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I . " I' II ' I v ' .4- - ' l it V J , 'r ' I PRICE A YEAR tiLW .,CI3 ' ' rl- ' COUNTY RECORD ished June 28. 1901. . The PROGRESSIVE FARMER THE NEWS-RECORD (PO 9 BOTH A YEAR FOR QUO J FRENCH BROAD NEWS Established May 16, 1907. Consolidated November 2, 1911 THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY U VlLi X 4 VOL. XXI MARSHALL, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 1. 1927 AMRICA WELCOMES HOME Although Chamberlin and his pas senger also succeeded in making a non-stop transatlantic flight the na tion still resounds with the name Lindbergh. Why is that? Is too much fuss being made over "Lindy," as an admiring public has dubbed him? ' ' Not since Gen. Pershing's triumph dreams are made of. He is boyville's idea of what Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn might have been in later life. He is a girl's mental picture of the hero in her favorite story. As for those who are no longer young, Lind bergh's adventures ate the reincarna tion of the dreams of their own youth. Pershinor was already- famous when ant return from the World War has : ho came back fromthe w. Lird- Dern wa3 a r.umDie mau piioi. no- this country witnessed the like of Lindbergh's homecoming. The com mander of the A, E. F. had to cool his heels before calling on the president. But in Lindbergh's case the chief ex ecutive declared a special holiday and put aside all other engagements to greet the flyer. Pershing returned on a steamship: Lindbergh had a cruiser placed at his disposal. Per shing landed at New York, the com mon port of entry. Lindbergh was brough all the way to Washington, the nation's capital. Incidentally, this a roused New York and when Lind bergh did make that -city his second point call it had him enter via the bay as though he had just arrived, Pershing and Lindbergh both did things for which they were idolized, even though success was achieved in different lines. But Pershing did not keep King Albert of Belgium waiting 20 minutes while he searched for a collar button. Lindbergh did. The queen of the Belgians was never halt ed by a Paris traffic cop to give Persh ing the right of way. Yet this was done for Lindbergh. Never in any one fortnight was Pershing presented with a score of medals. Lindbergh was. The nurse in charge of a Bri tish royal infant never took it see Pershing, yet the Princess Enlixabeth daughter of the Duke ad Duchess of York, was brought downstairs - to "coo" for Lindbergh. Not, many parents Earned! tiwiVTHbgtitei Pershinr.' ' Lindbenrh has had a Score of children named after him by doting parents. Our goverment never considered is suing a special stamp in Pershing's hoor. Lindbergh's feat is to be so commemorated. The only reason why "Lindy's" face will not appear on the new issue is because the law prohibits such reproduction of the features of a living person. There is no record of a person being killed in an argument over Pershing's ances tors. In New.York a man was fatal ly stabbed because he argued that Lindbergh was of Swedish descent.His assailant argued that Lindbergh had Ir-iS Mood. (They were both right LLcrrh's father, once a congress-rr--. lorn, in Sweden. Mrs. war a Kiss&ne, and was born in Tip- pc n Tu? name Lindbergh is a composite ' Swedish word, the "lind" meaning "tree" and "bergh" meaning hill. The former is found in . our "linden" tree and the other in the English word "iceberg," meaning ice hilL) 4 ,f ' ' .; Pershing; was; not promoted any more rapidly. Lindbergh rose from captain to colonel in the Msisouri jaa tionla guard almost over night. 'No one ever wanted any of Pershing's old autosA One that Lindbergh used h&sloeea reclaimed from the junk pile to be sent to France. Another simi lar telle will be placed on cement base "k at Little Falls, IMini, .as". permanent memorial to its distingush- manco aays heroes must start poo-. No cne paid Lindbergh any attcm.wn before his flight. He jumped to fame overnight, so to speak. That's ro mance. Lindbergh flew alone. He roes ntust be brave and daring. Royalty feted him. Tradition- re quires this. Lindbergh's case, in brief, is that of a story-book hero come to life. (So few of them do,' you know I) He is a Horatio Alger character in reality. What lie has done millions of others imagined themselves as doing. His flight' was the fulfillment