North Carolina Newspapers

;v4V-..'-'v i:; ;i'.:,..Vi'i''1V i- '.. Y. J ;f '.5 . i ',; VvXt-.V",' 'V V. - .'5 t''' V ;A 1 i" . .f : , V .' V -: '" ''-.'' ,...-1 .; '. -V',-' :'"V, ' "''' " I- I' j. ' - , i. .'. i ' v T i f .,. . . ... . k ...... - .;. ,. . r.(HK.pmw;'. - ...... kNCH, -'BROAD , NEWSsy 'rf'fi4; UtJlNanmW 2. 111 ' '.j'-.i ' ' U- v THE: ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY MARSHALL; N. C., FRIDAY, I SEPTEMBER 2, 1927 CIRCULATION-1975 VOU XXI f:. k a THREE GAME SERIES AT MARS HUL NEXT On Sept 5, 6, nd 7, there will be wn?& tS-tf S S2 mneLy w'wSesTreto0 be three-name series 01 DaseDau at at all these irames, as this will be the last series of baseball to .be played in Madison County this year. SCHOOL OPENS : MONDAY School at Marshall will open Monday morning at nine d' clock. The faculty this year will be as follows : Mr. Homer Henry, principal; Misa Anne May Caddell, Home Economics; Miss Margaret E. Smith, English; Miss Lois Susom Hixon, Science Mrs. C. M. Blankenship, History; Bessye J. Brown, Latin and. French; Mr. K. B. Cole, teacher seventh grade; Miss Ev elyn McPeters, sixth , grade; Miss "Ethel Redmon, sixth grade; Miss Ma mie Tweed, fifth grade; Miss Norma Ramsey, fourth grade teachers Miss Bessie Ramsey. Miss Yi: Tt lt . gl T TXrAU.m lIUUI OMUVCtbi iUIOB Via AiCO VT lUt liy second srradei and -first grade teach. era Miss Margaret Ward, and ,Miss "Martha Bryant. . -'j NEW TALC COM PANY INj -MARSIIAIL Although mining arid manufactur ing talc in. Marshall is no new thing, it will, perhaps, be news to many that it is now being manufactured here, es pecially since the old talc plant of the -Georgia Talc Company near the rail road station has been removed. The company operating is composed of Messrs. Wade H. Redmon and A. B. Silver of Marshall and Mr. Welch of Waynesville. Their talc mine is said to be a fine one oh Walnut Creek, from which they have been mining for about six months. MARS HILL COLLEGE OPENS NEXT WEEK Mars Hill College will- open next week. Registration days, will be Sept 6 and 7. All dormitories have been filled for a month. Several (changes in the faculty have been made. As usual for the last year or Tiwo, an orientation course : will be igiven the first week. In this course the studtnts are sriven a lecture each fday by various members of the facul- ry as to the various activites of the college. FLYING NOT SO DANGEROUS The danger in" being an aviator is not nearly so great as it was a few years ago. A statistician in a lares insurance- company says the -present tisk, taking the air mail service as a basis, i only .one death Jn a million flights, pf course, to the Army and Navy air services the, risk is greater. There . It is one death in half a mil-' "lion. .The. common' impression is er roneous that every man who . flies-l sooner. r later will, f ge his." Or- viiie wngnt, one 01 the first men to gO( up in an airplane, is still living, haw and jiesirly:'f -,f--'!f .;.'- A fellow bemosns that personal , liberty went oat when the prohibi tion law cams In. A fellow like that is not going to have any liberty long. But his sentence will not be short u .pM:PE;TOTO.tBlU.ilWi MAKING An abundant supply of fine, clear, . sparkling, pure water is expected to . 7be flowing Jnt Mars Hill in less than 90 days. The contract8 for- putting in the line was let to Kelly Wilson of " Asheville. The ditch in which the pipe is to be laid has already been dug a distance of about three miles. - Of course some finishing touches will be necessary before the pipe is laid, but the .preliminary ditching is going for ward st the rate of about-1600 feet day on an averatre. Mr. J. W. Holcombe " of the California Creek BELIEF. Since laughter come. Vd . laughter : the wind, :ir ' S6 cold the wind, Bo ieafc te'sky, "y"" L.u"J That there will be another May? When out of life the laughter goes, And sorrow's winds blow bleak and cold, And steal from lovely cheeks the rose, And with death's seal fair eyelids close, Then to your faith can you not hold? Have you no courage and belief To brave your wmtr-tte- of grief? The barrett field ehaH green again In"sitent trees'the birds shall nest; Then shall Hfe -desolate remain, Bleak with eteYttfcl gloom and pain? At roSes more than mortals blest? Not so! For