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THE NEWS-RECORD CO Aft VP PRICE A YEAR' ., , PL.Uil ;C f l : J MADISON COUNTY RECORD II , Established June 28, 1901. FRENCH BROAD NEWS J Established May 16, 1907. jj j Con.olid.Ld November 2, 1911 I a SO The PROGRESSIVE FARMER r it PH 4 THE NEWS-RECORD frO OP v - . ' BOTH A YEAR FOR ''XO ; U Li U 1 11 j r THE ONLY NEWSPA PERpUBUhED:, IN MADISON COUNTY VOL. XXI MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 1, 1929 8 Pages This Week 1500 ABOUT UR STATE SOME REASONS FOR PRIDE NORTH CAROLINA IN rJ Leads ell SUtMtlal er cent "ot la . the debt-free home. 'J' VV"' i Oldest State University country, founded in 1798, Miss Louise Robinson laft Monday f or Alton Park hospital for treat ment ::t : ., ; Quite a number of Colles-e student attended tne Indian rair Thursday. :- The Mara Hill Woman's Club met Monday night at the Teachers' parlor ;;5 coumry, iuue in - .J of the Spfflman Home. Mrs. W. F. VV J01 widont of any State, v ; Yi i Delegates were elected to attend the QKti T- Fwr tnautM of prisons la pnn District Meeting: at Old Fort Tuesday. ; l Portion to population, than any State Those elected were Mrs. Annie MU S". h,. ;.Hn'-:"v" , rtw.Mn. C. J, Big-grers, and Miss - -;- , jV Bonnie weng-ert. Hostesses of the , v BeconuwpejiuBu evening were Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. P, , : nues for support of Federal Govern- c. Stringfleld, and Mrs. E. R. Elmore. v mailt. . ' I uu Duviat uuur wuo inucu cujvycu. SJL More developed water power than Miss Mary Frances Biggers, who is any Southern State, and third in this teaching at Brevard, spent last week- V.- The ' Parent-Teaehar ' Association States. ' held .its regular meeting Tuesday Possesses the largest variety of I night. The subject discussed was minerals found in any State, having I "Health." The program committed 284 identified forms. . fZJw.jW fawm Second lowest per capita cost of rTSSL State Government in nation. wise .Use of Leisure. .Vacation, Ed it Tha first child of 'English parent- location , for' Citisenshio. Worthv "age on American soil was born in I Home Membership. As Health was cmiina v ' 'Ube first subject that was the matter North trarouna- . - . . I nrui t!..ni t i..a k - - North Caroliniana promulgated the pUnnej 0 have jn Hutchins first Declaration ; of Indepemience anoy Df. W. F. Robinson to make from the mother Country among all speeches, but neither was present A tha" original Colonies. . menaia talk was made by Miss Ella ation without representation before malniy In her talk the value of fruits the Revolutionary War was held in and vegetables in the diet for chii- . I- v mm h, HON 00t t H... I. "1 102 MRS OLD CELEBRATES 102ND BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 8, 1029 RECEIVES $100 BULlMR. JOE BROWN North Carolina. The first successful flight in a heav- ier-than-air machine was,' made in North Carolina. Native North Carolin ians Living Outside Of State Census of 1920 Total population of North' . Carolina 2,568,128 Natives of North Carolina' ' living in other states . . Idren. Miss Pauline Sprinkle most effectively sang "Going Home." Following this program the busi ness, was taken up. The most im portant item of business was the re port of the membership committee. The Fourth Grade got the prize of $1.00 for the largest number of new members. The fourth grade has. been distinguished in its history for win ning the attendance banner which was a reward for having the largest number of parents present at the monthly meetings. But at this meet- Insr the first srrade tied with, them and hope to gain the honor this year. -'Up-to the present time the Mars I Hill Y. T. A. is the only one in Mad IN UNREGISTERED LETTER ... 0ii I "n County that has federated with .iB jthe State and National organixation.' UMQiai3,151f Som Crnx fdeirso -27,744; Penmsylvania-Z0,877fc New M u . wtloiiair- York -17,808; Florida 17,858 Tex- raaiMti6n.t "The program committee as 14,966; West Virginia 13,636; recommended that, the next meeting O h i oll,598; Arkansas 11,128; be at night and especially for the Nw; Jerey-40,451;j' Maryland fathers. - " : - . tit 99, TM.trft t CnlnmWa H.02B: .1 IBw-imd Mrs. S. M. Stroupe and .;YiT'Jfii.l Ieft Iast weok for Alexis, N. Oklahoma 7.687J AWbaflnla-,660 a '0. County,: where h rhas Indiana o.e d ; iaiuorma o.i, aeeantad a nnid or chnnneL this Washington-5,729; KentuckyWJSS; lg0od man and his family will be Mississippi 6,539; Missouri 6,476; I greatly missed in our community and