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.stV 4 . n mj , t a N; THE ONLY NEWSPA PER' PUBLISHED IN" ' MADISON COUNTY
VOL. XXI
' :': r:' MARSHALL, N.' Ci. FRIDAY. JANUARY 14, 1927
Circulation: 2000
V ? 9 l CG,S!VE FARMER t' i : ' ' I f- r ' , ?r"-' ' ir'fi V ) Cr 9 ' FWN?:. 0&OAb Npws
PETTYBONE SHELTONSHOTANDI-
STANTLY KILLED BY FRANK SHELTON
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Shooting Occurred Last Sunday
Near Scene of Dr. Burnett ,
- Snooting Near Carmen
, .Last Sunday evening about
7;30 o'clock, Mr. Petlybone
t Shelton of near Carmen, was
f shot to death by Frank Shelton,
17-year-old son of Joe Shelton
arid a distant relative of Petty-
hme,z;r :v J'VV'H
' The shooting t60lr place in
the State Highway in about 1-4
of a mile of where Dr. Burnett
was killed. . Three shots enter-
s ed the body, either" one pi
which would have been fatal,
two - entering the heart. The
murderer is at large but the
' : Sheriff's department is making
" every effort to capture the fug
itive. ' v
; Mr. Pettybone Shelton was a
bout forty years of age, was the
. son Of Barnard Shelton and is
said to have been a good citi
zen. ranK sneiton s parents
have been separated for some
years. They, have two sons.
The lather lives in West Vir
ginia and came to his home
section recently' and took' one
of his sons back with him, but
Frank would not go and e
mained with his mother.
K It semms that trouble had a-
risen between Fr,ank and a son
orPctbrboae
that grievance inflamed by
liquor was at the bottom of the
shootinar. However, at the
time of the shooting it is aald
that Frank and Pettybone were
walking down the road in a
friendly way, having apparent
ly f . become reconciled, when
suddenly Frank, without warn
tng, whipped out his gun and
began shooting.
The dead man is survived
by his wife and two or three
children.
SHERIFF RAMSEY
THANKS PEOPLE
"iJIAEpil::'
: ' SherUT Ramaey wishes through the
eolamix of this paper to thank the
people of Madison County for their
support and cooperation in helping to
'enforce. the law. , ..." :--
SHERIFF RAMSEYAND DEPUTIK;
:rt: Although: the"
weather has
v - .i.- .rr.,,,
JTpj been' unfavorable most of the
time1sinc'e the;f new ' officers
eWin', the Sheri?' Departr
ttenthasbeen J'on1Jie j6bu' A
, bout 8 opper stills have, been
captured on Shelton laurel and
" .v4 ,orL6)fc Iwivmo! pf e to
. . 'cbuit' in the, last , wovwee
One' still with maH wnouni
cf beer Kaa ''JjaJpn
L:"3 Ptn fend nlppeV'iui
t v Hot Springs, fa the Paunt
-;y, a lot of bwr indl one
'.Two AsheviUe" men, driving
under the influence f liquor,
have been taken upjtnd bound
ever to eourt:'''-.;
Campaign Put On Foe
' Better Farming
The full energies of the agri
cultural extension service of
the North Carolina State Col
lege will be devoted to a cam
paign for better balanced farm
ing in the State during the year
1927.
; Better "balanced, farmiug . is
more business-like farniAg; It
calls for more food adv feed
,
crops and more livestock and
poultry on the cottoaLahd to
bacco farms and -it means a
greater degree of economic in
dependence for theTfarheel
farmer if he faithfully follows
what he already know to be
sound methods of agriculture.
