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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE-OF McDQWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C.,; THURSbAY, SEPT. 22, 1921
VOL. XXVI NO: 4
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-HE STATE BOARD OF schools in the county, examine the
HEALTH SENDS - NURSE children for physical defects and re-
. : Port .these ,-defects to the parents.
Will Visit Each of the Sixty-Six Health talks rare made in each school
Schodls,in CountyrTeUs Na- T'l ldren are instructed in
L ,x : , ,ithe elefnents of good-health.
rare . - ,
JOr. G. M. T Cooper' pirector of the'
SSETceau of " IVIedical . Inspection of
(jcfatiols, has placed'-Miss Mirdie Dunn
of the health" of "the school chil-.
&ssn. She expects"! to vsit every
sdhool in the county and will follow
up the teachers ' in their physicar ex
iaaaination of pupils. -. f
These bindings are , not to be re-
.tsnded in the nature of - a - diagnosis,
tint flier express -the-bpihrQn of the
PoTifnhtifiAH fcof welcome; was given by
ferls found; thtfe:
,M8nit;o fe;V rffli
narse..
"f:
ixi, and treatment. ' .
Miss Dunn has the v following to
ssay in regard . t o the nature" of the
The physical examination of school
cfiaZdren Xor defectsUhat retard nor-"
coal jphyicalor mental, development
ce! at least 60 per cent of the school
cs3dren of - Americahs -begun in
t&is county. ".These children vare of-
ounty. 7;inesecniiaren .are oi-J
regaroea Dy parents. ana xeacners
uuu . wxiexi, rtx me - wj. u ; v yr etc
fc25own,in many - instaricesthe chpd
is Iialf blind, toric from " bad . "teeth;
asficnoids or iiiseased tonsiis f r his
Bzain and body"4re lacking the sttmu
Itzs'of proper food. ;' :
Malnutritisn' is realty one . of the
Ksst. fundamentals causes .. of r these
iEEs.' Tli6f teeth decay and the gener
al bodily resistance iWlowered . from
uxzdeivn ourisHment. There are. five
Million sihobl cfcildrehan the UmtedEinieavor -Society.
Sates v suffermg-r fronr malnutrition,
-iney nave piraiyo. eat,- muw wc Miss verda Mcintyre explained:; tne
iec ithfir through Program. The' ad-
2SWence, "dojnoti; select Vt.gtjefvte.jjyenfngp "Planning a
aoa tobuiidthe jvidy Jtv is the j For-Squafe" program," was deliver-
I5sianc6d difit;tiiat should te cput pe -
'Amoifg ' thae -.most commons defects
ssxie defective teeth, diseased and en-
aore4 tonsils,cadnoids;
2' nosture.inalnlabhnd' -lack'
isad' nostUre, malnutrition
f personal hygiene
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It hasbeen, Saidthat,;: "The soul
'aceds sstving "only when the mind and
ldy are wrong' . and also that "The
aaanner inwhicfiT its children" are
sUrt3ired is in truth perhaps the best
Xsaeasurpf fe K civilization . of .a
ill tHi$e thn a great'' e-
' -ansibu1iy alls - upon ; vtte iiparetit
d sureiyfii is the? vfirstdutyiof
eriaVeiBt-to.sie
mxtn hveiheaitny rnmas ajia';Doui
;23'Moe'ici;4
..oflierhood;; should be. regarfel as r a
profession " and yetj we ;S,tin flKd Tin-
Seffigentfwbngdep
"Slbther stinctf lttidirfin
he care 6f our cliUdreny . jThis same
-otheinltinctVg whwtradiybn
inl fites snoible largely lfor
se si3rteeit"mmion ;d
Jdldreri iir?
