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'it : 1 0464666444449999 4446. 2 Madison County Recori 1 u J . . , 2 i ; r-j"-J . 4 J,, ,' ; . f ; ,. ifX .5 v; French Broad News . J ViM-;.',.1', O N BT V ' S.tt)lUha Mr l, lfcot i ; JXt Jab 1 I AN X MARK HERE . a. ews-Kecora 4 4 3 Means that jour sub- 2 I scription has expired. 99999999999999999999. 1 ' ' ft. CONSpATID WO?. I. till 99999999999999999999 -i ; : JL ' : -, ' THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY, . .. MARSHALL MADISON COUNTY, N.C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1st 1922. volxi - N 4 No 107 v N 7R t An Open Letter To mi -r ' i V-k ine Lames ur . ' "f Marshall.' " : 1 ; V My Dear Friends: ;I presume that you are such. Do not kpow of any ' reason on earth as tb why you should not be, for in spite of all my foolish ness, short-comings, etc, l am not a "bab sort" after all, and if ever I can do any of you a good turn why just "holler" and I will be "Johnny , on the Spot." If you don't believe it try mc and see J? . . . "'v. Now on Sunday night, at the First Baptist Church, we-are going to hold - a special service in yonr honor, and we are tak ing thls means of giving you, one and all, a most cordial invi tation, to be present, and to brng your fathers, husbands, brothers and sweethearts with, you. We are hoping to have special music appropriate for the occa sfoh,'"a'nd " while, Jn discussing you as individuals and as a body we. will probably, in the very nature of the case,Te compelled to say some things that will burn like fire, yet,: when we are through, we really believe that you will come to the conclusion that we have been fair and sqnare honest and just. i And to show you that our! heart is in the right place, and , that we think a Compulsory Attendance Law ISP An Act to Providafor the Compulsory Attendance .Upon the Public Schools of Children Between Certain Ages and to Regulate and Restrict the Employment of Children and to Provide for the Enforcement of the Provisions of This Act and of Chapter - 83, Public Laws of 1913, and Chapter Public Uws : of 190 : . : , . Ifhe G'enera Assembly of North ' Carolina do enaet: ; SECTION 1. Every parent, guardian or other person In the State of North Carolina having charge or control of a child be- tweenthe ages of seven and fourteen years shall cause such child to attend school continuously for a period equal to the time which the public school in the district in which the child resides shall be in session. The principal, superintendent, or teacher, who is in charge of such school shall, have the right to excuse the child from temporary attendance on account of sickness or distance of resid ence from the school, or other unavoidable cause which does, not constitute truancy as defined by the State Board oi Education SECTION 2 Any parent, guardian, or other person referred to in section one of this. act, violating the provisions of the afore said section, shall be gutlty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic tion shall' be liable to a fine of not less than five (5) nor more than twenty-five dollars (25), and upon failure or refusal to pay such fine the aid parent, guardian, or other person shall be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days to the county jail t I SECTION 2a. , It shall be the duty of the State Board of Edu cation to formulate such rules and regulations as may be neces sary for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this act- Said board shall perscribe what shall constitute) truancy, what causes may constitute legitimate excuses for temporary nonatten dance due to physical or mental inability . to attend, and under what circumstances teachers, principals, or superintendents may excuSS pupils for nonattendance due to immediate demands of the farm or the home in certain seasons of the year in the several sec tions of the state. It shall be the duty of all school - officials tb carry out such instructions from the State Board of Education, whole lot of 'an any school official failing to carry out such instructions shall you. we are going to give, f or , 06 ""f 01 a saemeanor: rroviaea, mat secuon one ui u.. your benefit, a WaaLlUuatraU4aBhf Lnot be.ijp force 13 "y city or county tnat. has a higher ed Program, entitled The Worlds (compulsory attendance law now in force than that provide here- The Passion ' sucn case 11 snail ue ine uuiy 01 me auue cuaiu ui Education to investigate the same and decide that any sucn law now in force has a higher compulsory attendance feature than that provided by this act: Provided, that wherever any district is without adequate building'or buildings for the proper enforce ment of this act, the county boards of education may be allowed not more than two years from .Vuly the first, one thousand nine (hundred and nineteen, to make full and ample provisions in every distr ct - - SECTION 3 The County Superintendent of Public Welfare Greatest Tragedy of our Lord. This consists of about f brty classical slides fea turing the High Spots in t h e closing tragic -events in the his tory of our Lord's life here upon I earth. They are pictures which mak6a deep and lasting im- nrAscinn nnon thf human TtiinH and, of course, you will want ) 1 1 . m a..: :JJ 1 ' to see them. : So again invitingip1 cn ei pcnooi auenaance oracer or truant omcer pruviueu ior uy .