CIRCULATlON-2000
VOL. XXI
MARSHALL, N. C.. FRIDAY, - DECEMBER 16, 1927
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PREACHER-POWERS
OUT UNDER BOND
t OF $500.00
The following letter should
b of much interest to citizens
of this County. This letter is
reproduced exactly as Justice
of the Peace Hufford sent it to
clit. Gage, J. P., of Marshall.
"Hie letter follows: - ;
'I December Bthl 921
life, C. M. Gage, Justice of the PeacSl
Marshall. N. C.
jjear sir;
ova letter of the 3rd instant rel-
. tlVt&b!Cbnrl Town who m
-charged with non-support. Beg to
advise that Mr." Powers was brought
back here and tried before me on Ih
same charge and was sentenced to
.:.)?: ;f&'l,580.OO "d work oh
Ter!mi "of . We1t monVhJf "However
be- appealed from ..my .court, to the
-Criminal Court of McDowell County
and the case will be tried the s:cond
week in January, and he is now under
a $600.00 bond to answer said charge
J have been advised by his attorney
that he and his wifi would probably
go back together. This h a very bad
case as this man loft his wife and
little children without any reason and
deserved punishment.
Thanking "you for your kindness to
my officer and hoping to be of service
to you at some time. I am
Very truly yours, .
A. C. HUFFORD,
Justice of the Peace.
Welch, W. Va.
MARSHALL WINS
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'COACH YONCE HANDLING FINE
JvTEAM NOW BELIEVFS THEY r
t.VHAVE GOOD CHANCE TO ,
WIN TITLE
' Jn a walk-away game Tuesday af
ternoon on the local basketball court,
the Marshall teams (both boys and
girls) chalked up another -victory- to
f their credit, the feminine six of Mar
i shall winning easi'y over the Walnut
I . lassies bya score "of 14-4, and ,the
Marshall boys bringing up their end
of the double-heftds? tth-a score pi
I: 57-7, whiclv game 'thsy Won" wichout
ri overJBxerting thenielvea '
Coach Yonce's team Is in top form
now, and chanced to acquire the pen.
nant this year losk'good for the I)cl
boys, t. Mars Hilt jjil lit entet the loop
about January tiie firit, after which
timu t h.evideii. th it Murrtllill and
MarskiU wlU sett e duwn for the long
grind to determine which ef the two
deserves therpeinamt Much cre'dic
and praise is due CoacirYohce -for the
excellent Work, he is Joing, and for
the splendid team which he has whip.
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- Et-erts have reached us io ihi cf.
feet t!,ai the !. one of CarrUon Eob
erta, well known frm f tha 'east
era section of the County, aear the
Buncombe County. Kre, la Ked Oak
community,' as dasfcriyl by fire re
C' 'T '""---itd "f -were
a tUM.l loiui, Uiei liK.L-i co iiisuiunce.
WALNUT HIGH
SCHOOL PRAISED
There are times when it behoove
one to keep one's silence, but I feel
that there are also, times whon one
should speak. Therefore (though not
an inmate of the school) I wisti to
try to express a few of my thoughts
TeornrHinir the ana A. clean work that
is being done by the WalWifl'(gli'fwt well as by many spectators.
School. ' . V k V.
To . begin with I feel .very, 'safe in
saying, for all the parents that never
has Walnut had a principal who Was
liked and respected by the community
any more than . is Mr, Blankenship,
The children and parents alike look
up to him. My words when I say them
are based on' truth nd e:.parienee,
for since September I have been
Closely watching, unobserved, all the
activities of the school., It can easily
be discerned that Mr. Blnnjkenship
is deeply interested in the 'boys and
girls, in their work and in U'cir play.
