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ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1922
VOL. XXVI NO. 47
SUPERIOR COURT IN
SESSION THIS WEEK
Judge Bryson Presiding Over
Term Number of Cases
Disposed of on Criminal
Docket.
The July term of McDowell
perior Court convened Monday mom
mg with Judge Thad D. Bryson, of
bryson City, presiding and Solicitor has been started for the erection of a
Garrett D. Bailey prosecuting for thelnationaI memorial university in non
State. Robt. A. Brinkley was made'01 of those who fel1 in France in or'
foreman of the grand jury with G L 'der that clvlhzation might be pre
Poteat as officer. A number " of served and '
cases were mntin., Q-oo ;a "Whereas, committees have been
etc : named in all parts of the United
The following cases have been dis-' States to raise funds for the construc"
posed of: ion tms institution, and
George Walker, manufacturing, Whereas,,nature has decorated the
not guilty graves of those who fell in Flanders
Roy Brown, transporting, judge-1 fields with PPPies' and the ce
ment suspended on payment of cost. man m charge has decided to ask the
Floyd Buckner, carrying concealed youn wo1men of this city to sel1 pop
weapon, not guilty ipies on the streets of this cy, Sat-
D. P. Lenhardt, carrying con ! urday, July 15th,
coaled weapon, fined fifty dollars "Thereforf L H- H- Tate, by the
and cost power vested in me as mayor, do call
r ruM vr i u P. . upon the people of this city to re-
Ijreo. Walker, Melvin McGinnis, Al , . x. J ,
r'xwn. r- j tit i tit 1 1 j member the valor of those who de-
ijreorge Condrey, Mack Wajker and . . , .
Frank Condrey, disturbing worship,
not guilty.
Will Jackson,, assault with deadly
weapon, fined ten dollars and cost.
Will Clinton, larceny, sentenced to
twelve months on roads.
C. D. Koon, forgery, sentenced to
:five years in State prison.
Frank Haney, gambling, fined ten
dollars and cost.
Will Lynch, larceny, sentenced to
twelve months on roads.
John Bolton, gambling, fined ten
dollars and cost.
George Bryson, gambling, fined
ten dollars and cost.
BUILDING AND LOAN
The shareholders of the McDowell
Building and Loan Association held
their annual meeting in the court
, t , o j a
. . M , .
jonty of the shareholders was rep-
resented. The report of the secre-
tary and treasurer for the year end-
, v . , . . .
me June outn wa. reaa, wnicn snow-
, T . - u i j j
ed the association to be in splendid
condition. The shareholders elected
the following directors: Thomas
Morris, J. L. Morgan, D. E. Hudgins,
J. Q. Gilkey. A F. Hunt, Boyce
SpnnkJe, W. fll. Sweeney, c n.
Dysart, J. H. Tate, F.
1 T TT
M. Bradley
mna rj. neai.
rnsirfprable interest was shown
by the shareholders in securing sub-
aenpwons xor Hfe and directed his energies in every
The secretary reported that about transaction. Pages could be writ
six hundred shares had already been ten on the noble old Irish family
subscribed for the thirty-sixth series family from which he sprung; many
, . . , f 4, -nn-up. sources could be named from which
and it is expected that che number h& havg inherited those finer
will be increased considerably during eiements Gf character that marked
the month of July, in which time the him as a man who stood head and
subscriptions will be taken. 'shoulders above the crowd; but when
- , . QfHftnrT1 ail is said and done we can come to
The directors met after adjourn- conclusion that that a man
ment of the shareholders and re- ig master Qf his own destiny and that
elected the following officers: he demanded and exercised this God
Thomas Morris, president; J. L. Mor- given right. Biographers could r-
-jjlf.-T V Mpfll ec- cord the many honors conferred up
gan, vice-president, J. L. Neal, .ec o hfm foy the political party the
xetary and treasurer, and D. tiua- iodges an(j the church of which he
gins, attorney. was a member. They could refer to
(his goods, and they were many, and
Mirun, q Ar aim WITH to the fact that he gave one tenth 2
NICHOLS AGAIN WITH ' hi substance to charity; but any
STATE COMMISSION
eulogy would be incomplete which
Raleigh, July 8. The Corporation does not refer to his even temper,
Commission announced today the re- his ideal home life and the beautiful
. , . . , .morit nf character which entwined itself like
tarn to its banking department of naiumbIe benediction ar0und the
the former Chief Bank Examiner lives Df those less fortunate than he.
