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VOL. XXI
MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1926
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BOY SHOTfAND INSTANTLY
KILLED ON
(SENT BY STOCKSVILLE
CORRESPONDENT)
On Wednesday morning , at
eight o'clock the 9-year-old son
of Mr. McMahan of Grace Was
shot by his cousin, Harold
Haynes, 7-year-old, at the
honker of Arthur Haynes, his
father, Who ia living on W. H.
Evins' farm on Gentry Branch.
Mr. Arthur Haynes and his
We had gone to Asheville on
business, leaving the children
at home. The McMahan boy,
cousin to the Haynes children,
had been visiting his sister,
Mrs. George Whitt for several
days and had been allowed to
no to Mr. Havnes' to mend the
flight Tuesday. While play
inr with an older one of the
"Haynes boys on a bed the small
jboy climbed on a bed in anoth
fr room and removing a shot-
Lgun from a rack above the
door, which had been loaded
with buckshot for the purpose
of killing a groundhog, the boy
not knowing the gun was load-
led, and meaning to scare the
Vther boys, put the gun partly
througli 'the half closed door
nd fired. The "entire load of
iuckshot entered the McMa
an boy's back, passed through
his chest and a good number of
ithyshot entered . the": Haynes
jQoy wno was on cne oea play
J. A. STAMEY DIES
FROM WOUNDS :
J. A. Stamey, who mi carried to
Aaheville Beveral 'days ago sufferiag
from gunshot wounds said to hav
ben inflicted by himself during a fit
of depression brousrnt on oy contin
ued bad health, died Wednesday aft-1
ernoon at z:bo o'ciock at an An-
YUla ftOMMtatf ','!" '.OH;-
The remaini were taken to Stocks-
ville Thursday for the funeral ser
vices and : interment Mr. Stamey
had been in bad health lor' several
months, it was stated by members of
his family. A . delicate operation
performed in an' attempt to save his
life waa at first thought to have been
highly auccessiui but his condition
was not strong enough to, withstand
the shock. :?'
MARS HILL' MAN 1
TRIUM NITRATE fflf m
m. iiuiu i a aixa jiju v wwwwwwwwi
WHAT IS IT?, v ' ! '
When your fly you cast In ie river,
Or slowly let it drift downstream ;
What is it that sets you"fe-q)iiver?
Makes things seem unreal, s in a deam? .
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Expectantly waiting, hoping, praying
That a trout or bass will seize the fly;
What does the river seem'td be saying,
Murmuring strange things'as it rushes by?
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No one can tell what these strange things are ;
No one, neither he, noryou aor I;
We stay entranced, as if from afar
Strange voices, striving to tell us, cry.
There must be some cause for all of this;
Something that makes trees grow, flowers nod ;
Something had to create andmake all this;
There a only one answer; and that is God.
,!ByLankford Story.
5uua tuii'MJii MANY PARENTS TAKING ;AD-
With the aid of Farm Agent
Earl Brintnall of Madison
County, Roy Wall of Mars Hill
section, is trying out an experi
ment in the use of nitrate of
soda on an acre of corn. The
has been divided into
VANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITY OF
FERED BY TONSIL- ADENOID CLINIC
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The TonsET and . Adenoid Clinic
which opened In the Marshall High
acre
School building on Tuesday morning
of this week promises to furnish
quarters; one Quarter IS to be many parents are taking advantage
i4. '-.ui.., . i of the ppportnnity to have their
iciu, nniwui, ovua, auviuu children's adenoids and diseased or
dressed tdthete --ij-
Of pounds per acrfe! a third tuPentyffve PAtienla ;aa4 ,,1fepitt
ri -is
tinmhai. nit -WAlrioarlaiT malinV
is supplied With soda at TJia total of 'fifty W the first two days.
rt v,f inn nn.ir,H Jl Clinic rUl onnue- . through
f fw v. i jpTiaay. . - . - t1"- -
and tiie fourth, quarter haa i re.
ctjived ail'applica1i6tf tn ni IrrUSBoy3 !6w fi Tgiv,
'T . r . .T inr the- hestheti& Tht folIowiniM
rate oi zoo per acre.
wcu trutfi nf rrlfl ia hlr, onnnll ano carmg. lor ths patients,- s
ng with him. Help arrived f. . f- Z r u ?
oon and a Dr. John Baird was', . .. .
ailed to attend the in d dlfferent section of the a
: e njure jcre w.y narveste seperate-
oy. It was found necessary to . . . , , , . . , .
