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1 . H t ' 1 ; t Mar V, -'i'o : .... -i', Si. j v If- ( 1 ' ; THE NEWS-RECORD tfO AH PRICE A YEAR 1' .UU -ft II MADISON COUNTY RECORD H 3GQ3 f ( Established June 28, 1901 ,v It . , FRENCH BROAD NEWS EsUbIehd May! 16, 1907. ContoUamUd Novmlr 2, 1011 H . The PROGRESSIVE FARMER - ' THE NEWS-RECORD (10 OC . ..... , m m ..: BOTH A YEAR FOR , Tm . ii ; . - MS THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY f r i MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27,; 1020 8 Pages JhU Week 1403' VOL; XXI 1 1 J ' ,.f l 102, ANOTHER XTiIAS Uncle Allen Buckner : Dwells. Now In y ' Darkness youngest" I SON IS 62 YEARS OLD C a r r i e d Homemade Gun In Fight Between : North and South Br GLEN W. NAVES 4 Taken from the Asheville Citizen,: Ao.ti : Sunday. December 22 One thousand, nine hundred and twenty-nine years ago in the ancient ' Palestine xity of Jerusalem, in tiie Far Bast, an old man, stooped with the weight of many years of anxious waiting nd withered as the leaves of autumn, extended his trembling hands ' eagerly to receive the infant Saviour, Simeon the Devout Man of Judea, had lived many years In the assurance that, life would be spared hfan "unlttl Ms eyes, fast growing dim with age, 1 should behold the Messiah, and with the supreme desire of his soul grati fied, he was content with life. f'Now that I have looked upon Mm," he spoke softly to Mary, the ' Mother, and Joseph, the carpenter, "I can die. in peace - v."',.V"' Another Old Ma Wto , Next Wednesday morafaganotb r old man, Uncle .Allen-Bucknef, nnallv devout and faithful to all the muim for which he has lived ind fought, wUl ariae atiWa humbla Jog caibin home in the picturmu fta.u- tr "rm,;ieBtalM ;U ' greet 1he w-af ' liia 102nd Christmas Day' 1tt hTOor of - - " the same Saviour lor whom " Simeon waited, and to express to his Maker - gratitude for the day and its beauty which he cannot see. . Seated before a crackling wood lire to an bid rocking chair, made at home - shortly before the Civil War, from . hickory boughs and oak splints, torn hy hand from the virgin timber of the mountains North Carolina's old ' gt man is waiting with boyish eager ness for this Christmas in all the Joy and happy anticipation he has known while waiting forthe 101 others in the long past. . The darkness of life's evening surrounds him as he sits through the hours, gazing into the glowing em hers, his deeply furrowed honest fce ' - portraying in every line and feature h natience of the man. .. . I December 27, 1827, at the age of Vtwo months and seventeen days, Un ' ; cle Alen(if;;a,f h' vlr4:ffeetlonatdy known by hundreds of friends, ob - served his first Christmas holiday at ' I his birthplace only a few miles dis- '". tant f rom the cabin where" he now k i lives, nd where over 70 of his "re--cent" Christmas days have been Bpent In 1827, many years before the first ' ' cannon barrage roared out at Fort 'f' Sumter,.. S. C, 'and President IJn--. com and his Congress declared . the loyal states of the -Union ready for war, Uncle Allen was too young to vknow or care little about the festi val occasion,' yet he recalls many in teresting features about the even 100 he has enjoyed "since. For a man o . far advanced in age, his memory is remarkably clear and accurate, even to recording of names, dates and peo- es to fact all of them during his youth and young manhood, came dur- ins the Tears before the Civil War. and one or two passed while he wore a uniform of Confederate crav and carried a musket, manufactured to a blacksmith shon somewhere hack in his native mountains ;;- in " Madison County,.:; ,:v;il;:v'-t The steel for rifles made at home came "from" the small supply that smugglers were able to slip into the South, secretly from ocean .porta be fore the blockade ' began, melted wp "on tires, worn : plow shares, old bol.s, and. other .wornout tools and LrIements. ' Some was mined - at boTie until the call of war took the majority of the .man. powe.r. of -the South into the lines and there were m ir fhersV Many-farmers ooofd to w ' r a uniform and carry a aiUBket r' .rned to l&Lor at the for-areH in t' e f .1 and nl.a almost prhn-j K itlve equipment," hammered out trig gers, slides and powder pans for the home-made guns, and at night carved stocks from walnut and oak by a fire light made from pint Mtumi I j Sauirrel guns, long, neavy anairs which were loaded from the muzzle, and other makes and patterns of muskets formerly used by pioneers in -their fight to gain and hold the -wilderness from savage Indian tribes and wild animals, served a new pur pose after they were carried away by the fathers, husbands and sweethearts of the wmen and girls left behind. One of these guns was carried by Un cle Allen, and kept constantly by his side on the march and in camp. Year in Darko . . For the past eight or ten years, Uncle Allen has been unable to leave his home except at rare intervals be cause