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'Vol: xxi
Marshall; N: c; Friday, November 5, 1926
Circulation: 2000
MARSHALL BAPTIST SUNDAY ,
SCHOOL FAVORS PROHIBITION
AND THE VOLSTEAD ACT
INTERESTING A RT ICL E
" FROM CONVENTION '
5 1 TEACHER ON
5
; SUBJECT;
w After the lessdij temperance
last Sunday the Marshall Bap
tist Sunday School, by rising
unanimous vote went on record
as favoring the prohibition' law
and the .strict enforcement of
the Volstead act. Too many
people ;4n Madison County
drink or deal in liquor. "- The
following from the Convention
Teacher is timely:
WET OR DRY
(By JOHN W. PHILLIPS, D. D.,
in The Convention Teaeher)
Some years ago the writer was a
i member of the Sagamore Social Con
ferenee which held its annual meet
kig at Sagamore Beaeb, Massachus
etts. The members were the guests
of that great and wealthy Baptist
layman, Mr. George Colman, who or
iginated the idea, and sought there
by to apply Christian principles to
social problems. Tie . most unique
thing about the Conference was the
fact that Mr. Colman invited aineit
and forceful people of the most dl-
f .V iA-. IWi' ideas, to discQM Jn lra and
Ing whiArthey enterUlied antagO-
down the gates at a railroad crossing
interferes with personal liberty, but
experience has proved it to be. nec-
i- ,
essary to protect man. from his own
Ignorance and folly. So has exper
ienee proved the necessity of protect
ing man from his horal and economic
folly." So 'has experience proved the
necessity of protecting man from
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his moral and economic folly to which
T -. . . - -.. , & ,
the saloon exposes him. The drink
evil must be exterminated. Why?
Because it is no longer a moral fue
alone. Economic necessity now de
mands it, and must be satisfied."
When asked why he remained in the
saloon business while holding these
views, he frankly stated that he was
in it for the money, ani with the hope
he might eradicate the evils. But soon
after he gave up his efforts to reform
the saloon, and retired from the busi
ness. Another speaker told us that for
twenty years he had been a whole
sale liquor dealer, but for fourteen
years had not tasted any. form of
alcoholic beverage. "Whiskey, he said
Mwas made to sell and not drink. ;Np
wh'iskey Is good whiskey. It is ali bad,
ami ft beat 1 aa'M ute worst.'
He (predicted that within ten yearn
there rould hot be a legalized place
fat either the manuf acture or sale of
for the children.
, ii, his intentions when the wolf pleads
! the rights' of the lamb. They I'Mari '
It was soon discovered thai drink
. , . . , . ' " -v.N ' how lawless, immoral, vicious, un
made drunkards much faster than '. '
'i ,i :' i V 1 scrupulous and God-defying the busi
these organizations could reclaim
j"."' . . ,. I I toss was in the past, and belieVe it
them, and so an aroused public sen-;
l, : . i ' ,. ' .i ' ! would be a similar curse in the fu-
iimenc lurnea to me source ox mo
evil, the liquor business itself. This
was the offender, and must be dealt
with. ' The aid of the law was invok
ed, ' legislation enlisted, ' demands
made, and soon every state in the Am
nion, had its laws for 'Regulating the
Liquor Traffic,'.' culminating in ''High
License," and "Local Option." !
- While this last and, up to that tim,
most, radical step worked n6 apprec
iable improvement in he general ti
tuation, it ; accomplished great,; good
by turning , the spotlight on the'sa-'
loon rather than on its victims; The
it
ture. Legally it is as dead as Judas Is
cariot, and was slain by its own yjeep.
The duty of the hour is to observe
and enforce the Constitutional amend
ment for National prohibition. And
this we will do for G6M, home iced
native land. ' -
REFLECTIONS OF A
MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
TEACHER
By Jack V. Joyce
(By JACK V. JOYCE) !
By what standards do we judge a.'
man's success? Is' a man a success I
because he has accumulated a vast!
amount of material wealth?" These
N.B.McDEVITTT0REP RESENT i
MADISON COUNTY IN LEGISLATURE
Democrat Wins Seat in
House in Madison
COMPLETE ELECTION RE.