-Vyou most Cordially to be present law 8nau '"sugate anu prowscuui an viuiauura oi uiepnivw and to brintfvour male relatives of section one of this act. ' ..... With the ' Very best of prepawc csucn 1 uiea ui ruucuuuic aiiu luiman ouui uwun iar teacners anu uiuer sciiuui uinciais as niay ue ueueasary iui ie- remain, wishes. ' Your Friend Sincere, Preacher Evans, - Small Town Shows i ': Vs ' A' Not upon Brdadway, N. Y. or in Louisville and , other, cities of its class,- are found the worst of public entertainments, the worst morally.'1 ' The carnivals which go from onq small city or town to ano ther are described by. a contri butor td The American City as being a far- greater evil than public, entertainments of . t'h c most objectionable class in1 the large .cities. These marauders as the wri ter terms them, . operate gambl ing devices controlled electrical ly in the interest of the "opera tor, and soil children .lemonade made of citric acid, red dye, and dirty watdr, in which thousands of lips touch the slice of . lemon that is used oyer and over again till worn out y ' v S -; In addition to fleecing the ge neaal attendance . and subject ing the children to grossly in- .sanitary conditions, the carni als maintain: organized :; prosti tution in connection with Liv ing Pictures, Dancing Mermaids Oriental Dancing, and The Ha waiian Hoola-Hoola, performan ces in themselves oftentob ob scene , to be described in matter passing through the United Sta tes mails. , . . porting each case of t ruancy or luck of attendance to the chief at tendance officer referred lo in section three hereof. Such rules shall provide, among other things, ior a notfication in v writing to the person responsible for the nonattendance of, any child,' that the case is to be -reported to the chief attendance officer- of the county unless the law. is immediately ; complied with. CdUpty boards of education and governing bodies ; of city schools shall have the right to' appoint town or district attendance officers when deemed by them necessary, to assist in carrying out the provisions of section one, two, three, and four of, this act, and rnles and in structions vhich may be promulgated by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. But in every case in which it becomes ne cessary to prosecute for nonattendance the case shall be referred to the chief attendance omcer of the county for further action: Provided, that in towns or cities haying special attendance officers paid out 01 town or city iunas saia omcers snau nave iun autnoi 1 iy to prosecute for violations of this act. .1 , SECTION 5. ' No child under the age of fourteen years shall be employed, or permitted to work, in or about or in connection with any mill, factory, cannery, . workshop, manufacturing es tablishment, laundry, bakery, mercantile establishment, office, hotel, restaurant, barber shop, ; bootblack, stand, public stable, garage, place of amusement, brickyard, lumber yard, or any mes senger or delivery service, except m cases and under regulations preidrided-by the 'commissions hereinafter created: Provided, the employments in this section enumerated shall not be construed to include bona fide boys and girls' canning clubs Recognized by the Agricultural Department of this State; and such canning clubs are hereby expressly exempted from the provisions of this act SECTION 5a. It shall be the duty of the county boards of education of each county in the State of North Carolina to cause this act to be published in full in some newspaper published in the county if here be one! and if there be none, then in circular form, and distributed oyer the county at least four weeks prior to the opening of the schools after the first day of July, one thou sand nine hundred and nineteen. t : v . ' SECTION ' Provided, that no person under sixteen years of age shall be employed or permitted to work at night in any of the places or occupations referred to in section 5 of this act, be tween the hours of 9 p m. and 6 a. m., and no person under jix ,teen years of age shall be employed vr permitted to work in' or aboutor in connection with any quarry or mine. -, ; SECTION' 7. On and after March 1, l'.)22, the Superintend ent of Public Welfare and other authorized agents of the Commis sion shall require a school record of-evidence for any child under 16 years of age who makes application to engage in employment in any of the occupations mentioned in sections 5 and 6 before is suing either an Employment Certificate or Agex Certificate. The school record to be prepared by school official or teacher in ac cordance with the approved code for children and the accredited record system for schools approved by the Department ' of Edu cation . County Commencement, Marshall February, 9th, 1923. On January 26th 1923 a contest is to bo held, in the townships, among pupils from the 4th, through the 7lh grades, to select winners in the following contests; Spelling, Composition, Recitation and Do clamation, The winners are to meet in Marshall February 9th, 1923, for the final contest. Here the oy or girl winning in one of these con tests is to receive $5 00 in gold or if he or she should win in two they will receive $10.00 in gold. ' The Citizens Bank and The Bank of French Broad of Marshall are giving the prizes for these contests. r The townships have been grouped and a leader for each group selected, and these group leaders will have charge of the meetings on January 26th. ' . v Leader of Group 1, Township Y, Mies Ethel English. Leader of Group 2 Township 2 arid 20, Mr. Claience Hcndrix. Leader of Group 3 Township 2 and 14, Miss Nattie Phoenix. Leader of Group 4, Township 4, 5, and 15, Miss Flossie Murray. Leader of Group 5. Township 11 audlG, MK'W. C. Ingle. Leader oi Group 6, Township 6 and 7, Mr E. M Ward.' Leader of Group 7. Townsh'p 8 and 13, Mr. W. C. Balding. Leader of Group 8 Township 9 and 12, Mr. II. C. Pipes. ' The folloowing program will' be carried out on February, 9, 1923. 