us who feel death's sting God keeps a lovelier, ampler Spring! Edgar A. Guest WILL BREAK MODERN BRIDGE In 1921 the North Carolina com mission built several concrete bridge, The first was across the Yadkin River jat Swift Island, A power and light company afterwards obtained ' per- bridge. When this dam is completed fi-U A ntnfA will Ka -roiacwt I LUC AC VOl VI blftC "(twi win so high that the awiit isiana Driugo will be useless. Hera Jsj a situation which appeals to engineer chance to test the strength of a modern concrete bridge. The bridge will be jdestroyed anyhow, why not let it be destroyed wider the supervisjon oj(xpwtft'';'inrder to test the strength of such a strueture? Therefore it ha-been decided to load the-ibridg until 1t breaks. Concrete la' a new bridge-building material and little is. known , about - its; actual strength in large arches. Engineers throughout the country are interested in this proposed test. Even .the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads will co-operate in the undertaking. THE BIBLE President Woodrow Wilson In this day of unrest, uncertainty, suspicion and hatreds among the peo ples of the world, and the one hand: and the magnificent accomplishments being wrought in so many Ways for the good of humanity through , the many Christian organizations of the worm, on the other hand; it is re freshing and encourjigifig to find the following tributeto,tho Bible in wooarow wnson s letter . to the Soldiers and Sailors of the United States in 1917 from the Congress ional Record, Vol. 65, Page6041. "The Bible is the word of life. I beg tha tyou will read it and find this out for yourselves. Read, not little snatches here and there, but long passages that will realy be the road to the heart of it You will find ic full of real men and women not' only, but also of the things you have wondered about and been troubled about all your life, as men have been always. And the mors you read the more it will become plain to Vou what things are worth while and what not "What things make men happy - loyalty, right dealings, sneakinar the truth, readiness ta give everything lor what they think is their duty, and most of all, the wish that-they might have thevapproval of Christ. wh( gave everything for them. And tne inmes mat are vuaranteed to cowardice, greed and evervthlnir that is low and mean; When you have read the Bible yon will know that it is the Word of God. Because you will have found it the ker to your own banoi- ness ana your own auty." ; J:f.' Tern: Tarheel says he never knew there were . so many good people , m. the world until he; went on, a farm tour.?.?, i':; '.v.? "s A-- vv,;- i ut-J . JMftTt? 3 " ; " '.'V:.'- ' Vt. V::, . , Now is the time to select your dis ease free Irish potato seed tor next yearf planting. FINE PROGRESS f 5 : : -- : .uT ; 'V? -H' ' 'Mr7 section is overseeing the ditching, a bout 35 men being at work on the job. "Among the men helping to put this ditch through are Messrs. Zade Ramsey. R.; V. Woody, W. A, F. Kent H. P. Norton,. S. G. -Norton," L' B, EntrKsh and John Cody. 'Trucks are 'moving the large heavy pipes to the route of the survey. ..The contract is to have the line completed in SO days from the time they starteda bout two weeks ajro. The water shed is one of the finest in Western North Carolina. ' . - t NORTH CAROLINA'S PROGRESS (The Long Beach Calif. Sun.) The following article was sent us by Mr. Van B. Rector, son of Mr. Geo. Rector of Mar shall. It appeared as an edi torial in the Long Beach, Calif. Sun, and should be of interest to our readers. North Carolina is wiping out its stigma of illiteracy.The mountain peo pie, no longer in their proud sense of freedom and isolation resisting con tacts with the inhabitants of the plains, are asking for more schools and better schools, and adults are re- article joicing in their new-found ability to read and write. In Buncombe county during the last six years more than 4,000 ma ture persons have received the rudi merits of an education, and the conn? ty, together with the board of edu-. cation of Asheville, is appropriating annually schools for old and young in the mountains. The-change was brought about-by a community school director, Mrs. Elizabeth Morriss, who in 1919 in terested herself in the