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MAfc5HALt4 N. C;, FRIDAY; AUGUST 24, 1928
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MARSHALL AND
THE FLOOD
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The rains descended and the flood
came and the Marshall High School
building is still standing unharmed.
Thursday, the 16th day of August,
the French Broad River was the high
est in the Town of Marshall ever
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ftiiuwn ueiure, CACepb IUUU Ui
July 16, 1916. Just twelve years and
one month to the t!ay previous to the
. recent flood was the memorable and
unprecedented 1916 flood. There has
been so much talk, pro and con, that
the schoolhouse in the Island would
either not be damaged in the case of
flood o rwould be washed away or 'de
stroyed that when the water began to
reach the highest point, news natural
ly spread through the county that the
French Broad River was dangerously
high at Marshall. Some people came
from the extreme parts of the county
expecting to see the crash of the high
school building. Others said that the
school building would not be harmed.
If any came wit hthe expectation of
seeing the school building washed a
way, their expectations were not real
ized. We have gone over the island
and the schoolhouse, the result of the
flood is that the island is filled in from
one to four feet. At the highest
peak of the flood some water got into
the orchestra pit, but no water was
on me lower Dart oi tne auaicorium
floor. Two window panes in the
basement windows are out, but they
may have been out before the flood.
The basement was flooded and some
sediment settled in the basement on
the concrete floor which, has1 been
cleaed out. Upon the whole, the is
land was benefitted by the flood, and,
the schoolhouse not injured, except
the labor it takes for cleaning oat the
basement. This is the most approach
able place for a school and public en
tertainments
most'attrc
ty. Even
for the savings account is put off un
til tomorrow and too often that to
morrow never arrives.
The ability, to. be independent, the
joy of freedom from debt, the knowl
edge that you can look everyone in
the eye, knowing you are square with
the world and getting a start towards
success, is traded for a mess of pot
tage. One spends on and dreams of
castles in the future ;"-.
It is a certainty that' if the dream
castle is to become a reality, one has
to start gathering the atones, " It is
true that they are a little heavy at
first but with each one placed the bur
den is less and there is a lot of satis
faction in seeing the stones placed in
the wall. Then too, the waster, -the
spender, must also work in the quar
ry. The burdens are just as heavy,
the hours of labor as long, the distinc
tion being that such a one never
knows the satisfaction of attainment
and possession. The work is done
for others and the castle remains a
dream. " H.
Scottish Rite News.
B. Y. P. U.
TI0NHELD
MET At WALNUT CREEK
Re. I. L. Yearby Afternoon Speaker
The Twelve Hunters
A certain King's son, unknown to
his father, was betrothed to a maiden
whom he loved very much, and once
while he was sitting by her side, hap
py and contented, news came that
his father was very ill, and desired
to see him before he died. So the
Prince said to his beloved, "I must
go away and leave you; I 'Will give
you this ring for a memorial. When
I become king I will return and take
you home with me."
So saying, he rode off ; and when
he arrived he found his father at the
point of death: The old King said to
him, "My dearest son, I have desired
to see,. ou once more before I died.
that I may have you marry according
to my wishes;" and he named to him
a? certain Princess whom he was to
mike his bride; The ydurist' king was
that A Hd ltt&ow -whitl
to clean up periodically after high'
water, it is better this than have a '
schoolhouse located where it would
no tbe serviceable. Marshall School
District pays very much the largest
tax of any school district in the coun
ty and there should be , made some
needed improvements and we feel that
the Board of Education ought to ap
propriate the money to do this-work.
I have tried to state the facts. If you
j don't believe what I say, come and see
for yourselves. -
JOHN" A. HENDRICKS.
REAL;'.'OK;;FALSEv
and so he promised his
would fulfill his wish.
Soon afterward the 'old man closed
his eyes in death.