IXostCbf ki0dec
cntablend?a large per; ce
remedial natreWityfiS
sas the- child hasVpboJ.hancpf
-VntiaiTibrrnalevejbpt
xaind or nouy, ana . wiuiouw pjewxev. -
n, '.premature ieath; or . invalidism
Is iniddie -lif emaybe ected: in
nTidren rechHieh School
Defective! cmldrenare
A
'more
ssetftM
sases :; aiid -tne
xaiM the scholge;airw:inustwe.
to the child 'ami Serious 'economic1
Sass W the conunity :and e,te.;
Some authonties :da
: i cximencolrriglbi
r4sal arefreqtieiit esultffthese
ysical defects ieel?
toeiy ' demojfstrated tthat- many clnV
eaen-suffering iroese various
nidicapsimpi-oyejal r&spo?;
in And ;Wholarshtp;-when - prop
-correctibir is rAad(;-K;C
Our soal is a 'healtny Individual and
Qus Is attaiiiable, in a largemeas
iijih; right habits-inooV: ' rest
rarcise; Z fresh;; air- andpersonal
.i.-..Uwt u '-Wiifiitv orof .we
l in esa , vw . . .
- Let us remember that, "The wealth
.of f nation lies in the health of its
children." " .1.
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DISTRICT MEETiNr. np -
1 CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
The Western North Carolina Dis
trict of the Christian Endeavor Un?
ion met in ita'annuajl convention ; in
the MaripnIslbyterian Church on
Saturday:; and Sunday, Sept. 17th
and 1 8th, . The opening session was
t1? 011 Saturday ?.afternoon. The
Poteat and he response
Helen Marlowe of Asheville.
V n . uarvis, .aisLnc-presiqen
spoke of the work of the district
union durjng the past year and. of
nDlanfor -Lte coming year. The
convention theme, "Christian En
deavor Pour-Srqtlare, was explained
by VMr Frarik P. Wilson; North' Caro
lina (Christian Endeavor Field Secre
tary. ; The presiderie appointed the
rollowingv committees: Nominating
committee: Miss. Grace Firiley, Ma-
rrjon. Miss Helep Marlowe, AsheVille;
Mr.v D. F. Presson, Crossnore. Reso
lution committee: Miss Verda Mc
Intyjre, Asheville ; Miss . Lucy Mc
Neely, Mobresville; Lee Barrett,
As)evnie. i Committee- on Time and
Place: ? D. JK. Kennerly, Statesville;
rMiss Louise Evans, . Hendersonville;
Mis Louise McComb, Hickory.
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afternoon meeting supper-was served
ion the lawn by the, Marion Christian
j tloe Saturday, eveiiirfg- sessionj
, e(j oy Mr. Frank P. Wilson.
Sunday morning Rev. J.,C Story,
Kstor f vth'e Marion Presbyterian
j cUrch, spoke to .the young people,
taking as his subject "The Tmport-
nT;i.o -ivf-1-.bA T-.irtl a Things in Life." -
ance-bf the tattle Things in Life.
Sunday afternoon reports from
the different societies . were heard,
andNa conference on graded Christian
Endeavor was . held. - The Chairman
of they nominating committee made
the following report: Resident, r.
Cf Jarvis Asheville; Vice-president,
D F. Presson, Crossnore; Secretary,
Miss rHelen .Marlowe, Asheville;
Treasurer, Miss Lucy McNeely,
Mbdresvjile; Junior- Superintendent,
Mrs. F.tB. Gwin, Marion; Intermedi
ate Superintendent, D. K. Kennerly.
Statesville ; Missionary and Tenth Le
gion. Superintendent, MJss Elsie
riouse, -Marion Quiet Hour and Life
Work Recruit Superintendent, Miss
:Verda -"Mcintyre, Asheville. These
oiiicers! were elected by the coriven
tibrt. v.-. : . '
At seven o'clock Sunday evening
Society of
tKe:Mirc-:Pre held
itiseekly prayer meetingMr. Win-
After a
the district
officersvVere "installed by Mr. Wilstfh.
' At rni Hast meeting the members
1 of tne- convention naa tne opportuni
ty; of hearing. Mr: Chas. F. Evans of
Chattanobg?!, Secretary of the South
ern 'Christian 'Endeavor Union. Mr.