The closing of the baseball season
did not bring many victorias, to the
boys here, but they bore every de
feat with a smile. They went away
smiling and came home shilling and
no one ever said they did not p'ay a
clean game.
tw. tho Tiaronta n hno'tnv tha."1 lne fmr wue" v OHU ""w"00"
teachers and school up was shown
on November 18th., at a box supper,
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given n the scnooi auaitoriuni, tnei,'"'"v" " "w"
purpose of which was to buy supplies ,Bnd wiu be here "st before we are
for the school. Many boxes, cakes
si4 pies and candy were sdd and i At tune before we enter ,nt0
there was a generous "turn out" of ,ne preparation for the holidays and
the older people. The proceeds1 from jbe'or tim we will be permitted
this suDoer were $71.68 whichVwas.0 participate in tte various Christ-
thought to be very good. I mlghal -
so mention that Miss Malory Blanker! -
shijr-was at this time Voted to1 be" the
prettiest girl, although" the race' be
tween her and Miss Lois Baker was a
very hot one. , ' '
WiAhejnenjngof thebasketbaU
seasoji' teeninteres't " wai7ilfownBF
bpth boys and girls. The boys elect
ed as their captain Mr. Hubert Davis,
Perhaps more interest was shown Dy
the girls, and they immediately en
tered practise with a will, with Miss
Annie Hyde the English teacher act
ing as coach. The .girls elected as
their captain Miss Lois Baker. They
were constantly carrying hoxvs re
ports of how well they er
practice and of what a good referee
they had Jn Miss Hyde. '.
The first game played was with Hot
Springs and was a very good one . ,
our boys were defeated. We cheerful
ly give Hot Springs credit for treat-
ing our players "square."
The second game for the joys and
first for the girls was. with Beech
Glenn on our own premises. There
was a spirit among the player 'hat
could easily be discerned by orVi.k
eft of, which t was one. The Walnut
girls were nice in every wty to their
guess. No rough speeches r, misun
derstandings were heard from fiithtt
side. Indeed person:fturneta me
and remarked, "Those BeecW 'Glna
Hboysjand girls seem liki 'dur own
folks, don't theyf" That Is the i-
rit we are proud, of in our boys ax.d
girls. , , ' , i , , ; -
"" The most -recent game was - ih
Marshall on Tuesday. Perhaps -the
old saying of "all Is fair in love and K
war" Js true; but we folks from Wal
nut don't' eountvbasketball as
At least, we, bate 'to have-to do ae
but it was. a hard matter for the t;rls
and boys to control tongnas and
pers in this game. Though defeated
in mere games than they have -von,
Vuf boys and girls still stick to;lhe
conclusion that , they had rather play
hard but fair and lose, and have the
name of being gentlemen and laiirs
than otherwise. I for one am proud
of our girls and boys. We are back
of you. .teanu 2nd., don? forget Jiat
wanning a game is ttot alt that counts;
bat the supreme .thing is to play i shr
We all wish yen success hereafter, t
The first half of the year as a whole
has been very good, with little tro. l ie
in theschool so' faf as I can ol sin
information. ope; 'the se, jis J
half will be just as suceessfut
V "s bojping that aS the teac! ars
and pi' ?ila will bava a ery Ty
Ckr' " and ro bsck prepar : to
boost; ain' t II -h'to the limit rii
keep y'o :t 'anc' 'j L'-rh,'' X ': '. ,
"an iTi::r:s..; j c.rssyrir-
A farmer of FaiquoUrk C
.tes that brood gov '
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MADISON BmEt -
RATI I.F.A K
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By BOB ALLEN, Mars Hill Coach.
.rIL HiK B.whii T .,. ! f decorations and be sure to lif elementary schools by Miss Su
ZtSZ ' 80 that the Wulghum, supervisor of the State
in Madison County is proving itself to , . nonaf.tment f Edition. RlPio. K
be a fin thing for the athletic spirit
of the schools.
Much interest in be -
ing; manifested by all th9 teams in-
The' following gives the official stand.
ing' of the teams:
? BOYS
Won Lost
Marshall 3 0....
Pet.
.1000
.667
.331
.000
Beech Glen' :2
...1 ...
...2 ...
..3 ...
Hot Springs
Walnut
1
0
r- GIRLS
Won Lost Pet.