' When the time of mourning for
the late king was over, the young
Prince, who had succeeded the throne,
was called upon to fulfill the, promise
which he had given to his father, and
the Princess was betrothed to him ac
cordingly. By chance the' maiden
heard of this, and grieved so much a
bout the faithlessness of her beloved
that she fast faded away. Then her
father said to her, "My dear child,
why are you so sad? Whatever , you
wish for you shall have." . ,
for, a few minutes she considered,
and at last said, "Dear father, I wish
for eleven, jmaidens exactly1 like my-
The desire of sfr-marty: to attract Mlf-ta figure and, Ht fath-
attention, to appear" prosperous; fc er toMher that tf. it wnossible.
sail under false colors, causes them to 'her Wish should be earjied, out, antj.ne
Jppose upon themselves the chates.p
'!" MontWy Payment , onvthcoflnjWtU eleveif maidens were
i V?W'a means are. jealous masters thafe tefrjn figare and statutes When they
came to- the maiden she- 1iad twelve
hunter' 'dresses aW U exactly
alike; and each pf the ' majdena 'hAd
to piit one on, while she herself dfew
demand days 6fdftdgery; hours of
? worry, causingVw wrinkles, gray
, hairs, and shortened live;:' The mo
'mentary satisfaction -thatMftay be dew
rived from putttag on a show is small
on the twelfth. Thereupoa(she .'took
leave of her father and" rode-away
compensation. !.vV-' v Xv
The old cai suits " tin ufltir.thf jwiner bmpariions to the court .of
neighbor gets a new odeI,.itb ii henformer betrothed, whom she loved
differently shaped hood.. The clothes much. There she inauired if he
would do well for another. season, but' needed an huntsman; and he would
what would people-say? The furnrBOt take them all into -his service,
ture looks great until the wonderful .The kino-looked at her Without recor-
K- .bargain sale is heard of.' i Everything iino- hr. and thev were such
Jfcan be brought for. just a little down jnandstome people, he consented to
montn. ot so bad t6 ;take" them; and so they became the
sg vhear about, but how fast those months twey wyal httntimenj;
t:i come around! How quickly the' .bank I.' Tljey followed the king customarily
account may be deplete, by numer-(jn ! his sporting, and the lpnger he
ous small checks! - j ' w them the more he seemed to like
J When one pauses to think and ob them. Now, it happened that onceas
1 r serve it is obvious that it ia not nec they were going 'out .to the hunt,
p essary to cover the real thing with j news caW that the Princess who had
2 J; gaudy labels in order for .its true been betrothed to the young krngvwas
; , worth to be known.' Those whbre on her way t' the cd'art' Aa .soonJas
.I c prosperous and successful the truft betrothed heaVlthis," the was
J; care ; little -i 1 or ; $ie appearance of so much overcome f itit; ill ker
& wealth that Others sacrifice : mvt:jonb:ii0i0f-jill
H, maintain. If one investigates fur-'heavily to the around. The kine soon
, ther,-' it ? is- -found also' that these 'perceived -'"that something had . hap
i J wee not proerastlnators in the inar,PBe(l ihnbsnanV a4iVu
i . ter af th net;ffo'.'lJor 'wrt-".' thV .... t vi ku .in.
The second annual convention of
the young people of the French Broad
Association met with the Walnut
Creek Baptist church on August 19th.
A number of the churches of the
county had representatives present.
The young people there were de
lighted to see the older ones take an
interest in their work, for this "back-ing-up"
is necsary to make .any B. Y.
P. U. exist, grow, and do its best
work.
The morning service of the meet
ing consisted of several brief talks by
Miss Sallie Joe Morgan, Mr. E. S.
Morgan, Mr. Joe Riddle and Mr. Dil
lingham. In addition to these, Mr.
Clarence Patrick brought a very
forceful message, pleading with he
young people, "to live for Christ."
His chief thought was for one to be
saved, not in order to meet death
satisfactorily, but that a life might be
LIVED in the Master's service.
The afternoon program opened
with song by the church choir. A
number took part in the open discus
sion, expressing their hopes and de
sires for the training of our young
people. Mr. Lester Bradley discuss
ed "The B. Y. P. U. as a department
of the church." It is the training
camp for the boys and girls, and has
just as important a place iq a church
as, the Sunday School, preaching serv
ice, or the prayer meeting.