Evans subiect was IThe Four-1
Squaref 'Endeavorer" and he rnade an
to Jespch delegate to go
back ,, home, r esol ved . to.- make his
Christian ; Erideavdr.: Society "Four
Square. The r closing consecration
service led ,by rMr. Evans was very
iimpressive. cir.r -
irtrrtr? XT A lTf fe V iTET)
"to. Statevsupreie-ccrt
t isRaleig1iept9vernorr oH
risbn tonight announced ; the triple
appnthint ?bf ; JulJgeJ William ; J
,ldams; :of Carthage, to the Supreme
court, to succeed the late Associate
JusticeWilUanl .en;; SoIicitor
lterE.BrockibfWadesbb to
sufeeed ; Jude Adains on the Superior-court:
bench, r:and -State .Senator
MW."- Nash; of ;Harnletr solicitorto
succeed -Mr;; Brpeic;
Following; the adjournment oftherpj - .
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROMfFHE COUNTS
BHef Mentiontotme VofJlhe
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People: '
, OLbFORT , ;
Old Fort, Sept. 9. Miss Estelle
La vender; speht Saturday with rela
tives on -Crookeci.,Creek.
Misses Branham and Gdswick, two
of the Graded school 'teachers spent
Saturday in, Asheville. . ..
Clarence Mauiiey, ; Roycei Mc
Daniel, Kimball . Miller and-Paul Tp
Canless -members of the' senior class,
spent .the week-end ampins in 'the
mountains.", .The boysj reprty haying
seen some Dear tracks.
" Miss Tomlirison a former teacher
in' the Old Fort High,schpol, is visit-!
ing Mrs. Marshall "here.
Miss El si TralcA nf
Asheville, 1
visited Miss Mae Kennedy last; week! 1
Dr. and Mrs. J. B. . Johnson and
iTiiss xrxary oumn visitea ,i;r; jonn- .
fc.on's father at Tate
TfTAAlr
Springs', last
The Bryson-Snyder Company have
purchased the mercantile business, of
J. L. Nichols and company. , "
Miss Signa Flemming was given a
surprise parfcjT Friday night by a
number of friends.
Gordon G Ant had his right arm
severely injured when struck by a!
baseball Saturday. ' .
A nicnic -tiartv in honor vof th
new members of the faculty was'
given at ustiin's lake on last Tnurs-
i ' a -
aay nirat. a nice time was reDOix-
I Ml- Alv. arV Mi
Dell
Mr Wp-hrt Dnncn nH
Mr. Fred Bradley motored to Ashe-
ilieatur4ayta.attend,ld'siiW
Etrcls. ' . . '
CROOKED CREEK
Old Fort, Rt. 2, , Sept. 20. Mr.
and Mrs. Alonzo Gilliam, of Louis-
ville, Ky., visited Mr. and Mrs. O. A. oms ana a. iw nempmu vwieti yuu reuows.wu oe nwa ai organ
Davis last week Mrs.'D. C. Brown at Glenwood last ton on September22nd. 4 The. after "
Misses Lela and Fannie Melton FV- - - V noon sessional! begin at 3 0 .and
spent the week-end visiting relatives . ' T' the- evening- session at ,7:00 o dock.
at Union Mills.- . ' ! HARMONY GROVE . Qne cf Uc butsUnding festufes of
J. Lee Lavender left Wednesday Nebo, Ki. lrept. 19.There -will the convention .wiO b-, an addrfss on
for Wake Forest. ' . ,be a s'nglng .convention at Harmony the "Duty, of An Odd Fellow to a
Luther Lytl
friends here Sunday.
Miss Bessie Cuthbertson spent
Saturday and-Sunday with Miss Cas -
sie Burgin at Old Fort. . '
Fodder pulling is about completed
and several are making preparations
to make molasses. '
Mrs. Joe Gibson of 'Old Fort is
visiting. relatives here. s
Misses Myrtle Lytle, Janie and
Ttessie Parker and Pearl and Rose
Turner have entered the high school
at Old Fort.
Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Lackey and
daughter, Miss Daisy, of Kingsport,
Tenn., spent the weekrend witlvJ.S.
Lavender and family, " ; . Sueribr Court for the trial or Vr desto. - but : plans are bemg
Mr. and Mrs. Mills Melton of Old and dvil cases convened ii Jmae to vej pie wpir.and cxke
Fort spent the week-end with rela- Marion Monday morning with Judge ?n Saturday nt, Oct. 1, when
tiveshjere. ; jT. Shaw, of Greensboro, -presiding ll U noped Refund will be rUf
Mis- EstpllpTAVPndpr of Old Fort' 1 increased. This school is anxious, to
.
visited relatives on the creek Satur -
day and Sunday. -
Miss Carmel Melton of Marion
spent the week-end with homefolks
here.