problem of illi teracy among h (tutaineeHr.' Her shrewd observation and good seftsM tausrht her that education could not be thrust upon these people, but that they must be induced to seek IT; Accordingly, by a cautious exercise of neighbortiness, she won the confi - aence 01 a mountain community anu through sympathetic suggestion per suaded them to make use of evening schools. The work thus established has changed the entire attitude of large numbers of the mountain dwellers.. Educators express the hope that illi teracy largely will disappear and the sturdy people of the mountain regions whose many fine qualities are. un doubted, will form one of the most valuable elements of the state's pop ulation. ' ; LOCATION OF - IDGHWAY N020 Relocation Of Route West Of Marshall By Way Of Wal nut, Important Thing For M arshall And Vicinity The Highway Commission has made two surveys leading from the main street of the town of Marshall and intersecting with the highway be yond Walnut Creek, and near the Lee Henderson Home Place. One of the surveys goes through the Roberts Gap. and the other sur vey through the Mashburn Gap, by way of the County Home, and both intersects with the highway beyond Walnut Creek near the Lee Hender son Home Place. The survey through the Mashburn Gap is said to be about 1100 feet shorter than the survey through the Roberts Gap, and is said to be a much straighter and a much better grade than through the Roberts Gap. And the cost 01 constructing the said to be much less than through the Roberts Gap. There has been a measurement of a route leadimr from the main street 4 Of the town of Marshall' through the Sweetwater Gap,- and . intersecting with the highway at or near the Lee Henderson Home Place, but 1 there has been no survey of the road over this route, and it is said the distance is much greater,? and the cost of the construction- of the read would be considerably-mere than either of the twwcrmyd ut - The people of the town of Marshall and the pubHc generally are not in terested in-the development of the property along either route contem plated., but thev are ereathr , inter. ested in having the highway leading west from the town 'of Jfarshall lo cated on the best and most suitable I route and the rente that will be per manent that will insure the town of Marshall N. C. to be directly on the nignway.-v-. .y ',. 1 -, 5;-i" This paper is not-advocating any special route, but favors the best lo cation for the highway leadimr west irom tne town of Marshall, - and - is trusting the State Highway Commis sion to give the road the most suitable location, so as. to connect the main street of the town of Marshall with the highway. WANTED! ALL OLD-TIME FIDDLERS IN MADISON COUNTY. TO SEE THE MANAGER OF THE THEATRE AT MARSHALL AT ONCE. FOR A BIG PRIZE!! - COME IN TO SEE THE MANAGER SATURDAY. '- ; ; - t Now is the time to' cull out tfcnaa "boarder", hen and keen nnlv thm best layers for winter:, eggs and breeding, advise poultry specialists at State College. ; ' PLEMMONS REUNION TO BE HELD AT HANNAH SPRING . ' On Sept. 4, 1927. there will be a Plemmens reunion at Hannah Spring, on the head of Spring Creek. All the Plemmons from different parts of the Country will unite on that day, alld each one will bring a basket fill ed wfth lunch. , There will be some prominent speakers from Asheville and other places at this reunion and some very good ''speaking is expected eta that oc casion. ' All the relatives of the- Plemmons are invited and any others whom they may 'desire to attend, everyone who attends to bring dinner, of course. - .Xfte time of meeting will be about li o-'clock and dinner will be served ron about 12:30 to 1:00 o'clock. -Hannah Spring is noted for its cold water and it is said that there is no colder spring in the State. The spring lacks about three degrees be ing as cold as ice itself, according to reports. It is also a noted spring to tourists all over the country. HOW GOD ANSWERS '.Prayer is the sincere desire of the heart, and whether uttered or unex pre"Ssed God who knows the hearts of all1' men knows just what we desire I with all of our heart. He that knows buTthoughts afar off, He who form ed the sea and the dry land, He who weighs the mountains great and high. ;. meets the waters in His