7 V '
vv ,.." yy s- n
' - ' " .VI,
4
4 M
'-ft
r t
MADISON COUNTY RECORD, )"':
Established Jung 28, 1901. .
FRENCH BROAD NEWS !
Established May 16, 1907. ' "(
Consolidated November 2, 1911 ..
....
"Vt K niS NLWS-RECORD
V ft J- Brl"l? A VFAD
c -v-
' .. nnnnFCCUrC IT A DMFD
' '' lot rnwuRtwi v s --..
vtj THE NEWS-RECOKU
BOTH A YEAR FOR
THE ONLY, NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY
' MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY" SEPTEMBER 21, 1928
1300
VOL. XXI
r
HOOVER HOUSE IS
A HOMELIKE HOME
Jrt'i'---" J' -
Palo .Alto Neighbors Praise
Kindly Hospitality of Jhelr
Most. Famous Residents.
MRS. HOOVER VERY POPULAR
one Planned Her California House
Herself and Superintended the
j Building of It on Stanford
University Campus.
By Ruth Comfort Mitchell
PALO ALTO. The town of Palo
. Alto and the campus of Stanford Uni
versity fairly pulse and glow with
the presence of the Hoovers,, It Isn't
only the risible manifestation of flags
and banners and flowers and printed
placards In the shop windows, but
something which la at once less tan
gible and yet more real and' perma-
nent the' genuine warmth of pride
aad loyalty which radiates from faces
'Tnd' Voices everywhere.
I The. Hoovers are and always have
been an Integral part of the picture
here, and It la Interesting and Illumi
nating to see them through the eyes
of college mates, old friends, neigh
bors, and newcomers, proud to share
'their world eminence.
Men and women of their own gen
eration remember their university
days and sketch two fine and vital
yonng people who showed In youth
the keenness, the energy, and devo
tion and balance which have made
them what they are today.
It Is a community rich in members
of the "I-Knew-'Em-When-CIub." Peo
ple like to paint them as they bave
known them through the years col-
lege, students, the young married couple-taking
the great out-trail of the
mining engineer, forging steadily and
Herbert Hoover
solidly ahead by reason of grit and
endurance and cleverness, coming
Into professional and material suc
cess and taking It simply and sensi
bly, coming back to build a typical
California home on a California bill
overlooking the campus where they
worked and played and found each
other in a community of Interests and
character.
The Hoover house Is reached by a
winding, mounting road from the
campus, and is built on a hill, with
the mountains piling up behind and
beyond It, and the red tiled roofs of
Stanford just below.
It is a low, rambling edifice of the
pueblo type and fits so perfectly Into
Its setting that it seems as compo
nent, a part of the landscape as the
trees and the colling ridge Itself.
Neighborly House
The Hoover house Is symbolic of
the Hoovers themselves In the way
In which it merges Into Its back
ground. There Is nothing aloof about
It; It Is tucked In cosily between Its
neighbors. ' Hoover trees shade neigh
bors' lawns and neighbors roses spin
over Hoover fences. There Is a gate
ent into the wall so that the neigh
bors can come through,-without going
round to the front, to share the swim
ming pool. Neighbors come and go,
now, In these dramatic days, as they
always did, slipping In with baskets
ot fruit and armfuls of flowers; there I
is no tension, no sense ot strain or
Impending strain In the atmosphere.
-Mrs. Hoover feels strongly that the
California out-of-doors is so brilliant
ly, often harshly .bright, that the Is
oldes of houses should be cool and
restful, and oho has attained that af
fect in her own. In all decoration aha
'. is fonder of the beauty of line, or de
sign, rather than color. One steps
Into a , rather small reception hall,
round In shape, with stairs, leading
down from It to sleeping rooms, and
' the living room and the open root be
yond beckoning from It Everything
Is low-toned aad restful to the eye
which has Just come In from emerald
ilawat smdv turquoise sky brown 'on
" Jooandjwanjtn4wtaaow,,(wjtti aj
Indian basket flUed with? hearty bued
zinnias for the only robust color note.
