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VOL XXI
MARSHALL, N, C. FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1926
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iTO CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF HOT : Vv
SPRINGS - WAYNESVILLE HIGHWAY
ON DATE OF JULY 3RD, 1926
1 Th following letter explains itself ;
i Spring Greek, N. Cj
V June 27, 1926
Editor News-Record .
Marshall, NNC
Dear Sir: ,
You will please announce in your
paper the celebration of the-completion
of the highway connecting Hot
Springs and Waynesville at BeUey's
" Gap at the head of Spring Creek on
' the County Line. .. . 'i 1
, Everybody is invited to come bring
Tlunch and join the pichic. All the
n&hway officials : and quite a few
prominent men from Asheville will be
there, and a number , of community
singing choirs will furnish music.
Everybody in Madison County- in
vited.,.: Success to the Record, I am
Yours very truly,
J. R.. WOODY.
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a vacuum in the chest which tH I sir
rushes in to AIL You' are aciially
pumping air into, and out , of , the
lungs. These artificial respirations
should be at the rate of about Sixteen
(16) per minute.. The tendency in
the excitement is to do this entirely
too fast and irregularity There is a
feeling of great urgency, and that the
faster you work the sooner you will
bring back life. This very thing has
cost many lives that could haye been
saved. -As soon as the patient begins
breathing d.sicontinue your efforst,
btit remain in position to immediately
again begin if he stops.
Keep PatUnt Warn .
RESUSCITATION
METHODS GIVEN
i
HEALTH BOARD ENCOURAGES
SWIMMING, WARNS OF
: . DAN G E R S
Praparo4 by North Carolina
Board of Hoartli)
State
Takes from AheTille Citisea
RALEIGH, N. C, June 26.In the
minds of most- men there lingers a
memory of "the ole swimmin' hole."
The joy of the plunge into the cooling
depths beneath the shade of an an
cient tree is one that never fades. -
" But times and customs cnange.
Today the swimming hole has largely
i ' x atvvn w w - "w -
U d peo-lif- wo longer w ewunmiug v
f hot afternoon- a pleasure reserved for
V : - 1 m ant oart to Small boys, - NOW
of-hi anl mother and sister join in,
j mUmms )iammH 4 eommunitv
n.v.' eiUU BWUUIIH T ' . 1 4 -
1 "V - Khere- is no recrefttioa auite-
U;ntkiA ant at tne same me
profitable as swimming, s It brinp
into play practically every muscle n
the body ana so aaoraa ubv.
of bodily exercise. At the same time
it provides an exhilarating pleasure
that is a restorative for tired- minds.
Everything that has its advantages
has also ome amuw"i
this is true of swimming. There are
some dangers. The degree to which
the dangers are eliminated increases
by that much tne ,wnoreroaKuw
Here we shall not speak so much of
the Doasible danger 01 arowninw water
. . i HitAtia flanirBnL
of the otner more uu ---,
In no sense is any danger mentioned
for the IW-i4rEebSi
i vi- .Hvitv as this JS, BUI
r7ther to WJtWjJ
it by pointing out the few disadvan
tages it may have in order that those
may be avoiaeu...
ResaicUation
Manv persons, apparently drown
ed, could be resuscitated u were WK
, mre prevalent knowledge of how
to empty the lungs of water and how
nature again w .tr ,.-'7 :
SItural breathmg is establBhed-
In numerous cases breathing has
i r ZT.A after long, continued
Swon.andjJ-M
1 he abandoned until there are ex
Keba mSSons; of rigor mortis
ffiiS2L Sft't breathcau.
lfXtreatmentvarent
rd," . head much-
- - Save a Chanc; to flow out, thea graep
tometnmg uontlv Well for-
Sick with fouTthumb. towardpa-.-w
Let the fingers extend
downward on either side with th tips
ffJufof sight and the little Anger
ifeach hand over the patient's last
ll lowest "b Then counting slowly,
ne twl. three, four, in measured ca
- SnrSoutas if you were counting
f riowohtog. As you coun one
begm making firm pressure down
ward, and with two let much of the
S t of your body - rest on your
2225 three release the pres.
aure ith four let your thU
ure' the tal. -fs-l 'V.
