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: . . ' ' '.: t :! ...... . . .u.'t : , MADISON COUNTY RECORD Established June 28, 1901. FRENCH BROAD NEWS , Established May 16, 1907. Consolidated NoTcmbtr 2, 1911 4 mm ' (if mi'.. i i in, I Ii.I r I I I 1 V t 1 ' . I : 4Tt. PROGRESSIVE FARMER Y'i THE NEWS-RECORD ifrO OP BOTH A YEAR FOR ' p. J L THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY VOI XXI MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1928 1750 DR. J. IL IIUTCHINS MAKES STATEMENT Hi Platform Explained And Im portaat Questions Brought To The Attention Of The Vot ers Of Madison County 1 To the Voters of Madison County, Ladies and Gentlemen: At this time I think it necessary and timely to call the attention of the voters of the County, both Ladies and Gentlemen, to a number of questions of vital importance to every citizen and which we are now facing ques tions in which everyone of us as fel low citizens, working to the best in terests of ourselves and our children, are deeply interested, and which are to play a large part in the future prosperity .and) developmnt of our county, as well as the education and prosperity of our children. - In the beginning I wish the voters of the County to clearly understand that in conducting 'my campaign as candidate for Representative in the Legislature on the Republican ticket, I am "not at all interested in any "mud slinging" or "underhanded" methods, nor shall I indulge in any such prac tices. Such things as the citizens of the County already know, are often introduced into political campaigns by candidates who have only one purpose in view, and that is to side-track the matters of real importance and such things as would be to the general benefit of our taxpayers, while they solicit votes for an office and authori ty which will serve them 'well in indi vidual gain, while they Ignore the things which are essential to the prosperity of our citizens . All of us know that with such im- issues, our educational and highway systems,' and other things of equftj.lnv- portance demanding attention, -such stuff should be entirely ignored while each voter makes an effort to better the condition? surrounding himself and his fellow citizens and taxpayers, regardless of circulated rumors, and other trivial stuff. At times it is to the best INDIVIDUAL interest of CERTAIN candidates to bring up such things if they are to hope for bccc;3 hi iheir attempt to blind the citizens to a view of matters of real importance. Now, to get down to the facts, I have in mind a number of things to which I wish to call the attention of the voters, and I am sure that all of you will readily agree with me as to the importance of these matters. I am heartily in favor of them for a number of reasons, the main one, of course, being that these are the things our County needs, and which must be brought about if we are to hope for lower taxes and a lightening of the burden on the farmers and others which must work for a living as well as the remaining element of our citizenship. Folks much. are interested in this very and hiring with tax money paid in careful to have published. by our County tax payers, teachers who do not pay taxes in the County, while many boys and girls who have prepared themselves at. much time and expense for teaching, find them- On this platform of equal right for everybody and pledging the peo- selves iobless at home' where their pie of Madison County to Work to nnrontg nav taxes for hirinar teachers i their best interests, I solicit your , r-, and other expenses, with the alterna tive of going elsewhere and cpmpet ing with others for employment. Equally to our discredit is a. Board of Education, governed by a -party and controlled by a faction.. I am in favor of a NEW Board of Education, composed of fair and impartial citi zens who are interested in giving Mad ison County teachers employment, and in avoiding a "cornering" by any one element such a large per centage of the County payroll. To keep Politics and Factionalism out of the Board of Education should be to the best interests of our taxpayers, our children, and the County boys and girls who are eliminated from an opportunity to teach in our schools, regardless of their qualifications and vote on November 6. Thanking you all, I am