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: -4 V;: v;i V,--" 4'; "V?",- 7-: A PROGRESSIVE ' FARMER i rT; fl f 3..'-' r "3 H ' ""V ' ' " " ,",'.' I ) r " 3 " x r I v 1 ' "J"' ' ' IT LOTH A YEAR FOR. Mi i - ; ; : V ; THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN M ADISQN COUNTY VOL. XXI A MARSHALL; N; C.; FRIDAY RIARCH 26, 1926 1 1 1200 X 7C0IMT SlffERINTENDM,,S I COLDMNI I ' i , , ' u ' , - ; Edited, by O. JBDUCATIONAL PROGRESS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ; --No section of North Carolina, per haps. ' has felt the stimulus of the -r great educational movement that has . been sweeping the state for the past few.yeara more than. Western. North Carolina. ' This region long isolated for lack of roads .has at last broken 0 its shackles, and now f ullly aroused. Is determined to keep '. pace with the rest of the 'atav Ten , yesk- ago there' were no roads in the counties lying west of Buncombe. ' From Noyr ember till March what few automoi biles there were in ' the . west were put in' storage waiting for"' the March t winds to come and drythe roads and tkaw the creeks! and make them ford able. Urldet such conditions, com ' . inunities were; isolate each looking to its own little red schoolhouse as its j temple of knowledge, tabt daring to hop f of anything better, .because of the impassable and: impossible roads. But with the coming of good roads within the past five years conditions have changed k remarkably in every western county. Where ten years ago no bonds of social intercourse existed between adjoining communities, good roads, like bands of silves, have knit ted them into one large happy group, f making conditions favorable here and ,5?. V..j;S ..I.,' ;i j iD Jw vjnw" .m T.i nn. nnrtmitiflft offered them with the com - ing of the highways. Looking backward ten, years, we find that, in1 the nine .weBtern. coun ties of the sUt4 lying west of Bun combe including Madison and Transyl vania, within this Targe territory con ' taining thousands of square miles and school population of 29,055, only $230,810.48 was spent for all school irarposes. In the nine 7 counties of " Cherokeft U&Gmtt&Kiffa. Jackson. Macon, Swain, TTaftsylv'ania y and Madison an average of $7.67 wfs spent for all purposes to educate the children within their borders. This, year these same counties will pay more than four times as much per pupil. Not only have these western coun- . ties more umu H""" " 7 '73 jper cent, penditures on a-per pupil basis, but, r they have gone into the matter of providing better buildings and equip ment. . Ten years have wrought a wonderful change in the Bchool plant in the West. Teh years ago, the valu ation placed on the schoot property by the superintendents was $566,485. Today, a conservative estimate would place ' this ' valuation more than C2.ftno:000.00 Ten years ago tne ' kWo .w i - W ,i n TO THE VOTERS. OF: Uv-HADISON COUNTY; . r . I hereby announce myself a candidte a - 'for the office of Sheriff of Madison Couijr, ? 5Sf; subject to the Republican ;primary'4dWv3j rJJ'rheld ,Juhev5th, 1926 If nominated and i I lected I wiU endeavor, by the help and, ' i ' oneration of the good - - - .-i to enforce tne laws I of this office in a fair, and impartial. man- .7:3 ner. Thanking-you for your support-in J) : ; the past and asking for your, vote and mnu-v LI ence in the coming Primary, j '.-, ' ya . . . .... . J.-,!?riTp fe . i '. '. ' ': . -. ' ; V . - V A ' ' ' - . S. DILtARD - um of $S7,S28.87. ; Dnrinff the post two yean mor than one million dol lars haa been spent In the same conn ties. Tocay, as one moHjora from Ashevllle to Murphy or Franklin or Brevard, magnificent brkk buildiilgi greet his appearance, alt ..almost, ev ery village. Every county-seat boasts of its beautiful new school building which it has recently erected or which will soon be erected, many of. these costing far more ihdin 'the county court house, and rightly so, :; flying to and fro from these buildings, large commodious trucks carry, hundreds of children daily to places where they can make the. most. 6C their ,taleits. Scores of one-room schools have been abandoned in these counties