P.?FP"U rc: c t Ue
V It., rfnwnurard rressure
nA out tyrb'-'-- 4.
sure the ribs spririg outward causmg
rye'
tae
Although the weather' may be
warm, the patient should be wrapped
in blankets or any dry clothing avail
able and kent warm. Rubbing the
leers and arms toward the heart facil
itates circulation. Do not . try to
have the patient swallow water or
medicine until after consciousness has
completely returned. Don't get ex
cited, but work deliberately with a
definite purpose for everything you
do. Learning to swim will save many
lives from accidental drowning.
Danger from drowning while swim-
ing is rather remoj, dui nere are
other -dangers ever present which ore
less conspicuous, but which may cause
much annoyance and even no doubt
as many deaths as actual drowning,
rhiaf at these are the various infec
tions. As a illustration, there is
one proven instance in this State of a
child contracting ; typnoia ? iever uy
playing m a polluted stream during
a ,,. Af 108K. This child in turn
conveyed the infection to fif tteen oth
er persons, and of these sixteen cases
of typhoid fwo aiea oi me uuu.
Swimming or playing in polluted
water may very easily spread not only
typhoid fever, but also other intestin
al infectionSi as well as local infec
tions. Such polluted water coming in
contact wit an abrasion roi me, won
will eause sore, v Also much more
stfwill t)llutoo watasaus 4f
tioni of eyea and nasal; act Wtiea. ::
the place the barn used to be would
present a problem to many a golf
player but , Mr. Silvers , has farmed
ana nuntea ana reuea trees all over
the farm's perpendicular surface for
more than most people remain on the
earth.
: , Mrs. Silvers, who died three years
ago, - also had ' passed the century
mark and until her death . the old
ccuple had lived alone, working the
farm and raising pigs and chickens.
Upon the death of his wife, Mr. Sil
vers, faculties began to fade and he
now waits to be transplanted into an
other world. He is not going to die,
he maintains.
"Oh, they might put my old body
in the .ground," he concedes, "but as
gether a, picture of .that life which i
existed lqo years before Columbus
came to; the New World. : i , J
'. From the 'shape pt the skulls un
earthed he ; has formed the theory
that the first civilization in this re
gion was ' established 5y a people of
Aauiwv.i vwmia,' resemounir in nature
the, modern Japanese. His work in
the 'Pagpsa; Springs district of Color-
aao, aiong t&e Mew, Mexico border,
led f to , their classification as the
Basket vorifersf the , Post Basket
Workers and the( Pro-Pueblo people.
;,The two firW were primitive but
the last ' highly, advanced, using the
for me I'm just going right straight Ibowi an4 'art-ow. bakins notterv in
into heaven." k(ink :r.ii .u.'ih.tinn ,r,i a-t
Philosophic Calm
ties jof or. rf The Basket Workers
did not J' fashion, pottery; used a
The present world he looks upon throwing stick instead of a bow to
with philosophic calm. Things are JinrH'thefr'i flint-tipped arrows, and
neither better nor worse than they wovarabbit hair into Yucca fabric
UBlLt0.. l8:.-.. for :bW covering. The Post-Basket
people and in other places there's lots Workers , made ; a crude, unbaked
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING ROAD MEN
AT BELVA LAST THURSDAY
100 MEN, FROM TENNESSEE
AND MADISON COUNTY
HAVE FINE SPEECHES
AND DINNER
Prospect G$pd for Road On
TO GREENVILLE
Ml
of bad people. The Lord wants them
all to be good but I don't reckon they
ever will be," is the way he sums it
' Polluted Water S&Mfr-''
The term polluted water1 does not
refer to muddy-water, but to water
containing Harmful bacteria. Such
water may be perfectly clear and
have the appearance of being pure.
