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VOL XVII
MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5th, 1915,
NO 44
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DIR1SDTORY
MADISON O UNTY.
Established I jr the legislature
Ion 1850-51.
Population, 20,132. , ,
Cecity seat, Marshall.
6ii leet above sea level.
New and modern-court house, cost
33,000.00.
, New and modern jail, cost 115,000
New county Lome, cost 110,000.00,
" County Officers '
Hon J E. Lineback, Senator, 35lh
District, Elk Park ,
"- Hon. Plato Ebbs, Bepresentativ,
. Hoi Springy. N. C. .' '
W. A. West. Cleric o Superior
Court Marshall. '
"-. Caney Ramsey, Sheriff, Marshall.
James Smart,. Register of Deeds
Marshall.
. ' C. F. Rnnnlon, Treasurer, Marshall
N.O" , R. F. D. No. 4. ;
A. T. Chandley, Surveyor, Marshall
N. C.
Dr. J. H. Balrd, Coroner, Mars Hill
N. C.
W. J. Balding, Janitor, Marshall
Dr. Frank Roberts, County Physi- yields is a safe business policy,
clan, Marshall. . ' land will result in a greater in
Garfield Davis. Supt. county home. come jn the future
Marshy!-.
We own 280 acres of hill land,
the greater part of which was
N. B. McDevitt chaiiman. Marshall abandoned for many years, and
J. -E. Rector, member, Marshall, u. considered absolutely worthless.
P. D. No. 1. Anderson. Silver, mcin- One tract of 100 acres rented for
Improving PlO- A Mountain Party To the Farmers of
Madison County
gress Farm.
It's a Fine Ideal to A'nLach
Year fo Make Lb j Farm a
Little Better That) Ever Be-
fore Prize Letter.
AE HAVE found that it pays
better to improve the land
we already have than to buy
more, and it has become our fix'
ed policy to have the farm in bet
ter shape each year than it was
the year before. This takes i
great deal pf work, and is simp
l.v an investment, and we regard
it as the safest investment we
can make. To return to the farm
each year a part of the income it
County cunmlittoiitri
ber. Marshall,, Boute 3 W. L.
George, member, Mars Hill. J, C.
Chandley, White Rock.
P. A MoElroy Co. Atty., Marshall.
Hlfghumv commIlon
F. Shelton, President Marshall.,
' G. V. Russell; ' Bluff, N, C.
A F. Sprinkle, , Mars Hill, C
Board of Education.
$40 a year 15 years ago. When
we took charge most of it was
in sedge grass, gullies and bush
es, and the, spots that were cu
tiyated had become) -exceedingly
thin.r-'JViany acres nada thick
growth of eim bushes, the roots
of wtich are very hard. to get rid
of. The ditch banks and all the
best spots of land had,' a ; rank
growth of briars and bushes. In
fact it was one of the - most rag
sea iarms" in this section, and
was rapidly becoming worse
We bought the land in seVeral
tracts, and a few years .'apart, so
whole
Reports from Demonstrators
and co-operat&rs have begun to
come in, and it is gratifying
mi learn ioac corn is measuring
up better than farmers expected
Let the Reports come in just as
Jasper ' Ebbs, Chajrman, Spring
Creek, N. C. John Robert Sams,
mem. Mars Hill, N. C. W R. Sams,
mem. Marshall. Prof. G. C. Brown,
Superintendent of Schools, Marshall.
Board meets first Monday in January, that we did not. have " the
April, July, and October each year., task to face at once. '
. School ardCollaa,
, Mars Hill College, Prof.: R. L.
Moore, President." 412 student s, Ses
sion 1915-16, nine months, begins
August nib,-. IMS.-; f-;.v'.;;A:;.
- Sr' jng Creek High School.
...The tirst thing that we. would
do to a field that was badly grown
up in sedge grass and sassafras
bushes was to. pasture it closely
for three years, then, put jt in
Prof
Ai. lV. Pleasants, Principal,"! spring cotton. At nrst we had many
Creek. 8 inoa school, opens Aug. 1st stumps, gullies and uelv spots.
Madison Seminary High ' School, but wa hnvn -wnrlr t the nn.
. Bell Institute,-, Margaret E. Gril I our nejas iq spienaia snape. we
AtK nrlriAlnal . Wnlmit N CIIU I UU a U1U Wtr, . B IWO IlOrse
Marshall Academy, Prof. S. Roland POW. r a section : narrow any
where on the farm, but : a few
Williams, principal 8 mos. school.
