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ORCHESTRA CON-,
CERT FINE
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF
ASHEVILLE HAS SPLENDID
OR CHESTRA
MarhIl AndUnea DalifhUd With
Eilirtiliatt
The orcheitrt concert bf the First
Christian Church of Asheville given
at the school auditorium in Marshall
,.4 f ormance throughout. ; " 4) - 4
rendered by a well trained orchestra
of eome 40 pieces is an unusual ac
complishment for a church organisa
tion.' Mr. George C. Bertram, the di
rector, deserves great praise for his
wonderful success in the training of
of this orchestra, his success, being
.clue of -course, to hearty cooperation
on the- part : of its members. 'Mr.
Prunty basso also serves special men
tion. He has an exceptionally , fine
voice. . We shall look forward to the
, return to Marshall of this splendid
organisation.,"... i--'-.:yCU-
lH lA I ' I HI II INI II 1 1
DOLLARS FOR BOB-"
BINGJAIR
Mrs. F. E. Freeman is the on
ly woman we have known
whose husband gave her one
thousand dollars to have her
hair bobbed. Mrs. Freeman
got the money then let the
barber cut her hair and then
cried some over the loss of it.
NATIONAL MEAT ST0RY
CONTEST
. v
More than 10,000 , high
school girls; of the United
States are entered thus far in
compemion5' f t&Sf
scholarships which are offered
as prizes in an essay contest be
ing conducted as an aid to the
study of meat in home eco
nomics classes. Schools in ten
North Carolina cities are rep
resented according to informa
tion made public by the Nation
al Live Stock and Meat Board.
These are Selma, Wilson, 'Dal
las, Marshall, Roanoke Rapids,
Hendersonville, Asheville, Gas
tonia, Windsor and Reidsville.
The event is known as the
National Mat Story Contest
and is held annuaUy under the
auspices of the National Live
Stock and Meat Board with the
co-operation of educational in
stitutions of the country. The
present contest is "the fourth.
Stories or essays prepared
by contestants will; be judged
by a committee composed of
prominent home economics au
thorities. Dr. . Louise Stanley,
chief of the bureau of home e
conomics, U. S. Department of
Agriculture,- has headed, this
committee in the three previous
contests and, may serve ' again
in this capacity, jt -vis Baid.
March 15 is the closing date".
A number of cash prizes are
. , ".',1.
to be awarded in addition to
the scholarships. Awards baye
been arranged so that girlsifi
every state will be among the
winners. 1 . v
- High schools are being add
ed to the entry list daily, said
the Board's announcement. Jt ! pia'ce of, the clinic to the resi
is predicted that the final en-ldenfn of v a u t community
rollment will far. exceed that of
the previous years' The num
ber was given as about 10,000
for last year. v. t - v
LIMING TOBACCO
BIG RETURNS
Liming land to be set in to
bacco has brought an av
erage Increased yield for five
years of 190.41 pounds of leaf
and an increased value of $68
88 per acre. , , v
. "These results are for the 5
years of 1920, 1921, 1922, 19?3
and 1924," says E. G. Moss, to
bacco specialist and : superin
tendent of the Tobacco Branch
Station near Oxford in Gran
ville County, The tobacco har
vested in 1926 was lost by firm
And the crof 1926 has not
yet keen grade In or(jer that
those interested may have the
results of our work for the com
ing season, we are releasing
our figures" for the five years
given. These results were ob
tained by comparing the yields
anck value from the limed end
of 86 plats with the unlimed
end. Magnesium limestone was
applied at the rate of one ton
per acre broadcast about 60
days before the tobacco was
transplanted.
'This series runs in a three
j year rotation with tobacco, oats
and rye. The oats are narvest-
ed for hay, after which soy
beans are broadcasted on the
land and the resulting crop is
plowed under,1 The rye ia cut
for seea ana tne iana leu io
growr weeds which are plowed
under and followed by tobacco
the next spring."
The tests by Mr. Moss show
that a total of 8,471.46 pounds
of tobacco with a value of
each acre of the unlimed half
during the five years. From the
limed part of the field a total
yield per acre of 4,432.52 lbs
of leaf was harvested during
the five years with a value of
$889.83. This makes a yearly
average of 694.29 pounds with
a value of $109.08 from the un
limed portion of the field and
a yearly average of 884.70 lbs
with a value of $177.96 per
acre from the limed v portion
The average increase due to
liming was 190.41 pounds with
a value of $68.88 per acre.
ORTHOPAEDIC
CLINIC
Mr, H. L. Story, Editor, , ...
News-Record,
Marshall, N. C.
