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Ik
twintlnc Estimate ' Of 'V
';;iiiiam,:T.: Elite.: ldely
trjivp informed inan.
la - writing. About the . Sunday
gives some startling facte. We
liiv- ' "There1 & Trorld outelde H ooi
- jrou Know," wrow , .lpumf.
; ineiv who count themselves well In
formed have no understanding of the
"'.real character of the Sunday school,
..or. of its ie,iAs we hegin, this
T1'- week, a aix months' jsourse of studies
t-".ta "the Gospel of tyaithew it is well
v-. to remind ourselves of the magnitude
, of 'this'irroup. In North America a-
lone there are twenty million mem
ers of the Sunday school, the great
- bulk of "them following,, week by
. week, the International yniform Les-
" sons, which are "compiled by a-dn
" tinguished group of scholars, wfire
prepare' a si years' cycle of Lessons
covering the whole Bible
All denominations and all regions.
make use of these Uniform Lessons.
Practically the entire- religion press,
and thousands of secular newspapers,
publish weekly discussions of them.
In addition, there a special class
of Sunday ' school literature, issued
weekly, monthly, quarterly cnd A'
nnally by the denominations and by
independent publishers, devoted ex
clusively to these Uniform Lessons
and to the work of the Sunday school
4 - Tall Claim For Pioas Papers, ,
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TiiE PUBLISHER'S COLOEIN
ABOUT yMlOUS HAnMla
f w
It would make a session of the
, Au"or League sit W in surprUt to
j,3 told thajttJ.ianresWembiaed
- l periodical circulation in the. world Is
- this - Sunday school literature. Put
together all the famous magazines
.and their united circulation would
not approach that of the aggregated
Sunday school papers. Here is an
unknown literary world, of which
. no mention is ever made in the re
views devoted to publishing inter-
tests.;"'. . '
'. ' Nor is that all. This Sunday school
'. literature is aimed at the creation of
character. Next to the home, the
Sunday school does more to shape
i ' the ideals of the nation than any
other, agency, except the Church, of
which it is a part.
Yet more. While most published
articles are limited in influence to
- their direct readers, Sunday school
; lessons are taught to classes of young
and old, and debated and discussed
every week in a way that extends
. their influence incredibly. ,
.; There are more adults in Bible
' classes than in any other organized
group of men. Whoever would be
- aware of the forces that determine
the decisions of our times must
reckon with the, Sunday schools, and
with the Uniform Lesson. For these
put motivating ideas into the heads I
of thinking persons.
ELECTIONS COME TOO OFTEN ., ; J
1 IWIIft Newa-Recofd is in favbr of changing the law relative
?1 ')o :electidna so tHat they will ie every live' years Instead
"v of ,yery two years?; Hardly can. one .get over the effect f-
-one election before another IK On'.' ' IhsteacT of being for the ; v
good of the people, they usually. fcesoit in a disturbance or
: the peace and prosperity of - the t country; - in- creating ill ;
- - foolino- rtno nnrtv nr far.b'ori hCAinst another. ' Besides the"
' expense of holding elections is enormous; to say nothing of ..
kthe time lost from one's business in canvassing, electioneer
ing either for one'sjielf or for a friend And all for what?
Officers elected, should hold office at least five years any
way in order to become thoroughly, familiar with the du
ties and to become efficient?" Some provision should be
made so as to put a man out who was found to be incompe
tent or unworthy. Another advantage of the longer term,
would be that men would eould tor some extent diversify
their subjects of conversation." As "it is now, the "weather
and " politics are' the chief subjects for discussion among
men.-' It were"better if they discussed better methods of
,-farming or merchandising or blacksmithing,or home im
provements, or almost anything; for they cannot by;jtmy.a
mount of discussion change 6r foreknow the weatheror
improve political matters bydiscussing them of teher, than
once in five years. Let's "put the miserable, . pesky, un-
i pleasant, peace-disturbing seasons of unrest farther apart,
and have more time, between for constructive work and
thought. This should be - one plank in the platform of
those who offer 'for the legislature regardless of .what
party or faction they belong to. If not, why not?. . .
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THE NEW YEAR . . . -;L
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SO much is said about wishing people a merry Christmas :
and Happy New Year that such sayings whether writ
ten, phoned, spoken, printed, or radioed, have become so
trhe as, to be almost meaningless. For this reason, it iSies
. pecially difficult to put across such a message in a way that
will be impressive. But we would, wish for our readers
that 1930 may be just what they would like to' have itvIf
, the News-Record has . had any part; in your .pleasurebr
. pastime or information in the years-gone by, may have ,
a sttjl greater part in the new year.- A paper ifih to some,
Tmf.,'t lAnarttvhftiitflrpadara milre'rt Tiwithout them
'u couio not -exist. ."Ana me puDiisnermi a paper uueso
give its readers what they like to read. He cannot please
all- no one can but the publisher is human enough to
appreciate not only the "price, but an expression of approv
al as well. ' A man may subscribe and pay for the paper
from a sense of duty and not read it, but the subscriber
who pays and also comments on what appears in the paper
is its real supporter. His comments may be favorable or
otherwise, if his tone is friendly and his criticism just and
constructive, his support is worth while. May 1930 bring
you showers of blessings.
