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IUfi H LWS-RECORD MAn ) ' - -'A r v : , -f ' ; , .-. .. : MADISON, COUNTY RECORD ' . Established June 28, 1901. ' ; ' , FRENCH BROAD NEWS ,', , v Established May 16, 1907 , Consolidated November 2, 1911 " .; 1 The PROGRESSIVE FARMER OR THE NEWS-RECORD BOTH A YEAR FORI THE ONLY NEWSPA PER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY VOL. XXI .vv MARSHALL, N.C.rRJDAY,; OCTOBER 4, 1929 fSP 8 Pages Thi. Veelc 1500 . ; CLAUDE GENTRY V:V!":vDEAD'. 1 I DEPUTY SHERIFF OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY DIES OF WOUNDS ,.' Deputy Sheriff Claude Gentry.' of , Buncombe Ceunty, died at. 7 o'clock v Wednesday night at the Mission hoe- , pital in Asneville, of pentonitu which resulted irom several knife wounds in the abdomen, which he received -ai . Woodfln Saturday night when he at- nor charge.: -;;fi;:.v- ... .-' n The body was removed to the Rey nolds "Undertaking parlors, where Coroner W. E. Baker will hold an in- quest Thursday afternoon . at - 2 o' clock. Funeral arrangements will not be completed until after the inquest. . Four is Jail '- '. " " Four men, a father and three sons, - are held in the county jail without .bond. It was stated at the Sheriff's office Wednesday night that the war t rants for these will be changed to a rharge of murder.-f,'s"f fret-Hm p. Mr. Gentry had been connected rwith the Sheriff's department for the ' past six or eight months in the capac i rty. of civil court officer. He ' was born at MarshaU-in Madison county. He is survived by his widow, and an adopted sonvHis father, W. J. ' Gentry, with' the following brothers and sisters, Also survives: wuey, Ar thur. and Cujthe. Gentry, Mrs. T. Ii. Dockery, Mrs. Oscar Farmer, Mrs. C, E. Stalling and Mrs. O. K. Teague, all of Asheviue. 5 i ; ;,:vjGrl Brawl.,, The" affair in which Mr. Gentry lost nis life happened last Saturday night at Woodfin several men ran to jox. Gentry's home and reported that sev eral men had killed a man and were dragging him away. Mr., Gentry went to the - scene near the Mooneyham Trug Store and found a general brawl -la progress. . ' Mr. Gentry attempted to arrest John Jones, one of the men said to fee involved in the trouble, and , imme diately several men jumpea upon tne ;deputy sheriff, seized both jot his nistola and his black-iack. thtew him " 'to the ground, and slashed him'vuli a r large Jtnue, wyiun uig wuiwcu s and inflicting" pn ( Mnt in seven ' knife woBBdsVwfr- t & BhMJ:' Takra T Hospital Dr. A. Lr Mooneyham.' aear whose drug store the fight took place, took the deputy sheriff to tne mission nos pital, and in the meantime somebody had called the Sheriff's office, and Chief Deputy R. H. Luther went to the scene and placed Jones under ar rest. ' ". Deputy Sheriffs M. E. Fox, Don Davis. Willis Mitchell. Horace In- cram, and Luther, together with Sheriff J. J. Bailey, made an investi gation immediately following the af fair, and in addition to Jones, placed Creed Honeycutt, and, Vallo Marlow under arrest. ; Later John Jones, brother of James, went to the sher iff's office to try to make bond for his brother, and, after a search of his person, during which brass knuckles were found on him, he, too, was held for investigation. " Arrest of the Jather and tSam Jones was made Sunday. BAKER BOY : KILLS SISTER ' ; The five-year-old son of Mrs.' Ky. Baiter of the Uig fine sectioa of Madison shot' and killed instantly Wednesday his eight-year-old sister. it seems that the gun was left lying on the floor loaded and when the old- er members of the family went, out lor - something, toe : children - were NEGRO S1TOESSEELINEI IMPROVING - AT - HOSPITAL IN ASHEVUXE Considerable Marshall last excitement wlas in Sunday afternoon MADISON LAST YEAR 1 SCHOOL STUDIES Raleigh N.' C. Oct. 3. "English?, appears to be the subject most uni versally pursued by white boys, and girls in North Carolina high schools, according to the records compiled in -' the office of the State Department ' of Public Instruction. . A total . of .'V 88,803 or 984 per cent of the total "1 white high school enrollment include -Jr'"""this subject in their course of study -during the school year 1927-28. The ; study of Mathematics ranks second ' among the subjects pursued - by these students 85,306 or 95 per cent taking that subject. K The So ' iinl Studies, includimr Civics. His tory and Economics was desired by: the next largest number, 70,335 or 78.4 per cent of the total enrollment. KMence comes in as the subject of i. fourth choice by having 67,165 stud ents, or 63.7 per cent of the total, pursuing h. General science leads .in this field with 23,800 students in " such classes. Then follow in order Biology with 18,301 students, ; Geo graphy with 7,924 students, Physics with 4,144 students, Chemistry with 2,543 students, Physiology with, 319 ' students and Botany - with 134 stu dents. 1:-:J''r-; -'..."l'. The languages, not including Eng. . lish. are studied .bv about 50 per cent of the total high school child- , ren enrolled. A larger number, 20, 252, study French than Latin or any other language. Only 78 pupils studied German." ; More than 10,000 girls to&k courses in cooking and 9,627 in sew ing; a 3,610 boys pursued courses in Ag 'ture.- " ' . The mowing number of boys and girls ioued courses' in . respective subject: Commercial subjects inclu - ding Bookkepring, Stenography, Typewriting and Business Arithme t'r, 7,991 or 8.9 per cpnt of the total i.anur.1 Trainirr, 1.CC3, or 1.9 per cent; V: clonic-i T rir? 627, or .7 of oni I r '; I i 1 3, cr .9 cf , ' ' r . -i r t r ; doubtless playing with the gun, whea Taen, jcar containing a Negro bad it nnt inof niiino. the. Hfia ly bleeding from gunehot wounds drove un and t asked for a doctor. jut w vmvmv va pcacktAAK vawv aa . . , ... . . . the upper part of the head. It will f1 nappenea that no doctors were in be recalled that their father died two to,wn ftt the time, hence the -wound- or three weeks ago, said to be the re- eu wn wa? arivra. oy iwnmew Kam suit of being thrown from his horse. ,ey to a hospital fasheve.v.The uiau biiu wviiuui, earn w ug ills wue, were alone in v the car; and ethe 92 MARRIAGES IN for ' fear the man would die ' while driving before medical aid could be v obtained, '1 They claimed that he i- ipaa Deen. snot Dy an unxnown party as they were approaching the North Carolina .line from Tennessee. Their tv:i-. -i 1 ') - ,-. . . ' storv was corroborated bv Another Aecordimr to a recent report from ca? of NerroM rirfirur alhncr hpt the Department , of Commerce at them, i At irst, it was thought that yyasningcon,; n.. v. , mere .were v tne snooting occurred in Madison marriages in Madison County in 1928 County. Our offiqers went to in and seven divorces, and in 1927 there vestigate the matter and were pleas were 94 marriages, 10 divorces, and ed to find that the shooting was on one annulment. In Buncombe in the Tennessee side. The. wounded 1928 there were 545 marriages, 114 Negro's name was Burch - William, divorces, 6 annulments; in 1927 there Williams' car, one of the two cars were '402 marriazes, 100 divorces, of Nee-roes, bore Ohio license taps. ana tnree annulments. , Preliminary Report on Marriage and Divorce for North Carelinai .1928 There were 21,373 marriages per formed m North Carolina during tne year 1928es compared. with 22,204 Lin 1927, representing a decrease of 831. or 3.7 per cent., . In 1916. there were 21,837 marriages performed... ' During the year , ,ther were 1.60U divorces erantea in tne state. as compared with 1,642 in-1927, rep resenting a decrease ox sa or z per cent. In 1916, there were 668 at vorces granted, .There were 29 mar riages 4 annulled: in 1928, .a similaf number to that reported for 1927, ; ni . . i J ,1 . . IT. s.tate of ifiotih Carolina n July ; V 1928, was 2,988,000, andon July 1, 1927 - 2.897.000, On the basis of these, estimates the number, of mar riages per 1,000 of the population was 7.3 in 1928 as against 7.7 in 1927. and the number of divorces per 1,000 of the population was 0.55 in 1928, as against .67 in j.jsy. The number of marriaares was re ported by the Register of Deeds and the number of divorces by the Clerk of the Superior Court, of each coun- tv. The flarures for 1928 are prelim inary and subject to correction. . and the Negroes were said to be in the show business. A reoort in an Asheville paper was to the