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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921
VOL. XXVI NO. 17
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PROSPECTS GOOD FOR
NEW HIGHWAY PROJECT
North Carolinians . Promised
Support in Construction of
Micaville-Marion Road.
Washington, Dec 13. J. Ernest
Erwin, of Morganton, Quince Gilkey,
of Marion, and John C. McBee, a
member of. the North Carolina high
way commission, are here to confer
-with officials of the department of
agriculture on funds for building or
improving the road from Marion,
McDowell county, . to Micaville in
Yancey. The stretch of road under
consideration is 27 miles long, runs
through Buck creek Gap, and joins
the highway from Asheville to Burns
ville, on to Linville, etc.
Representative Bulwinkle and
Weaver and Senators Overman and
Simmons were interviewed on this
road project.
Mr. Erwin said that the contem
plated construction work would ,open
up a fine section of country for au
tomobile and other traffic. He thinks
that a creditable system of road
through the forest reservations, and
connecting up with the outer world
would be of great benefit to North
Carolina. The prospects for getting
funds are very good. Col. W. B.
Greely of the forest service has the
final say so on this" proposition and
he is enthusiastic for developing the
forest reservations wherever it is
possible. He has indicated that he
will cooperate ; with ' state authorities
when the funds allowed him permit, ner he captivated the large audience
if the project looks good. and his message had a telling effect.
Col. :, Greely told the North Caro- Miss Bradley also gave a short ad
linians that the forest service would dress oft "Our Children."
construct part of road that runs' The institute was conducted under
through
forest' reservatioTis'. The
e will help with the rest -cv .
roads office
HONOR ROLL GLEN WOOD 'retary. "...
HIGH SCHOOL 3RD MONTH' Upon nation of Prof. A. R. Reep,
' First grade Robert Morris, Jo-
seph Pyatt, Lee Byrd, Floyd Mode,
TVf Mrall Thplma Bruner.
- Second grade Doris Morris, Ruth
EpleeVera Goforth, Vena Goforth, non people.
Ila Reel, Lucy Reel, William Go-?
forth, Clarence Pyatt, Max Poteat, ! MARION DEFEATS N. C
Gibburn Swann, Arthur Holland, ! SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
Ruth Goforth ' In a very fast and snappy basket-
Third grade Hennie Sue England ball contest staged on the Marion
Lynn Byrd, Ray Westmoreland, court last Friday afternoon, the Ma
T Westmoreland. rion HiSh Scho1 defeated the N. C.
Fourth grade Bonnie Eplee, Des-
sie May Marlowe, Mildred Nichols,, A"e wa XiU WC11
Grover Marlowe, Anna. Clark Mar- played by bpth teams, although Ma
lowe I rion had an edge in passing and
Fifth grade Jesse Mashburn, i shooting.
Malcolm Mashburn, Alma Reel, i The whole Marion team played
Ernest Morris, George Hunter, , snappy ball and showed much pep.
To novrH Anna Westmoreland. For the deaf boys Bunn starred m
'Cordia Morris, Se Emma Hawkins,
Pauline Goforth, Lillian Eplee.
Sixth grade Sadie Hunter, MaeiPiayea we ior ne aeai ooys.
Goforth. Elizabeth Poteat, Kuth
Pyatt, Eleanor "Eplee, Minnie Greer,
Lingle Swann, Boyce Hensley. .
Seventh grade Ethel Goforth,
Fletcher Xiawing, Xaura Hensley,
Happer Wood, Cecil Rayburn.
Eighth grade Edna Mashburn,
Ha Ward, Mayme JEiilee, Lona Gal
lion. .
, burn.
Tenthgrade Ralph Hensley,
Claude Mashburn, Edla Pyatt, Verla
Rayburn.
Eleventh grade Xawton Haney,
Ora Bright.
DISTRICT MEETING OF
MASONS HERE TONIGHT
There will be k meeting of the
'i lodges of the 44th district A. F. &
A.M. of North Carolina- in the hall
of Mystic Tie Lodge in Marion , on
: -Thursday. night, vDec. 15, ,at 7:15
o'clock An ; instruct program
- ha been arranged for the meeting
;vwith able
jects. -Refreshments 11, en
and a splendid "geVtogether' nieet-
: 'mg Js promised; Delegates are ex
pectld' from Old Jort, ; Rutherford
4n;; Forest City,: .enriette Cliff-
All . Master Masons are cordially m-
,-vited to attend. . .
