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VOL. XXI
MARSHALL. N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1929 16 Pages This Week
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AMBROSE RANDALL
MURDERED
FARMER OF DOE BRANCH, NEAR
BARNARD, FOUND DEAD.
HERMAN ANDERSON
IN JAIL .
The body of Ambrose Randall, of
the Doe Branch section of Madison
Countv near Barnard, was found on
the side of'the road Sunday. At first
it was reported that his throat had
been slashed, but later reports were
to the effect that death had been caus
ed by a bullet. The Coroners in
quest resulted in a verdict that the
dead man had come to his death by a
gun shot wound caused by some oth
er person and that the Sheriff arrest
the guilty pary if possible. About
ten o'clock that night Herman Ander
son was locked up in the county jail
charged with the murder.
Mr. Randall, aged 44, was said to
be a well known farmer and good
citizen and at one time was a deputy
sheriff under Sheriff Ramsey, who
pronounced him a splendid officer.
Funeral services were Tuesday morn-
ing at ten OCIOCK, mvermeui muwiv
in at the Bi Pine cemetry. Mr.
intenment follow-
Randall leaves his wife, sister of Mr.
Wm. Worley 0f Marshall, and three
pfiilHmn. Pearl.: Torrv. and Albert.
He also leaves two brothers, Erwin
and Johnnie, both of Madison Coun
ty.
Herman Anderson, held for the
murder of Mr. Randall, is said to be
a cousin of "Wild Bill" Anderson,
who is now in jail charged with the
murder of Bill Tyson. It is said that
young Anderson, age 20, had been
paying attention to Mr. Randall's
daughter, to which the father of the
girl objected.
TIMES BANQUET
DELIGHTFUL
Mn' than 800 were euests at the
annnal Thankse-ivinsr banquet given
by the Asheville Times at the Battery
Park totel in Asheville the evening
of the 11th of November.
The editors and mayors of the
western North Carolina towns were
Invited and many of the business and
professional men and a few women
of Asheville. Bounteous was the
feast, including turkey, (cranberry
sauce and all accessories, ending with
cigars: Mr. Don Elias, president and
publisher of the Times, was toast
master who called upon. Rev. R. J.
Bateman to return thanks. Mr. D.
Hiden Ramsey, editor of the Times,
was called upon to introduce the
speaker of the evening, Mr. David
Lawrence, which he did most grace
fully and well. 'Mr, Lawrence by no
means disappointed his hearers. They
expected much and heard perhaps the
finPRt discussion obtainable of the
trend of world events, national and
international. Mr. Lawrence has a
most remarkable grasp of current e
vents and his interpretation of them
is masterful, expressed most delight
fully in an easy flow of the choicest
English. Several delightful spirituals
were well renaerea ny an ABneviuo
Negro male quartette. Dr. Bateman
made a most delightful speech of ap
preciation' of the organization which
made the occasion . possible. Mr.
Elias was most happy in the . selec
tion and delivery of jokes and invited
the guests to return a year hence. v
REMEMBER THIS
DATE
Lieutenant E. S. Guthrie of N. C.
State Highway Patrol, Headquarters
at 47 College St., Asheville, wiU
make a public address at Marshall
. High School on Friday, November
22. at 8 A. M. His subject will be
, Greater Safety of Life, Limb and
' Prnnprtv. or words of the same in-
: port. Lieut. Guthrie is not required
by the State authorities to appear in
public and make addresses of this
character. But ho is very deteply
. interested - in, conserving . life and
' property and has consented to ar
range his schedule so that he can ap
pear at Marshall, as above announc
ed. - .-v 'w,
The writer has known Mr. Guth
rie intimately for some years. : Mr.
Guthrie gave up a business connec
tion of much prominence to accept
the official position which he holds in
. the State Highway Patrol. We know
he iid this because he recognised a
greater opportunity to serve his f el-
low-citizen. - .
