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MADISON COUNTY RECORD
Established , June 28, 1901.
FRENCH BROAD NEWS
Established May 16, 1907.
Consolidated November 2, 1911
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MADISON COUNTY
VOL. XXI
MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1929 8 Page This Week
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FLOSSIE SHELTON IS
GIVEN THREE TO
FIVEYEARS
OTHER COURT PROCEEDINGS
lute divorce from his wife, M. M.
Owene, having lived together for a
bout two years, up to January, 1923.
Burley Tobacco Six
Feet High In
Madison
The murder case of Flossie Shel
ton took up from about eleven o'clock
last Thursday morning until late Fri
day afternoon. The prosecution was
ably represented by Solicitor Wells,
i assisted by Mr. John McElroy and
PTlawyer Stone of Asheville. The de
fense was represented by Messrs. Guy
V. Roberts and Lawyer Johnson of
Asheville. The jury, after deliberat
ing about two hours, returned a ver
dict of man slaughter and the de-
iendant was given from 3 to 5 years
in the state penitentiary. Other cas
es not given in our last issue were as
follows:
Having had to go to press before
court adjourned, we were unable to
give complete record of the proceed
ings. , The case of State vs. Flossie Shel
ton, charged with murder, was being
tried at the time of going to press.
The Solicitor for the State announc-
CROP NEAR MARS HILL BEST IN
FIVE STATES
The News-Record is in receipt of a
postcard picture of a field of tobacco
near Mars Hill in which Mr. O. E.
Roberts and Mr. R. S. Gibbs are
standing. The tobacco is higher than 'spent on schools, for last year th!
ATTENDANCE OF
SCHOOLS STRESSED
With the opening of school thmnvh
out the state, hetter Dtfanj..t.
i ' ------ WVHCHUaiKC
should be one of the goals set by both
the schools and the community, ac
cording to a statement by J. N. Free
man, school attendance director for
the State Board of rViai-itit.. j
Public Welfare. "
He said, "Only three-fourths of the
children enrolled are getting the be
nefit from the money that is beinir
nan v, 1 1 A 1 .
their heads and the leaves measure
40 inches by 24 inches. The field is
said to have been visited by growers
from five states, who pronounced it
the best they had seen.
average daily attendance was onlv
pci cent oi me total enrollment.
This means that last year 208,127
children were out of school each riv
j j
natural springs everywhere. We can
grow; almost any crop perhaps next
to California, we have the largest a
Vailable ddveirsity. Three crops per
year j on the same land are not rare.
The world's best markets are near
within 600 miles. Motor trucks de
liver jearly vegetables without refrig
eration. Canning plants are now u
tilismg surplus vegetables and fruits.
We. ean and do grow as fine vege
table! and fruit as anywhere.
Notth Carolina is essentially
New '
WILD BILL ANDER
SON CAPTURED
FUGITIVE. FROM JUSTICE SINCE
'-' MAY S, 1929
"WiU" -r;ii a i
ed 1 in open court that he would not been a fugitive from justice since the
otn or last May, was captured Wed
nesday at Pineville, Kentucky, and is
supposed to be on his way to Marsh
all in the custody of officers as we go
to press. It will be remembered that
he is wanted in connection with the
drowning of Bill Tyson of Marshall
on May 8 at Sandy Bottom. It was
said that the party on the ferry boat
at Sandy Bottom, near Darnard, in
ask for verdict of first degree mur
der, but for a verdict of second de
gree murder or manslaughter, or
whatever the evidence would war
rant. The jury verdict was guilty of
manslaughter and the defendant was
given from three to five years in
State's Prison at Raleigh and assign
ed to do such work as the rules and
regulations will permit. The defend-
Wftlle 640.651 were nrocont on1 flarn ton A1 Tl.
umii two mousana cnuaren were not
ant riossie toneiton, was taKen to tia- Madison County, had been drinking,
leigh Saturday, August 31st, along and it was gaid that Bin T
struck about the race or head before
years each in State Prison; namely,
Steve Tweed, larceny of an automo
bile owned by Hon. Winston Cook;
Geo. Massey, Wm. Buchanan, and
Jess Buchanan.