of blindness which is stealing upon him in his declining years, yet he does not complain. Others who live in the immense Laurel section of Madison county near hrm, are u nnnimona in their claims that he IB the oldest and truest optimist in North Carolina today. Failure to consider seriously , warn ings from his physicians, relatives and r friends that reading by lamp liriit almost every night until mid- mm night, was ruining the excellent pair of eves which had served him wen for over 00 years, is believed to! be responsible for the darkness in which he dwells today. However, there tin darkness in his life. He has friends, hundreds of them, old people like himself, young boys and girls, kndt little children, and all he has lost in his. inability to continue hi reading longer, he has regained in the cultivation of friendships , through ctrnversarioh and a kind spirit. .4 An i interesting f conversationalist, Uncle illen rarely comes in contact with .any live topic, that he cannot diaeuM ta entertaining and absorbf togvmannervThei-fSjaa'fr4W years of pioneer . life in the .North Carolina wildernesa years 'before, and even many years afterwards, his ex periences as a soldier, farmer and backwoodsman, the people he knows or has known,, what is taking place in the great ouside world, all these are. favorite subjects with the man who is also an attentive listener as well as an interesting talker. Hi Beloved Ceases' For many years, the aged pio neer has been faithful to two causes the Confederacy and Christianity. Near the aee of 20 years, he joined the Baptist church and has been on the active list since. In all probabil ity, he is the oldest living Baptist in North Carolina or the South, both in period of membership and in years. The fast thinniwr ranks of the grey- clad Army of the South contain no older or more loyal patriot, soldier and gentleman than he, and although the Great Commander of all armies has called to rest many of his pals in arms, he has not forgotten the pa triotism and 'ardor, which inspired them all to battle together for a lost cause until the fateful day of April 0,(1865 when General Robert E. Lee drew up the remnants, of the shat tered armies at Appomattox Court House on the: Norfolk and Western railroad for surrender to an inevi table defeat and the armies ot the north under command of General U. S."Grant.' . Since he laid aside his musket af ter comins- back. Uncle - Allen has kept his Bible, the solace and guide Book of a long and fruitful life, al ways near him. Even since, blind ness took, away forever the' satisfac tion and . privilege . of reading its printed pases, the Book still remains a constant companion and source of comfort. , ' Life's EveninV T ": In the evening of life, Uncle Al len, is nearing the sunset Satisfied and . happy with all of his children who are ret livhur. near him. be has won the trust and friendsbin of ev ery grownup and child in his com munity. The home folks all love and remember him.- and next Wednesday will extend their sincere wishes for a Merry Christmas "with many others to come. Whether or not they will come, even one more Christmas Day, does not worry the Patriarch of the Hills. I He has fought well and good in behalf ef his favorite causes, and now is waiting and resting in content ment " V"-; -vv Previous to the invention' of the typewriter " all writing was done ia lotg-iaaJ. "T ; ; . -' ' ': Some Good Prices iMorriBtown, Tenn., Dee. 21, 102 Madison County and western North Carolina tobacco hiked it on the lo cal floors of Carter, Fagg' Warehous es Friday when 205,666 pounds pass-! ed over the breaks at an average of nearly $29.00 per hunidred. Hunv dreda of farmers from that section of she state -were gratified over the prices they received. Tate Bros, received $642.97 for a truck load. Tom Cantrell received $768.00 for his load. W. J. Queries of Jefferson City received $990.49 for his load. R. L. Hux sold one a cre and half for $1320.75. L. O. Fowler of Long Branch sold for $29-$31-$33-$33-$34, while Walter Fen der of Big Laurel section was selling for $24-$28-$32-$32-$33-$33-$34-$34 J. F. Surrett 1 of Leicester, Sandy Mush section sold for $21-$24tt-$32-$32-$34. A. L. Revis from Lei cester sold 1 tierce for $184.46, baskets bringing $3l-$33-$34-$34. Wiley M. Roberts & Meadows of Lit tle Pine- Creek -sold an ' acre for $452.69, baskets bringing $23 H-$29 $3ff$2-$32-$$i.$34r'. (Mrs.-. H iC Ramsey. sol4 for' $22-$28-$$l-$33-$8$-$84; MwtfrC- b o k received $512.80, for his load,: piles going for $26-$27-$27-$32-$32- j$33- $88- $33-s $34-$34-$34-$S4,s Tillman GosneQ & Sons from Stackhouse sold s part of a t3i$vxit:m , Talking wth countless numbers of farmers from the Western section of North Uarolihft,; it is ascertained froni them that their tobacco blends . bet ter Here" with TenlieBsee tobacco than it es-elsewhere. V- " rf?.fsi : ales wilf,start on Wednesday, Jan uary Lst at 9,.,9'clock at the Carter) 'Farg:pirihu noHi receiving. tobacco "for ths ii sale. ,TJfij floors, have all .heen,' cleared,,v eirs'hipmpnt '6 Jtobaecb received ' 6 caf 'loads inali haff been sold and ev eiiyfarmft'PiaiJed his check on Friday night - The outtook is for godd lirliferto tMNew Year.11"" "r ; CARTER; FAGG & COMPANY ; SriPri M.'E. Fagg. & j i : ; . W v ;' .. . T . $50.00 TO BE GIVEN IN PRIZES . '-:.:lryji ...... w . -..' v1'-- it-. '. Vt- ' . .. r- .'