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7 , tiV - -w" , , "r ' f -f r ) rV THE NEWS-RECORD tfO fin J ;fi . :,:. l , ' i. i 1 11 1 11 ' " ii... i 1 1 ill ' " V . . i 4 T-,.fJ.V.. II r. : ; THEi ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY ,r.y :;'" 5 iJ-a; v 3 MARSHALLN. CmTRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926 Circulation: 2000 LlJ.Lj"i 7 l ;f l ) ; .... i .v,v .v I 7 I I .... f I no m&?sri mm UUU; t ' i I SWINDLERS ADVERTISE CHEAP ORANGES ANDf RE IN PRISON Sohie weeksfagp The News Record received an "advertise, itaent" from the Acme Farms, Gainesville, Florida, w h i c h '"looked all right to, us and we had seen the same advertise ment in a number of other weekly papers, so we ran the Mad," without investigation. We would hot mind the small amount that we have lost jn riinnini; the "ad" but the fact that 8om of our. friends and subscribers have sent money to this bunch of swindlers is what hurtsTi, However, we can again console; ourselves m- knowing that the whole bunch have been taken into custody and will no doubt be given a goodterm in the federal prison for using the mails to defraud the public. It is also possible" that those who have ordered oranges will get their money back as is indicat ed by the following article. . . . . V,.. I !m..i: Boar ui ra,M" mou.ly To Proeood With Purchase PLANT WILL BE ONE OF BEST WWNC, the Asheville broadcasting station has been assured. The board of managers elected by the directors of the Chamber of Com merce to take charge of the radio broadcasting station at a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon, voted unanimously to pro ceed with the purchase and installa tion of .l,000watt station exercis ing the option which the Chamber of Commerce secured one month ago on a plant previously operated by the National Life Insurance Company, of Nashville, Tepn. , . ... - . tm. f atinn h& been renlaced with a 6,000-watt plant and the station for Asheville was bought at a saving of about $4,000, it was estimated by ex perts for the Chamber of Commerce. All old parts of the plant, which have been improved during the past year, are being replaced with new equip- . ment 01 tn very newest design, umuu factured by the Western Electric Co. The board of managers has been . advised by W. N. Van Nostrand, radio supervisor for the southeastern states that the plant purchased and to be installed here within the next 80 days will be one of the best in the country and will be heard in every state in the Union, and in Canada, Mexico and ' Cuba. He said that, the . station will . be entirely adequate for Asheville's needs and can easily be enlarged as A C VMI I? H II ? rapidly as finances will permit. The new part of the plant will be shipped immediately from New York S City and the installation will proceed ' as rapidly as possible.vin order -to have tne station compietea wnnm one month. The additional time has been T granted the Chamber of Commerce by the United States department of - commerce. The studio will be on v'top of the Flat Iron building, .the r towers being -erected on-top ; of the building. The board of managers ere , asking "for bids for the erection of - these towers. - ' The board voted yesterday, to om- ploy J. Dale Stents, former business lusxiaKUt V sav fvuwuu m MAVvaavMaww assembly at Lake Junaluska, as pro . gram director of th new station.! v Albert W. Shropshire, now assistant operator-for- WSB, Atlanta Journal,! , Atlanta, Ua., will be employed as s chief operator - for WWNC. : Mr. btenta will visit a numoer oi stations during the next two weeks and will begin at once the organisation of talent in Western North Carolina. He will also Investigate, the records of several men who are being considered ! for assistant operator, all of whom are now employed at other stations. 1 Frank A. Barber, chairman of the Tadio committee, and.Mr. Stents wil , leave within a few days, for New, York City to complet arrangement - wnn tne national Broadcasting asso- - ciation to which they have applied fo a place on the National chain Of pro grams. Mr. Barber said- that tl" fund yesterday bad reached $20,297 and is expected to be increased f ' least $5,000 by tonight through sub. SPr4t:r,ng promised. The remaininc: fi: . :..utt te raided, before th- svatioa begins operations and the SWINDLERS PLEAD i IN a-. '-,. torneys for D. W. Nlcholi fad H. D. Gaines, under. Arrest here h promo ters of a nation-wide swindle achemo urenared to -file sDbcial Dleas of in sanity in Fulton county superior court letters irom "customers ' in au sec tions of .the country continued to pour into the local, postofflce for the defendants, .