Sincerely yours, DR. J. H. HUTCHINS. PIONEER CITIZEN OF MARSHALL DEAD H. WARD, 74, SUCCUMBS AF TER FEW DAYS' ILLNESS R. H. Ward, 74, pioneer Marshall business man, died at his home here at 12:15 o'clock Tuesday following a brief illness. Mr. Ward had been ability, by the hiring of teachers from I"1 bad health for several months but JlilU WlUl'iJiUCU IAS VVUUUVU lsM J UOWIVJS sections out of Madison County. I am strongly against any member of the McDevitt or Ebbs faction be ing represented on the new Board, regardless of what party they may belong to. FREE SCHOOL BOOKS I also heartily favor the State of North Carolina furnishing free school Ex-Sheriff R. S. Ramsey and the books to all school children in the Buncombe-Madison line. State. "After the elder Mr. Gudger's death Such a thing is possible, so why not he continued with the firm composed here until a few days ago, when his condition became serious. One of Madison's oldest and best known citizens, he had been in the grocery business in Marshall for over 30 years, while prior to entering bus iness here he was associated with the late J. J. Gudger in business on Sand- y Mush, near the country home of i.V I 1 If A, Congressman L.-Bui wink le work for it? of himself, the late J. M. Gudger, Jr., 'husband of Mrs. J. M. Gudger, Jr., 'of Asheville, and H. A. Gudger. j Until locating in Marshall he and the Gudger family were actively con- RE-ARRANGEMENT OF ROAD LAWS I also am in favor of the re-ar rangement of our road laws so as to 'ted with a number of Madison's help citizens in every section of the initial ente,Drisea and the Ward fam- County. I am also in favor of more iIv is weU know M, Ward wa - nftAnfinn hainv ffivan fn fmin tv marl a . . i . e j portant questions as taxation, bondfw ""Z s.lZ. hi V.H - 'memD" 01 etnoaist cnurcn anq lotner than State highways, and a per- ,tnni, n ;ni..t ; n,,,h a,A fa. ot he gMolme tax collected 'religious work. oy wie oie peing turnea over w our Surviving are four daughters, MrsJ county roaa iuna Wayne Goodnough, Del Rio, Tenn., BOND ISSUES 'anc hisses Ethel, Maggie and Nevada I m ARsni.TTTFT.v AfiATMQT .Ward, all of Marshall. His wife died any further bond issues of any kind lin Iarch' 1927; in MHiCnn fount on.r -coo Funeral servi' .inmm. i a ,n , . , the Rector's Ch'apel church, about or regardless unless they are voted l . , by the taxpayers in every section of ' ' , , ,. the County by an election. Give the taxpayers a say-so on these Bond' issues, and unless they are voted for, don't issue and sell them. Funeral service was conducted at ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1028 AT 3:00 O'CLOCK, P. M. At The Courthouse in M arshall, N. C. INCREASED SALARIES I am strongly against any increas- ace li. smith, pastor 01 tne Marsnaii Baptist church, the Rev. C. B. New ton, pastor of the Saluda-Tryon Methodist circuit, Rev. J. O. Cox, (pastor of the Methodist church here, and Rev. J. J. Gray, of Black Moun tain, former pastor of Marshall Meth- A STATE-WIDE SCHOOL PLAN All of us are interested in educa tion. We want our children to have an equal opportunity with those of other 'counties, r)ir Wealthier than Madison, so why not a State-wide school plan? . With this, in addition to many other benefits and improve ments, will come, lower taxes. All property owners pay a school tax and many of us have to pay an additional special tax if our children are to benefit from an extended school term and high school advantages, and the fact that so many citizens of our County are doing this, is -a wonder ful thing to their credit, yet the fact remain that our taxes are high, ev en without a special school tax.' A State-wide school plan would elimi nate a special tax and at the came time, help to reduce our regular tax es. And with this we can have much better ; high and graded schools in every district and all at less expense. " This plan is what we need and ovily through the enacting of : legislature -providing for this and other thing essential to our welfare and progress, can we. ever hP to bring about reduction, in oar taxes. . v.; It is best to deal with Taxation in a Sensible, : Practical manner. H : 'x THE BOARD OFDUC ATlOrlT i i -, ,n ibu ww mpiKuw insvierisi which w have available in the form of MadisoU County boy and girls, it la to our discredit that we have, for years, been going outside the County, 1 i u n. f..nQ.fll es, regardless of the amount, in the .'". x- , - . . a. was in cnarge 01 tne f rencn nroaa salary of any of our County officers. I ... -,,.