Beech Glen 3 ..0 -...1000
Marshall 2 .. .1 667
Walnut -1 --2 334
Hot Springs girls have not as yet plac
ed a team on the court.
cnuc C A CCTV THrtl tr.HT? FOB I
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THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
The Christmas season, that period
i-i- - 1 1 J LnninAc.a
.should reign supreme and gladness
, b dimmed by accident or ad-
VAValfv la nnw VninVinct ftt. Alir flnflTB
.TOW or ii.
, mstide events tt may be well for us
, "P ana in,n qeuy just a mm -
HUNDREDS OF YOUNG SINGERS
0-. S .MtOUISt HOMER
ay mff''
MAS.EPGAR.. STILL MAN KEOEV i 'NT
. fc . f w.e 1 , w.av m
I rresamably lha best, In the
WW Winn. imAvlfl. I mI n rr nv
.country "--will fa.ee the" mlcra-
caoae. at : Station WBAF In
-ZNam York City 'early In De-
ia !ng for fame and -fortune.
TTfcey will be the flnallsU In the Wa.
Boaal JUmo 4ndttk tf the Atwater
fiXaat Foaadatton. ot Philadelphia, '
. .y .'Jala nation-wide . quest for , radio
tvaicaa baa already, revealea hundreds
Hi , young slngerc of promise; who
HBava entered the eostests eagerly b
-aae the feudiUons bffer them tecog
-aftioa at bomalnd a chance lo com-
-peta"'.fer Jrtan- aggrsgstlng -I17.S00.
KfBsUnctlve flgnras are iponjorlng the
mrdartakrog a.', a National Asditloa
dommltiee. ' They are Madam- Louise
illetner.'tb Metrtpolltaa Opera
ktar;t airs." Edgar Btfllman 1 Kslley.
-prwJdcTit of ' the Natlonei ; IMera-
xtSoif ot ;:nsle Clubs; Edward . Vok.
forami aditor. of .the Ladles' Home
Jomaal and Mrs. Otto B.' Kaon, wife
rtil. srorld-fatnotis Hew York baathJjoirff taaftcaad- eieoun Jn
sj3 tbusIo ci tro a. tv-n-K-tiexti-.
" T.".'3ers or state aaditlon's--oae tnr
r.l.ane. rhrmelva- sllvw.mauais
i.i -are takea to their district VndF
tlaar-at the expense of the founds
:1teit t -compete - wlti young singers
-f re i " lrBffghborltig titi wraasrs
'f ; it t f rs !trM t . :MoM
-1 r. an tid ooa juang wonUS
. . f gold msdals aba) in
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THAT CHRISTMAS TREE: Do
not -decorate it with flimsy material
not -decorate it with flimsy material
hung -too near candles or light.
DON'T decorate your tree with
' paper,' cotton or any inflamable ma
.-"-f" -w--k.
: Ji, ii.! i. it.
, wnmg w
over,)
DO NOT use cotton to represent
snow. If you must have snow use
powdered mica or asbestos fibre.
DO NOT use candles, where elec
tricity1 can be substituted. Even with
the ; use of electric batteries they
would be far safer than the use of
candles. If candles are used let only
the upmost caution prevail. DO NOT
permit children to light or re-light
the candles. They frequently set fire
to thpir clothing instead. DON'T
LEAVE the matches within reach of
tho children. Candles are meant to be
lighted and if children can get
matches they will experiment with
them.! They imitate their elders. Bet
ter Caution "Dad" and "Brother" to
be careful with cigar and cigarette
.stubs too.
Ju XT.m . . .
DO NOT allow trees to remain m-
I side of building after the Holidays.
jne ree ignite readily when leaves
. . . . . ,
, ana orancnes are ary. a large num-
ber Of fires occur in January from
this ause.
I Tfi XTrkT JA..AMfinna nao.
"Vi UOD
ga, ets or too near lights of any
kind.;.