of the idle speculation and suppressed desires of other men. The rosy-cheeked boy day-dreaming over his geography at school and the wizoned old bookkeep er floating in an argosy of fancy be yond the desk's hum-drum figures like to picture themselves as heroes, Lindbergh' is such a composite one. So much for hero worship. There is an unforced humanness and modesty about Lindbergh that carries an additional appeal. Moth ers admire him necause nis nrst though on completing his hazardous trip was of his own parent, and be cause he found time during his busy round in Paris to call on the mother of the ill-fated -. Capt. NungeBser. Moralists revere him because he does fnot smoke nor drink liquor. At a big dinner in; his honor in Paris he Big Day At Sem inary Last Sunday r,'-':- Last Sunday was quite an eventjin the history of the Seminary Baptist cnurcn. An "all day dinner on Vc ground", such as the Seminary peo ple know how to serve, is attractive to people far and near and thus they came. The morning sermon at J 1 o'clock was preached by Rev. 6. M. Stroupe of Mars Hill. Rev. R. L morgan 01 Mars juui delivered an other sermon at 8:00 o'clock in the afternoon. Talks were also made by Bev. . C. Roberts, Mr, Tweed and Mr Will White CIRCULATION-1975 Robt. A LEGAL auffem3j because Ambassador Herrick urged him to, saying; "Oh, go ahead and drink it; it's a toast to your mother." But he refused to swallow any. Milk and pastry are more to his liking. Lindbergh was also pressed to see some of Pariss famous (or infamous) night life, but declined. "I am not used to this sort of thing," he explain- de. Animal lovers like Lindbergh be cause he has a kitte nmascot whieh he refused to submit to the rigors of the transatlantic flight. And menfolk as a whole esteem him because he is un assuming. The fact that he indulged in good-natured grins, though with reddened face, during sundry cheek- kissing ceremonies by French nota bles afforded much amusement at home. When asked how he liked this form of greeting, he replied: "Oh, On account of July 4th being , a legal holiday, the Hoard of County Commissioners of Madison County will not meet foe. their regular ses sion until July 6th and 6th, the 6th being road day. hi Signed W. G. BUCKNER, Chafe; July 1-lt. JAKE CARTER PAINT FORK KNOCKED IN HEAD THREE MEN ATTEMPT ROBBERY AND ESCAPE THE MINUTE MAN warm By Isaac Baisett Choato Blithe speeds the plow this sweet day of BDrinsr. When April's sun has broken winter's ' reign. Unclasped the cold frost had on lake and plain: Swift hurry swallows north on eager wing: To plowboy's whistle thrush and blue bird sine. The brook runs glad, escaped from icy chain Which tyrant winter forged, but forg ed in vain: All fields and woods with songs of freedom ring. Now halts the plow in furrow, ready hand Grasps ready musket in defense of right: The plowboy is a soldier at command. His country serving well; before the night Shall sound of musketry assurance bring That now hath Minute man succeeded king. THE PILGRIMS KNEW THE BIBLE Last Monday afternoon three men drove up in front of Mr. J. E. Car ter's store near Paint Fork in Madi son County and asked Mr.. Carter. (calling him by name), for gas. Hav ing none, he was asked for oik which he gave them. He was then asked for cigarettes and candy. When he came out to the car with the desired merchandise he was asked for anoth er kind of candy. As he turned to enter the store again to show them another kind, he was knocked sense less by a hammer wrapped in a clotty found later in the store and now la the possession of Sheriff Ramsey. M'jL arter neara Her husband Bcreanvaud raised an alarm, which frightened the culprits away. . Mr. Carter is 72 years old and was badly hurt by the blow. The Sheriff has been probing the matter and be lieves he has some clues to work on, but his greatest trouble seems to be that the neighbors will not help him by teling what they know. They do not like to becalled as witneses to court. Three hundred years ago a little band of men and women lived on faith and hard work in the forests of Massachusetts. They are known now as Pilgrims because they sailed from England to find a place to worship God without restraint. They brought their pastor with them few modern immigrants do. The Pilgrims were poor and un learned, but they knew the Bible. That knowledge developed a type of