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'V'j. u'T' 'f a'A' i 1 it ... " 4 K MADISON COUUrr RKfc0KD 'in. i -CGi.r-ivn FA:::.:cav;'"t I P , -?,"H '-P ' 1;botii A year roay&y? u lJ L. , Jf,U.-Vji jULv SDK EtoblUied June .28, ' FRENCH BROAD NEWS' Eetabliahed May 16,v I9fc C0MMli4at4 NTmbr 2, 1911 ' , . . m w . - - ' THE ONLY. NEWSPAPER PUI D IN MADISON COUNTY (VOL. XXI ,.a.v.v.-i' it MARSHALL, N. C.i FRIDAY !ARCH18;i927 1925 SURVEY MADE Iv-f WORK FOR N. C gulation of ConttructireV 7 po for Most Part; Re- c- tiw Disclose. 1 SUtute Called Greatest AccomplUluneatsMaiiy: Bilk KiUed. By J. C. BASKERVILL (Asheville Times) " The lerislfttive wheels of the 1927 Session have ground to a stop, ending An a or momentous HeBHionB ox. Ufa KVUVAM KCDVIUUI i For the most part, the legislation ienaflted during the session has been conetouctive, and no damage has been 'done to existing administration ma chinery. Thei longxheralded and) much talked of attack on me admmistranon iailad to materialise, and the eteeu tive budget system, together with the various new departments, such as the salary and wage commission, thexonuJ inissKNMr oifpardons,, and,., others, went through, unscathed. .'' .' l , -. PrtldBtUl Primary KU14. One of the most important last minute bills passed, was the bill of Representative Connor of Wilson, abolishing the presidential primary in the state, which means that from now jon the isortn uaroiuaa aeiegauon wui Xlnot be pledge'd by law. -, ., . Much disappointment was express-. led in many quarters tan ine out pro viding more judicial districts in the state failed to pass. .But the senate and house could not reach an agree ment on the amount of pay the soli citors were to receive. : with the re suit that the bill was hung up so late that there was nothing else to dp but tabk jt, with tWbillhat would have jredistricted the state. ' Thus the state will nave, to get a longxtwo 1 years , more with a revised system of emergency judges. Under the erms of the. bill finally adopted, Y11U tim nmerorehcv ludflres are to be appointed by the governor for term J 01 two years,. wnn me lituvumuu wmi he may appoint two more if condi tions make it necessary. . School Bill QJlad Greatast The passage of the Woltz educa tional bill, providing for an educa tional equalization fund of $3,250, 000 is generally heralded aa the great est single achievement of the present session, with' the enactment of the three county government reform bills,: coming next. , Although many measures that should have passed, perhaps, were blausrhtered mercilessly In the last m 1 , 1 ' i . 1 1 Tf.' lew aays, ine majority . ine mure .'A-4mportant measures survived, the ds-r- feat of the Australian ballot meas ure being the most outstanding of those that were killed. v Here are some of the major bills enacted -during the present session: Equalization fund for education in creased from S 1,50,0,000 to $3,250, 000. " Bond issue of $30,000,000 for fur ther hitrhway construction. This also prohibits further lending by counties. to the highway commission. . Three county government reform bills, regulating bond if sues and put ting counties on budget . system en acted. - N ' ' $30,000,000 For Maintenance - Maintenance appropriation bill, carrying approximately, $16,000,000 yearly for the maintenance of state departments and institutions.- Revenue bill provide sufficient in come to meet maintenance. Bond." issue of $2,000,000 for the gmoky Mountains National Park, t a Bond issue of $1,250,000. for bridge across Cape Fear river, at Wilming ton. 1 ' ; J ' Appropriation for pensions of Con federate soldiers r increased ' from federate soldiers increased t'frftm Xl.2nn.onn to S2.ff0n.nnn tnr tha hi. avu .11m eiA r varavnna vmaw PAAA.ira vieiiuuif asv t vvwtMiia iiiwji vvnw approximately. $1 -a pay or remain der of their lives, r .k - . , i Statewide game law. , Z . ' .