A W hJiKIY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OP McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARIO, N. C, THURSDAY SEPT. 20, 1921
VOL. XXVI NO. 5
READING -CIRCLE : -
WORK ORGANIZED
Groups for High School; Gram
mar Grade and Primary
Teachers to Be Held.
At a meeting in the office -of the
unty Superintendent of Public
ools, oh last Saturday the Read
ing Circle work for McDowell coun
ty teachers was mapped, out 'and
leaders for the different groups se
lected. The work is planned to meet
the needs of the different classes of
teachers, under the scheme aa work
ed out for McDowell county. - All
teachers holding1 high school, gram
mar grade or r primary " certificates
will meet at Marion every two weeks
for five meetings, beginning Satur
day, Oct. 15th.. The . group leaders
will be as follows:.
High school .teachers and princir
pals, Miss ""Mary, Greenlee'; .primary
teachers. Mrs. C. S. Briggs. of the
Marion Graded school faculty ; gram-
mar grade, Miss Celestia Penny,
principal oflenwood High school.
These groups will meet at the - Ma
rion Gra ded school , at 1 0 o'cl o'ck a.
The elementary teachers have been
divided into two groups. The teach
ers of -Marion,' r Montford Cove,
Bracketts, Dysartsville, " Nebo an
North. Covetownships will meet with
the Marion "group, with- Supt. NJ F.
Stepp as groupleader. Supt. G. B.
Strickland, of the ' Old Fort High
school, will have charge of the group
at ' Old .Fort which , will include Old
rrv H Trl Tiiv -
er townships. The initial meeting of
the Marion' and Old Fort groups will
be held on! Saturday, Oct. 15th, the
Old. Fort-groap-rholding its jmeeting
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ik rmeetIneLin the auditorium" of tne
county courthouse. '
. .UndeT the new plan of Reading
Circlfe work all teachers are required
4tf take the work. Heretofore teach-
ers were able to renew their certi -
Tr a , rogmo- pimlo
work,; and certificates could also be
renewed bv -work in the "summer
at 'tfce auditorium OI tne Uia rorL,u"J iwrevurncu ivin-a visa in ..win- "V T' v. , i -
- school, and the Marion group holaW;rade a deep impression, Hede- ipgton, D.'C. mg food. vThe teeth should bedashed
ir nnKtYTti nt t dared that thegreat school is notal- B. H. Bird of Asheville i was in at-least twice daily v
school. Under the new plan, renewal learn who should be at the Sunday
of certificates will be largely by ( school. Grade the school,
summer school work, but before any j Supt. J. N. Barnett spoke on "The
certificate will be renewedTthe Read- Standard Sunday. School." It takes
ing Circle work must have been com- a standard superintendent and stand
pleted at the group center.-. Reading ;rd teachers to make a standard Sun
Circle work now becomes a part of day school. Then thestandard must
the requirements for the renewaf-of jbe worked out by hard labor and co
certificates, and there is no way for , operation.
it to be completed except in the) -Mr; J. H. Grogg spoke on "A
county. j Worthwhile Associational Program."
The texts adopted for study for. Dr. R. J. Bateman, of Asheville,
the various groups are as follows: Jspoke in a masterly way of the place
High school teachers, "Adminis- the Sunday school in evangelism,
tration of Rural and Village" Schools'' je speaker declared that we need
Finney & Schafer. Copies of this .the organization, of the Sunday
book -can be secured from the Mac- school, but that piece of machinery
Minan Company, 64-66 Fiftli Ave.,-! wfll be dead and helpless if it be not
TCew -York' City, $1.50, postpaid. .vitalized by the Spirit of God. The
Primary teachers will study ."Chil- Jchief purpose of the Sunday school is
dren's. Literature," Curry-Clippin-; tor win souls for . Christ, he said,
er; Rand. McNally, . Chicago, - 111., The conference closed Friday af
$2.98, postpaid. iternoon. The delegates and visitors
Elementary teachers will study expressed themselves as being de
"The Elementary School "-.:Curricu-jilted with their visit to Marion
Ium," Fr G.' BoriserMacMfllan ' Com- j and with the generous - hospitality
pany. .64-66 Fifth Ave., -New YorJcwuw wcacu V1
ity, $170 ; postpaid. 7 V.
Grammar , grade teachers will
study " "Story-Telling 7 for Upper
Grades," Cross &; S taller; Row,. Pet
erson & Co.; 623 South Wabash Ave.,
Chicago, 111., price - $1.25 1 postpaid.
