MARION PROGRESS, MARION, N. C„ THURSDAY, JAN. 24, 1929
MARION PROGRESS
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S. E. WHITTEN, Editor mnd Prop.
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N. C., as second class matter.
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Six Months 75c
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A MESSAGE TO THE
WORLD WAR VETERANS
MARION, N. C., JAN. 24, 1929
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
FOR GOOD POULTRY YEAR
The farmer who is depending on
his poultry to produce a substantial
profit during the coming year should
begin to make preparations now, ac
cording to J. G. Burgin, local hatch
eryman, who is preparing for a big
season. Conditions are favorable for
continued high poultry and egg
prices, according to the United
States Department of agriculture,
which should enable the poultry
raisers to get a good profit for his
product. Good stock is the first es
sential to profitable poultry raising,
Mr. Burgin said. “Adequate equip
ment and proper methods, however,
are absolutely essential, and it will
pay the farmer to take time now to
see. that equipment on hand is in
shape to give chicks proper care
when they arrive.
Thousands of chicks die every
year because brooding equipment is
inefficient, or is not working prop- nity.
erly. There must be some provision
not only to see that chicks are prop
erly cared for in the first weeks, but
to see that feed and water is always
available in containers which cannot
be contaminated.
“Many times an attempt is made
to ‘get by’ with as little equipment 1 the new
as possible. Money will be saved in j Dynamic”
Is there any veteran of the World
War so poor in spirit and patriotism
that he is not proud of the part he
played in the greatest of all military
struggles since history began?
The American Legion offers the
best opportunity for you. Comrade,
to testify to the world of your loyal
ty and service during the war. The
lapel button of the Legion is a notice
to all that you failed not when your
country called, and that you still
subscribe to the patriotism and
Americanism for which the Legion
stands.
Without the Legion button, the
service man has no method of differ
entiating himself from the thousands
who did not go. He may have served,
but no one knows it. And the world
finds it easy and convenient to for
get.
With the Legion button, you
quietly but effectively identify your
self as one '^of America’s veterans,
and as an active participant in the
work of a patriotic society which is
dedicated to the preservation of
American principles.
“Be proud that you CAN join the
American Legion. Hundreds of
thousands of young men would re
joice indeed if their lives could so be
made over that the Legion might be
open to them.”
The Legion’s great days are ahead
Its strength and influence grow dai
ly. With each new success it becomes
stronger. Its principles and its serv
ice commend it to all. It is far better
to be in the Legion than to explain
why you are not. The Legion invites
you to comradeship. Be one of the
active Legionnaires of your commu-
HISTORIC HOMES
OF NORTH CAROLINA
(Continued from page 1)
“JOIN UP.” SEE!
H. D. HOOVER, Commander
L. W. ERWIN, Adjutant
annexation
Stung by defeat in 1825, Dr.
Robert B. Vance determined to
break him down in 1827. He believ
ed, it is supposed on account of Car
son’s great amiability, that Carson
was a coward, though a more fatal
mistake was never made, and, acting
upon that belief, charged in public
discussion at Morganton that Colon
el Jo^in Carson, the father of his op
ponent, and who has already been
mentioned as a member of the con
vention which adopted the Constitu
tion of the United Stat^, at Fayette
ville, was a Tory, and took protec
tion when Ferguson invaded Burke.
Colonel Carson arose and denounced
Vance as a liar. Vance tauntingly
said to him: “You are too old. You
have a gallant son, whose duty is to
fight your battles.” I am reliably in
formed that Vance did not believe
that Samuel Carson would resent
this insult, and he knew that if he
should not he could never be elected
again after the election which was
to take place in a few days.
To show how widely mistaken Dr.
