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BAMt OF FRENQI BROAD : . . '
TO GIVE STUDENTS ' PRIZES
FROM MARS HILI
To B AwuM Dnrinff Comnnnce.
mnt 'ExarcitM '
The Bank of French Broad of Mar
shall has announced, thru its proper
officers, that it will give prizes to High
School students, in each of the five
high schools of Madison County. The
prises to be awarded during the regi
ulaf commencement exercises of each
of thechools. ; i .N'.r' - .';
There will be offered altogether
ten prizes, or two for each high school
in the County. The prizes will' be
$5.00 gold pieces, and will be iven
to the winners of the Declamation
Contests and the Recitation Contests.
That is to say that $5.00 in gold will
be given to the boy . in each high
school that is pronounced the winner
of the Declamation contest in his re
spective school, and likewise $5.00 in j
gold will e given
Mrs. W, B. Davis had as her guests
Sunday, Mr. Leonard Pickens, Mis
Hattie Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Roy 7.
Davis, of Asheville, Mr, and Mrs. Ge
ter C. Robinson and family and Mr.
and Mrs. G. E. riutchins of Mar Hill.
Mrs. J. C," Hiitchins is visiting her
son, Dr. Will Hutchins, at Kingsport,
Tennessee. She is expected to return
to her. home the latter part of this
week.
Dr. and Mrs. John Baird are occu
pying their new home on Main Street.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Hampton of Ashe
ville, visited their daughter, Mrs.
Wayne Peek, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wilkins, of
Favetteville. N. C, are visiting Mr,
to the girl T that fa 'and Mrs. R. S. Gibbs during the Kast
SdftgsfiMn Folks
Vi ,r, ' W ii i,,imi n Mij'.ili .V.n i OU In i
. , . . T , 5.r- it ,
Th Modernists with "their direr twfatt
ArwotrucdnCodr ' r "fAW
Yet Cod U here when the sun it etear ' i twNj
And the dew Is on the tod. 7 ; . ; " X
The pulpits sound wta the stubboiiiV0 (
-Of the Puhdamimtaliats. -V V
And yet in pheof the petty flght , 5
God's majesty persists. - J',
Beyond the ken of the mtoo of me; ; i prk
. Is the power of sun and clod','1-;,- f-J4':- ,W
That moves the corn blades Ui the morn n
The farmer calls It God. - , . ; C yjL J
b riili laamiiihtltmittMllllt 4 :. Vi3
If factions never meet,
Fer the God of his salvation is
The God of corn and wheatf
pronounced the winner of the Recita
tion contest in her respective school.
The Principal of each school will sc
lest either three or five judges, ss he
- i i i i i n l ii i:
or swans , wno 4- m frienda and re,ative8 at Man,
fled to judee these contests on their .
merits. v
Miss Ida Lee Hutchins was the
dinner truest of Mr. and Mrs. Theo
dore Farr, Sunday night,
'Mr. and Mrs. Seth Lippard are
.Hill.
The Bank of French Broad turth-. jfr m Holcombe, father of Mr. F. H,
er announces mat eacn winner or a.Holcombe is ill at the time of this
prize that desires to do so may open wrjting.
a Savings Account witn tne prize M -nd Mt. s. A slacki of the
money, and if it is left for a perioi of Coiwe Pharmacy, had as their gueBts
uiB cr mcy w... bum ... nuu.v...a sun(jay, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. JSlacK, Mr
$1.00 to each account so opened, in and Mr& car Pag and daughter
addition to tne regular 4.:utat iCatherine, and Mr. and Mrs. Comp
paid regularly on such accounts. ton of Asheyille.
For further details of this contest Mrs, J. B. Peek, an 80 year old res
those interested may see the principal ident of Mars Hill, died last Friday
of their school, or Mr. c. B. Rector. ' morninar after an illness of about 10
Cashier of the Bank of French Broad,, weeks. She is survived by the follow-
who will be glad to furnish full par- jK sisters: Miss C. Merrill, Mrs. Vick
iiculars, IMcLain, Mrs. Fine Phillips, The
, ; , "' 111 '"" 'following children also survive Drs.
PlIMI I AK .Vli llHJV i E. D. and Will Peek, Fate Pwk. of
DIES
Montana. Miss Meda Peek and Wayne
Peek of Mars Hill, Mrs. Doug Carter,
of Chase City, Va:, Mrs. J. T.' Car
ter, of Pine Burn Park, Asheville, and
JSarvtoM Hld For Poralar Mm Hill umbw of grandchildren.
