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". t ' , , ' i -W'-f ,4...' .(..V . rH((i".Ii'J,.i 'V rr t 7 f t .til w w "W i r f J HI ? a vpar'T aZILf'F I 0 1 'I 1 ppTHiA YEARiFORO:! ,8" vol: xxi A STIRRING MOVIE FOR ' MADISON COUNTY IN FACT AND FANCY REEL 1. . It is the year 1926. A battle of the ballots is fought in this county be- v tween the forces of law and order on one side and those of do as you please Son the other. Naturally the personal!- 4.1 - 4.1 tnA VS ' i- , . . . . . , , ... fight, their friends lining up solidly for one or the other; but the real ment without fear or favor. Ex-SherifT Ramsev is returned to office by-ai substantial majority. REEL 2. The Sheriff, not content with hold- ing up cars on the highway for search and confiscation, follows the trails of Xl J 1J ! 1. . XT Lf J tne buck nu B.imy into me mu- J J iL ! . 1 1 V 11 t ren coves ana micKety nouows, wnere of the county abounds, and draw the "copperheads" from their secret I lairs. In nearly every raid he snatch-' i- es gallons of the fiery fluid, '(ready ? to debauch men, impoverish homes, ' wreck lives,) consigning it under 1 ' court order to other designations. 1 REEL 3. Representative McDevitt goes to Raleigh and puts thru an amended law which greatly strengthens the sheriff's bands, and attaches a proper reward to the difficult job for him and his deputies. To prove his honesty in this cam paign and in the fulfillment of his I oath of office, when following up a clue, if Sheriff Ramsey has reason to ,..'.,. , . ., . believe that one deputy or another is a trifle unsafe he leaves that brother in undisturbed slumber while passing . his home in a midnight quest for a still. No section of the county (s ex empt; Laurel, Spring Creek, Shutin, California have all been honored by his official presence, and even beyond, for this man of real fighting blood seeks the cooperation of the sheVifl" , effort to stop importation over the border. REEL 4. Nor is liquor alone the subject of his quiet but vigorous fight. He knows that deadly narcotics are being ped dled secretly in the county and he witholds not his hand to throttle that traffic. QUERY Under our democratic form of ! government, in which the elected of ficer is merely the agent of the peo- ! th PROGRESSIVE FARMER Ct, ft -I THE NEWS-RECORD (I0 OCT ij ii":,!:! Li I ?VMieardrb"!W!lfar0,!st8te8 CMl Service Commission at Z ; ins ucpunea, una ineirs aione, to light a public menace Let us add a few reels to bring the lesson home. REEL 5. A ravening beast, then a deadly epidemic, and finally a general con flagration are let loose in the county. Every citizen, parent, householder is awake to the situation. They, rise en masse to defend their homes, their children, themselves, with clubs and guns for the-beast, with medical and sanitary precautions for the epidemic. t. with an impromptu- fire brigade for the burning . demon, - they willingly and unitedly fall into line behind law and health officers for . humanity's aake and their own. . ' :-.'. REEL 6. The citizens of the county .take a day off and visit every widowed mo ther struggling to support her child ren, orphaned by the untimely death of the head of the family thru strong drink; all the children who are scat tered into homes, friendly W un friendly safe :or unsafe,' while their fathers see prison terms for viola tion of the liquor laws;. atill- other children insufficiently fedr- clothed and schooled because liquor with .its attendant evil, ha , robbed; them , of ; their birthright:Then 'they come to Marshall to ' see the 75 stills, r piled high, which the sheriff has captured . thia year, and to behold the quanti ties of boose and mash which he has diverted front their intended source, U assembled in one great container. ,-Xn imagination they dissemble the liquor outfit, and proceed to' build a ;llg useful thing from the copper and muier materials, in like manner they iw uie cnuoren m tne icnooi auaiton : restore the grain, sugar 4 and other um Thursday morning on the drink food stuffs from the great vat and lgrof milk. . . She stressed the impor njoy seeing the hungry children fed tanceof ' each ahd every child in therewith. They figure the time and school, regardless of age, drinking at money spent in this unlawful bus!-: least one pint of milk a day.' ' She re- ness, plus the time and money spent ' by courts and prisoners in trying and punishing offenders, and with the neat 1 sum presumably in hand they vote on the great and useful work to be done .'