John G. Nichols, for the past three His pain-racked body sleeps that
rft one of the vice-presidents of dreamless sleep, but his life flows on
. T,f rnmnanv at ' in an ever widening stream and
r the American Trust Company at h fais devoted wif e, his stalwart
Charlotte, Mr. Nichols was with the gong and affeqtionate daughter each
State Banking Department for seven succeeding generation will furnish
beinc made chief examiner , proof to, the world that George Con
years, ... . ley did not hve in vain.
upon reiumniK - i
fnrthe war. Mr. INlcnoia rcux
occasion for
the department is -an
irratification hy the Corporation
Commission and Chief Examiner
arence Latnam.
WEATHER REPORT.
Thoa. McGuire, local government
weather bureau observer, reports the
temperature and rainfall at Marion
for the week as follows:
Maximum 91 degrees; minimum,
61 degrees? rain, 1.24 inches; sun
JshiB per cent, .71.
SATURDAY IS MADE
"POPPY DAY" BY MAYOR
Mayor H. H. Tate, in a proclama
tion, officially designates Saturday,
July 15, as "Poppy Day" and urges
the citizens of Marion to buy poppies
for the fund to erect a national me
morial university for the soldiers
Su-!who fel1 in France during the World
War. His proclamation follows:
"Whereas a nation-wide movement
conflict of arms recorded in the pages
of history, and request that all citi
zens of Marion purchase from these
young ladies the poppies which they
will offer for sale on the streets, and
call upon them to contribute liberally
to the great cause for which the com
mittee is making every effort to raise
the necessary funds, and I hereby
designate Saturday, July 15th, 1922,
."Poppy Day."
"Given under my hand and seal
this 12th day of July, A. D. 1922.
"H. H. TATE, Mayor."
GEORGE W. CONLEY.
.. . It is... not-enough to say that the
passing of George Conley removes
from McDowell county one of her
best citizens. It can be truthfully
said that he was a man of industry,
, .
a man of benevolence, a
man of
public spirit; but greater than any of
thege attributes was that finer and
beUer q hig ,.fe whkh ma(Je
, . , xjuuj
him a devoted husband, an affection-
. A, , . , , ,
ate father, a good neighbor and a
lover of mankind. His presence in
any group of men had a purifying
influence; his frankness and honesty
inspiring all that was best in the lives
feUowmen He was not , man
. , radi-al rfis-
v, ( t -
position, yet he always made his
presence felt because of the simple
m .., , . , , , i- i
faith with which he clung to the high
and lofty ideals that permeated his
D. W. CRAWFORD.
Marion, N. C, July 3rd, 1922.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
OLD FORT
Old Fort, July 12. Mrs. Cox of
Gastonia is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. D. Y. Grant.
H. Grady MUler of New York City
is visiting at the home of G. B.
; Strickland. Mr. Miller has achieved
quite a success as a musician n the
j East. He possesses a very pleasing
voice and has toured the United
States several times.
The Orphans from the Odd Fel
lows Home at Goldsboro appeared at
the school auditorium last Friday
j night. The program was well pre
sented and enjoyed by all present.
J Tom Thumb Wedding was given at
the school auditorium Tuesday eve
ning at 8 o'clock. About seventy
.five children took part and acquitted
themselves well. The exercises were
given under the auspices of the Pres
byterian church. A neat sum was
realized.
I S. M. Hoffmon was in Marion
Monday on business.
j Jas. H. Young, who has been ill
for some time, continues very low.
! Mrs. J. B. Johnson, who has been
confined to her room for several
weeks, is very much better to the de
light of her many friends.
I Franz Strickland left Thursday
for Asheville on an extended visit to
relatives.
Deputy. D. Y. Grant has been ac
tive for the last few days in running
down illicit distilleries. He recently
captured two on Broad River, one
large one near Catawba Falls and
one' in the lower part of the township.
He destroyed a good deal of material
but did not capture any men.
Don Mashburn of Asheville spent
I Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Mashburn.
! Mrs. Wade Jones is spending the
week visiting friends in Marion.