"There is nothing
new m
what we are
offering as our
program of work for this year"
says Dean I. 0. Schaub, head
of the extension service. "Nor
are the present conditions in
the cotton, growing sections
new. Disaster with cotton has
been common in the past. Our
workers have succeeded in get
ting many farmers, to 'abandon
the aU-pt!ton or the all-tobacco
system of farming in many,
instances and we have found
that those farmers;!who have'
a Uve-at-hdme policylhave stfc
ceeded even beyond their ex
pectations." ,
The campaign for a better
balanced system of farming be
gan on January fourth after
several weeks of preparation
by extension specialists. Better
farming systems have been
studied by the agricultural wor
kers. New and old facts have
been studied; practical farm
experiences have been drawn
upon and economic facts have
been hauled from their hiding
Dlaees. All of this matter was
placed before the farm agents
at their conference in early De
cember and the specialists,
themselves, have studied their
accumulated data in order to
serve, the farmers and the .ar
gents to -best advantage. The
THEY HAVE-MADE VSff
WH AT WE ARE TODAY
Scientists, ' tl PUsW tot, But
S;'Brt1: OtiaasM,
' Scientist nru'irenernny peculiar
lot. '. They wear ouVof-date clothes,
frequently. . become absent minded,
fail to xeep informed about impor
tant things like baseball standing
and prise fights and the, current plays
and oiics.y. ' ? i,-fSAi v ! 'h- '
. But oddly enough they nr the
most important men in the world. We
have shiny radios and purring- itos
and brilliant electric: lights And ice
lea - reirigeratbre and moving pic
tures because of the work of out-of-Mate
"back-number',' gentlemen who
putter about in labratorios. ' r - t
They, 4n fact, are the ones who
fave turned us into a hustling race
of go-getters and given as the tools
t go-get with. 'All in all, they're
bout the most important eltisens
ta havu.-:r"-i ' ;
j -PUBLIC SERVIC1V
A nttle fajlow left In chrge of
:t tiny brother called out, "Mother,
on't you please speak to baby? He's
fitting on the fly-paper and there's
lot of flies waiting to get on.";, ; ,;
college has prepared and isui
ed extension circular 163 in an
edition of 50,000 copies. This
bulletin gives the reasons for a
better balanced system of ag-
Gross Country
.
The Federal government and the
several states have made the automo
bile an aU year Instrument or sleits
are and entertainment . -
When winter comes with lis chfll
Ing blasts and drifting snow the mot
torlst need no longer put up his ear
and wait patiently for spring touring
back fair motoring days. All he. aeed
do, If he Is In the north, to point the
nose-'of the car southward. SoOS he
will come to a through transcontinen
tal'' highway that leads;. to sunshine
and flowers. The roads have .been
made not only adequate but splendid
tot all year driving. N '
' tw iiact -m reveaiea nja survey
just ctmieiea nystae
TTnlted Stetes. The olnh, In lt sur.
Vey Ttept ten cars oh the road,, each
carrying two thoroughly experienced
road information men. The cars went
an average of SoO miles per-day. This
WHY FARM BOYS
LEAVE HOME
The average farm boy wants
some money of his own. He
must either make this money
or ask his father for it and this
largely explains why many of
the sturdiest boys irtejared on
the farms leave the home place
for the city and town.
"Therefore the farm boy
should be made a partner in
the farming business and be
given an opportunity to earn
money of his own," says L. R.
Harrill, cjub leader at State
College. "Generally the most
successful business men take
their sons into the business and ,
give them certain responsibil
ities for which they are paid.
Soon the young man is mad
manager or an assistant man
age and the boy learns to love
the business and to believe in
the f uture. " But compare that
witH &Vfjiixp,itfe
on the average farinhe boy
Iseiufted'to
father and gets little return ex-
jcesuch;
out from time tolime.!" ;
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Mr. Harrill states i -that- tne
greatest gift thaii the father
'IMS"'!- MU'"
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-The Cotton llillt Marshall
sold joV Dec. 20th1926 at a
banbrupt.,sale,:as bought In
by.Cuy V. . "Roberts and W. B.
Ramsey for $35,000jmd the bid
1T Tf
ivi k .mil
it ' . ' ' ' aim t
Lricultre, shows why it is ira- j
fpetAtive to adopt such a system
during 1927 and points out
clearly how it may be adopted
arms of North Carolina.