Welman and Beard Peeik's sen
tence, who were given 60 days on
roads, was changed to suspended
- sentence and ordered to pay' costs,
. a petition having been presented to
the court in their behalf. 'j
,.Arnol4. and ampeo)i iLanderv
U&rgea witn tne muroer ,oi . A,oerc
- ing and Arthur Stantoti, Were allow
ed to give bond -in the sum of
$7500.00 each for their appearance
at the regular November Criminal
Court. Bond was made Monday,
September 2nd.
The bill of indictment against Cor
poral Chandley, charging him with
aiding and abetting in the murder of
Fred Shelton, was returned not a
true bill. A true bill was returned
by the Grand Jury charging him with
carrying a concealea weapon ana vi
olation of the prohibition laws, it be
ing disclosed that he was the owner
of the pistol with which Flossie Shel
- ton shot her husband, also, the owner
of a small quantity of liquor at the
same time. He has given bond for
his appearance to the NeVember
term court.
Isaac Gunter, charged with carry
ing concaaled weapon was discharged
the Grand Jury having returned the
bill of indictment marked, not a true
bill.
Will Price, a native of the Bluff
mountain section, convicted for V. P.
L., was given a suspended sentence
and must leave the State within a
certain time or capias will issue to
put sentence into effect.
V Harvey Goodson and Thomas
Woods, two unlbleached Americans,
who pleaded guilty to taking a din
ner apiece when they were hungry j
while nassinir where several dinner
1 pails were awaiting the owners at the
noon hour. Tfhe court discharged
them since thev had been in jail for
i more than. 30 days for the offense.
eaither Shelton, charged witn an
he fell into the water, which resulted
in his drowning, the body being found
one week later at Faint Rock, several
miles below the scene of the drown
ing. COL, V. S. LUSK GRAVELY
ILL AT HIS HOME IN ,
ASHEILULil;
Col. Virgil Stuart Lusk. 94. oldest
member of the Buncombe county bar,
and active in practice until last Sun
day, is desperately ill at his home,
199 College Street, Asheville. Col.
Lusk, a Confederate veteran, and one
of the best known residents of west
ern North Carolina, was taken ill
Sunday, and has not been conscious
since that time. His illness is said
to have been caused by a heart attack
followed by complications. No hope
is held out by doctors for his recov
ery, says the Asheville Times.
Born in Madison County, Col. Lusk
has been active in the practice of
law in Asheville for 70 years. He
spent the greater part of last week
in his office in the law building busily
engaged on law cases, and appeared
in court several times during the
week, accompanied by his grandson,
S. J. Pegram, member of the law firm
of Pegram and Thornton.
profiting, from the $29.69 per capita
expenditure made for them,"
Mr. Freeman pointed out that the
school attendance can be improved
only when the parents realize the ser
ous consequences which result from
keeping children out of school, and
make an effort to have them an-eA
regularly; and when the teachers and
school authorities are rigid in their
insistence unon dailv
Prosecution for violating the school
attendance law is necessary in ex
treme cases, but it is not the
of the school attendance division to
urge prosecution except as a last re
sort. 'There are many better ways
ui f unsung tne cooperation of the
parents and the enthusiasm of the i
chiloren", Mr. Freeman declared. One j
of these ways, he said, is to noint
out to the parents the value of an
et!u.;ation to the child, and the diffi
culties encountered -'n life by the per
son who grows up in ignorance.
Moreover, the state board of chari
ties and public welfare is not only
interested in the attendance of child
ren within the compulsory school age;
but is anxious to improve school at
tendance beyond these age limits.
An interesting fact about school at
tendance in this state is that city
children attend school six ner rent
better than rural children. Mr. Free-,
man urges, thet. children in the coun-"i
wf - nofc;p.;Jutaone ty; their city
uenjnDors, - since rural schools and
transportation have
greatly,
"WHOozrr in
MADISON"
KLAD THIS!
