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VOL. XXI
MARSHALL, N. C, AUGUST 21, 1925
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SPRING CREEK THOROUGHFARE
A NOBLE PROJECT
The Editor, News-Record,
Marshall,
N. C.
My dea,r Mr. Story :
We shall be very grateful in
deed to you if you will publish
in the columns pf your newsy
by a National Highway, with
main roads running from East
to West, North to South.
Today it is not a question
i money so much as it is a aues
tion of organized shoulder-to
shoulder efforts and determina
and timely paper a few words 1 0n. May we urge you, please
regarding the Spring Creek
main line which will link Hot
Springs, N. C, and Waynesville,
N. C.
In this day of big things, in
Y this day of reconstructing the
roads of our land and the routes
of interstate traffic to meet the
undreamed-of demands crested
by the motor car, in this day
of building national highways,
East, West, North, South, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, from
the rolling plains of Canada to
the blue waters of the Gulf Of
Mexico, in this great day We
must have firood roads. As a
matter of fact, good roads give
us
.ner oi lact, uuu preparation for peace
friendship of the landscape . .
in all its intricate details; they
lead us into the sweetest and
dearest of secrets and tell us
the tenderest of tales.
Every road has something of
variety and a bit of poetry to
offer. The earth is full of po
etry ; but no sport speaks to the
heart like roads.
Now to the subject that, we
have chosen, with regard to the
construction of the Spring
Creek highway. W e a r e
proud to have the honor, and
take genuine pleasure in draft
ing the following bit of news of
interest. The building of the
, Spring Creek thoroughfare has.
been under way for more, than
a year and the State has com
pleted almost Ave miles of the
road, Five years ago this. was
almost nthinkabJeiJWe are
particularly glad today that it
is under construction.
The State has taken over this
grand project. Just here we
might say that the idea of coop
eration should be emphasized.
It is said that cooperation is the
stongest word in the English
language. This story illus
trates the point: A steam en
gine, big and powerful, was ap
proaching with its load up
grade. With magnetic calm
ness and boldness, it started at
its work as if conscious of its
power and confident of its abili
ty. Its large driving wheels,
weighted down with tons, grip
ped the steel rails which ran
like silver ribbons to the crest
of the hill. With measured
puffs and snorts she responded
to the opening throttle as
though the task were easy; but
as she began to climb the hill it
was apparent that she had ei
ther overestimated her strength
or underestimated the task. She
began to labor ; she snorted
fwfrantically: the escaping steam
? from the exhaust condensed up
on her body like great drops of
sweat; the driving wheels slip-1
ped and spun with nervous mo
tion. Soon there slipped up be
hind the load a smaller engine,
modest lnr its j affections and
humble in its manners. Quiet
ly and without ostentation' she
put herfchou!ders to the train
just ahead. Then the great gi
ant engine ahead began . to
rv breathe more easily and in a
few moments the string of cars
nad moved over the hill. What
did it? Cooperation !'k ;
It seems from reports that
Southern California has the
best roads in the United States;
but' taking any state on - the
whole, North Carolina is far a-
head.
' You know the country , with
the best system of roads is the
J most prosperous and successful.
The writer of this sketch main
" tain that ;Spring ; Creek j has
' needed this main line Ion? ago.
- This great project will Inean
much to our community. It is
' - "a coming and promising section.
. i We claim that Spring Creek is
" the garden spot of Madison
County. This fine highway
comes right through this valley.
It is the opinion of the writers
that the day is not far distant
when the forty-eight states of
"7 this great nation will be circled
that we have good roads where
there are no roads. Surely
and truly the life of the farmer
must be made more tolerable
Good roads, good roads wil
enable greatly the various sec
tions of our land to come to
gether, will enrich the life of
the agriculturist and will bene
fit xhe remotest sections of
their land. We think that
here cannot be too large appro
priation for such wonderful ob
ject.
It is characteristic of the A
merican people to want less
preparation for war and more
They
want more good roads, good
health, good farms, better in
dustrial conditions and better
homes
The construction of this great
highway will make our land
more progressive. It must
make progress. It is going for
ward. That is the law of life
and of the universe. Hear
what Tennyson, the great poet
of all time, wrote of the Brook.
1 chattwover tony ways
In littla jharps and tribbles,
I bubble in the eddying bays,
I, babble 'on th pebbles.