C. L. Lyte of Greenlee
visitor here Sunday.
was
CURFEW
Curfew, Sept. O.-3-Broce. and
Charles Brown and Mr. Berry " of
Snartan mirtf ' S; fT" wp.rif . visitors, at
the home of M. "A. Parker last' week.
Miss Thelma Hbgan of ' Crooked
Creek spent the - latter , pTart of the
week with Mrs. John, Reel. ?
. Mr; and Mrs. Richard - Jolly x and
children, Mrs. Bessie Saunders . and
Miss Laura Reelrvisited the ; lattersi
mother, Mrs. Lou lleel', 'Sunday.
Miss Ethel " Morgan has: returned to
Marion after -spending her- vacation!
witiv homefolks here.:
Mr.; and Mrs.. John Reet and",chiU
dren spent Sunday at C. N. -Hogan's
on Crooked reeltT
Miss Edna Hawkins has returned n roads. Bertie Arrowood, gamb
,Mrinrt itftk'. snendincr some time i liner: Judgment suspended - on pay-
to - Mariori after- spendn
wjth hbnief oiks" here.
: , MOTFORDs covE :
Union :MiUs,"RU; X Septfy 19. Mr.
ana Mrs. u. .Banning or Marion,
lyifiM Mrs. Hcmier
Ledbettct, Sunday.
yLr.jefo& Mrsi C.- A. Nichols
and
children and Mr. and Mrs. - J. L.
Nichols motored to the covd. Sunday. ' While fruit Tand,-wheat crops are
Walter, ilbertofv Shelby stopped failures, Haywood county has the
with friends here Sunday. ' biggest bean .crop in years, according .
.Mrs. Curtis1 Williams "and little to the Canton Enterprise. The rorn
daughter,Rachel, are visiting in thejcrop is good and oats are exception-
Cove. V j . ally so J , : : ' " . -
Jonas Harris and Homer "Earley of . According to reports oi chTsiciaftV
MapleJCreek wre visitorsere lasarr epidemic oiLmnuenxa is sgsin pre
week.
. Misa Laura Adams left last "week
for' Fairview.here she . wiir enter
schooL' x r . s
JirsE?rlU Stott'was 'carried : to
utherftpalfrweek'to !,.take
treatment at the -hospital. ',. - '
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" Jesa 'Harris ; gave'a ' singing - last
Saturday night for, the young, folks.
- Mr. and MrsvLi-D. Hemphill visit
. ed; Mrs. E, M. Stott attheTKutherford
juiix'
Miss Ella Grant- has 'returned
fr6m a weeks stay in Marion. N
Misses 'Ethel Ledbetter and Floy
Williams spent Thursday with MrsV-i
W. M. Wilson. j.. - v
Misses Annie Sue' Harris, Maude
jStott' ancT Nell Harris." students at
Round Hiu,spent the week-end here
with their parents. v
.Misses Bertha Morris and Dora
Hejmphill attended services in the
Cove Sunday.
Little; Nora Harris has been right
ior vcrri caj-s. f
r t rr;i -v 1. .
list. '
vi mua is un me sick
list. . v '
Homes have-been assigned for aU
the deleft es iri the. Green River
Baptist Association, which will be
i Ernett. Koon wai a guest at the-
home of Pink Siranrocs5 Sundcy.
! Miss Bertha Morris . spending
her vacation with her parents. 1
r, parents.
Mesdames "W. M. Wilson, Rl
P.;
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October. Everybody-welqome.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Crawley wero'T- Di noir wpcmwr
in Marion last Wednesday ' fof the distdct, which comprises Alex '
i. Alex Crawiey . was in Marion List ander, CaUwba. , Burke, Caldwell
week on business. .
Will Toney" and .family "and Floyd
i Bradley and family -visited hotnefolks
here lat Sunday. J v - V.. .
j Mr. and Mrs. Benfield were,gfcsts
.at John Simpson's last Sunday.