character we all admire. These A, merican settlers would not be known to the present age had they not been so well acquainted with their Bible. Is your Bible a parlor ornament, or a study book? Resolve now that you are going to make use of it. For your own sake a ndfor the benefit of your children you should gather the little family together every night and ti&AJk'xfativt,.ycto Scriptures. ii At . ' l; i V ' i'- 'JUL -lLfiVi Btruction mo iiwrautuoa mey re ceive will remain with them all then- lives. Baptist Herald. Mexican bean beetles are destroy ing the bean crop in piedmont and Western Carolina. Dusting with poi sons like calcium arsenate will control the pests. VICTOR RECTOR BREAKS JAIL Liquor Prisoner Pick Cell Lock And Then Cuts Bars MARS HILL TO HAVE TELE PHONE SYSTEM AND CENTRAL Mr. J. A. Fox of Weaverville was in Marshall Wednesday looking after improvements in the telephone busi ness. He expects to put in a system oi 'phones at Mars Hill with central office there. He says quite a number that's one of the things jrou can't " people in the eounty are subscribe , ... . r . ing since the improvement in the serv- answer. Lindbergh admits coming home be cause he was homesick. . It being his first trip to Europe he might have en joyed a longer, stay,' but-he tired of adoration and came home. "Lindy" is good natured. The fact that French souvenir hunters almost strip ped his monoplane of fabric did not annoy him. He lost no prestige be cause he arrived in France with only 27 cents' and had to temporarily bor row pair of Ambassador Herrick's ice such as all night service, etc. WALNUT GARAGE ROBBED Victor C. Rector, violator of the prohibition laws, who was Disced in the Madison County jail here several days ago, to serve a sentence of four years, made his escape Monday night, and th ecounty officers, so far, have found no trace of him. Ractor nick. ed the lock on his cell door, which is located on the first floor of the build ing, and then sawed the steel bars with a hack saw. His absence was not detected, until in the morning when Deputy Sheriff Ervin M. Randall, who has charge of the jail, went to give the prisoners their breakfast. It is believed that some one was waiting for, the prison er with a car near the jail and that he was taken out of this locality be fore dawn. The saw and blades which he used were furnished him in some manner unknown to Deputy Randall, but it is evident tha this escape was the result of careful planning, nad outside assistance. Rector was tried for two violations of the prohibition laws in the last term of Criminal Court here and found guilty. Judge Thomas J. Shaw imposed a sentence of four years two years for each count on which the defendant was convicted to be served on the roads of Henderson County. However, due to his weak physical condition, which was attest ed by a Marshall physician, Judge Shaw gave him his choice of leaving the State for two years instead of the first sentence, and Rector accepted this proposition. The officers thought that they were rid of him, but several weeks later, Sheriff R. R. Ramsey, while driving his car along the highway near Hot Springs, saw him going in tne direc tion of Marshall in another car, and gave chase. However, Kector man- o-ed to make his escape, but was captured in Asheville about a week later by Sheriff Laurence Brown, of Riinr-nmbe Countv. who Sent notice of his arrest to Madison County offi- C6CTirifl' Ramsey went to Asheville and secured tne prisoner ana m w-lowiMift-'ahaTlff-UndalI took .him to Henderson County to place him on the chain gang. But the authorities there refused to ac Anf him. due to his Dhysical condi tion, and Madison County officers de cided to let him serve the long sen tence in the jail here, which he began immediately. , It is believed that by this time Roxtnr in nrohably out of the State .iH fVio nffieprs do not believe that he will be apprehended unless he decides to pay this section another visit. ANNOUNCEMENT TRIO HURT AS BUS HITS CAR; DRIVER ARRESTED A Mars Hill bus, driven by Ralph Runnion, sideswiped two automobiles on Clingman avenue shortly after 11 o'clock Saturday night, turned and ran through the porch of a house and tumbled down a 30 foot embankment, Three of the four occupants of the car were injured. The driver was un hurt. Wayne Banks, of 18 Brown wood avenue, West Asheville, sustained