't tf flteal by,lawto an grassy plots
I slide by haiel covers
I make the sweet forget-me-nots
That grow for happy lovers.
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And out again I curve nd flow
To join the brimming river,
For men may come and men may
go,
But I go on forever.
We congratulate the State up
on sending us the main build
ers of this road. Mr. A. T.
Anz, who native home is a lit
tle way from Rome, Italy, is
one. He leit tnat country wnen
fifteen years old and has been
over here since 1899. He is a
road man and knows how the
road ought to be constructed.
He is likable and very popular
with his men. Te fine book
keeper, Mr. A. E. Snelson, has
nto easy task. He has about
125 to 145 employees on the
pay roll. Mr. Parker of Gas
tonia, N. C, is the man at the
steam shovel. He is an earth
remover. He knows just ex
actly how it is done, and he
does not take long to do it. He
is a fast traveler. Mr. John
son of Walnut puts the finish
ing touch to the road. He, is
an efficient road man. IMr. B.
C. Meadows is our fine road
commissioners. lie. solidities
things.
Let us say, please, a few
words concerning these men.
GET IN LINE
(By DAN HALL)
It's hard to smile whene'er your child
Awakes you in the night.
It's harder still to make your will,
To always stick and fight.
And yet there's time to get in line,
To fight your way clean through,
And in the end you'll always win,
And bid hard luck adieu.
So don't complain if there's no rain,
It'll come ere it's too late.
And don't be blue it's up to you
To shape your future fate.
And my dear friend, remember when
Elijah prayed for rain.
It came in time to get in line,
And make a wond'rous gain.
So get in line while yet it's time
And be Elijah too.
If it don't rain, who is to blame,
The Lord, the rain, or you?
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S COLUMN
Edited by O. S. DILLARD
Practically all the rural
schools of the county have o-
pened. The enrollment is fine.
and the attendance bids fair to
exceed that of any previous
year.
Madison County will have
three standard high schools
this year, Marshall, Mars nni.
and Walnut. There should be
at least three more in the coun
ty White Rock, Spring Creek,
and one in number, four town
ship, ihese with transporta
tion will serve the greater part
. , R. F. Collins of Wake County
ine campaign for better hm.ffv.t
jsaiuciio in nurm Carolina iniSlnnrfHnM SMn wnrth of
year was strengthened by the
enrollment of 518 farm women
of Mecklenbunr Coimtv and
750 from Rowan County,
report home demonstration
workers
299 HOMICIDES IN NORTH
CAROLINA IN 1924
-North Carolina contributed more
than its quota to the crime wave of
the nation during the past year, 299
deaths being designated as homicides
in returns made on deatth certificates'
filed with the State Board of Health
for 1924. Chicago, with a record of
more than a murder per day for the
year, may have led the country, but
this State ranks well up in the forefront.
Typhoid fever not so long ago was
a large factor in the death rate of
the State. It has been one of the
causes of death against which both
state and local health authorities have
waged a major offensive. Now mur-
and automobile accidents each
levies a greater annual toll of human
life than does this once prevalent
and dreaded disease.
The records show more than double
Ae number of negro victims among
the homicides as compared with the
whites. The distribution ,is 94 white,
201 Negro, and 4 Indian.
The homicides are divided into four
classifications. Of the total. 235 were
killed with firearms, 47 by knives or
other piercing instruments, 6 . were
babies killed closely following birth,
and 11 were killed by other means.
pigs
from her in three years. He
Deiieves in swine growing, re
ports county agent J. C. Ander
son
of the county with high school
facilities. There should be an ' school is Dlaced on the accred.
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tary schools. Now if Madison
County will adopt as part of its
program standard elementary
schools, the second part of the
county-wide program will be
easy: that is, the placing of ac
credited high schools within the
reach of all the children. Since
the high school is an outgrowth
of the elementary school and
its size is determined largely by
the number of children it serves
the building up of these accred
ited high schools can be easily
accomplished. The State De
partment of Education has very
clearly set forth the require
ments that must be met before
addition to these standard high
school, one or two junior high
schools, . where there are not
sufficient pupils for a standard
high school.
itea list, as tnese require
ments will no doubt be raised
as our school system develops,
we should strive to build as
large high school units as pos
sible with a view to increasing
tneir usetulness. Before a
high school is accredited by the
It will pay Tarheel farmers
to begin the raising of horse
and mule colts, thinks Prof. R.
