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)3 -- ni.v inni i : Madison Countv Record . .. ! t h rench Broad News , Means that voirV SiubUthtd mj u, not CONSOLIDATED NOV. t. Mil JHE ONLY NEWSPAPER PlUBtlSHED IN MADISON COUNTY ft n- VOL XXI MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY,' R' C. FRIDAY, APRIL, 21st, 1922. yNo64 4 Bank Of French Broad Spending ; ;..'-i000 On Big NeW Building. .3 llllli'lllilltllllllllllimiliiilifiiilllllillliillim.'llllMlllllill'l"f Three Story Structure ' Next Courthouse Will .Mark Advance Step In Madison; County , Seat-Depart- . ment Store Also Roads In ' ' : v Progress. v - v Upon many sides you sre, abl to hear reports of improved business ..conditions.in this town. - 4. i. As proof positive of . an abiding faith in the future of .MadiBOn's . county Beat, officials of. the Bank of s French Brcjad are now' pushing the ' ' constmiction of a large new throe ; story .bank building just to;, the right" of the court house square,' as you face the county building, and in connection with this is to be built a two-story department store 'structure, v. : ' The bank officials propose the ex- i penditure of approximately $40,000 all told, part of this to supply what thay announce will be one of the best vaults in Western North Caro " Una, protected by a no ven-ton tri ' pie time lock dob r and walls of re enforced concrete.; .Behind this door will be kept all money, bonds ; and safe, keeping property, while the books and other material of lesser intrinsic value will go into a 'fire proof vault nearby. . -It is hoped to reach completion of Ihe new bank building by th middle of September. An attrae . tive red rug pressed face brick has . ! been selected for the show parts of ; the structure. The two upper stories a.fe to be given over taofficerSnTh sdi-"iBfon.r the structure are to 24by 90' feet, ' . ' rr--innovation in bank buildings, at least so it ia believed as ;far as tefrn institutions of this . kind are concerned, Vill be initiated with the completion of the proposed. French Broad home by including at : the rear a large and comfortable rest room: Here will be found toilet ' facilities, Tind a big room well fur liished in which the wives of ' the bank patrons may rest ' with their children upon reaching town. v . ; A raezzani floor in the bank will be made attractive with the direc tors room opening from this. With , a successful business career of 19 years to date, the bank shows in ood healthy condition, the depo sits in March totaling over $300,000 , a capital stooks of $25,000 and $50,000 surplus fund, much of the latter to be used in the new build ipg. "The department store- adjoining will be 23 feet wide, and 90 feet deep,' according to Dr, Frank- Rq, bcrts who with his brother is main ly interested in the project. V ; ; The present bank officers are ,J ' j, Redmon, president: Dr. Frank Roberts', vice -president; W. B .Ramsey cashier. This was the first bank to. bo established in Madison county, . - '" With deposit. totalling $312,000, the Citizdns bank, now about 12 years old in Marshall, and with a 'branch at Hot Springs,' N.'C.w showing plenty of life and vigor. . One of the recent moves of in- terest to the farmer is the distribu tion of free tobacco sed by this in stitution, together with books upen the handling of White Burlcy to bacco The.onlcials of the bank are predicting an unusually good year for tobacco crops in Madison that bring returns in fair seasons to the growers. Predction of live stock is also regarded as an -important factor in the agricultural life o the cr,:- - 'Ay. - ';'; ; " 1 ! ? r r election of new ,offl ce-- ' ", "' placed the f Ilow-is-j ; E. It. Twee J - resi- dentfC"- J." Ebbs. , vice prcaiJont; and A. W, Whitefmrst,' caphie.r. ' , . One . of the .most.-;-grippinR.