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: .... ews-Recoro. - , J Madison County Record ! . . v i . " " iuiikel June Si, 1901 J ' t French Broad News V Established Mj It, HOT , 1 AN X MARK HERE i i Means that your sab s ' J CONSOLIDATED NOV. i.Iin- " scriptlcn has expired. t , Si- THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY VOL XXI MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, M C. FRIDAYJUNE 23rd, 1922. 3 No 70 The fa HI I BRUCEREVIEWSAFfeWiSKETCHESOFMR. Hendricks Record I have up to the present refrained from saying anything about the. BIG BOQUCTK Mr. ' Hendricka has been handing himself through the columns of The News-Record, as I have always Reliev ed in that old adage that self praise did not get a fellow very far. 'I have traveled over a greater part of this County and I have met 'will a big poteen! ago of our population and I am proud to say that I have found old Madison to be peopled with that class of Citizen ship that are not easily mislead by a lot of flowery language of the learned attorney. Our people as a. rule have had the advantage of some edueation and where opportunity has presented itself for en listment; they have grasped it with an iron grip and above ALL; Cod has given each and everyone of them a bountiful supply of what the average person calls 'Good old common hoss sense' and they have the happy faculty of reasoning most of things out for themselves.' The' most of the writing, growling and self praise that Mr. Hendricks 'has been putting out is really an insult to the intelligence of the good people of our County. He evidently thinks that they !o nor subscribe to and read the daily papers and keep posted on the affairs of State and Nation. - . I will review a little of his record which he has talked so much" about. In The News-Record of June the ICth, when he calls for a second Primary, he states that he saved the people of a proposed bond issue of One. Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, Now I want him to explain his attitude toward this bond issue after he re turned from the last Legislature and while acting as County attor ney to the Pioard of County Commissioners who did. vote to issue $150,000.00 in Bonds. Mr. Hendricks, don't you know that the bill prohibiting Counties bonding over 5 of their taxable wealth was a State wide measure elTecting every county in North Carolina and that, it -wad introduced 'by' a democrat and passed by a democratic house and that, it would have been a law if you had never seen the Legislatni e. hy, u-why, do you try to fool the people. Why, in the name of Heaven, Mr. Hendricks did you return to your home and people fresh from the Legislative Halls . where you knew that this-5 law had been written upon the statute books of North Carolina as a State wide measure; and take up your duties as County-Attorney where you are sunposed to protect legally the interest of our people and advise Mr., McKinney, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners to issuo this One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars in Bonds ; knowing that our poor old County was then bonded ,to the tune of $1)83,000.00 which is far in excess of the 5. limit? Mr. Hendi ickn, you well know that jour advise to k your staunch 8uppprt,er,JXL fttry law you are" how cunning credit for supporting. This is not all; the bond issue was passed on. your advise, and then you undertook the task of selling them. You had them printed at a big cost to the County and then canvassed most of the bond houses from Maine to Cali fornia trying to sell what you knew was illegal bonds and place up-. on the now tax ridden people of this County another $150,000.00 of dddebt iness. To verify this I call your attention to a letter here with reproduced from Marx& Co. Bankers, Birmingham. (Letter.) Clerk Board Road Conimissioners,-Madison County, Marshall, N. C. 'V Dear Sir: . ', :-T7 Refering to contract of Mressrs. Kaufman-Smith Emert and Company and ourselves for the purchase of $150,000, Madison Coun- ty, N. C. bonds, we have used everyjjndeavor to have these bonds approved, but all bohd attorneys are of the opinion that these bonds will be illegal inasmuch as they would be carrying the County above the 5 debt limitation. i Jfours truly, - Mark and Company, By W. A. Watkina Now, affer Mr. Hendricks had failed in his striving efforts to set aside this State law; he goes back to Mr. McKinney and tells him that it 'Can't be done' Just see where I have tried, all over these United States a,nd these bond buyers are all wise. He then collects his pay out of your tax money for his legal work for trying to put accross something he knew was illegal 4 and something this County was in poor shape to stand should he have succeeded. Friends, does )....!. ii.. it i.