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.4. . f - ---- - .- - - -- .... - . . : r ' i i I' III II' 1" -"-T i - -- a - ' c-,- .. - V - h VOL. XXI ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY ON FLATS OF SPRING CREEK LAST FINE SPEECHES, GOOD CROWD AND ELEGANT ' , k DINNER As advertised in this paper before, the good roads .rally ' was held last Saturday on the flats of- Spring Creek. The ; clouds in the morning held aP , later in the day and quite a good crowd attended; though the rain in the morning doubt less kept many away. The program started off at v the appointed hour (11 o'clock ? A.M.,) with several selections ,f by the Spring Creek String f Band.y This band is composed ; of the following: ? Gordon Woody -harp and cor net, Bob Wells Violin, Roy Wiilett Guitar, Hardy Wiilett Banjo, Monroe Webb Guitar. This band of Young men make really good music and their part of the program did much to enliven the day. Mr. Jasper Ebbs, who had called the meeting at this place, after announcing th ' purpose of the meeting asked that the people elect a chair- f tvfJ- wan -wnereupon Mr. riato gJKeeyes.uot near feicester waa v. , given tnis position witnouc op- .: position. Mr. Reeves ascend ed the truck which was used as a platform for the speakers and held forth in his' usual jocular manner. In fact ' aft er amusing his hearers for a - while with his anecdotes, he waxed eloquent in pleading for a road across Doggett Moun tain. Mr. Reeves then intro duced Hon. Harry Nettles, who represented Haywood County in the legislature. Mr. Nettles showed himself at- home in speaking to such an audience and pledged himself to the sup port of the proposed road. Next was introduced Senator Plato Ebbs of Asheville, a na tive of the ground on which the meeting was being held. Mr. Ebbs is well known 1 and the work he has' done in the legisla ture speaks for itself. He call- 5 - This is to let the ; jj- County know that I x onenn 01 uie county ; Your . Support; Ladies 'a n d Oentlemen J ' ;-a" $ will. be: appreciated ' ".F'S m n 4 n f r 1 1 MARS HILL; N. jC. i- Tkl b U trttfy tliat , U mJn!tM4 citlam ni vot rs, kw Mr. L. S. ReWu of Mar Hill, to bm a Ckrbtlu BtlamaB f higk ckarmetcr tlireroayaly raiiakl, aarf w kaart i!y ador Kim mmi camiMad him I thm (o4 ppla af MaJiaaa CodntT for Saariff. ' llr. Rolrt( 1 hi kaartiaat raapafay wixk th Rfor'-inaat af taa prakibitioa R. Y. T1LSON T. J. TIL&ON m . THE ONLY NEWSPAPER P ed attention to the numerous instances in which he had sponsored or heartily, support ed measures which would pro vide better roads and better schools. He went so far as to predict that the proposed road now a dream would be a reality and that he would use all the power of his office toward giv ing the people of these sections of Madison the 'road vwhic they now so much aesire. The speaker, before' losing his sneech. discussed for a few minutes the proposed Nationa Park and explained "how he had worked for it and what it would mean to this section, and that the proposed road would be one of the routes to the 't'.h Park. Mr. Ebbs spoke at some length, receiving a number of cheers as he touched on matters close to the hearts of his hear ers. Chairman Reeves sandwich ed between all,,. the speeches some of his. amusing remarks and oratory and called on the band for more music. The last speaker was Judge Payne of Sevierville, Tenn. Judge Payne was a native of Madison County, having; eft the Coa$jg familiar with that part of the County through which the pro. posed road would pass and he called upon the people of the sections of the county most in terested to organize and push , the .matter. He could see no reason why it should not be done, and that Tennessee was on the way toward meeting North Carolina at the line and thus Shorten the distance from Knoxville to Asheville. Despite the fact that he was speaking past the dinner kbur and the people had beenv standing for more than two, hours, his speech was well received and much enjoyed. , " By this time, l;ZQ or later, the people welcomed the an nouncement that dinner would then be spread and what a spread it was! .Fried chicken, roast beef, fried c&icken, roast I voters of Madison K am a candidate for g on me democratic i jc n 11 1 1 41 t lawk' - i AO - WAt" - " Sa jSt ROBERTS THE ONLY NEWSPAPER. PUBLISHED III MADISON MARSHALL, N. Ci, FfiIDAYj OCTOBER 29,: 1023 beef, bread, biscuits, : pickles, fruits,' canned and otherwise. and