-'of heart ihterest stories in rontiec'tion with banking iiiMadisoii might be written around the indomitable character presented by J.' H Ro berts, better known in the com munity as Jim Roberts, s He is one of the stockholders of the Bank of French Broad of wjiiii his lrrother. Wiley Boberts, is a di rector, ; Although he It as been blind for 'several years, as well as helpless frbni a terrible. rhumatic "afilictioii. Jim.Robertssiill directs the invest ment of his own financial interests that are reported by no mean3 in- considerable.'-- - The influenza ia recent vearsulso visited him, but this added to other afflictions, could not keep him, from giving attention to business matters.' It is said that he has shown great acumen in all transact tions, greatly increasing the funds that have come to him in. the pas. The brothers live on JLittle Pine creek Borne five miles out of If ar shall. There are two', yerj , important highways in Madison .county soon to be completed. These are in ad dition to the main highway froro Asheville northt'Ono is' the-liigh ,way leading fr,om.MardlhlbHo;,tlie Ilaywo'od county ' line, connecting with "Waynesville,nd'tfie other running from Marshall through to Greenville, Tenn. The latter is 20 miles long, and makes use of the White Rock rond for part of the way This will open up much va luable limber and v agricultural ter ritory,, as well "as providing an easier market for tobacco, one of Macnson's chief crops. . That the west Buncombe high way furnishing the shortest route to the county seat of Madison, will soon be surfaced is. the belief of Robeft Ramsey, chairman of the Madison county highway commis sion, and he feels that the state highway commission will soon com mence active operations upon this route. 1 he survey has-. Leen run. making use of much of the present road. This will he hardsurfaced, according t,o 1 information given Chairmen Ramsey v , ; , . -. Due to t he fact that this route reduces the distance between Ashe ville and Marshall by so many mi les under the Mars Hill route, the highway commissioner "believes the choice of this" .thoroughfare rather than the original Dixie .Highway rouVe the , most practical one to make. ' " . . A road from Mars Hill to Vnacio county is also one of t he Madison county projects under, considera tion $50,000 inr6ad funds will be this spring. The county voted Chairman Ramsey estimates that $150,000 additional funds for road work some time ..ago lie estima tes Madison a3 spending $100,000 yearly on county roads. The Dixie Highway from , the termination 6f the North Buncom be or Weaverville extension - paved .highway, is rough in, spots but. is otherwise in excellent condition for travel The west Buncombe road in certain spots still has a tendency to show slippery and rutted places on hillsides, although the road force is rapidly putting it in shape for travel in any meati er. - ; Has An Auto Hit You Yet? , By JESSBDANIEL BOONE ' ' Has an auto hit you yet? ' ' "j it onftjhasan't, you may bet - - ' It willt.y'ou in the end, "": ' ' : , Driven;by some foe or friend; ; For so many folks are rash , That they often wreck and crash; ' So if you are, in their way, . You had better dodge and pray. . Watch y our step by day, by night,1: t ' As they ipeed with all "their might Or they'll grind your flesh and bones 5 . 'Twi?:t their wheefe and Cruel stones, As at topmost speed they, go - ' . , llitiier; yonder, to and fro; ' . 'Burning y' good; gasoline Urging on their mad machine,-. . . You canee them any day Y''M V As they.h.urry, as they sway; Pausing nut-for you or me, Full of liquor ,or of glee; See' thcto rh cing' round a curve With a i6lish kind of nerve ' Hoping Ft d will see them through All the. dinger spots they woo. .1.. County Tax Rates ; -." -" ' : X; In North Caro ma. Accurate List Of Levies Supplied By Judge Pell Through The Courtesy 6f Colonel '" , ;-' ; v watts; ' ';' ' ;' Raleigh. Judge Pell has pre pared, through the courtesy of Tax Commissioner .Watts, the tax lievies of the various coun ties of the State. The complete list isasTMows: Counties $100 Valuation t ... : 1 s ! mm mM m mM m mmmmmmm mmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Campaign of The Govermn;4 to Protect The Amerlceb "People Against Fake And i Unwise