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THF ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY
VOL, XXI
MRS. M'EROY IS
L AID TO REST
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WIFE OF PROMINENT JUR
IST PAID TRIBUTE AT
FUNERAL
fi Funeral service for Mrs. P. A. Mc-
Elroy, wife of Judge P. A. McEiroy,
presiding judge of the 19th Judicial
District, who passed away Friday,
in a hospital in North Wilkeaboro,
N. C, after a short, but serious iljness
of several days, was conducted at the
McEiroy home nere eunaay m w
o'clock. Kev. U. B. JNewion, paaior ox
the Marshall M. E. church, South, of
which the deceased was a consistent
and devoted member for many years,
officiated. He was assisted by Rev.
Horace L. Smiht, pastor of the Mar
shall Baptist church, and Rev. J. T. (
M. Knox, pastor tf the Marshall Pres
bytefian church. . The Bervice was at
tended by a large host of friends and
relatives of Mrs. McEiroy, who had
lived here for many years. The floral
offerings were profuse, and very
beautiful. Interment followed at the
Pritchard cemetery, near Marshall,
where a short service was also held.
Mrs. McEiroy left here with Judge
McElrov about three weeks ago lor
North Wilkesboro, where her husband Springs, and Moore offspring Creek,
was to preside over a term of courtwere at the still majung a run of
Shortly after their arrival, Mrs. Mc- .whiskey when the officers approached.
Elroy became ill, and was in a serious Moore was shot in the leg, and as the
,,r,Hl Heath came. The mem- officers denied firing any shots that
bers of her family here were notified
of her illness and left for her bedside,
where they remained until the end.
Surviving are her husband, three
sons, John H. McEiroy, proniinnt
Marshall attorney, Pender McEiroy,
Jr., of Marshall, and Lawrence Mc
Eiroy, a student at the University of
North Carolina, -.and one l daughter,
:tiam
Mrs. Hal Adams, of-Virginia, and one
brother, Ernest Hardwick, of Winston-Salem.
Mrs. 'McEiroy was the daughter of
Dr. Hardwick, pioneer physician of
Madison County.
MARS HILL ELEVEN
DEFEATED BY TENN.
WESLEYAN 18-6
In a fast and exciting football game
last Saturday afternoon, the Mars
Hill grid team was forced to bow its
head in defeat at the bonds of Ten
nessee Wiesleyan College, which won
by the comfortable score of 18-6.
The Mars Hill team was a little off
form, apparently, and in addition to
this, two of its best players were ab
sent from the line-up; namely, Cap
tain Bill Dockery, and Bill Suggs.
In spite of this handicap, however,
the Baptist team put up a mighty good
fight - During the game; Anderson,
for Mars Hill, had to be taken out on
account , off injuries, sustained. . In
the game there were seven substitutes
sent in fop Tennessee Wesleyan, and
onlytw for Mars Hill.' ;.'
In the first quarter, Tennessee Wes
leyan ran wild and succeeded in get
ting two fouch-downa before the oth
ers realised what tit was all about-'
But with tiie score at 12-0, the Mars
Hill gridsters held their onnonents
well, and succeeded in making a,
touch-down, themselves. Y
From reports, this is the first time
this season that the mighty Tennessee
Wesleyan team has even been scored
on, and ft was, up to Mart Hill to
"ruin" their reputation for this. '
MADISON SINGERS HAVE A
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
The semi-annual meeting of ; the
Madison County- Singing Convention,
which convened at Walnut on Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock, was a splendid
success, Q .:'.!"v ,.. ':., ;',-., y
several singing classes irom van-
oos Mints in the countv were nres-
ent, in addition to large-number of
citizens from Marshall and other
places.' - T i . x
Dr. W: A. Sams, prominent physi-
cian of Marshall, is president of the
county organisation, and Mr. Roy L.
Gudg'er, also of this place, is secre
try. " ' '
MARS HILL PUPILS
FORM MADISON CLUB
At a meeting of the Madison Coun
ty student at Mars Hill College, a
club was organized, bearing the name
'of the Madison County Club, with ov
'er 50 members enrolled, it has been
nnounced." The membership is for
Madison Obunty students only, and
the officers who were elected are as
follows; Fred Anderson, President;
Jamie Anderson, Vice-President; 0
lena McMahan, secretary; Robert
Sams, treasurer; and Miss Cornelia
Howell, faculty adviser.