lUidoi-,468r;Massachusetts-8,8325 Jheounty, wnere ne served as 'fSST "Lo1 wiT-and : son, isiana 2,907 J Colorado 2,618; Ore- Charles, who have been visiting Mrs. gon 2,382; Iowa 2,122; 'Connecti- Elizabeth Wharton, have gone to Mis cut 2,037; Idaho 2,028; Montana- souri for the winter to visit her peo-1,5155-Nehraska i',196: New Mexi- f1 . co 997; Arizona 4Q; Delaware dans-hter. ; Ruth, visited irelatives in 676 Wy0mings-S85; f Minnesota 579; Utah 673; Rhode lsland--612 ; North Dakota 460 ; WiaconSin 861 ; South Dakota 820 ; i Maine 160; Stvlva laat. waaV-and ' Mrs. Carey Hunter of Wichita Falls Texas, Mrs., Geo. -Walker of Atlanta, Ga., aunts of Mr. P. C. Stringfleld, and his mother, Mrs. O. L. Stringfleld . H . . 1 1 auu uia luuwwx. wilt v. aju axiiui Nevada 138 New uampsnire iui of Raleigh, and sister. Mrs. J. Ed Vermont 76. ' 'Total 443,844. Swain of Asheyille, and Miss; Alici , ' onservationand Industry, and Miss Helen Beckwith, students ' . . . U... Dill Jt.... lab jaws ' mil juiiB(e, were umuci iest of Mrs. P. C. Stringfleld 5 S.S; RALLYDAYS IN MARSHALL C. Stringfleld and daugh ter, little Miss Mary, will leave Fri day for Rutherfordton, 1 N. C. to spend the week-end with her father, Mr. George Biggerstaff. Miss Marian uibos was in Asneviue Talkine about risks and talcing .1 . . . .. icnunces, dui a customer 01 the uity Mill Company of Marshall took a risk this week. Thursday morning's mail brought a letter from a man in Yan cey County, m which was a hundred dollar bill. The letter was not even registered. How easy it would have been for some one to rob that letter and the Citv Mill Comnanv or tha sender would have been the loser and nobody would ever have known where the money went. - The moral is that currency, certainly, in pieces of this size, should not be risked through the mail; A check is a-different mat ter entirely; WJien th check ia naid ftjre- banks-t shows -the- endorsed , 1 J !i uinuv m lire pyco, auu a rwcciyu In this case", MrV Freeman, the manag er 01 tne mui. onened the mau. and Deing an honest man,' gave proper credit on the account. - But buddoso the City Mill Company had a secre tary who had opened that letter and Socketed the money, the sender would ave no credit for the payment and the Mill Company would have been thought dishonest, all because-of the dishonesty of the secretary. Banks are too convenient these days for such risks as these. Deposit your money in the -hank and draw your check. If you cannot write a check, give the money to someone who can and let him write one. . Play safe. 1 1 1,1 ')' '! ' 1 ' 11 111,1 '' More Potatoes HURT IN ACCIDENT ffllri1 J. S. Brown of Waverlv was somewhat injured in a wreck near Mara Hill Tuesday. October 8. He (was On his way from -his home to Marshall, where he was sroinar tn at tend a meeting of the directors of the Sank of French Broad, when the car on which he was ndinsr. collided with a State Hitrhwav truck, badlv injuring the car, resulting in Mr, tsrowirs injuries. . A Negro was driv ing the car for Mr. Broiwn, r . re state Teacher Training Mr. Allen Buckner of Faust (Up per laurel; celebrated his 102nd Birthday Tuesday, October 8, 1929 Mr. Buckner is perhaps the oldest man in Madison County. He has three sons and one daughter living, John, George, and Jake, the latter oeing the baby, 62 years. The daughter is Mrs. M. B. Marshbanks or near the Forks of Iw. The event was held at his old home place and was participated in bv quite a number of the near relatives and others. Sheriff Buckner of Tennessee, a nephew, and Mr. Albert Hamlin, of weenevine, Tenn.. another neuhew. were present and made speeches. Mr. ievi uamiin. , 01 Buckner. also a nephew, was present and made a fine speech. Dinner was served on the lawn. He was a Confederate veteran in the Civil War. Mr.- Levi Buckner. age about 86, of Burnsville, N. C, a brother of Mr., Allen Buckner, was also present. The latter is distinguish ed by still wearinsr his first hearrl. never having shaved. CHANGING STYLES Marshall, N.'Ci uctoner 7. iZ9, Dear Reader: What is that new department? It ia in answer to this question that we are writing this letter. The State of North Carolina, see ing the need for better trained teach ers, organized throughout the State leacher Training Departments. The course consists of a years in tensive training which entitles grad uates to an Elementary A Certificate, Those wishing to take further normal work receive two-thirds of a s year college credit. High School gradu ates iand. holders of an Elementary B certificate are eligible for enrollmnt. Tuition ia free. Students are re quired to ' furnish text books and PVintwi TTm Dmitri .other necessary materials. A profes- Bional flbranr and claaoi 'Recommendations have, been made that Florida, , Virginia,.: Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina plant more7 spring potatoes. 