Opens Aygust 31,' v ; ,l
Notary PublJoa. i
J. CRamsey, Marshall, Term ex
V plres January 6th 1916. ; "
. Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek. N. 0.
TermV expires January 6th 1915.
'. J H Hunter, Marshall, .Route 3.
Term expires April 1st 1916, j '
J W Nelson, MarshallTerm ex-
'sires May 11, 1915
, " T B Ebbs, Hot Springs Term ex
pires February 4th mo.
Craig Ramsey, Revere, Term ex
pires March 19, 1915,
N. Wi Anderson,' Paint Fork,
Term expires May 19, 1915;
W. T. Davis, Hot Sprints, term
expires January 22nd 1915. '
Steve Rice, Marshall, t Term ex
pires Dec 19tb. 1915.
Ben W. Gahagan, Stack house, - N.
C. Term expires Dec. 20, 1915.
J. F. Tilson,. Marshall, Route 2.
Term expires Nov. 14thl915. -
G. J. .Ebbsj : Marshall., . Tewn ex
pires April 25th, 191V . .
' D. M. - narshburger, Stackhouse.
Term expires January 10tb, 1916. (
D. P. Miles, Barnard. Term expires
December, 23, 1916. r . , ' V
W. B. Ramsey, Marsaall. Term
expires Oct: 4th 1915. y
" J," A. v "Wallln, Bfy Laurel. . Term
yplres Au;-. 8tl;, 191r. ,
years ago their use .was difficult.
We have learned from" experi
ence that many of the old gullies
can very easily be filled up. ; We
first shovel the banks down until
a team can cross, then roll the
dirt in with a two-horse: plow.
Filling up a few gullies makes a
wonderful difference in the looks
of a field, anc' often puts to work
some of the best soil, for it fre
quently happens that ; careless
workers stop their rows 15 or 20
teet from the- gully, and this
strip is'rich from growing lespe
deza and weeds. We never allow
bushes to grow; along the ditch
banks oi fences. A large part
of the farm isalways in .pasture,
and this improves the "soil faster
than anything we have tried.
Peas are planted in every 5 row of
corn, and a considerable acreage
broadcast for hay. Some of the
roughest land is planted broadcast
in peas, and the stock allowed to
eat the vines in thetieid. 'Almost,
any kind of rough spots can be
utilized in this manner, and gra
dually be made tit for cultivation.-
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Marshall, N. O.; R-l.
October 251915.
The News-Becord: -: .
Marshall, N. C, . !
Dear Editor:'- ' ' '-V
A party consisting of "Parson"
Ammons, ,,Dr.Cas3ad,,Manv
n o . t it . .. n I in wuig iu juaii a:
UU but). OUUire, prf .nH o nfM.m.fi
recently spent several days in th ma u.
SDJt.Cfk Mountains,- and agam this Pa or ear, Wjnter ,
visited the high points adjacent Lv,inh j-.j
the Haywood Bald. ; : tafcA nar(. iK
The Mountain party, except h oonoA f.nm v,-
I UI,C' :ace pre- tbe exmu will be to numerous
vious arrangements loaded them- tn finA tan aa ,
selves lria lumber wagon togeth- the individual ,
er with provisions, guns and pth- , We wl uA ahln tn aiva Bnma
er necessary equipments 7oJ the 8mall premium3 for the best three
tnp, n 1 in h.gh glee, androve ears, 1st. 2nd, etc., which will be
about twelve miles . up the beau ti- fuiiy explained later. All who
ul Sandy Mush Valley to; the brm or send earg for exhibitioD
foot of the Dogged Mountain, should seieat them as they gath
where they decided to partly re- er ftnd RWt th0-r ,nrn , ,.
leve the tired horses and i all in fi(1in.:nW fV,00 ,' '
walked four miles to the top; ex- Th p chrt,,M u aa .-i .v,-
nt th n t, i r " " j
same size as possible. They
and ,n6rm"towalk, was left to shouId be straightj the 8ame
..vo uie wumon w me camp. enrth. ns nPr M nneaihl0 Thn
fllL- 0. . . t I .1 r
iiieoquire oemg young and samn Amrt.. aiKf.
, - ' ' . I . a ..j,iivi i w n Oi
tt,ceu lu ,mKe aa .ea'y with the same , number of rows
start and go ahead of the party Utendin.rf mm onA anA ' .