The safety of bathing water can only
be ascertained by analysis, just as
drinking water is proven safe. Ob
vlmtnl v. . bacteria ' entering the nose
and mouth while in swimming will be
just as harmful as if that water had
been swallowed as regular drinking
un.
As for his many descendants, Mr.
Silvers would be glad to see them, e
peciallythe children of whom he is
very fond.
"I'd like for them au to come to
see me.
they'll never
time."
Most of his -descendants live in
Western North Carolina but many of
them have scattered to other places in
the South. - v.-v ,
RURAL HOMES IMPROVED .
BY ATTRACTIVE ROOMS
pottery,- and grew coarse, flint corn
being otherwise virtually barbarian.
. The change in skull and skeletal
form - prompted the belief that the
Pro-'Pueblo race conquered the oth
ers and from their advent began a
highly interesting and "efficient state
Mem aU tO Come TO .f i;r- VTO.i aavfenltnriate nf
he says, but he adds, "I hope f
' T .1 ha fliaan lamaa anH manir ftf riio
come all at the same i"",,T'"" . ..
principles oi gravity irrigation were
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Knuwg vo tuera. irrnfui-iuu- uiiuues,
miles in length were constructed and
they dammed streams and made res
ervoirs tor the storage and conser
vation; of water, ; Tleir principal
crops were beans, corn, several var
ieties of squash. : They used as food
the edible seeds, tubers and roots of
wild plant life. 4 A short staple cot-
Ralih. N. C.-One of the easiest
ways to improve tte rural home is by ton an4 use(i for garments.
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wnue sne lucca xurnisueu xuuu ia iuo
form : of if ruit and fiber for ropes,
basket8;mata and other textile arti-
nlaa.-i'i :M &W',.,C
havinir attractive rooms and
may easily be improved by studying
tha house nlan and " the individual
room. ; .-,'!. v- : ' ; ,
"The ideal houef; plan wui provide
the exposure best suited, to each
room," says miss ueien aisxaorooa., ox
the home demonstration division at
State College. 'The kitchen needs
the cool .expotura lo the north or
northwest while tha dining Mom
ohniiM hava an amstetri etoosure to se-
living room should hav at least ;two
windows and cross Ventilation is need
ed for tha kitchen ,' and sleeping
rooms." ;
Miss EstaBrooK ataws that rooms
: 'J
Pollution of water by bathers need
scarcely ' be considered in streams or
lakes of large volume, but such pollu
tion in swimming pools or small
streams with little current- becomes
indeed a serious menace. .
Swimming pool control is a proDiem
claiming the most serious considera
tion of all health control agenoies.
It will not serve our present purpose,
to discuss the methods for purifica
tion of swimming pools, but it is urg
ed' for the , sake .of safety . only
thnaa ha natronized that have the ap
proval of -recognized authority.
ACTIVE AT 107, .
H AS AN ARMY
E RELATIVES
Marvel Silvora, Centeaarlaa of Barns.
Villa, It StUI Activo aad Alert ,
Building ' reached a : high
tur tofoita;f tha 'ruma'SsonwAririg
welliWith ';mjD.oarja'VbuUdtaie::.T'
Tuctiff:HousS's,ttwln ii?$ha ; lpwtBr
cafrasjiajt-ffifl
coveringV many arV f grcjindtt
is several stories high and was cap
able of ' housing several hundred
personal This and other examples
, - , , nwi no imiv. viu4 nwww www
with a warm exposura naed cool hack- . excavated in this
ground colors such blue, groen.pP09 fe house, excavatea in tnis
o- manva. Warm colors are; part of the country, tend to Show
orance.' yellow, tan or red.
Captain Raines at the Camp
at Belya was host Thursday to
large - and enthusiastic body
of men who are interested in
seeing "4 ;road put through on
to Greenville, Tenn., from the
place where the convicts are
now building the road out to
the Marshall-Hot Springs sec
tion of.Road No. 20. About 15
automobiles carrying about 40
people from Marshall attend
ed the meeting. Some were al
so there fbm Hot Springs and
about 60 or more from Greene
. -...