1 In all 2,000 more ear loads are desired.: But those interested should get the full details, for some districts are asked to cut the acreage.' LIST OF JURORS jjxir. ueurire XJiKKersinu. 1 - 171... .n. n finnair Rphnnl Mi'rh Marian Gibhs was In Ashaville I :1 o..J n inJ Rntnnlnv ihnnninir . .. LIST OF JURORS DRAWN' FOR "Z ""'Vt- An T snndav in Novem- Mr. R. T. Allen of Winston-Salem. - OCTOBER TERM SUPERIOR cimis . - - . . , . .., 1 - . rniiBT nrt oa 1090 'bar-. - The fonr churcnes m xaarsn-1 sueni .mo -wcbk-chh iu nu. - , 1 --- all are nuttinar on one 01 thd great- , Mars 1111 iiign acnooi ioopdh e-i sat- Rnniiav Krhnnl iroincr campaigns leven will play Crossnore at Marshall ever conducted in this part of the Friday afternoon, the second game country. - - - 01 the season, mars 11111 oeieanng A thorough canvass has been made Black Mountain last Fnda 13 0 0, th iiram una avarvboav naa Deen 1 c.liAnl Anviru fKia flma YOU auuua -ma 1 surely can't stay at home nd all yonr neighbors going to sunaay acnoou w - . rtV... invited to go to the aunaay oc"001 lr.ik:-i. 1 C.. J.. a thlr vhnice. It is expected that 1 1 OWnsniD OUndaV SveVsSara1 v S : School; Convention. I TownsMp Sunday School- Conven- IffMia isanTl wtfk f Vk A k11Y1ny Come to the church of your, choice Sunday Schools by the officers of the and help make it s Mr ""SlAJ Madison County Sunday School Asso- i yuu are invueu uu u " ciation. . WELCOME. ; COME. . 4: At Big pine Baptist church Sunday , Advertising Committee m0rning, October 20, 1929-in chaixe " - . ' ' ' ' .' of Mr, Geo. W. Wild, Township Pres- Holcombe r unerai ai went; - - 1 .if. fJ. At Caney Fork Baptist church on V eavervilie v iu"jr Little Pine Creek, Sunday morning, ' ' ' - V-"'.. October 20, 1929 convention will be Pnneral services for Mrs. H. E. in charge of Mr. Garland, Farmer, Holcombe, who died at her home Township President. . . - ; last Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, At Fosters Creek Baptist church, were conducted at the home on Mon- number 16 township at Sunday School day afternoon at 2 :30 o'clock, with hour on October 20, 1929. Conven tha Rev H. B. Denby, pastor of the tion will be in charge of Mr. C C. Weaverville rresoyxenan enure a, t, awwuduij, ofT.ciating. Interment was in Brans cemetery, on Reems creek. u ' , - Mrs. Holcombe, who was 36 years old. had been ill only a short time. The daughter of the late Dr. i. H. Baird, of Mars Hill, she is survived by her hu&band, II. E. Hslcombe, em pf.i7e of the Carolina Power - and f j.t Co.; two daughters, Jane and r -r!e:; and three brothers, Thom- , lr. J. D., nd Dr. J. W. Baird, J of L'art L.lL At Faust with the Methodist Sun day School at the Methodist church at 2 o'clock P. M., October 27th, 1929. 'Convention will be in charge of Mrs. E. E. Bryant, Township Pres ident. - - . There has been arranged to have at each of the above conventions ex perienced Speakers who will give in teresting talks on the needs of Sun day Schools and on increasing Sun day School attendance. No. 1 Township Jas. M. Reems, H. L. Story,' S. B. Ferguson, J. B. - Runnion. . - - No. 2 Township Worley Shelton. No. 3 Township R. L. Radford. No. 4 Township A. N. Robinson, J. G. Ray. No. 5 Township T. A. Higgins. No. 6 Township E. G, Robinson, T. J. Reeves. -- No. 7 Township C. G. Payne. No 8 Township C. M. Riddle, K. T. No. 8 Township W. T. Davis, Ben Harkleroad- - - r No. 10 Township Don Chandler. -No. 11 Township S. V. Shelton. : No. 12 Townshiw-rWilson Buckner, Zeb Davis. ' .' s.-':;- 'v'.-n-,i:Jr- No. 13 Township E. B. Ebbs. , No. 14 Township S. T. Ramsey.. ' No. 16 Township C. 0. Crowder. v No. 16 Township A. A. Capps. I.; J. Will Roberts. Register of Deeds and Clerk to Board, do hereby certify that the twenty-four (24) foregoing names is a true list as drown from Jury Box No 1 by the County Commissioners, at regular meeting Monday, October 7th, 1929. , ,. - J. wiLLi Kutm-Kis, (jiera. Professor What have you observ ed, if anything, In. the way of evi dence that this country is becoming overpopulatedt l. ' : j. Student I often see eight people crowded into a Chevrolet six - The Pathfinder. sionai library and classroom equip ment ia provided by the county, while the