"Supt. N. F. Steppe has sent out a
PttAr" to ' all - teachers of the
county, notifying them of the organi
iatlort of the Reading Circle work
and .urging upon every teacher to se
- cure the apprbpfiate textand : , make
T preparation for -the initial . meeting
"county .will be required- to complete
the Reading Circle work in V some
manner. It is expected; that prac
tically all teachers will : : make; ari
rangements to attend the g0?
vmeeting3 and thus securehe benefit
AvmTiiT0f! class "Instruction. 1
" TT'fl" n'pivenla&reof . foreign ; born
-people in the United States ' iswer
tdday than- it nas been; since 1J60. .
SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERIN
TENDENTS CONFERENCE
: A superintendent's conference for
Baptist Sunday Schools in Western
North Carolina was held in the Ma
rion Baptist church last week. A
splendid program had been arranged
for the conference and was carried
out.
The personnel of the program was
equal to the, best, among whom were
Mr. Arthur Flake, Nashville, Tenh.,
Secretary of Sunday-School Admin
istration of Baptist Suhday-School
Board; Dr.-B. Wr Spilman, Kinston,
N. C, Field Worker of Baptist Sun
day-School Board; Mr. E: L. Middle
ton, Raleigh, N. C, State Baptist
Sunday-School Secretary; Rev. J. J.
Gentry of, Ashevijle, enlistment sec
retary in Buncombe county, and sev
eral prominent and successful Sun
day school superintendents.
.There were more than two dozen
Sunday school superintendents and
many other-interested Sunday school
workers m attendance upon the con-
ference.
One of the finest series of ad
dresses, before the conference was a
series of five addresses on church
advertising by Dr. B. W. Spilman.
The subjects of the addresses were,
The Necessiiy of .Church "Advertis
ing, The People to Be Reached by
Our Advertisements, What We Have
to Offer the People, and' Methods of
Advertising. Dr. Spilman : believes
that our churches , and Sunday -schools
have something that the people need;
that it is. the church's duty to make
- that fact: known and to do it in nch
ia way as to make the people want
What the churches have. That xnu
done, as in any other business, by
wisely advertising.
fn ;?f&? W -t
'ways the large school numerical. It
the scho1 which reache5 all the
People who ought to be. brought into
the school. It is the school that does
jal teaching of the Bible. It is a
' soul-winnincT school. It is a school
which uses the church members in its
service.
Then by a religious census
while here.
THE PRESBYTERIAN, CHURCH.
Sabbath School 9 :4 5 a. m. f
Preaching-11:00 a. m. Commun
ion of the Lord's Supper observed at
this service. 1 All members urged to
be present.
- Junior and Senior Christian En
deavor 6:30 p. nu J - J .
Evening service 7:30" p. m. .
, ; Strangers and visitors xwelcomed.
. weIather: report. ;5
Thos. McGuire, . local government
weather "bureau observer, reports the
temperature and rainfallj at ; Marion
for tlie week as follews: 4 ; ?
Maximum; 67 degrees ; - minimum,
52 degrees; rain; : 0.95 of an' inch;
sunshine, percent.57C " . v.
' Correspondents Twill please bear
in mind that all , communications ? f or
publication must be signed by writer.
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. FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of "the
Happenings in McDowell
- Items About Home People.
OLD FORT
Old Fort, Sept 27. Miss Myrtle
McCurry, who has been visiting re
latives in Canton, has returned home.
Mrs. A. C: Tate and little daugh
ter, Edna, spent Sunday in -Black
Mountain." - .
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Don Gosorn,
a daughter.
Mrs. W. H. Wall and children of
Lenoir spent the week-end with Mrs.
B. Y. Allison.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Y. Allison gave a
birthday party last "Friday pight in
hojior of their daughter, Emma.
Those present w,ere: Misses Daisy
and Annie McDaniel, Foy Dell Tate,
Vivian Sawyer, Jennie Stirewalt,
Mary Hoffman and Essie Mashburn;
Messrs. Hubert Rector, CletuS iTate,
Kimball Miller, Franz Strickland,
Roger Kanipe, Alfred Gibson and
Royce McDanieL. - ...
Mrs. H. W. Goswick of Winston
Salem spent the week-end with her
daughter, Miss Alva Goswick, who' is
teaching in Old jTort.
Miss Frances Artz. left Saturday
for Charlottesville, ' Va., where .she
has accepted a position as French'
ITEMS OF INTEREST
there. ' " r jatittomatic with cWldrenrand they .dp
;Misses Katheiine :Bailey, AdelinillS6 to he instantly nagged and
Wilkerson,.Messrs,feaguend CathP5 , ;
ev enioved a horseback ride to Buck The use of the tooth brush would
Creek Falls, Sunday,
Alfred" Gibson' ahdVBurton y ess at
tended the circus in -Asheville. Mon -
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Wr. and Mi; Incfc and vamy
Old Fort, Sunday.
Mrs. Ben Burgin spent Sunday in
Black Mountain.