The guest rooms are below, and
they, too, are In the saint color
scheme. They are delightfully Invit
ing, dellclously comfortable, plain,
homey, simple.
Comfortable and Livable
There are generous beds and deep
chairs really made to sit In. There
is not a stiff, badly angled chair In
the Hoover house 1 There are more
ot the cheerful oinnias in pottery
bowls, and books on the table which
are meant to be read. And there are
no delicate, monogrammed, too-ez-
quislte guest towels-the sort which
make a well meaning visitor feel she
should wipe ber hands on her hand
kerchief merely a quantity of plain,
soft, beautifully laundered linen
towels which are manifestly made to
be used.
That Is the keynote ot the whole
place. Everything Is genuine, com
fortable, livable.
Everyone knows, nowadays, that
Mrs; Hoover planned the house her
self and superintended the building ot
it, so that It Is a definite expression
of her ideals of home making, and
that she said she had walls only
Where It was absolutely necessary to
keep books and papers and clothing
In, or the amiable California weather
out, and for the rest, roofs, in true
pueblo fashion, flat roofs on differ
ent levels, where they read and rest
and meet their friends, day dream or
doze or dine! For practically all the
year they use the roofs for sitting
rooms. There are cushions on the
stone copings and hammocks and
swings and reed and wicker chairs
and everything is comfortable and
well used, and Just a little worn
shabby here and there the sort of
things which are reluctantly discard
ed because they are so deeply en
trenched In the life of the household.
No Ultra Modern Ideas
Mrs. Hoover manages the very
rare and satisfying effect of an ab
solutely unstudied ensomble. Her
things seem to belong together by
right ot convenient and fitness and
harmony. It Is cheerfully evident
that no ultra modern decorator has
been given a free hand to experiment
with bizarre combinations; Mrs. Hoov
er's house is as clearly her own, and
an echo of her own personality, as
her clothes are.
There is just one picture In the
large, finely proportioned Indoor liv
ing room, a painting by the Califor
nia artist, Francis McComas, of an
ancient Indian pueblo dwelling, the
motif for the whole thing.
Mr. Hoover, standing before it with
friends one day, said, "Well, give us
a couple of hundred years and this
house will look as mellow and Inter
esting as that does!"
In the dining room there is a sin
gle picture, likewise a California des
ert scene with a lot of glamour and
magic in it, by A. L. Groll. Mrs. Hoo
ver feels that th walls of a Califor
nia country house do not need much
In the way of decoration when the
windows offer so much!
The whole east end of the dining
room Is a big rounded window, and
there the Hoovers have breakfast,
looking out on the hearty and high
colored garden, over the red roofs of
Stanford, down to the bay, and across
the Santa Clara Valley to the Coast
Range Mountains with the Lick Ob.
servatory on Mt, Hamilton shining
sharply In the sun.
Blue for Rugs and Gowns
Mrs. Hoover has a great fondness
tor blue, a cool clear blue which. In a
gown, picks up the color ot her eyes,
and In her own room there Is a Chi
nese rug which strongly features it.
Mr. Hoover's study' with French
doors and windows reaching down to
the floor opens out on it All day
long, when the Hoovers are at home,
as they were In early August, a line
ot men passes In and out of his room,
waiting out In the sunny driveway or
strolling in the garden. At four
o'clock old friends and neighbors and
college mates come in to see Mrs.
Hoover and for a couple of hours
there is a quiet, comfortable visit,
with California fruit punch and home
made cookies, and good talk.