Dear Sir J - . .3 T ; j
The orthopaedic -clinic for
the free examination ind treat
ment of indigent cripples being
held under the auspices of the
Wary Cjub n the Biltmore
Hospital at i Asheville will ' be
held again n, Saturday, Feb.
ruary 26th. y
' We should appreciate your
giving notice "of the time-and
'through your paper. ' "'- v-
, Yours very truly,
H.: L. STANTON, Supervisor,
, Vocational Rehabilitation.
THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUCLISHED IN'? MADISON COUNTY r 1
MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDA FEBRUARY 25, i927
DEATHS AND INJURIES
DUE TO TRESPASSING
INCREASED LAST YEAR
Deaths and injuries of per
sons trespassing on the tracks
and trains of the, Southern
Railway System showed an fri)
crease last year, 135 trespass
era having been killed and 154
injured in 1926 as against 128
killed and 151 injured in 1925V
according to figures just made
public by the Southern's Saf eiyf
Department;; .-LM
Of those who took the risk
of using the Southern's tracks
as public highways, 100 were
killed and 68 injured whe 35
were killed ndbJiJir(J'
while trespassing on trains'-1
Repeated warnings of the
deadly peril of trespassing on
railway property have bean:
given but nough persons con-
tinue the dangerous practice to
result in about the same'numt
year.
For the preceding three
years the casualties to trespass.
ers el the Southern were asfanojtna streets present a scene oi ex-
follows 1 1922, 129 killed and
171 injured; 1923,, 154 killed
and 179 injured; 1924, ISO
killed and 174 injured. ' .rf;
Records kept by the South;
ern show that a large majority,
of the trespassers killed and ii
jured were useful citizens or
MtopLdre.
tracks as walkways, and mat
arge number were boys who
fell under the wheels as the re
sult of "hopping" trains.
SNOWFALL
There is fresh linen on the earth to
A smooth white covering where the
rnnpR sleet).
No fretful dreams disturb their slum
bers deep.
The eye can tee no sign of disarray,
No evidence of anguish or display
Of tumblings ana oi iosbiiiro, duvi.
The beds which weary, troubled mor
tals keep,
Waiting the morning's first faint
streak 01 gray.
I look upon this glistening counter-
Pane .
Smoothed o'er the poppies and the
mignonette
And know that while life throbs the
,wish is vain
So restful and-so fair a couch to get.
Man for his slumber no splendor
knows
As that which Winter spreads above
' a rose.
By EDGAR A. GUEST.
MAKE PLANS TO ACCOM
MODATE STUDENTS AT
CULLOWHEE
President Hunter announces
that reservations for rooms at
Cullowhee S t a t e Normal
School lor the spring quarter
promise to go far beyond the
reservations for any previous
spring It .W appears that
t ii twn dormitories will be tax-
. i .. .v 1 j A :
ed to tne umil, anu mat iw
may have to be scieured in the
community fa order : to . vtake
care of new students. The au
thorities 'are planning to make
every possible effort to accom
odate all who may, wish to at-
tend. The' spring quarter be
gins March the seventh. . .
Thirty-two 4-H Club farm boy3 in
m.kaiu)w Countv. Iowa, kept and
summarired accounts of their fathsrs
business last year. Similar move
ments in California, Texas, Pennsyl
vania and other states are under
way. - ' :'- r . . ' '
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WENT STILL CAP
TURING LIQUORS
l Last week a 65-gallon capa
city still was captured near Al
yUghaney, about 400 gallons of
Deer reaay to oe run was cut
46wn and two men captured.
Thursday morning a Hudson
Coach with 17 U gals, with a
1?
white man, Smith of Asheville,
,wpo was captured two weeks
Ago and out on bond. He is
now in jail awaiting trial. One
(o!fthe two on the car made his
escape.
' :ppk Rectpr of Marshall was
captured Monday at Hot
Springs with 12 gallons. He
S.given a preliminary hear-,
ing before Magistrate C. .. M.
Gage and bound over to court
next week.
WEAVERVILLE
VGiading on the streets of Weaver-
l(t preparatory to paving was begun
Tuesday morning. N. C. Stevers,
contractor, has twenty teams at work
treate, activity. Approximately fifty
thousahd dollars will be spent on the
Contract which will be completed by
May the first. March the first is the
datf set for pouring concrete.. This
concrete will be of a grade meeting
the Requirements of the state specifi
cations. Sidewalks will also be laid
on streets that are now without them.
This hitter work will cost approximately-fifteen
thousand dollars. ! A
large crew of men under the direc
tion? of J. R. Reagan, engineer, is al
8oy it; work on the , sewer extension
iroeframme. This phasawi the civic
jmggfm&la willll pjpian expend- j
nure oi .rwenty mousano oouars.