MARION DISTRICT OF 1
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETS j
Sunday night closed one of the !
most successful Epworth League in
stitutes ever held for the Marion dis
trict. Sunday was Epworth League
day in Marion and the audience of
the Methodist church was especially
delighted to hear Rev. L. B. Hayes,
of Park Place, Greensboro, in a splen
did and inspiring sermon, using the
text: "Let No Man Despise Thy
Youth." Mr. Hayes is a gifted
speaker and handled his subject in a
most earnest style, directing his re
marks mainly to the young people
present, who were representatives of
the various league chapters of the
district. He stated that our youth
is still sound at heart and our girls
are sweet and pure. His discussion
of the various social problems was up
to the minute.
At three o'clock in the afternoon
the institute proper was held with
delegates in attendance from Ruth
erford College, Morganton, Spruce
Pine, Old Fort, Gilkey, Glen Alpine,
and Rutherfordton. Miss Gertrude
Falls, of Charlotte, junior superin
tendent, and Miss Grace Bradley, of
Asheville field secretary of the
league conference, made splendid ad
dresses on the work of the. league.
Splendid reports were had from the
various chapters.
At 7 o'clock Sunday evening Rev.
W. W. Edwards, of Asheville, presi
dent of the Annual League Confer
ence, delivered an able address. In
his masterful style and pleasing man-
-the management of Mr. B L. - Ltms' -
- ford, vjceresident of the Epworth
League Conference and district sec
of Rutherford college, the institute
voted unanimously an appreciation
: of the splendid entertainment they
had received at the hands of the Ma-
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School for the Deaf by a count of 28
j ringing 10 fouls and 1 field goal for:
, " x uieir .n.
1,lc " w
undefeated Crosemore team irom
Avery county on the new indoor
. urt over the Merchants & rmers
DanK T riuay iug"t, cv" . uc
jana an mre.uHg g-
avuuc 13 ,wv
present.
The line-up and score for the game
last Friday was as follows
Bunn-12
10
Gadner
Ketner-2
Morrison
Brown
L. F.
Center
R. G.
L. G.
Copeland-7
Sprinkle-5
Hipps
Adkins-
MARION HUNTERS KILL
BIG BEAR ON TOE RIVER
On last Monday evening E. D.
Buchanan, W. H. Mosteller, Wood
Gregg and Sam Loftis returned from
a highly successful bear hunt in the
upper edge of McDowell county and
on the head of the South Toe river.
They killed a . x bear weighing 2$V
pounds, they claimed, and they ex
hibited the skin of a black bear to
cproborate their statement' amply to
the satisfaction of the big- crowd of
curious. ' .
Numerous bears live in the moun
tains of McDowell county and' the;
South ' Toe river- in Yancey, Curtis
creek, Lackey's creek, on their head
waters, afford a splendid place' for
the black bear in winter.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
OLD FORT
Old Fort. Dec. IS. Misses Jessie
Byrd and Helen Frady and Messrs. '
Alfred Gibson and Forest Frady, of
Asheville, . spent Saturday and Sun
day in Old Fort.
Byrd Burgin, of Asheville, was in
Old Fort, Sunday.
Little Kenneth Dobbeck is serious
ly ill with pneumonia.
Mrs. Harris Payne, of Knoxville,
Tenn., is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Hyams.
Rev. W A. Dawson, pastor of the
Methodist church at Old Fort, was
married in Greensboro to Miss Ruth '
Clegg. On Friday night they re-
ceived'a very generous pounding. road system. We would have had aeeNorth Carolina line in search of
The small child of Mr. and Mrs. better roads long ago if the present three of the convicts who escaped at
Fritch who has been, seriously ill is! road law had been passed sooner. 'an early hour Sunday night from the
recovering slowly. 1 James Laughridge of Marion was chaingang camp at Murphy. ; Blood-
W. P. Terrilll, who has been on here Sunday. hounds from Chattanooga have been
the sick list for several days, is able' placed On the trail. ".' .'-.-j-''.''"': :
to be out again. FOUR POWERS FORM ALLY A total of 412 men and" women
Joseph Burgin, who has been seri-j ACCEPT NEW AGREEMENT were placed in various jobs by the
ously ill with a slight stroke of paral- Washington, Dec. 10. A new 6tate and federal employment ser
ysis, is slowly improving, quadruple agreement to- preserve. during , week-ending Decern
Mr. Nichols, one of the road engi- peace in the waters of the Pacific belT 10 according to announcement,
neers, returned to Old Fort last was announced to the world today by j total of 623 registered - and - 458
week with his bride and are living in the United States, Great Britain, Ja- were referred to various places'; with
the I. H. Green house. pan and France. 1 requests for help' received from 400.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, who were re- , As a consideration of the interna- ' ..