The News-Record suggests to the
school faculty, the P. T. Association
and to the general public that Lieu
tenant Guthrie's subject is of vital
importance, and that h'e deserves a
full attendance on the date named,
Friday, Nov. 22, 9 A. M., at the
school auditorium. ; - ' '.. STB,
"Have yon noticed how much Mr.
v Blencken's nose resembles Calvin
Vcoolidge'.?" . . V- ,"-
I wonder if it chooses to run."
, A Daniel Come To
Judgment
Editorial in News & Observer
Judge McEIroy has rendered
the cause of justice and the
good of North Carolina a ser
vice beyond appraisement. The
failure of the grand jury to re
turn a true bill, and thereby
secure the trial of those re
sponsible for the killing of El
la May Wiggins, caused a lit
eral wave of indignation and
outrage to sweep the State.
The public was aghast, first
with astonishment, and then
with condemnation.
"There's nothing that can be
done about it" said those who
had no proper sense of the
stain being placed on the fair
name of North Carolina. But
they were in the minority.
"Make a way or find one" was
the sentiment of the great bulk
of the people. Governor Gard
ner found a way in the old
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time method of commissioning
an upright judge to go to Gas
ton county and sit as a com
mitting magistrate. Without
any blast of trumpets, but with
wisdom and courage and ani
mated by a fine sense of jus
tice, Judge McEIroy has con
ducted the hearmg. ine re
sult is that "'probable cause"
has justified his binding over
fourteen. They are charged
with "conspiracy to murder."
In making his finding Judge
McEIroy said :
"The court feels there is evidence
of a conspiracy to drive these people
out of . town and to,;get these people
nntf nf the truck, -' -, ' r-..
"'"liey conspired i do an unlawful
act that tesuitea vam eaia. 5
, If - - iv.-jes
rfanne aorainst one ut v"
were sho wn to be on .the ground di
reetlv after the shooting.
"There Is ample evidence of con
certed action leading up to the shoot-
ing."
Ella May Wiggins was an
humble mill worker,, toiling to
support five young children.
Outside a small circle she was
never heard of until she was
cruelly done to death by a mob
hear Gastonia. She becamj
then the symbol of justice. If
she could be shot down while
travelling the public highways,
and nobody punished, Justice
was dead in-North Carolina.
Gardner met the oc
casion and met it with wisdom.
Wo rnlo-M have thrown up his
hands, as some Governors have
done, and said he had no pow
er. That is the easiest alibi for
officials who dodge serious re.
anonsibilty. : Instead Governor
nrHnr ordered a full hearing
and selected a Judge who has
more than justified 1 the faith
reposed in him. i In view 01 nis
action, it may be well said of
him : "A ', Daniel come to
judgment, yea, a Daniel."
REV. S. M. STROUP NEW
PASTOR ENON CHURCH
Alexi Pastor Accept Call To Pastor.
te Of Enon Baptist Church,
Announcement is made that Rev
erend S. M. Stroup, of Alexis, has ac-
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rt-sv in No-
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erybody is cordially invited to attend.
The- Morganton News-Herald.
A. N. Eller Passes
Father of Mrs. E. R. Twood Dies
'at Weavervillw
Funeral services for the lata A. N.
Eller, who died Tuesday at his home
near Weaverville, were held Wednes
day afternoon. Mr. Eller is survived
bv four daughters as follows:
Mrs. rranK ts lacicstocK ana mrs.
Clarence Cheek of Weaverville, Mrs.
R. L. Hunter, of Newport News, Va.,
and Mrs. E. R. Tweed of ; Marshall
Attending the funeral from Marsh
all Wednesday besides Mrs. Tweed
were Mr. and Mrs. C. Ramsey, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Wisher, Mrs. Guy V.
Roberts, Mrs. Jack Ramsey, Mrs. A.
W. Whitehurst, Mrs. A. L. Plemmons,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tweed and Miss
Ollie Tweed.