J"' fV"?1 hT' b0-i- or Sftin as a re,ult of the SOME OF THE AD"
(treatment. This is the second
experiment in the use of ni
an is survivea oy nis iatner
!nd mother,
bd sisters.
Cemetery
Miss Cora Beam, Miss Flora Ray,
fliiss nrraio wmn, miss JLncule Peg
rem. - Miss Fay Memory. Miss Lilke
Breeze, Miss Katherine Livingstone
and Miss Idell Buchan.
Sore all the shot could be re
moved from his "thigh. McMa-;
i uqk ui wua wa, una ueeu uu-
r;""1 ; dertaken in Madison this year,
AUIiCA 11111 La IVlll Ur It . m - . . ' ' . '
t,,. ' . tneotner being on the farjh of
,l uiiu noes view
VANTAGES 0FBE-
ING A SOLDIER
the capable and ambitious; the serv
ice offers exceptional facilities for
advancement. -13-
nlisted men. of anv bthHa
whatever, may compete for commis
sions, for appointment to the U-
nitea states., jumtary Academy , at
WestJPolnt - , :
i4..iAsk about these things and
beom informed ot the great op
Arniy pffjera to ourig men, -s
. Uncle Sam wahts 72.000 men dur-
lug the omiB year. See Set. Wil-
MOON DOES NOT
CAUSEWET OR
DRY WEATHER
A:
Thursday, July 22.
Some farmers in Ashe County .ire
$ determined to have a pure bred
tall in the community that they are
Dbscribing two years' service fees in
.dvance. -. , '.
R. R. Ramsey of Walnut.
i MARKING TIMBER
' 1. The soldier's paymaster never
tails m business, or fails to pay the
wages oi his employees.
2. The "factory" does not shut
down and lay off its employees when
times are dull. .
8. He never has to quit work and
go "on strike."
4, He doesn't have to worry a
that his period of usefulness may
1 extended and breeding dates eon-
The Drincinles of timber marlrlnc.
as followed by the forest rangers: m l bout ''getting a job."
f t , - . :' -.'r' our national forests, are outlined in I - S. He doesn't lose any time be
The herd sire needs to be confined I a two-reel film, ."Marking Timber' I cause of bad weather or sickness
recenuy proaucea oy tne a united )tne pay goes on just tne same;
SUtes .Department of Asriculture. s 6. He doesn't worry about the
Photography -v for this picture was I cott of clothing or of beefsteaks or of
maae in tne oeautuui Black Hills, In I ren.s. - No matter what the cost he
western South Dakota, and while the! gets his clothing, i his three sqaare
maricmg - snown u , connnea to 'the me lis a day, ,. and a comiortabie,
western yellow pine of that region, hefe thful home to live in just the
the methods illustrated are applicable wrW-- fiv5 '5-:'-j'i- ,- i; ? ?
in large measures to forests of other ; .1. Neither does he worry about
tg-ffv.fi doctor's bills Unele Sam pays them.
The picture portrays the 'progress . 8. If he wants to see the world
of a ranger through a portion of the he will sooner or later have the op-
loresc tnat nas oeen budgeted for j po. tunity, on x uU pay and with trsv
sale, and illustrates. Withdetailed ! ornMa nair! hv Uncle ; Santi t
scenes the various types of, trees r;; -p.wlf h wants to return th civil
ua cut. w weu as tnose wnicn. mop vs i ir 4t th tin ,T an aniuniifini: no
rions reasohs,' ittr to be' left to per-J may prepars for -it y learning; a
rIONEER COMMUNI
TY CLUB 5IEETS ON
JULY 16, 1926
The Itiafieer Comuhity'CDub of
adibn County met at the residence
I Mr. Kooert 'iuiery, jaarsnau, .
I," R. No. S, July the 16, 1926.
1. The meeting was called to'or
er1)y the President, Mr. G. G. Bob-
rts. - ' -
f 1 2. The minutes of - last meeting
ere read and approved. - As there
, u no unfinished on record, new
i l isiness was in order. s , ,
r 8. ' A motion carried to request
Uhe County Commissioners to appro
priate the county's part of the money
J hire a home demonstrator agent
U i Madison County as the. club be
tl 3ves it would be a great benefit to j
,'Kounty. '...;-'." -v.-f-
i 4. The next place of meeting to
, lit at the residence of Mr, O. G. Rob
r ts on Thursday after the third
if anday in August at 2:80 P. M.