('I " I I C I I ' I I U.Ld " ' therewith. Finally they attempt to re store the lost manhood, 'the lost wo manhood, the lost childhood resulting from this lawless course.. But neither in fancy nor imagination can the. tra gic, never-ending loss. to. the advant age of human relations, and they re turn to their homes to meditate on the days' adventure. QUERY. Is it not high time, Mr. Editor, for the right-thinking, law-abiding citi ;zens of the county to get behind their gherlff a n6t ., fw him to come around ftnd find the menace which they know, or nave rea80n be fa operatinjf in theri .... ... . ... .. . . .4. j t midst, but helping him to find jt and j together, "put away the unclean ' thing from among them," so that with the coming generation "Bloody Mad- iann ftriH Wfit MftHiann., mftv hfi fo- t and Madison 1 w " ' hance fc tf d j t h ' gister countieg of the state, RAPHAEL SAYFORD RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an exam ination to fill the position of rural car rier at Marshall, N. C. The exam ination will be held at Asheville, and receipt of applications will close on Nov. 16, 1927. The date of examination will be I , , 'applicant after the close of receipt of applications, and will be about ten day after that date.. The salary of a rural, carrier on a standard daily wagon route of 24 miles is $1,800 per annum; -with an additional $30 per mile per annum for each mile or ma jor fraction thereof in excess of 24 miles. Certain allowances are also made for the maintenance of equip ment. THE examinationVwill WHO ARE ACTUALLY DOMICIL ED IN THE TERRITORY OF THE POST OFFICE WHERE THE VA CANCY EXISTS and who meet the other requirements set forth in Form 1977. Both men and women, if qual ified, may enter this examination, but appointing officers have the legal right to specify the sex desired in re questing certification of eligibles. orm 1977 and application blanks can be obtained from the vacancy office mentioned above or from the United I Washington, D. C. , Application mu.t be on file with the CommUiion at Washington, D. C, prior to the close of business on the date specified above At the examination, applicants must furnish unmounted photographs of themselves taken within two years. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION ' There will be held at the Methodist Church at Faust, the Township Sun day School Convention of the Madison County a Sunday School Association; The convention will be under the management of the Township President-of the Association,. Mrs. E. E. Bryan. 1 All the Sunday Schools of the : Township are urged to have as many representatives present as pos sible There will be soma good speak ers present to furnish plans for great er accomplishments in the r Work. Meeting will be held at the regular Sunday School hour. Fourth Sunday Laurel Branch: church same date ana nour under direction of R. c. El. ler Township President,' ' ' ' Fosters Creelt cnurch atlo o'cinck, under direction of G. C-Peek; Town ship President. JFeurt Sunday. MOTHERS! Mrs.' EJlis f Asheville, delivered moat interesting arid helpful address gretted that more of the mothers could not be present,' but hopes that thef; cooperate in seeing that each child takes at least 1 pint of milk to school every day. ' ,. -V.'V,. . THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY - MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY,1 OCTOBER-jy; 1927 cinnrnn MIICT nCMUHfl TLMT mm iOd iiiuui ULOiiu mm THEIR INTERESTS? BE PROTECTED CONGRESS AT LAST EArjBEFQ.E IT A GENUINE FARMERS' BILL, CARRYINp BONA FIDE GUAR ANTEE OF LOW-PRICjE FERTILIZER. Sponsored by Farm Leaders- "Write Tour Senators and Representatives" Is Sujfgestion-No Longer Any Excuse For Delaying Proper Action. The farmers of America must rise at once and demand that Congress lease Muscle Shoals on terms that wilt safeguard their right to low price fer tilizer. Unless they do, there is grave danger that this great project on the Tennessee River in Alabama, which already has cost approximately $150, 000,000 "of the taxpayers' money, will be sold out (or a song to the power and fertilizer trusts. This warning is sounded by John W. Newman of Versailles, Ky., one of the Incorporators of the proposed Farmers Federated Fertilizer Corporation, an organization, beaded by farm leaders, that has just submitted a "farmers' proposal" for the leasing of Muscle Shoals. The outstanding feature of this new bid Is a guarantee that fertilizer will be manufactured and sold at absolute cost of production. Mr. Newman points out that al though Congress for more than four years has reiusea 10 approve me power trust's bid, a final showdown is likely to come at the present session ' of Congress and the farmers of the country should be on their guard to see to it that the attempted "grab" of Muscle Shoals is again defeated. The strongest sort of polltcftl pres sure Is being brought to bear," ha declares, "to slip over the power com panies' outrageous leasing proposal; add shut the farmers out ol their hrtgat t get, cheaper;. fertilizer, as was nTuTH'HIW. but! ill van nww'w www ware dumped Into Muscle Shoals. The