! Mr. Roughton of Charlotte has
bought the Sandlin hotel and will
continue it as a hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sandlin have
1 moved into their new home,
f Grady Nichols made a business
trip to Marion Monday,
j Byrd Burgin of Asheville is visit
ing his father.
Mrs. C. C. Wyche of Spartanburg
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Crawford.
I Mr. and Mrs. Stone of Virginia
will make their home here, Mr. Stone
having accepted a position with
Noyes Land and Lumber Co.
i Mr. and Mrs. Dunn of . Asheville
have located here. Mr. Dunn is en
gaged in forestry work.
Ed. McCanless of Bryson City
spent the week-end with his aunt,
Mrs. J. C. Sandlin.
Mrs. Florine Smith of Winchester,
Ga., is visiting her parents, Mr and
Mrs. Cranford.
Mrs. G. W. Sandlin and two little
daughters are visiting relatives at
Arden.
D. W. Adams . motored to Spruce
Pine Monday on business.
1 Mrs. George Bradley and little
(daughter of Forest City spent the
week-end with the former's parents,
, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hicks.
DYSARTSVILLE
Dysartsville, July 11. Mrs. Plato
Spratt of Bridgewater spent Thurs
day night here.
Mrs. D. C. Laughridge and child
ren of Marion were visitors here last
week.
A number of people from here at
tended the celebration at Rutherford
ton July 4th.
James Laughridge and family of
Marion were here Sunday.
Arthur Walker was in Union Mills
on business Saturday.
Charlie Patterson and family of
Asheville were visitors here Sunday.
Miss Alice Mangum, who has Deen
at work in Marion, has returned
home for the summer.
Thomas Glass and Arthur and
Erastus Walker were in Glen Alpine
on business oneday last week.
Key Landis and Jimmy Goforth
were in Marion Saturday.
Mr. and Mpsl George Satterwhite
of Bridgewater were? visitors here
last week.
it
Aldon Hutchins and family of
Cliff side were here Sunday. "
Curtis Hutchins of Union Mills
was a visitor here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred La'ughridge
and children spent Thursday and
Friday in Marion.
Miss Mamie Goforth of Asheville
spent Sunday with homefolks here.
Mrs. Obe Biggerstaff , and children
spent Sunday with relatives in Burke
county.
Ed. Laughridge and family of
Shelby were visitors here Sunday.
Will Engle and family of Union
Mills were here Sunday.
Gatha Higgins and two sons of
Bellwood were here Sunday.
Miss Hattie Mangum has gone to
Marion to accept a position.
Miss Vernie Rollins of Asheville is
home on a visit:
Miss Edna Metcalf of Rutherford
ton has arrived to spend some time
with her aunt, Mrs. Mattie Ja.quins.
Ray Morrison of Union Mills was
here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Laughridge of
Marion were here Sunday.
Miss Blanche Patterson of Ashe
ville was a visitor here Sunday.
Miss Etta Walker and Cronje
Laughridge were in Rutherfordton
last week.
LAUREL HILL
Nebo, Rt. 1, July 11. A birthday
dinner in honor of the 85th birthday
of Mrs. C. L. Elliott was enjoyed by
a number of friends and relatives at
the home of Mrs. M. L. McCurry on
llast Sunday. ' Several people ' from
out of the community were in at
tendance. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hair of Spin
dale are spending a few days here
visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. C. Ellington.
Miss Effie Walker of Marion spent
the first of the week here visiting
her sister, Mrs. J. F. Foster.
Miss Hessie Waters went to Ma
rion Monday where she will spend a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Queen of
Mooresboro visited friends and re
latives in this community last Satur
day. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. G. H. El
lington, July 10th, a son.
Mrv and Mrs. E. L. Walker and
Miss Myrtle Foster of Clinchfield
i were visitors here last Sunday.
Mrs. C. H. Dixon returned home
Monday from Marion after spending
a few days with relatives there.
J Mr. and Mrs. L. Foster of Ruther
fordton spent the first of the week
with relatives here.
A singing given at the home of
Mr. J. F. Foster on last Sunday nignt
was enjoyed by a large crowd of
young people.
Farmers are most all through with
"laying by" now and are making the
best of these hot days in the shade.