-s -p. . Chargred in "18 : grand Jury indict ments with larceny after trust, the men are held in dfault of $10,000 bond. J. G. .Grimes, said to be a pa tient at a government hospital for the insane at Augusta, Ga,, also was nam ed in the indictments. Pfffeons . thrbughouft the 11 country were said to have been victimized by the men; who advestisd certain farm products for sale at prices'1 below their market value. The products, it is al leged, were' never .delivered,: and au thorities charge -nsore than a million dollars has been realized by the men since they began operating last July. Eight thousand letters with money and checks enclosed have been seized in th local postofflce by postal agents, who said the batch contained approx imately $20,000,000 sent the men as advance payments for orders. Nichols and Gaines are to be ar raigned tomorrow before United States Commissioner L. S. LedbetW in an effort to establish charges in connection with using the mails to defraud, -, campaign will be continued until that har bee accomplished. ; v i : The station will not begin , broad caWIfttFuntil -the - full , $86,000 has been subscribed, but the committee is Confident Of success and has taken the action of yesterday in connection with assurina the station, for Asheville in .-order' t .proUet the interests th city antf an or western xoortn Caro lina, Chamber of Commerce officials said. CHRISTMAS BIBLE LESSON Now when Jesus was born in Beth lehem of Judsea in the days of Her od, the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem . 2. Saying, where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 8. When Herod, the king had heard these things, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him. 4. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he.demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5. And thev: said unto him. In Bethlehem of Judsea: for thus it is written by the prophet. 6. And thou Bethlehem", in the land of Juda, are not the least among the. princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people, Israel. i 7. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appear- 8. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search - diligently xor tne young cmid; and when . ye have found him bring me word again, mat a . may come and worship him. also;"' '-liA'i ,;'.v..- . When they had heard the king, they departed; and lol, the ; star, which they saw in the east, went be fore them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. Joiced with exceeding great joy. , xi, aw wueu uiey were come into the house they saw the young child With Mary, his mother, and fell down. and worshipped him: and when they opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts ; gold and frankin- GLORIA SWANSON J IN : "STAGE STRUQi" AT- THE PASTBIE -rI7iw,C,R;iaIC,D Off ini auiraitv M iWO ; ' 4 ' " .' " . " " ' " " : 1 All the dram and fire of "The ., , , , 4 - TTiimWilncr ' P,Vyl ' iv 11 ummln TT wna . " V ' ' and luxury of I A Society Scan- dal" the : gayety and fun of 7 t . - - , , . '. "Manhandled." , ; - " . ' '- ... ",tmee a ',w o Clock Admission : 15 Ct 40c " ALLEGED cense and myrrh. - - , 12. And being warned of God in dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their- own country by another way. . ' 13. And when they were departed, behold, the angel -of - the .Lord appeared unto Joseph in a dream say ing, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt,: and be thou there until I bring , thee word; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy hint.: - ;-: 14. And when he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: - i., 15. And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulflilled which was spoken of the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I s called my son. : .- - ; .' ''?.& . Matthew 2nd. Chapter, l-15i ; - MARRYING? -t The register of deeds wishes us to state that he hopes to take Christmas day as a holiday. Therefore those Wishing marriage licenses will please call and avoid the rush. She "I won't even consider mar rying you. You are. the most stupid, asinine, idiotic creature on earth. You are repulsive, abhorrent, miser able. I wouldn't marry you if you were the last man on earth. I hate you. You are despicable." He "Do I understand that you are rejecting my proposal?" Bean-pot. REPLIES TO "M" December 14, 1926 Mr. H. L. Story, Editor of the News-Record, Marshall, N. C, My dear Mr. Story : When I wrote a letter to the News-Record re cently upon the