hand, and spans the lofty starlit sky, He hears and' will answer prayer. . Peter tells us that the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his ears are open to Aheir pravers. So when we stand and pray Jesus says be not as the heathen for they think that they are heard for their much speaking. Let us -not be this way, neither as those prophets of Baal who cut themse'v es with stones. . ' I have seen folks who when they would pray, pound the bench, and stomp and make a ter rfhle noise as if God were a God afar off, -or were a God who had to be a wakened, or one who was hard of hearing. God still answers prayer, in the good old-fashioned way when we eome to Hun in the right way. , r'jrst he is nd is a reward"Df thertat seek him, for without faith it is im possible to please Hun Our God a an intelligent , God and let us remem- ber that He is, and let us approach Him as such in an intelligent manner, Joan a qqiW Haira faith in Tomaa said for us not to waver, for he that wavereth is like the wave of the sea driven and tossed, and says let not that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord. I wish to briefly call your attention to my tejt which is found in Mark 11:24. There fore I say unto you, what things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Do you believe this? When, it is rightly divided' and rightly applied we must believe it. If we didn't rightly divide this scripture and apply it right, of course we would get in a hobble trying to give it the proper meaning, and be at loss to know just what was the real meaning of this scripture as well all the other scriptures. I believe we can get the proper interpretation of this text by comparing it with another found in first . John 5:14. And this is the con have in him, that, if we ask, anything according to his will, he heareth us; we must not only be con- "J." " but fit all times, and when we pray only'desire those things and ask for those 'things that are according to his will -Then the 15th verse says, And if we know that he hear us, whatso- ever we ask, we know that we have we petitions that we desired of him. We may always assure ourselves that uod hears and answers our prayers when' we ask acording to his will, and have faith to believe that God will do just what we ask of him. Our pray er may not be answerd jnst then,- as in many cases, in God's word we see that God' answered in his own good time; so then let us wait patiently for the promise. Real confidence in God will cause us to do this. ' God's word tells us that if we regard iniquity in our hearts God will not hear us. We must be clear before God. For jf our hearts condemn us, God is greater than -v oar . hearts 1 and knoweth all things. , Beloved,, if our hearts con demn us not, then have we confidence towards' God.' And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his Commandments, and od those things that are pleasing in his sight, i rirst Joohn 3:Z0rZ2.. Just rembmber when you go to prsy that it is not a multitude of words well framed up which may. sound well to the -people who hear you pray, that they may say tnat yon are able in prayer, but pray er is the sincere desire of the heart uttered or unexpressed, and that is all that God will answer. And in con clusion, that the man who is able in prayer is the man who nlr Rml tn-r what he needs, and what others need in faith believeing God will give him what he is askine for. And not the. Pharisee that thanked God that he was not like other men, especially uiat poor iTioncan. ' ' f Yours in Him, -J is E.McFALL-V't-:'i i . to'Te:" -Box jti;.'"'(. v . Hot Springs, N. C- 7 , TAXESpERE AND THERE! Written by Ina Plemmons. I was more than surprised at the statement of our county auditor as to the ftnanacial condition of our county as appears. in the News-Record Aug. 12th. ,' His statement shows that we are in debt the enormous sum of $1,246,561.25 with the other two i tems added to this making a total of $1,507,411.25. Really I cannot see hov this can be, since our present as- sessmopLnis sugnuy over len million" of dollar; and the Constitutional limit is supposed to be not more than ten per cent:, of this limit. It is to be noted that we are now in debt more than fifteen per cent of our assessed valuation.,'. It looks