.... ii . - . I . " ...,.
ailu ,OCaie a suuaoie piace to The ears should bo well
camp, so he shouldered his trus- hit hnth ' -ni- nf , . ,.k
"j. ii 'i ... . .. I-T vv".
iub nun wainea cne enure trains sh.i.ilrl nil ho
j-i , .. . i
ue ana was on the spot uniform in shape. . ,
he J. & l P .The ears; should, be ". theme
rived, all be.ng tired with t&etr type of corn Thst iS) a rou h
long journey they sat down and 0r all smooth' grains and;loo
held a consulation apd -summed exftctiy aiiCe
up the events of the day. It ap- Our little corn show last Dec
peared that nothing 'unusual had ember was worth much as an
happened except that the Squire agricultural object lesson looking
had sentenced to death and exe- tn hPttor fnrminc
cuted a half. dozen squirrels, and We hona thi rpr t.n ml,
Honor Roll of
Spring Creek
High School
Editor of The News-Record:
Marshall, N. C,
Dear Sir: '
I am sending you the honor
rolls of the Spring Creek High
School for the first three months.
It will no doubt be noticed that
tbe honor rolls for the second and
third months are not so large as 1 Floyd Plemmons.
the one for the first month, but,
Vance. Brown, Ruth Brown,
Mildrid Carver, Ernest Goffey,
Dewey Kirkpatrick, Burnett
Lutk, Homer Reeves.
I Tenth Grad
,7 ;
Dora Moore, Dulie Waddell.
SECOND MONTH
Plato Caldwell, Femmie Davis,
Berley Fowler, Eulas Ledford,
Alton Pheonix, Georgia Smith.
Second Grade ' .
Uras Coward, Olga Gillesoie.
CliffordlFowler, Dorris Ledford,
filled
The
white and
Mammy Sue" had shot at one of great improvement in this
the Parsons" calves, but he b?- 8pect and wh the' t bri(
ypar
i tins re
Haii fVia trpaa t YvAita
lug ueet oi loot naa carried the ,,r(, otM na Snv fuQ
animal safely xut of range of the isiMn(. Wft hnno. ' v0,. t
. 7 - ( . V
aaversarys bullet, and thereby have a County ; Commencement,
preventea a serious accident. - . . FJ11Mi.in.i n bnA a..-;.,i..
l"cu kUC 1"'' pitcueu meir rA PThlhit nil nn tW Bamo ,1a,.
l? auu PrePa w spena tne. and aslonisb ourselves , how we
nignt. Alter a good nights rest ftre .rrowlnir a npnnlo
: ii .... i, t
im. bun tiure .nouma.q air an was T, thi8 ead ,et every joya, son
up before the break of day ex- and daughter of Old Madison apt.
onep vwno neara an owi busv now that when . the ti
suujewuere snrougn me aaruness ,)I)IM hpshRll nnh h fnnnrl or ant.
oi tne night and would not get jng
up ror rear the owl would catch
her. ' :--'y-.'.''-
After a hetrty. meal they all
picked up their guns and scatter
d in all directions to try their
uck with the nimble gray squir
rel. All ware more orkss suc
cessful except the "Dr.V and
'Rastus" when they saw a squir
rel they would try to point their
guns at the squirrel and look at
each other, with the result that
they missed the object of their
aim.. After the hunt, the party
returned to the camp and told of
heir adventures, dressed and
prepared the. game and had a
gaeat ' feast after which they
were all content to breaV camp
and get ready for the trip toward
home. ,
All agreed that they had had a
very enjoyable lime.
. PARSON.
J. R. SAMS,
County Agent.
C. C. Brown, EluJ:
Term expire
Persons who hnve not seen our
1farm ror ten years are surprised
at the iirprove; Tts we ' Lave
made, ; but the work we have I
done is but a forerunner of what
is to follow. Every defect in
the lay of the land, no matter
how sfjnous, is going to be re
medied, and every foot of soil is
going to be made to produce its
proper share. With these pur
poses in view we have named
oijr place Progress' Farm, ; and we
"are going to make it'( worthy of
the name. ; ...v ... .
. W. M. PRESLEY & SON.
Cold water, Miss.
l i3 sold only in Carbon-1
- n &ted bottles. It b always I
uniform, pure. whcl fl
I 0323 refreshing. if
; "In a Botils ' I
7Ticrji a Sircvj"
:
as the people of the county know
it is difficult to have a full at
tendance during this part' of the
year when the farmers are busily
engaged in gathering their crops
and sowing small grain.
The pupils who have been out
at work are returning, and we
hope to greatly iucrease our at
tendance during the mouth of
November. ,
With a fuller attendance, this
month, we hope to do even' bet
ter work than we have been able
to do heretofore. We are ex
erting every, possible effort to
make this the most successful-
year in th history of ihe Spring
Creek High School.