pies, custards, cakes galore were spread and after "aJI were filled, about as much' was taken home as had been eaten. One item of food on the ta ble was sweet potato, so large the writer asked what it was The potato weighed 6 1-2 lb s. was grown by Mrs. H. G. Raii dall on the Forks of Sandy Mush and cooked by Mrs. C. H. Reeves. . I The day was enjoyed by all present and all went away en thusiastic as to the proposed road. COUNTY TO BULD ; MARSHALL ROAD Will Lend $90,000 To Pave Highway 3 Milea To Boundary ' Buncombe County commissionera nirrnnH VPfltprdftV tO advance tO the State highway commission suffic ient money to complete a 8-mile stretch of highway lying within Bun combe County on the Asheville-Mar- shall highway. m i , mately $90,000 will not be advanced in one lump sum, but estimates' will be filled as they are made, Chairman E. M. Lyda stated. This action was taken following an anneal made to the commissioners yesterday by a delegation of citizens from Madison County. They advised that work on the highway would have to cease soon unless lurtner, xunas could be obtained. -. Tha . navinar in this county hM reached to Flat Creek bridge, it s e ported. -Tbis Joan win imk jfc.lsQ sibl-to complete the work from, Uuu point to tha Madison County line; -: District . uignway viommuBionec Stikeleather stated yesterday . that the work would be completed this year unless the weather should inter fere ' Madison Countv citizens expect the completion of the highway to re sult in a very much increased crainc by way of Marshall through Madison County. The Asheville Citizen. COURT HERE THIS WEEK Superior Court convened in Mar shall Monday, Judge V. A. Jucuiroy nresiding. This session was taken up with civil cases. The first case tried was Kite vs Buauo Lime Co. of Hot Springs. This -was a case in which Mr. Arthur Kite, an employee last March of said company, was injured when his right arm was canarht between a belt ana the pulley and badly lacerated, whil he .was attempting to screw down a grease cup while the machinery was in motion. Mr. Kite's contention was that the accident was due to negligence on the part of the com pany in not putting on the clutch which would have enabled Mr. Kite to aton that cart of the machinery ov- er which he had control while ne was oiling it . - . a . . . . . . . - The company's contention was thai Kite nut his arm through the belt knowing how dangerous it was and that his injury was not due to their negligence. ; In the case of W. A. Kite vs The Buquo Lime Co., Mr. Kite was sue- ing for f 10.000.00 and was awarded 1600.00. .. , t.;;;;V? :v 'l an the case of Mary Walker vs El sie Farmer, Mrs. Farmer agreed to pay Mrs. Walker $600.00. , In the case of Hattie Kin gvs Thi Standard Oil Co., the plaintiff was warded $300.00. - - ' Court adjourned Wednesday aft ernoon after the remainder of the cases had been continued. DEATH OF MISS - : '; JOHNNIE 17 Earlv Sundar snoralni the Death Ancel visited the hon:a : I-Ir. .aai;W'ibuildiiie,f..we -'em'-'weleonied. tft Mrs. Jack Jarrett ana too'--their ;;e-;eomiortaoie seats, by the stoyet and loved 18'year-old '2aler Ulssl " ?aw Mrs. Carl StoartrMr. Johnnie Jarrett The cause of her I death was tuberculosis, she haying1 1 been sick about one year. The f un-J eral was Monday. Oct 86. at 8:00 P, M., conducted by Rev. J. A. Martin, and the body was interred at Antioch Baptist Church, 4 miles south of Mar. shall. ;.: v...;.--;- -r- ? . ' The deceased is aurvived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jarrett; two sisters, Alice and Hattie, stu dents of Marshall High School; and x brothers, Willi am, Cheater, a.er- it, -and three ot .ers whose -names ronM nrtt ba obtained. - . ' : Jarrett was a student t Dor j land-Bell Institute at Hot Springs, ! Tiritil several months set), when illness I frevented her con ;uuing her .studi : , ;t ..; x-- REFLECTIONS O'-SMcHii''bn MOUNTAINSCHOQ$M 'nTEACHER?Wedv':"y y acn.T,rfoyaii, ".''T.fy'J '"VWe sure did hear some fine speech while 1 attending : the r Teachei-s-Convention in Asheville last wek.i Dr. Briggs of Columbia University wai a treat to hear. S A thought that ha- mentioned which nas strucic .fned was "Whatever is jpot. worth WBtem-. Bering to-hot; worth teaching. '.v so many, of . our! schools today, ; nave, so much unnecessary matter on the cur riculum, - matter whichi no one will ever have a bit of use for. : WhaMa the use of loading up a chUdY'Joind with unnecessary matter? On Sunday morning I went -td thf First BaptiBt Church in AshevUkf heard Dr.: E. J. Bateman preach the suWectf The Call ol he Trunw pet" A wonderful message indeed. JOY- wa the" Jteynote of the H whole sermon 'The sermon was oasea ;on the last Psalm. -the Psalm which cott 'Pr&iM ye the iiord. i wfah that theJiolmes, m student at Mars Hill Col serinon n preacaeu cvuiu w w easted over the whole of the' United States f 4' America.. I 't thiink.the membership i; of the First - Baptist Church -of Asheville 'are surely to congratulated on the splendid .house of worship' which they are ' erecting t&the orot'God..