effect that the Negro was improving. TEACHERS MET LAST SATURDAY OMUVED ; :i IN MARSHALL fer tying a toy balloon to his arm. rranK u Lilly, 40, former baiker, walked off the Holston river bank into 20 feet of water Friday, September 27. an was drowned. The baljoon floating on the surface, led to ithe recovery of his body shortly aiterwards. Lilly had been talkinsr to several fisnermen at Rotherwood, three miles Deiew Kingsport. He left them and after going about 100 yards, walked into the stream within the fishermen's view. They went to his .ill r W n-mi-nA In-- 4-. l.:M The balloon bobbing up and down on jtne water enaibled them to find the body. vFrienda said Lillv had been in ill health for several years. His hat and coat were found under a tree on the bank, and with them was an envelope containing his name and address and the name of a Kings- port undertaking establishment. Lilly formerly was connected with the panniers and Merchants bank in Kingsport, and for a number of year previously was cashier of a bank at Bluff City; He also had served ae secretary of the Kings port' Retail Merchants' Association. .' His widow and two children sur vivor Mr. Lilly was assistant to A. Ma- hone at the R. R. station in Mar shall about 1904 and had many friends here who will be sorry to learn of his death. SllUlATyMARIONi.V WORSE THAN BEFORE Mart Hill Three Men Dead And Quite A Num ber Wounded And Troops Or- . dered There To Restore Order Larger Number Arrive Than Expected Registration Statistics Not Yet Complete With the completed figures on the total number registered not yet com- Another strike took place at Mar- plete and with late arrivals coming ion early Wednesday morning when in every day the number officially on the Sheriff and his deputies interfer- the roll surprised the authorities of ed and as a result three men are dead ...... . , . llD DlliC. ft 1UI lliaUJ and at least six in a serious condition i ,,: . j. .1 at the Marion hospital. Governor n1v.,d14creMe" Gardner ordered troops to the scene fumber. ro11 Mars Hl11 Pens h and. every effort is being made to re- erm wlth between 420 and 440 actu store order.' The dead and wounded 'ally on roll. There is to be noticed, are as follows: however, that the first venr inllra Dead: nines ia nnf on lorrva oo tliaf taai George Jonas. 63 .w Mia. v. im Randnlnh "Hirfr 23 iyear, but the Senior class, with over Sam Vickers, 48. H5 expecting to graduate, is the Injured: ' ' largest in the history of the school. Ueorge McCombs, 38, shot m necK, The junior ciag8 something uiifxst auu w rail i uiin tt i County Wide Teachers Meeting let L Marshall Lat Saturday Quite FREE ADVICE FROM RANGER Dear Ed: You will remember you requested me to lend a nana toward gettin- monev srom subscribers. Recom mend you make a rule to say some thing nice in the paper about every one who hands you money, regardless of their true character." Believe? if you will cltivate his policy ngnt a- long you will come to ana tnat your conscience will grow less and less re sistant and in the end the- money will be like a balm to said tortured con science. We will hand you a sample piece, like this:,'- -A Tribute to a New Subscriber Every other Wednesday is a special day in Marshall; Mr. L. Y. Biggerstaff of the Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ashe ville Amei to town. "Bisreer" is a happy pet name for this young gentle man. ; Every time -we see him we marvel at the continued development which lures the eye. This flian grows upon you while you are shaking hi ?J The Teachers" Meeting held last Saturday in Marshall for . the benefit pt all the teacher of the county- was largely attenaeu ana nrovea auite in teresting 1 a a d" helpful. Miss Mc Dougall, Stata Supervisor of Teacher lraumg. i was vresent and Made a most inspiring talk. Superintendent Kj. so., tuankenshin comDiimented the teachers on the progress being -made in the schools. Miss Clemmie Casey who has charge of Teachers' Training course, wnicn is a new department in this county and is beinar conducted at the old school building in Marshall, demonstrated some methods that will make for effective teachinar. ObU jectives for -the year were outlined, such as improvement in attendance and promotion. Group metings will be held at Hot Springs, Mars Hill, and Marshall, the first being .held at Mam Hill next Saturday, Oct. 6, In terested patrons are invited to attend. n PET SUGGESTION K Dr; M. M. Leonard, of Asheville, was with us last week and we had a happy contact with this well known citizen of Bunc. County. The genial Doctor, readily parted with the" cash which admits into good standing new members of our Growing Subscrip tion Family.