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O J MADISON COUNTY
VOL. XXL
MARSHALL, N; C, NOV. 14, ,1924
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U:s Day
CLSEIITEa
XDI?LAYS
T! s Ittclim County LJ-citloaal iiceiing held in Marshall
r:.i rliay and Eatsrc'v wts cu..i a gala day for lladlscn
C: . . It is always jlsiaar.t for ptcple to ccme tctther ia
- c : a cause, asd espedally worthy Is the rrc-t cause
ti t ..... J, a, now beizg tiven tnore attention In Madison Coun-
1 7 t. an ever before. Peer le were.here from all parir of the
Cou-'y and quite a number of tSe'echoola of the County 'enter
. cd u a contests.- .
The address cf the day was ably delivered by Mr. Frank
1a Wells, Supcr:r.teadent cf the Buncombe County schools .
The Dretlzutlon contest was won by the first grade of
liars Hill U,coU only Hot Eprfcjs and liars Jlill competing
la lL.i ccr.UL, v. ' "' . , , - -' -'-''.. ,;
; ' The rri...ary 'Ctory-TelliEj contest was won" by George Up
ward cf Hot Eprinrs, quite a number of schools competing
. The Grammar Grade Recitation Contest was won by Hiss Edith
Downs of Hot Sprir'3, II. C, several schools competing.
The Grammar Grade Declamation Contest was won by Master
Tom Pavis of Hot Cprings, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ti Davis.
The Spellisir Cor.t: t for Grammar Grades was' won by Miss
The Grammar Grade- Composition contest was Won by. Miss
DeEtta Almon'of Hot Springs.-: ' k " ' " ; : '
The IIIh School Composition Contest was won by Miss, Vic
toria H&n;scy of Walnut, jcu. " '
; TIIZ SCHOOL EXI!ISITS"( C7EN.TO ALL SCHOOLS )
2Iia3 Heba Roberts Of Marshjr won., tfie prize for drawing
tfie best map or the United States. i y . ' M-
Mr. r.ichard Bris of Mars Hill won' the prize tor drawing
tlrt le t map bf North Carolina. . -f :."$n
The fourth grade of Liars Hill on the. prize for the best
Splay of Clay Molding by any school. h ' . . .
.- The prize for the best Bag Doll by a child of the primary
grades was won by Robetta Thomas, "pf Walnut," N ,C,.
tli;:3 Mary Anderson of Mars Hlll.won the prize for the best
clESrh&m school dress made by a grammar, grade girl.' ,
.- The prize for the best piece of fancy work in the high school
was wca by Miis Violet Chandler of Valnut; and ia the gram
isar grades by Misa' Viola Deaver, of MarshallN.' C." "
Jack Davis of Marshall won the prjze for the beet piece of
wocd work or wood carving, by a grammar grade boy. ..' '
'The third grade of the Marshall school won the prize for the
-f fr-pho?H rnWntr .Aravirirtv nr nnsfpr iho fttifpcit hofa" A-
f . :n'to-lhe gramn:ergradcs; ".i .". .:-r -",v;
fc'-o-' -.e pi;ze zor.tne t cxt.90C.T, 01 a.. - . . n4W vii
te seventh. grade of Marshall,: tpis, content being pnlyifor the
j . Jane Morrow or walnut won the prize for the best bookie
- f school work by the high schools. - ,
The best exhibit by any school was won by the Walnut High
"-' -7 V - - , ATHLETIC CONTEST-' ;'v0;
vr,':'.f-;..-v - ; ,.,,l,f(!':1i:';"f ;
Saturday, November 8 Messrs.' C M. Blankenship and ' Ax
:- Smiley in charge, i ) . v-.';-,-- i.;--. ,1.5-V.-;;'Vvrv.'v
C3GT.C::3L!(1U0
b a
" tril?, Dcptity, and
... n---- r
five r.m'Atm one
V0:iAlUllJAILi
. One of the most successful
attempts of oScers of the law
to put a. stop to illicit liquor
dealing made jn Madison
County in quite a while was
made Tuesday night, of this
week, November 12, when
Sheriff - R. R. Ramsey, Deputy
Claude Henderson, and Reve
nue' Officer Jarvis captured 60
gallons Of liquor, three auto
mobiles, five men and one wo-
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THE NEWSPAPER CRITIC
My .fsthsr Myths paper that h rasds slnt put up right . .'