Vance was in his estimate of Carson,
the writer has heard from his father
that on the night after this discus
sion, Samuel P. Carson, his six
brothers and his father, met at the
old family home, at the mouth of
Buck Creek, and though the old
Colonel insisted upon sending a chal
lenge, his sons overruled him, and
agreed that after the approaching
election, Samuel should challenge
Vance, and should Samuel fall, each
of the brothers, beginning with the
oldest, Joseph McDowell Carson of
Rutherford, should challenge him in j
successi^on. The Colonel was ap-1
peased by an agreement that should I
Vance kill all of his boys he should
then have the opportunity to avenge
the insult. All of the brothers were
cool and courageous and were crack
shots. Soon after the election, Car
son crossed the Tennessee line to
avoid a violation of the laws of his
own s^ate, and sent by Colonel Al-
ney Burgin of Old Fort, an invitation
to Vance to come over to Tennessee
and discuss the grievance complain
ed of Carson, with the distinguished
j Warren David of South Carolina as
DOWN THE AIRWAY
(Gosh, in Asheville Citizen)
The Model 46—Atwater Kent.
Even one week’s acquaintance with
Atwater Kent “Electro-
is sufficient to impress
the end by investment of a few dol-1 one with its ability to perform and to
lars to see that flocks are given the reproduce remarkably well the vari-
^care which long experience has! ous items that are broadcast evening
“proved is necessary. | after evening. This new model from
“Farmers who make poultry rais- the Atwater Kent establishment
ing a definite farm project should creates a favorable impression im- ^
take time early m each year to drop mediately one turns on switd, ^nd^ccompanied'byDavTd
m and chat with a hatcherymau, if, has an aM.ty to present faithfully j ^
possible. In this way it is easy to and well the constantly varying tone
keep up with the latest developments 1 shadings that one has to handle when
in poultry raising, and to inspect attempting radio reception,
new and improved equipment. I We found, during our w'eek with
“Hatcherymen are always glad to the forty six, a most pleasant bal-
give advice concerning care of ance insofar as accurate reproduc-
chicks, because it means better sat- j tion Was concerned. In other words,
isfaction all around.” I whether because of the new dynamic
The Burgin Hatchery has exten-ior power speaker, on because of re
ded a hearty invitation to all farm-' finements within the receiver itself,
ers and poultrymen in this section to ■ a tone quality that w’as true. No
drop in and talk over poultry prob- leaning toward too much bass. Nor
iems with them. jany tendency to bring out the high
notes. About the best way we can
express this is to say that it repro
duces “truthfully.”-
In appearance, the Atwater Kent
“46” is much as it has been. The on
ly real change in cabinet design is in
the finish, the one used for the “re
being finished in a pleasant
;j black and green combination of lac-
WHAT S COWS WOULD MEAN
A bank in Dyer county, Tenn., has
figured out what could be bought
with the cash returns received if ev
ery farm in that county had just
five cows that produced an average
of two and a half gallons of milk a i view’
day for 300 days each year. Hsre
the list:
Pay every farmers taxes,
£tate and county.
Pay all auto licenses.
Buy two tires for every car.
Get a $40 kitchen cabinet for ev
ery farm.
Buy a $50 sewing machine
each farm.
j quer, which, as we are told, responds
both I nicely to polishing attempts. And if
j you are acquainted at all with the
I last year’s finish, you know that pol
ishing was out of the question. The
cabinet is similar to last year’s as to
shape, with the possible exception of
for the little round legs that are added
to some models. In the set which has
Buy $5 worth of school books for
every child.
Clothe each farmer and his family
of five.
Get $50 worth of paint for each
farm.
been under observation for the past
week, the dynamic speaker is sepa
rate, a feature which we like best,}
although many prefer the “housed-
in-one-cabinet” design. Atwater
Kent provides both styles.
This tabulation does not take into j Tuning is still accomplished by
account the amount to be gained [the familiar knob dial, with the
by the increased soil fertility due to markings around the edge on its up
per half. The volume is adjusted en-
the use of the manure, nor does it
consider the money that is made
through the sale of calves.
SEVERAL CHANGES MADE
IN DISTRICT FORESTERS
Raleigh, January 19. —'Several
changes in assignments of district
foresters were announced here today
by Wade H. Phillips, director of the
department of conservation and de
velopment.
