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TAYLOR HOME
"Our Bob" and "Uncle Air
Add to Fame of Historic,
Picturesque Section
. One of the delightful features
about Happy Valley is the fame
brought to it as a result of "Our
Bob, and "Gov Alf "laving
been bom, and reared at the
foot of the most picturesque of
it. The old barn which was the
property of his father, Nath
aniel Greene Taylor, still stands
a-fristic and delapidated, but the
sentiment and beauty will live
on forever. v '': :
. This choice outburst from Lan
don C. Haynes at a banquet of
attorneys in - Jackson, - Tenn.,
who responded to an introduct
ion by Gen. N. B. Forrest, who
spoke of East Tennessee as be
ing some times, referred to as
"The God Forsaken." -
" , "Mr. CKairman and gentle
men: I plead guilty to the soft
impeachment. . I was born in
East Tennessee on the banks of
the Watauga, which in the In
dian vernacular, means 'beauti
ful river,'. and beautiful river
- it is. I have stood upon its
banks in my childhood and
looked upon its glassy waters,
and there beheld a heaven be
low, and then looked up and be
held a heaven above, reflecting
like two vast mirrors, each in
the other, its moons, its planets
ifrom its rocky borders of cedar, j
pine ana nemiocK stretcnes, a
vale back to the distant moun
tains, more beautiful than, the
WHY;? NOT 'HAVE A tgffttpjffi
PUBLIC LIBRARY
MiMARSEiLLt-
(By GLENN W. NAVES)
groves of Switzerland, more ex-jthe pupils f Or study
"auisite and. grander thatn the
placid vales of Italy. There
stand the great Roan the Bl$4k
ii. rt i n ir . i. ! . '
ana me omoxy mountaiua, up
on whose summits I have seen
the clouds gather of their own
own accord even in the bright
est day. There I have seen the
Great Spirit of the storm go
take his evening nap in his pa
vilion of darkness and clouds!
Then I have seen him aroused at
midnight and come forth like
a giant refreshed by slumber
and arouse the tempest and let
loose the red lightnings that
ran along the mountain tops
swifter than an eagle's flight in
heaven. Then I have seen the
lightnings stand up like angels
of light and dance in the clouds
to the music of the grand organ
. of nature whose -keys seemed
to have .been touched .by the
fingers of Divintiy, which res-
4' ponded in notes of thunder that
resounded throughout the uni-
'. verse. :- v:- J
"Then I have seen the dark
sesl drift away, and Morn get
up from her saffron bed and
It is a very astonishing ani
surprising fact to me that Mar
shall, although one of the most
prosperous and beautifully situ
ated towns in Western North
Carolina, has during its entire
existence managed to get along
without one of the! piost valu
able and useful assets, of any
town or city, a public library;
To the best of my knowledge
there is not at present, nor ever
has been, a library oi any Kina
or size, dedicated to the use of
the citizens of our town ana
county, in Marshall, except the
one for the use of the students
in the Marshall High School
building. .
Not every family or person
in our county is blessed with a
home library, or even any .read
ing matter at all, except an oc
casional book or magazine
which they; are able to-secure
r borrow from some rural u
Irarv or from the book shelf of
some One who is able financially
to own them, and if our town
had a public library where good
clean and interesting literature
could be borrowed at any time ;
It would be highly patronized,
especially by people in the var
ious rural communities of our
countjTwhere even many of the
public schools are aestitute oi
any books except those used by
THE ROBIN'S NEST
By DOUGLAS 1IALLOCH
Again I see them going down the village street to school,
Perhaps along a country road" beside a lilied pool,
. Their faces scrubbed until they "shine, their clothing patched and
" neat, - ' ' .
- A boy and girl of long ago la m emery I meet.
. ' ''-
He finds a robin by a fence, she picks a purple flower,
And so they wander hand in hand in childhood's fleeting hour.
And talk of things they wonder at and things they want to know,
A, little boy, a little girl, together long ago.
. " . s "yyiff "" -. '
And there's the school and therms the bell! and now they have
f- - j'.'- to run; N " '
And then the blackboard and the books until the day is done!