ZEB MERRILL
(Concluded)
We skip hurriedly over the Cleveland-Roosevelt
period of Zeb's career
and come right down to the late re-
an- icently. After all, many of you read-
agrlciltural state with largely a rural ors are move interested in the gossip
popution. In total crop value we If"' ?f , , r y , n ,y0U ,
rank Bth but were 4th in 1919. In ' !(;
vaiuelper acre we are high $39.36. i Politically Zeb is neither hot nor
Iowa fis $23.19; Oklahoma $16.88: i cold, and the same goes for his re
in Our Own Country, the USA.,
eight people are injured each minute,
and one person is either accidentally
killed or injured every six minutes.
That is shocking, we agree. But
there is a brighter view of the pic
ture: Of the 125,000,000 people liv
ing in this country in 1928, over
124,000,000 escaped being killed or
even hit by automobiles! For this
e should be heartened, but let us
ilso be increasingly careful.
5fork $24.03; Oregon $28.18;
ing ua are commercial fruit and veg
etable' producers.
Our! shortage is in livestock. Our
pork bringing premium prices on
northern markets. Our poultry de-
mand is greater than the supply. We
are . growing in dairying, but are still
importing worlds of milk (canned)
and butter. Grazing is available all
wiiltex;; long. The temperature sel
dom' goes below 20 . We have sugar
cane ' and oranges in the southeast,
while buck-wheat and maple syrup
jiigious convictions. He sticks to his
chosen vocation and trades cows
while others are merely swapping
jlarns. On occasion, hbwever, he
takes a flyir, in fur-bearing animals.
Within the past year he met up with
another trader somewhere this side
of Mars Hill. Both were motoring
in Model Tease.- Following courtesy
and custom they stopped and cut off
the gas. They were in trading hu
mor. "What have your asked Zeb.
A fine young coon," replied his ad
versary. "Nma a price, cash-and-
carry, saiaJeb. "Three dollars net
FOB," said the other. "Will give
you 90 cents and waive inspection."
answered
HOME DEM. AGENT'S
COLUMN
Zeb.. '.'Make it a dollar
OMl a ,t . i . mv I even anu vuu-iiavv uuukul a uauy
are produced in the northwest. The !coon Something wrong," said
sunshine percentage is high. Almost Zeb, "but I'll take a chance," which
anyjtjrpe of sou may be found, while is what he did, for when he came to
the rtonofi-raDhv varies widely but is closer acquaintance with his dollar
seldom perpendicular.
NEW'HEAVY BRIDGES BUILT
, r. BY SOUTHERN
, Atlanta, Ga. As part of the work
of improving its lines which is con
stantly Under way, the Southern Rail
way System has recently completed a
i baby he f oijnd he had bought an in-
tant ground hog "in a gunny sack!
The Four-H Short Course of nine
teen twenty-nine.
Hot Springs, N. C.
January the tenth, nineteen twen
ty-nine, Mis sFrances Crafton came
to Hot Springs to start the "Four-H"
Club.
She met every srirl over ten vears
of age, there beiner about seventv-
five in all. She told them of the
year's work. She also told them of
camp and the best all-around club
girl was gong to be sent to Raleigh.
About twenty-five girls were inter
ested in the club. 'Miss Crafton di
vided the girls in two different clubs
one for the larger and one for the
smaller girls.
I am glad I stayed with the club.
and did the best I could, and got the
trip to Raleigh.
lhe trip is worth much to every
Men of pride of reputation among !?jrl or boy who gets to go. The
Cow Traders do not lightly forget be- Home and arm Agent had planned
ing stung. They lose standing in the m every way possible for the boys
fraternity unless) they contrive to ;an(1 girls to have a good time,
even accounts with the man who has ' Ve had classes from eight until
out-traded them. We do not know , eleven-thirty o'clock. We learned
where the little ground pig found a'1 many interesting things. The girls
home but we can tell you how the ac- had clothing, cooking, general cul-
count was evened up. And you will ture, recreation and music. The boys
structures. Among the more impor
tant jobs completed were the follow
ing: . ;
. At w4ros8ifigS of "the Ocmulgeo
riven one at Lumber City, Ga., and
improved so bridges were installed, permitting the
i j.: b i TT
He said. "With the schools beinr r? "" "euvy power " ule lua-
made so attractive now. with the ease I m' .u. i: .l.