- i In addition to1 his 1m ifesswnftl wrk, Dr. Leonard conducts 1LiMi.l J,ilni,t!l.-'-A.l.....'ll. 1 place? called a "Pes Shop.". This name is a throwback' to. the ; time when all similar establishments were so-called. Yet his place is mueh more than ordinary: the visitor is at once impressed with the good taste dis played in the place. In the line of Pet thintrs you will find there a com plete collection from tiny goldfish to Belgian Police Dogs. Cats and Canaries are kept in the same cages so happy is the environment. We believe, however, that Mrs. Leonard is the chief inspiration in this Eden like corner of the world. When you go into Asheville again with the kid dies, take them around to the corner of College and Penland and report to us if you do not come away with re newed interest in cats and doars and birds and children 1 . shot in arm; Barnes Roberts, 18, shot in chest: Eldie Ballard. 18. shot in leg; Kermit Fender, 18, shot in knee; Luther Bryson, 22, shot in chest; W. S. Black. 45, shot in abdomen and left shoulder; U s. Long, 37, shot in leg; Bob Minish, 41,"TTot in face and neck; W. M. Sparks, 69, shot in neck and chest; A. M. Koon, 28, shot in thigh; T. L. Carver, 54, shot in neck; James Mills, shot through stomach; Mrs. Lucy Sparks, shot in hand; Mrs. Addie Hollar, struck over head; T. M. Green, deputy sheriff, hit by glanc ing bullet; T. K. King, injured thumb R. E. Cannon, struck over li3d. CALVIN FERGUSON DEAD ... HAD BEEN IN POOR HEALTH . SOMETIME Ferguson was riously" ; SI a -v few- weeks ago, but 'had recovered from that attack,-but his heart was weak, foa which he had been taking strich nine tablets recently. Thursday morn' ins:, he was up as usual and ate i About eight i o'clock Thursday ' mornintr. .October 8. 1929. Calvin W. jerguson died v tne nome oi n'". JtwoJiterar. societiee, aae3oth Ukea in large numbera of the new, student and are hoping to enroll f very student in either one or the other of the so-t cities. - Coach Roberts is recruiting a nutn i . . . m m ji it m . KoVforf Aftar dt.in. fie com- "er oi nw iwinwi uien xruiu wina plained of feeling somewhat bad and the ranks of the new students, many was led to his bed by his son. As this I of whom are from outstanding high A PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR The State of North Carolina has hotels be inspected and see that TYI aAa Tniwi A e-wt .1 ! lines but it has to its credit no more striking-achievements than the re sults attained by the efforts of its firemen, teachers, editors and other public-spirited and forward-looking citizens who have carried on for years a relentless- warfare - against fire waste and its attendant loss of life and property. ! I am- glad to be able to say that there has been im provement year by year for the past seven years. While the records of our ' .State ' Insurance Department covering : the seven - years between January 1, 1922, and January 1, 1929, show a total fire loss of $44, 799,499, a truly staggering amount, the loss was well below the national average and the fire loss for the year ending December 31, 1928. was $4,912,925. a million and i half nf dollars under the seven years' aver age. I attribute much of this improve- hB2,L n j?ell ?' Without ment t0 the ed-cational work done andstiU Bigger '10h throughout the State annuallr dur struttrng Wlf , he is ig er day by Preventi(m Week which y. ,A very engaging type.Physi- fal, m , fc f g 1 hiraniu th inproment is not .i ... ... V. - . rrv?-.I"".