So, loving without the thought of toye, they walk the way of life
And share their childhood peace and joy, its pleasures and its g
strife. :'Sf-';
The years' shall bring them other loves, the heights, the depths, of
'.. joy.' '4Pi ' M
And yet I doubt if there will come to either girl or boy, &
' A sweeter, a cleaner love, a love more truly blest, l
Than when they walked the way 'school and found the robin's a
nest. ;' T
The establishment of a libra.
rv in our town would be a sim
pie matter ; the? books and other
reading matter could-be housed
in the County Court House or
any other suitable building ana
placed in charge of some town
or county official, or any other
reliable person who would care
for them.
The point on which some peo
ple would base their objections
. ..' . J.U i
is tne amount oi money wiat
would be required to purchase
enousrh books and other neces
sary equipment with which to
start a library, but -it is my o-
... i
pinion that a large . quantity
of good books can be gathered
ash. Many people have books
which they do not care to keep
but would be glad to give
such an important and useful
institution as a public library
would be, also others, no doubt,
would be glad to purchase
books or donate cash. A record
could be kept of the names of
those who make contributions
in money or otherwise and .this
record would be a -permanent
per, the News-Rcord, guide
books, road maps and other
useful helps and information
for tourists would be a valuable
and useful part of the library
;and would be a great advertise
ment for our town, specially
during the Spring, Summer and
Fall when so many people from
others states are passing
through.
The amount of good a public
library would bring to the citi
zens of Marshall and Madison
County cannot be overestimated
and I would be glad to see it a
reality, ' js.
DODGE ROADSTER
". ' TURNS OVER
Monday afternoon of this
week another wreck occurred
oh the curve near the News-
RecOrd office a Dodge roadster,
riven by a man from Tennes
see: climbed the bank on the
6ide ;of the road, turning over on
its side. There, was only
occupant, a man, and he
not !hurt in the least .
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S COLUMN
Edited by O. S. DILLARD
one
was
SINGING CONVENTION TO CONVENE
IN MARSHALL SUNDAY, OCT. 25
The outstanding event in the
educational news of last week
was the meting of the Western
District Association of the
Teachers' N. C. E. A. A large
per cent of the teachers of the
county attended this meeting,
and all report very profitable
meetings.
The chief topics emphasized
at . this meeting were longer
school terms in the rural sec
tions of the state ; better trained
teachers with the. consequent
need fdr more Normal Schools
for such training; the improve
ment and enlargement of the
elementary schools of the rural
sections of the state so that all
the children possible may have
the benefits of standard ele
mentary schools; an education
al program to be carried on
through the press of the state
and through the various agen
cies for letting the people of the
state know just what is being
done in the educational work of
the state, and proposing reme
dies for the correction of sever
al glaring defects in the opera
tion of the school, laws of the
state; a campaign for "equal
educational opportunities for
all the children of the state with
the whole wealth of the state
supporting the education of all
the children of the 'state irre
respective of the locality."
The farm forests of North Caro
lina form one of the latest great un
developed natural resources of the
State and when they are properly de
veloped will be a source of future
wealth.
come forth like a queen robed nliro A interest to those bor
. :m live KuiueiiL ux iiia uuu
atand tiptoe on the misty moun
tain tops, and Black-Night fled
''ivay from her glorious face to
" his bed chamber at ' the pole ;
' and she lighted the green vale
t and the beautiful river, where
1 I was born and played in child
hood, with a smile of sunshine !
- Oh, beautiful land of thenouh-
i tains, with thy sun painted cliffs
: how can I ever forget theel"
- " Exchange. '
Classy Style Note '
. . - in Button and Belt
rowing books or receiving oth
er benefits from the library.
Aflter, a suitable - amont of
books : were collected, they
could be loaned out to reliable
patrons and a, small fee eould
be charged for their use and
the revenue collected from this,
and other sources could be de
baited to the credit of the libra
rvin either of the Jbanks in Mar.
shall and when a good sum had
accumulated, it could be used
in purchasing additional books
and other equipment. .
The State Departments of Ag
riculture.1 Education and Health
issue and send out valuable and
educational bulletins on many
subjects . These could be se
cured free and filed as often as
they appear and would be very
useful, - especially to. larmers
and school teachers.