-! : Law giving state highway commis sion greater authority fn locating and abandoning roads, ' 1" ', . Numerous new provisions for bet ter regulation of highways included in nargett nignway control act,' in L 1 Grant bill prohibiting employment or ctiuaren under 10 years of age more uian eight hours a day ! t Royall act amending law to-pro-h viae i three quarters pay for retired creasing speed limit to 45 miles an judges under new scale of pay. hour, modifying stop law at railroad I J i ' :it- yi-H- tOWew crossings, and providing for tail-light H Measure of Senator Long, of Hall on all vehicles on! hiirhwava after i fx. seeking to strika exessa cornora. Julyi U ; 1 r; I iJ'ii U n .tx from the.revenue machinery - Salaries oX supreme aid s,uperior ft. ! , , ;i ' - i : i. court judges, ' as well; as jet-.saveral 4 Measures to bodst' nav of tha feov. omer state on icers, increageqf), , , . m eraor, attorney general, state lnsur " Administration of bankrunt state snce commissioner, commisaionnr of banks put into hands of. banking de-?evenue. . yi - - -; j..( ,1 partment of sta corporation com- j i Measure to change: the . primary' ate to the: first, Saturday in August om nrsn lurdav In JnnaJ v a - constitutional amendment propos towns and counties and other such wvisions.' ... , .. miaion.:ln8tead of in hands of pri- .ym, tfeeves.'ik i4,i .".1 v . v Consolidation of fisheries comnvs sion with department of conservation. Coloay for Woman Offandari: Bill brovldinar for the establishment of a farm colony for women offsmdem who ..have -passed age rlimit f Or 8am- arcand. "' " - ''iM7i'- Bill appropriating $400.00ft for the purchase of additional farm land for we state prison, 'sm A MAM Jmam4. a i- M i A I ars from BevM,H tnwn.M- ii..? !he 'Rowing invitation and announce . - r . menL "J Leicester: tV 1 b;'i 5 Friends of the. j927iSeaior Claw "Provision for the construction of Went. Creation of a school building loan eicise7onWZ i iS X i ubmissioif . of a constitutional a- AnHiinri, 8 0 dock, Bigh School AnHitnriiim menament urvviaim xor an. increase 1 ; , nio.. dii mj u stats taxation cuiniiuasiua uy nor to study tax uarouna ana systems 01 otner states k--. mm. k. .1. r:.-n. andr report! to the next general IvZTrVuzr- "rTl ! semoiy. ;n'Cv ' lEvalee Snelson.. Merkln T SIhHai Kill fiviVKs minimnm isanfifeil haul's I . . . . , Murrav Ram "Zwlm f C Bonnie EUab$h Rogers,.Rubye Etta ofSiii "SSl RynoW8, Martha-Mae Rogers,' Al ms of other states hrt MM- pKo. irDit, rLf n at $25,000 instead Of $15,000.1 Bui changiag time of issuance of automobile license from. July 1 to Jan. 1. ' j ' Important Bill KillaoV ': The. assembly killed' several, meas ures of statewide importance. Among these are: ,; ..'ic-,vv.,. .'. Statewide Australian ballot bill and several companion measures sponsor ed by women's organisations. . BULn submitting constitutional a- mendmenfe providing for 'minimum public Achool term , of eight months throughout the state. ; - ' ' ..Most. of the judicial reform bills advocated by the judicial conference, Measure providing for alllng of, lf It 1 - 0..-T" ojisutQtioaai cvnTenirou. r , v.. Measure . requiring unmasking of secret orders. ....... Bill reducing working hours of wo men and children in factories from 60 to 65 working hours a week. Anti-evolution bill. Bill requiring publishing of mar riage banns. Bill taxing stock in foreign corpo rations owned in North Carolin. Bill which would have, in effect, abolished capital punishment. Gov. McLean's proposal for a S200- 000 state radio station. " ASSEMBLY BUSY AS SESSION ENDS Raleigh, March 9. The 1927 ses sion of the general assembly was his tory Wednesday. Deserted assembly halls, in this venerable old building, which has seen many a session come and go testified mutely: Adjournment sine die came shortly afterTuesday midnight. . High lights of the session's last mo ments showed: ;. ' Enacted Temporary judicial relief in solv ing the court congestion question by authorizing - appointment of .four e mergency judges. . --. Constitution amendment proposal for ratification orr rejection in gen eral election giving the legislature right to additional judges .without solicitors. ;- :f, ., ... : . Constitutional amendment proposal rawing legislator's pay from fpur dol lars a day to ten. 4 . ,.):';!: Allowing state to purchase nitrate of soda and sell to