Investments Biggest. Buiding oom in History '- Now in Progress Industry Is Hard at Work In Ef fort to Reduce Housing Sh&rt age That Has Prevailed for Past Few Years. MANY LARGE PROJECTS Postmaster William C.' Pope f I Permits Totaling $l,C00,CCO Have the Marshall Post .Office 'Is co- Already Been Issued In. JLsier operating in a pation wide ca.Vf ; Yille Tt!s Yetr; - A''Sj! paige 6XtheyernmenV to po-,-'. "High SpceaT r" ' tect theArnercarr people against, y ' - ' - ?iSSS warn involved to circulation. M WW DUILUIWU in til I The government is warnirrg peo pie against financial transactions with strangers and advising,them to put their money . in good se curities, place' their funds in banks, or invest in .. Treasury Savings Certificates at the Post Office. It is difficult" to convict swindlers who obtain money from unsuspecting people in this man ner until some of the federal laws heen broken. ,, Department officials, say they are amazed that people will pass by aSaik or the post office which offer protection of funds and safe investment to hand their money over to pome smooth-talking swindler about whom they know nothing Postmasters have been called upon by the Department to use theirj influence in every way possible to prevent the loss of millions of dollars each year through unscrupulous promoters and swindlers. , Postmaster Pope, says: '-'lam sending letters to the patrons of thisoffice, even to thole of limit ed means, calling their attention to' an investment guaranteed both as to principal an interest by the United States Government and which will increase 25 per cent in five years. Through .this post office it is possible to purchase a $25 Treasury Savings Certificate for $20, a $100 Certificate for $80 and a 1.U0O Certificate for- $800, representing an investment yield ing, at purchase price, 4 J. per cent nterest, compounded v Semi annually. 1 If the purchaser wish es to cash his certificate : before the end of five years, he can get his money - back with interest figured at about 3 J per cent,' com pounded semi-annually." I am hoping the people of this com munity will take advantage of thi3 offer or put their money into a bank as a protection against possible loss." '. -. v.- The first three months of 1922 haVe witnessed the greatest building boom in the history of Asheville. ' More construction has been undertaken during the first quar ter of this year, than any six months previously; v T The. first week of April saw the $1,000,000 mark passed, in the total of building permits issued The total construction for 1921 was $1,845,474 And 1921 was the greatest year for building up to that time, since records fof permits have been kept . at the city hall. At the outset of 1922, " the pre diction was freely made that building'during the year would exceed $2 000,000 If the pre- i New Hanover :.,......,..U0 Alamance j. Alexander.... Allegany . Anson ... Ashe........ .. Avery... ... Beaufort Bertie.....!... Bladen..... Brunswick Buncombe..:.. Burke ...... Cabarrus Caldwell.... Camden ...... Carteret Caswell.... Chatham Catawba. Cherokee .... . Chowan Clay Cleveland , Columbus Craven- Cumberland Curituck J,.-.J. rc -h-.i tip?' Aa f iviavu 1. Davie .. ... .: Duplin . ...... ... .... Durham . . .......... Edgecombe .1... Forsyth......... Franklin 95 Gaston ........ ...99 Gates 82 Graham : .77 Granville 1.08. Greene . 1.02 Guilford 57 Halifax .: 1.3i Harriett...:. .... 70 Haywood .75 " Henderson . 1.21 Hertford 95 Hoke... . .. .... -78 Hyde J .76 IredelU........ ............60 Jackson. .... . 85 Johnston, ; 82 Jones .......1.10 Lee i.. :...........77 Lenoir..... 69 Lincoln 1.20 Macon . .....70 Madison ;".::....1.54 Martin L....! :...83J Mecklenburg.: 72 Mitchell .'.82 Montgomery ........ .90 Moore 67 Nash ;. ..........92 11.00 1.31 41 ............70 92 1 1 25 ....1.00 ......85 ............78 ....... 90 ...............85 m ..... 1.01. 96 ;' ...:.'.!,.i.6i :......;.1.12 ......... 86 ........:.60 v- -1.60 ,.. 58 80 .--92 .79 ..;..w6o. no 90 .65 ..80 62 . 