--.' f Costs You Nothing But Gives You Opportunii o Win Beginning SatinaD 1 The News-Record is ging! to" offer ; dollars in prizes as follows:;? 2nd 'Prize Cash :mow ft..-. !-'' - s AV sora rre-ne.uwee-yesr cssewp-i.. in advance ::. 500 15 One-year subscriptions to The News-Record value .. ..30.00 RECORDS BROKEN IN MARSHALL Last Tedey Perhaps - Biggest Pay ,: , Ie HUtory of Manhall ;r vn point of numbers and amount of business transacted, last Tuesday was perhaps the biggest day 'Marshall has ever had. nough tobacco had been sold to get . considerable money, in circulation. ." "The closing of the 4 in one sale, Agiving away a New Ford, and the fact tht, it:was;Chrisjtmas eve, brought more people t Marsh all than hid been Been in Marshall in many years, ?if ever, and as a "conse quence, the business houses in Marsh all hai a thriving business, .E-iery store was literally crowded tnrougn- out the day, some, of them, so , much so that the clerks could hardly get around to their customers.' That it pays o advertise was clearly. demon strated. No doubt many people . who would otherwise have gone to Ashe ville or Greeneville or Knoxville" or some other town, came to Marshall and- found that the Marshall stores could "satisfy them as' well, as the stores of other towns. Consequently, the money was kept to &4 c$nt7 where it should remain, to help those who support the "county, ' town, churches, schools; roads, and so forth, May we have many days such as last Tuesday,", PITIFUL PRIVATION ; IS FELT IN EAST Thousands Feel The Pinch of Poverty j Hundreds Are On Half Rations . p k I; TOTAL VALUE $50.00 The proposition is as follows: For every dollar paid into the News Record office on subscription to The News Record, either by mail or by carrier, be tween Dec. 28, 1929, and Feb. 1, 1930, a ticket will be given good for an opportuni ty to win the above named prizes. The first ticket drawn will get the f 10 in cash, the second, $5.00 in cash, the third a three year subscription to The News-Record, and -the next fifteen tickets drawn will en title the holders to another year subscrip tion to The News-Record extended be yond the time already paid for. This of fer is made in order to stimulate our sub scribers to renew their subscriptions NOW while they have the money. A stub of ev ery ticket will be kept in a box with the name and address of the subscriber, and at nine o'clock Saturday morning, Feb. 1, 1930," the contest will close. The stubs will then be given a thorough stirring, af ter which a small child will be permitted to draw tickets from the box. This offer n is made to all subscribers to the News-Rec-: ord whether old or new, and will apply on old a ceo unts as well as new. Every dollar means a ticket provided the money is sent or carried to the News-Rec- ; ord office during this period. It will ap ply to thoselivihg in Detroit or New York ; or Calif ornia as well as to those Who live v in Marshall or near Marshall Anybody' will be entitled to wra. If you already -owe the News-Record now is the time toV pay up. You may be the one to get it all back. If you do not ; get; anything it doesn't cost you anything; for you will get ypur-paper anyway," if you have not aK ready had it ; If you have any neighbors who do not know about this, tell them a bout it, and.enter the contest early. " Re member, one ticket may get the $10. 7 ' A Malicious ; Lie j County that the scales -eA'ow'warl, houses were out of order and 'would not weigh the farmers'' tobacco ..cor rectly, is a wllfuL malicious, infamous Them is a new set of Scales in the BurleWaeh6use; that; assltlled last year,' and UilS yeee AleaUnJ stalled to the! Ramblerf Warehouse a new set of Scale's.' The scales at both houses are accurately balanced, 'and do weigh correctly. The scales in both warehouses are correctly balanced by an expert sent out by the Kron Scale Company from Atlanta, Ga., and in addition to that, they have been passed oh as all right by The State Inspector of Weights and Measures for the State of Tenne-see. Such stories are started by design ing people to further their own ends. In lots of instances, they are driven to such tactics in desperation. The truth of the matter is that Carter, Fagg & Company have sold more tobacco, for more money, than any other warehouse in the State of Tennessee. We believe that thru a network of lies and misrepresentations that the Mr. truth always strong enough to cleave its own way. Farmers in that section can bring their tobacco down here in the New Year and rec&ive more