-.i., - :., i. TiAxina rr u n HUB 1UUR I1KU IVJl . JILIIUI U K in HIMIIOU iJ 1d . 11 UC H ICO IV DCU $150,000.00 illegally, the Lord only knows what he would do if he should get to the Legislature and by some hook or crook get our County excepted from the 5 bill A MILLION then would look small to him. 1 . - ).- , In the same issue of the Record, July 16th, he uses one little line and modestly states that he abolished the Road Broard. He hasn't much to say about this, has he?t The Road Board is still do ing business, and this abolition was no? to take effect until next December or two years after Mr. HendHcks had passed his law fcnd after all county road funds had been exhausted. 1 When he failed to get his Bond issue through there was nothing much left for a road board to do. Mr. Hendricks, why is njost of this Road Board so strongly supporting you now? They must be figuring on you kind ly blowing the breath of life back into them if you go down to Ra leigh. Really and truly, haven't you promised them the least lit tle something? These fellows don't usually ride on a band wagon unless they have a talk with the driver.1 .They are not supporting me because I have emphatically stated to the people that I would not appoint a Road Board, and BOYS I MEANIT. Mr. Hendricks says that he was one of the factors that caused the State to take over the roads in Madison County, To ask peo ple to believe this is a reflection on the intelligence of every man and woman who reads m Madison County. Mr. Hendrick knows that this bill was introduced by a demotnt and is a State wide measure and would have been a law if p had never entered the Capitol doors at Raleigh. He could claim the -credit for having the State take over the roads in Buncombe , and every other Coun ty in the state with as much grace. 'Wbtf.dQe Mr, Hendftcks want to puUbi&jkmdofuff Ichow that he is appealing to the voting, men and .women of this County who have the judgment and intelligence of real grown up people. He also claims credit for a democratic bill for paying our school teachers. Now," I am sure he will have a sweet time making our school teacher? believe this. ' They know who is responsible for the educational system of this State. It is absolutely in the hands of the democrats, even including our good old Republican County of Madison Mr. Hendricks would have just about as much chance in the Legislature of changing or influencing our educational system as I would of getting an audience with the Pope of Rome if I were, over there. .- I will ask Mr. Hendricks to state if he did one single solitary thing in the legislature that wouid be calculated to reduce the taxes of the peopie'of Madison County. He raised tbe salary of various County officials, and put hia friend, Mr McKinney, the Chairman of the Board Of County Commissioners on a. $21.00 per day basis for each monthly meeting. He introduced and put through the House a bill to re-establish a Recorder's Court in Madison County for the known purpose of creating a job for himself as Solicitor or Judge of said court; knowing at the time that we have five courts a year that we would have to pay for just the same. I will ask him to explain to the people if he is still in favor of this Recorder's Court. , Mr. Hendricks talks of a Town Ring and that some of my sup porters belong to it. Now if there is any such a thing as a Mar Shall Ring I am not aware of it; and it is nothing but fair that Mr. Hendricks name them so you people will know just what kind of a bunch holds membership in this ancient society which I have heard cussed and discussed every since 1 was a child. I don't live in Marshall and have no knowledge of any clique or faction there; but I do know that in the first Primary, Mr. Hendricks' own neighbors worked loyally for my nomination and as the result I carried his own township No, 1 6ver him. These people who live neighbors to Mr. Hendricks know him better than the rest of us Why are they atraid to send him back to the Legislature? If there ever existed a political ring in the world; a little close up together whispering bunch1 who are conspiring to control this County Government as they have for the past four years, they can be found sitting close up around Mr. Hendricks' councel table Mr. George McKinney could be designated the Exalted Ruler and Mr. Hendricks, his Attorney General. There has been circulated on good authority that at some of the Sunday afternoon meetings of this double inside Ring, that various new county offices have been