farmers cannot afford to relax vig ilance; in fact, it is necessary that they let Congress know at once that they will not stand for any disposition of this project that does not-provide In a genuine way for fertilizer produc tion. "If every farmer who wants to force down the price of fertilizer would write to his Senators and Congress men demanding his rights In the MuBcle Shoals matter, the problem would be solved before Congress ad journs In March, and fertilizer prices would tumble. Congress at last has before It a proposal fully protecting the farmers' rights, and there is no longer any excuse for delaying proper action If the farmers will simply force the issue." Mr. Newman Is a Kentucky farmer and was formerly commissioner of agriculture of nls State. He has been prominent In farm movements for years. Associated with him In the Farmers corporation offer to Congress are A. P. Sandles, of Ottawa, Ohio, and A, L. Sponsler, of Hutchinson, Kansas, each, likewise, a former agricultural director of his State. These men have submitted the first genuine farmers' bill on Muscle Shoals CHEVROLET DEALERS MEET Applause rang through the ban- quel room of the cnariotte notei on last Wednesday when figures were re leased showing that the Chevrolet selling organization in the Southeast delivered more new cars during the first half Df October this year than during, the' entire month of October last year. Six hundred and fifty Che vrolet dealers, associate dealers and sales managers from all parts of the two Carolines listened spell-bound to the announcement of the remarkable accomplishment of the Southeastern Region. Confidence was expressed on every hand that sales made during the last half of October will enable the region to shatter all former re cords of Chevrolet new car deliveries made t in the Southeast during any one month. '"The Southeastern Region is com posed of Indiana, parts of Ohio and Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, North and Souths Carolina, Alabama hand , Florida;" stated E, BL Grant, V. President in charge of sales of the Chevrolet Motor Company, who came to Charlottta esDecialfr 'to conduct the Weting. "With the sale this year in the Southeastern Region of 11,138 new cars for the first 15 days of Oct- ober. a against 11,019 ears for the entire month of October last year, u. i- a v i . fi..lfc ' tm mmaj wjrce.wu mw vuitiviii.un pay ui Cnare ainner ' CaeCJC " r MUSCLE SHOALS -tie e only one that carries a bona fide guarantee of fertilizer production Heretofore, lack of adequate financing has been the chief stumbling block In the way of farmers' bill. This dif ficulty has now been overcome, and a reputable New York engineering firm has agreed to finance operation of Muscle Shoals for the production of lot-price fertilizer, provided the com pany be allowed to take a fair profit out of the sale of by-products and excess electrical power. The financiers of the proposition do not profess to be philanthropists, but they have satisfied themselves that they can make fer tilizer and "sell It to the farmers at cost and at the same time obtain an 8 per cent return on their Investment. They could not, however, take more than an 8 per cent profit. Under the bill, if their earnings at any time should mount above that figure one half of the additional Income above 8 per cent would be turned Into the fertilizer fund and a proportionate reduction made in the price of fer tillzeT. Sponsors of the Farmers corpora tiOn say that if their offer is accepted by! Congress It will mean a reduction of millions of dollars In the annual fertilizer bill of the American farmer, and thus will strike a. decisive blow a( one of the main causes of existing; agricultural depression. ' At the same time, the great plants on the Tennessee River In Alabama Would be operated sMC such ; basis , ifcat .-Uhey ; awOfc be converted to the manu- overnight. facture of nitrates and other ammuni tion bases In time of war. Thus, both the peace-time and war time purposes it Muscle Shoals would be safeguarded. The project was, established by the Tovernment with two primary objec tives low-price fertilizer for the farm ers In time of peace, and munitions for the Government In time of war. Neither of the other two leasing bills before Congress carries anything like j, satisfactory and genuine fertilizer guarantee; but, on the contrary, each so hedges this phase of plant opera tion wth provisos and ambiguous -lauses that it is extremely doubtful if any fertilizer at all would be pro duced, or, that If it were produced, the price would not be just as high as that asked In the commercial fertilizer market In any event, the power and cyana- mid corporations seeking control of Muscle Shoals would, under thelf pro posals, obtain a profit of 8 per cent n any fertilizer they