cently married, are boarding at- the tional realignment Great Britain and MORGANTON FIRfeM AN IS
Sandlin house. Mr. Taylor is con- Japan agreed to consign to the scrap- PROBABLY FATALLY HURT
nected with the road concrete force, heap the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Morganton 'Dec 13. Herman
Mrs. Rogers, of Raleigh, State long viewed with apprehension in wn Tvr.of to roe
manager, and Mrs. Justice, district
manager, made addresses in Old Fort
last Wednesday night in the school
rbtiildirig,' lij'ttfie ' interest "of tjie
(Woodmen Circle.
Mr. Deitz of Syiva has moved to
Old Fort. He holds a position with
Bryson-Snyder Co.
The Old Fort school will close Fri-
day, Dec. 16, for the Christmas holi-
(days. Work will be resumed again'
Jan. 2.
An entertainment will be given in
the school building Thursday evening
for the benefit of the school library,
LAUREL HILL
N.ho Rt 1 Der. 12Somethirlo.,Jiel-lum' zne JNeuierianus ana x or -
over $22.00 was realized from the
pie sale at the school house on last
; Saturday night The required
mount has now been raised to fur-
nish the school with patent desks
and it is expected that they will be
installed in a few days
News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. J. Webb Walker, which
occurred on Dec. 3rd, at Alexander,
"nt r Cfc i,o' imon ror,
her home for the past short while.
She formerly lived here for a num-
!ber of vears where she was well
known and highly respected by a
cirde of friends who will be
y g r indee(j tQ earn of her
! death. "
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Morgan of
Erwin, Tenn., are spending a few
days here with their daughter, Mrs.
G, H. Ellington.
Miss Biddie Price of Marion spent
a few days heTe last week with home
folks. J. D. Walker visited relatives in
Forest City arid Alexander last week.
J. M. Walker made a business trip
to1 Marion last Saturday.
Misses Kate1 and' Hessie Waters of
Marion spent the week-end with
homefolks here.
HAW BRANCH
Old Fort, Star Rt., Dec. l3. Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Morgan have return
ed from a visit in Spartanburg.
Ab. Reel spent Saturday night
with friends on Crooked creek.
John Reel made a business trip to
Clinchfield last Wednesday.
Misses Bell Morgan and Reba Nob
litt spent the week-end with their pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Reel and child
ren visited C. N. Hogan on Crooked
creek Sunday.
Mrs. M. A. Parker spent last Wed
nesday in Old Fort.
DYSARTSVILLE
Dysartsville, Dec. 12. Our public
school is progressing nicely under
the leadership of Mr. Story, assisted
by Misses Wilson and Gettys.
Mr. and Mrs. McKinley ; Hutchins
of Cliff side were visitors here last
week-end. 1 " -
Joseph Story and Key Landis visit-
ed relatives in Marion Saturday and
Sunday.
R. E. Roper made a business trip
to Marion Saturday.
Will Landis of Marion was a visit
or here Sunday.
Several families have moved south
recently to engage in the lumber
business.
Daphne and Ethel Spratt of Ma
rion were visitors here Sunday. -
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Fate Wil- .
son, Dec. 1, a daughter,
The public roads are being worked
out to advantage under the new
both America and Asia. .
The provisions of the agreement,
which is in the form of a ten-year
'treaty-, are confined; to thererf
of the Pacific Ocean." Under them
the four powers are lto respect 'each'
others' island possessions and to meet
in consultation if a dispute arises or
if the rights of any of the four are
threatened by any other power.
Announcement of the treaty terms
was made at a plenary session of the
arms conference by Senator Lodge,
of the American delegation, and was
followed by expressions 01 approval
, oy tne pieniporenuanes
of Great
'Britain, France, Japan, Italy, China,
I "T -J 1 1 1T .1L 1 J 1
Senate Must Ilatify
To be binding on the United States
, Ar J
Senate several of whose members
withheld comment tonight pending
a further study of the text. Open
war
was declared on it by some of
1 V I J? . l.
the
versauies treaty xiiiu, uui xvepuun-
can leaders and some Democrats de -
clared ratification was certain.