money than they can get on any market anywhere in the Appalachian Belt. CARTER. FAGG & COMPANY By M. E. Fagg. Kinston, Dec 21. For some it will - be merry Christmas, for some Just , another day to the off-season. Many . Eastern Carolina farm folk .bought ; heavily for the holiday today. Some were without bread., : The hungry were-greatly in the minority, but they were more numerous than they had been" In years in -this section which boasts the "Widest range of agricul tural products in the world." . J No Santa Claus For Some. . Christmas charity here will be on a record;: scale. Other towns report . they are preparing to distribute un- . usual amounts of, food, fuel and cloth " ing- during the holidays. There are' no organized charities to deal with rural cases. Destitute farm tenants will do well to procure bread and the coarsest of meat for their -Christmas feasts. There is no Santa Claus, des perate parents are telling their chil dren. More practical ' faiths than that are being shaken here and there. . Faints At Hie Work r; . ' 1 A' case 'described' by Bonnier, jeffer son,' principal 'of a school in rone of thojjiost progressive djgtrjcts tar the -tobacco belt, is typical xA xnsn wifh, iwife ' and four chflo!ren hamstid Mi1 erop and was without funds' mfter Lsettling up." .Time merchants ant off his credit. He secured employ- . ment -at 1 a day: ' tUualbr'this trail aut," andherewa ho work to bet found. That was hree weeks f- iro. The man, according ;to Jeffer son, was an Optimist1 in the face'df aMj uemraav irox Sloxn day there , was nothing, ui the' house-to reat but p;kNdjt4d tte-enrthf -diyv . a ueiguvur engagea maB ftO CW ' wood. He fainted at the work The man was starving. Neighbors heard of his plight, but not from his own lips. They carried food to the "house. They saw the children go to bed to their clothes because there were not enough blankets to go around. There were no mattresses between their bodies and the bed springs. "They kissed their mother before retiring. The woman cried." She wept more from humiliation than from distress over the family's plight, it appeared to Jefferson. "Even the poor have pride, and there are many of them." The News & Obbserver. NEXT SUNDAY A TJVALNUT Group No. 4, of the Fifth Sunday Meeting program, of which Mr. A. W. Whitehurst, cashier of the Citi- sens Bank at Marshall,, is director, will meet next Sunday with the Bap tist church at Walnut The general topic will be, "An Efficient Church". The sermon will be preached by Rev. G. C., Teague, pastor of the Marsh all Baptist church, and the Marshall Baptists will have no morning service except Sunday school, after which they will go to Walnut and take part in the service there. Among the; speakers on the program will be Dr. W. A. Sams, who will discuss "Christ as a Teacher"; Dr. J. H. Hutchins, subject "The Requirements of aa Ef ficient Sunday school" i Mrs. ' Cora R. Allison, subject: "Why Bhptist Women Should Organise for Efficient Service"; '.and Mrs. G. C Teague, who trill discuss the B Y. P. V. as an organization te train young people for efficient service". ; a T . We understand that an "all day dinner On the ground" will be serv ed, and it, Is expected that quite a large crowd will attend. h ;.f You can tell the age of a tree by its bark, but you can't tell the age cf a c"T te ssTr- wy. WINS NEW FORD Lida Brown of Little Pine Creek Lucky in 4-in-l Sale Perhaps the largest crowd to as semble in Marshall in many years if ever, was that last Tuesday after noon when the drwing of tickets for the NEW FORD in the 4 in one sale took place. Cars were packed from one end of the long street to the oth er, and at the time of the drawing,- I Upper Bridge Street was filled with people from all sections of Madison and perhaps other counties, the crowd extending all the way across Main Street. Dr. W. A, Sams was spokesman, and it took just such a voice as he has to carry across that crowd. On the truck, where the drawing was done, three women were ' asked to see the performance so as to be sure that nothing could be done wrong. A child under six years of age drew the ticket and after wait ing about ten minutes to be sure that . nobody had . it, . another one was .' drawn, and it happened to match one -held . by Mr. Lida Brown of Little' Pine Creek. He' was called to the truck where the crowd could see him, as cheers went Up for thewinner. The" .' tickets being ,. no more good, they went up and rained down all oyer t h e f. crowd like : hafl or . snow; " thousands and thousands of them. The crowd -then dispersed and the . winner of the Ford could hardly get hls machine out of its resting place for the men who wished to- see R. However, when he did get it, he drove it around town with a great deal of pleasure.'.. .vj : ,' ; Lyon I it true that Goofy's writ ings have made him known to every publisher in this country' . Baer I should say. lie 'showe'l me hundreds ef rt ttoH t" ' t t i ?' -5"" r ' '