-Z-V,t. . oner otn to iztn. wnue . we i are would tend to mar the symmetry of his figure. To make this more plain, he demands with the passing seasons a more ample coat in chest dimension but he uses the same old belt in the same old notch. Such men are to be envied. - Binrer is a crime favorite in Marshall. . Some of our young la die have been overheard in the ques tion "Is that good-looking man mar ried or is he receptive?" He is both. Welcome to our sub. list, L. Y. B.I " Moral: It nays to be a Cash Sub scriber to the News-Record. S. T. KANUEK. i TO TEACHERS ore r The Extension Class for Teachers will meet Saturday, October 5, at 10 o'clock A. M. Dr. Morrison, associ ate member of tie faculty of the U nversity cf N. U. v item c-xe. We have arrar'i tor th?e clu-.ses to rf't e'T"rv . '! ? i" cf proud of the progress made, the fire loss of 1928 was much too sreat for an enlightened citizenship, such as ours, ana i appeal to all good citi zens to become vitallv interested in lessening this economic waste. . But toe property loss - in North Carolina last year, heavy as it was, not our greatest loss from fire. The Bureau of Vital Statistics ' of ' our State Board of Health renorta that two hundred and ' seventy-one lives were lost bv fire in North Carolina bust year.- These appalling; losses were caused bv carelessness and hr- norance of the fire hazard. I. therefore, set aside the week of October 6th to 12th as FIRE PRE-i VENTION WEEK in accordance with Section 6080 of the Consolida ted Statutes, which provides that the Governor of North Carolina shall, each year, in October, issue a proclamation urging the people to a proper observance. - During this week I also urge that fire drills be held m schorls, factories and stores, and that thVy be con ed st rrilar intervals. fc ' ' - f - . i r Mire?! every safeguard asrainst fire is nro- vided, and also that exit facilities are sufficient in case of fire. That local authorities . examine their fire ordinances and make them sufficient if they are lacking in any particular. To this end I urge our citizens to cooperate with our Insurance Com missioner, and that every mayor is sue a proclamation. I earnestly re quest the cooperation of every citi zen, Chambers of Commerce, Rotary Lions, Kiwanis, Civitan, American Business, Monarchs and Women's Clubs, and all other civic bodies and the press. Now. therefore. I. Oliver Max Gardner, Governor of North Caro lina, in accordance with law. do issue this my proclamation, and do set aside and designate OCTOBER 6 TO 12 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK and do urge all the people to a pro per observance of this week in obedi ence to the Statutes of North Caro lina. . ,, ' Done at our City of Raleigh, this 25th day of September, in the year oi our Lord one thousand nine hun dred and twenty-nine, and in the one hundred and fifty-fourth year of our American . Independence. -' O. MAX GARDNER . x Governor. Tyre C Tayloe, Private Secretary. was nothing unusual, his son, S. B., went on about his work. Soon S. B. was called by his wife and when Mr. S. B. reached the bed his lather was dead and lying in the same position in which he was left. At the time we sro to press, f uneral arrangements have not been made. However, a wire from the two sons in Pennsylvania, was to the effect that they were on the way. If they arrive in time, interment will prob ably be Friday afternoon. Mr. Fer guson leaves 'six sons, as follows: v schools and prep schools. It is indeed with a spirit of op timism that the new year is begun. There have been quite a few changes in the social system as well as in tha scholastic schedules, and it is express ed that these changes are for the bet ter. The social system this year win permit the first as well as the second year men the privilege of more datea a week than they have hitherto been r : t f!ftlnmW;-Pa.. S.' B. of Mar- i"Ie to have. shall, Oliver of near Marshall, Lee It is expected that by the time the W. of York, Jfa. Komeo and JNorman next issue of the Hilltop comes from of Marshall. Mr. Ferguson was per haps the oldest merchant in Marshall, having been iti ' the mercantile busi ness for more than 80 years. Prior to entering the mercantile business, he was engaged in the tobacco busi ness and -is said to have been quite wealthy at one time, losing at one time about one hundred thousand dollars when a ' tobacco warehouse broke, He came to