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Daisy '"Why, he's the best fellow
going. - " ;" -
Violet Well, I wish when he calls
on me he'd go earlier. Pathfinder.
NEW DOCTOR
AT MARS HILL
Dr. W. L. Robinson, graduate of
Mars Hill College and a recent grad
uate In medicine, is locating in Mars
Hill, succeeding the late Dr. John W.
Baird. The name is so much like
that of Dr. W. F. Robinson that pa
trons must be on their guard against
getting the two confused. The new
doctor is a young single man, not re
lated to Dr. W. F. Robinson, and will
occupy the same office used by Dr.
Baird over W. L. George's store, be
ginning Thursday, Nov. 14.
Paul S. Crowder And
Wife Injured In
Wreck
Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Crowder, for
merly of Madison County, for the last
several years residents of Asheville,
were taken to a. hospital in Hender
sonville Monday, the 11th, suffering
from injuries received in a wreck
opposite Druid Hills, near Hender
sonville. Mr. Eugene Rector of
Marshall happened to be driving just
behind the Crowder car when it was
struck by a car from Hendersonville
going in the opposite direction. Both
cars were badly wrecked. Mr. Rector
stopped to offer assistance and found
the occupants of the car to be not
only acquaintances but former Mad
ison people and Mr. Crowder another
banker, the latter being connected
with the Wachovia Bank of Asheville.
Mr. Rector took them to the hospital.'
The injuries were not thought to be
very serious but Mrs. Crowder was
knocked unconscious and 'Mr. Crowd
er skinned and bruised about the
face and head. The driver of the
other car was also injured but his
name was not given. However, he
was driving a Bendersonville car.
RED CROSS NURSES GUARD
. HEALTH OF PUBLIC
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made 10, 310 nome visits m-tne
last year. They also inspected 7,688
school children.
Although large areas of the coun
try still remain untouched, the Red
Cross has been the greatest single
force in developing rural public
health nursing.
Visits to the homes of the sick in
volve more than nursing attendance.
The nurse makes use of these oppor
tunities to instruct the people of the
house in the hygiene of the sick room
and general care of health, going into
family health problems from the hy
gienic point of view.
School health inspections have been
found valuable in the cause of edu
cation. Very often mental back
wardness is traceable to poor health,
which may be remedied by the phy
sician or surgeon. Diseased tonsils,
adenoids, chronic infections defec
tive eyesight and malnutrition are
very common handicaps in school
work. In her inspections, the nurse
discovers these defects and arranges
with the family for proper treatment
by doctors. - Under treatment, a
child recovers mental and physical
vigor.
The Madison County Chapter is
planning for a public health nurse
for a few months this year. The
work of this nurse will be mainly ed
ucational. A ready response to Roll
Call will be a material help toward
this great work for the county.
Mars Hill Is Given
$1,000 As Loan Fund
Mars Hill college Friday afternoon
was given $1,000 by Dr. B. W. Spill
man, of Kinston, leading Baptist
minister of this state, and long known
as an ardent suppporter of Mars Hill
college.:
The gift is to be used as a loan
- '-the girlsof Spfflman home,
dormitory on the college campus
Ev-'s for which were given by Dr
Spillman.
In making the gift, Dr. Spillman
explained that it came from his late
wife, Mrs. Spillman, who, before her
death, expressed a desire, he said, to
establish such a loan fund for the
girls of the institution, but failed to
write the prevision into her will. He,
therefore, was making the gift in
conformity with her desire.
' . Asheville Times.
, Tobacco Growers v
If you want to ship your tobac
co to us see Garfield Davis at
Marshall for boxes and tierces.
Carter, Fagg & Co. r
Morriatown, Tenn. ;
BIRTHDAY CLUB
Next week. November 22. we will
print a blank form in the News-Rec
ord, arranged for use of our sub
scribers in sending us the informa
tion necessary to enter names and
details in our Birthday Club Register.