Work ik being rushed on thif. project
as it must be completed ahead' of the
street paving. The programme in
cludes the paving of practically every
Btreet in Weaverville, the cost of
which has been financed by a recent
issue of bonds which were sold at a
premium.
The thirteenth anniversary of the
National Parent-Teachers Association
was most fittingly celebrated in Wea
verville at the High School Auditorium-Thursday
evening at eight o'clock.
The following programme was car
ried ou:
Piano Duet William Zimmerman.
Tribute to Mrs. Elizabeth Birney and
Mrs. Phoebe Nearst, founders of
the organization- Mrs. William
Zimmerman.
Chorus Gloria Reagan, Elaine Rea
gan, Margaret Garrison, Ester Lou
Wood, Janet Downs, Audrey
Noes, Bill Riddle, Robert Gar-
- ' T I T T
rison. uuiaiaa uuvu, rruncis
Gill, Narl Jewell, Jr. and
Walter Jewell
Value of Vocational Education Mr.
O. B. Jones.
Sunbonnet Sally and Overall Jim
Louise and Lenoa Moore.
Object of the Pre-School Circle
Miss May Burgin.
Song William Zimmerman and Ruth
Parker.
Lighting the birthday cake Miss Ed
na Orr.
Social Hour. '
Mrs. Frank Blacksock entertained
with seven tables of bridge Thursday
evening.,, Playing were: Mr. and
Mrs.. Fred Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn
Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reagan, Mr., and
Mrs C, R. Patten, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Pope, Mr. and Mrs. Carl , Hooper,
Mra.,W. B. Tillson, Miss Tacoma Rector,-.
John Garrison, John McElroy,
Mrs. , Florence, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Shope, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Black
stock, Miss- Nancy Blackstock, Mrs.
Carrol Reagan, Mrs. .: Louise . Ober-
ence of Asheville and J. V. Erskinei
; . aign score men s prise was awara-
ed Mr. Carl Hooper: high score worn-
jj. to
n'R prize to Mrs. J. Fred" Reeves.
prize...:., . : .
score
t -Lou decoratioiia, favors, re
j cements, 4 George ; Washington'
1 4th2sy was the predominant idea,,
Mrs. William Reagan entertained
Saturday afternoon from three to five
with an informal tea. Those present
were: Mrs. Wm. Pope, Mrs. Robert
Reagan, Mrs. Carrol .Reagan,; Mra.
Frank Blackstock, Mri Arthur "Rob
inson, - Mrs. , Melvhvf iTillsonl!Mr..
Woedard WegnerMks, Tacoma Rec
tor, .Mrs. J. V. Jlrskiqe, Mrs. Si'M.
Ksbrooki 'Mrs William 'Shope; Mrs;
Clarence Reynolds. ' " : i
Salad moulds and fairors fwere ar
tistically designed in the flag's colors
and also in the ' house decoratibns,
the patriotic idea being carried out.
? , K t
Ms your rincubator thermostat- ill
working order? Test It out before
starting thelncubator. It may mean
the ; difference "between success' and
failure in hatching. - . : ' "
Strength of Concrete
- 1 Ctf -
end on Water
; f ,
The strength of concrete de
pends on the amount of water
used in the mixture. As a result
of many experiments, the ce
ment associations now do not
recommend certain proportions
of sand, aggregate and jement
but simply state the gallons of
water necessary to use with
each bag of cement to give con
crete the required strength.
'Experiments show that the
less water, used, the stronger
the concrete," says H. H. Gor
don, extension agricultural en
gineer at State College. "The
old practice was to mix the ce
ment, sand and coarse aggre
gate i .in ' a dry condition and
then.-lhin with water. The new
method is to take a bag of ce
ment, add the required amount
of ,waterior the strength of
concrete wanted and then add
the sand and aggregate until
the concrete is thick enough.
All the sand and aggregate is
added lhatrcan be worked in
and the concrete worked long
enough until it is quaky or j el
ylike mass with no excessive
water.
Mr. Gordon says the secret
of making strong concrete is
to use less water and more
coarser 5 aggregate which will
give 'aliarger volume of'final
product, However, the material;
must ; be mixed so thoroughly
that ail . particles of aggregate
will be ;, thoroughly ' covered
with cement. The result will 3 of" EE Office convened b
be a Concrete 100 per Cint the War Department.
j The board before which a candid
stronger with less cement be-j ate is directed to appear will be the
i one convened at the place nearest or
ing used. jmost convenient to his home or
The best concrete for farm!scho1 M he is in regular at
tendance. The nearest place to
use is made when clean sand North Carolina is Fort McPherson,
and aggregate is used. One,GeXheia'educational examination is
bag of cement used with 6 to "1
7 gallons of water, mixing the) Any futher information, such as
, . . (the scope of the examination; ect.,
cement and water thoroughly Ciu ie obtained from Representative
and then adding the aggregate) 1
necessary to give a thick quaky General, ort McPherson, ua.