50 ' sent rate of construction's main tained, the total for 1922 will go b e y o n d $3,000,000 possibly much greater even 'r The lull in building that had existed since the entrance . of America in the world war, has been swept, away of recent months. Prices of material, labor all the elements entering into new constructionhave solv , ed, and the present is pronounced (he most advantageous time to build. ; - ':. .'. ,". -' . ' ' ' The decline of building during the world war, is well illustrated by the totals of building permits for Asheville In 1916 the amount was x $1,101, 814, 'which marked the high tide of construction up to that time. In 1917 the total Continued On Editoral T&ge. Northampton . 1.08 Onslow 80 Orange ..! 90 Pamlico-. : 1.25 Pasquotank 98 Person .. '. . .:. . 92 Pender..; , : 92 Perquimans .............. .1.10 Pitts 1. 75 Polk ...... .70i Randolph -.. 85 Richmond L.........69 Robeson.. 70 Rokingham 97. Rowan ......76 Rutherford 76 Sampson ..-...90 Scotland : 48 Stanly -r . 1.03 wtOCS MMIfM'HMMmMM-Cl , Surry .' 1.10 gwaia.j.' -. Poll 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.39 2.00 2.00 .2.00 2.00 200 2.00 1.73 2.00 3.321 255 2.30 2.00 222 1.74 2.00 22 2.00 2.00 2.91 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.06 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.31 .2,00 3.06 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.75 2.00 2.01 1.80 2.00 2.46 2.68 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.20 2.00 2.00 3.95 2.94 2.00 2.00 2.75 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.95 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.O0 2.70 1.41 2.00 2.06 2.50 2.C0 Transylvania ::. :... V.01 2,0t Tyrell ..::.. .......di.lS; 2.12 Union ulibi1 3.07 Vance... ......:...!.,.'..93 ' 2.00 Wake :::T:.:.:.62 2.00 Warrenl2.U";......;.62' 2.0f) Washmgton.rL..;.l'.6or- 2.87 Watauga ;...1.. 2.77 Wayne 3& 1.75 Wilkes l..j.....Zif- 3.66 Wilson ........:..?......;....'....,96 2.0') Yadkin ,.... ...":1.00 . ' 2.00 Yancey............... uhfto 2.0(t The above are the .rates for taxes which apply tp!fthe;coun ties as a whole, and Jdb" ribt in elude special townshipaiid dis trict taxes for schools, roads and other purposes which c apply to townships, districts of btfier di visions of the counties: Marshall Jr Ball Team Willows Hot Sprih'gs ;;;' iz - On Tnext Saturday 'April 22nd. 2:30 P. M. the Marshall All Star Jr. Ball Team: will meet the Willow Ball , Team of Hot Springs on the Jlar shallgrQund, this game promi ses to be a very hot -contest game between, the twoteims. The Marshall boys .have only played three games. this" sea son and have twon'tvH of them and tied tor th 'other one. ' : ' GAMES PLAYED; i Hot Springs 6 MarshallS ' Mars Hill 6 ' MarsKaf ' IMars Hill 6 Marshals Wfehope that the Marshall People and Visitors wilUturn out and see this hot . contest. The team (Willows) have- a No 1 team and are aHnice boys they play hard ball and expect to win. Don't forget the GAME. Watch the toy's rap on the pill. ' l BATTERIES FOR SATURDAY'S GAME MARSHALL. Haynie - -Roberts Tipton ';... Southern Railway Indorses, . Careful Crossing tezin Washington, D . C.Throtigh " systematic efforts, and -whole-; hearted co-operation on the .part of railway officers and employees, casualties among employees on ; Southern Railway System . have shown a constant decrease month after month, and the result of this efiortis reflected in that dur ing February, ,1922, there .was not a single fatality among em ployees of the entire System and less than two hundred injuries:' The Southern during the past few months has shown safety pictures in many of the cities arid towns in the South; and-Vice President H. W. Miller, in chflrcr of operation, . announces .that owing to the large number of casuali ties that are occuring 'at -highway grade crossings each month and to assist -further th community safety, the Southern win enier wnoie-neartealy ir.o the careful crossing-c!-r ., which will be conducted r r 1 put the country darinj t-i : . ;
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