. !( ome on, folks, let's - have a large
it irnout'-mnd - learn something. Mr.
j' iiver, the State Poultry representa
M re, 'will be with us to discuss the
J msin, feeding and case of poultry.
4. 11 V A X UK I StSU . VUHIUUkLrc 1U1
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petuate the forest ; Over-matwmJtfn.ta- wiMinnt Ion f time or oav.
trees, diseased trees, such as those in-1 Wilhthis and the .discharge that tes-
rected with canker or witch's broom, ftifiss to good character and faithful
"snike tons.-" forked trees., and trees LmSu hi. nhi nmnih anH a.
deadened by lightning bf girdled by.ljnty to get Job will be greatly in
poreupines, are amoris those marked
witii the" "Ui S," blaze, r Stress Is io. H may also expect to return
laid upon, the necessity for leaving a a riuch. stronger and more capable
healthy, hand-picked Stand of young mBn, physically and mentally; -c
trees to provide for future cuttings. it n; nir win .take the
and enough seed trees to insure ro- humps out of his back, broaden his
seeding.
REVIVAL AT NEW
BRIDGE CIIURCII
j Rev. J. A. Martin, of Marshall,' R.
F. D. No. 1, pastor of the Marshal!
Free Will Baptist-Church, and Rev.
R. S. Woodson, formerly -of Mar
shall R. F. D. No. 0, now of Asheville,
she alders, deepen his- ehest, .develop
end train his muscles and his ttmd;
in brief, it will' make aim a more ca
pable and useful man. , , - .i j -
12. ' II he aeeiret to remain m tne
service, there is room at the top for
One of the commonest : and like
wise one of the most unreasonable
weather superstitions, says the
Weather Bureau of the United States
Department of Agriculture, is the be
lief that if the horns of the new cre
scent moon tip downward, it is a
"wet" moon, portending rain.'
The Position of the lunar crescent
depends upon the angle that the
moon's path makes with the horizon.
and on any given date it is always
the same in places having the same
latitude. If this' weather sign were
trustworthy, the same kind of weath. I
er, either dry' or rainy, would pre
vail on any given date throughout a
belt of latitude extending entirely
around the globe. Of course there
is no such inf ormity of weather in re
lation to latitude.,: in the temperate
zones, where the weather travel fram
west to east, the neatest contrasts
of wet and dry weather conditions
are likely to be found along parallels
of latitude rather than meridians of
1tTiariiiita - V - .. '
Near the Eauator the nosition of
the young; moon never make an an.
gle of more than 30 degrees with the
nonzon, ana it is generally In an e
ven more nearly horizontal position,
so- that in a part of the world notor
ious ior regions- or heavy rainfall.
the moon is, according to the proverb,
always a dry' .one,. The final b-
sunnty is , ,wie, oase,"or hef '.crescent
moon M seen froth' : thA -north nrH
otitfc soles.. -whefrrtt ta siwtim rlid
the proverb describes as"wet ' for at
tnose places tne line Joining the tips
or tne crescent always makes an a.i
s-le of less than 25 desrrees to the ver
tical ; yet the polar regions are char- J
the form of rain and snow that they
rank among tne arid regions oi the
globe.. rs'fvvi: j'1 -V.:'
Dairv farmers of Waka and Diir.
ham counties recently sold 25 cows as
result o facts found by keepins
records and testing the milkv
Club boys and girls will gather at
State College for their annual short
course on July 6 to 10.- -.. ; -- ,- -' . s
WALNUT
lijss lillie Drumhillei re
turned' to tynchburg, Va., to
take up her training course at
the hospital there.
Mr. M. M. Ramsey, of Ruth-
erfordton and Carl and Arthu
RanSey ;o f Asheville wer
home dver the week-end
Mr. and Mrs. Dan T. Haynie
aft'd family, of Asheville, were
in 'Walnut' over the week-end
visiting friends.
A large party of young folks
surprised Mr. and Mrs. Sanky
Brigmon ajid family last Mon
day evening and everybody en
joyed a couple of hours games
and music
Tom McDevitt and P. V. Go
forth drove to Asheville Satur
day on business
jFred Thomas spent Sunday
with relatives, returning to
Asheville Sunday evening. He
was 'accompanied on his return
by Miss Qtiieen McDevitt, Miss
Volet: Chandler, M r. Geo
Droitfftellery Miss Lucy Fortner
and Miss Myrtle Fortner.