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Rev. CP. Holland spent Monday
in Asheville. -
CROOKED CREEK
. Old Fort, Rt 2, Sept. 26. Misses
Bessie Cuthbertson t and Alma Laven- j periodicities for bladder and
der spent the week-end with Missj evacuation shod be fixed in
Kat.pll I .nvpnripr in Illri.HftTt.
Mrs. French Hernst of Detroit.
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Mich., visited Mrs. O. A. Davis last
week.
Mrs. .Frank Mills of Marion is",
visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Davis of Old
tort were visitors at the home of.
C. Davis .Sunday
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. wiLVW5 F
ender.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Warren visited j itg constitute a great factor in pro
the latter's grandfather, Mr. - Nob- J retarded and defective child-
litt, Sunday.
. Mrs. J. S. Lavender is visiting her.
son, W. G. Lavender, m Old Fort. j either from some physical cause or
Rev. R. Li.) Foster is holding a se- from poor f ood habit as ; a
ries of meetings at Bethlehem this;.- .v OT, nv. fi0vm r-r rit nnl i
week.
.Miss Margery. Walker has return
ed home after spending some time at .
ti i nr. T! - I
xiacK iunin.. ,cuse fo improper diet. When the
Mrs. S. H. Davis and Mrs. Henry r.hild firsi begins solid food the pro
Davis made a business trip to Ma-jper food materials should gradually
non toaay.
- CATAWBA ' VALLEY 4
Old Fort, Rt 1, Sep 26.--Mr.
and Mrs. Wmi. Hicks, spent the week
end on. Crooked Creek. V '
Miss Geheva- 'Allison was a : pleas
ant visitor on Curtic .creek yesterday.
Hie school ' at :Siloam "ist progress
ing nieely under the management" of
Misses .ZeldaLYelton and Addie Lavr
enderV.. v. J .:V; :J :
A ; number of . pedple. 'enjoyed y a
singing at the residence , of -'T. ?i W.
Bradley- Sunday 1 af tenjtoon. ' - -Miss
Janie Parker: spent the week
end .;with:iMisIiilKe
Mn r and :Mrs.'-v- Wm: Mellon - of
Ridgecrest were visitors -here . Sun-
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""JV !; ' , . . . . r, : N: ? V; .'a;-'' - - "
vMr.' and rs. BFiTisdale Visited
relatives -ori Crooked ( cree. Sunday.
?v Everybody ' is;-busygetting3 ready
to vmake'molasse& .fx fef 'f";
: V.W. j. Jimerson, f who - has been
working in Marion,' came homeSat--urday.
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CHAPEL HILL . 1
; Chapel Hill, Sept. ; 26. Mr. and
Mrs.. Tate Moses of Marion spent the
week-end with relatives here.
Miss Lena Swann of Marion spent
the week-end. with her parents, Mr.
and. Mrs. J. A. Swann. .
Chapel Hill graded school opened
again today with Mr. Goodman - as
principal and Miss Lurlene Corpen-
ing' assistant. 'kvK:rC-v.V'. yfy'i
Mr. and ; Mrs. - Jesse Brown" of 'Ma
rion visited . the latters sister. : Mrs.
Benton Reel;; last week. .. tt T S ?
The revival meeting- is td: begin
Octobethe. second,' which is next
Sundaylf r . -' : A
. Fariners" are about through pulling
fodder and making "molasses. . . r xv'
NOTES FROM THE
STATUE SCHOOL NURSE
' dabit . formation, good habits,
shouVdrbe established? in infancy.
coiners wouia not iau deck on me
excuse, " x es, i Know tnat put i aon
have time." . -. ; ;
If mothers Only knew that it takes
iless time to form good habits than it
does to break up . bad ones, and to
nurse the results of bad haBits they
r Beginning early, in right habits of
food,' exercise; fresh air. and personal
Icjeanliness these "habits soon become I
become as automatic as the washing
.aee - We, are told that teeth
decay for two reasons only r either oe-
Sleep,. -the period for organic re-
construction, is another fundamental
ana scnooi cnuaren snouia sieep irom
'eight to tn hours in the twenty-four
j they should , retire early at some re-
Igularly fixed hour, sleep each in a
separate bed and in loose night
I crothes and with windows open, win-
ffT. an(, snmmw all-kp.