A. D. Folweiler, district forester
with headquarters at Lenoir, will be
transferred to district number four
with headquarters at New Bern, the
change to be effective January 28th.
W. L. Nothstein, junior forester
in charge of visual education, will be
sent to district number two to s
ceed Folweiler.
tirely by means of one rheostat.
These two and the aforementioned
switch are all the controls needed.
In fact there are none others avail
able, and simplified operation is a
fact with this set. It uses outside an
tenna and the usual ground. The
speaker has but one cable and that
plugs into a socket made for the pur
pose within the set cabinet.
We found excellent “station get
ting” qualities, and with reference
in particular to daytime reception.
The first morning we had this set,
we dialed in over a dozen different
stations, each with volume sufficient
for all purposes, although it being
Sunday and each of these being
broadcasting church services, we did
I not wait to identify them by call let-
ters. WENR, in Chicago, we did
COOLIDGE SIGNS BILL TO j identify, though, and we listened to
CREATE NARCOTIC FARMS before 11 o’-
Washington, Jan. 19.—President clock that same morning. WBT was
Coolidge today signed the Porter brought in with tremendous volume,
bill for the establishment of two were WLW and WSB.
United States narcotic farms for the
confinement and treatment of feder
al prisoners addicted to the use of
habit forming drugs.
Field mice in Wilkes county have
destroyed a number of valuable ap
ple trees this winter.
Nurising Mothers
cott's Emulsion
tally wounded Vance at Saluda. Just
before taking his place, Carson, who
w^as as kind as he was courageous,
said to Warren David: “I can hit
him anywhere I choose. I prefer to
inflict a W’ound that will not prove
fatal.” David said: “Vance will try
to kill you, and if he receives only a
flesh wound, will demand another
shot, which will mean another chance
to kill you. I will not act for you un
less you promise me to do your best
to kill him.” Carson promised and
Vance fell mortally wounded. Car
son’s heart was tender, and he died
lamenting that the imperious custom
had forced him to wreck his own
peace of mind, in order to save the
honor of his family and remove the
reproach upon his name.
The oldest son of Colonel Carson,
Joseph McDowell Carson, was a
prominent lawyer and represented
Rutherford county in the Convention
of 1835, and frequently in the Leg
islature. He was the grandfather of
Captain Joseph Mills of Burke and
of Mrs. Frank Coxe of Asheville, as
well as of Ralph P. Carson, a prom
inent lawyer of South Carolina.
One of the daughters of “Hunting
John” married at Whitson, and her
i descendants for a century have been
honored citizens of McDowell and
Buncombe counties. One of them
married the only daughter of Samu
el P. Carson. Joseph McDgwell Bur
gin of Old Fort, a son of General Al-
ney Burgin, who bore the message
to Vance, is another of his worthy
descendants, and the accomplished
daughter of Captain Burgin is the
wife of the golden tongued orator of
the West, Hon. Locke Craig.
Colonel William Carson, second'*
son of Mrs. Mary Moffitt Carson and
J. Logan Carson, third son of her
marriage with Colonel John Carson,
both lived and died on one of the
farms known as Pleasant Gardens.
William married twice, and among
his descendants are many prominent
men and estimable and accomplished
ladies. William Carson Erwin of
Morganton is a grandson of Carson,
and J. L. Carson was the grandfath
er of Mrs. Mrs. W. McD. Burgin and
Mrs. P. J. Sinclair of Marion. C.
Manly McDowell is the Sheriff of
Burke county and her most popular
citizen. He is a son of Colonel James
C. S. McDowell of the Fifty-fourth
North Carolina, w'ho fell at Marye’s
Heights and the grandson of Captain
Charles, son of General Charles and
of Annie, daughter of Joseph of
Pleasant Gardens and Mary Moffitt.
William Walton, a grandson of Col
onel James and a graduate of the
University, won a commission as
Lieutenant in the Philippines by his
gallantry and good conduct, end,
thanks to his University training,
stood examination for the regular
army.