Kindly look out for this and follow
the instructions which will be given
on this form.
And we wish again to tell you that
our issue of Friday, November 22,
will announce the Surprise which we
have in store for our friends of the
Birthday Club. We do not propose
to "tell you how to grow younger
from year to year it will be an
other sort of Surprise!
Our Birthday Club will not be
complete until it includes a long
list of names from all sections of our
County. And we expect to continue
this feature of your paper until we
have convinced every married man in
Madison County that Re should know
the Birthday 0f His Own Wife, At
Least tf The most notable American
Birthday to Americans is that of
George Washington. We feel that a
married man, living with his wife,
and still clear enough in mind to re
member GeoTge's Birthday, should
also remember his own wife's Birth
day, think of it in time, And Do
Something About It! It will be a
pleasure to the editor of this depart
ment tjo offer hints and suggestions,
all Of swhich will be associated with
the old problem, "How To Be Happy
Though Married"! ! STR
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Friday, November V
Sincerest greetings to Miss Kate
Perkins, Grassy Creek, N. C, in far
away Ashe County. This Miss is a
student teacher or a teacher student
in the Teacher Training Dept. of
Ashe. .We are going to risk one guess
as "to" her age; it is somewhere be
tween fifteen and thirty! If any of
our .hoy readers are especially in
terested we will try to get more ex
act Information, but" Please, enclose
The Birthday of Miss Verdie
Tweed of Big Laurel, a teacher in
Madison County schools. Many hap
py returns, Miss Verdie.
Monday, November 4
Mrs. Alma Ferguson, wife of Ro
meo Ferguson, Marshall, was born on
this date.
It is also the anniversary of Miss
Viva Hayton of Marshall. This
young lady was missing for a long
time but like so many Marshall peo
ple who go away, she has come back,
which brings much pleasure to many
friend's.
Wednesday, November 6
, We are informed that Dr. C. E.
Cline, formerly of Marshall, now of
Valdese, a suburb of Morganton,
Burke County, was born on this date.
Our record does not reveal the year
of his birth but we will make a guess
that it was 27 years ago. C. E. mar
ried a Marshall girl, Miss Gage Mor,
ww- . 1 If
we have guessed his precisely we be-,
rnw. w Know ner aire. eMtwj. "
lieve he has the ability to ngure ram-
er accurately how we did it.
er accurately now we u
Friday, November 8
Miss Jessie Peak of Grassy Creek,
Ashe County, is registered in our
Birthday Club under this date. She
is another one of those high school
Kirls who are in training for teach-
ine When her birthday comes a-
round in 1930 we hope to be better
able to approximate the year of her
birth and to estimate the probable
neriod that she will remain in the
fi,i r.,foa0inn. Manv of our
best teachers throw aside their cer-
tificates preferring another and
more important piece of paper if ,
you know what we mean! t
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Monday, November 11
ti.5. to ia notable as Armistice,
Day; next to that, as tire Birthday of , Mrg Gage Morrow Cline of Val
m; Too.io PninnH of Grassy Creek, a aflA BAAm inst a vouthful today as
XIX ID 9 --V mw - i I
Ashe Couny, another of our would-be,
teacher friends There are three
,n.niiri in this btoud from
Ashe County. This name is of Scotch ;
origin, When you igei oetwsr w-t
quainted with a Jessie you are allow-
j i. ..n v.- T-.. Well. JeSS. We .
hone you had a happy birthday and
that all oi em wm i i
better. If you desire to correspond
with anv of the boys in our Birthday ,
Club, please drop ns a line and we;j,
will let em know I
WmAMtAmw. November IS
George Washington of Virginia
was born on Feb. 22, 1732. George
Washington Sams of Madison Coun -
ty, North Carolina, was born some
time after that date! Today is his
Birthday and he is celebrating it by
delivering the mail, as usual, to the
fnlVa alonr his route. The Newsv
Record extends the hand of good f el-'
lowship to this genial citisen, wish
ing' him a full measure of the good
things of lif a.