MissxMargret McCoy of
KnOJprtUe is visiting Mrs. Ed
Ramsey this week.
Miss "Martha .Kate and Miss
Edtf aMcFee returned 'feiday "to
tuwr .florae - m iwutnenora ton
after several weeks visit with
their grandmother,' Mrs. M. M
Ti Allen of AshevIHe spent
his parents.
Miss Bobbie Martin returned
ast week from several weeks
spent in Detroit. She was met
in Knoxville by Mr. Claudia
aylor of, Marshall, who drove
her Walnut in his fine big
Willys-Knight coupe.
WHEREAREWE
GOING?
C. B. NEWTON
(Continued from last week)
m mm silver barely escapes
SERIOUSINJUR Y IN COLLISION
Mr. Ed McDermit and wife
left for Baltimore Tuesday
They expect to return to Wal
nut in a few weeks to maks
tneir home here. Mr. MrDer-
mit is a brother of Mrs. Arthur
McDevtti. 1
FaWJOhnson is, visiting his
sister in Seviervlle, Tenn., and
will not return until just be
fore school starts.
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oaruraay a double header
ball game' win be held in Wal
nut between the home team
andrTuscuIum. The first game
will. bplayed at 10:00 A. M
the Second game at 3:00
PMRobehahdiewilJ
pitc& iu KwMeciuVwrn
catch for the local boys.
The County Sunday School
Convention will be held in
Walnut thai year and the first
session will be held Saturday
' '''f'.-teWf,U i'f - j-4.K
This news had to be
omitted .? because :of
the electricity, o-
ihd off
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xt meeting, Mrs. Robert Tiuery, ' are conducting a revival at New-
arence Eller and G. G. Robetts. bridge church, about S or '4 miles this
e will say that we certainly had a side of Asheville and, about 1 mile
od social meeting with Mr. and(fjrom Eeaver Lake. -rs.
Villery and family and we are . Mr. Martin reports ' a wonderful
re that everybody enjoyed the caks meeting, many souls receiving spirit
id ice cream and nice apples served ' ual blessings. , v y --. . . .- ..
r the Tillery family 'and -also tha. -j. . ' ... '- . . .,
e caging of rs. Lrintnall and her Top. dress cotton and corn 'with
quicc scunir nurog-en lerxuiers re-
ACvurned In- r-"'T rrdr. "
- - G. G. FO T 3, Frps. -:
' JOHN II LI CALF, ec'fy.
fore it is too late end w'-.n liek the
"growth lost duriry t" c-': t, gay
agronomy workirj r,t i ;,; L . .. -.
' While oa hte -way "home for din
ner Monday of this week, Marvin
Silver barely escaped being seriously
or perbps fatally injured when hia.
car, a IH?e roadster, ran intD a
large Cadiiias driven by a lady whose
name we oouli not leam, on a sharp
curve near l.r.,Dlry Lisenbee's ga
rage. It stras t ' .'it owing to tho
extreme ct f .e curve, net-
t'" -r I'.r. ''"-r f driver of the
c, . -r car . . c ' rr until it was
t;o I;:s t Mi i a t.-Lion. .Ac-
.-,-- :-'-v.;.w.0- -:K : ;,vV ': ' "'
cording to reports, the lady, driving
the CadiilaC was very close to the
center of the road when her ear col
lided with that of Mr. Silver's: -.
The lady escaped uninjured and
Mr. Silver was only badly shaken up
and was away from his work at the
Henderson Motor Company for only
.two days. , , . .. ,-. . ..
' Both ears w"-s damaged, the car
driven by V.r. L.;-'r being dat i
to the extent t t it had to be to s j
i..to town. 1
The' man 'who owns aa many as
twelve cows should have a kilo. Free
building r'ms will be -furnished by
the agrit vucural extension service of
Stave Co. . .
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- , Tom Tarheel says the nly well
watered - stock he needs is the live
stock on his own. places -N- - -
This rommer may be a good time
to plant some udan grass for forage
end hay, think, livestock workers of
drought may permanently injure the specialist, He vt'a farm, i
ecu crop.., . , ; . -plow tp t.er :ars
Various phases of the moral situa
tion demand our attention at this
time. We hear a great deal todny
:ut morals. What is morality?