-... ,,,, - a. , Masonic Lodge, of Marshall, of which When a man runs for an office, he 6 ' ' , j i . . . . bile uctcnscu waa n incuiun . 11c nav does so, knowing m advance what he !. .... . is to receive as salary for his servic es, and let him work for that. Should he find the amount unsatisfactory, he doesn't have to run for that parti cular office again unless he wishes to do so. ing been a Master Mason for years. Interment followed in the church cemetery where in March, 1927, the wife of Mr. Ward was laid to rest. Despite the inclement weather, the service was largely attended by the many friends of the deceased from MEDICINES IN COUNTRY STORES Mfrey' and, any otr sections, , jwho gathered to pay tribute to the Rumors have been circulated by ! mWBOry of one of Marshall's and my enemies mat i am in iavor oi,MadiBon County.g 0idest and best making it unlawful for any country known citizen8. Everywhere from stores to sell medicines of any kind.,Mnle in everv walk of Hfe incIud. This is absolutely false. I am in fa- - hllain.a Bnd rofe.9ionfti men. Mor of any country stores selling farmRr. nd oth who for vtear. had medicines should the proprietor wish known r Ward M 8 friend and bus. to carry a stock. liness associate, exoressions of reirret Such stuff is of minor importance I t hia Hellth have haB herd when compared with other important (With the profuse floral ofrerm?8 in ev. things which we should be working idence at the sllnple Bervice attested for a State-wide school plan, for the Mgh esteem in which so many . t Will address the voters of Madison County on i the issues of the Campaign. All voters, regardless J of political affiliation are invited to be present. JOHN H. McELROY, Congressional Committeeman For Madison County instance. IMPORTANT '' In this statement I have been very careful to bring before the voters and taxpayers of Madison County, in all sincerity, the thing' which I favor and have in mind a being to the best interest of all of us, and I think that all ' candidates should express their view, and what they Intend to do. My plan ia , to let the people know just what I stand for and to bring to'! their attention the ' real, -important question of County-wide interest ' I have ia mind only the best inter est of all citisens,' farmers," work ing people, everybody,' and I am sin- regarded him. MADISON NEWS SPOTLIGHT By GLENN W. NAVES CIVIL TERM TO CONVENE v The lOctober civil term "of court of Madison County will convene at Mar shall Monday, October 21, with Judge P. A! McElroy, 19th Judicial Jurist, of ' Marshall, presiding, bringing a calendar of eighteen eases before the cere in my desire to Serve an of you ,conrt. including much very Important to the beat of my abUity, should I be ,nQ tnterestg utiganon. , eiaiea among ine cases to oe cauea on the opening day 1 the case of Mrs. Hazel W. Rudisill, of Marshall vs the B and H Coach Company, of Char lotte, in which Mrs. Rudisill Is seek ing damage in the amount of 1 50,000 for the death of her husband, Gor- don Rudisill, young busiaes man; who at the timer of hi death, was as- elected. V I, aad aaany othw eitiaaaa the Coaaty, wesM like to kaow Jast hew Mr. McD.vitt voted oa tko Stata-wUo school plaa wk.a it caose koforo tko Lafulalaro, aaW whjr this Bill was ast pnbltskasl ia . tko N.ws-R.ord alonf witk all tko otkor ku'.s ko was so sociated with his brother, Craig L. Rudisill, in the Coal, Feed and Lum ber Co. here. Young Rudisill was fa tally injured, living for only a few minutes, when a small coupe in which he and his brother were riding, was struck by a bus, owned and operated by the Charlotte concern, on the high way one and one-half miles west of Marion. The impact of the bus, said to have been en route to Asheville, turned the demolished coupe practically around in the highway, it is said, and then swerved into a fence bordering the road. None of the passengers nor Mr. Rudisill's brother were injured. Basing its suit on the contention that the bus at the time of the trag edy was on the wrong side of the highway, and that the dead man, driy-- ing