Special programs based on subjects
reiatin? t0 the history and conditions
in Madison County are planned. (
THREE MEN CAUGHT
AT MADISON STILL;
ONE SHOT IN LEG
A 35-gallon still and three men
were captured Thursday night by
Sheriff Robert R. Ramsey, Ex-Sheriff
R. S. Ramsey, Deputy Ervin M. Ran
dall, Cloyed Henderson and Lee Bry
an. The still was captured on Bear
'Creek, about three miles southwest
V Marshall. The men, Steve Free
'man of Bear Creek, Cody of Hot
night, it is thought that in the excite
ment of the raid that Moore accident
ally shot himself. Freeman is out on
$1,000 bond, but the other men, un
able to make bond, were placed in
the jail here.
Jim Davis, of Big Pine Creek, cap
tured a still this week, but no operat
ors were found. ' . .
TION , CLUB MEETINGS
TO BE. HELD
Pioneer 10 :30 o'clock,Laurel Branch
Church first lessons of dressmaking
course to be given.
ENON 2:30 o'clock Enon Church
Demonstration on "Vegetable Sal
ads." SOME SCATTERED
By JACK V. JOYCE
Hello people, what about this cold
weather. I reckon it caught us all
without wood, didn't it? I reckon it's
good for a fellow.
I went to Asheville last week end,
Among other thinars. I attended "the
football game between Oak Ridge
and Mars ' Hill College. One thing
impressed me was that at least 5 of
the Mars HiH. College team ware
from Madison County, our own boys.
Among these boys was the Captain,
William Dockery, known at M.H.C.
as Bill. Bill is sure a young giant, a
real tower of strength and also a
clean sportsman, a product that
Madison County should- indeed be
proud of. Then there was Ex-Captain
Harry Carter of Mars Hill, a little
stocky fellow, Harry Lee Anderson
of. Mars Hill, a real giant, Dick An
derson of Mars Hill and last bat not
least, little Dean Plemmons of Hot
Springs..This is sorely a plucky little
fellow; In my humble . opinion, the
real star of the game even if he did
make one or two little mistakes. He
saved : M.H.C. from having - more
points sfored "on them " than thej
would have had. Bravo Dean, keep it
up. There was a wonderful spirit
permeated the team and " also the
rooters. The score was badly against
them bat the cheer leaders, Mr. Black
burn and Mif) Freeman kept tb
cheering going Just the same, as if
they were leading: That's, the spirit
of Mars Hill College. No wonder M.
H. C. ranks as the best Junior Col
lege in the- Sooth. N one knows
what makes It until they go and spend
some time there as member of the
student body) then you .will soon find
out The guiding star In the Anna-
- meat of Mars Hill College is that
Viet and modest man," Prof. R. L
IMoore. He has a wonderful and mag-
netio personality, averyDoay is at-.
tracted to him even the roughest and
meanest students in school like him,
yea, love himJ Long live Prof. Moore
and may God bless his noble work.
MARSHALL, N. C. FRIDAY; OCTOBER 28, 1927
$50000.00 CASE OF
POSTPONED UNTO
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Carlinville, 111.
Oct. 22, 1927
News-Record:
My case of alienation in Cir?
cuit Court before Judge Burton
last Thursday attracted much
attention. It was my $50,000.
case against C. A. Steinmyer
for breaking up my home. Stein
myer's lawyers filed a demurer
Tuesday afternoon raising the
question that several of the
charges in the count had been
decided in the suit in which my
former wife, Mollie Lee Cand-y
ler obtained her divorce from
me. This raised such a discus-;
sion and as 1 understand had
never been a decision on that
point in the state of Illinois but
M'DEVTTT WRITES
TO THE TAXPAYERS OP MADI
SON COUNTY:
I am not much when it comes to
saying things for publication but for
several months I have had inquiries
about certain laws that were passed
by the 1927 Legislature.
want to refer to a Road Law for
Madison County and a Budget Sys
tem and a few other laws.