, I This is considered ran exception
concrete WUl make a good con- j ally good opportunity for some
i. r mt. 'young man of your vicinity, and it U
crete for, farm use. The mater-,?,cqusted you givthis guch
ial must be mixed thoroughly ide publicity as you see possible.
i".2P r " I f Sincerely, 1
for at least one and one -half Dale M. Heagland',
minutes. .
SHELTON-TWEED
BUEDNG TO BE
GIN SOON
Work on removing the old
Ferguson building preparatory
to erecting the new building
folr the Shelton-Tweed Compa
ny will begin in about two
weeks.',' Immediately follow
ing this, work on the new Shel-
tpn-Tweed wholesale building
will begin.1- It is expected that
tie juew, structurewill cost a
rjund .113000 or $14000. This
will also be, quite an improve
ment in Marshall. "
CULLOWHEE TO EMPHA-
SJZE HISTORY AND NEEDS
OF "WESTERN . CAROUNA
The Cullowhee State Normal
School Ms again5 "decided to
emphasize the history, resourc
es; achievements, and needs of
Western North Carolina for
tne rest of the year, as it did
1925
VACANCY FOR CA
DET AT WEST POINT
News-Record,
Marshall, N. C.
Dear Sirs:
There is a vacancy for a cadet at
West Hoint which ttepresentatrre
Zebulon Weaver is authorized to fill
from the tenth Congressional Dis
trict. The selection- of candidates
by examination or otherwise, is en.
tirely in his hands, and any young
man who desires this appointment
should address his application to him.
Three men are to be named, one aa
principal, one as first alternate and
one as second alternate. The fimt
alternate if qualified, will bd admitted
in the event of the failure of the"
principal, the second alternate if
qualified will be admitted in the event
of both the principal and the first al--
t ern ate failing.
The candidate must, at the date of
admission, which is the first week in
July, 1927, be between the ages of
17 and 22, and unmarried. After
getting an appointment he will need
to demonstrate that he measures lip
to certain physical and educational'
standards. His physical fitness, is de
termined by examination or by. sub
mission of certain prescribed certifi
cates. -
Upon admission to the academy,
he enters upon a four vear course
of study and training. . The academic.
year extends from September 1st to
June 4th, the greater part of the re-"
mainder of the year being spent in.
camp and devoted to military train-"
ning. At the end of his second year
at the academy he is granted a fur
lough of ten weeks, which, with' the
exception of a few days during
Christmas week of his second, third,
and fourth years, is the only extend
ed vacation which he receives.. Dur
ing the time that he remains a cadet.'
he is paid at the rate of $1,072 per;
annum, upon graduation he may
be commissioned as a sceond lieu
tenant in one of the branches of the;
Army.
There are two methods for meet
ing the educational requirements for
admission to the Military Academy,
vhsj" by successfully passing the .reg
ular'nfrance examifcation or "by
submitting a satisfactory educational,
certificate in lieu thereof. ,.
The - regular Military . Academy
beginning on .the- first Tuesday ia.
March. - Each candidate designed to
take that examination wfll receive
from the war, department a letter of
appointment, and he must appear
or examination at
the time ana .
ii j j. j it ..
Capt. 17th Field Artillery,
Recruiting Officer.
last year. This idea will mo-
tivate somewhat all classroom
activities, all library accessions,
all literary society programs,
all publications, all chapel pro
gramr. 'and finally the com
mencerrfent program itself. In
fact, the commencement pro-' f
gram will be a kind of out
growth' of the thought and ac-
tivities of the whole year. It"
will be recollected that,the -
spring commencement of 1926.'
consisted mainly of a pageant,!
TheSpirit of Western North,'.'
Carolina," written by studentSf ,
of the Normal School. A some
what similar ' ending of v,,th
year's "studies; ia planned for )-r
this year. s This feature of .our"
work suggested the following '
as a slogan or motto
"Cullo, r
hee is not only in Western- -
North Carolina, .but..trives t6: "
understand serve,"- and inter-
pret Western North Carolina."; "
1 One combined harvester and four .
men can thresh more wheat in Kan
sas fields- today than 200 could have
a century ago. . . "
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