t, Tti- Mj "J. l"c Alabama Great Southern between
aH with V?11? Ch'ld?n & lch001' ! Birmingham and Meridian, a new ver-
HTld With TriA I m nrnirnH kinnhmnirA . . - 7
r-,i XZyr"Zyj' lift span draw bridge, capable of
provement in its school attendance
rating which is now 39th among the
states in the union. The children in
North Carolina should be getting the
value for the money being spent."
number , of heavy bridges, capable of
carrying the heaviest engines and cars j see that he laughs last who has the 'had farming, poultry, general cul
last sruffaw In the devious
course of trading Zeb acquired a fee
simple title id a cow pf good enough
he siaggered Tnlhlr sleep ;and""gav'e fservef. nom one-thirty until, two-
MARSHALL SCHOOL
OPENS
DR. CARR SPEAKS AT FORMAL
OPENING MONDAY
' ayfault, was given suspended sentence
, ant, ordered to pay the cost,
a Bessie Gentry, charged with lar
ceny of merchandise from one of the
leading merchants of Marshall, was
found guilty by a jury and was given
. a suspended sentence.
Rosmet Fender and Ed Silvers
twere fined $25.00 each and ordered
to pay cost for an affray. The fine
against Silvers was reduced to $15.00
and cost.
Roy Howell of Hot Springs was
fined (25.00 and taxed with ,cost "for
violation pro. laws and given until
November term to pay -same. Bond
was posted for his appearance.
Ea . Rice pleaded guilty to Mfg.
Liquor and was given six months on
roads. -
i Clarence Rice and Tom Rice were
given four months each on roads and
are to appear at January term to be
gin sentence, the court giving, them
time to gather their crops.
The Marshall school had its formal
opening Monday, September 2nd, al
though it had opened for registration
and classification Thursday of last
week. Due to a misunderstanding,
not many parents were present Mon
day, the greater number having gone
NORTH CAROLINA'S
ADVANTAGE
According to The Farm Forecaster,
a Georgian, acquainted with all the
States and Canada, a writer and stu
dent, recently said that he was to
speak to a big gathering in New Eng-
iana. ne aamire California, and
Washington; the Mid-West and Flori
da, but he says that he wants to live
and die in North Carolina, the real
land of opportunity. Why?
There are many reasons. We do
not have to irrigate. Our winters
are temperate enough for all year
gardens. Our summers are' devoid
of sunstroke effects. Our mountain
and coast resorts are as good as any.
Our roads are all one could ask. Our
people are the purest Caucasian and
carrying two tracks, was installed at
the Tombigbee river in place place of
the old single track bridge with swing
span.
FOUR-YEARS IN THE
POULTRY SHIPPING
sour milk or something worse. -She
was undesifable and therefore to be
traded. Zeb loaded her and calf in
to his truck and took to the road,
stopping at one of Marshall's filling
stations. As justice would have it, he
encountered there the irreligious fel
low who had inflicted a spurious coon
upon Zeb. This cow and calf spoke
for themselves, so to speak. Zeb did
not resent his fellow trader's evident
interest in the cattle. He looked in
ture, recreation. It sure was fun to
hunt the different buildings for class
es. At twelve o'clock, the assenfbly
.met. :'At' one:? iOcK'.diimeivl:'--
forty-five we were free to do as we
pleased. From two-forty-flve until
five-thirty we all went sight-seeing.
The first place we were taken was to
the penitentiary. The warden took
us all through it. When we came to
the electric chair, Miss Bessie Hen
derson sat down in the chair, and the
warden strapped her in.
From the prison we all went to the
State Hospital on "Dix Hill." After
going all through the hospital, the
Hiffprpnt. hut he wasn't. He was just doctor told us of the founding of the
playing the game. A price was ask- hospital by Dorothy Dix, an English
Comparison of Madison, Bun-
Combe and Yancey Counties
In Poultry Shipments.
lation. We are relieiouslv inclined.
We really want prohibition. Our
schools are good better than reput
ed. Grasses, flowers, and trees grow
luxuriantly.