Thai-eday, November 14
Mrs. Pearl Redmon Rector, wife of
Mr. Howard L. Rector, home near
Marshall, permits ns to announce that
she is one year older today than she
was one year ago! We have not met
this ladv but we know that she has
tiro children, Howard, Jr., and Lu-
Judge McEIroy Does
His Work
(Editorial in Asheville Times)
Judge P. A. McEIroy, . with
no great difficulty, succeeds in
the undertaking pronounced
impossible by the Gaston Coun
ty Grand Jury. In four days
and a half Judge McEIroy and
Solicitor Carpenter find evi
dence sufficient for holding 14
defendants for a Grand Jury
investigation, in conection with
the killing of Mrs. Wiggins by
a band of anti-Commumsta on
a Gaston County highway.
This is a week's work most
important for North Carolina.
It reflects credit upon Gover
nor Gardner, upon Judge Mc
EIroy and Solicitor Carpenter.
And the latter now has better
reason than he had before to
say that Gaston is the home of
law and order, yet we must a
wait the action of the Grand
Jury before proclaiming a vic
tory for justice.
The jury will have before it
14 men placed under bond by
Judge McEIroy. Will the ju
rors say on their oath, after
j this hearing before a Superior
j Court judge, that there is no
t cause for a jury trial on the al
legations lodged against the
defendants?
High feeling in Gaston Coun
ty against the Communists and
all who associated with them is
understandable, even if there
must be condemnation for some
of'the deeds growing out of
such emotions. i. r
?U T& it imisibe7 true' that the
I: ' "f -. "jmaiority of theiGastdn citizens,
laf tec, calmer rati action ha -giv
en; thent & truer perception 01 1
the issue of law and lawless
ness, it must be true that
these citizens are unwilling to
have it said that a homicide
can be committeed on a public
road in daytime, with many
nersons present, and no evi
dence found warranting a trial
by jury.
cile. for they too are registered in
our Club. According to reports
throuarh neoole whom we trust, Mrs.
Rector appears to be no older today
than in 1928! According to good
authorities, the secret of remaining
young is in thinking happy thoughts I
Best wishes to this lady on ner in.
anniversary 1
Sunday, November 17
If Miss Virginia Hendricks of Mar
shall does not object to the company
in which it P19'"60
w bp "V
hurst, Cashier Citizens Bank, and
wfllard c. Rector, Chief of
Police, Marshall! All three have ar-
rived at another birthday today. And
we feel that they are all m the best
of company in being together. We
have no idea which is the oldest of
the trio, but we can say with abso-
lute certainty that it is not Miss Vir-
ginia! Long life and a pleasant
journey to this young lady and to
her f ellow-Novembentes !
Later: Miss Virginia, as many of you
know, is at Peace Institute, Raleigh.
We predict that she will receive a
Birthday Cake before Sunday mornr
ing and that it will be marvelously
good, coming from one of the best
housekeepers in Marshall!
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Monday. November 18
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at the time of her marriage. If
(jage yn kindly write us a letter and
t - i ... what came to her on her birth-
day we will give her another para-
graph next weeK.
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ii r-orl Wnnliollo TUfinltpnahin. only
0f prof. ani Mrs. C. M. Blanken-
snip,' marsnau, wm do ui jw
thig date. . Politically this kid is
nrobablv a Democrat. Naturally, he
UBty of voice and action; being
the only cnua ne is no angei ia
ha resembles his father more than
his mammal Young Carl gives prom-
( jM 0 Beinf; m Cheer Leader when he
jget8 to college! But his voice is not
. nis only charm.-: His complexion
cau8e8 envy to some who are pale
through want of such exercises as
j delight Cart. We will follow . his
career with great interest, hoping
, hi dianosition will develop into
a true compound of that of his daddy
and mother I
sin
'Teacher was ; trying to illustrate
different adverbs as applied! to speed.