farmers. ?: i Providing limited police powers for highwfiy-commissMn. rutting administration or,' state wide game law in hands of the de partment of onservation,-nd devel opment t " , . I I i 4 Reimbursement by the state high way' commission to counties for road construction out of countji funds prior to the loan arrangemenl t"- , Constitutional amendment proposal classifying ' intangible property , and fixing the tax rate thereon. T P. 1 iff r 1? ! i 1 1 J 1 i 1 i see cose ti:.;e A Modern Gem ot, , 1 ; ROMANCE - V' HUMOR ' '"v-:'':-"-MUSC, ft 1 JTv' Cast Selected From Citizens of the Town.: School Auditorium, Friday March 25, 8:00 P. M. - , ' ..Auspices Ill-h School Parent Teacher Assoclatlc.i 1 I I I i r i i Lois Dennis Stevens, John Barnard Weaver, Reeves Herman Wells, Mat tie Ella Wells. Class Colors Blue and Gold. Class Flower Red Rose. Class Motto "The night brings out the Stars." Mr. Albert Henderson of Marshall was a Leicester visitor last Sunday. Miss Dorsie Martin spent last week end in Asheville.. Mr. James Reeves spent last week end with his parents, Mr. and Mis. H, C. Reeves of Sandy Mush. ' Miss Hazel Sluder and Miss Dovie Martin motored to Asheville Sunday afternoon. .--a ; Miss Ruth Gillespie and Miss Lucy arrjsayed;. . tae -iiome.-Df .Miss la Sunday afternoon."' ' Mr. Ernest Sams was the truest of Miss Dovie Martin Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. LueiouS Hawkins and daughters,' Christine, Mbpjorie and Alda Ruth were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Patton Sunday. Miss Cassie Roberts of Sandy Mush was a Leicester visitor Monday. Mr.Glen Alexander and Mr. Forest Ball were out riding Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Roberts and non Dan of Sandy Mush were the guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Koberts. t Mr. and Mrs. Gay Gillespie motor ed to Asheville Sunday. Miss Katie Miller of Sandy Mush spent this week end on Church St. Haw Creek High School's Basket Ball team defeated Leicester, victor in the recent ' Mars Hill invitation Tournament, for the County title, 25 to 12 before a capacity crowd on the Grace Court last Monday night. Misses Viola and Lela Mae Teague returned home Monday after spend ing the winter in 'Asheville. Misses Mae Meadows, ' Maude Gil lespie, Jeane Rogers motored to W. Buncombe Friday to attend the "Re citation Contest." Miss Ruth Gillespie and Miss Lucy Parr is visited ' Miss - Lillian ' Clark at the French ' Broad Hospital Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Denver McGee of Asheville were visiting Mr.- and Mrs. J. I McGee Monday.. ' . . Mrs. A. A. Penland"i8 very sick at her home; - Mr. Bronnie Rogers called to see Miss Jeane Rogers Friday night. 'a.ti . - .' i efi'ffi oles J6li burner bcome .clogged, one of dad's' pipe cleaners s an excellent implement to-m'ploy. Even if 4oesn't favor JJ . " 'i b;'"i :vr-i . , SPORMOLUMN . jtrrrBj "COLY' y "& t-" . . : 't . MARS HILL HIGH SCHOOL DE.. ; FEATS HOT SPRINGS HIGH 20-8 Mars Hill High School baseball team defeated the "baseball team of Hot Springs High at Hot Springs by the score of 20 8. 'It was a clean and peppy game and more interesting than the Score' indicates. ' The visit ors used three pitchers all of whom showed up well for-early season base ball. T'V - v.u.. For Hot Springs, Huff featured both at bat and in the . field- For Man Hill there were no outstanding players. . The hard hitting of the en tire team featured. Daring the. last four. innings Coach Allen ran ,in his ttcvni team' V:' These reserves also made a' credllable' showing. fs . . I . . 'REPORTS PASSED BY 1 HESENTATIVE MCDEVITT s . Copies Bills passed in the last General Assembly by Be- tatiye', McDevitt. Others will appear weekly until they ? . 