'The central event of the afternoon
service was the soul-fililng evangelist
ic mesagebrought by Rev. I. L. Year-
by, who is holding a revial at Marsh
all Baptist church. His subject was
"Outside Religion versus Inside Re
ligion.'' He stated that an applica
tion, of. religion on, the exterior wald
tjliiivesi reach." thar intorieK. A.uAit-'
felt salvation will appear on the out
side and radiate to life and works
of an individual who possesses it.'.
Rev. Mr. Smith of the Marshall
Baptist church waspresnt. He an
nounced the revial meetings at his
church and invited all to attend who
cared to.
The business session of the day
took place. Those attending greatly
favored thp veport of the committee
on Time and Place, composed of Miss
es Gladys. Farmer, Agnes Brigman
and Mr. E. S. Morgan then recom
mended that the next associational
convention should be with the Mars
Hill Baptist church on the third Sun
day in August. . .
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year i Pres.? Mr. Clar
ence Patrick, Mars Hil, N. C; Sec,
Miss Mary E. Carter, "Mars Hill, Ni
C- Vice-Pres.,' (1) Mr; Lester Brad
ley; -iter' Hill, N.. C.,. ti "Dr. H.
Hutchins,'' Walnut, N. C, (3) Miss
GladysFarmer, Marshall, Nc?C. (4) ,
Miss , Sal)ie Jo4 ' Morgan' of Laurel
Branoh:, Junior and Intermediate
Leader-rrMr. Fred Jem Mars Hill,
N.-C.'- .
Dr. 7. H. Hutchins, former and pre
iding president of the assembly has
in the past year' and a half 'shown a
dep. interest in B. Y. P. TJ: work of
the Association, He has been a pleas
ing leader with a sincere willingness
to serve; he manifests this willing
ness still further by becoming a vice-
president and a worker in his section
of the association. We greatly ap
preciate the efforts he has put forth.
A word of appreciation is due to
the people of the Walnut ' Creek
church 'for the abundant and well
serveddinner. This is a great big
"Thank-you" sent from every guest
present to Mr. West, the other B. Y.
P. U. members, and to the men and
SMITH SPEECH
IS PROGRESSIVE,
HUMAN, STAND
Democratic Nominee Pledges Self
; (0 Administration for Benefit
; of All the People.
AGRICULTURAL PROBLEM
,: TO GET PROMPT ACTION
Will Enforce Dry Law, Stamp Out Cor
ruption and Recommend Changes
to Congress Promises Hon
est Tariff.
women who helped in giving us our
good time and pleasant meeting on
that day ' x' '
MARY CARTER, Secretary.
"T " wwnous ,ina sifowv drawn on, 'uexaeii saw, (upon nei; nn-
MJ"P -X: which Be:had,-giveii:
..Yet man's aherent inemtesjes.r- i, rst love, iftd.-a he looked in; thf
5:.'.'ousyr' avy, ' -false-. pride,, thev muoh.' face of ihe! iupposed Kah'temhnobw
return to her own country, for he had
already a bride. Soon afterwards the
we2v-"JT was celebrated. ; ;
v" iSent In by Wesley Hunter
A'fiew cow-testing association has
talked of Inferiority compiexJurge one, recognised her.thftjilghtisliiiart
aeeper ana aeeperMnww nt( uur?wav -toedi.th8,tirkif:iier;
-.mMl 4 ' i. . - - . . - - . 1 1
mu..nm, ana, as sne epeneo.- nr.j.Rp, jiqwiiu,
to keep the heWiatefc;; 'The-:Yrar mine, andrl Maktpe, h.4
little net. yiySAl6fr.yl'4h0m 6iHeartlrHaallt.iaakt
But awar to et'astart lever iuaCr?lWt'v ':J t?rtVy:i'e4t :ttea.
been organised by faraer in .Lenoig
and. Beaufort CountleSr' This 'is the
fiwt aeenelatiod foir, thai iectfttf iKd
th "seventh Wtta.