County, .tPenn. Enthusiastic
speeches were made by Mr.
J., A. Hendricks and Mr. Guy
V. Roberts of Marshall and by
several of the delegation from
Tennessee. The distance
from Marshall to the present
camp site is about 15 miles and
the distance from that point on
to- renvillrbVe the propos
only a little over 1,000 of thsee farms
have radios, our standing is very low
indeed. This is due in part to the
fact that we only have one radio sta
tion, WBT at Charlotte, which sends
out crop reports and market news."
According to Dean schaub, there
will undoubtedly be a great increase
in the number of radios on the farms
in the near future. In some suites,
now, from 25 to 40 per cent ol the
farms are equipped with this modern
source of information. As general
rule, farmers have bought the best
sets available. In 1923 it was found
m a study made by the United States
Department of Agriculture that on
more than 1,000 farms widely scat
tered over the Country, the average
costs of the seta was $175. Today
better and more easily operated sets
can be bought for half of this amount.
On account of the strides that have
been made in perfecting the radio and
the wonderful information and en
tertainment prepared for the differ
ent ' broadcasting stations, Dean
Schaub urges North Carolina farmers
hired man and, where feasible, to put
in a modern receiving set.
NOTICE!
colors make a room seem larger and
dark colors make the room seem smel
ler. The floor should always be dark
er than the walls or draperies. If the
ceiling is low, it should be lighter than
the walls to give an effect of great
er height ' . - i,
The room should be carefully
studied before any furnishings ars
ariHoH. Minn Estabrook states. Then
the selection of furnishings should be
with the idea of securing harmony be
tween the architecture and lurntsn-
tags' as well as between the lurnisn
ings themselves. By a little careful
study of the situation, many homes
can be made more attractive by some
simple changes and groupings of the
furniture as well ' as bv reflnishing
the walls and adding needed draperies
and hangings.
Light, that this early race lived communistic
EXCAVATION IN SOUTHWEST ., i
BRINGS FACTS TO LIGHT
Civilisatioa , FloarUhed There
1 Years Before Columbus
1500
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Burnsville.- N.' C. June 19 If aff
the relatives- of Marvel Silvers, .who
lives at Higgin near .here, f.wee to
cay v him " a - simultaneous visit: tne
problem of entertainment would be
an embarrassing one. r or wr. su
vers has 11 living children, 82 grand
children,'; 40Q . great-grandchildren
(possibly a few more or a few less)
respectable array r great-great
grandchildren and som great-great-
' Mr. anvers asre is variously esti
mated at 107. '108 and 111. -He
thinks he is 115, but his children be
lieve that he is stretching it a bit
and unfortunately tha records have
bee,lost. . - - " .--
-. Ha offers no theories to account, for
his unusual longevity but it ia certain
that fresh air and exercise have had
lot to do with it; -Ha lives bow
with his son at the spot of the r. mn
tain on which he has spent the r
er part of his life. At the surr i the
remains of his cabin' still st&ad and
from his front door there is a mag-
iScent view of mountain . ranges
retching in a vast semi-circle .irom
g Eald to Mt MitcheUi.t-.,,;..',
Perpeadkalar - Farta
A mere walk"
Denver, Colo., Jan. 19. Excava
tion of archaelogical ruins in South:
western United! States has uncovered
records of an ancient civilization es
tablished perhaps as long ago as the
b eginning-of the Christian era. ' -
Dr. Jean ADard-' Jeancon, curator
orarcEa'eoIbgy of th'e'Coloradb State
Eistortcal aadNaturid ; Eistory':So.'
e'ety;- in5' his research hsuT pieced to-
lives, t
The structures were habitations
during inclement weather only, be
ing mainly utilized as storage and
burial places. There seemed to be
no individual ownership of the
rooms, buildings or the. adjacent
land.