' Collage Student ' 1 The passing of Mrs. Peek marks the
. ' ; , - " passing of one of Mars Hill's oldest
Charles' W. Ttoper, a Junior you ana most oeioved citizens
eee Seniov in siasw-ttin CoVhert riieM ,- .-L mm.,
last Trursday nlht In French Brood I -ii DJi; rJl
Bvwfrm WS VVIMfHVHMVlia, AVUIfWIII
pneumonia. He was
weeks. -
sick for two
Roper was one of the most popular
Madison M a n
: Killed In Mine
siuaenis inai ever attended Mars Hill Funeral services foreland Hall,
College and had woven himself into 23, of Micaville, Madison County, who
we me oi tne communny as well as was instantly killed Wednesday aft
tha institution., At the time of his eraoon when a big rock in the Gibbs
aeatn, ne was teaching a class of com- mica mine in which he was working
munuy young men in tne Hunaay was dislodged and fell on him, were
ocnooi ana tnrougn ine iony young held at Micaville last Thursday after-
men m -ni ciass ne was doing. n0on at 3 o'clock
a fine work for the community. -
Friday at eleven o'clock, all class
work was suspended and a Memorial FamOUS LaUghmakerf
In New Comedy at
Our Theatre
Service was held in the . Mars Hill
Church. The building was crowded by
students and ..community people and
one of the most impressive services
ever attended; by the writer was
held. Those taking part in the ser
vices were: Glenn Whitt, represent
ing the Young Men'a Class; J. .Smith,
"Life of Riley" Soes George Sidney
Ana Cbarlio Murray A Fira Chief
, And Chief of Polieo
"The Life of Rilev." a Firab N,
representing the Euthalian Society ionf1 Pictures-featnw Remedy that
of which he was a member f E,
hdQlo ttlA AHfAvfailtlNAIIF -kill n ' lraa
n . . was ,, Will
Afn" i I hoars A hmtioHl Tm fnnmai) sj4 Km.
ker, spoke of Roper's faithfulness to ger laugh makers to the local screen
the
Ministerial Conference of which the persons of George Sidney and
he was a member Mrs. B. L. Staple-1 "-"Ul 1 ,
ton aiwilc of hi. tM,ifn n. J Each of the-famous stage and film
W nntory life; Dr.1 COmics is more brilliant and sparkl'ng
C. Roberts,- whe spoke of, Roper's -and ludicrourf or the presence f the
; religious experiences; O. J, Murphy other in "The Life of Riley.", 5 They
,s and W. L, Parker who were with Jim P1" Chief f Polwe and Tire Chief
when the end came and M, R. -L,lffftU of
Moor, who -was the Jastf speaker the village widow for whose hand the
spoke along the line .of Living True, comedians wage War, and Sam Hardy
. Thinking Pure, Righting Wrong' and1? the villain who .tries to take her
. Following the King. He pictured the SSStSS
' life -of Roper, who had been with us ginning to end but sweetly wistful
three years as one who tried to do 'ud pleasant. Junior romance - goes
thesethingsv ' ' wkh it rV:-p::V'-
- A" hrit .iriZr7; fcM - , June Marlowe and Stephen Carr e-
. , : . . -""'1nact this love story, and Edwar
iueiw nwrae in, Asnevine, at tne: vis appears in an effective role. The
same hour by a few Mars Hill friends film was produced for First National
and the mother and a brother, after E-M. Asher and directed by Wil.
, whirVtWlwul. . .rriA Wi.-V,,m Beaud ine. In addition-to natural
- c-tk c . " r. comedy facilities afforded by , rustic
Path, S. C, where the family.. Jives atmosphere, a huge circus carnival, s
' and where burial took place Saturday Fourth of July gala event and a fire
afternoon; at three o'clock. A faculty maa excitement and color.
:!t!,l!J1llffc! PARTY. AT- RECTOR HOTEL
stayed for the buriaL ; '
God's in therein and the yelloW grains
And In the fruited soli: ."-t'v
The country's exace reveals His face 'S
To all who sing and toll. -l
When birds reioice we hear Hi voice
Whatever be our creed : -Lf&i
We know that God renews the aed .;
And stirs the planted seed, v.
J Wwtwn Nfwap(r Union, Mi( I
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A WORD FROM ?' ''
TOE PJUSHK ,;.:''-;
The questions u p fdf heandidates for the Legislature
by Mr. Ira Plemmonathid.wVniay seem at first reading rather
personal, especially to bnejrha knows Mr. Plemmon's own
views on these matters jonthe assumption .that the av
erage reader does not. knoWjihe preferences of Mr. Plemmons
and, as the questions can belansered ejtheri ia the affirmative
or negative, we are passing them; on to ouif readers. We wish
to say that a sensible discuian ;any : or ja) j ese Questions
wilt b eteeepted for publication free of charg,' provided all bit
terness or persona feeling is left out, and so long as the discus
sion is or interest to tne people o; Madison county, uur one
frffqnest is that your' articles "tie Rlfte as short as possible to
cover the subject. ,
GEORGIA BRANCH NEWS
LAST WEEK FALSE
Someone on Spring Creek -wrote -for this paper under the
head of Georgia Branch news last week several items which a
number of people in that section have said were false and of
fensive. The news was properly signed by a person of that
community. We have no way of proving that it was written by
that person as. there are some people who are low-down, mean,
contemptible, hateful, or cowardly enough to write an article
and sign the name of some respectable person to the article.