1 1 n ' . xu u, ynuma in iuu in iius newspa'per. 9iq:t act ;fer appoint paeial law en. tent affioara far Madicon Coun the jdea. "Now" that : thft " basebalL. season ' js here, the " Reporters . from the . d!fTer- er.t FTig-h Schools in the county should 1 V . jig.vg ns the reports Tmruthpn; d frer- tnz jrames. Let s litir-iroiii: ail ot the Hi Schools. H. B s.ii tr. . j loe ueneral Assembly of Nortu taro. ia do enact: Se,riion,"fe That the following law enrof ement officers be and they are neret.y appointed lor Madison Coun tyjfor a tem of four years: Number one Township, Troy Rector, C'oyd Hendersoni (Clemet Ball- James Rice of . Jobs, Joe McGalliard. Bob Free- man,; jeterjKamsey, W. M. Ramsey; Township two, ,u F. Tweed. A. J. Franklin, Stranger GosnelL Jim Wal- lm, xfennie ; Uunter. major Tweed. wumDer tnree Township, John Mer- rell, fRobert Tillery, John Metcalf, Beard, Amnions, and Frank Keith. Number four townshiD. Curtis Rad ford, Lee Brigmon, Levi Ballard, Cor nelius1 fonder. Number five Town ship, i Joe Holcombe, Tom Murray, Number six Township, Floyd Cassada. Number . seven Township Garland Farmer, Back Ledford. James Wilson. James Payne, Garrison Brown, Num ber etc Ut. Township, Ell Hipps, Pink fiemmons. Number nine Township, H. Gardner. Craur Ramsev. W. M. Lawson.' Will Fleming. Number ten Township, Fred Rice, Tilman Gosnell. Joe Hi Patterson Ray. Number. eleven Township, Ed Bryan, R. W. Rice. Number twelve township, Zack Massey,-W. H. Roberts, Jr., Number thirteen, township, Charlie Ford. Number' fourteen township, George Lewis, Homer Loggins, Geonre Brace. John -Ammons. Number fifteen Town- Amnions. Number fifteen .township, sbjpiH, JPandef, J B. CotyjChar, les .Brueev Jn, L. t). Thomas, J. L. Abercrombie. Number sixteen Town ship, T. M. Hoyle, C. W. Coty, J. D. Rice, Vernie Briggs, Dave Fender, E. Peek. Sec. 2. That the said officers above named shall each take oath of office and give a sufficient bond for the faithful performance of their respec tive duties in the sum of five hundred dollars before entering upon the djs charge of their said duties and they shall file bond with the Clerk of the Court and said clerk shall pass upon the bond and file same. Sec. 8 That said prohibition offi cers shall have the same power and authority to enforce the prohibition laws in the County of Madison as the sheriff of said county has and they shall enforce the prohibition laws and receive for their services the same fees as the sheriff of said county re ceives and is allowed by law for his services and they shall also be enti tled to receive one third of the pro ceeds of all property seized by them and sold under the laws of North Carolina and any whiskey captured by any law enforcement officer shall be immediately poured out and des troyed and said officers shall make monthly reports to the County Com missioners stating the amount of whiskey that he ahs destroyed and said report shall be filed and kept by the County Commissioner. Any property V captured by any law en forcement officer shall be safely held by said officer until the Judge of the Superior Court orders said captured property sold and afterthe sale of said property , the officers shall imme diately "turn over to' the Clerk oi the CoUrt for the benefit of the schools in Madison -County two thirds of the cash, received from said sale and said officers, shairretain.' bne third of said money for his services. ; Sec' 4. -?The said. law, enforcement officers.' shall Have' power to deputise persons to assist them in the duties of their; office whenever they may think proper and deem it necessary ; And when such persons; are deputized by the said law enforcement officers and do assist them in enforcing the. pro hibition laws' the fees and proceeds of th- property hereinbefore provi Ct df'? 0 "ahall be tiividedv "pro rate between said officer and such deputy or "deputie; "i"..,ec.lv1,: ,.w i See.' a. That said law enforcement officers herein provided for shall have the same power and authority in the County of Madison 'as -the-townahip4 constable for the county of Madison has for his township and said law en forcement : officer-, may serve either criminal or civil papers within Madi son Connty'and collect the same feea as would be allowed a constable. Sec., 6. That any person who rhall while intoxicated or under the infla me? of intoxicating liquor- operate ny automobile or other motor vehicle nVon the public highways of Madison County or upon any. streets Of any town or village in said county shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one hundred and fifty dollars and tm prironed not.less thanthree jnonths or both at the discretion of the Court deiputy sheriff, constable or police man, who shall arrest and secure the conviction of any person under this section the said officer shall receive fifty dollars of the fine and the clerk Of! ther court shall immediately pay over, to said officer fifty dollars as soon aa same is paid in to the clerk of the court.