TURNS IN MADISON
The election Tuesday result
ed in Madison County in the e
lection of N. B. McDevitt, dem
ocrat, to represent Madison in
the house of the next legisla
ture. Calvin R. Edney, repub
lican, was defeated by 91 votes.
We give on eighth page A
detailed tabulation of the votes
by precincts in Madison Coun
ty with the exception of some
of the State officers, which if
given would be only Madison
County's vote on these. As
Judge McElroy is a Madison
man, we give the" figures of his
votes and those of his opponent.
SPORT COLUMN
By "LANK"
THE
EGG
saloon defied interference, fought US are Question which I have been think
- , , ,., ,. ''"' ing about this week. So many of us
restrictions, and under high license, j believe judge a man's success in
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invented every conceivable schemejp we do not dge a man, 8Ucceas by
pnlnro-A . nroflta. hv inr-reasin fits this standard, then how are we to
r I I iAtr Vita aiiAftaaa Tc woTTinff miv
sales.
MARS HILL AND EAST TENNES
SEE COLLEGE FIGHT TO
SCORELESS TIE
Last Saturday afternoon on the
Mars Hill grid, the Mars Hill eleven
and the East Tennessee Collgee ag
gregation fought to a scoreless tie.
The game was one of the hardest and
most exciting of the year.
Towards the end of the last quarter
Coach Roberts sent in Captain Harry
The public saw its greediest j '. names in the newspaper in glaring
. - ' neaannes as aoing someining -grcni,,
infamy, and from many sources omi-lis that being a success? If so3hen
, -iiH I successes are few and far beftfeeen.
nous words were heard demanding j believe a man's success depends en-
its extinction. As a rule saloon Z&Jtli l5
ers, devoid of deeency and intotofV ;you S? mings jusx ior uie mere re- Carter, who had been kept out on
v ,. iii cosrnition of the fact that you have k i o..
antof jesteafnt, snapped their fingew done something on both sideg featured thi8
l"Z r'o""" r"c.:" ' Ithoagh several errors were
cess, but do things because you love
to do them and because you Iov&,he
object of your action then ypu are
land added, "The blame or credit for
national prohibition will not primari
ly belong to the temperance people,
but,, to the saloon keeper who has
their ' made his business a menace to society
differences of thought. It wae not and a stench in the nostrils of all de-
surprising, therefore, that Mr, eent people." This predlefion
: Geerge B. Hugo..a leading saloon ade m the year 110.
alstle'opialoDS ; UilUonaires and So
cialists, - Capitalists and Laborers,
Christians, Jews, and Agnostics free-
' ly and courteously discussed
keeper of 'Boston, appeared upon the
. platform to speak concerning "The
Saloon, from a Liquor Dealer's Point
of View. . . "'
Mr. Hugo, an educated man of at
tractive appearance, a. total abstain-
er, courteous and refined in manner,
was. evidently sincere in his. con vie
tions." He owned three saloons, and
conducted them by the highest pos-
This is what he said
sible standard.'