- .i$.. 4,WeIl,the tfane? te) gettmg-:eeer and nearer when the people-shall go to the polls. rHave you decidedvwhd the best matt is to represent you in the State Legislature :- at the next session? Are you going toe .vote tfor,' the man who has the welfare "of -the Good, Old North State at heartf.tla he a man with a vision? Ask both of the-candidates how they stand on,thi school question and vote according ?o their answer.7 ' Let's send men to ihe Legislature 'Who wili make it possible for the children the Rulers of e State of " to-morrow-t to have an eight-month echool in every school district.' ' -, ' k ' - r"W6at Is 'your vote worth? ' How much is your 'Vote worth? How much will you sell your vote for? We m America love to ooast oi tne lact that ilevery man's vote eontethe tame. ' .yuis Twhw ' mi cemg-;m case, the poorest man's vote is worth as much as the richest man's. Vote t Find -out who Is the richest man in 11 America. 'You will find it to be ptvtly John 'D.V Rockefeller .or Henry ord and they are trotsbr m tne tens or millions. Now til anyone asks you to sell your vote, ask them that price for it. See how ma&y.wiU give you that for your vote..-YiV. Kemember VOTE FUR THE MAN AND NOT THE PARTY, THE MAN GETS THE OFFICE. AJNU JNUT Txir. f AKTY, A STATEMENT: I wish to state to the citizens of Madison County that I am 76 years of age and a Democrat and have al ways supported the nominees, of 'tho' Democratic party. Any statement, to the contrary is without any fojfnda tion. JASPER EBBSi - " A group of farmers in Franklin County will net $10 tier thousand feet for pine timber because of working togetner in selling tneir product. ' " EASTERN STARS ENTERTAIN The Marshall Chapter of Eastern Stars celebrated the oneninr-of the new Masonic Hall Tuesday:.evening by inviting a few outside .friends to enjoy with them the festivities after the routine of business and -initiating new members had been carried out. As the inside activities of the organi zation are not ariven out for trablica won, tne writer, will confine himself to what he saw, and leave the mat ter of riding goats and-limbing greased poles, etc. to the iraagvufttion, Whatever the ordeals may be xm the inside, the seven candidates.-, (if., ttiat is the right name) who became men, bers on said occasion seemed tyt through without a scratch and seem ed to be in the bestof spirits (no' double meaning here after.it Tffpr all' over. In fact. Mr. Dillard and' Afr.' Edney and Mr. Hensley were all able to stand up and speak when called on during refreshments. y"''-tf''jK This was the first time tte'Tfter has walked in on candidates aboXrt; to be initiated, but we had been invited and we suppose we are at libertv.to wuh we saw. ! 'r-i':-1 Well, as we entered the reception "om on the thjrd floor of the'lffasoii- and Jte O. S. DiHsn MY. Calvta-R,; luaney, tar. J. JJ. uensiey, Mrs. a. n. Owensby, Mrs. R. S. tamsey;. We were enjoying what all thought was an innocent conversation, with these people, when Mr. W, H. Mor row, came in and asked pertain, of the visitors to the cloak -room and elosed them in- while the writer was invited into the kitchen and the door closed. ' There .all alone for the specs of at least two minutes, we had noth ing to do but observe the contents of the kitchen. ? Our- friend Morrow, who had been so kind as to invite us showed lis real ; eo frv- th i scribe by truitir? tarn , , !i the room where t.e ve t .i t wera soro'y tewrted t' ' ' t&Ui. c.a, : . in COUNTY : . V A V, waa ujpouou pua wo wore again invited, into.' the reception . hall, the above named people had aU disap peared. About that time ia eame Mr. and:.Mfs. iEarle. Brintnall, 'Rev and Mrs. H, L. Smith and little Miss Wil lie Mae White, Prof.: and Mrs. D; W. linoy, ana tney with Mrs. com aiu son; : Mrs. a. u Btory, Mr. lonn