First: Public, Local and Privatei
Laws Session 1927, Chapter 132, Sef
tion 2. provides "that the Chairman
nf the Cnnntv Commissioners shift
fiiynioVi a rrrA anA aiiffipiont llATlji,
for the faithful performance of is'jtaki,,S the-oath' of office and making
duties in the sum of $6,000.00 to ,borjbo4 for' the faithful performance
approved by the Clerk of the Court - their duties should account to the
of Madison County. It also provides
that the Chairman of the Road Board
and the Chairman of the, Board of edj .fme time a
ucatioh and the Coon SoperintcS l0 Published
deni; ;hafl Teacfr H otnish-n bond .& &UHCt
-Ident".
the faithful performance of their du
ties in the sum of $5,000.00 to be ap
proved by the board of County Com
missioners of said county."
Section Four of Chapter 132 re
quires the Sheriff of Madison County
to furnish a monthly statement in like
form and manner as other county of
ficial, showing the amount of fees
collected by him for the previous
month, to whom the fees go and the
amount of salary and expense paid
him by the County Commissioners. ttle Provision of the act shall be guilty
Section Six of said chapter pro-' of misdemeanor. We had better not
vides that any person holding office have another deficit under present
or appointment under the provisions I oatns bonds, and present law. Chap
of this act and failing to comply with I ter 621 referred to is the Budget
the provisions hereof, shall be guilty j System for Madison County which has
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction been Published in the News-Record
'shall be fined not oxceeding $50.00 or severl months ago and plainly sets
imprisoned not over thirty daya or out that the Board of County Com
both in the discretion of the court. L'ssioners shall make a budget on
It shall be the duty of the Solicitor August 1st of each and every item to
to prosecute each or all members of j be expended and that no further ex
board or officials upon complaint of ' penditure shall be made for that year,
any taxpayer provided sufficient proof i A part of this budget system is being
is produced to satisfy said Solicior of carried out in that it provides that the
the guilt of any officer or appointee
under the provisions of this act or any
member or members of said board
or officers named in this act. Most of
the officials referred to were under
pond for moneys handled by them but
the $5,000.00 bonds referred to are
for the faithful performance of their
duties. The biggest thing is carry
ing out the laws that govern Madison
County. , In this connection we know
that each and every County Official
takes a very solemn oath to carry out
the laws whether they are carried out
or not
'. Public, Local and Private Laws of
Session 1027, Chapter 90, Section 2,
8 & 4 in substance provides that ail
overseers shall be over 18 years of
age and under 45 and give a bondthe tx rate of Madison County did
approved by the Highway Commission
or. County Commissioners that he
shall make his own time, that he shall
receive only $2.60 for actual time in
warning and working hands and that
he shall warn out all his hands or e-
nough to have ten men each day.
and that the Road Board or County
Commissioners shall divide and appor
tion to each and everv road in tha
various townships, part of the road
taxes paid in by said township and
the .division shlal be made to all roads
according to taxes paid in by the tax
payers owning property or living or
residing on said roads.
What is an overseer?. ' Is he a' man
that oversees road works Shall ha
j two or three men? And, must
,b draw $2.50 per day or shall he
- draw pension on , certain roads hi
JliHENRY ROBERTS
NEXT JANUARY
one "similar to it in New Jersey
but Jt did not cover the point at
issue, and on sucn a snort notice
my' lawyers did not have time
to i investigate thoroughly, so
both sides decided to take the
case off the setting for the pres
ent? term of court and have it
come up in the January term
of court and in the meantime
argue the point at issue
ifThis delay sure was a disap
pointment to me as I was very
anxious to have it all over with
but my lawyers think it the bet
ter for us as Tve were allowed
to file additional charges,
Expect to be home soon
R. No. 5, Marshall, N. C.
at
:; J. HENRY ROBERTS
certain townships?
It is also provided that money paid
in lieu or road work shall be paid to
th eoverseer and the said overseer is
to spend the money on the road where
thework is to be done. This law
would give to every taxpayer in the
county some work on' his road and
I feel tha teach taxpayer is entitled
to some consideration on his road
and it would place the money, in my
opinion, justly where it belongs. No
one claims that this law is being car
ried out, so far as I am informed and
believe, and I feel sure that it is due
me to let the folks knows that I re
membered them all on roads and I
feel
that the Commissioners, after
people for not carrying out the laws
which were passed. '. . " , .
Some time ago there waSj a state-
over the , signature of
Atm CetMsA Pwbliq Aop
showing that the Deficit of the Board
of Education at the beginning of this
school year was around $51,000.00.