i ' I! finds a lot of fault,1 ha do, perusing It at alht. -E
tays.thata ain't s singla thing In It worth whils to read,
And that tt doeaa't print ths kind of Stuff that poopla
Ca toasas it aaida and .says it's strictly "on the kum"
But you ought to haar him holler whan ths paper doesn't come. ;
' Ca read shout ths weddln's and ha snorts like all get out, - '
lit reads the social doin's with a most deriaiva shout;
lis ssys they maks the papers for the whnmiu' folks alone. .
Ile'U read about the parties and hell fume and fret and groan, r
II says ef information it don't contain e crumb V ,
- Cut you ought to hear hhn holler whan ths paper doesn't coma.
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lie's always first to grab it, and ha reads it plumb dear through,
. ;. Ite doesnt miaa an item or a want ad that is true, - w " " '
lie says they,! dout know what we waflt, than dam newspaper guys;
' Xtck going to take a day some time and go and put them wise.
Sometimes K seems as though they must be deaf, blind, and dumb"
'' Eiit you ought to hear him toller when the paper doesn't come. -t
. -LUCTLLE DtJNBAB. - ' i
man. Th capture was made
on the Hot Springs road at
Laurel E.jdger The cars and
liquor were taken into custody
and the occupants of the cars
lodged in Madison County jail
to await trial. .
' .For some time Sheriff Ram
sey has suspected that such 'a
procedure was ' taking ' place
In jthat vicinity and . had laid a
trap for these violators of law.
The possessors of the liquor de
clared that; the liquor was -ob
tained in Tennessee. The wo
man in the Case proclaimed her
innocence in the matter, claim
that she had gone to ride with
the' men without - knowing
Where they were going.. The
party is said to- hail from Bun
combe County,. .. .
are markketed," ssys Glenn O. Ban
dall, extenson horticulturist for the ,
State College of Agriculture. "There
is much loss from rotting brought a- '
bout by sorting the roots from time
to time during the storage period. ",
The fungus spores are spread la this
way. '
"Careful attention must else be
gives to regulating the temperature.
A hgh temperature of from lO Uti
degrees during the first ton days ef -
two weeks is of primary Importance.
This is the 'curing period duriag
which time the moisture is removed
from the roots. If the weather is '
cloudy r rainy, it k necessary to"'
keep this 1iigb temperature for', a
longer period. ' " '. ; i .
"After earing the roots, the tem
perature ef the bouse should fee low-
ered gradually to SB degrees and
kept within the range of 60 to 86
degrees Without greater1 variation. '
careful attenton to maintain within
these limiU not only inhibits infee- 1
tlon from storage rot,' but also pre
vents undue loss of weight by the
potatoes because' of unnecessarily
high temperature.' J, , ' -:
- Wreck Near 'Bluff
, , Younsr Lady Killed
"No suh," says Uncle' Mom,"!, ain't
never gwine Slap my old 'oman no
tpo and ha'ye to pay fines.. De nex'
time she .'zassperates me, I'se gwine
kick 'her good sn.' hard, an' she can't
shew dat to de judge V . 1 ' -
SWEET POTATO v
5 5 STORAGE NEEDS
-CAREFUL
k Ur-.i. ATTCWT1AM
ni i ui a avue
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Running Broad Jump; grammar grade' boys '
'" First. place-Sherwood Thompson',' Walnut, "13-ft. 5 in
Second placeFisher of Dry Branch 'j ' Jill 'ft 8 in.