Manv people get some of the
leading magazines and periodi
cals published in our country
and. after reading them often
consign them to the waste oasx
et. Almost all Public libraries
have complete files of , maga
zines and these are often more
popular . than, books, and no
doubt, many .would be glad to
give files or single copies of
their favorite magazine, or- aft-
, Two shades of brown flannel brigh- 'eP ft ffood RUm had ben collected
ned by gnan brass nttons maks Ioaning books, a club sub-
?lZ?Jr -Kription to a number of the bet-
tlie skirt sod te important belt of
leather la two colors, not to mer f'on
e erowtSrj
.ciet til t.
t'ory ef a wctci -I.S
nice addittion.
A few up-to-date copies cT
j tood to, lock cpoa. Iladiscn County's only new?pa-
TKe Madison County Sing
ing Convention will have an all
day singing in the Court House
next Sunday, Oct. 25, 1925.
Classes from all over the county
and quartettes from Asheville
and vicinity will render some
fine music.
Everybody is cordially invit
ed to attend.
The tramp paused outside
the house.
' "Clear out!" shouted the lady
of the house. "I ain't got no
wood to chop. There ain't
nothing you could do around
here."
- 'But, madam, there is," re
torted the wayfarer with dig
nity.' "I could give you a few
lessons in grammar."
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
BECOMES MASTER MASON
"You are an hour late this
morning, Sam," said an employ
er to his negro servant.
"Yes. sah. I was kicked by a
mule on de way, sah.
"That ought not to have de
tained you an hour." . f
"Well, you see, boss, he kick-
me de other way."
Los Angeles, Cal. In the
presence of nearly 1.000 Mas
ons, Douglas Fairbanks, world
famous motion picture star, was
raised to the degree of Master
Mason in Beverly Hill Lodge
No. 528 of this city recently,
Among the Masons attending,
who shine in the cinema world.
were Harold Lloyd and Douglas
Mciean, lunsters; James Neil,
Milton Sills, Herbert Rawlin-
son, Chester Conkhn, Fred
Warner, Tom Mix. Duke Lee.
Roy Stewart and fifty-seven em
ployees of Doug's own studio.
Fairbanks was obligated on
a special Bible which was later
autographed by Edward Davis,
president of the 233 Club,
which comprises the degree
team. A gold trowel was alsbj
presented to the film star.
The great need of the people
of today is enlightenment as to
what our schools are doing, and
what needs to be done. A
knowledge of . how our county
ahd'-lsow ourv" state compares
with other counties and other
state's,! We have full(faith in
the people of North Carolina
and Madison County that they
will remedy these conditions
when they understand them.
For example, we do not believe
that the people of the state
would favor such a law as per
mits one county in the state to
levy 27 cents for running the
schools the required six months
term while other counties have
to levy more than a dollar, and
then not have as well trained
teachers or as good buildings
and equipment. Neither would
they sanction a county system
that will permit one district in
the county to vote a special tax
of 30 cents on the $100 valua
tion of property and be able to
run an eight or nine months
term, and another district be
required to vote the maximum
rate allowed by law, 50c and
then still be unable to run an
eight months' term.
We, again submit the propo
sition that the education of the
children of the county is a
county wide proposition, and
that all the wealth of the coun-
ly snouia ae made to supnc
THE OLD LINOTYPE
. The Department of Agriculture
recently prepared one of it custo
mary bulletin on oats, but the lino
type operator took a notion he
would glance away from his key
board while setting up the type,
and he struck the letter "C" in
stead of the letter "O" with the re
sult that the deparment urned out
a bulleting on "Cats" when the
proof-readers were, also, asleep at
their desks.
Only a few of the bulletins got
into the mails before the mistake
was discovereda but from these
some rather interesting facts are
discoTerd as o the importance of
the "cat crop" of this country.
We are told that "the cat crop
ranks third in importance in the
United States. Cats traditionally
constitute the banner horse feed of
the world, and 3 per cent is used
for human consumption."
It seems, according irto the bulle
tin, that cats are subject to some
strange diseases, such as "smut,
stem rust and crown rust," then
follows a discourse on wild cats,
broken cats and wilted and withered
cats. The latter kind can often be
seen along the roads just after an
automobile has passed.