subject . of dancing it was with no intenfjnS.e.rit. seeking, new-thrills tion of pursuing the matter further. But since your cor respondent "M" invites a reply I cannot refuse to add a few words. No one who knows how hard I have tried to promote whole some enjoyments could ever accuse me of being indifferent to the happiness of young peo ple, or of condemning any in nocent pleasure. I myself am fond of social pleasure' and ex ceedingly fond of music and if it were possible to purify the dance of the elements that tend to tear down what the Church of Jesus Christ is trying to build up I would not only dance myself but would help to pro mote it. I am convinced how ever that if I and the other pas tors of the county had attended the dance in Marshall, and had revelled in the orgy of bodily contact that goes by the name of the dance, there would be very few even . of the dancers themselves that would. not feel that we had lowered ourselves and a that we Were not fit to stand in the pulpit' and preach of righteousness. . Your correspondent . says "Never in the history of the past has a generation been so fine so clean and frank." This is a statement that we often see made as an antidote to the op posite , charge ' so frequently made that the young people of today are wild - and reckless, and becoming worse and worse. As .with most sweeping gener alities neither of these extreme statements has much value ex cept .for rhetorical ? purposes. The plain truth is' that thef e' are today, as there "always has beenVnaultitTxdes'of young peo- tit jpame upon the Midnight Clear V , It came upon the midnight clear, ': JThat a-lorious sons of old. .From angels bending near the earth, To-touch their harps of gold; i Peace on earth, good will to men, j From heaven's all gracious king; J The-world in solemn stillness lay, ' To hear the angels sing. i ' j Stm through the cloven skies they eome-Vi 'i With peaceful wings un-furled; And still their heavenly music floats k ' O'er ill the weary world: i Above its sad and lowly plains f They bend on hovering wing, ; And ever o'er its Babel sounds The. blesed angels sing. i yebeneath life's crushing loadhjold a conference with a group Whose forms are bending low,' - , . Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow! took how, for glad and golden hours ; Come swiftly on the wing: O rest beside the weary road, T 'And hear the angels sing. if For lot the days are hastening oife, By prophets seen of old, pWhen with the ever-circling years, '. ' Shall come the time foretold, i. When the new heaven and earth shall own The Prince of peace, their king; .' And the whole earth send back the the song , Which now the angles sing. Rev. E. H. Sears, D. D. ABOUT DANCE iile, fine, clean, and with high moral ideals, ready and anx ious to do t :eir part for the Kingdom of God; and there are today, as there always have been, multitudes who are sel fish, careless, with no higher i deals than the pleasure of the and excitements even at the ex pense of their finer natures, "lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. (II Tim. 3:4.) We cannot think "M" has in mind those who have the high est ideals when he, or she, says "we are chiefly concerned a bout health, pleasure, and lux uries," and "live, let live, and be happy, might be the central thought of this generation." That was the teaching of the heathen Epicureans of the A postle Paul's time, followed by many professed Christians of j whom he says so sadly : "Fori many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ; whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly,- and whose glory is $ their shjame, who glory is in their shame, who minds earthly things." (Phil 3 :18,19) I think he means those who have given themselves to worldly pleasure instead of to the service of Christ without regard to what ' extent' they have suffered moral deteriora tion thereby. I love these young people. J would do anything in the world to help them into, real happf ness. But as a minister of. th Lord who said "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His right eousness, - and all these, things shall .be added : unto you,' I cannot be silent while there are promoted auch amusements as the modern dance which exper-j ience shows to' be destructive o"f . spirituality and .. consecra tion t: ' rC-WS4fejbhV McDonald, expressed JAMES L. HYDE. STATE HIGHWAY TO ACCEPT Wants County Court To Revise Action On Paint Creek Road Mr. C N. Bass, head of the state hlghvjay department of Nashville, and Mr. Frank Web ter, State Highway Engineer for the Eastern