a broken foot and several cuts and bruises. Mrs. Banks, his wife, sus tained a broken leg. Miss Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rogers, of Weaver ville, sustained a cut in the head. Asheville Times Last Sunday night the Ramsey Bros. & McClure Garage at Walnut was robbed of about $150 worth of stock. Mo arrest has yet been made but the people of Walnut are on the alert and are helnins the sheriff with all tne information they have. WALNUT HOME GAMES TO BE PLAYED AT MARSHALL LADIES SPECIALLY INVITED AND ADMITTED FREE Beginning next" Saturday. Julv 2. the Walnut home games will be nlav- overly-large pajamas and a suit from led at Marshall. The ladies will be ad mitted free of charge and are esoeo laiiy invited. Next Saturday.: Julv 2. MJ IMn Mil VvImot Um . ea xormer CKizen.JNo many people , v- .t iiasufc: ,v,s!..-Wfv. Herrick's son which also did nqt fit Nor was his popularity lessened in , A claimed "relationship with Pershing, yet Lindbergh has letters and tele grams from about 500 ''relatives" he never heard of ' before before the groat flight, v SsJvW. Why ao much attention'; for Lind bergh? V fdti 'r Is it because ; he is young? . No; Chamberlin is young yet his achieve ment will not receive the 60,000 cot : nmns of space in American papres ' accorded. "Lindy," Commander Byrd ; prospective transatlantic flight, la also young, but . his flrst-to-fly-over-the- North-Pole fame never brought him tha plaudits that Lindbergh is get- Then is it because Lindbergh was -successful in cementing' friendship between this country and 'France? Hardly I ' Even :; President . Wilson, ,who broke precedent by going on a peace mission to France in 1919, did not receive the . ovation that Lind bergh did, though the former's visit , was no less i distinction and wel come. ; . .. : Koit is because Lindbergh and . romance are synoEympus. high hat to the great English derby, j though King George and every other man in the boxes where he sat wore toppers. - He was almost alone in not betting on the horses. , Lindbergh is I charitable. ; This was shown when he turned 16,000, subscribed to buy him a useless cup, , .over s to y. widows -y of I French aviators. ; He has been widely acclaimed at home, because lie refuses I to go on the stage or otherwise fool ishbr commercialize himself. ; He turned down an offer of half a mil lion from one movie company. V, He is clear headed enough t realize that public soon tares of money-grabbers. Lindbergh's retiring nature is evine-1 ed in all hi public utterances. . Hej does not make use of the . personal I pronoun "I. that. s so much abused by others. In a short talk before the American club in Paris he actually a pologised for taking up "too much time.". - r. -; r.. it is weii, inaeea, utat unanergn is I made of this kind of stuff. He brav- X ea ine trip at lime wnen anti-A-merlcan spirit in France was said to be especially rife. It had been a HAS FOUR-LEGGED CHICKEN Marshall, June 28. Witt Plem mons, farmer of Sandy Mush section, has a small chicken on his farm that has four legs, every one of them be ing almost perfectly formed and de veloped, according to his son. A. L. Plemmons, Marshall business man, wno visited his lathers farm Friday, 4snevui Times.- JO PATRONS AND FRIENDS OF HEN , DERSON MOTOR CO. ,We wish tQ say we are . ttill agents for! Dodge Bros: Cars , and Graham Bros. -Trucks.' -: , i. '-.3,' '".''.'': , -'. . t v -; v. --c." --j..- ' We also maintain a : good shop for re-' pairs to all makes of cars and will appreci ate ypur business as heretofore. We are how located in the Morgan Ramsey Building- ' . ' " , v HENDERSON riOTOR. CO. The annual session of the French Broad Baptist Sunday School Conven tion will he held with Chapel Hill Baptist church July 30-31, 1927. YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE The Young People's Conference of French Broad Presbytery has come to be looked forward to as an annual occasion by many of our communities Although conducted by the Presby- teriaa Church it is by no means re stricted to Presbyterians. There have been many fine summer Conferences for young people held in other parts of the country for years, but it has been out of the question for most of our churches to send any delegates there because of the dist- . 