manufactured, and with the corporations themselves deciding what the "cost" amounted to. Under the Farmers corporation bid the manufacture and sale of fertiliser at cost Is not only guaranteed, but the cost figure, would be determined by a Motor Company has decided to in vest a large assembly plant for the South. The Atlanta plant which we expect to be in operation by April, will relieve our plant at Norwood, which for sometime past has been forced ,to work overtime to supply the demand for Chevrolet cars in the South." Assisting Mr. Grant in the Chais lotte meeting were A. F, Young, Southeastern Regional Salesmanager; L. S. Costley, Assistant Regional Sales Manager; P. A. Watson, Colnm bia, S. C, Zone Salesmanager; and G. J. Gates, Charlotte Zone Sales manager. ' . , , ' 4 The Charlotte meeting was in con nection with the.' Second Annual Tur key Bean Sweepstakes which are be ing staged c by the . Chevrolet Motor Company in October. In the sales con test, .the Eastern' part of the United States, led" by M. D. Douglas, Assis tant General Sales .Manager, is matched against tthe Western half of the eonntryi headed by D. E. Ral ston, Assistant General Salesmanager. Region is matched ' against region, son' against sone, dealer against dealer, and salesman against salesman Winners those selling higher per- eentaee of quota than, their compet- tor will win a luscious turkev .dinr iner to bo held the early part ef - Ne - - vember. Losers wffl eat beans direct - .l ,ly across the table from the winners. " . . . .... t. ... . 4 . fanners board in no' way connect with the corporation. This board would be composed of the Secretary 01 Agriculture, as' chairman, and repre sentatives of the leading national farm organizations. A comparison of the three proposals will pnove to any ene that beyond question of doubt the Farmers Fed' erated Fertilizer Corporation offer is the only one providing any genuine prospect of relief to the farmers from present exorbitant fertilizer prices. The Farmers corporation estimates it can cut 120 a ton from the commercial price of fertiliser. Individual farmers could order the Ingredients In concen trated form, ,lf they desired, have them laid dowWi at b front door by parcel post, and do their own mixing. Front the Government's standpoint, also, the Farmers corporation offer is far superior to others in practically every important particular. If the lease Is made on the basis of existing water facilities, the Farmers proposal would pay the Government a total of $156,646,493 for the fifty-year pe riod, as compared with 183,800,000 under the bid of the associated power companies. If headwater storage Is provided, the Farmers corporation agrees to pay the Government $214, 597.693 as compared with 1131,800,000 offered by, t,be power companies. For the completed project, the Farmers bill offers the Government 8221,228,000 income, as . again it $118,728,000 undpr the power bid irt ? 1 35.18 S41 under the CyanamUl.b;... "h2 l..anarcld cor poration did, !.,i nuk : a bid based on anything but the Luip!"Vfl project. The ratV.ot Interest effered the Gov ernment by the Farmers corporation is 6.771 per pent a compared will) 4.432 per ceilt uy thi power companies and 2.828 by the Cyanarald corpora tion. ".. Right in line wth this wide ad vantage offered the Government on interest rates, is the provision in the Farmers bill that if the Farmers Fed erated Fertilizer Corporation refuses or falls to make good on Its contract he entire plant Is to revert, bag and baggage, to the Government, with the corporation standing the loss of Its entire. In vestment. The other bidders demand that In case they fall down on their contract and the Government takes over the plants,' the Government fattonnt of thelrTnvesTment. No! only that,' but the other bidders demand bonuses as .they go along for carry ing out their contractual duties. These bonuses take the form of a gradual reduction In the price the bidders must pay for electrical power, and thus would amount In the end to an 'acreage In the price of fertilizer and 1 penalty on the farmers, while at the same time constituting an ease ment In favor, of sellers and users of electric power. These and other dif ferences show plainly that the Farm era Federated Fertilizer Corporation proposal Is the only one submitted In the Interests of the farmers. The farmers, staggering under the necessity of. raising larger and better crops without any Increase In the cost of operating .their farms, at last have a weapon with which they can fight In their nettle to secure the rights at Muscle Shoals 10 which they are en titled. Thq "Government established the plant for the making of cheap fer tilizer and.