During the lifetime of some of us
the drink question has passed through
four stages of development In our
childhood we were taught that beers,
wines, liquors were good creatures
" (I quote from the published minutes
, of the Conference) "The Drink E
.vil is one of the worst evils afflicting
modern civilization.'. When : an evil
adsbif iCwh)ch'; 'tte'iisl'imivvnal
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agreement, it should be eradicated if
possibie,and If not' possible, at least
minhniced to-the lowest point of dan-
ger to society. . The saloon, as'con
. - ducted m America , is wholly' bad,' it
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has no defense, and no honest defend
ers.'; It is true .that specious argu
ments in its favor are made, but
-.-these bear the earmarks, of interests
that profit by the saloon, or are em-
; anations of hireling space' writers and
superficial students of the problem,"
In 'discussing the saloon as the poor
man's club, he said:' "If the saloon
is the Poor Man's Club, then" it is a
poor club for any poor man to be-
long to." I On the question of pe
' ; sonal liberty," he say .' "Society has
the right- to - quarantine contagious
of God, but should betaken in moder-
ation. The minister - and- -. deacons
preached and generHj piractlced
temperance. That ls,,they all drank,
but not as a rule to. the point of visi
ble intoxication. They drank to make
them: eool ' in waTn weather, and
warm in cold weather. Drink was the
seal of sociability and-the t-uage of
hospitality; At wedding they all drank
to the health "of the happy pair. At
christenings all. drank but the baby,
and at funerals the only ; exception
was ltmrpw?&??jif
But under the teaching of "tem-
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perance , drunkenness increased at an
alarming rate, and the movement for
total abstinence, for . the individual
and laughed, but brewers and distHfc
ers were alarmed for the fate of theif
business. In convention and
olution, they -declared that the sa
loon must be reformed, its evils e
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liminated. The Anti-Saloon League,
and that all saloons are bad, launch
ed the counter slogan, "The saloop
must o." . And t:..it did. ;Vndf
the mendous fereasureol the Wpr
. - ' .' . ... ' ; -' v ,,
, diseases .regardless of the cry of per-
.'.sonal; liberty and- IV has ; the ; same
i- s. right to prevent the contagion and
. evil results of eVuakeaneas.
was . started. At public
meetings,
which resembled our. revival v meet?
ings, people by he. thousands signed
the pledge, and these - framed docu
nfents adorned many home and of-
flee. The popular song for bringing
signers , toji the . front Vas, "Throw
down the bottle, and never drink a-
gain.1
The success of a meeting was
of drunkards
measured by the . No.
reclaimed.. To organise this move
ment for mutual help and greater ef
fectiveness temperance societies were
iMUtuted. such asThe Good Tein-
f&t,Z TheJBens and Osughters af
War events moved at a rapid pace nn
til the entire business was outlawed
and National Prohibition was written
in the Constitution of jtee United
SUtes.
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Under prohibition the situation
was vastly improved tout is. not yet V
deal Lawless men: are defying the
Constitution, as they defied earlier
efforts to regulate their traffic Li
quor is being, sold and consumed.
"The business" has not abandoned
the field. It is spending vast sums of
money for propaganda and political
influence. Because of boot-legging it
calls prohibition a failure. It is try
ing to persuade the poor down-trodden
American citisens that a few fan-'
aticaj cranks have deprived him of
his rights, It weeps over his wrongs,
and for his benefit is seeking to legal
ize the manufacture and sale of beer
and. light wines. "Bestore the Sa
loon T" Dear me, Not Just a few nice
respectable places in every communi-
ty where nice respectable people, can
sipHheir wine and beer in a nice res
pectable way, is all they propose. The
Tank and file of the American people
are not deceived. They are suspicious
made on both sides.
MnWt IflfnTAflt. hue hflun aiiiMA 11 n
really much more on your way to sun- in tKoii . wa i
eess .than otherwise. To be a success Lhall. Now a feBw boy8 0 over on
" "vl,7. T;i r the Island nearly every afternoon for
man's recognition but he aurely taust Br.ctie(4. maybe JLn ht vi.
have God's recognition for; his life,
EXPRESSES THANKS
If you have gone through this life
and when yon die this world is the
same as when you came into it, what
has your life counted for anyway. Is
anybody in this life benefitted by the
fact that you have lived. If not then
what good has your life been 7 That
is the standard by which I Believe
Success in this life should be judged
whether or ot a man's life has coun
ted for anything' in this world for the
betterment of it or any occuoant of
Br the time this comes out In nrint
Kueoa Arnusace juay wiu De pretty 1 rt t? nrrTnD
near. I wonder how many of us really 1 UK
take the -time on Armistice Day to I Marahall KT C
stop and think what it means, do we Jaarsnall
realise that it was on this day eight! Please express to
loodshed. that the most horrible war mv friends in Madison Countv
to a close. Most all of us had some jniy appreciation of a magnlfi
BACON AND
HIKE
Wednesday afternoon, No
vember 3, 1926 the Gamp Fire
Girls of Oak Hill went on a
"Bacon and Eggs Hike."-
They served gingerbread for
refreshments. After the re
freshment they roasted persim
mons. While they were cooking
one of the girls had very bad
luck. She dropped her egg
and bacon in the fire.