.Mrs. Hoover, In the quiet combina
tions of gray and black or black with
white which she has. worn, since her
father's death, bare headed,, moves
from group to group with a quiet
friendliness which is delightful. She
has a very alert social consciousness;
the more- pleasing because it func
tions silently and unobtrusively. In
the midst of an anecdote of Aus
tralia and Mrs. Hoover tells a story
excellently well she ' is aware ot a
small, lonesome figure In a. corner,
and presently she gathers up -one or
two of the' chattier callers and moves
casually toward the quiet one and
wonders If she. would- mmd taking
the friends up to the , too roof, tor
the wider view.'v V''
' Frequently, during this period, they
dine on the roof; In the full glory of
the onnaet-if -, ; r?r--"i
k'x vi Never In Hurry" '
. - Thi most amaslng thing It the fttV
log of leisure which' Mrs. Hoover
mattagesTlo radlatey tt apJUaJ all
Songs o$
" He lies drMmlng on a hill,
'$M(uW'wii Tanned, barefoot, in clover, "j i,PJ
I W SMSi I f Such aslie s dreaming of s ' i iW
' fl'k fMWi 1 would tr"de U for his throne,
I n$ mtv' For h'irouth and c,oud8 aDve-
Jf-rMVfi Farm boy, dreaming in the sun, ,'MiM?
MMI 1 1 You W,H Ba1 a shiP to sea- T"?l
MnllhW i And- when yckith's delight is done, ' i f ffjfl ,
III WmAW Turn yur art a!5ain" ''ke me. YHl H'tt"wt
VJW ',. To the dreamy meadow hills I ,M n,
Western Newspaper Union, 1928
that la before her and upon her. There
is do sense of crowding hurry';. be
Is that rare and blessed person a
woman who has learned to do ' the
next thing next who doesn't wrestle
with tomorrow's problems today. She
has kept the comfortable habit Of hr
girlhood of being able to relaj In
stantly. Between two Impottant
functions she can drop on the couch
and sleep ten minutes Hire a, well
regulated baby, and that "perfect bal
ance and poise Is reflected In her p
P
pearance and personality.
Mrs. Hoover's clothes are Mrg.
Hoover's clothes. Just as her house
is free from the standardizing of the
professional decorator, err her gowns
and wraps are clearly of her own
choosing, stamped by her very defi
nite Individuality. No one "drosses
Mrs. Hoover."
Some time during the afternoon
hours of visiting Mr. Hoover comes
out of bis study and tal;es fifteen or
twenty minutes of air and frervioin,
and chats with the callers. He I:iolts
always In the pink of condition, well,
buoyant, vigorous. Mrs. Hoover sees
to it that the most modest and Incon
spicuous visitors meet him first. He,
too, gives the sense of unhurried
calm, although relentless routine
calls him back to the waiting work.
PAVING FINISHED
Paving of the seven mile section of
the Asheville-Marshall-Knoxville
route, lying between Hot Springs and
the State line, has been completed, it
was announced Thurs. R. C. Speight,
district supervisor, was in charge of
the work. He said that the highway
force would leave for Brevard to en
gage in further work.
In the meantime, the Tennessee
State highway commission is pushing
work on the paving of No. 9, which
intersects with No. 20 on the State
line. The latter project has been
under way for some time, and sev
eral miles are being paved, so as -to
get this main thoroughfare in good
condition for winter travel.
Asheville Citizen.
ON LOSS OF
TEMPER
It is m undignified to lose one's
temper publicly, as it is to appear
in a crowd without being proper
ly clotKaWt." Tor, la a moment of
anger, the mind ' aad soul aad
heart; ai reVenled without the
dress dviliiation aad modesty
and1 tenderness to the casual
ye. '
' Terisr lose year temper, if pee
sSble, Wora a cJuld. For the)
chUd may look' apoa yoa as aa
Ideal nand yon may break soma,
thing' prstioaa If ' yaw spoil that
Ideal.- Baptist Oleaawer.
Plain Folks
i o7
Jcunesiems Hays
THE VOICE OF
BRYAN
(Jackson (Miss.) News)
This is William Jennings Bry
an speaking. It is in Madison
Square Garden in 1924, with
the, "religion" plank of the plat-
I forjjKnder debate his "last
word"-"!)' a con vention" of his
party. Mr. Bryan said:
In this country it is not nec
essary to protect any church. I
have such confidence in the
Catholic Church, which was for
1500 years my mother church as
well as yours, that I deny it
needs political aid. It was the
Catholic Church that took our
religion from its founders and
preserved it it was the only
custodian for over 15 centu
ries. When it did this for
Catholics it did it for me and
every Protestant. The Catholic
Church, with its legacy of mar
tyr's blood and with the testi
mony of its long line of mission
aries who went into every land,
does not need a great party to
protect it from a million Klans
men. The Jews do not need this
Resolution. They have Elijah,
and they have also Elisha,, who
drew back the curtain and re
vealed upon the mountain tops
an invisible host greater than a
thousand Ku Kluz Klans. The
Catholic Church and the House
of Israel have their great char
acters today who plead for re
spect for them whose pleading
is not in vain.