salary of the instructor is borne by the state. - The work is carried' out under the supervision of Miss Juanita McDougald, State Supervisor of Teacher Training. Our department is located in the old school building at Marshall. Fif teen students are enrolled, namely: Mafra Boone, Winnie Bryan, Josie Bryant, Nell Cantrell, Katie Carter, Mae Eller, Alma Ferguson, Mary Morrow, Kubye JPayne, Vivian Kector, Fowler. Wallin,- Clara Ward, Lucy Wilson, Anna Worley, and Violet Wright. The instructor is Miss Clem- mie Casey of Atlanta, Ga. Miss Ca sey has taught in the Public Schools of Atlanta, the Demonstration School of Western Carolina Teachers Col lege, and was Instructor of the Car teret County Teacher Training De partment. ' - One of the most important phases of the .work is observation and prac tice teaching. At present this work is being carried on in the accredited high school at Marshall. Later the class will observe in the other schools of the county. We appreciate the co operation of the teachers and are re ceiving many - helpful sumrettions that will aid, us when teaching. We sincerely hope that before the year is over we may be ot some service to them, -i'-'.v,'- f-v ' . " We are very proud of the depart ment and appreciate- the : privilege that is ours. We would like to thank Mr. Blankenshlp, our superintendent, members of the Board of Education. and tha County Commissioners for their part in securing this department for Madison County. - v- We cordially-invite anyone that Is interested in what we are .doing to visit our classroom" ' ' ' - " - s THE TEACHER TRAINING CLASS. Education, like fashions, has modes. When we were in college some fifty years ago, in our junior year we must show a profound knowledge of Greek and Latin gram mar and composition; we must know four books of the Anabasis, three of the Iliad, six 0r seven books of Cae sar's Commentaries, five or six of the Aeneid and not less than half a dozen of the orations of Cicero. We were classically cultured in those long gone days. And we felt our superiority. There was almost no athletic tradi tion; a college was a seat where the lamp of learning was fondly tended by earnest fellows who had taken the vow that its radiance should never he MORE OR LESS PERSONAL many- heresies ftouriahtag-where-ne the oTOoaox"was supreme.. we find a School of Business in Respectable Old Harvard; we are not shocked but we are bewildered. What is to be the fate of classic culture if our young men are enticed into the ex citements of the new fangles? We wonder, yet we are not afraid. For we have faith in the generation that is and we feel they will not go too far astray to find their way back to the firm ground of conservatism in progress. Let them experiment they will bring in their nwn solutio of their own problems and we fee that all will be well, STB. We have a true and aibidfnr affection for Arthur Whitehurst. the man who manaees so canablv our Citizens Bank. It is natural that we Bhould admire this Pawnbroker. Ar thur gave us a small line of credit. in a time of stress and strain ; he was nice about it, too. Said he would 'expect us to renew our note promptly wnen aue ana pay usury cheerfully. This town would be hard hit should Arthur move back to Runion. or em brace the ministerial profession, or take to the road to sell Ford cars. Let's keep him where he is. Nick White is a Lovable Old Fel low! He is the Official Juo-o-ler of Figgers for Madison County. It' Nick who shows our commiHsrioners how they can reduce the tax rate by raising the assessment, or bv makinar people pay taxes on the stuff they niao out once a year. During the summer Nick srets uo earlv. eats a hearty breakfast, hurries into town and passes an hour or so chinninsr with Troy Rector and other good listeners. The padded seat which Troy dedicates to loafers at his ser vice station costs this community hundreds of dollars every year if time is accounted a thing of value. However, let them rest. Hubert Roberts impressed us from the first as a Man of Mystery and as a very unusual man, among villagers. And' so we have found him, on riper acquaintance. As a rule, a man of intellectual countenance and of few idle words is a deep thinker. How ever, we are often wrong in our most careful guess as to what they are thinking about, especially married men. If this man's heart is a harbor of horrible and hideous designs, we shall contrive to read his secrets and to publish them to the world. Shakespeare warns' us of tha. treachery that lurks in the hearts of men. of lean and hungry look. This excludes Jerry Ramsey he may 'get ' "rffi1. hungry but- never looks that, way.