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Running Broad jump,, grammar, grade girls
First place puby Reese, Mars-Hill, tT4I
Second place Sallie Hamlin, California, ,
Running Broad jump, 'nigh school boys .:
First place Hu'-o Wild,' Uars Hill
Second place walun, Me
IHh Jcr-io. rrnr?r tirade bovs
lirst plce E -;r.8 Keece, liars Hill
Second place Treadwayf Mt .Neta, .
Kith Junp, high school boys v
lirst place Hu"o V.'fT i, liars nill
Second place 1 .11 w'ect, Marshall
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rcata Race, frr-t'rr T3 girls '
ICYard E r- toys ''i
If " . "5 -- ' !
10 ft, 4 in
10 ft 2 in
15 ft 2 in,
U4ft4in,.
?cond place Fisher, Dry Etnch
C 1Z 5-Yrrd Dash, 1 ih schc -1 I -ys
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Vili, L.:rs Hill,
9. CO-Yfi Dash, grammsr rrs ie f'T's
I lr i r :e Callie II -... i, C l.fcrrja '
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' . , lsh tchool girls
, :iair
i fchc:l l?3Ts
-d .;:i, IIars Hill and
;rihall.
10. EO-Ytri Y
1 t - V
11. Es' '..c. " .i
12. r -'IL
A . - x j A
!Le : sV'vV-Yfcr J . a
C0fi.5in.
67 fi.
243 ft
rce t. i L '
Guy I...:
i the above schema!-- i events, a few of the eihool3
d tD t t: 3 Ear Chinrizg Contest with the following re-
I i. r r Ckinr.;-j, --'mor grade boys
i ,'rst place ii r-'.r, Dry Branch
" L -nd place Haiti::, Hers Hill,
15. Bar ( '-r.ing, frrpn-r r '7-":rl3
Fi... -? Sallle llir'i, C. ' '.rr.ia
Eeco. . " -o tied: Tr: -. Jr,-ay, I..t
r, Callfcrria
-21 times
' 14 times
17 times
Neta and .
14 times each.
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i;?,alei(Th. N, .C.rlJ,'!?WjBg"a jeH
j hfiei sweoti; poUU) storage huae
is not. all that is essential to-suceess
I in keeping the roots over winter.
I', Several -sorsge ))recautions must
be observed. There are many de-
tails which appear to" be" of minor im
portance, yet are ... of tremendous
value in successfully keeping the po
tatoes, pne of., the first sto care
fully handle the roots before and .af
ter they are placed in storage. In
fection by tot- producing fungus di
seases takes place largely through a-
brasion? In the skin made by hand
ling the toots ' carelessly. '
."It is a good practice to store gra
ded, potatoes in slat .crates and then
let. them lie undisturbed until they
Anether Occupant of Car Serv
ously Injured and in Hospital
Rev. Mr. Miller's son had the
misfortune of wrecking his carl
last week, on which six people
were riding. The accident oc
curred near, the mouth of
Meadow Fork Creek.Miss .Su
sie Holt was killed and Mr. ,
Troy Kirkpatrick 'was serious
ly injured and was taken to' a
hospital.'; .,.;.;.',. y t4ftti-'.':
FREE WILL BAPTISTS TO MEET -'
WITH SHOAL HILL; CHURCH 1- i
FIFTH SATURDAY AND. SUNDAY'' 'v r'
The Marthal! r..tr'.,i t ' .
tag of '-Free T, ;:i I i
held with shoal ::;:i C, ...i i.i I. .
tie Pine Creek on' the Tifth Satur
day andSunday in November.' -
B S. WOODSON, Clerk.
It never pays to over-crowd hens
they need a comfortable house, dry
and roomy, with plenty. of fresh au
and sunshine: Plans for -, building
such a house may' be., secured from
the State College extension service.
at Raleih.
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: UathiahaVle: . ' ,
He Ijiake ten, thousand a year r
though you probably wouldjiot think
it to look at me.,) ' , , . .
She No and. L wouldn't; think Jt
to hear you say rt. . .