The person who will do a thing like that deserves 99 years at
hard labor on the County road, with a repeating rifle staring
him or "her in the face. x
Very "few acts are more despicable than rushing into print
such lies and underwriting them with some innocent person's
name. If an honest person writes or says something false, he
will correct it as soon as possible.' If you read the Georgia
Branch news last week, don't believe any of it until you know it
is true.
The first cooperative car lot of 4ime
to be ordered by farmers of Caldwell
County, in 1928 was unloaded last
week. Fifteen farmers In the county
planting sweet clover for the first
time this spring.
A party was given at 'the Rector
.'Hotel Wednesday bijrht celebratina
the eld, the birthday of ; little Miss Martha
tS spend iYonce. the nartv beinar e-hreiT bv Prof.
into and .Mrs. rYonee in honoiof -the
thcn(,3eniar- fUm of the - Manhatt'-High
, 8chool, -..Several were invited besides
' - ' w. j members. of he:;Semor thus, 'about
f -ToC' can reeognise-a typical A. twenty-fire all-attending. .Gamei
saerican anywHerev He is asking some- were played, and refreshments -were
body tot egatch,- - " - i . - i .served and all had sv delightful, time.
What ever became, of
. fashioned girl who used
Saturday mornings , . breathing
- lamp chimneys and cleaning
-. with an old newspaper?
la jne section of Lincoln over
90 per sent of the fertilizer used is
bought, cooperatively and mixed at
home. ..'iv
; " Farmers of Alexander County are
having; their first experience with
sweet clover this year. 2,000 pounds
of seed has been planted as a beginn
ing, r;" , ' ...
Nearly all the ' home orchards of
Gaston. County are well pruned and
have been carefully sprayed, observes
county agent, L. Bi.-Altmatu
County Agents in North: Carolina
have, begun their Kog shipping work
early this season. Two cars moved
front Beaufort county last week and
seven others are ready for this week.
Those hogs sold last week topped the
market at Richmond.
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. Bertie County farmers vaccinas
ed 291 head of hogs last Week in a
attempt to control an outbreak of
cholera..
N E. Askew ef Bertie County re.
oently planted 125 pecan trees Thick
he bought through the Nortfc sJBaso.
Mna Pecan Growers' Society,
The Farmers Cluhef Craren Coun.
ty recently-held "Ladies Nghtr
Isteetiag atihich their wives wet isw.
Now that the cooperative car lot
sales of poultry are being held by the
county agents, it is a good time to
cull out the boarder 'hens and ' sell-
them for cashi - . ,
Prospects are that wool prices will
vary from 40 to 45 cents a pound this
spring whero th& product has been
well handled.-
You have learned everything' es
sential about the youth if you know
whether hv calls blmself a-college stu
dent or a oollege inani-' : ' i
' v.S n H.I.-I w. i t- i
foav Tasheel- say ther i one good
thing; ebout tegg; being7 cheap; thr
POLITICS AND TAX
ES,;HERE AND
(By IRA PLEMMONS)
When Mr. Blake made his audit,
all of us thought that his statement
of the deficit in the school fund was
right,' but now it occurs that the a
mount owing by the school board was
not taken into consideration, and that
the deficit is $7,135.08 more, or
$58,916.95. The amount of out
standing bills was $4,800.24 and the
amount due the special tax districts
was $2,334.84 or a total of $7,135.84.
Why Dillard and that crowd should
have used any of the special tax dis
tricts funds is beyond me. For the
amounts named above is why the
bonds; of $58,000.00 had to be issued.
During the two years that this defi
cit was accumulating the Chairman of
the Board of Education drew $10.00
per day and mileage. This was five
dollars per day more than the law pro
vided for., It's true that on Aug. 24,
1925, the board of education passed
an order that the chairman should
have- $6.00 per month for extra ser
vices rendered the board. By what
authority of law they had a right to
make such an order I do not know,
but I did believe that order was in vi
olation of the law. The chairman did
not draw only five a month for these
two years but five dollars per day ex
tra of what the law sets out as saliry
that he should have drawn. Not only
is" this instance noticeable, Jut many
others enter into the items that go to
make up this enormous deficit.
I really think that such business as
that should stop, and I hope that who
ever goes to the legislature will pass
some law that will stop such extrava
gance.
I think we should stop long enough
to take stock of our candidate and
find out what they propose to do, for
a Candidate that has no views is cer
tainly fuafit, ;and one who has views.
and is afraid to express them-is wutfrt!
man Tinsaie. i am asaing tne canai
dates for the State Senate and the
House, with no intention of embar
rassing them, the following questions,
and "Hidpe they will be -perfectly
frank and state their position.