Examine the wiring which leads to
t lights used for decorative purposes,
See to it that it is safe,
Let the home, church, school or
store be warm but look out for over
. neaieu stoves ana pipes,
TALENT
Uketf to- New j Tor-, by the Atwater
Kent ronadsttoa far thecals, waassr
will be broadcast oxer aaattonal aaf
work I aUtloDa. ; Tbt-awards -to
these will bo ss folowsC,: " .
Wlnaen: ,of h firei , place . at-
will each reealva :iA09 ,cah
two years' taltloa.lj a. musical eoar,
servatory.- . v r
, 'Wlaaers ot secopd place trlll eaefc
receive. 41.Q0O. cash and 'one yaarV
Mtttoa,; . V, j't- V '
' Wloaer of third place;: will each
recolve ft, OOP aasl baa year taltioaa
t.'T.'iaaera ojt.foarth. plar will-
ITECKLIST
Marshall and-Hars Hill high schools
- have Deen .placed ' on the accredited
, , ; - . -
fl.. vrhn hart iiifit nmnlAtei fin insmp.
schools. This makes three schools in
the County which are on the accred
ited list, the other one being Walnut,
which has been listed for some time.
Miss Fulghum declared herself well
pleased with the condition and the cv-
idences at theMhools she visited. j
A. A. Rice Opens I
Asheville Office,'
A. A. Blcet former Hendersonville
lawyer, has opened a suite of offices
at 321-322 Legal Building in Ashe
ville. Mr. Rice is a graduate of the Jef
ferson School of Law of Louisville,
Ky. Upon receiving his degree, he
entered the University of North Caro
lina and took a postgraduate course
in the spring of 1924, and stood the
bar examination in August, 11)24.
Following his entry to the bar, he took
up law practice with Judge O. V. F.
Blythe of HendersonyilBq, and re
mained with him about a year. Since
that time he has been practicing a
lone in Hendersonville.
Being a native of Madison County,
Mr. Rice has been' mindful of the ad
vantages of not only being closer to
his many friends from his home coun
ty, and likewise the greater advan
tages of . being located in the Hub
City of Western. North Carolina, for
which he predicts a great future.
Blue Ridge Republican.
MARS HILL HIGH
WJKA'WX3TER:N
C L A IMERS CUP
In the annual Declamation Con
test of W. N C. High Schools at Mars
Hill College Friday and Saturday of
last week, Mr-- .Tilsion Fleetwood of
Mars Hill High won the silver loving
cup as the best declaimer. Miss Bet
sy Perrow, representing Asheville
High, was the winner of the girls'
trophy. Miss Sharon Buckner, also
of Mars Hill High School did honor to
herself and to her school in advancing
to the final test of the meet.
A SERIOUS
LINOTYPE HAS BAD
BREAKDOWN
Forced To Leave Out County Reports
We wish to explain, to oar reader
just, why the paper was forced to
cone out late this week. As some of
yo doabtless know, a certain amount
of typo must bo set every week be
fe -wo-can, go , to press. Tha ma
chine for setting this type (the Lino-
typewM -1Va that caused trou-
Ma4ay ajgbt. and Ae Linotype stood
idle for two 4ay :Tuesday and WaoT.
aaswUpwl Wednesday afteraoon We
Asheville. and brougat a Lin.
otyp maehinist back' with' vs. '"' In al-
ditalfe.i4 to get aaotbef
aaacsaalrtipr'iaa'. ttspert electrician
Ircero. our machinery' again) resnmesl
it faetMiiitg."A Yh V"' 'W
Oa acaount .of ' ieinf so tato, 'wo
wore-feTe4 tolaaye ot die Couaty
Raprta. thi Vek, but taieaiU be
pabliakbrJ aest i-
"THERE, IS.NtVE Afff TROtJl
BLE.1N A PRINtSHQPr-iMAt BE
f;' ti'EEDltbR-
Wm Tarheel aayVhar u'npnee'S
to growva.roprif..it doea;no pay a
profit and .that ia .why. be )c'eeps books
-j. A.i. vi. i .Jt. 3'i v
. -J' ,
- All th .wprld ws .'ft VughSfftb
a k1ndee1ithig?""w
is the. ral. thing until the
begins to waar oil. ;'i:r- '
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CITIZENSHIP DEFINED.