around a curve which partly ob structed his vision, found it impossible to avoid a collision, and that the driv er of the bus, by law, an employee and agent of the defendant concern, placed the concern in such a position by his improper operation of the bus as to make them responsible for his al leged criminal negligenoe. The plain tiff is expected to make a hard fight John A. Hendricks, of Marshall, and Mark W. Brown, of Asheville, constitute the counsel for the plain-! tiff, while W. C. Femster, of Newton, and J. W. Hester, of Granville Cottn' ty, represent the defendant, Thomas , S. Rollins, of Asheville, appearing i for the Fidelity and Casualty Com pany, a New York Insurance concern, which has an interest in the case, since it is said that protective insur-, ance policies of the Charlotte con cern are held by the foraer. , ; ; Since a number of witnesses fromv various sections of the Stat are to.be, heard, disposition of the case is e?f . pectedf te consume three or more day. Other interesting casts listed on the calendar are J. N.-.West vs the Marshall business man, is asking dam ages of $3,500 for damages which he contends were sustained by the con struction by the town of a street thru property of his. Owen J. Thomas, employee, of the Azalea Woodworking Company, a Bun ombe County concern, has insti tuted suit for $25,000 against the concern, contending that he is due such compensation because of injur ies, sustained while working at the plant. E. W. Grove, Jr., Executors, of the estate of the late Dr. E. W. Grove, well-known Asheville physician, has been named defendant in a suit for approximately $1,700 by W. R. Eller son, formerly of Hot Springs. Mr. Ellerson contends that the amount asked for as damages represents a like amount expended by him in the form of an expense account while he was in the employ of the late Dr. Grove, and for which he should have been, .reimbursed. TOWN SEWER WORK , COMPLETED Additions to Marshall's sewer sys tem costing over $3,500, were com pleted last week, Mayor Grover C. Redmon has announced. The addi tions include the installation of new .lines on the south side of town and along the Frisby Branch, totaling over one mjle of new line. CANDLER ARRESTED v Riley Candier, young Madison County .man, was arrested Sunday night on the river highway, a short distance -east of Marshall, after he is said to have deliberately driven his car into the' machine of Policeman Claude, L. Henderson, 'while Deputy Sheriff Deey Foster was attempting to halt him. -' He was brought .to Mar shall and released under a cash bond io nnKiiu',Ml-'' -A - Town of Marshall, wherein Mr. West,,. Officer, Foster atated that he saw CandW driving his car on the Marshall-Walnut highway while in an in toxicated condition, and when he ar rived in Marshall, notified Policeman Henderson, who accompanied him in quest of the arrested man. Passing him on the highway, they parked their car while Mr. Foster attempted to halt Candler, who claimed that he did not see the other machine, nor hear the officer calling to him. Policeman Henderson's car was badly damaged. NOTED MADISONIANS IMPROVED Considerable improvement in the condition of a number of Madison County's most prominent citizens has been reported by their physicians. Following a criitcal illness, W. R. White, brother of J .N. White, of Marshall, County auditor, is reported as being better at his home, a short distance east of town. For several days it was thought that Mr. White's illness would prove fatal, his grave condition having accounted for rela tives living away being sent for. ' Thomas Frisby, member of the County Board of Education, is said to be much improved, following a long and serious illness at his Hot Spring home. ' Mayor Thomas J. Murray, of Mars- Hill, is also reported as being improv ed, following an illness of several days at his home in Mars Hill. o - The illness of these noted citizens of the County has attracted county wide attention, and the many friend of each will be gratified to learn of their improvement f.; i, . ,-" SCHOOLS RECEIVE STATE AID v tr . ; -. ' During the month', of September, the school system of Madison Coun- - ty receive the um ef : $6,000 from the State equalisation fund, County Superintendent Carl kf. Blankenship (Ceatiaoeo' to Page For)