have been clamoring for a chance to
"buy them will belgiven a try out. - .
Five hundred thousand dollars of
the loan to be floated soon will be r
tor tne university oi JNortn Carolina,
Doro, ou,uuo ior , zae negro a. ana
BARACCA AND PHILEATHEA
- CLASSES 6IVE PLAY
, A 4 ,play entitled "A Kentucky
Belle' was presented by the Baracca
and Phileatheai classes bf the First
Baptist church at the - graded school
auditorium, - Monday evening, ; June
13.; The ' auditorium was practically
filled to the limit of its capacity. The'
manner by which 'the play was . re
ceive)! ,was . indicated. by frequenfand
spontaneous j applause.7 ? All of the
characters interpreted and played
their parts well. Although all 1 of
those , having parts were - amateurs,
at least some of the characters might
have ' been taken as real artists. :-..
The proceeds from the 'entertain
ment will be used to - purchase car
pets for the aisles of the- church, A j
neat sum was-realized.
-Byifequest" the play will be given
again at the'ciinchfield graded scho61
auditorium 'Friday i evenirig, June.17,
It is probable that it will he given at
01drt:;alsoS!:t.?; ' :
sponsible "for tJbie great nit which the
play made' as she had direction of its
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