-kian Vow ta1wmmk1nj4.
aUalfa ,thia:Mki4teayfnMa ha
lrr-eeMe:- good 4lgtttge flj 'OneiBit 8mi4ttta fi-"nz;
7V ftlisef.' Ih layinf of iie'fouadaydBMngor t ttfti'-Uli'l'v. kit:
Jl
trow, ccCjrcR jf b pot1tt&&
ALBAN'Y, N. Y., 4ug. 22. Before an
Immense throng which gathered to
hear his first pronouncement on the
Issues of the Presidential campaign,
Governor Alfred E. Smith accepted the
Democratic nomination for President
here tonight in an address which was
as progressive In character as it was
courageous in its terms.
.Governor Smith pledged himself and
his party to the restoration of honesty
la government; to. the promotion of a
rial prosperity for the whole people
through actual rather than fancied
.economies and reorganization in gov
ernment and the enactment of sound
tariff legislation; to tbe establishment
of foreign policy opposed to unwar
ranted intervention In Latin-American
countries and for the outlawry of war;
and. to the stamping out of corruption
In prohibition enforcement
The Democratic candidate placed
Himself squarely on record for farm
relief and promised to call together
the best Informed minds among farm
ers, business men and economists im
mediately following the election to
devise a practicable plan for the con
trel of surplus crops for submission
to Congress at the beginning of his
, administration.
i 'V-TJpon the steps of this Capitol
, There twenty-five years ago I first
came into the service of the state, 1
receive my party's summons to lead
U ln the nation," said Governor Smith
tejet W f aJtWithtn
iOiis raHding I learned deiruiolples,
the purposes and the functions of KT"
ernment and to know that the great
est privilege that can come to any
man Is to give himself to a nation
which has reared him and raised him
from obscurity to be a contender for
the highest office in tbe gift of Its
people..
"With a gratitude too strong tor
words and with humble reliance upon
the aid of Divine Providence, I accept
your summons to a wider field of ac-
He. sounded tbe keynote of his en
tire' address when he said:
Constructive Government
"Government should be construc
tive, not 'destructive; progressive, not
reactionary.'
"I am entirely unwilling to accept
the old 'Order of things as the best
unless and until I become convinced
that it cannot be made-better," he con
tinued.. '
- "It it our new world theory that
'government exists for the people as
against the old .world conception that
the people exist for the government,'
be said, 'i r '
The candidate reaffirmed hla beliei
in the soundness of "deliberate action
of an informed electorate." He re
ferred to, the public issues he carried
to the. voters In New York State and
saaea:
"That direct contact with the peo-
pie I proBose to continue in this cam
paign and, if I am elected, in the con
duct of the nation's affairs."
He said he would strive to make the
nation's policy a reflection of the na
tion's - ideals. , Cleveland's phrase,
"Pu bile office is a public trust," now
takes on new meaning, be said.
"The Republican party today stands
responsible tor the widespread dishon
esty that has honeycombed its admin
istration" Governor Smith asserted.
The Governor attacked the claim ot
Republican prosperity.
"The Republican party builds its
case upon a myth," he said.
Four million men out ot work.
whole ' Industries prostrate and wide
spread business discontent do not spell
prosperity, he continued
"Prosperity to the extent that we
have It is unduly concentrated and has
not equitably touched the lives ot the
farmer, the wage-earner and. the Indi
vidual business man," said Governor
Smith.- '
Republican .leaders have tried to di
vert attention from the real situation
by a , propaganda of governmental
economy he asserted. - Z,- :f.
. The Republican party promised re- ''
"organisation of -the government; tfejf-
laid, yet after seven .year the strne
.-ture-iefworee than It was la 9fl ;
'jOovernor' Smith pointed M the to-.-resne-v,.ln
federal appropriations,
against (.which, he said, the ofttdai
apekesnwn answers only, "WV&sve
.given aieooDOtolcal MmlaitMtton.-
aJsert f&at Oetvia tp poetV?
there were actually 24,000,000 more
federal taxes collected last year than
In (he -first year of the Coolldge Ad
administratlon. 1 . It fa not economy to refuse to make
necessary expenditures to provide fa
cilities , for. tbe transaction of govern
ment ISveinese, be said, pointing out
that scarcely a city in the country has
adequate quarters for federal business
at the present time.