Holmes, Miss Edna Gage Morrow, and tha writer had auita a"deliffhtf ul time Raiting for the Eastern Stars to invite us to. v ' mrr:fyn ' Finally the doors were" Opened and we were given a most hearty welcome into the" beautiful Masonic Hall. -Aft V. a i a a a , m . a. er nearxy nanasnaKes witn xrienas ana , introduction to strangers, all were 'seated : next to the walls and facing one another. While the goo4 sisters served refreshments which the writer had left in -the kitchen a giano selection was rendered by Mrs. eWitt Austin of 'Charlotte, daugh ter of Mrs. J. West v, Mr. John wsu-ji..ijj. uwu mass accompanied by, Miss Gage Morrow at the piano. , Mr. Holmes is auite an artist and he was heartily encored. 1 s. .arie snnvnau was- wien aaaaa ta -sing and she, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. W. H. Morrow, delight ed her hearers with her charming manner and voice, and was heartily encored to which she responded. Mr. Holmes then kindly rendered two more selections which were .highly p(easing to the audienceiHs 4$ tvv .V,, " ,The worthy Matron, Miss Mayme Morrow, then , called on the ' fol lowing for speeches, all responding: Mr. Calvin R. Edney. Mr. O.-S. Dil lard, Mr. J. D. Hensley. Among the visitors, Rev. H. L. Smith, Mr. Earl Brintnall, Mr. H. L. Story and Mr. A. J. Ramsey. Following this, Dr. Sams addressed the Worthy Matron and in a very fitting speech presented aer With a vase of flowers, the gift ioi XI.- VA.4-AM. C.m tA-m Viaw nrt. tirih efforts and work, the-five colors representing the five points of the-star, i .The gtft was gracefully, re ceived by the Worthy,. Matron, who then called on Rev.J3, L, Smith; to dismiss the audience with prayer. , 1CDEVITT IS;STILL. , , v. ; ; ' AFRAID OF THE LIGHT ' HIS CAMP RESORTS TO DIRTY POLITICS AND SLANDEROUS STORIES There is being circulated, and I Understand is to be printed in this is .sue, an affidavit made by Mr. H. C. Cody regarding a damage case which I settled for him as his attorney. First I will present an affidavit of what was paid to and for Mr. Cody. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that I have examined the claim records of the U nited States Fidelity and Guaranty Company and the following is a true statement of the settlement made to H C. C.ndv. formerly an emnlovea of the Catawba Construction Company, the settlement being made through Mr. C. R. Edney, attorney represent- inir the said H. C. Cody. Draft for $100.00 was made pay able to H. C. Cody August 14, 1926, and same was delivered to Mr. C. R. Edney, Atty., represent ing H. C. Cody. The record further discloses that medical bills and hospital bills were paid direct by our claim of fice,, checks being payable in each case and same being delivered by our claim department to the inter ested parties aggregating $103.00, " this, with the payment of $100.00 ' above mentioned. f constituted the full settlement of the clamv s UNITED STATES FIDELITY & ?' ; GUARANTY CO. By ' THOS. W. TATE," Agent & Attorney in fact. STATE NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY BUNCOMBE. ; Subscribed and sworn to before me, J. Chas. Bradford, a Notary Pub lic in and for Buncombe County, North Carolina, this 28th day of Oc tober, 1926. - ; J. CHAS. BRADFORD, Notary Public ' My Commission expires Sept 20, 1928 The whole amount totaled $203.00. v Mr. Cody received $60.00 cash, and $103.00 hospital biU totaling $163.00. I received $60.00, less than 25, for my services as attor- Briefly stilted the transactions be tween Mr. Cody and. me were as fol lows: Mr. Cody came to me saying that he has stuck a pick through his foot while working- for "company." and that lawyer Brown ef Asheville said that no damage could be col lected. Mr. Cody said he wanted me to take the case. I made two trips to Asheviile before I could discover the "Company." - found it to be the Catawba Construction Co. I found that this Company carried insurance on some o( its employees in the u. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co. The p-ut of said' faisuraaee 5 Co'i' M ; the ' eea.;&7 -w a - o i,- Circulatl(mtl950f JT PAID "HIM, TO SOW EARLY f Wheat planted In October has given better yields in North Carolina than wheat planted in November. -This has been the result of experiments by the research workers of State College and now comes the evidence, directly from good farmers in the State. f "U L. MUler of Davie County se cured a premium of . six bushels of wheat per acre by sowing to October as compared to sowings made in Nov-; ember.jjays'E. ,,C. JPMr.fwn agonomlst at SUte College. Miller began to plant .Jd ibc' October 16. of last year -. After he had planted some-eight acrei rain drove hfin ont of the f leld-and frequent other rains kept him from finishing the job until about Novem ber 16. The remainder of the field was planted between November 15 and 20.' " r . . As the wheat ripened this spring, states Mr. Blair, it was noticed oy Mr. MUler that there was a aecuwu jiMnA in th two ' nlantines. Mr. . MUler therefore decided to cut. and thresh them separately. The land -sowed at the two intervals was lso measured . accurately, f ne , eariy sowing yielded wheat at the rate of 23 bushels per acre ana u "' sowing yeUded at,the; rate of -17 bushels per acre. There was no dif ference in the soil, in the fertilizer . used nor In the seecT planted. The In crease of six. bushels was due entire ly, states Mr.' Blair, to the fact that one plot was planted earlier, than the other. .-y.. : . M- ' ' '' Mr. Blair states that some farmers may be undecided.' about sowing until , there has been s good rain, but where . the seed bed can be properly prepar ed , the wheat should be planted at , once. When rains come, the Jand may -be kept mat for two'o three weeks which mW. be too latefor best yields. AU experimental wrk shows that lateiown wheat never jrieldsas well as that planted eiween vcw Her 20 and November 1 - One brood sow and two Utters of -pigs per year cost little but will aid much in providing a plentiful supply of meat on the home farm. able for any damage, but was willing to do the. right thing and therefore was willing to stand the expense of Mr. Cody's doctor bills and hospital fee, which amounted to $103.00. Finally the agent agreed to give $50.00 for loss of time. I went to Mr. Cody and told him that he would have to pay none of the hospital fees or doctor bills and that I could get $50.00 cash for him. He a greed to take it, but said that it was such small amount, and that he owed so much that h e would have nothing left to pay me for my service after his grocery bills were paid. I told him that I would try again and if could not get more than $50.00 for him my service would cost him nothing. The following is a sworn statement of the understand ing that was reached by us: AFFIDAVIT AS TO AGREEMENT Personally appeared bef orime' this dav Calvin R. Ednev. who says that- it was agreed if he could eoliect only $50.00 in a damage case of Mr. H. C. Cody against the Catawba Con struction Co. his service as attorney would be free, and if he could collect anything above $60.00 it was to be his fee, and that H. C. Cody gave him expressed authority to sign all papers necessary to get the $50.00, as Cody could not write his name. . CaWin R. Edney. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this the 30th of Oct., 1926. N. S. WHITAKER. Notary Public My commission expires Feb. 17, 1927. I succeeded in getting $100.00 I endorsed the check as. his attorney. I got the money, gave him a check for 560.00 and told him i was satis fied if he was.- He said the settle ment was highly: satisfactory. He told several citizens that I got $50.00 for him. which he said no other law yer could have done.. . Now he makes affidavit, I am informed, that I forg ed his name and defrauded him. Buc all that I did was simply this: I sign ed his name as authorized, and paid '. him the amount agreed upon, which he said was satisfactory. : i - This whole thing came out of Mr. . N. B. McDevitt's political camp. Mr. -McDevitt said he saw the affidavit be- -( fore it was circulated, yet his hench- men and political workers are. still -circulating It, and he disclaims and '' denies all .credit for it That is his brand of politics anwayv He gets someone else to circulate a false re port, and then denies knowing any- " thing of it .-") '!,., . I suggested in a circular about a ... month ago that accusations ranging ., from "chicken thievery, arson, sedi tion, rape and murder, would be hurled from the McDevitt camp. I1 would rot be .surprised in tne iear-. now for accusations of sedition, se duction. Tape and robbery all to b . hurled at me. It has been sail t'.vst McDevitt's camp is as full of s . " i -our stories as a polecat dei U tills. If not? -r bet i dirty politics wi .'ll,ci:r ' ii turn the search :.t cf I i hH r""ord and t rr"r. ft. it r t