' There Was a singing at the Jiome
of James 'Pyatt last Sun day which"
was much enjoyed iby. all present..
SUPERIOR COURT. IN
. k - - .SESSION THIS WEEK
ana ooucitor csiiey prosecuuuK iur i
ith Stt. nrg morninir session Mon!1
wa.-taken ud with the selection
, of tue nd iury juw8 charnre
to the jury anj the reading of
the criminal docket. A. H. Giles
was made foreman of the; "grand
jury a'nd Mills Bright is officer. Few
cases of general importance .have
been tried so far.
A non-suit was taken in th case
against Grayson Norton on the
charge of failing to support his wife.
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I The grand jury retumed 'a true bill
; against J. A. and E. H. Good ror-tne
killing of Blanton Autrey. . -l ne case
iwas ; continued until next term.. A
true' bill was also returned ' by' the
gtahd dcr against Sam Smith for
the murder of his wife V Other cases
disposed ' of include the - following:
TJ Ci'vjdoyle v. larceny, not guilty.
John Foteet,-. l. and a., seniencea to
two years on pifblic rads of ' Tran
sylvania -countyr .vnaries yoon,
failure, to comply . with ;order of prev
ious court, sentenced to six months
I men t of cbst.
NEWS ITEMS FROM -
. OVER THE. STATE
Items Concerning ETents of In-
I teres t and Importance
i "Throughout the State
valent in Golds bo ro. So far only
one death has-been reported and loal
physicians are hopeful that the epi- ,
Idemic willnot prove serious. . v-
Members of the ' Republican State .'
cdjiniittee 'rUI 'meet in Greensboro
September 2.7th to' select a chairrns.n
to succeed Frank linny,. -who re-'
signed- to become, .district attorney
for. " the . .Western distrjtt of North
Carol ins:.,.. -J: "V -
"Fire of undetermined origin gut-
tetL the big department store " of
EfirfvBrothers in Charlotte last Fri
day morning, , destroying, and damag
ing the stock of goods estimated wit
S'etAveen 360,000 ,and ?4OO,O00.
The stock was ssidYo.be a total loss,
ai the, goods not actually destroyed
were seriously damaged bye water,;
and smoke. " ' '; .. J'; ; ;:: . ,
James M. Gray, . district fsrra
agent" for "Western .North- Carolina
fith heusrtersUn- Asheville, hjts
...v.
farm extension work wItX. r!rYr,l'
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,xers. - in vaieign, eneeuve. UdooeT u
North Carolina wUl -be divided into
four .districts instead of -fire, acd re-
districting place-soon after -
eign. r- , V . -
DISTRICT CONNTION.
" ODD FELLOWS J
SEPT. Z2
The -1 Sth district convention of
AJJ 1 Ml . l.li'i r
ji(Oommunity" by -Honorable -Claude
I Sales, of Hendersonville, N. C. Mr.
ana mwowcu ounues.;
SANDY FLAT SCHOOL
.'V ; AFTE R PATENT DESKS
On September 3rd .& box supper
was enjoyed "by a large crowd of peo
ple at Sandy Flat school house. The
proceeds Vfrora' r the entertainment
amounted to $32.50 which will go to.
the fund .for purchasings new patent
decks for the school building; It is
realized this small sum wiU not buy
one of the. first schools to install
j patent desks.
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M. E, CONFERENCE t
AT HIGH POINT
The" thirty-second annual session
of the Western North Carolina con
ference of ' the .Methodist Episcopal
cHurch, will be held in Wesley Me
morial church, at High Point, for six
days , beginning Wednesday, October m
and continuing through the fol
lowing Monday, October 24.
, Bishop U.'V. -W. Darlington of
Huntington, West Ya., will preside 2
over sessions -oV "tne conference and ,
will also preach a number of times.
In addition to . the - 0 clerical
members of the conf erence; 8 8 lay ;
delegates will be present, making the !
total number of members of the con
ference well over 500 in addition to
the visitors and young rnlnisters wbcv
will attend. . ' .
Deputy Sheri3P-P. Morgan re-
ports the capture of st still on the
Rock House road about two miles
from Stfgar Hill on Sept- 8.
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