Walking across the room very rapid
ly, sh turned and .asked: "Now,
children, how would you say I walked
then?" . : : -
A 11 tn chorus,' they shouted1:
"Bow-lerjedT The Pathfinder.
SUNDAY, NOV. 24
ORPHANAGE DAY
Dr. J. H. Hutchins, moderator of
the French Broad Association, has
submitted an article to be used in this
paper next week, in which he is ask
ing the Baptists especially within
this Association to do their best on
Orphanage Day, which will be Nov.
24. Let ministers and superintendents
of Sunday Schools call attention to
this important matter next Sunday
and prepare ycuir congregations to
come out strong the following Sun
day and try to average if possible
the equivalent of one day's work to
tJve support of the orphanage of
your choice. Baptists will support
the Mills Home at Thomasville. If
your people cannot contribute as
much as a day's income, let them all
do the best they can. Maybe some
can give more than a day's income.
The orphanages are in debt and need
all you can give.
IMPORTANT
MEETING
The members of the Executive
Committee, Pastors, and fifth (5th)
Sunday directors otf the French
Broad Association are requested to
meet at the Marshall Baptist church,
Tuesday, Nov. 19h, at 3:30 P.M.
Important business. Come.
J. R. OWEN, Chm. Executive Com.
NEW METHODIST
MINISTER HERE
Rev. S. C. Wektherly of Swannanoa
To Preach Sunday
at Marshall for a while will: bo in' j
at-feoth-morning and evening -services."
It is hoped that he will be greeted
with a large attendance.
PASSING THE BUCK
In last week's paper a correspon
dent requested information on two
points: He asked what proportion
of convicted criminals have been reg
ular attendants at Sunday School
prior to their conviction. And what
part of the taxpayers' money goes to
fight crime.
We regret that we can not reply
definitely, offhand, to these questions.
As a guess we would say that Sun
day School attendants, as a class, are
not contemplating crime. And that '
a very small proportion of convicted
criminals were regular attendants.
Crime costs tremendously, both di
rectly and indirectly. Every one
knows that to be true. But we do
not have at hand statistics from
which we can reply definitely to the
second question. Being rather busy
at present with the Birthdav Club, we
have referred both of these queries
to Professor Kay Dixon of Marshall
High School faculty, requesting him
to dig up the facts, if nossible. and to
make reply later through the News-
Record. If he neglects to do that it
may be because he is giving a great
deal of his time to a personal effort
to keep out of crime 1 STR
BACK TO THE RAILWAY
Recognition of the fact that the
railways offer the most convenient
facilities for passenger travel, as well
as the safest, where large crowds
gather in cities for athletic events and
similar occasions, has recently been
given in connection with a number of
football games, particularly the con
test between Yale and the University
of Georgia at Athens, Ga., on Octo
ber 12th.
The authorities of the University
of Georgia asked the railways to pro
vide special tram service from Atlan
to to Athens . and frankly advised
those coming to the game to travel
by rail since the roads would be
crowded and there would be difficulty
in disposing of automobiles ; after ,
reaching Athens. The Southern ran
the trains as requested and handled
a large share of the business from At
lanta. It also ran a special train
from Columbus, Ga., one from New
Haven, Conn., for the Yale team, and
two from North Carolina to Atlanta
and then to Athens. A special train
was also operated from Charlotte to
Chapel Hill, N. C, for the - North
Carolina-Georgia game on October 19
and this was liberally patronised.
The trend of travel to events of
this character back to the railways
has thus been distinctly shown and
the satisfaactory service given will
doubtless result in a growing volume
of this business. Southern News
Bulletin. .
Gasonda Who wean, the pants at
Picklesimmer's?
Gaioof I don't know, but he
wears a bungalow apron whHe st
home. The IVmfer.