Auto Roads Now
pt Open Through the Winter
meant: that the 'total per day or tne
cars IMm i.OOfr miles.- In a month they
ha .traversed 90,000 Jnllea and had
covered very essential . bit of road
V- at motorists' may use In crossing
Lie. United States in the winter time.
t Out thet inab ttown above, all - of
C hearler roads are open through
t year.' Tbose 'that are farthest
SjUU ar less troubled with storms
and untoward local conditions than
those in the North. In order to facili
tate the use "of the "roads during the
winter months by the motorists of the
United States the automobile club has
Instituted an unusual service,
-fihould fear reader of this paper wish
Automabllelto make : automobile Journey that
Oac; eSeuUem camornia over anyi
of Ae4. e4a. tte. Cluh wlH'be- glad
to'extendxblm every possible alp anj
entirely without charge. . "!
Prospective motor travelers should
address the club at its headquarters
Twenty Sixth and Ptgueroa streets,
Los Angeles. If road maps are
can make to the farm boy is re
sponsibility, because in this, the
boy has the opportunity to de
velop himself. He may never
become a good father but he
will at least have the opportun
ity to find himself and to learn
what he. can do best. He will
never do this until he has the
chance to think and act for
himself. Fully fifty percent
of the farm boys leave home
knowing of the advantages of
i the farm and country life, and
it i not always the boy's fault.
Club work offers young men
on the farm an opportunity to
learn facts about fann life that
they can get in no other way,
states Mr. Harrill. Club work
does for the farm boy what the
boy scout organization does for
the city ; boy with the adition
that it teaches iim facts about
his calling! In club work, the
boy is taught leadership initiat
ive, skill and jcitizenship.' He
i given practical information
about farming and he is more
ready for s partnership in the
farming business 'because of
;.I,f.;.-:.. .-.j ( . . ...
suck trainings
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has been, raised.
: The court refused to Cdnflrm
the bid and the property will
be radvertised and sold agaiif
in something: like four weeks.
STATE
ASKED
ON NEW KNOXVILLE ROAD
wanted, state the place o beginning
the destination and the .route homi
and the principal cities that are to b
visited going and coming. The Olub
will then send a full set of detail road
maps covering the entire Journey. If
Information about hotels, motor
camps, hunting, fishing or other forms
of sport are wanted, state this clearly
in the. request, and the information
will be sent
If the visitor wishes, he may toll
the club only his place of start and
dectlmatlon jmd-ask the olub to routl
him over -the best route. The lime
that the journey Is to be taken should
be stated'Atr: routes vary in desira
bility witsVthe several winter months.
Once -the visHor arrives in Southern
California rthe Automobile Xlub wtt
make him a gwi'BftettstvUif U
services for six months without
charge. On the Paetfle Coast the mo
tor visitor , will find paved Wfthwaj
oompletely covering the Paclflo Slope
from Canada to Mexico.
PRUNING IN WINTER
PREVENTS PEAR BLIGHT
Cutting out and destroying
in winteirj the twigs and limbs
of pear trees killed by blight
during the growing season will
control thV destructive "fire
blight" and eliminate the
source of" infection for the f ol
lowing year.
"Pear blight is produced by
a bacterial germ," says G. W.
Fant, extension plant disease
speUs . at State College.
"This disease causes much con
ceraVoo? grow'drs during the
growing 8,aspn, although it is
during thekter months only,
that elective control measures
canJM' itut mto practice. . rThe
dissis?ciiaracterized by A
depf the blossoms, young!
twigs and slater, the larger
limbs ilvfa) twigs of acected
tree's the appearance of having
been . scorched by fire. . No
method of control by spraying
has' yetejen found due to the
maerMnicbe disease
works beneath the surface of
tbebarfc??;:
- Twfgs affected with u fire
ongDcan pe custinguisnea in
wbteby vtheadheigjvdead
leaves and 41 ''. ant states that
is is a gojpractice to go oyer
all V affected te during trie
dormat
far as ' possible, all : blighted
twigs. The cuts, he explains.