Tit obligation of cittseuhip Jo
not rett toleljr or chiefly in the ex-
ercise of the privilegea of voting,
or in conducting campaigns., or in
holding1 offices. I
Important as are a!l these dut;c
their performance will amount
to nothing unless our citizens are
imbued with the spirit of our in-
stitutions, which means respect
for a government of law, a sin-
cere desire to better in every pras-
tical way the conditions of human
life, loyalty in all relations of life
and the disposition to be kindly
and fair in all dealings with one's
fellow man. Charles E. Hughes.
LEE SAMS HflRT
IN WRECK
Lee Sams, prominent farmer of the
Middle Fork section, southeast of
Mars Hill, nearly lost his life late
Tuesday night, it is seid, when the
car in which he was riding left the
highway, and plunged over the em
bankment, turning over three times,
near Mars Hill. Mr. Sams escaped
with minor injuries, and the car,
though badly damaged, was not a to
tal loss. Mr. Sams was prisoned
in the car when the doors became
jammed and he was unuble to open
them. Neighbors were summoned by
Mrs. Sams, who was nenr at the time
of the accident, and they turned the
car over, releasing the occupant.
STATEMENT
There has been soma discussion as
to the amount of money paid the un
dersigned for assisting the Solicitor
in prosecuting the. commissioners.-- la
seems-to' think 'that the amount wa
fabulous. I wish to state that I have
received the sum of twentyfive
($25.00) dollars and no more tor my
services as above. This was piH me
for my appearance in ilri prelimiaary
hearing before Justice W. R. Sams.
Dec. 15th, 1927.
JOHN H. McELROY
Leonard Morgan Is
Killed By Tree
On December 7th, a sad accident
happened on route 2 when Frank W
Morgan was cutting a tree to make
firewood, his lovely little 4-year old
Son Leonard who was his father's pet
made his way to his father at the fall
ing of the tree. When the father had
discovered his boy the child had re
ceived the stroke that resulted ih its
death instantly. The accident created
considerable excitement, in the com
munity and much grief in the- hme
The little one was laid to rest near
his home on December 8th and a largo
crowd of people were present at the
funeral services. Services were con
ducted by Rev. R. D. Ponder of Mar.
Hill.
LOCAL MARINE GOES TO CEN
TRAL AMERICA.
Washington, D. C. Dec. 16Soma
of .: the - interesting events taking; '
place m Ncaraugare Jjkely. t3t be? ,
witnessed by Jack M. Jairchild, : otY
Buckner, near Marshall, N C, who
left the United SUtes on the U.S.Sv'
Argonne for the j Central America
republic, and arrived at Xorinto, th
principal sea port of Nicaragua, Nor,
25th. . :'- ' - Z-tl? Zh jf;;;S- f
The local boy was with a . group of
replacement troops, sent to relieve-
Marines on duty Jn Nicaragua, whoa
enlistments will expire shortly. It is
net known just where he will balov , '
cated as iMarinea are scattered '
throughout ,,th4 f country serving, at s ;
taany outposts and pert orming . aj :
eadless variely of dtit'ii while-; they
help to sostora peaca to the eountry. .
j tfack is i; yeara? b!dVr was born ; ia
Buckner, and Is a son'o? lira Mandy
Fairchildof:But)cnef.iHt joined tha
Lllarine Corps at-Charldttei last July'
and In recent montlor has been sta
tioned at Paifris Island, S.'-C learlcy
Umt place for Charleston, from wbic'.-.o
port 'the Argohnir sailed for Kiaraw.'
gmi' Kevt-'tS.Vv.-i ..;y-.:. n .v
- 'wi -' -- ; ..
; A los friehd is all rtht-untX
be dedinea to lead you mo?)y.