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 . . . ... , ..T- T9. t 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. j 'V . 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 - ' Wr. and Mi; Incfc and vamy Old Fort, Sunday. Mrs. Ben Burgin spent Sunday in Black Mountain. - - 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. ,,, . ... . " - 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- , . :".-. -.-.i ; ": ; r-:. -A r: fK t. ""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. . ' " . . 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. . r. f .. .. ' . . i . . . 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 - A t ' f " i ' I -

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