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MARION PROGRESS, MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1929
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MARION, N. C., MAY 23, 1929
HISTORICAL PAGEANT
AT PLEASANT GARDENS
The school closing at Pleasant
Gardens on Thursday evening, at
which time the children of the Sev
enth Grade presented a pageant
featuring local history of the com
munity, was a most brilliant event.
This play was produced by the chil
dren of the Seventh Grade under the
guiding hand and brain of Miss Mary
M. Greenlee, principal of the Ele
mentary school, about sixty children
taking part in the program. To say
the least of it, it was presented in a
most effective and beautiful way.
The pageant portrayed the Jiigh
spots in history of the local commu
nity; a community that is so richly
and rarely filled with interesting
people and events. The stage set
tings were designed and painted by I
members of the class.
The first scene of the pageant was
in the cabin of “Hunting John” Mc
Dowell, of Pleasant Gardens, who
was one of the first settlers in what is
now McDowell county, where Mrs.
McDowell was teaching her son Jos
eph to read. Joseph McDowell, son of
“Hunting John” McDow'ell, was born
in 1758, and it was for him this
county was named. In General Ruth
erford’s campaign to force the Cher-
ount for himself, and frequently dur
ing the speech he repeated this per
formance. After speaking for two
hours Mr. Carson surrendered the
stage to Hillman who was unable to
reply. Not only Sam Carson’s
North Carolina . exp^iences were
given, but also his ,achievements in
Texas, for confusion was ripe in
Texas when Carson went there early
in 1834. The Colonies had held two
conventions expressing protestation
against the oppressive decrees of the
Mexican Congress. The population
of the territory was divided into two
parties, the War Party and the
Peace Party. Sam Carson’s sympathy
was with the War Party. He was one
of the number who was a member of
the convention that met in Old
Washington anJ signed the Declara
tion of Independence, declaring Tex
as free from Mexico. He was appoin
ted Secretary of State of the Repub
lic and Diplomatic Representative in
President Burnett’s cabinet.
Another scene dealt with the first
school in the community, taught by
Robert Logan. This was one of the
first schools taught in M’Dowell coun
ty. A slate in this scene was used by
a pupil whom Mr. Logan taught.
Another scene featured a Noisy or
Blab school when children studied
aloud. Those were the days when
our grandfathers jingled their geog
raphy. The song of states and capi
tals was very entertaining.
The scenes in the pageant that
brought most applause, however,
were the. ones within the memory of
the parents present who could easily |
visualize themselves. i
The final scepes of the program I
were Plea:ant Gardens to'day and'
prediction of the Junior College in
the
DEATH OF MADGE EDNA
HALL AT EAST MARION
Madge Edna Hall, little daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. D. H. Hall, of East
Marion, died last Thursday after an |
illness of several weeks. She was sev-;
en months old. The remains were
carried to Pleasant Gay, Yancey i
county, for burial. The services were
conducted by Rev. A. A. Walker and!
Rev. Mr. McMahan. A host of rela
tives and friends extend their heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved fami- j
ly in this hour of sadness. I
Hear the Carolina Special Orches
tra at Oasis Theatre today (Thurs
day) in Hawaiian and popular music.
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ove can’t soothe a fretful baby. No way
future. Pleasant Gardens districtwhat’s wrong, yet some-
, ^ 'thing must be done. Castoria time! A
comprises about one-sixth of the area' few-^rops, and Baby has dropped off to
sleep. Yet
DANCE
AT
Lakewood
Heights
SATURDAY NIGHT,
June 1st.
Everybody Invited.
GIFTS FOR THE GRADUATE
Bibles, Memory Books, Book
Ends, Mottoes, Fountain
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and many suitable gifts too numerous to mention.
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Blanton Bldg. Henderson St.
of McDowell county, the largest con-,
solidated project in the county, be-1
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this marvelous means of
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, . , 1 1 • , . , . but what all doctors know and approve,
tricts. The school is new’, this being and would let you give your baby every
day in the week. In fact Castoria is o
the third year of its ex^tence. It is
said to be the first school in North
Carolina to be consolidated, built,
okees from this section of the state, and standardized in every
he, though only 18 years of age, van- [ ^®P^^ment, Elementary and High
quished a Cherokee in a hand to
hand combat. He was an officer in
the Revolutionary War and fought
side by side with his famous cousins
at Ramseur’s Mill, Cowpens and
Kings Mountain. He now sleeps by
the side of his father and other mem
bers of his family on a little wooded
knoll in the community of Pleasant
Gardens.