- Any prohibition officer can be removed for cause bv the resi. denfc judge in .chambers and said resi dent judge may appoint a successor. ., Sec. 7. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the m-ovisiona of this, act. are hereby repealed. ' Sec 8. This act shall be in force from.and afte,.ratiflcation. In the Generad'Assembly read three times and ratified "this the 2nd day of March, 19fcW?i V ELMER LONG. .- President of the Senate. v "; -R. T. FOUNTAIN,, Speaker of the House of Represen tatives. Examined and found correct: BELL, for Committee. STATE OF, NORTH CAROLINA, Department of. State. I, W. N., Everett, Secretary of State of! the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify the foregoing and -atr tached three (3). sheets) to be a true copy.froro, the records of this office. . In Witness Whereof, 1 have here unto set my hand and affixed my offi cial SeaL -v" ( Done ia the office at Raleigh, this 8th day of March in the year of our Lord 1927. W. N. EVERETT, Secretary of State. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Department of State. I, W, N. Everett,Secretary of State of ithe State of North Carolina, do hereby certify the foregoing and at tached Two (2) sheets to be a true copy from the records of this office. In Witness Whereof, I have here unto set mv hand and nffivoH m offi cial seal. Doe in office at Ralatoh tki. an. day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1827. . W. N. EVERETT. : Secretary of State ATTENDS REPUBLICAN S TAT E , EXECUTIVE h COMMITTEE H. B. 336. B. 301. Aa Act Relating to Work on the Pub lic Roads of Madison County. The General Aaceaibly of North Caro- ina do enact' Section 1., That chapter thirty- seven, Jru bite tiocai laws, one inous- and nine hundred and twenty-five, be and the same is hereby amended. Sec 2. That all able-bodied male persons between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years residing in Madi son County except students while in actual attendance at school and regu larly ordained ministers of the gospel and public school, teachers while actually engaged, in teaching, shall be required b' work five days each year on the public roads of Madison County or pay in lieu thereof the sum f two jaollrs..per day. aid payment shall be made' to" the road overseer of the territory in which such person or persons reside on or before the day set for such work to be done, and the money paid to overseers in lieu of work shall be used on the roads on which the work would have been done by said hands. All road overseers shall give a bond approved by the County Highway Commission or the County Commissioners, Sec. 3. That no person shall be ap pointed overseer of roads in Madi son County or draw pay for serving as such overseer who is under eight een years of age or over forty-five years of aire. No such road overseer after .making or paying for his time shall receive over two dollars and fifty cents per' day except overseers shall receive . pay; for actual time spent in warning out hands at the rate of two dollars and a half per day. Said overseers shall warn out all of their hands or enough to have ten men at work each day; provided, how ever, that they-: shall receive pay if they warn out all the hands and do not have as many as ten men. In e mergency cases, if the overseers do not have as many as ten men the road boards may be judges of paying the overseers.