Anticipating Republican misrepre
sentation of- the Democratic party's
position on1 tbe tariff, Governor Smith
declared;
, No Business Upheaval
"The Democratic party does not and
under my leadership will not advocate
any sudden or drastic revolution in
our economic Bystem which would
cause business upheaval or popular
distress:1'
, "The Democratic party stands
squarely for the maintenance of legiti
mate business and a high standard ol
wages for American labor.
"Pay no attention to the Republican
propaganda and accept my assurance
as the leader of our party that Demo
cratic Uriff legislation will be honest,"
he declared. "It will play no favorites.
It will do Justice to every element in
the nation."
He' said foreign policy has its roots
In the approval of the-majority ot the
people and that he regarded it as a
paramount duty to keep alive the In
terest of the people in questions of
foreign policy and to advise the elec
torate as to facts. He promised to
stress the necessity for restoration of
cordial relations with Latin-America.
The Republican administration has
signally failed In its endeavor to re
move the causes of war, be continued.
"I pledge myself to a resumption of
a real endeavor to make the outlawry
of war effective by removing its causes
and to substitute tbe methods of con
ciliation, conference, arbitration, and
Judicial determination, be declared.
The President has two duties with
respect to the prohibition question, he
said.
"The first is embodied In his oath
of office," be went on. "If with one
hand on the Bible and the other hand
reaching up to Heaven, I promise the
people of this country that 'I will
faithfully execute the office of Presi
dent t the United States and to the
best hi, my abBlty-preseTve,' plwteot
' and' defend the- Constitution of the
United States,' you may be sure that
I shall live up to that oath to tbe last
.degree, .v;
"l shall to the very limit execute
the pledge of our platform 'to make
an honest endeavor to enforce the
I8th amendment and all other provi
sions of the Federal Constitution and
all laws! ,pnc ted pursuant thereto.' "
- The Gernor promised "ruthlessly
to stamp. out" the present corruption
in prohibition enforcement.
"8ch conditions cannot and will not
exist under any administration presid
ed over by me," be asserted.
Continuing, he said:
"The second constitutional duty Im
posed upon the President is 'to recom
mend to the Congress such measures
as he shall Judge necessary and expe
dient' j
. "I shalt advise the Congress in ac
cordance with my constitutional duty
, vf whate ver change I deem 'necessary
O expedient,' It will then be for the
people and the re presents tire in the
national and state legislature to deter,
mine whether these changes shall be
v snadevTit v, .-. . . . i mm nmr
-r.'i Ll-vr.SV .
Cvl believe In temperance." he eon-
tinned. "We have not achieved tem
perance under the present system.
The mothers and fathers of young men
and women throughout this land know
the anxiety and worry which has been
prouga; .toC them by their children's
; est of Uqoor in a way which was an,
known; before prohibition. I believe
io'revereaoe for law. Today disre
gard of the -prohibition laws is in
tidloutly sapping respect tor all law.
I raise, therefore, what I profoundly
believe to be a great moral issue in
volving the righteousness of our na
tional .conduct and the protection ol
our" children's morals."
, The .remedy Is to be found In the'
feariesei application of Jeffersonlan
prfnolcrleaiVM continued, to allow for
dlffereit-bablts and customs of differ-
.-j,pj.he country.
VV-. "8pme Immediate-relief would come
froiV'an amendment to the Volstead
' lawgiving a scientific definition of the
- alcoholic eoatent of an Intoxicating
f A'bevagey ht said. "The present deli.
WWt.'i.l.4HnttAlv Inaimirata anil nn.
,',ciwitifli:'jVI?ch state would then be
sllewed. to fix Iti own standard of al--0hollo
content,' subject always to the
''proviso' that that standard could not
exceed. Pe maximum fixed by the Con-'
.greet, w
.'believe, , morepter, that there
, snouw oe suomitiea w ine peopie ue
'nniaitloa of 'soma ehasr In the DroVi-
A'nMMth amendment 'Ceitain-
'Jnent .wee ratified the conditions wnicn
: exht'-yoaay of booUeggmg, commtion
'.and OpvioleUpn of Jje law. In aU
nerta ef the country.. The people
-' themeelret' eaoBtd,, after ihu 'eight
reara et trfal."be jertltUd tf
kUA-&i eohdiuoMihosidJte
-:rect. . sresaaftr-eJteT en-i as
emecdjueat vtoXhe
state itself uniy after approval by a
' referendum popular vote of Its peo.
pie the right wholly within Its borders
to import, manufacture or cause to be
manufactured and sell alcoholic bev
erages, the sale to be made only by
the state itself and not for consump
tion in any public place."