10:30 Song America - By all schools. Declamation Contest Short Address. Speaker not selected yet. 12;30 to 10 Dinner. Song, Onward Christian Soldiers. ' :'lldmglSitest,5!' '-: Spelling Contest Composition Contest Awarding' of Medals Awarding cf Diplomas Subject of Composition ' Why our Forests Should be Protected'' The Composition must not contain over 500 words. Spelling words to be taken from the "New World Speller Book II. V v . Committee; Epps Hawes. Chairman Ethel English, Homer Henry, R. C. Pipes, Mida Peek. Taxes Taxes Taxes ".TOES Taxes Taxes Taxes FIRST C A L L TO THE TAX PAYERS OF MADISON COUNTY. The Tax book for the year of 1922 is now in my hands for COLLECTION and I will he at the Court House in Mar shall, untill December 1st for the purpose of collecting your Taxes. One percent discount is allowed all those who pay in the month of November. So out- in and pay your taxes and save this discount. Your TAXLS have to he paid and you just as well come in and pay now. YOURS TRULY, . J.J.BAILEY, Sheriff & Tax Collector. , Contract Let For Cocke Coun ty Blghway. Work To Begin At Once. All things comes to him who waits: ; This is proven true again by the announcement that work will soon begin on the Highway in the Del Rio .district, about which there has been so much controversy the past two years. There seems to be no reason to doubt this statement. Last Thursday the State High way Commission meeting in Nashville, opened the bids which had been submitted in answere to their advertisement for bids to. build this part of the propos ed state highway. Several bids wcro submitted, "but the most favorable one was submitted by Tom Peters of Knoxville,' who was given the contract. Accord- The World's Grea test Tragedy In Pictures. "The passion of our Lord -beginning with the last supper and ending with the ascension" will be beautifully portrated by ste ropotican views thrown upon the screen at the Baptist hurch Sunday night. Such classics as the following will jrf seen The Last Supper The Arrest In The Garden-T h e Betrayal- The Trial -Denial Of Peter T h e Conviction -The Scourging TheECrowning With Thorns- March To Calvary -The Cruci fixion Burial Resurrection Ascension A Coming Again. While these are the principle pictures, yet they are not all by any manney or means, that we shall throw upon the screen Sunday night featuring the lest great tragic events in the life of our blessed Lord. You ae ' in vited to come and bring it h e children with you. ;' ''The women of Marshall'. young and old, married and ur married, Good, Bad and indif ferent," wilj be the subjects of a red hot and honest to goodners Gospel message' that we hope and pray will make the Devil mad and the Lord glad. "That Which God Demands Of Every Man', will be t h e theme of the morning servioe at 11 o'clock, and, of course,, you aremritd to be present at that" meeting also. ' Special Music. I am In a hur- ry, So "Good By" and "GOOD LUCK." Preacher Evans. LOST-A NOTE for $31.00, was payable to W. J. Teague and he had signed it oVer. Please return to Henderson Brothers Garage and receive REWARD. ing to the bid, he is to construct nine and seven tenth miles' of road in Cocke County th-3 'rep'' to begin at the state line beybnd Del Rio, and conning toward Newport. It will extend 'tb a point a short distance this s'de of Del Rio Four Newport men, C. B. Mims, Perry Valentine, Fred Fisher, and Judge Blazer were present in Nashvillevhcn the contract was awarded They state that the understanding is the work is .to begin at 'once,' and they expect machinery and tools to be shipped to this coun ty next week for that '. purposo. Mr. Peters is a well known contractor of Knoxville, and Has been connected with a great many railroad and highway pro jects in East Tennessee.- Our people will all Rejoice that wdrk has at last commenced. and e devoutly hope it may put an end to the strife and misunder standings that followed . Ihe $300,000 appropriation made ' by our county court more than'stwo years ago for the highway. ' The road is to cost approxi mately $31,000 per mile, and will be built similar to the n e'w Kingston road, whichis said to be one of the best roads in Tenli. The base will be of heavy stolie filled in with crushed rock, arid i topped with asphalt The road will be 24 feet wide with actual asphalt surface of 16 feet. , ' " . The road will follow practi cally the newsurvey which'was. recently made, and will extenll from the state line to a point near Steave Huffs farm. - ' -,r
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