MRS. MALINDA FRISBY
D E A D
Word has been "received at
the News-Record office of the
death of Mrs. Malinda Frisby,
of Marshall. Mrs. Frisby died
Wednesday afternoon at 2:17
o'clock. A full account of this
death will . be published next
week, being too late for this
week's issue.
BOX SUPPER AT
MADISON SEMINARY
There will be a box supper at
the Madison Seminary Friday
night, Oct. 30, at 7:30 P. M.
There will also be Halloween
stunts, including fortunes told
by witches, ghosts, black cats
and goblins will be present.
The proceeds will be for the
benefit of the school and for
the church which is being e-
rected at. this place. Every
body is invited to come and en
joy the occasion.
MERRELL WILSON
Mr. Jack Wilson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. B. Wilson, and
Miss Novena Merrell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Merrell of
the education of all the children near Petersburg, stole a march
The 233 Club-is composed oi iof. the county, and that our state j on their people some time in
uax iawB snouia De amenaea oeyi-emuex, ivzo, ana were u
that' there shall be a uniform nited in the holy bonds of mat-
burden of taxation for school inmony.
purposes-'throusrhout the state. The above announcement will
Only, by adoption of these tv;v of interest to a large num-
fundamental principles, can the.Der oi inenas.
poorer: j districts
Motion picture employees who
are Masons and they attended
the meeting, 500 strong, in a
body, - - V
, V Scottish Rite News.
PASTIME THEATRE
I TO OP MM
" The Pastime Theatre, which has been closed during the
summer months, will open again Friday night, October 23, and
t is expected that a large crowd will be maintained during the
winter months. Posters have been put up for that date and
the first crowd of the winter season will then be entertained. -
The theatre is under the management of Mr. C. E. Hender
son and an extra good program is 'on for the opening nlgbt.
A five-reel picture entitled ''Fighting in France".will be shown,"
This picture was made on the battlefields in France by the U. S.
Signal Corps and is real in every detail. ; There will also be a
two-reel comedy entitled "Felix Goes A-Hunting," depicting the
adventures of the famous comic-cartoon character,; "Felix, the
Cat": ::'":. '-: -: -:
.. Every inovielan i3rurged to. attend and sea .the war pic-
;re, 'tiro HiaxlLcr.r: Lizrev-?? '. -''i: Y
and poorer
counties ever have opportuni
ties comparable with the rich
districts and the rich and pros
perous counties.
We,, again submit '. the prop
osition, that the school term of
state - cxd county should be 8
months, v.v; A six months' term is
inadequate to meet the needs
of a county and Btate that is go
ing forward commercially and
industrially as ours is. v Our
MRS. SAVANNAH NIX DEAD
Mrs. Georgia Savannah Nix
passed . away at the home of
her son, Jack Nix, on the south
side of Marshall, about 7 :00 o'
clock Friday morning,. October
16, 1925, age 54 years. '
Mrs. Nix had been in, ill
health for several years and
was confined' to her bed for 15
MAtrlin nHt OA 1 m -rra m mam j4
wealth has doubled and trebled """X VJZZL "J ,
and quadrupled within the past jrT ? -but.
our school term as a state r, .
raT?eS?ifr?Jf conducted
Si thi iLtZ f0,w? y Rev- H, L. Smith, pastor Of ;
up the educational standing of v r;x ni...v7ir .v.u
toe state from 42nd among tt.-''J .
JJAlr-the past ten yla?s. '
with our rating
and industrially.
commercially
surviving are three sons,
Fleet Nix, Jack Nik and Charlie
Nix, of Marshall and two sisters
FafrOr. MaW .how lmpny.mnt; TJLt
made during th year in th com- xt" Si n '"J', "u , kub.
ZTniZ.A ii. Zr JV1 Nettle Payne, and three broth
munity and lit products. Therofort TT-f. -- t tt..
the bert should be .elected for ex- " Vt"ul ?i.u"r
ci, uj. iutuauBii,' KUU uw J.Ui.V-
hibition ay eztensloa
SUte Colleg-e. '
worker v.t
er, of lliami, Florida.