-. v Sec. .4., That the road board or County Commissioners of Madison County shall divide arid apportion to each and every road in the various townships a part of the road taxes' paid i by ,8a,id township and the di vision shall be made to all roads ac cording to' the taxes paid. ,,in. by the tax payers owning property or living or residing on said roads. ' Sec 5. That all laws and clauses of laws in conflict with .the provisions of th is act are hereby repealed. Sec 6. .That this act shall be in force- from-and after jts ratification. In the General Assembly read three timesand ratified this 16th day of February,. M2f. y, " , -' -uV ELMErfLONG, , 1 V ' President of the Senate. - ;j ' R T. FOUNTAIN - Speaker of the House of Represen tatives, ,ZM- Jiff unt- Mm? 1- Examined and found correct: ' KLUTZ, For Committee. Mr. J. Will Roberts left W, day, March 16, to attend a meeting of the Republican. State Executive Convt mittee called by Mr. Brownlow Jack son, State Chairman to meet ia Greensboro, N. C, af the New King; Cotton Hotel, March 17. Mr. Rob- erts has the honor of being a member of the State Republican Executive Committee from this . 0th district The meeting is called for the purpose of making-recommendations for ap pointments to the President of the. United States for the various noaf- tions in the newly created central Ju dicial uistrict of North Carolina. There are between thirtv-fiva and forty nice positions to fill including a Federal Judge ot a salary of S 10.000 per year for life, a District Attorney and Marshall is to be recommended by the committees. A lively time is expected for these positions. Miss Mayme Morrow nad Mrs. Annie May White, associate members of (he com mittee, are expected to attend. FIDDLERS' CONVENTION The next Fiddlers' Convention will be held at Beeoh Glen High School on March 26 at 7:30 P. M. Prises will be given for the best performer . on the following instruments: Violin, Banjo,' Guitar and Mandolin, for both solos and. trios. It is hoped that the counties' of Yancey, Buncombe and , Madison will take part in the. contest and help to make this an enjoyable occasion. All who desire to enter the contest will tend .their names in to s principal of school at Ivy, N. C. The public is cordially invited to attend J?, v. , -' eonton,V CURRENTTOPICS REVIEW Short Items From The Daily Press and Congress VETERANS' LOANS In accordance with House Bill No. 16886, which passed both Houses of Congress-and was subsequently ap proved by the President on March 1st, the Veterans' Bureau will begin on April 1st to make loans to veter ans on the security of their adjusted service Certificates, it has recently been announced. It is said that about $3,000,000 a month will be available for this purpose. Loans will be made by the Bureau under the same gen eral conditions as govern the banks of the country in these transactions. ' NO FUNDS FOR PENSIONS All war pensions, including those of the Civil War, the Spanish- Ameri can War, and the Phillipine Insur rection, may go unpaid during the months of May and June becaus 2 Congress failed to pass the Second Deficiency Bill, unless some plan is devised to handle the situation, the commissioner's office declared. The Civil Service "pensioners will, how ever, receive their usual checks, the . statement said, for there is no short- ' age in the funds for these pensions. V COTTON FUTURES 4 , Prevention of trading in cotton at 1 what is known as "cotton exchanges" ' in the United States, was proposed in . a bill-introduced in "the House by! -J! Representative Hudspeth of ' Texas. This bill provided that it should be ,. unlawful for any person,; corporation, it or association to sell cotton within the, United States for future delivery,v i unless the seller is the actual owner -of the cotton at the time of sale. .' FIDDLERS CONVENTION At- HOT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL g ; Saturday night, March 26, 1 927, 7 o'clock 15 Li O'1 a 1 si- . -.. j Auspices Parent-Teacher Association ADMlSSIONt-laOc and 35 " t . ' ' . - '.f: Every fiddler arged te enter the eontett. ' '4-' .'' 1 .,'i- 4-Tv.i.--:i jiuif i . .-i : $! REWARD FOR BEST FIDDLER 1 '-. Ll f Ll o Ll 4 F ' . .Other Prises ranging down. Any law enforcement officer, sheriff, C 1TI T HI C ITT
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