Thii had been feared for some time
and by reference to Chapter 621, Sec
tion 10, Public, Local and Private
Laws 1927 you will find these words,
That no department i(hll
the amount appropriated for
exceed
t USO
ai mown oy saia departments budget
!and afler thl " provided that any
!county official intentionally violating
Auditor has to approve the vouchers
for the Board of Education before
they be paid but it seems that the
greater part of the budget system re
ferred to has been ignored by the
County Commissioners for the reason,
as I am informed, that they think a
state wide bill killed the Madison
Budget System, wheih is not the case
as the Madison Co. Budget System
was recalled from the Senate two or
ithree times and held up until after the
state wide finance act had been rati
fied, and after that had been dane the
Budget System for Madison County
as will be shown, Public, Local and
l Private Laws 1927, was ratified the
7th day of March, 1927. In this
Budget system it was provided that
not exceed $1.75 on the $100.00 val
uation and I am informed that' the
Commissioners levied $2.05 instead
of $1.75 I am frank. to confess that
I can't see how the commissioners of
iMadisJon County under their ' oath
levied $2.05. I shall not
attempt to argue the case
but will say that in my opinion, if the
commissioners were to levy $3.75 on
the $100.00 it would all be spent
Madison County is not the only
county in the State that had its fate
of tax named and until this law is' de
clared unconstitutional it seems to be
a law and I take it that the Commis
sioners are sworn and bonded to carry
it out A real determination of this
tax . rate cannot be had short of an
opinion . by the Supreme " Court and
that's why I wanted a bond on the
Chairman of the Board of Commis
ssioners, Chairman of the Road Board,
Chariman of Board of Education,
and County Superintendent for the
faithful performance of their duties.
I feel that I should account to the
taxpayers of Madison County for
some of the laws that I had passed
'Which are not being carried out. And
let them know what I did, but I do
feel called upon to finance this ctse
through the Supreme Court, so I
leave it with you, taxpayers, if you
'want to "pay the thirty cents addition
al tax on every hundred dollars worth
of property you own, that the Com
missioners have heaped upon you ov
er the legal rate, there is no law a
gainst your paying it, but no. law for
you to pay it. One thing that a
County tax rate must do is to take
care of interest and the constitutional
six months school term. '
I shall now expect to hear a howl
started from the crowd that wants to
'keep plenty of money in the treasury,
'so that jobs can be created, and trad
ing can sjo on, regardless of big taxes
'paid by, .the hard-pressed farmers of
the County.
Yours,
N. B. McDEVITT.
A SURPRISE PARTY
JUPITER BAPTIST CHURCH
E. F. BAKER, Pastor
Mars Hill, N. C.
October 24, 1927
The News-Record,
Marshall, N. C,
Gentlemen :
Thursday night, Oct
ober 20th, several members of , the
Jupiter Baptist church' drove to the
heme of their pastor with two auto
mobiles fairly well loaded with good
things to est. After unloading and
examining the many and varied gifts
all .were seated-and spent ' pleasant
land profitable' evening.' .discussing
ter the visitors took their departure
for home, the pastor and wife, of
course, went in and made . a more
thorough examination of the gifts,
and found that there were gifts from
practically every home represented
the church. These people have
j c00perated with the pastor beautif ul-
j 1 Koonfif vinor lia KrtHir ff i
church and fostering clean living on
the part of the individual member.
I A pastor that cannot preach under
such conditions as these might ser
iously question his calling. The fol
lowing is a list of the things given :
Five bushels of sweet potatoes, 1
quart peaches, 1 quart kraut, 1
quart strawberries, 1 quart applebut
ter, 1 quart cherries, 5 quarts chow
chow, 1 quart pickles, 1 quart soup
mixture, 1 quart tomatoes, 2 gallon
molasses, 1 cabbage, 1 1-2 pounds
coffee, 1 1-2 pounds soda, 3 1-2 lbs.
salt, 1 quart sausage, 11 pounds peas,
1 box matches, 1 box crackers, 2
boxes washing powders, 2 bars soap,
5 boxes oatmeal, 1 pumpkin 30
pounds, 9 pounds tomatoes.