S.' Curtis, who finds a great re
duction in the number of such
work animals now being rear
ed.
The Expert Driver
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.TJhere was an expert driver
Who always drove with care,
He never had an accident, '
He drove most everywhere;
He'd cut across the car tracks,
Dodge pedestrians, or truck;
And getting by the traffic cop,
He always was in luck.
Turning corners on two wheels
He'd seem to be delighted,
When he'd hit the center of the
block
And all four wheels were righted
He'd step upon the throttle
And give her lots of gas;
He didn't care about the cost
For he had lots of brass.
He cut in front of a train one day,
There was a crash, a roar.
He was an expert driver,
But he isn't any more.
Exchange.
A number of teachers report
that they have children coming
to school who have not reached State Deoartment nf Rd no Atinn
their sixth birthday. All teach-It h e followinir
ers have been instructed to en-(must be met:
roll no children who are not six
years old before September 1st.
It is unfair to both the teacher
and the child for them to enter
before they are six, a3 it auds
work to an over worked and
overcrowded teacher, and the
children are too young and im
mature to gan much benefit
from the school. The child
needs to be out of doors, during
these early years, and to expect
a four or five year old child to
stay confined in the school f bom
five or six hours, is endangering
the child's health.
A. A four year course of
study.
B. At leas.t forty-five pupils
in average daily attend
ance. C. Three ful,l-time high
school teachers.
D. Eight months school
term.
E. Recitation periods forty-five
minutes in length.
F. Laboratory facilities for
teaching science.
G. Maps and charts for his
tory and geography.
H. At least three hundred
volumes in high school
library.,.
Creek children will either go to
Marshall or to Upper Bear
Creek. All children living on
the west side of French Broad
River are expected to attend
the school at Upper Bear Creek j
a paper presented before the Farmer
Convention at Raleigh, N. C. on the
29th of July. He urged that farmer
with a view to protecting their own
interests, should advocate measure
which will make the woodlands of the
FIVE AUTOMOBILE WRECKS IN
ONE NIGHT NEAR MARSHALL
You ..: never v saw' finer, men.
They are interested in the task.
They do not care to'vwork, over
time. : If they are ready to
give a blow when the 'quitting
bugle goes, they do not with
draw, but make it. They, are
to be commended for their loy
alty to the whole undertaking
m wmcn tney are engaged.
They realize that it is no little
task ., and are laboring with
their might till it is conpleted,
We wish to take this oppor
tunity to express our grateful
appreciation, to all, those who
make this program and who
are making it possible.' We are
Cordially and faithfully yOurs,
FERDIE L. HIPPS ..
' ANDY WODDY.' :
Paul Hensley Suffers Broken
Thigh and Is Taken to
Hospital
KNOXV1LLE MAN ALSO DIES
: " OF INJURIES RECEIVED
1 ' ' IN WRECK '
The . demand :: for r, milk in
Goldsboro has been decidly, in
creased as a rtsult of the recenf
campaign by the home demon
stration agent to encourage
milk drinking. Some milk now
has to be shipped in each day
to supply the . increased de-
mand. .. "
Tuesday night was an unfor
tunate time for automobiles and
their drivers in and near Mar
shall. Five cars are reported
to have been wrecked between
six and one o'clock that night.
About' seven o'clock near Ball
Hill a Nash and a Ford had a
head-on collision, in which two
small children were hurt. A
bout eight o'clock the wrecking
car of the Henderson Motor Co.
was pulling in the above wreck
ed Ford, when the Ford tumbl
ed over the bank, pulling" the
wrecking machine over with it
In the Ford Paul' Hensley was
riding and suffered a broken
thigh or hip. He was taken!
to a hospital in Asheville. In
the wrecking car his brother,
Millard, was riding and lie suf
fered a shake-up and bruises.
but nothing serious. - Both cars
were badly damaged. Millard
and Paul Hensley are the sons
of Rev. Arthur Hensley and
ihave a position with the Hen-
derson Motor Company.
About the same time Mr.