1st. Will you pass a bill abolishing
the office of County Farm Dem
onstrator? 2nd. Will you pass any bill or bills
to bond the County for any purpose?'
3rd. Will you pass a bill limiting the
tax rate to not more than $1.75
for all purposes?
4th. 'Will you' pass a bill making a
criminal offense for the board of
County Commissioners or the
board of education to spend or
contract for any amount above
the budget?
5th. Will you pass a bill requiring
the clerk of the court to mail out
check to witness and officers for
costs collected by the clerk that
is due them?
6th. Will you pass a bill prohibiting
borrowing on short term notes?
7th. Will you pass any bill or bills to
raise -the salaries of any officer
of the County?
8th. Will you pass any bill or bills
creating any new offices?
9th. Will, you pass a bill removing
two. members from the board of
education?
10th. Will , you pass a bill that will
remove Jasper Ebbs from the
Board of Education?
11th. Will you pass a bill giving the
county commisioners power to
eorrect;arty exorbitant valuation
of real and personal property?
12th, What else have you in mind to
,., put into law should you be suc
cessful in being nominated and
elected?'
f oan! see no good reason why the
candidates cannot express themselves
6a these; questions. Even if it should
mean, defeat they will have the satis
faction of knowing that they have
acted honestly with the taxpayers.
As a- taxpayer myself I should-like
to know how and for whom to vote,
and I believe every, taxpayer in the
County grants to know. ;
11 warn the taxpayers that -if. we
fail this' year to get the proper men.
with- the right kind of .taxes, and who
have the backbone to express them
serves, and to undertake with all, their,
powers, te put laws upon ,the statute
seeks: that witt relieve the-taxpayers
at soaovche -hurdes-sVhich- they
new-' etiffer.vthea. we are staring the
seliP o'W homes in the face; If
the voters cannot see, I remind thens
that they will FEEL when tax paying
time comes around again.
One other question comes to me
that I think would be pertinent, and
that is, Would you vote for any man
who was on the 'Board of Education ,
when the deficit occurred?
AMERICAN FOREST
WEEK
APRIL 22-28, 1928
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Internal Revenue Bureau
News-Record
Marshall, N. C.
Gentlemen:
Ttiere is transmitted herewith part
copy of the Proclamation of the Pres
ident of the United States declaring
the week of April 22-28, 1928, as A-
MERICAN FOREST WEEK.
This Proclamation should be
brought to the attention of all officials
and employees in your respective
service.
Respectfully,
A. W. MELLON,
Secretary of the Treasury
By the Secretary: m
D. H. BLAIR,
Commissioner Internal Revenue
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, CALVIN
COOLIDGE, President of the United
States of America, do hereby desig
nate and set aside as American For
est Week the wek beginning April 22
and ending April 28, in this year of
1928.
I Tecommend to the Governors of
the various States that they also des
ignate this week for special observ
ance by all our people; and that
where practicable and not in conflict -with
law and custom, Arbor Day be
observed during the course of the
same week.
I urge that during the week all citi
zens and appropriate organizations
including public officials, legislators,
business organizations, educators, cdi
tora? clergymen, landowners and oth -
ertiv thought to the preservation
and wise use of our forest, to the end
that energetic forest policeswill be a
dopted in all eommunities.''ln witness
whereof,. I have hereunto set my hand .
a'nd caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the City
of Washington this 24th day of Feb
ruary in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty
eight, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the one
hundred and fifty second."
CALVIN COOLIDGE
By the President:
Frank B. Kellogg
Secretary of State
Dear Sir:
We ask that this be brought to the
attention of the citizens with whom
you come in contact to the end chat
the Proclamation of President Coo
lidge may be observed to the advant
age of our Country and all who dwell
therein.
Cordially yours always,
Gilliam' Grissom
United States Collector
GOVERNOR SMITH
IN ASHEVILLE
TODAY
It is expected that quite a number
of. Madison County people will go to
Asheville this (Friday) morning at
10 o'clock to see Governor Smith of
New York, who is expected to speak
a few minutes before going to Bilt
more Forest where he is to spend a
bout two weeks vacation. Governor
Smith is a prominent candidate for
the Presidency.
LIQUOR AND MEN
CAPTURED LAST
WEEK
Seven men and nine stills were
captured by the Sheriff's department
last week. Sheriff Ramsey report
the largest single capture ef beer yet.
being estimated ; St 6000 cans. " It
(gallon, cans of .liquor .were taken and
12 bushel bli malt. " The captures -wara.
made iiKWUTona. pacta e. that
County, eerao e SrcUsn Laurel, tsear .
Paint Rock, and some en BullCreekv ;
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