Specimens dug from the ruins dis
close a well-developed, artistic sense
as expressed in beautifully decorated
pottery or weird, grotesque designs,
not alone. in these ceramic products
but in the woven sandals, baskets
and head and breast bands, and on
the surfaces of rocks and canyon
walls which 'they carved.
Certain of these petroglyphs have
a religious or ceremonial meaning
and sometimes are duplicated in the
modern carvings or paintings' of the
Pueblo Indians.
When, this (civilization ceased is
not definitely- known, but it . ended
probably 600 years ago.- Scientists
believe the culture of these Indians
inhabitants - was wiped out quickly,
but are undecided as to whether it
was. by an upheaval of nature, con
quest or the simple scattering of the
clans to' other, regions,' leaving be
hind a silent record for the. awhaa-
ologist to 'explore. . '
ed route would be about. 22
miles over . a stretchy of hat
wpuW be the prettiest straignt
stretch of road in r Madison
County. The Tennessee road
enthusiasts indicated that the
people of our sister state would
do their part and, of course
North Carolina always does its
part and leads, the way when
it comes to rqad building.
Much praise is due Captain
Raines for the splendid dinner
.ijw
to which he'gserved the crowd
at his own expense, we under
stand, and those who went
from Marshall were full of
praise of the beauty of the
grounds where the dinner was
served, and , the fine dinner and
the: prospects of better roads,
as a result of the meeting.
On account of Monday being a le
gal holiday, the County Commission
ers will be in session on Tuesday and
Wednesday, July 6th, and 7th instead
of Monday and Tuesday.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
By W. R. Ellerson, Chairman.
MADBON COUNTY
FACTS -
LOCATION
u
EVERY FARM SHOULD ,
HAVE A RADIO
TIIO;,IASBIXONPAYS BEAUTIFDL
mmUTETO MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
fi T-'
A beautum tribute to the moun
tain people war paid by ' Thomas
Dixon in his speech onv "The Rising
South,'? which he delivered in many
cities in North Carolina during the
months of April and May. -He said
in part: - j.: r v-1? " y " ' " ' ; -
"I love the sea and I leve the' moun
tains. I have two homes one by the
eea. in Eastern North Carolina and I
am building another in' the moun
tains. ; ' - i:' r:- s
The old sea worries me sometimes.
but I like to fight ft. When it shows
its teeth I love to take my little boat
and raise my spray hood aad say to
"I'll go when I
this old devil sea: 'I'll go
please and come. when I please.' --,"
"If you haven't been to the moun-
from ihe-house to-tains you.ocrht'to fo there; I renew
ed my life there last summer Those
mountain people are worth-while to
see.. They are the last remaining of
the mountain race of men the Irish
and. the. Scotch live there still in the
fastnesses tf that republic. They do
not know as much about books as you
or I know but they are a fine,' beauti
ful race xt. men and- women.. These
people have, been- simply living. It
ia a. revelation to see and shake hand
with them. You will find, friendly
paths and friendly trails.. You do
not have to hire a guide. Every path
way, every trail, leads to the door of
friends, and they open the door and
say: f 'Come in, stranger, pull- up a
chair and I'll get. yon something to
eat' and they do, and you cannot pay
for it -either. ? .
' ' "'. . - Asheville"Advbcafe
Figures1 compiled by the Depart
ment of . Commerce of the United
States show" that there are only 1,363
radios in use on the farms of North
Carolina. .'.-. r ".'!. '
This flirure ia , lower than it should
be, -A in the Opinion of Dean I. O.
Schaub of the? School of Agrculture
at State College... Dean Schaub states
that every" farm' should have a radio
and when- the proposed, state-owned
broadcasting station is put - into ac
tual .use, he feels-that there will be a
tremendous' increase in the number
of radios owned by farmers. .'' -':'.-
'Last - year J!.- says Dean ' Schaub.