John McElroy was out driving
ms roaasier witn a young lady,
when the car is said to have
struck a rock or telegraph pole,
pturning it up on its side. For
tunately its occupants were no
hurt and the car was only slight
ly damaged.
Mr. Walter M. Davis, aee 35
a business man of Knoxville
Tennessee, died ' Wednesday
about midnight of injuries re
ceived the night before when
the car he was driving fell from
an embankment on the high
way. Mr. Davis was returning
to Knoxvine trom .Newport
News, va., whe.re he had taken
his wife and small son on a va
cation. The car is said to have
turned over nine times, crush
mg nis Doay and causing a
fracture of the ribs which pene
trated the lungs, resulting . in
hemmorhages, which , proved
fatal. The accident occurred
about 11 o'clock Tuesday night
It is said that Mr. Davis crawl
ed from underneath -the r "car
and walked nearly a mile to the
home of Mr. Andy Ball, where
he was when he died.' He was
attended by Dr. W. A. Sams of
Marshall. The body was taken
to Knoxville Wednesday.
as they are within easy Walking ' Eastern States profitable as perman
distance. Those On the eastient timber-growing invesments. It
Side of the river Will be trans- j was pointed out that the result of this
f erred to Marshall. The tWO ! would be to lessen the pressure of
teacher school at Dry Branch
has been discontinued, part of
the children going to Walnut
and part to Marshall.
By these changes, the chil
dren in those districts will have
much better opportunities ixxi
could be given them undor the
old system. Gradually, the
one ana two teacner senoois
will be replaced with modern,
up-to-date buildings, where the
children can be comtortable,
housed and taught by compe
tent teachers.
In last week's issue
Record, we discussed at some
length standards or elemen-
MARS HILL COLLEGE
HAS FINE OPENING
Record 'Breaking Matriculation
Ttrecda7 and Wednesday
Mar Hill College opened Tuesday
with a record breaking enrollment,
according to reports coming to us by
those who attended the opening. A
splendid year of work i anticipated
for this fine growing institution.
PHONETIC LOVE
O, MLE, what XTC j
I always feel when UIC, . I
I used to rave of LN s eyes, .
4 LC I gave countless sighs,
4 KT, 2, and LNR, ,
I was a keen competitor,
But each now's a non-NTT,
4 UXL them all, UC
Customer (in barber shod 4"!ut
Barber What three? VK "vv
owners of large tracks of woodland
to develop their cut-over lands for
farms. It would also make profit
able to the farmer bis woodland,
which occupies more than one-third
of the. area of the averase fram of
the Eastern States.
Figures were cited to show for the
past three decades, the continued loss
es in farm population in many state
or in the purely rural communities of
many states and the shrinkage in tha
area which is actuallyin cultivation.
This condition !s as evident in state
long regarded as among the leader
in agriculture, such as Illinois and I-
Of the owa, as it is in the Southern and
Northeastern states, and is due to the
great disparity in the earnings of the
farm laborer and small farmer com
pared with those of men employed la
tha cities, particularly those engaged
: in the building trade.
This condition of declining agricul
tural prosperity antedated the war, al
though certain phases of it have been
made more acute as results of the war
and of insect depredation.
It was further pointed oat that a
long as woodland was not developed
and wa on low basis as an invest
meat, yielding little profits, it could -
not produce much revenue in the form
of taxes for the support of rural com
munities. Agricultural sections fre
quently find it difficult to make need
ed public improvement on account ?
the generally low value of property
compared with value in nearby Iowa. '
It wa stated that if the .waste lane V
in North Carolina was developed, the
returns front it would, pay the yearly
interest en the road bonds of that -
stata. It was urged that the farmer
should take a. decided stand ia pro- ,
noting methods of management -which
would increase the earning' ca
pacity ef woodland as a means of re
tarding its conversion into competi
tive farm land and in order to add te
Customer The beardTthe hair and the value ef taxable property 1. mi-al
Three schools have been dis
continued this year, two of
these being oneleacher-schI
and the otner a two , teacner j . MUtri tUAKLU LAnu -
school. Upper California pu
pils will be transferred tO the Too much land is still being cleared
Lower California SChOOl. The and is increasing the already sever
Forks Of Ivy Will be Carried to j competition among farmers. Thi
Mars Hill and Lower Bear i was the conclusion of W. w. Ashe in
the conversation.
sections.
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