like our County boards Ksvf exceeded the speed limit, and that without authority. The statement .in regard to the school books of the Board of Educa tion is another jolt to the solar plex us. This statement that they hav? deficit of ,. an even $50,000.00 seems impossible.' , The whole thing appears to me is an apology for what looks like extravagance or to say the least of it, very had judgment; it seems to say, Now, my dear taxpayers, the thing happened and we are sorry, but please do ' not, take it to heart or say much 'hont it, but Dear Tax Pay ers, you will have to go "wiqraOwn into your .pockets and furnish the long GreenjBaek to pay this sum of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. View this statemet as we will, it's hard to understand. It says that at the end qfMr, Henry's administra tion that there was only a deficit for a $5,000.00 not and a further deficit 0f $10,800.0 ft the specif ! tax dis- tricts or a Sum as I add of $15,800.00 That statement then says "That with the $5,000.00 note which the County Commissioners assumed, there was still a deficit of $16,000.00 dollars, ' I do not reconcile these two state ments by ah even $200.00, but the saddest, thing about the whole matter is the statement that "Insolvent land sales, etc.,. amounted to $6,700,00 ev en. This means as I understand that this amount of taxes could not be paid by the farmers and that their land, was 4old and is now owned by the County, and that these .farmers nave given up then- nomes r hav to ty7$vJ" I want eyer' taxpayer to studythe statement 'f our auditor, and that of the special auditor. I notpH H day that. Mayor, Roberts of Asheville said to his people that they could de- l J j . 1 . pend on it that the budaret made out would be strictly adhered to, and that any deviation from the budget would render -the officials unfit to be trust ed, and I agree with him. There can not be any. really good excuse t spend more than the budget calls for. Please read the last sentence of that statement,. and, the last seven words, "And nowjias to make a Reckoning." The whole thing to my mind, even ev ery dollar was spent for some good purpose,, is bad, very bad judgment. This is only a partial analysis of this statement, and perhaps some time a gain I may say some more. Now let us turn to conditions in the State, in the speech of Mr. A. J. Max well, herf of the State tax comissio at Lake Lure Aug. 11, we find these astounding figures, that outside the state indebtedness the other taxing u nits are ini debt the enormous sum of THREE f HUNDRED and TWENTY FIVE. MILLIONS of dollars, and the newspaper reported added about what the state fndebtednes is to this, mak ing a totafcof very close to six hund red millibttj dollars. Mr. Maxwell in analyzing says "Of this large volume of indebtedness $1,219,174 bears in. iSKw 4 per cenM00, 000. at foBt and one-quarter per cent f 24,32Mt 4 1-2; $36,388,533 at 4 B-4 eT,,BZ2 at 6; S18,908,500 at 6 l-4i ,123,391 at 5 1-2; $5, 462,300 at.NDiM; $85,947,540 at 6 per cent, average interest of 6.32. These figures do not include taxes for interest of, $50,000,000 of indebted ness evidenced by notes. v - Mr.'AIaxwtU says that auite si ir able number of millions of dollars in bonds have been issued since the time he made oat. his figures and farther says that the stream of issue and ro- issue, is fairly. constant. It looks like now that when all tha figures, . are. jBnally gotten togethor ."(., M17 snirav? gi a ounon 01 aoi larsjs not.gomg to be far from ritrht: and t ths,v6rage rate the yearly in terest charge reaches the enormous sum-.nity, three )niIlion, two hundred thousand jdollars. This means thmt it wiU take the value of tefi counties at ths sime Valuation as oars each year 10 pay me interest charges. , In other words if a close np should come in the next two years without ?x!?'ittl.-!nV more valuation thanyyW'e at,vresent have the bond holdeiswonld have the whole state bought and, paid-for.'- !' ..,?.'' T-in la view tof these conditions ft "ap pears to n that the stoppinr place' o ! contracting debte is many milliom 6i .;MoUajs. ;ovr-reached. Can the We') ir homes and pay. tahi for ori, cjass. of people and that is tne- Wmer.'