- ibow for the first time sincere r proposal for bringing this about has been presented. The farm ers of America should see to It that Congress delays no further, but takes the proper action at the present see sloa. ... "ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC OPEN Dear Editor s Through the orthopaedic clinics or ganised, ,tbr.6iighout North Carolina by the Department of Rehabilitation un der, auspices' vitnd support of the Ki wanis BotarV and Lions Clubs about four thousand' examinations have been, made by orthopaedic specialists of mre.'ttiijitwo thousand cripples. , byen.'fjve hundred indigent crip ples frdn.bfoted babies two week old to. deformed adults more than 00 years of age have been treated and helped through these clinics. On Saturday; October 22nd, a cli nic under the auspices of the Rotary Club ;. AAhevflle will be held in the Pariah House .of the All Souls Church and Jkhe . Bfltmore Hospital in Bilt morev All cripples of your county are invite W 'atfeend the; clinic between the mornmg hbnrs'of Bin and twelve. ,i-tit, Yours very truly,;.-.; - vU I H;; Li STANTON, Supervisor, . ,a Vocational Rehabilitation. 1 .....'' 'W.-J''-. v- . -.It --.-y ' As veai chops have mnch less fat in proportion to' lean meat than other chopsV - they are likely to dry out eon- siderably la -cooking unless protected by a coating1 of egg and bread crumbs Jhis. if the reason for serving veal hpS - od cuilet .'nMded." x . - .;nW - yV, ?- f .l , W : A family 'jar' is never need in prs- . 1 i 1 1 iv I A " . urvintvpeacsv" " X 2 H&OH COUNTY HECOWX R , FRENCH BROAD NEWS 1 I' n- - - Established May 19, 1907. ' . Consolidate NoTmbr 2, 1911 1 ' CIRCULATION-2000 MRS. McELR0Y IS CRITICALLY ILL Mrs. Clara McElroy, wife of Judge Pender A. McElroy, is critically ill at North Wilkesboro with little hope of recovery, according to reports. Judge McElroy is the nineteenth judicial dis trict's representative on the North Carolina Superior Court bench. All members of Mrs. McElroy's im mediate family are at her bedside. The latest report was to the effect that she could live only a few hours. DR. SAMS ELECTED PRESIDENT TENTH DISTRICT MEDI CAL SOCIETY 250 DOCTORS ATTEND ANNUAL MEETING IN MAD. CO. Dr. W. A. Sams, of Marshall, was elected at the business session to suc ceed to the presidency of the Tenth ' r District Medical Society at the annual meeting here Wednesday. The meeting of the Society, which convened at the Marshall school audi- torium on the Island, was a great success, and an elaborate program Was carried out. ---f ' The opening address was delivered ,by John A. Hendricks, county attorn- ey for Madison, who introduced Dr. John T. Burrus, of High Point, N. C, president of the North Carolina Med- ical Society. Dr. Burrus spoke to a c large audience, the auditorium being crowded with Madison citizens, school , " children, and visitors. EDITOR'S NOTE We would Hkt to add more to -this article" not liTjir- ; . Hved almost toolate '0 the pP at ) T"11" thaffwe can geffn this week. 8.1 PER CENT OF CHILDREN ARE TUBERCULOUS Sanatorium, N. C, Oct 20 The final result of the children's tuber culosis clinics, conducted by the Ex tension Department of The North Carolina Sanatorium, during the school year, 1926-27 showed that 8.1 per cent of all children examined were tuberculous. It was the first time anything of the kind had ever been attempted in the state. A total of 7,841 white and colored children were given the tuberculin test. Out of this number 1,864 react ed to the test, or 23.79 per cent. The reaction to the test -meant that the children were infected with the tuber cle bacilli, but not necessarily suffer ing with active tuberculosis disease. Physical examinations were given to 1,720 of the number reacting to the test, and 1,320 of the number given physical examinations were X-rayed. Of those X-rayed 151 were found to have tuberculosis, and 304 were sus picious cass. For the present school year child ren's tuberculosis clinics are already scheduled ahead until next May. Clinics are planned for. Kinston, Greeneville, St Pauls, Hoke County, Wilson, Statesville, Robeson County and Wake County. Dr. S. E. Lee, cli nic physician, is now conducting a clinic among the school children of Mecklenburg County, and Dr. P. A, Yoder is doing the same in Forsyth County.. These clinics are being con ducted along the same lines that were) found to be sucessful last year. TWO PRAYERS Last night my little boy confessed to me ' Some childish wrong; and kneeling: at my knee, - r ; He prayed with tears, . "Dear God, . make me a man Like daddy; wis and strong; I'm sure rpy can." ,:.' '.,--'. ' . Thev while he slept, I knelt beside hu bed,, v. ST ' Confessed toy sins, and prayed, with' ' low bowed head, - , "A God, make me a child, like my ' ; child here '' V : Pure, "guileless, trusting Thee wiQ ,'l faith sincere.". ; , .!;.: .? jcharity and Children. .Women and upportunitv 1" make calls when you are out. 4 '