We wish to say through your
paper that if there are any who
desire to continue their school
work, after their schools have
clpsedw .jshaltbe.yery, jjlad foi:
them to enter our school. We
also wish to extend a special in
vitation to the teachers of the
county to enter our school after
theirs have closed, for by doing
this they will have the opportuni
ty of doing some valuable high
school work and taking The Spe
cial Teacher's Training Coura?,
which we expect to give after
Christmas.
"Very truly yours, '
S. G HAWFIELD, Principal.
Third Grade
Lura Brown, Hardy Brown,
Flossie Brown, Hardy Plem
mons, Etta Smith, Hamo West.
Fonrth Grade
Platd Duckett, Beulah Duckett,
Creta Fowler, Manello Smith. '
Roy Shell.
Fifth Grade
Cartie Davis, Viola Haney, '
Hattie Ledford Nola Ledford,
Mary Martin. Bettin
Raura Waddell '
t , a ivui uiiu a
Sixth Grade ..
Frances Brown. Ralph Crvpr
Burnett Guffey; Dation Meadowa '
Melvin Smith.
Seventh Grade
Maggie Smith. Willi,.,, w.
del.
Amanda West.
Ninth Grade
Ruth lirown, iMiJdred Carver,
Bu,rit L,i6ifi Ernest Guffey. '
n I Tenth Grade
Dulie Waddell.
THIliD MONTH
First Grade
; Bob Davis, Berley FowIp,-.
Carl Mooi-p, Alton Phoenix. Geor
. HONOR ROLL '
FIRST MONTH
First Grade
Plato Caldwell, Fehnio Davis,
Bob Davis, Charlie Duckett. Ber
ley Fowler, Eulas Ledford, Al
ton Phoenix, Georgia Smith, Eva
Worley, Vernie Worley;
Second Grade
Cauley Davis. Clifford Fowler,
Olga Gillespie, Dorris Ledford,
Burnett Moore, Fiovd Plemmons
Third Grade
Lura Brown, Flossie Brown;
Jesse Cogdill, Mack. Fowler. Al
fred Hen line, Jackson Matthef,
Grady Meadows, Hardy Plem
mons, Mabal Plemmons, Etta
Smith.
Fourth Grade
Plato Duckett, Beulah Dudkett,
Creta Fowler, Birleh Haney,
Samuel Plemmons, Manello
Smith, Columbus Mooio.1
Fifth Grade
Lonzo Cogdill, Cartie Davis,
tta Ledford. Hattie Ledford,
Nola Ledford, Betty Smith- Laura
Waldell, Coy JFlemming.
Sixth Grade i .
Frances Brown , Maud Culb-
ertson, Hannah Cogdill, Bonnie
Duckett, Burnett Guffey, Troy
Haney, Dorothy Gillespie, Mel
vin Smith.
Seventh Grade v
Hester Henline, M a g g i e
Smith., " .'":;. '-'. ..; .''
' Eighth Grade
Eulas Askew, Effle Shell,
Amanaa West, Icy Willet.
KItl. Grade
(rillpdiii
T.. . '
imons.
n
rown.
in orniin.
Swond Grade
'..Cauley D.ivis. Ol.i
IrtO
Hamo VVp.st.
Third Grade
Lura Brown, Webb1
IT . .
Hardy Urown, Jesse Cogdill,
Hardy Plemmons, Etta Smith. V
Fourth Grade
? Bernice Coward Creta Fowler
Birlen Ha no
Fif-h Gni,l;
TrCari 1 . Vv Ffrnming,
Vi'l U..v. uHtr. fiford,
Mn-.V .vim- i, Lwu-h V,iddel.
xil. Grade
Fr
ince Mp.,w. nnU P., -...
Burn If (iUThv, Dorothy (iij
Smith.
rvin.
Eijrhth Grado
Willi
i:.mi ledford. M .. ... i .
Omith VVilliam Waddell, Am
West. .
tida
Dewev
Lusk.
Ninth Grndt
Ijrlr Patrick,
Rlt ' t;elt
T.Mltl. Gl-Hl
D ill-.WnddeM.
3nie- Win
ning of Bar'ir
,AV yrth," n dramatization of
old- Bt-II Wright's great story; in
IterprPted by strong company,
aidi'd by novH scenic Mnd plecti-j,-cal
vfffcUs, iyto b ulayed at The
Auditorium, Ashevilie, Matinee
and mwl.t. Tiifslay N'of.,,ber
9th. It i- tliouglit that with this'
ample notice, a good many will 1
arrange to attend lroji hers. .',