--Tid.i-2ok "Farther down street von : amC side' DISTANT PROGENITOR - A prominent man of our acquaint ance livirur in the Aristocratic Belt of our own State was given by birth and by habit to , stammering. This man's Great Hall was hunsr with oil paintings of his Four Fathers and others farther back. A guest at the house was strongly attracted by one portrait and asked its owner who was represented by this work of art. "My great-great-great-great-greatgrandfather t" You will miss the point in this story if you do not know that one who' stammers also stutters 1 you meet MrTCassius Coates.? Yon may think you have in him .the replica of Shakespeare's villain but you win admit yourself wrong when you know him better, for this genial gentleman of the scissors and yardstick is not thin as the effect of indulging in ' j: , i i l i t . muraerous piots, ova, more imeiy ue cause he prefers to remain slender. There is. nothing to be done about it if he admires himself, he has no advantage, over us. We were badly mistaken in our first appraisal of one Marshall bach elor. We had heard that he remain ed single through decided preference for solo sleepingand for other rea sons, either one of which would: seem to us to be sufficient, in his case. They whisper that this Unnamed Cel ibate rejects the old saw that Two Can Eat from One Plate end get by at Half Rates. We do believe-that he knows his Domestic Economy, even as you and we. This man lays down a good example; he is not interested in our private affairs, as we are in hisy Would like to know him better. May hit tribe increase, in some way. Sorry. Dr. Roberts, that we have to let you go this time. We may get out a Frank Edition in your honor, next time you confess to another birthday. STK. PLAY AT EBBS CHAPEL SCHOOL TOBACCO VERY GOOD M. E. Fare and- a H. Boblitt, of Morristown, Tenn., representing Car ter, Fagg & Company, well known warehouse firm of that city wer in Marshall Wednesday shaking hands with their many friends and renewing old acquaintances. They spoke very highly of the Burley tobacco crop in Madison county, and said it waa of very fine quality. . On Saturday, October 19, 1929, at 8:00 P. M., a play, "An Old Fashion ed Mother," will be given in the au ditorium pt Ebbs Chapel. This play is beinz sponsored by die Parent- Teacher Association. The cast in cludes all the faculty, a number of the parents, and three High School students. The proceeds of the play will be used in - purchasing a piano zor tne schooL . - v r.-': f, '. " " ... The public" ia 'feordially invited to attend.- 'i.-i ... - -v.. . PRIDE OF POSSESSION Zantipiana Could you please cash this check for met Merchant I'm sorry, madam, but we don't cash checks for strangers. - Zantipiana Oh, but I'm not a stranger t My brother's boss know a man whose cousin is thinking of buy ing the building next to this one. I. V f - ; j; -The Pathfinder. Anjo Skinkepelse is not very hap py since his wife got a divorce. -; - Leche Why doesnt he get marri ed again? - vr-? v .-.- f-v.-;.- Anjo He's afraid of - getting another mother-iis-law. - . Tha Pathfinder. This happened in Wayne County, as we recall. We had stopped by the way at an old Aunty Bellum home. the kind with four columns in front and a croup of china-berry trees at the rear; these trees served to quench the grass and shelter chickens from sun and hawks. Having heard that the Grand Old Gentleman who lorded there knew the uses of Grapes, we called, as stated, to make THEIR ac quaintance, and we were right royally received after assuring our host that we were no fertilizer salesman. He took us in and set us down and told of his part in sinking the Union Navy, which he had celebrated in a song of which he gave us a copy. We remained patient, but expectant; the wait was not too long. Our host a rose, took a key from his pants pock- -et, unlocked a -wall cabinet,' (he had nigger servants) and brought forth SOMETHING 1 We yielded to temp tation, as who would nott After ex haustion of the Visible Supply we had to go and were making grateful adieus, when our host, proud of his social position in spite of the too sad state of his sandy soiL entreated us not to leave him until we had looked upon his "new sedan". Fine cars always did charm us: we -went out back with the Admiral and he threw open the doors of his own garage, revealing to our sight A Bright New Model T Ford Sedan I . c . . STTi. f 1