Estel Cook and Dillard Gosnell history-Di tne county.
mn riven four months on roads,
Moody Ray (col.) pleaded guiity
to C. C W. and was fined $50.00 and
costs. :,: A: ; " ; , '
Fred flensley, an Employee of the
Carolina Power and Light Co.,. of
AsheviUe,' N. C, charged with being
the father of an Illegitimate child,
was ordered to pay the mower tne
sum of $200:00 for the use of the infant..-
v. --
Vance Blankenship, age 61 years,
was found guilty of V. P. L. and giv
en eight months on the roads and a
I suspended sentence oi vweiva monuua
I capias, to issue on aemanu oi ouuci-
rr r ut last senienct into euccw.
f Ball Beece was given an ac
( divorce from her husband, L.
Let. ,
scar Owens was granted an abso-
AN EGG WITHIN AN EGG
rr
jo's
1 W. F. Presnell, of the Grape Vine
section near Bull Creek, is our au
thority for the statement that a hen
egg broken by some member of his
family in June contained an egg
within. The shell was formed and
hard and within the innermost egg
were yolk ad white just aa in any or
dinary egg.
' Buttinaki (braggingly)-Ten thous
and dollari to me is what 10 cents it
to you. - ' -'
Damrowski (teasingly) Hare you
got change for a quarter? ,
... The Pathfinder. .
th KveZZC Z P v 1929 only 5,833 lbs. The years of
the livestock industry. We have iq2R.26-29 not renorted.
Thursday. Dr. I. N. Carr, dean of we have the least
r tt 'ii i-in j ; ... i f i "
mars mil iuuege, mau uie upeniug
speech. Prof. Robinson, superintend
ent of the school, asked that the en
tire school and visitors sing America,
which was led by Miss Marie Hale,
teacher of music. After some an
nouncements. Dr. Carr was introduc
ed by Prof. Robinson. The speaker's
theme was "What Constitutes the I-
deal School." His timely remarks
were addressed first to 'the parents
and patrons of the school; secondly,
to the teachers; and thirdly, to the
students. He stressed among other
matters the importance of social con
tacts of the teachers and patrons of
the school, community life, and to
the pupils ne stressed the importance
of keeping promises. The large au
ditorium was almost filled with pupils
and teachers and the school started
off well. It is hoped that this will be
one of the best sessions ever in the
The following items concerning
Madison, Yancey and Juncombe
Counties is taken from a report cover
ing the whole of North Carolina
and sent us by the Department of
Agriculture at Raleigh:
Buncombbe county for 1925-27-28
and 1929 failed to report shipments
but in 1926 the report shows that
20,128 pounds was shipped from this
county. "
Report for Madison County shows
that in 1925 and 1928 no report was
ed and named something like sixty
dollars for two head that were enter
ed on Zeb's ledger at about thirty-five
dollars, and actually worth less. To
make a short story brief , they traded
cattle for cash. The two trucks
were backed up, end to end, and cow
and calf thus driven from Zeb's
rack into that of his enemy trader,
I but not until Zeb had carefully count
I sd the money.
I "And now," said Zeb, "when you
Iturn 'em into the pasture, if you no
tice anything peculiar in the antics
and behavior of that cow, remember
the coon that turned out to be a
ground hog". . ! .
We would like ,to gjve more space
to Zeb MerrilL because we feel that
his story would be an inspiration to
younger men who wish to achieve
success and yet, remain within the
law. As it is, we hftye given him two
chapters and' yet there is much to tell.
However, Judge Pender McElroy is
at home and we understand he wants
when we. will Bet around to
'Xjhis picture Furthermore, George
P."1' PritrharH's secretary has just called
snows that , j;Dt, n inform lis that
up to the present in this year there ix, . : Aaav"tn hia'n.
nas oeen ii.ouu pounas oi live poui- ,oP readers will know how
try shipped from Madison. This I r xTAZhxxtx
tends to indicate that Madison is now , ZS.
tit ii 1-1 ir tin n La nkanaa in tho nnn . " '
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try business.
Report for Yancey Countyshows
that in 1927 she shipped 9,550 and in
made but in 1926 there was 7,660 lb s
shipped ana in ivzi tnerewas oniy v';tniarA,a VetArv has iust
HAVE YOU A RELATIVE OR FRIEND
WHO HAS LEFT NORTH CAROLINA?