They left at 3:00 o'clock and
returned at 5:30. '
The picnic ended with a , '
grand march.
The CAMP. FIRE GIRLS
DISTRICT N0.14 EDUCATIONAL
RALLY A SUCCESS
;Gastonia, N. C.
September 4, 1926
dear one over there or had a friend
there. Da we thank God that he spar-
a America zrom.anv horrible invm-
sion of the Germans. So many people
celebrate Armistice Day with a lot of
snouting-and hurrahing and shooting
off of camions and fireworks when I
think, the proper way would be .to
celebrate it by getting down on our
knees and thank God for His many
cent vote.
A L. BULWINKLE.
DAIRY INDUSTRY GROWS
I N TARHEEL STATE
Md ,W heaX.Ys
: Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet mZ? kw t, a
' Lest we forget, lest we forget H.tXf.inn tSSl
We remember also so vivid! that Jrtens,n. Pciai8t.,at
great character Woodrow Wilson who tfJHLw taHrfJTSJ!TO
We fonret nartv nolitics when, wb H? wtry asnessedj)?
saved Amm. in th t,. -- i mai.nme 01 me principal
think of Wilson and only remembe? sTJIs fiYu'annu"
hilXre'l lAnT TCiSSfSiVSS S
this day fail to remember Woodrow i" S. H.w 5L
Wilson and acknowledmi that -was S ?5ff? 5,?ir'
fk- a : j .v2i iromeaiaie seuon.
the Moses of America, and. that he
If A XI
task that awaited him and we re-P v. ""T.S;"'
Mr. PUUrd's Spch WaUTak- '
-en i,' Msle and Stunts ajoy. ..
ed by Larf Crwd; First '
Assembly la New Build
ing Steps TaJceq fqr
Real Community.
Growth ;: . ;
mo laiwuineas wiwsnicn 1920. There are fifteen creameries
maESiJ&i JKttndfethe ch make butter andievenbf these
SSfMh? ic 'hi?emies' were also established since 1920 with
waUrdnwe SJft W areatVn f.t!P!
v,l ;H vi- j..,.ir I " iiovv iwown re selling
honor. him m his death. o. .mkm.i....a.
the purpose of making butter and the
Farmers or Stanlv floniifv KiYiVai Mv-ownTei . amn.mf. o aaa nnn
that one way to reduce the ennt nf nnunHn TfiA annual rukrlnf inn - nt
producing cotton is to use better seed cheese by the mountain factories is
uu wiBjr ura twying. io cesnseearfo.uou puonas. xne value ot tqis
"um men: Dare orea BiraiiMk. .itir irnaaaa is sir Aon ind tho innnnf
fllnnftna, nov innMi. .. ": . . J i. : j A . ' .
j . .0 ; ... ,1 jirioBun puiu m creamery patrons racn
year for butterfat is $640,000.'
TTPIUTTAM rTlliil PDO k TT Cl: ' ? This, income from the cheese and
iiJ iUnilUll rilJJ'laliilO.miUU , Af'V f addition to the-$4..
. --a 1 7 - 1178,520 paid annually for milk by
I f llf 1I1L. Jll.i CifslsBlTlTiFl. TnTliaiernine ciues.
dairy industry is that a jersey cow
ox , Mecklenburg County holds the
There will be a reeular old time
fiddlers' convention at the Mars Hill
High School on " the afternoon and
evening of Nov.- 19th. Anyone re
siding in either Buncombe,' Madison,
or Yancey counties will be eligible
to enter. Attractive prixes will be
awarded for the following: : V; ; ' -
nest f -noUnlat, best banjo, and
guitar pickers; best duet and trio Of
stringed instruments.': The second
best in any of the above named events
will also recaiva dmim.- '.
tl . the betterment ef the. building, all-southern butterfat production ol
campus, ana ainietics. The public is 1.0Q3.74 pounds, . The sUte also has
uiviwa to niMjna una oe emenainua I uie only medal or merit bull in. the
by the best artists in this section of I South and the fifth in the Nation.