The Present Condition of These Old
Homes
The sacredness of home to all of
us is born of its association with
loved ones who have entered into
our lives. So we listen to historical
legends which connect homes with
people who have won a place in his
tory.
The Quaker Meadows of the Rev
olutionary era was known historical
ly as the place where patriots rallied
and where the chiefs, under the old
Council Oak, laid the foundation
stone of our independence. Later it
was known to visitors as the home
where Grace Greenlee McDowell dis
pensed a lavish hospitality to her
friends and to the old comrades of
her husband. She was known as the
cultured woman who (with an infant
in her arms, the grandmother af Mrs.
Harriet Espy Vance) rode to Ram-
seur’s Mills to nurse her wounded
husband, and who afterwards went
into a cave to aid in the secret man
ufacture of powder. To her family
she was the lovely Christian mother
who whispered into infant’s ears the
story of the Cross, and taught her
children, growing into manhood and
womanhood, how, though remote
from towns, to be cultured ladies
and gentlemen.
It seems sad to those who have in
herited the old English idea of es-'
tablishing and maintaining family j
ancestral homes that descend from |
sire to son for ages, that these old j
dwellings have passed into hands of
good people outside of the families!
who founded them. Though their |
connection with family names has |
ceased, it is a patriotic duty of allj
who love their country and appreci
ate the blessingfs of liberty to per- j
petuate the history of these old
homes as the scenes of great events. ^
I have tried to show that many good
and true and some great people'
trace their origin to the founders of ;
these homes that in the last century j
were nurseries of the courage and
fortitude that carried Kings Moun
tain.
Mrs. C. A. Cilley, Mrs. Margaret
Busbee Shipp, Miss Margaret Mc
Dowell and Mrs. Lee S. Overman
It is not inappropriate to mention
a few of the McDowell women of to
day who are well known in North
Carolina by other names.
The names of Mrs. C. A. Cilley,
Mrs. Margaret Busbee Shipp, Miss
Margaret McDowell of Morganton,
and Mrs. Lee S. Overman, are living
representatives of the Pleasant Gar
dens and Quaker Meadows stock,
who show that the families have not
not degenerated in learning or cul
ture. Mrs. Cilley is the great grand
daughter of Charles McDowell and
Grace Greenlee. Mrs. Shipp is a de
scendant, one degree further remov
ed, of Charles McDowell and Grace
Greenlee, and also of Joseph Mc-
Dow’ell of Pheasant Gardens. Miss
Margaret McDowell is a great
grand daughter of Joseph McDowell
of Pleasant Gardens. Mrs. Lee S.
Overman is a great grand daughter
of General Charles McDowell and
Grace Greenlee. She is the wife of
Senator Overman and the daughter
of the late distinguished Chief Jus
tice Merrimon and the niece of
Judge James H. Merrimon, the two
ablest and most distinguished of the
descendants of General Charles Mc
Dowell. All of these ladies contrib
ute interesting articles for the press.
Mrs. Shipp is the widow of Lieu
tenant W. E. Shipp, who fell at San
tiago. North Carolina is proud of
him as a son and the nation of his
career as a soldier.
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
North Carolina, McDowell County, j
In Superior Court Before the Clerk.
R. V. McGimsey, Superintendent of
Public Welfare for McDowell!
County, North Carolina, j
—vs I
Charles Gunter. j
The defendant, Charles Gunter,
w^ill take notice that an action entit
led as above has been commenced in
the Superior Court of McDowell
County, North Carolina, to remove
from his legal custody, on account
of abandonment, his two minor chil
dren, to-wit, James Gunter, age
eight, and Jack Gunter, age four,
and to commit said minor children to
the Children’s Home Society of
North Carolina, Incorporated, at
Greensboro, N. C., as provided by
law; and the said defendant, Charles
Gunter, will further take notice that
he is required to appear in person
before the Clerk of Superior Court
of McDowell County, North Caroli
na, in the Courthouse in Marion, N.