E. F. BAKER, Pastor.
GENNETT LUMBER
COMPANYTO START
B I G OPERATIONS
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The Gennstt Lumber Company of
Ashoville, which began operations on
larye timber tracts owned by the
company in tha Spill Corn feec.tion, in
Laurel, Madison County, several
weeks., ago, is now preparing to begin
extensive work soon, it was said here
last Friday. A narrow gauge rail-
Lway for transportation of lumber is
being constructed, ht addition to a
large system of camps. The com
pany now has one mill in operation
in that section, and is planning to m-
etall two more outfits, making one of.
the best lumber camps in Madison
(County. Approximately 15JD00.000
feet of material is to. be milled, the
'greater' part of which is hardwoods,
tad a large force of men will be em-
tploye'i-',
, CONVENTION AT FLATS OF
' ', SPRING CREEK 7..;
Don't forget the big Sunday School
Convention at Flats of Spring Creek
Baptist church next Sunday October
'aoth'-.V'DrnneT on the Ground.
Some noted ' speakers on Sundav
cao? work will be present ;. . ',3
CIRCULATION-2000
JAMES II FREEMAN
IN SERIOUS
CONDITION
Mr. James Henry Freeman, of the
Sandy Mush section, is said to be in
a very serious condition at the home1
of his mother, with whom he has liv
ed for several years.
Mr. Freeman was seriously injured
several days ago, when a wagon,
loaded with wood, passed over his
body, when he slipped and fell be
neath the wheels while hauling wood
near his home. It is believed that
he suffered internal injuries, and he
has been under the care of two physi
cians for several days. Mr. Freeman
is well known here.
A NEW X-RAY
MACHINE HERE NOW
Dr. J. H. Hutchins, prominent den
tist of Marshall, has just had install
ed in his office a new Victor X-Ray
Machine, one of the best makes on
the market at the present time.
"Doc" says that he is having fine
results from the new machine good,
j clear pictures, etc. The X-Ray is
jused in every real modern office, and
we are glad to say that the dental
office in Marshall IS modern.
From BLUFF
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Culbertson had
as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mm,
Ky Norris.
Mr.-and Mrs. Tom Fowler had as
their guests Sunday Mr. W. F. Fowler
and Mack Fowler and Mr. Edd Mar
tin from S. Carolina.
. Mr, and Mrs. Edd McAlister and
'daughter havebfen visiting: Mr, and . '
Mrs. tom-FoW for' thslast' tW V1, -
nome m a. Carolina. . y wt " , t
Mr. Ky Norris and Mr. J. C. Flemv " , '
ming went to Newport, Tenn., Mob- 'r
day on business. "
A woman wouldn't care to be an in
valid if she couldn't talk of her ail
ments. Love may be blind, but it usually
manages to find an eye opener.
NEW FORD CAR IS
READY FOR USERS
FIRST MADE BEING DISPLAYED
IN DETROIT, SAYS REPORT
The patient public that has waited
curiously to see the new Ford will
soon have their wishes rewarded.
The new Ford today stands in the
office of the Ford Motor Company be
side the old Ford a lithe, graceful,
rakish looking car, according to word
from Detroit.
Last Thursday afternoon in the
presence of Henry and Edsel Ford
and officials of the Ford Motor Com
pany, the long awaited car was born,
and immediately taken to stand beside
the fifteenth million Model T., which
became officially dead.
Just when the new Ford will reach
the display windows of its dealers
has not yet been stated, but it will not
be so many weeks. At the present
I time 20 cars a day are being turned
' out In two or three weeks this will
step up to 100 cars, a day, and by that
end of the year the factory is expect
ing to be turning out from 2,000 to
5,000 cars a day.
The production for the next year
is fixed at better than 3,000,000 cars.
The plant has been so altered and en-
larged that the capacity has been in
creased from 8,000 per day to 11,000.
It is understood that tentative orders
for 375,000 ears are already on thai
books. - . ! . v-.s "
Attention at the present is being
directed solely to the closed, or Sedan -model
of car. v From ,50,000 to 60,000
cars will be needed for dealers display
purposes alone. " ,v ..' :. ' ', ,
The new car, according to thp dis
patches, has been well-worth waitings
for.; A dispatch to Tha New York
Times, describes it as "a smart looking
automobile, capable of -50 miles an
hour easily, and 60 miles if presoed.
The new car no more resembles the
old car than a tfracefuf porpoise re
sembles s whale.1 Asheville Cilizea.
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