North Carolina. i'.i'Wiuvit.Vor.iThera. are more eowtestin aasoeia.
.There will also be a football game tions in North Carolina than in any
u me snernoon Detween weaverviue ou.tr suite in rae 'boutn except Vir-
High and .Mars Hill High, i This -jirill gteuw '-.?".;;.-u wf.r; -add
much to the attraction of th o- Then, above all else, there has been
casion as these two teams battled to an increase of 250 fat the consuA-
a scoreless tie earlier in the season. PtioB ot niilk in the larger eities ef
, Invitations are being sent to some North Carolina. , '
possible -entrants, but as 'there are i'-'c - ..Titx
a . number of likelv candidates tin. I T TI vu -f r .
HI .11 L. .L. . . . . M. T- " ' J W.U.U-KJ
:.T.:.JL,T1.,:?, yMsnown to me officials, taformatioa I simply announced a- btatform
this type to be held in Mars Hill iniconernin um win k. .ti. 1 a .w. . r Tr
several years, and the school anleials vmh'-aaTuZX"?-'?? r"'"-
;ho-,, t make it as annual affair. It'formitlo to KZZZt xt Z T r.tL"?..
f druakausas, tatiatj T.mperaac." and -Baade of "fjJJ JeSlde'Vu FarilSaaasSQ 1
It can no longer be said that the
Kple of Petersburg, East and West
ks are unmindful of Educational
growth. The rally held in the new
school building last Friday , evening
showed that the people were wide-a- -wake
and desirous of better educa
tional facilities. A fine spirit of co
operation was shown by the large
number present
A . string band composed or lit.
Tilson. Dr. Listenbee and Mr. Met-
calf delighted the audience by play- ,
ins several familiar selections at the
beginning of the " program. Later
in the evening, Mr. Lee Tweed ex
pressed our thoughts by saying that .
this band was the best of its kind in
this section of the state. -
Each of the seven grades was rep
resented in the form of a stunt
Since the boys and girls were allow- .
ed only a few times in which to prac
tice, they deserve much praise. ' The
first and second grades, under the ca
pable leadership of Miss Eva Rice, -
gave the famous "Tough Luck Au
to," and the ridiculous "Railway Sta
tion" stunts. ' A ,
The .third, fourth and fifth grades,
under the. supervision of Miss Viola
Pinner, presented in a very pleasing
manner, a number of songs, also a .
sham ball game, which was of a very
entertaining nature. -.".'
, .The sixth and seventh grades pre
sented only local talent. Geber Met-
calf sang "WhisUin' Reubin," follow. 1
ed by a surprise stunt, entitled, "Ma
ry had a little Lamb."
Following the stunts, Supt Dillard o
poke with force and enthusiasm on -the
progress and problems of the .
14th district, touching, of course, on .'
county hsues also as1 he delivered his '
inspiring message. The main thought
of Mr. , Dillard's talk seemed to be
Community Cooperation, and Pro
gress. Some may say that Mr, Dil.
lard is not a forceful speaker -welL
maybe he isn't, but . . -; '
Immediately following his speech.
steps were taken and plans perfected -
to complets .the new building. Not
by donation of money, but. by free
labor. . A uParent-Teachers Associa
tion was organised. - Mr. Metcalf wfs
elected, president; Mrs. Lee Tweed,
yice-',V;f'sntH: and Mr. ' Buckner,
secretary-treasurer. Committees were
appointed, and one could not bqt see
that "; the new' organization beear.
work then and there. In addition to
all this a committee was appointed to
make plans for the extension of 1 t
lines to the new buLuin?. Wake i
you- larger districts!' Ve are t -ping
en- your feels, and if you c ;
watwa ant ve A pass you. .
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