discussed and when they are created, just what Ringster would fili them at those juicy wartime salaries of three and four thousand per year. If Mr. Hendricks has not promised his Ring something why is he so anxious to go back to the Legislature. He says it is a sacrifice of time and expense for him to go. He has had the honor three times already and that is mostly what any of us gets or wants out of it. He don't figure on ever asking you to send him again; so friends what do you think of his attitude anyway? There must be something rotten in Denmark, or he would tell us just why he wants to go down so badly and sacrifice his time and money. Mr. Hendricks this is not a last hour circular, and you can't, holler that I am using any bogus, methods beeause I am giving you,'. Ample timetojexplain jroutmlion bnnlsleaclirig ; t he people on before they f;o out ana votip for-either one of us. If you can make the good people of this County believe that you are responsible for all the GOOD laws and NONE of the BAD that were passed by the last legislature; then they will vote for. you; but be sure and remember in your argument that you are ap pealing to an intelligent people. ' 1 will close by appealing to my friends and to those also who were mislead in the First Primary to go out to the poles on Saturday July the first and cast their ballots 'for Paul E. Bruce, your next Representative The FAIR, SQUARE Candidate, Controlled by no Ring, Clique, or factiofl, and who has promised no favors. I promise to represent you to the best of my ability and will serve you IMPARTIALLY; and will never pass or sponsor any law. that will increase your taxes ONE CENT. vYours Truly, PAUL E. BRUCE. MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS' FACUL TIES ASK rSUMMER NOR MAL TRAINING SCHOOL Annual Conference of Mountain Schools' Faculties Closed Friday Trained Nurses Asked for 36 Institutions; Over 6,000 Stndents Registered ' Ridgecrest.. June 17. Resolu tions passed petitioning t h e Home Missions , board "of -the Southern Baptist church to es tablish a permanent normal train ing school for faculty -members of the mountain schools in the Appalachians, supported by the Baptist church; the drawing up of a petition asking the board to place a trained nurse in each one of the, 36 institutions, were two of the most important accomplish ments of the conference of. the mountain schools'rf acuities which was held Wednesday Thursday and Friday 'at Ridgecrest," the Southern.; Baptist assembly. Ridgecrest was proposed as the site of the 1 training school. In '.he event that the Home Missions board acts favorably on the plan t is believed that the step"; will nem more for the upbuilding of Ridgecrest than any, '-others one hing in its history. ' The erec ion of a large brick building ,lH an Auditorium and cjass aoms would be one of the pos ble outcomes in the event the ard sees fit to establish such a alning school. in each of the institutions to look after the physical welfare of the students would ; mean an addi tional expenditure of $26,00j or more.' M the present time there is an enrollment of over 6,000 students in the 36 Baptist institutions. The system is under Athe direc tion ' of Superintendent A, E Brown, of West Asheville, and R. L. Creal, the assistant super intendent, and spreads over the territory of, eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, eastern Tennessee, western North Caro lina, South';. Carolina, Georgia and v, northern. Alabama., - The Baptist Home Missions' Jboard al so supports six similar institu tions in the Ozark mountains. A conservative, valuation of the buildings and property of the schools is placed at$l,7Q0,000 The teaching staff of the schools number 252 trained instructors, most of whom are college gradu ates with various " degrees. Ajt the present time there are being trained in the schools 237 young ministers who tfill take ( up vdif ferent charges upon completion of their studies. Many of the schools give junior college ,,'work and are ranked among the best preparatory schools in the south. The ntountain schools faculty completed one of the . most suc cessful conferences they have ever 'held-"' The attendance was made up largely of superinten dents' and prominent members of the faculities. During, the conference the following pro gram was carried cut. the fullest co-operation of moun tain school workers xas relating to the schools and the denomina tional program, were delivered by W. E. Wilson, of Mitchell in stitute; Bakersville, N. C, and L. E. Curry, of BarbourVille in stitute, Barboutville, Ky. I The opening address of the conference was deliveVed by Prof. R. L. Moore