Between scenes, the audience was
entertained by declamations on vari
ous sons of the community
School, in its first year. The building
is modern and up-to-date in every
appointment' and splendidly equip
ped. Thosfe who saw the pageant con
trasted the one-room, one-teacher,
log cabin which was the first school
with this beautiful structure and
splendid equipment of today.
purely vegetable product. Gas pains,
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is older than you are, but physicians
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An old-fashioned remedy if you count
its years, but parents are old-fashioned
who still raise babies without its aid!
And at least five million modern mothers
keep it handy day and ni"ht, for twenty-
five million bottles were bought last
year! Buy yours now; don’t wait until
vou need it.
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Samuel P. Carson, the oldest son of even the Eiffel tower!
the immigrant, Colonel John Carson, be more than 100!
and Mary Moffitt McDowell, widow i higher than the new Chrysler i
of Colonel Joseph McDowell, above Lexin^on avenue, New|
mentioned. Sam P. Carson was, 100 75-story hotel projected'
years ago, a leading and influential'^” Brooklyn, Jboth of which were'
citizen of Western North Carolina. “beat the Woolworth.”;
Though only 24 years of age, he be- contain a garage, a i
gan Jiis distinguished career of ger-1^ gymnasium, baths,;
,:vice in the State Senate in 1821. restaurant, of course, and even
1824 he was elected a member of the bedrooms for tenants’ guests.
Nineteenth Congress. It was in the reasonably self-contained,
campaign for his re-election to Con-1 thing it is, considering
gress in 1826 that the famous con-l*^® traffic problem, which in down-
troversy between him and Dr. Rob-! ^^‘cago is quite as puzzling as
ert Brank Vance arose, resulting in' York. Speaking for the
a duel in which Vance received a fa- i we are quite content to
tal wound. That duel was fought at height championship remain
Saluda Gap, South Carolina, on the i Chicago. Architects and engin-
property of his friend, John C. Cal- I pretty well agreed that the |
houn, in whose carriage he rode to j great pi-ogressive movement in j
the scene of combat. Miss Greenlee,! planning in New York will be
the director of the pageant, has in i intelligent effort to limit the*
her possession a copy of the chal-1 skyscrapers. For what is j
lenge. i the use of a 100-story building—if
Sam Carson served in the United i project—if the ten-
States Congress from March 1825 to ^ cannot find room in the cars
March 1833. “He was a pleasing,! them home at night?
persuasive orator,” and the kind of Unlimited tall buildings would mean
campaign speaker that folks remem- f” insoluble traffic problem, whether
bered to their dying day. Fathers are lower Manhattan or the Chicago
still handing down to sons an amus-1
ing incident that happened during! for that matter, the sum-
the campaign of 1832. We are in-j Chicago monstrosity, upon
debted to the late Judge A. C. Avery
■fni* rkVACAT-trivirw «
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for preserving this interesting and
^m.using incident, which is as fol
lows: “The citizens of the district
had gathered together at Morganton
to denounce Carson for his failure
to support the administration and
his extreme sympathy with John C.
Cafhoun relative to nullification.
This two-day meeting was being
held in the First Presbyterian Church
of Morganton, the church being the
only building large enough to accom
modate the political gathering. Col
onel Burgess S. Gaither had spoken
on the first day and the celebrated
Hillman was to speak on the follow
ing day. As the crowd was assem
bling in the Presbyterian Church,
Carson appeared and requested to
be heard 6n his own behalf in de
fense of his position in the matter of
nullification. He was permitted to
speak with the understanding that
its designers rely to surpass M.
Eizel’s creation, will not clutter up
traffic in the least. It is to consist of
a “beacon tower 125 feet high”which
will contain no rooms' and house no
tenants.—New York World.
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Mr. Hillman would reply. When Sam j restaurant, also the most courteous
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Carson refreshed himself with aj
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having proceeded with his speech j
for a few moments, he gave Hillman | A "D T XT
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