"Our Canadian neighbors," he said,
"have gone far tn this manner to solve
this problem by the method of sale
made by the state itself and not by
private individuals.
Saloon Won't Return
"There Is no question here of the re
turn of the saloon. When I stated that
tbe saloon 'Is and ought to be a de
funct institution In this country I
meaut It. I mean it today. I will nev
er advocate or approve any law which
directly or indirectly permits tbe re
turn of the saloon."
"This country cannot be a healthy,
strong, economic body if one of J0
members, so fundamentally importauj
as agriculture, is sick almost to tbe
point of economic death," said Gov
ernor Smith, taking up the subject of
farm relief.
The Republican administration has
made many promises of legislation to
aid the farmer, but has kept none of
them, he continued.
"The tariff is Ineffective on com
modities of which there is exportable
surplus without controlled sale of the
sarplus," said Governor Smith. "Our
platform points the way to make the
tariff effective for crops of which we
produce a surplus.
"Co-operative, co-ordinated market
ing and warehousing ot surplus farm
products is essential Just as co-ordi
nated, co-operative control of the flow
of capital was found necessary to the
regulation of our country's finances.
"Our platform declares for the de
velopment of co-operative marketing
and an earnest endeavor to solve the
problem of the distribution of the cost ,
of dealing with crop surpluses over
the marketed unit of the crop whose
producers are benefited by such as
sistance. Only the mechanics remain
to be devised. I propose to substitute
action for inaction and friendliness for
hostility. In my administration of the
government ot my state, whenever I
was confronted with a problem of this
those beet equipped on the 'particular ' .
subject In hand. I shall follow that
course with regard to agriculture.
Farmers and farm leaders with such
constructive aid as will come from
sound economists and fair-minded
leaders of finance and business must
work out the details. There are vary
ing plans for the attainment of the
end which Is to be accomplished. Sucb
plans should be eubjected at once to
searching, able and fair-minded analy
sis, because the Interests of all re
quire that the solution shall be eco
nomically sound."
Will Call Conference
Governor Smith then promised to
summon an agricultural conference to
work out the solution, saying:
"If I am elected, I shall immediate
ly after election ask leaders of the
type I have named, irrespective ot par
ty, to enter upon this task. I shall
Join with them in the discharge ot
their duties during the coming winter"
and .present to Congress immediately;
upen,lts convening the ablution" reo' '
ended by the body of men best
fitted to render this signal service to
the nation. I shall support the ao
tlvitiet of this body until a aatlsfaev
tory law ia placed apon the statute-
books." ,
On the subject of transportation)
Governor Smith said he believed in en.
eouraging the construction and use of
modern highways to carry the short
haul of small bulk commodities and to
aid in marketing farm products.
Also of great importance, he said, in
the development ot transportation by
our waterways, which are still in a
highly undeveloped state.
Linked with waterways develop
ment Is the control of floods, the gov- .
ernor said. He declared that the two
Republican administrations had wait
ed for the Mississippi flood of last
year Instead of taking leadership in
this Important work.
'.'The money actually appropriated
for flood relief is too small to mak
even a start," Governor Smith assert
ed. "Too much time has been spent
In squabbling over who shall pay the
bill."
Governor Smith pledged himself
"to a progressive, liberal conservation
policy based upon the same principles
to which I have given my support In
the State of New York," and to fight
against selfish aggression ."wherever
it appears and irrespective ot whom
It may, involve."
, , "The sources ot water power 'must ,
remain forever . under public owner- ,
hip and control," he said.
" r Benefits growing from the develop . '
mint of wstef power as an incident "
to the regulation of the Colorado Rlw
at shenld be -eqrttoblr -distrlbuteelr
among tha etatea having tight ofewa .
erehrp," .Goveirsmr Smith declared.
r-
wonld be the peUey nflua admm-
istrntton to derate a method of open
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