1 t il O. ance or me expense wnue were, ou the Presbytery of French Broad con ceived the idea of holding our own conference near at hand, using our own cars and appealing to ' public snirited citizens to use theirs to trans port the delegates without cost, and to run- the conference so economically that do one need be deprived of its advantages because of the expense. Appreciation is due to generous giv ers, including some of the leading business men of Marshall, who have donated money to reduce still farther the cost of the individual delegates, and have furnished free scholarships to some who would be unable other wise to attend. Special mention should be made of W. a. Ramsey who gave 1100.00 for this cause. For. the benefit of those who. are not familiar with these conferences miy-be said in general that the forenoons are spent in intensive study in classes in tne mole, teacher train ing work, etc., under competent teach ers: the afternoons are given to re creation, and the evenings to heart to heart talks on spiritual matters and inspirational addresses. Our first conference was held two tears ago at the Stanley McCormick School, Burnsville, N. C Last year we went to Farm School, neap Bwanna noa. Thir year we return to Stanley Mciwrmickv the dates being July 0 to 12. Like th others it will be un der the direction of Rev. James L. TydV Walnuts I?. C, Chairman of r Ttsoytery's Committee on Chris- ANNUAL MEETING OF W. E U. FRENCH BROAD ASSOCIATION MARSHALL BAPTIST CHURCH, JULY 7, 1927 W. M. U. Watchword: "The Master is come and calleth for thee." John 11: 28. Hymn: Jesus Calls Us O'er the Tu mult." 10:00 A. M. Devotional Mrs. Crawford Bryan. Welcomc Mrs. Horace Smith. Response Mrs. A. T. Hughey. Roll Call of Societies. Report of Officers. Recognize A-l Societies. Conference on: Reports; Apportionment; Stand ard of Excellence; Per sonal Service ; General Information. God's Plan of Giving Mrs. Bessie Stapleton. Talk Miss Emma Leach man of the Home Mis sion Board. -Apportionment of Com- mittes : Nominations ; Time and Place; Reso lutions. Lunch. Devotional Mrs. E. J. Roberts. W. M. U. Specials Mrs. A. E. Hampton, Supt. Asheville Division. Talk-Mrs. Edna R. Har ris, Cor. Sec. State W. M. U. Value o f Missionary Magazines and Recorder Mrs. W. K. Anderson. Mission Study Miss Del la Huggins. Young People's Work. Roll Call of Societies. Playlet-Marshall G. A.'i Our Challenge. 10:15 10:20 10:25 10:45 11:15 11:30 11:65 12:00 1:00 1:10 1:25 1:45 2:00 2:15 2:45 3:10 THE STATE TRAFFIC LAW IN WEEKLY LESSONS The State traffic laws must be read and explained in weekly lessons to ail high school students, according to an act of the 1927 general assembly, in addition to a number of other acta re lating to the safety of school child ren, especially those in busses, it was pointed out in Raleigh by R. A. Dough ton, commissioner of revenue, and C S. Roberts, vice-president of the Carolina Motor Club, in discussing some of the new laws relating to auto mobiles and traffic on the highways enacted by the last general assembly. Under Chapter 242 of the Public Laws of North Carolina, the State Highway Commission is ordered to have printed and in the hands of the superintendent of education by Aug ust 1, 1927, a sufficient number of copies of the State traffic laws are to be supplied each year by August 1 4 and the digest of traffic laws relating to school children Include the provis ion that no school bus may be driven at a speed in excess of 25 miles ea hour and that school buses must stop at every railway crossing, whether or not it is designated as a ''stop" cross- - ing by the State Highway 'commission. - lThe law enacted by the 1925 legis lature providing that all vehicles ' ceme to a full atop when school buses are loading or unloading passengers " is still in force." Mr. Roberts remind - ed. "Motorists and officials generally , seem to be unaware that Such a law hai been in existence more than two years, judging from the consternation' -that existed for several days recently following a receipt by Governor file Lean of a letter from a mother ask ing that something, be done to re quire motorists to stop wnen cmiaren were entering, or leaving , school : buses." ; tfi.-. ' ." .?: K ''.:'. Motorists are restricted to a speed of 15 miles an hour'when'pBSsin? school during recess or while child- V 1 si i?..;5-.; I Lf- h b of the e'.uT tlat (Co A. A A A A .A. A I la r f -v ') tifl&!tn .-hr OpeJrg g hour,. .