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SuLobribo to
Ths NE7S-rCC?.D
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SON FATIIZZ-I.lLAW OFV-J-
KI3 OWN FATHER
Tha rcat, wadJiags , ef Karl
Eraaa, Z3 yaare eld, aad kis fa
ther kv started aa ul'm
ckala ef re!iakt " 1 " I a
get WeyoaJ tW r..3i t.' ft 3
eUU aad caliaiaated ia Lreaa's
hesamlag his father't fatker4a-
uw. 1 ; ;--'., '-;;
Yeastg Braaa aarrled a wi l.-w
ef 45 with grwa-ea V," ' -su
riortly altert WU - father, E9
year of age, married the . 24
year old daaghter ef hit . ton's
wife. Genealogists fifnre that a
a ren't of the two wedinfi,
young Braaa -became his -father'
father-ia-law and that hit
wife's daughter became her
' mother's mother-in-law and the
step-mother of her owa step-father,
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:; j 'te;J u.. FOUR LOVES .V. , . .
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Theloves alone wiH, bring content: t -., ,:
" The love of home,, which, works to know.
- little oed where roses blow ; t it t -Ajcheery
hearth, where kindness reigns -
i And smileB light up the window panes,";
; The Jove of-home, which works to make..
' A playground for the children's sake, , .':,
( And loveJy;rpoms where selfishness v1; :
May sow T-o diacord. or distress,
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Thelt,seco!5d love to Jbring; f ontettl. vkt445
Isiove r.of friends and neighbors near? 1 '
A- love too warm; too true to sneer,,, j.
" A' love that understands the cares
't " And griefs and hurts ach mortal bears,
. That seeks beneath the garments thin
Or flesh and cloth the soul within, ' .
And holds to friendshiDS.. tried and true
lake's changing; fame and fortune through.
OPEN DEC 1-JAN. 15
SQUIRE SEASON .
CLOSES DEC 1
We have been asked to" call
the attention of our readers to '
the fact that the .season for
hunting birds is between Dec. 1
and Jan. 15 and that the squir
rel season will close on Dec. 1.
The County Commissioners of-
f er" a" reward of $5.00 for the
conviction of any person found -hunting
out of season. ,
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I The third greatlove to brinsr content
, Is love of God: that love which sees
.,. Ilia splendor in the sheltering trees,
j k . . That finds Hini nightly in the sky, '
j Where race the. stars and planets by;
icai xeeja m$ presence. when he stands
. Before life's storms With .helpless hands,
, And trusts .IIUn,n whatsoe'er befall,
.. ; To guide him safely throug it all.
The fourth true love to bring content
i Is love of country: that sweet love
. . Which cherishes the flag above,
Which stands to serve and seeks to build
A native land with laughter filled;
Which give3 obedience to its laws,,
Upholds its evary righteous causU, ,
And strives to live so all may see
Just what a free man ought to be.
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FAitMElt KILLED BY A
DHUNKEN DRIVERS :
m Mnf Vincent Murphy, . a farmer "V,
who lived near Leicester, died ia a . '
hospHaf fat" Ashevtlle last week from ....
injuries received when a wagon in
whjchvhe was riding was struck by : ' - -
an automobile, driven by a drunken '
man,. whose same could not be leant- .
ed'bythe police of Asheville. After -
hitting the wagon, the driver escap- . - ,
ed. The accident happened on the
Leicester road Bear Asheville. ' J '
CARD OF THANKS
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' I take this method of thanks'.;
ing the ' people of tho Coemty
for1,:- tie g eneroua wote . theV;"i
gave ma oa NovemlMr 4i and
to'asaure them that I will Io aU
in my power to merit their con-V"
fideneo. I especially - wish t":
congratulate Mr. ; Clarencet -
j j Redmon for the gentlemanly''
i j J manner in which he has take v
i i His defeat. He has proved
1 1 1 himself a man, willing even to
j surrender his ARTILLERY to
r l nis opponent.
Ml
iiespectruiiy yours,
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VILLAHD C rvZCTC?w-