Madison County from Richmond, Va., about 60 years ago, when he was 21 years of age His wife died about 15 years ago. JESSE HENSLEY DEAD 90-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT OF HOT SPRINGS BURIED TUESDAY cr.urc i f - i SPRING CREEK DEDICATION POSTPONED Onr'account of an epidemic of diphtheria in the community the. dedication- , of the new Spring Creek school building, which was set for, October 4 has been postponed until some time the f.rst part of December. Mr. Jess'Henstey age 90 years, died at his home at Hot Springs last Sun day afternoon, about four o'clock. Funeral services were from the Hot Springs Baptist church Tuesday af ternoon conducted by Rev. I. . H. Garenflo, and Rev. P. T. McFee. Active -pallbearers were: D. G. the press we shall be able to have more complete statistics regarding the registration as well as a few lights on the activities of the new students. The Hill Top. . N. C. Leads Of the states represented, North Carolina leads with 805 ; South Caro lina comes second with 87; Tennessee third with 19. Other states and coun tries are as follows: Alabama 5, Cen tral America, 1,- Cuba 1, District of Columbia 1, Florida 4, Georgia 4, Kentucky 3 Louisiana i, Maryland 3, Mississippi 2, Pennsylvania 1, Virgin ia 9. Those from Madison County this . year number 70, and Buncombe, 29. NICE TRIP Steve Roberts, George MeKinney, Everett Tweed and possibly. George Pritchard are planning an extended . auto tour North and into Canada. They will visit Washington, New York . and other cities on this trip. - They expect to enjoy come menu fishing Church, C. G. Paris, W. T. Davis, Ira land hotel bathing. The tour is so Plemmons and Fred Holder. Honorary pallbearers were: 'Jobe IParis. Lon Brooks. -J. A. Brooks. O. PW. Grubbs, Thomas Frisbee, and Edd. HufT. -. The deceased was the grandfather of Jesse - James; Bailey. Sheriff of Buncombe County and former sheriff of Madison County. He was a na tive of Unicoi County, Tenn., but moved to Hot Springs about 37 years ago. Surviving are hi&.wife. Mrs. Nancy Hensley, 88, and five sons, J.- H. Henslev. of Charlotte: W. ' H.. of Horseshoe; J. D., of Hot Springs; Ar thur, of Marshall; and c T., of sky land; and two daughters, Mrs. Sarah Bailey, of Marshall, and Mrs. Martha Gurley, of Monroe. . "Uncle Jess," as he was familiarly known, was the oldest Union veteran of the C'viU War,'--; ..;.. -l';. r Yes For Whet Const Out r .; One of our neighbors paid four honored dollars for a saxorhone. arranged that it will not clash with the Congressional program; Congress will meet as planned and go ahead with tariff revision. While in Wash ington these local boys will pay their respects to another Big Republican whrfse initials are H. F. S. ; They may also have time to'meet President Hoover and some other so-ca" si Re publicans. - When i they are back home we shall expect to hav? some real news for our readers.. ,: ' .LATER: The above is prerr.ature; ' ;.: v '' the trip has been abandoned. The budget would not bal-. c'. . . ancel .'. . 5 , We Fell for This Maa calling bluff: "Here. Cliff I Here, Cliffl"--The Pathfinder. -They Knew Their Halitosis News item says Listerine r.s r" $25,000,000 for i'. i-" like 200 is slightly smaller than last year's class but is in proportion to the other colleges and to the number that was expected. The pre-school opening survey showed only a small registration, but the boys and girls flocked in on the two opening days and are still coming. The dining hall is filled and the dormitories also, with many students boarding in town. - The vocations of, the many new and old students are not available for publication at this time. Although a number of them are undecided, quite a few expressed a desire to follow in the footsteps of their profs, while tha profession of law, medicine, and thai kindred trade drew a goodly number. The ministerial group is of about tha same size as of other years. After undergoing a period of orien tation the freshmen have about be come accustomed to this place and are beginning to take an interest ia the. various . student .activities. -Tha - r - lea les, i f r 1T 4 " "'T'l -t"s a 1 1 of pnej to blow in.' . : r. ' n't f t tr '. v r '