GARDIN
Gardin, July 11. Miss Sallie Wa
caser of Shelby is spending a few
days with homefolks here.
Mrs. J. C. Carswell has returned
home from Buck Creek after spend
ing the week-end with relatives.
J. S. Morgan made a business trip
to Marion yesterday.
A large crowd of young people en
joyed an ice cream supper given at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Millard
Holland last Saturday night.
Miss Mayme Bowman spent the
week-end with homefolks.
C. D. Wacaser is on the sick list.
A package of letters, pictures and
a pocket book containing some money
was found by James Morgan last
Friday.
CARLYLE
Nebo, Rt. 2. July 11. Mr. and
Mrs. James Gray of Marion attend
ed service at Oak Grove last Sunday.
Mr. Brown and Bob Childers left
EWS ITEMS FROM
OyER THE STATE
Items Concerning .Events of Iiw
terest and Importance
Throughout the State.
Miss Edna Almond, aged 18,. a
student of the summer school, .r was
drowned in Valley river at Murphy,
Monday afternoon while in bathing.
John B. Blanton, native of Cleve
land county and ex-sheriff of Ruth-
erford, died at his home at Forest
City Sunday evening at the age of.
83 years. . I
The annual session of the Grand
Encampment of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows in North Caro
lina will meet at the Oceanic hotel at
Wrightsville Beach August 15-16.
MASONS TO HOLD PIC
NIC AT THERMAL CITY
The Masons of the 44th District
are making plans to have a picnic
dinner, speaking and other features,
to be held at Thermal Cty on Aug.
3rd.. A letter has been sent out by
J. W. Winbome, District Deputy
Grand Master, and other officials of
the various lodges of the district, in
viting all Masons to be present w,ith
their families on this occasion.
Ot 1 111 I 1. xl
opeaxmgs win oe pari, oi wits piu
gramx and it is hoped that the Grand
Master will be there, as well as other
high officials of the Masonic fra
ternity. The lodges of this district
have all made substantial gains and
it is thought that the "get-together,
meeting which is planned to be held
at Thermal City will mean much in
the way of inspiration, to make still
further gains. It will also offer an
opportunity for brother Masons and
their families to get acquainted with
eaeh other and llnmlff9'11?
on in the various lgeiipro
gram as formulated is ' orfe that
should bring out the Masons of the
entire district in a great meeting:
It will certainly mean much to the
cause in the 44th district.
J. W. Winbome, Deputy Grand
Master of the district, is putting
forth every effort to make this the
banner district in North Carolina,
and he is meeting with much success.
He hopes to have a great gathering:
at Thermal City on Aug. 3rd, and
expects the occasion to be one of
great pleasure and much profit
every one who attends.
PLACES AND DATES FOR
FREE DENTAL TREATMENT
Dr. E. J. Griffin the dentist sent
to McDowell by the State Board of
Health, to give free dental treat
ment to school children under 13'
i r n l i i .
I jicaii3 yjx. age, vy 111 a, bite luiiuwiug
i i u j 4- - , 4-: i .
pictcca Jii nic virtues liicxibiuiieu.
Harmony' Grove, July 13th.
Pinnacle, July 14th.
Vein Mountain, July 15th.
Dysartsville, July 17th and 18th.
Glenwood, July 19th, 20th and 21.
Flat Creek, July 24th and 25th.
Pitts, July 26th and 27th.
Ashford, July 28th and 29th.
Woodlawn, July 31st and August
1st.
Chapel Hill, August 2nd.
Garden City, August 3rd and 4th.
Gowans (Buck Creek), August 5th
Greenlee, August 7th and 8th.
Siloam, August 9th.
Bethlehem, August 10th.
Cherry Springs, August 11th ad
12th.
Stone Mountain, August 14th. .
Old Fort, August 15th, 10th and
17th.
Monday for Ohio. '
Mr. and Mrs. Guss Gray of Mor
ganton were visitors here Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Arrowoow and Ben
of Miss Pearl "Bivens last Sunday.
H. , G. Arrowood visited : friends'
and relatives at Glenwood last week,
M. N. Arrowood -of Glenwood
visited his brother nere last week. r.
We are sorry to learn Mrs. J. W,
Edwards is not improving in health!
Services at St. John's next ' Sun
day at 11 a. m.