"there were 288,491 farms m North
Carolina. This -was an increase of
nearly 80.000 over the number found
in 1920 and when we consider that
She" doesn't like-"
.;..-.-'.. ,.,.. ..a shady jokft.j;:
an ooesn s nute, '
j'i' v..Ske-doesn't smoke.
r,v She doesnt swear,"
She never flirts.' ;
She doesn't wear -
''.- fiha doaaa't duet. . . . . .
She doesn't singl i;r ';;
fc, -And goofs in pants, -'
4,
J.
U
--. -. .'TWin't nun m ffilno.
V She doesn't nse rf -
The beauty salves; 0
E"t won't refuse i.-. '
. Zi show her calves. .
, on a.k her name? " j'
' 1 ' Well, that's a wow! :
. tmr a not m iwue, j . -.-(W
She's fust a cowl v ...
Turning our eyes from the politi
cal arena -we will now take a peep at
ouy county. . Madison County "holds ''
a piace pi strategy in Western. Worth
Carolina. . Madison is the key stone ' , '
of W. N. C. She is the gateway to ", ' ,
the Blue Rldcre. ' aDoroachinff from . , .' i
Uhe-feeTh'lHrire
anf its tributaries carry-the drainage i
of the. County. In 1920 we had a " '
little less than' '20.000 inhabitants. .
The principal towns of the County n' '
are Walnut, Barnard," Hot Springs, , i f
Marshall and Mars Hill;
Over 90 per cent of the County
is classed as rural.
Transportation facilities are ex
cellent eight passenger trains pass
through the county every 24 hours.
Besides, we have one sand clay road
through the county with a bus line on ( ?
it, and train service makes connec
tion with all the largest cities of the
United States. 1
ATTRACTIONS '
Scenic beauties that have excited
the awe and admiration of America's ' a -
greatest travelers, artists, and au- - '
thors, mountain grandeur com
parable to the most inspiring that has ' -been
discovered on the American . v '
continent. ' Rivers, waterfalls, and ' " j
streams in variety, atmospheric qual- r (
ities seldom found elsewhere, in sim
ilar combination, churches, religious i
assemblies and spiritual agencies of
the highest order. Educational ti;
facilities of the very best order,' op
portunities for investment for busi- , l
ness enterprise for the exercise of ar- -
tistic genius. ' '
ADVANTAGE W
Madison's climate ia well balanced, . ''
invigorating conducive to health and ,
happiness. The altitude is the most '
desirable . Madison is rich in natur- , v
al resources and greater amount of ''
of hydro-electric power to be found , f .
in a like area. 1 -
Madison has an infinite supply of . .
drinking water, the finest. in .. the
world . and the most desirable tar v" '
manufacturing. purposes. " r in''
Madison offers opportunities- lor k v;
outdoor recreation in greater num- ,. r ' w
ber - and variety than any , other ', '
county in the southern Appalachains.
Madison County's sou is the most rer- . . . .. -
tile of any county in thf Statev r: . s'
v Written by
J'WELDON HARRIS.
"This law is queer business.' W
. "How soT" 1 1 .V'i' '' '' 1 v4'
"They, swear a man to tell tha
truth." V."li'-V-.?,i'v;,. ?"; .f-t
k "What then!'!
z:.r
"And every time he shows signs of
doing so some lawyer objects." rEx. .; J
' v . ;j.e e . .." ... .
" Mr. Nurich was in thi'J worst:' '-pot-i-iM
sibi frame of mind .to Teceive. the Vi
would be son-in-law, and his reply;
was a decided negative. 1 r'
. "But," said the young mani."wha,i !.
is your objection to me as a suitor-,
for your daughter's hand?" ' ; .i ?i;
- "Mv nrincinal objection, sir, is that .- ;
you cannot keep her in the style- in ' v"
which she has been brought bp" 7, i, ;
"OhP' said the voun fellow. At
any rate, I can start her on bread and i s! ,..
milk, the. aame as you did." Ex ,
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