If ao, yon can help bring him or her back f or tha greatest fathering
or rormer lar Heel ever attempted in North Carolina. The State,
through Govenor O. Max Gardner and the HOME-COMING COMMIT-
TEE, withe to extend a cordial invitation to those strayed son and
daughter to "come home" for State and County celebration, October
12.19, 1929, Every resident of North Carolina can help by providing
name of former Tar Heel to whom these invitation may be sent. '
Every person in the State is urged to fill in the blank below with
the name and address of a f riend or relative who ha formerly mad hi
or her home in North Carolina and forward it to the Department of Con
serration an Development, Raleigh, N. C ' - .
TO MEET IN
lady. After leaving the hospital we
returned to the college grounds.
The next afternoon we were taken
to the museum where we saw a skel
eton of a whale fifty feet long, and
many other curious looking animals.
From the museum we went to the
capital and hall of history. It was
all very interesting.
Thursday afternoon we were all
taken to the State theatre. The
movie was very good. Thursday night
Bovce Brooks of Dunlin County, and
Ruth Coleman, of Alamance County,
were crowned Health king and queen.
Friday morning In general culture
class Mrs. McKimmon gave a lecture.
It was enjoyed by every one.
Friday afternoon at two-thirty we
all went to Pullen Hall to elect new
officers for nineteen twenty-nine and
thirty. The officers elected were
Mary Powell, President, Boyce
Brooks, Vice-President: Vernon
James, Secretary and Treasurer ; Les-
sie Hardison, Historian.
Mr. Harrill said he hoped every
Four-H club girl and boy there this
year would return next year.
ELLEN BROOKS.
Miss Willie Hunter, State Clothing
Specialist, held a leaders school Wed-
some Inesday, September 4th, at the Court
I House. There were 16 women pres
ent for this school. Miss Hunter gave
'tis:
(Person suggesting name)
(City or town)
it
th
(Name of former Tar Hoel)
I ' (Native county) ,
(Full Address)
(Occupation)
la study of designing from foundation
patterns. Illustrations of collars for
'different tvoes of neck and shoulders
. ....yv.,. VnfiriirfT I were studied, drapes, proportion, and
V AH hi V 1 1 jLTj .'color were studied. Miss Hunter will
"UI11J "J"" .conduct one more leaders school this
fall.
A nArHial invitation is ex- SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK
A COraiai;.lBV.ltawon eA Mnw in-an nnoVV.nnn school
tended to . everyOUe interested .Tuesday, 10:30 Center school.
. . , Wednesday, 10:30 Big Laurel school
in any way m Forestry ana Thursday, 10:30 Hot Sp'gs. school
-itt:i iw. fv ofronH rhf 19th Thursday, 2:30 Hot Sp'gs. women
Wild .Ufa-to attend tne ism Frida '10:30 White Rock school.
4 m ' ' f a l. - Mist. !p;o,r 0 .an Whita Rnrk women.
Annual meeting pt "o twiw
Carolina Forestry; Association
at the Battery Park Hotel (as
sembly room! o first floor) in
AsheTille, . North . Carolina, on
September 12, 13, 14, 1929.
MARS HILL COLLEGE" TO
WEN SEPTEMBER 9
. vr Hiil Collere will onen Sep
tember the 9th for registration and
the formal opening,. Wednesday the
11th, will be anntexesting day in
Mr Will. Dro ' Lawrence, the new
secretary, of the Baptist Home Mil
lion Board, will spesk at 11 o'clock.
Trying a
pool court t
of c' '"'?, r
l;ng case, a Liver
, J tust whist is a game
St Louis' slogan: "Say
fliers."
Salesman How about some tor
nado insurance? .
Mr. Gabber No use talking U me
now my wife's away for the rest of
the year. The Pathfinder. .:
Chick Gu a Chinese cook of New
York, nearly caused, a .'riot by his
yells and antics .when he accidentally
flipped a hot pancake Inside his loose "
fitting shirt. '
Joe Pias, a bricklayer of Uanes
Austria, found $8,400 in gold coins
while tearfrg down sn oli hoTJoeithen
proceeded to lav!'.? e 't ' '"
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