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NAMES MANAGERS
The following district managers
have been appointed by the presiding
elder of the Marion district to as -
sist him in the general work of the
district:
Christian Advocate and
Carolina Christian Advocate,
er Holmes of Forest City.
North
Park-
Centenary, C. F. Cline, Gilkey.
Educational, C. M. Pickens, Mor-
ganton.
Sunday school, Joe Kjellander,
Morganton.
Epworth league, B. L. Lunsf ord,
Marion.
Woman's Missionary society, Mrs.
M. B. Goodwin, Morganton. I
Orphanage, J. P. Hipps, Marion.
Conference Brotherhood, Ellis
Gardner, Burnsville.
Salaries, J. A. Owens, Rutherford
ton. Collections, D. E. Hudgins, Ma
rion. - ,
Revival campaign, W. F. Elliott,
Rutherford College.
American Bible society, J. C.
Postelle, Burnsville.
Fire insurance, . D. B. Johnson,
Rutherfordton.' 1 - ;i
i G. B. Fnley announces the , open
ing of the Rexall Drug Store next
Saturday. . "
NEWS ITEMS FROM
OVER THE STATE;
I terns Concerning Events of In
terest and I m p o r ia n ce
. Throughout the State. ; '
The North Carolina : Conference
for Social Service will hold its state
meeting in Greensboro . March 28, 29
land 30. -More than 100 persons are "
expected for- the meeting. . Former
Governor Thomas W. -Bickett is pres
ident of the conference. : v-, ; - : -
Establishment of a' meat packing
plant in Asheville, to take ; care of
cattle, hog and sheep market of west
ern North. , Carolina, will be 'discussed
at a meetingof citizens to be held at
the Chamber - of Commerce in t Ashe-
ville Saturday morning, - December
17. . ' . ' "
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Armed posses : are scouring .the
moUntain fastnesses of the Tenhes-
haps fatally injured when he was
knocked from the truck by a ladder
and hit the cement street The
cpw
f0r fire in La
ihg plantl As the truck ' rounded "a
COrner the !. accident occurred. At
first it was thought that his neck was
broken but later examination showed
skull injuries froni wmh 5 after a
time he began to revive. At this.
hour he is alive and though very : ser-
i0Usly injured has a few chances to
reC0ver. The fire was conquered
before it had gained any headway.
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SWEET POTATO CROP
. REPORTED VERY, SHORT
Hickory, Dec. 11. CatawWa coun
ty's sweet potato crop is about one-
third of an a vera ire. John L. Inerold.
noted autnonty on tms product, saia
today in commenting oh the situation
in this county and the state. As far
east as Raleigh, Mr. Ingold said, the
croD is very short, owing 'to the
.drouth ana reports, received nere
arc not encouraein ' The Totatft
1 houses have been closed -hereabouts
(during the recent cold spell,-, but - po
jtatoes are retailing at$l a .bushel.
(Considering the . shortage, this is a
Reasonable price. Jn the fall they
sell for as little as 60 cents here, and
many of them are used by canners.
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KOHLOSS' SAYS WHISKEY v
PLENTIFUL IN -THE EAST
Wilmington, Dec 9.-rR. A. Koh- :
less of Salisbury, Federal Prohibition
.' enforcement officer,", for North" Caro- ,
lina, while in the city this week de-
clared that wiskey is more plentiful
in the eastern part of the State than
it is in the- western- portion. He
declared that if the reports he 1 re
ceived of the number of stills cap-' .
tured, and monkey; rum destroyed in .
Eastern North Carolina could be tak
en as an indication - this part of the
State would soon be dry, but as a
mattr - of "fact, he ; declared stills are
springing up likeUmush rooms.
MEXICAN WOMAN 'GIVES,
BIRTH TO EIGHTCHILDREN
Mexico City, Deci -13. From
-Tampico comes a report published by
El Universal that "Senora Enriquifa
Ruibo . at that place gave birth- yes
terday to. eight' children but none of
them Jsurvivevi :v ' - -1 -
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f ;The graded school, will; give two
weeks , for the ! holidays and will close
oh Friday, December-16, and open on.
Monday January 2f-:l-:
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