Division, were in Greeneville yesterday, to i ooa ruaui eninwuuif nere in regard to the eastern section of the Lonesome Pine Trail through Greene County. .The substance of the state ments of these two gentlemen as placed before the assembly yerj concisely by Mr. Bass, is ;.that the highway department Cannot accept the route by way of Paint Creek at the present time on .account of the fact that the cost of building and main taining such a road would be prohibitive. They will, howev- er, accept the route by Deep Gap and Allanstand, a road that would be easy of construc tion and far more practical of the two. An agreement be tween Green County and the former administration was to JheffAct jthatthe Paint Creek mil iff.; rOite would be adojpted."' this action can be rescinded by the County Court, and the other rpute aigreed upon, then the state will go to work early in 1927 on the road, putting it in the same shape as that on the road between Greeneville and Newport, and keep it in similar condition. Later when more funds are available it might be possible to build the Paint Creek route also, but at the present time the state is in a position to accept only the oth er road,. Judge M. F. Humphreys pre sided over the meeting and aft er Mr. Bass had stated his pro position he called for a free expression of ideas from the mej present in Tegard to the si tuation. The general con sensus of opinion was that the road is of more importance commercially to Green County than t h e Andrew Johnson Highway evenf since it will o pen a large tobacco growing section.; enabling farmers to their tobacco here, and hot only that 'will open up this county, as a tourist route since it will furnish a connection with the Lee and Dixie Highways as well . as through Kentucky- to Irpnton, Cv It will cut the dis tance : to. Asheville almost in twor giving' a short route from Johnson City to the North Caro lina city which is, perhaps, the Vest advertised resort town in theSouto.:--: ' t Mr, 5". D. Brabson, Mr. J. D. Brown, Mr. W. C Waddell, Mr. C. E. Coile, Mr. A. J. Patterson, Mr-. W.' H. Doughty, Mr. C. G. Armitage, Mr. W. H.'Armitage, themselves as being in favor of DEPARTMENT ALLENSTAND ROUTE accepting the proposition of the state. Several of these gentlemen expressed the hope that the Paint Rock route, which is the more beautiful of the two from a scenic stand point might be built later. There are only five miles of" road from the place where the road forks, and Mr. Bass, thought this might be possible in the future. Another matter that was tak en up was the fact that the county (had recently spent a sum of money on this road, in stalling three concrete bridg es, and endeavoring to put it in condition for traffic. These gentlemen took a liberal view of the situation and stated that they would make an allowance for the bridges on the full a- mount, going 50-50 with the !COunty. They estimate that the cost of bringing the road up to the standard would be in the neighborhood of $2500 per mile. 0(f this amount (both state and county would share e- Jqually, after which the state takes it over and keps the road n condition course, wou surfaced road, but will keep a good macadam in shape at all times. The completion of this road will give two main trunks, one running east and west and one north and south, right thru the county, making it a high way center. Mr. Bass stated that the de partment welcomes construc tive criticism, as they intend to improve the standard always rather than let it slip back. -He said also, that in his report to the legislature he would recom mend that the' state take over the bonds issued r-- rcinties for the building of . : . . jads, that the governor w;- rongly in favor of this plan, ::A that it is thought it will b -cted on favorably. In this cr C-reene , County's part of the ::-4 will ' be-assumed by the state. . . , Both representatives - of the highway department were fair4v and straightforward i their at." titude. They explained )? that- ..-7. only the welfare of the stated considered in th placing ol '. ! roads, as the matter has to be Tt v' viewed from a state wiae pers- f pective, the way the highways tie up with other counties and f o t h e r . states, ; economy in construction" and ' maintenance and so oil and ' ' they,: made a good impression ' on the Greene Co. road men. - 'After their concluding state ments the meeting went on rec- ord without one dissenting vote as being willing to abandon for the present' the route by Paint Creek, and accepting the route deemed feasible by the state. -The Greeneville rrr-1- Sun. '