I am not willing to bring dis
cord into my party. The Demo
cratic party is united on ail the
economic issues. We have never
been so united since I have
known politics, and nobody has
had more reason than I to re
gret past discord. . Now, when
we are united and face our po
litical foes with dauntless cour
age and with enthusiasm never
excelled, these people tell us
that we musts turn aside from
this titanic task, divide our par
ty on a religious issue aad cease
to he a great political fore.
The Democratic party has
never taken the side of one
church against the other, the
Democratic party must remain
true to its traditional it cannot
surrender its righu to exist it
cannot bo false to th mission
that it had la the days of Jeffer
son, to which it remained true
la the slays of Jackson aad to
which it was' still loyal ia, the'
days of Woodrow Wilson.
My Ust objection is that 1 am . '
not willing to divide tho Chris .
tian Charch, because if it Is de
stroyed there b ae thing to tak
i
getter to fight our battles of re
ligion against materialism.
There is only one who can
bring peace to the world, and
that is the Prince of Peace the
One at Whose coming the an
gels sang, "On earth peace,
good will toward men."
Jew and Gentile, Catholic and
Protestant stand for God, on
whom all religion rests, and
Protestant and Catholic stand
for the Christ. Is it possible
that now, when Jesus the hope
of the world is more needed
than ever before is it possible
that at this time, in this great
land, we are to have religious
warfare? Are you willing to
start a blaze that may cost in
numerable lives, sacrificed on
the altar of religious prejudice?
I call you back in the name of
our party, I call you back in the
name of the Son of God and
Saviour of the world.' Chris
tians, stop fighting; let as get
together and save the world
from the materialism that robs
life of its spiritual values.
Banish the "Hymns of Hate"
our song must be "Blest be the
tie that binds our hearts in
Christian love."
We print this portion of Mr.
Bryan's notable speech on that
memorable occasion, solely for
the reason that many of those
Democrats who are now oppos-.
ing the Democratic nominee for
President are citing Mr. Bryan
as the inspiration of their op
position, invoking his memory
as counsel and guide in bolting
the ticket.
Never was there a more elo
quent and fervent denunciation
of religious prejudice in politics
than that which William Jen
nings Bryan delivered in Madi
son Square Garden. Never was
the;e uttereda more impressive
warning than was conveyed in
his words on that occasion: "Di
vide our party on a religious is
sue and cease to be a great po
litical force." And it applies
with greater significance and
meaning in 1928 than it did in
l'J24.
We commend to these mis
gui ed np'-t- nrofess
adherence to the principles of
the dead Democratic leader and
who now summon his spirit to
sustain their mistaken course,
a reading of Mr. Bryan's de
claration, a s above quoted.
Those who have not read it need
the enlightenment it conveys;
those who have need to be re
minded of its undeniable truth.
A PARABLE OF
LIFE
A story is told of the artist
Turner, that one day he invited
Charles Kingsley into his studio
to see a picture of a storm at sea.
Kingsley was rapt in admiration.
"How did you do it, Turner?" he
exclaimed. Turner answered: "I
wished to paint a storm at sea,
so I went to the coast of Holland,
and engaged a fisherman to take
me out in his boat in the next
storm. When the storm was
brewing, I went down to his boat
and bade him bind me to his
mast.. Then he drove the boat
out into the teeth of the storm.