within tJhe past three pr four years. Ten years ago these counties had 263 one teacher schools. Last year the.: num ber had decreased to 175,' a loss ol nearly 100. , , , .n . With better buildings have come better high school facilities . In Wil is there was not a single high school in these counties' that -was accredited by the State University. At this time only fourteen units were required for graduation,' whereas the requirement today is fifteen. Last year every county in this section was 733. Lastj ypar this enrollment had passed the high school instruction ana mamsen- ance, This is more than half as much i8 was snent for all " purposes ten including outlay pay- ments. , In e quality, character and type of wonc done there can be no comparisons' because of the .meager ness of the Work offered at that time. Western Nrxn uaroima nas oeen made withij the past ten years so far as its high schools are conerned. Along wfh . better building and more adeqiate high school: facilities have come hcrease in, enrollment. avH eragefdalli attendance" anftf iengji of school tpn. - Tbe average length of the scholriteni has increased 15 days. The Wrollment has increased more than 2D00 tt spite of that fact that there his noi been a great in crease in theWho 1 population. The average daily latterilance has increas pH from abut 64 nr cent to around Along with the increased enroll ment and better sdool facilities has come the desire fojmore and better trained teachers, lie teachers them selves, always eagd to take advan tage of opportunity to improve themselves, have ket pace' with the other improvement! noted above. There has been, an ii ease from 246 teachers. ten years o to aox last year. The. average eparation has yy i n m - people of the count . .1 i "j.- 4.v. ana execute uie uuw It '".frrlE ABOVE CUT IS INSERTED, IN THIS PAPER BY COURTESY OF THE ASHEVlLLE CITIZEN) ' MEMBERS OF TOE MARSHALL ' BASKETBALL S QU A D This team has played many games this season, having a . successful year. Those appearing in the picture arc: (Squatting, Bon '.White.) Front rpwrt (to righir James Baley, staff correspondent, W. Billy) Redraon, Max? Roberts, Hugo Wild, Ernest Te'agu a'nd Clyde Redmon. Back tow, left to right: Prof. Kanoy, Ralph Phillips, and. Everett Frisby. i ,i j CONTRACT LET FOR NEW SCHOOL BlliiLuINGlON ISLAND Mr. Mack Sprinkle of Marshall Gets Contract Wall To Be Built By Mr. W, H. Morrow, Costing Not To Exceed $10,000.00 The contract tor the new Marshall school building was let by the Board of Education last' Monday, Mr. "Mack Sprinkle of Marshall making the low est and accepted bid for the building. The ost of the building, exclusive of heating, plumbing, and furnishing, is ti-b. 66,800. The building is to contain 20 rooms and an auditorium seating 1000. Work on the buildnig is to be begun by the first of April, and it is hoped the building will be ready for the next school term. ' The contract for the heating of the new building was let to McDermot & Co., of Durham, N. C. The heating system to cost $6,135.00, a vapor heating system to be installed. The plumbing was let to the Powers THE PIONEER COMMUNITY CLUB MEETS NEAR PETERSBURG THE COMMUNITY MEETING The .'Pioneer Community Club of Madison Co'unty met at the residence of, John Metealf, Marshall, N. C, R. 2, March the 19th, 1926. li The meeting was called to or der by its president, Mr. G. G. Rob erts. Members present G. G. Robert John Roberts, R. C. Eller,' Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Merrell and our County Agent, TSarle BrintnalL " 2. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. ' 3. It was suggested that Mr. R, C. Ella confer with Mr, Earle Brintnall and get the best prteem fertilizer. '4.;;; Mr. .'Story, the 'ditor 'if iflie News-Record, Was present, and gave a niceiaddresei 4;tV 5. Next place of meeting to bo at the residence of Mr. ; R. ' C. Eller on Friday . after the second Sunday . in year of college. Ten years ago, there were 221 teachers in these counties who could not qualify for the county first grade certificate, which at that Vime perhaps representee! about two rs , Ohigh eclibol "work; Last ye. there Weret only 188 teachers in kese eo unties who had not eom pleteV the equivalent of r at least s'tandard highi school course. '. ' '. All X U, the western section of the statBS made wonderful progress of which, t have noted better build ings andYBqilpment, - with longer terms, incrfised enrollment and av erage daily attendance, more higSi school f acilies nd V better trained teachers.) Bt thWe is much to te done yet. T program must go for ward until eW child in the moun tains shall hal the opportunities of fered him thain other children have tin every tlj shaU.have the op- portuaity to eon out all there & in bun t W 111! . ' 1 "I 1 : . isf S' " ." ' ' Plumbing Co., of Hendersonville, N. C. to cost $2,665.00 Taesfr contracts seem to be quite satisfactory to those in charge, and the 'tteople of Marshall and vicinity are looking forward to seeing the wojrai get under way. Wall To B. About 14 Feet High ' Work on the wall which will protect the,, school building, from . unusual floods is also to begin at once and the contract for buildnig the wall was let to Mr- .Wi . Hs". Morrow iit -ia to fee W.nnaieiy o, leet. at ?ne pase,. feet below the earth and taper up to'mnm hnnm." "" " ''"ri 14 feet, being about 18 inches thick at the top, which will make it-'about 12 feet above the present high-Water. The wall is not proposed to encircle the island, but merely to protect the building from the onward rush of un usual freshets. mi. . , . , i. it April at 1:30 P. M. ' 6. Invitation was given for new members and the following joined: R. G, West, J. L. Howell, and S. P Rice. Program committee for next meet ing: R. C. Eller, Raymond Eller and Mrs. Robert Tillery. 7. -Adjourned. by regular order. , ' .G. G. ROBERTS, Pres. JOHN , METCALF, Sect. TWO INTERESTING EPITAPHS RECALLED . BY JUDGE LEMMOND ' (Motnroe Journal) Judge W. O. Lemmond has at hand always a good stock of stories bat yesterday he was milling ever two that especially pleased, him,,. Ilia mind was. running on epitaphs.;; The first was this: "Stranger, as you pass by, Remember, you are now. So once was L '.:; As I am now, you soon will.be. So, prepare for death and follow me." . . v A stranger came along and read it He pondered, a, long time' and then took out his pencil and wrote' under the epitaph: ..v. A "My : dear friend, to follow you I : -cannot consent,7 s ' "-J' Without I first knowed which way "you went" ' - . ' . The other one waa this: A man lost, his wife and was so much griev ed that he nearly went-crazy. ,.' He erected a monument at her grave and after giving name, date, etc.. added: ;v I"" "My light has gone out.", - ; 1 In about three months he got mar ried again and some one who heard of it came along and- wrote on the tombstone " - v "But I have struck another, match-" xne cost oi conswucung me wan isiindividualistic .vaue cannot be meas. not to exceed $10,000. Ured. Here is not only an ideal sum FORESTER MAKES INSPECTION TRIP ' (From ASHEVILLE CITIZEN) W..C. McCormick, assistant For- ester, recently made an inspection fires daily. , As warmer weatner aa trip covering certain sections of four-vances, the hazards increase. Uur . , teen counties in Western North Caro force: is small and we ate unable to lina, embracing portions of two of the cover the tlmberea, sections oi hio State Forest service districts, , the state, as it should be covered. We headquarters- of which are at Lenoir must, therefore, depend largely upon and Ashevilleu Mr. : McCormick said the 'assistance and cooperation of that a great number of buyers of land the public spirited citizens withm the here-arethere to stay.