of, Mars Hill, college. " :: r . Miss Ruth Richards, a facnlty member, gave an interesting talk on the obligation of mountain school workers to the communi ties in which they work. ' A discussion on the develop ment of the self support of the schools was conducted by M. L. Skaggs, H. C. Hester and. K F. Hough, Discussions were held on such subjects as the development of the industrial departments, the scope of the Bible depart ment, and recreation for students was taken up by the conference C. L. Marshall and E. M. Snow presented the subject of adult il literacy in the mountain. The following are the institu tions represented in the moutain schools' faculty: . Virginia Lee institute, Pen nington Gap; Oak Hill.. ..academy Kendrick. . - '." Kentucky Barbourville insti tute, Barbourville; Hazardvinsti tute, Hazard; Magoffin institute, Salyerville. Tennessee Cosby academy, Cosby; Chilhowee institute, Sey mour; Doyle institute, Doyle; Stoctons Valley institute, Helena; vierville. : , : North Carolina Fruitland in stitute, Henderson ville; Haywood institute, Clyde; Mars Hill col Liege, Mars Hill; " Mitchell insti tute, Bakers vi tie; Mountain View institute Hays; Round Hill acad emy, Union Mills; Sylva Golleg iale institute, sylva; Yancey Col legiate institute, Burnesville, South Carolina-Norih Green ville academy, Tigerville; Six Mile academy, Central; Spartan academy, Wellford; Long Creek academy, Mountain Rest., Georgia Blairville institute, Blairville; Bleckley iustiuute, Clayton; Hiawassee v academy, Aiawassee; North Georgia Bap tist college, Morganton. Alabama Eldridge academy Eldridge: Gaylesviile academy, Gaylesville; Tennessee River1 in stitute, ! Bridgpcrt Asheville Citizen. 1 To The Voters of Madison County :y. Butler; To Wiom it May Concern. You will please take notice that the undersigned, will, on the 15th day of July, 1922, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, apply to the Governor of North Carolina for a pardon ' for Clyde Murdock and James Horton, who were convicted at the March term of the Superior Court of Madison County for transporting whis key and sentenced to twelye months on the roads' of said County, ;. t . CLYDE JMURDOCK? .V'JA!:r.3iionTON. I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank those who , supported me in the primary election held on June 3rd, at which time I received the highest number of votes cast in the Sheriffs race. I deeply appreciate the fact that all my neighbors, those who know me best, those who know me in my daily walks and at tend church and wabbath School with me on the Sabbath day, and all who live in my school district, so far as I can ascertain, stood by me in a loyal manner. . . ..-.'..':'... '"'!'' ' ' '" I had hoped that one primary would settle 1 this matter and that tbe high man whoever he might be, would be the nominee . and that the additional and burdensome expense, of a second pri mary might be saved to the people ot this county,, but it seems that Mr. Caton, a native of Cocke County Tennessee, will insist on a further expenditure of the tax payers money before he be comes satisfied. Mr, Caton wants to intimate that if he is elected' Sheriff, that there will be no more murders. Well the Saviour oC all mankind did not prevent murders and crimes and I am peri i suaded that the gentlemen from Tennessee is not more powerful. I have tried to make a clean and decent canvass of the voters of this county and I shall not be the first to break over this rule in the second, primary. ! ' - . . - . . v- t 1 earnestly solicit all the voters who supported me before and '' all those who voted for the other gentlemen to -"Cast jtheir ballots for me In tbe next primary.' I know I can make as good sheriff ., as any other man, and firmly believe that our officials should be chosen, if possible fNMa men or women who have been born and. ' raised in Madison, County. v . - P. S-fti;Ui be impossible in the short time before the pri .' mary for me to see you all in person. I take this means in asking ; you for your support July 1st. I stand on my record in my neigh- ,: hood, for high christian ideals and good citizenship, also so, with I all business, men and-bankers of Madison County as to my safe ; and sane way of doirijf 'business. ' - . There is no man living in Madison County that can go me one ' better for a greater, grander, and better Madison County, I love ' my county and my people is why I so deeply feel for their well fa re , t for all things that are good. V Again asking your support, I am, : ' " . -''''.' ' Yc:n Tr-'y, 2 1 Hu-fc of a trafne 1 rw? AdIrr3 ci tv ? r " 1
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