It is decribed by Locke as "the pro
per science and business of mankind
in general." It is the universal and
characteristic element in human ac
tivity. The contents which it em
braces are most Varied. It is that in
presence of which all differences of
age and country, rank and occupa
tion, disappear, and the man himself
stands forth in the true significance
of his human nature. The intellect
ual life cannot be separated from
the moral life. The whole of life is
conduct and the full moral tide runs
through the whole of life.
In recent articles. I have endeavor
ed to point out some of the dangers
that , confront the American people
today. - I have no desire In deal, st
all times, with the negative side of
these -vital problems, but I do wnat
to present the kernel of facts in a
fain and- truthful manner. Prevail
ing moral dangers have produced an
acute situation that is drawing com
ment from all sections of the United
States. In many sections of the
country, jails are overflowing. Crime
is rampant. Judges are making in
quiries concerning: the influence of
the church upon society. They are
asking, What is Christianity doing
to reach and convert the criminal?
This is a very pertinent question.
The answer does not only concern the
interest of the churches but demands
the attention of every person who be
lieves in a high moral standard of living.
The manner in which tha.nrohibi-
tion laws are being violated is notor
ious and disgraceful. Without dis
cussing this at length I assert that my
honest conviction is that there is too
much laxity In the law. I have grave
fears that we have a srood many of
ficers who- are in sympathy , with th s ,
Criminal ."and 'the criminal's work.
The officer 'Wno'knbwuigry 'refuses or ,
fails, to execute the ' duties of hi of
flee to the very' best of. his ability ts
a moral parasite and a menace toso-
ciety. 'vvf . ' . ,,V
Few people realize the extent cf ,
our peril frqn
The startling statement is mads by
Frederic A. Wallis, Commissioner of
Correction of New Yojkv Jfcat, i'The
United States is the lanrest user of
drugs of any nation in the world."
Mr. Wallis continues: "The survey
made under the direction of the Unit
ed States Treasury and recently pub
lished showed that there were mote
than 1,000,000 addicts in this coun
try. Some estimates go as high as
4,000.000. The annual per capita
consumption of opium in Italy is one
grain; in Germany, two grains; in
England, three grains; in France, 4
grains; in the United States, which
does not grow one poppy or - cocu
leaf, the enormous amount of thirty
six grains per capita per annum
practically four times the combined
use of these leaduur European na
tions. Even India, with its ions-
opium antecedents, uses only twenty
seven grains per capita. It is stated
that if the morphine which is derived
from these thirty-six Brains of onium
were dispensed in the usual medical
doses, of one-eighth of a grain each.
it would be sufficient to keep every
person in the United States under the
nfluence of an opiate for twenty-
nine consecutive days.
ihe moral i order is afflicted with
dangerous maladies, Many spots oi ,
infection are poisoning our civiliza
tion. Moral dangers due to crime
and lawlessness, a million drug ad
dicts, two hundred thousand prosti
tutes, eight million victims of ven
ereal diseases, sordid commercialixefi
amusements, the growth of obscene
literature, the increase in divorce, are
some of the perilous spots of infect
ion that threaten our civilization.
The problem is national and the crisis
is profound. The buzz of speculation
is heard both far and near. Many of
our, people are ' bound with .shackles -which
depress, them.' Our moral capa- '
Cities challenge , us to meet these vital
issues bravely and courageously. Our
moral stamina forbids us be silent
until we have met our spiritual obli
gations and discharged our duties.
When we have this done, we can be
well assured of our own goal and be
conscious of the fact that we have
contributed in raising the morale-of
our civilization, v ; , v , ,
A CORRECTION
Last week an article waa published -
in this paper concerning the death of i -Mrs
Vertie Silvers. ; ?, We wish to call L
attention to the fact that the f unersl i
was not conducted by Rev. " J. M. '
Pickens, as stated, but by Rev.-Jesse ;
Corn,' arabted by Rev. Mr, Pickens. '
CARD OF THANKS '
We i wish to thank ' 6tre 'many i
friends r their kindness shown ns
during our husband and f ather'a lnnr
illness, especially Mrs. W. T. Davis, J .
sirs, r ioyd Harrison, Misa Mary Sob- -'
erson.
MRS. ROBT. S'Tni,
CHARLIE SMITH :
MRS. C.- G. PARIS.
With timely showers. nm-in.
planted pastures will still fumi h
much grazing as If there had t" i rj
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