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OI moaem me, is aue - maimy iofi . - . - - . . ,
mnm and is rest)onsible for ! Coerate: vetns her5 in 0eto
n ' i l
aMllA kL
L :a
with itg milk and water diet in W-
,per quantities and intervals and in
addition, after a few months,' the
j vi- 111 V .MllVi G W. .
tities each 24 hours. Poor food habr
fren. Underweight should be re
jj a :
derweirfit should cause concern on 1
the part ctf the: parent. That child-jthe
ren do not -like this oV that Js no e
niora' mc sKooT-xr wnnlH nnt i
h!.v tK rlioirtnf had ones' Food I
habits become automatic, personal
1
cleanliness becomes automatic and
so on, if we teach these habits, early
in life. " '.'V;
'. Personal cleanliness should; be
stressed also. It gives self -respect,
encourages good morals and is con-!
ducive to good health.' " , to do Ridgecrest merchant, who ; is
" Insist on regular habits, especiallly . under ;r death sentence for. .slaying a
those bathing, exercise, rest, food, vwealthy Alabama churchman, F. W.
play. ( Make health a habit. "Habits ;Morinish,failed ta. move t Governor
musf-be controlled or they will! con- Morrison today, aiid Harris must pay
oli' HThe f uture,of thechild de-i. the supreme penalty-f or-his crime on
pends 1 largely on correct habits. : His October 2.0. The decision' of Gover
ieal character is based an good habits ' nor Morrison ran counter to :most all
established early in life;; - :- ' ,j t the guessing that had been f: done.
--:.-;-;."r ' ir" -'. .y-.-J---The son of the prisoner put up; as
: Siend your, nioney with your home gamea fight for the life of his fath
merchantsJ! r Theiy help pay -the.: taxes, j er as will, be ound in -any, of the
keep up the schools bufldoads,;andvboQks.But the 'governor's verdict
make -tiiis community : wo'rth whUe. icame ; just as swift as it was . decisive
You- wiirfind the advertising, of the and there is no appeal to a higher
best -ones in The Progress.-; " ! ' court; -
NEWS ITEMS FROM
; : OVER THE, STATE
Items Concerning Events of In
"terest and I mportan c o
Throughout the State.
Former . Lieutenant Governor '
Charles A. Reynolds, i of - Winston-.
Salem, " was . unanimously elected
chairman of the North Carolina Re
publican i executive.; committee . at r a '
meeting of the committee in Greens- '
boro Tuesday. ? 'kv&x"$s :S "n'-v " : ; -'k-: -
uth Whitehead rWhaley, of Goldsi
boroi ' N.- C; , who will enter Fordham ,
UniversityLaw: school this v; f all, - is t
said Jto ' be i the first -negro Igirl-, to be'": '
admitted to that school, according ' to .
Monday's; Je York E World, j which
camesTa picture of tKe negress. She
is twenty, years old and graduated J
from Iivingstone college at Salisbury -
when rshe - was 13 years old. Since -V -then
she -has' been a teacher of the
deaf in Raleigh ' ! : 7 c 'l ' -
j Twof horses belonging to the Hen "r;
kel-Craig. Livestock company ;.; of
Statesville were '. killed . instantly , at
Lenoir; Monday ight-i when I they
corner In cbhlact Vwithf a' live; wire. A
pole' had- fallen across the road and a
wire was across" the street which the
horees-were driven : iiitoufF Wlteh they '
struck this live wire, they were killed .
instantly," ahd the driver was .thrown -
fmeyvagdri by the ishcjck, ': but
was' not seriously hurt.
J.. E.: Latham,- a leading citizen
and ; i prdminentbusiness man of
Greensboro, : being ' advised ; by J. P.
chairman cof thetrus
schooljvdf a ; pressings necessity at . the.
school, has geiaerouy 4' donated; i: a
constmc-teo - oi - native - rocK . ana ce-
ment; being iin? "everyvrescrfire:
proof and : weather-proof.The first
floor, will divided: into "a room for
band instram
rooms to be used as rest7 rooms for
the weekly visitors. ;
CONFEDERATE .VETS; ; . j
GET LOW RA ft- RATES
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 23i
IV was officially announced tonight
by reunion headquarters that " the
railrods had granted a rate of one
icent. a mile -to the
reunion of the
be, the initiative having been .taken
by'lthe Nashville; r Chattanooga jmd
St. Louis railroad. The rate will ap-
?Tly. .to, r .and , eir Js
United Daughters of the Confeder
acy and all affiliated organizations. ..
TERRIFIC ELECTRICAL.;
Hickory Sept?i 22r-T-Stlinned by. a
bolt of lightning which set fire to
their home fi Dewey , Fox; a; Caldwell "
Countv farmer, and his familv bare-
lYi escaped from ftheburning .dwell-
trical storm according to information
reaching Hickoiry today. A house in
Dudley Shoals cotton;mill village
sea e W
burned, and -a large - barn owned by
the -i Granite Falls Manufacturing
Company, on its - farm in . Caldwell
county 1 was also - consumed. Two
mules Were ki
killed by the, bolt which
set fire to the :barn
STATE WILL EXACT PENALTY
v : l& OF DEATH FROM HARRIS
Raleigh, Sept. 24.Ex-Governor
Locke " Craig's 'fine classic in . behalf
of commutation for Ti J.' Harris, well
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