-i? Not "boom- timbered sections of the state to assist ; era," ,but pepoie who have found: what.tis;-in every way in .keeping forest they want a place where living con firea feom doing great aamage. - - - , ditions are! ideal. . A j i "The State Forest service appeaU , :i Speaking further on the growing1 to the public for this cooperation ana potentialities of this section Mr. Mc' assistance in preserving the, nataral Cormick isaidft ; ''From CaldweU and,lands ana Keeping. iore u Burke counties, west to Cherokee .the woods.?. ; i Jm. there is a big land development that to me to be far from a "mush- "T hnvft watched manv counties de velop,.and North Carolina surety has a future ahead of it that is mconceiv able in its full extent. With Florida on one side and the "Frozen North" on the other, his state' represents a happy medium m climatic conditions. The mountains of our state ate DUrua-OCM Ml wcwutv tjy nunc. ftntmafflnN " in hnaniir Kir tiaiiq I iiqi mer climate, but 'perfect year-long living -conditions. Add to this the wonderful road system, and you will look far for competition. "The natural beauty of these moun tains is the main drawing card. Half of the money paid for land here goes for-scenery and the other half for climate. ; "The';Scenery consists, in the main, of the-f rests with their carpet of green, covering these hills and valleys. These forests not only offer shade and beauty but regulate the flow of the For Sheriff wlTA Till? U ATP I& If A niX! AW LADIES GENTLEMEN: tt '3 am announcing myself as a candidate aorine orace oi Ksnenn.oi iviaaison county, i subject to the will of the majority of the yoters:at the Primary to be held June 5th, 119261 am enteringtherac for sheriff atthe' eamest solicitation of friends from 1 the, various sections of Li the duties of this high . fipient wav witKfairri Jl. . rrnnri' h, T l-''rvii3 Jt ;if elected; the best men I can get as depu- ly . i; lies mm eiuurce an rJ J.: ' J A. ...1.1T i of my ability: Yours to 4 1 many clear, cool streams eoursing v through the mountains, abounding in game, fish and utilized in the lower .. Jountry in the development of power or operating many of our manufac turing , plants. , i A "As this scenery represents capital . there comes to us an added obligation , in protecting these mountains from the ravages of forest fires. ..-'v : To allow, thto timber,, foliage and forest floor to burn will do more toward checking, the present develop ment of Western North Carolina than any one,, thing that could .. possibly happen.'' ''Every fire starting in these mountains will represent many thous ands of dollars . loSs to the state, not , from the damage done to the timber alone,' but for the appearance of the place after the loss of ' the timber. For who wants a blackened, fire-scarred, ' eroded watte land upon which to erect an expensive summer, er year-long home? 1 "As can readily be seen the development- "Of the mountain section will brine in more people. Increased population increases the forest , fire risk. Lands must be cleared for con struction projects and road building. . The brush from such clearing must be disposed by burning. Steam shovels, branch railroads, construction camps must follow. These all create A very high forest fire hazard. , , "To meet this increased nazara aa- . ded orecautions must be taken to guard - against destructive forest fire outbreaks wfticn wm ao great aamage -to timber lands." "The State Forest service stands ready, to ' cone ' with this situation where funds are, made available for such work. We are ready to co-operate ' with counties and individual timber land owners in keeping forest fires down to the minimum, but to ao this we must have cooperation, as a lack of funds' prohibit our carrying on this work without financial assis- tance. , "The spring . fire season fm npw here. Our men are reporting forest o. nlrlni) that everv man. woman and child consider taemsetvea a cottmftteeof wertopread the oa- pel of fire prevention". ' , Preserve e , natural assets of the state, iorburned timber pay hO dividend and is ruin- - w ous to the beauty of any section NOTICE! The report of one of Revere corres pondents of News-Record, in last week's issue of paper, to the effect that I was planning on marrying my former divorced wife, Mrs. Lillie Mao Wallin, is false. Neither am I plan ning to mdve to Walnut, N. C, as reprted. ' Yours truly, FRANK B. LEAKE, Revere, N. C. , D C AP AITWTV the county. If nom- office in the most ef- . n and in 'si fthiirteoiift A noil 4-rt mntr faaia4-srinr iT. u.. I x- i.1 T . ., r uit litvvs lu uie uesi n serve, ''O - 4 i : LI t 4 y A '( "i -- 'it v 'V' V. an r ' If 4 - -
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