C., on the 16th day of February,
1929, and answer or demur to the
petition in said action, or the plain
tiff will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in said petition.
This the 16th day of Jan., 1929.
J. L. LAUGHRIDGE,
Clerk of Superior Court.
NOTICE
All persons are hereby notified
that the undersigned has been ap
pointed, and has qualified as, admin
istratrix of the estate of Ella P.
Gibbs, deceased. Any anJ all persons
who may have any claim against said
estate are hereby notified to present
the same to the undersigned within
one year from this date, or this not
ice will be plead in bar of the recov
ery of the same.
This 21st day of January, 1929.
HANNIE GIBBS,
Administratrix of Ella
P. Gibbs, Deceased.
Your Photograph
The gift that is always tfmeiy
—always appreciated, be'cause
it is you.
Portraits by Phot6graphy,
WILFRED G. BEST
THE PHOTOGRAPHER IH VOUR TOWN
Acora Studio
Marion, N. C.
Poultry Loading
Old Fort, Tuesday, Jan. 29
Marion, Wednesday, Jan. 30
We will pay the following prices
at car:
Heavy Breeds, Hens - 23c
Light Breeds, Hens - 22c
Heavy Breeds, Chickens 21c
Broilers - - 30c
Cox, 12c lb. Ducks, 17c lb. Geese, 17c lb.
Please do not feed poultry day of sale.
We will appreciate your offering.
Farmers Federation, Inc.
B. H. ELLER, Mgr. Poultry Dept.
When a concern is in business to stay, and seeks reg
ular, returning, increasing, satisfied and friendly cus
tomers, it pays well to stick to the old-fashioned truth.
You can get what you want at CAROLINA STORES, a
home enterprise, and you get it for less. Ask any one
of the thousands of CAROLINA customers if that
statement is true.
POSTTOASTIES .pu.. 15c
Quaker OaU—Plain or Quick—package 10c
Raisins—Sun Maid or Del Monte—per package __ 10c
PRBNES Medium Size. 3 lbs. for 25c
Arm & Hammer Soda, 6 packages for 25c
Peanut Butter in bulk—per pound 19c
MATCHES 3 Large Boxes for m
Extracts—Bee Brand—Best on earth—2 for 25c
School Tablets—all kinds—each 4c
larT Pure Vegetable. 8 lb. Pail $1.15
White Lake Fish—per pound He
Salt Mackeral—large size—each I2V2C
SUGAR 17 lbs. for $1.00
Fancy Blue Rose Rice, 4 pounds for 25c
Jello—All flavors—3 packages for 25c
FL0l)R2"Jb1,..90c $rw
CAROLINA STORES FOR CAROLINA PEOPLE
3 Stores in McDowell County
Marion Clinchfield Old Fort
NOTICE OF SALE '
OF'AUTOMOBILE
We will on January 30, 1929, at
12 o’clock, noon, offer for sale at
public out-cry to the highest bidder
for cash, for the purpose of satisfy
ing a “Labor and Material Furnish
ers Lien” in the amount of $22.75,
and storage charges in the amount
of $16.00, ^and for the cost of this
sale, as by law provided; against the
property hereinafter described, and
being the property of George Ross,
I which is now in possession of the
! undersigned, and being on display at
jthe Finley Motor Co., Marion, N. C.,
and more fully described as follows,
' to-wit: One Essex Coach, serial No.
I 296723, motor No. 354825.
i Place of sale—Finley Motor Co.,
I Marion, N. C.
I FINLEY MOTOR CO.
I Read The Progress ads.
Baby Chicks
Get your baby chicks from
the Burgin Hatchery.
S. C. Rhode Island Reds.
S. C. Tancred White Leg
horns. ■
Barred Rocks.
Place your order early, for
early chicks make profitable
hens.
“Hatchery Chicks for Greater
Profits.”
THE BURGIN HATCHERY
Old Fort, N. C.