The storm was so furious that I
longed to lie down in the bottom
of the boat and allow it to blow
over me. But I could not I was
bound to the mast. Not only did
I see that storm, and feel it, but
it blew itself into me. I became
part of the storm. And then I
came back and painted that pic
ture. Turner's experience is a par
able of life. Life is sometimes
cloud and sometimes sunshine;
sometimes pleasure, sometimes
pain; sometimes defeat, seme
times victory. Life is' a great
mingling to. happiness and tragic
storm. Ho who comes oat of it
rich In living is' he who dares to
accept it all, to face it all, to let
it blow its power aad its mystery
aad U4 tragedy f lata .the inmost
recesses of his soul The victory,
so won (a thU life, will the. ha an
eternal possession.!. C S lattery
The Orphan's Friend, Ky.
AMERICA'S CRISIS,
NOVEMBER 6TH
Written by MRS. MARY JARVIS,
Thurmond, N. C.
As kingdoms rise and fall, there
has always been "The Crisis," a turn
ing point, either for better or for
worse. In every life there is a crisis
sooner or later. Europe has had her
crisis, England has had her's. Now I
1 feel that America will reach her cri-
sis Nov. 6th ; that at the next presl
' dential election she will reach tha
j summit or mountain top and that it
I will seal its destiny for the future,
J either for better or for worse. God
grant it may be for the better.
We thought that our country had
' reached its summit when she con
quered Germany. But even then the
height was not reached. Ours is a
'Christian nation to be proud of; fat
ahead of all other nations of tho
world, in Liberty and Christianity.
NOW, here is a greater difficulty
to be solved. A greater obstacle to
be overcome than Germany's con
quest even. In its interest everyone
should show his or her colors.
As a Christian worker, I have
never been the woman to dabble or
take interest in politics, and am su
! prised even at 'myself for doing so
I now. I am non-political, have never
held to any one party, as my husband
is a Democrat and my father Repub
lican. I feel only for the interest of
the people, not for the party.
! I realize that the time has come
'when we should have the interest of.
'the people at heart, and never think
of party differences. " '
I would have kept silent now, but
I feel compelled to speak on this
great subject, for if my little efforts
'could turn the channel of wrong into
the right, I would be so happy to
cause such a great blessing. Yet I
realize how great the current and
the channel so deep, deep. I know
I that my vote or any efforts I can
make is iut a verv small " DebbldV or
grain of sand on the seashore,.
it takes these, one by one, to make
the mighty force that runs or rules
I the universe. God help me to do my
i little part, not to he a slacker or be
j found wanting in the Great Day when
ii'A we :;hail be judged for what there
;s in us.
God helps those who help them
selves, and the destiny of our nation
is in our hands to a great extent. We
j should not sit with folded hands, but
,rise to action, then pray and trust.
I feel a great seriousness coming
I over me as though our LIBERTY
.were in danger. Just think, it has
jbeen only about 152 years since the
Declaration of Independence was de
Jclared and we became a free and in
; dependent people. Then, to think
that Liberty's very foundation is to
! be shaken down so soon, and peace
and prosperity thrown to the wind.
;A Catholic rule is certainly not a rule
'of Liberty, but of a Pope ruling as a
King.
Then if Prohibition is destroyed,
how awful the results will be homes
broken up and souls destroyed.
I feel if there ever was a time
when Christians should be aroused to
',duty and prayer it is now. We
should not just say our accustomed
prayers, but we should earnestly pray :
with all our hearts; that God would
!,not permit this great evil to come
upon us. Our safety is in taking
our troubles to Him, great things as :
well as small, for the great crisis of
our American interest has come.
Then let everyone rally to the front,
trusting the results to Our Great
Creator, GOD, who cares.
With a prayer and the people's In-,
terest at heart, I close.
MRS. MARY JARVIS.
TO SPEAK IN
MARSHALL
Dr. J. H. Hutchins, Chairman,
Republican Executive Committee,
Marshall, N. C.
Dear Dr. Hutchins :
Hon. W. H. Fisher, Republican
candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
will speak in Marshall Friday, Sep
tember 28th, at 11 o'clock A. Hn at
the court house.
FRANK. C PATTON, Chairman,
Election Division. -
It was hard to find a field of corn
standing in Surry County foQowlr.;
. ren t Jeavrraina.
V
4 -
"x
V "'..J
' ' 'A ".-