must be made several inches'
below the lower limit I of the
FOR ACTION
Buncombe Association
Would Distribute Cost
Over All Districts
At the monthly meeting of direct
ors of the Buncombe County Good
Roads Association Wednesday night
resolutions were adopted urging
that the General Assembly provide
for early completion of the proposed
short scenic highway linking Asheville
and Knoxville and that the cost be
provided from the general fund of the
State as a whole and not against the -Ninth
highway district alone. Re
ports on the Status of the proposed
Chestnut-West Chestnut street bridge
also were made.
S. P. Burton reported that he had
talked with Mayor John H. Cathey
concerning , the proposed bridge
connecting Chestnut and West Chest
nut street and that the mayor said
plans for the work were in progress
and bids would be opened for the '
construction at an early date.
Members of the board commented
on the various water and other con
nections which have torn up the .
streets in various places and urged
that steps be taken to remedy thU.
nans concerning the State high
way from ABheville to Knoxville,
which will shorten the distance more
than 30 miles, were discussed and
the following resolutions adopted:
Wouldn't Aid Madison
"Whereas, tiiere is a movement
in progress to build an interstate
highway via Leicester, Doggett Gap,
and Max Patch, North Carol na, and
Sevierville, Tennessee, to connect the
city of Asheville, North Carolina with
the city of Knoxville, Tennese: and
"Whereas, said highway, if built,
would not only greatly shorten the
distance between the cities men
tioned, but would also be one of un
surpassed beauty and grandeur and
the most direct route to the Great
Smoky Mountain national park: and
"Whereas, several miles of said
road would be constructed along the
border line of Madison County, North
Carolina," away from any 'mportint
community or town of said county,
so that said county would reap little
or no benefit from the construction
of said highway, and,
"Whereas, said highway would be
an important interstate thoroagnfare
and as such would" be of great ad-rsntage-to
the Stato of Norttv -Garo-Maff-wtojnf
in that it iU open
up a shorter, more scenic rout lot "
interstate travel into and through N.'.
Carolina for a very targe volume of ,
motor traffic which is now diverted
from the State by the North-South
highway leading through Chattanoo
go, Tennease; now
Finances Prescribed
--"Therefore, be it resolved by the
Ashville and Buncombe County Good
Roads Association in regular meeting
assembled, that it is the sense of this
association that the proposed Ashe-ville-Knoxville
highway via Doggett
Gap is a most important and valuable
interstate highway and one that
should be built at the earlies possible
date; and
"Be it resolved, further, tint this
association respectfully urge the pass
age of such legislation at the present
session of the General Assembly of
North Carolina as may be necessary
to provide for the early completion
of said highway within the State of
North Carolina; and
"Be it further resolved, that in
the judgment of this -.- Mutton
the said highway shou';'. Suilt
from a general fund or L. 1 . otate
of North Carolina as a - , and
the cost thereof not charg. n gainst
Sje Ninth district only, an that no
part of the cost thereof be c: -rge a
gainst Madison County's allotment of
State funds; and
"Be it further resolved : t cop
ies of these resolutions "; it to
the senator and represn.. ...es of
Buncombe County, and to the North
Carolina Highway commission for
the Ninth district"
canker in order to cut out all
diseased wood. It is advisable
also to disinfect the pruning im
plement after making each cut
by dipping the implement into
a solution of bichloride of mer
cury prepared in the propor
tion of one part of the material
to 1,00 parts of water. This
solution should be prepared in
aft earthen or wooden vessel.
Pruning can be accomplished
more easily if two sets of tools -are
? used, ' keeping one set in
the7 solution while the other is -
used for cutting, i Pruning dur- 1
ing the summer months baa lit
tle value, states Mr. Fan
Fire blight is -not confined
entirely "to 'peart, although it is
most prevalent on this tree. Ap
ple trees are sometimes severe
ly injured, however.
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