. He is compelled to produce'.' a '. Vety great amount more ana uint cefis f 6r '.' extra sweat and blood. Listen,' J. .'just forgot to say that, the 'amounts' above quoted does not inclnde, (ee grabbers Jhat is ln- - : -if,M : -. .' '.'-- festing the public on every hand. It appears that we must get rid oC about six to eight thousand offlea holders and economize in every way possible if we are to live and pay what we already owe. ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. E. S. Morgan, president of the Sunday School Convention announces that there will be a call meeting of the S. S. group leaders, at Lais rel Branch, the 2nd Sunday in Sep tember, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon The group leaders are as follows: Group 1. Fred Jervis. Group 2. Group 3. Group 4. J. M. Amnions. Robert Tweed. Shad Franklin. S. A. Bradley. Group 5. Every member is urged to be pres ent. Mars Hill, N. C August 29, 1927. The executive committee of the French Broad Association met at Mars Hill, Monday, August 29, t 3:00 o'clock. Among the important business transacted was the grouping: of the Sunday Schools, with a leader for each group. The groups with their leaders are as follows: Group 1. Mars Hill. Mars Hill (Mission), Little Ivy, Middle Fork- Bethel, Paint Fork, Paint Gap, Cal iforniaLeader, Fred Jervis. Group 2. Piney Mountain, Locnst Grove.. Grand View, Gabriel's Creek, Bull Creek, Laurel Branch. Long Branch Leader, J. M. Amnions. Group 3. Marshall, Madison Sem inary, Enon, Walnut Creek Mt. Pleas ant, Caney Fork, Davis Chapel, Wal nut, Hot Springs Leader, Robert Tweed. Group 4. Peek's Chapel. Grape Vine. Big Laurel, Union Valley. Cha pel Hill, Hopewell, Grape Vine (Mis sion) Leader, Shad Franklin. Group 5. Ivy Ridge, Little Creek. Foster Creek, Upper Laurel, Laurel Valley. Rice Creek Leader, S. A. Bradley. CHAIN GANG AR TICLE FALSE v iar. hikm v in mar t-rnnirT. tit r Record, headed "MADISON -CCflTtL. TF TO DISCUSS CHAIN GANG," to BDsoiuieiy iaise. xms article was taken from and credited to The Ashe ville Citizen, as can be seen by read ing the article. Mr. J. Hubert Davis telephoned us last Friday stating that the article was false, that he had not heard it discussed at all in court, and that it was not a matter for the court to decide at all, that it was up to the County Commissioners to decide this question. We are sorry this article was false, but are elad that it was not the fan. of the News-Record, but of the Mar shall reporter to the Asheville Citizen, ATTENDS REVIVAL "Professor" P. C. Crawford, age 70 years, wishes us to say to our readers' that he has attended the following re vivals in the past year: Georgetown, 2 weeks; Caney Fork, 2 weeks; Slid- mk A.noD, 2 weeics; Kobertson ChapeL 2 weeks; Arnell Plains, 8 weeks; North Canton, 2 weeks; East Canton. 2 weeks; West Canton, 1 week; Liber ty, 2 weeks; Richland Waynesville, 2 weeks Barberville, 2 weeks; Sonnook 2 weeks; Balsam Gap, 2 weeks; Silvav 1 week; Piney Grove, 2 weeks; River Side, West Asheville, 2 weeks; Hea dersonville, 3 weeks; Locust Grove, Z weeks. COMING! FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY SEPT. there will be shown at the PRINCESS xhjai Ka, Marshall, n.'C " ." V "FLASHES OF ACTION" A1 OFFICIAL U. S. GOVERNMENT . FILM OP THE WORLD WAR' . i Uncle, Sam's camera story of th great conflict from training camnutet the trenches and "Over the Top." Taken, while the battles were rae-lnT- ?. Actually Showing our boys tm five- big -battles including"- Chateau Thierry, the turn in point nt th. v to the Hindenberg Line and the watc on the Rhine. - r . . There is Jiot one foot of false lm" no actors, no directon. HA aaanaLa, writers were used. Just the real war itself as it was fought on the battle fields of France.- This official movie film b1ia i twn very death dealing instrument of war used bv th Y.nv. . will see tanks in action. InK.. tacks, i German nlanAa. kmr.kt. a AwsauB uuWhs Ug range guns in action, capturinar German prisoners, and old glory wav- 2?I.'JWs, headquarter, oee-.the tree ntsn k. m , ., War thrt UncU boTfo; youl-.--..,.... ....... ....i. .. . j, . I aed.tra. to tk War Film a GooJ CbmIv Will R- l . ront forget tha Princess Thcatra friday night. Sept. 2nd. , , v , ; B.F." Worler.of he would not take $l,000an acre for his permanent pasturt if hecould not get another. - : "1 i