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County Government
(And Administration
r :iln . North Carolina
.-..This le the title of a book by Paul
,Vaier7which is published by-the
BiversHylof. North .Carolina and den
nstedtthe eoonty by the Universi
ty-tn th4iope that. every official arid
mwreatea- cittsen will reaa it. it
discHssas: fverjr phase of county gov-emment-taxes,
indebtedness,' high
rayi,1 -bonds, public welfare, schools,
courts, etc. The author pleads fori
better methods in handling the peo
ple'! -money and efficient administra
tion) of the affairs of the .county, and
pomes out ways oi improvement.
Bonded indebtedness of counties is
three times as large as it was a few
years ago, he points out, and slack
financial methods are responsible for
much loss and added burdens upon
the people. Not many counties have 1
officials who are dishonest, and yet
there ' are leakages in various ways
that, amount to large sums in the ag
gregate: friends of officials are given i
contracts at better wages than they
can get.else where; officials themselves
are jsometimes easily won by slight
gifts or percents of contracts which
afe fiven to agents: officials trade in
directly with themselves, or secure
certain benefits to themselves by the
location of roads or otherwise; and
sorry; work on buildings, roads, etc.,
is accepted.
j Poor; methods of listing property
and boorer methods of collecting are
sources of . serious loss. There are I
these who worry the life out of coun
ty officials by their claims for release.
fo fcelpfor their friends, for favors
which they know cannot be granted
te t alL ; There is a disposition in
pome parts of the county to cooper
ate! with, jthe officials in economical
management of affairs ; Just the op-
posM "1 to" otbe iertjnna. .Pnr.ig
schoolhouse covered in some dis
tricts than in . others, though the
houses are the same size and the ma
terial used the same; far more to run
bus in some communities than in
others though conditions are similar.
ATTEMPT TO FORCE
WAY INTO HOME
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE FAVORED
REPLIES to letters sent tobacco buyers indicate that the
matter of marketing tobacco in Marshall is quite feas
ible. No doubt buyers will come to Marshall and pay
good prices for tobacco just the same as they would go to
Morristown or preeneville or Johnson City." Madison
County tobacco . . has ; a good reputation. The tobacco
warehouse is What Marshall needs to stimulate business in
all lines. Let's get together on this proposition and not
stop'till we have just such a warehouse as is needed.
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NEW PAPER FOR MARSHALL
MR. T, H. Campbell, who has published papers in various
towns fri vast Tennessee, is moving a plant here from
Lenoir City, .Tean.j and proposes to print a paper called
the Madison County Times. '. In severing his connection
with the Monroe County Times at Sweetwater, Tenn;, he
says: - - -
NOT GOODBYE
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Feeling in Marshall ran .high Thurs
day while officers and citizens sought
the two men alleged to have sought
io iorco ineir way into tne nome oi
Manuel Sexton, a railroad employe,
who lives on the Asheville-Marshall
1.' '.ay, near here. The men, who
r e the names of A. J. Brown, of
i .. ." ingham, Ala., and L. L. Mead
ows, of Meadow Creekk, W. Va.,
were arrested and jailed about 8:30
o'clock Thursday morning. .
!'. B. McDevitt, Jr., and his broth
er. J. w. JUcDevittof Marshall, re
ar to Marshall from Asheville
t 1:30 o'clock Thursday morning,
faffed by Sexton, who, with
: lie and children, was standing
tve highway.
' told how men had come to
1 and demanded admit
" . hen it was refused, Sexton
- men cursed him and at
. to break open the door, but
rently frightened away by
r f otorista.
.evitt brothers went' to
J tor oiTicers, and meanwhile,
on family, frightened, went
i carby home of Frank Davis.
' y of officers and citizens
from Ifnr-hu'l, and after a
-ovred t':e two wm r.ar
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In turning over The Times to Mr. McDaniel we do not say good
bye to our many readers. It js Bimply adieu. We are going to Marsh-;
all, N. C, and will be engaged' in the newspaper and real estate busi
ness.' After publishing The Times almost aix months we realize it will
'be hard for two families, to live from the proceeds and at the same
time meet other obligations, hence we relinquish our claims to Mr. Mc
Daniel. 7 , - ' rf. J J - ..J.
.' We believe the future for Bast. Tennessee and Western North
Carolina is brighter than any other spot in the Nation. Western North
Carolina is destined to be the summer playground of the worW, while '
East Tennessee is on somewhat firmer footing. East Tennessee fur-
' ni8hes not only a satisfying playground, but can supply the necessities
of life. We had an offer to go to West Tennessee and locate in the '
most diversified crop country in the world. "The offer carried a hand-
some salary, but we had not taken orders from another man in twenty-
five years, so when the opportunity came to locate at Marshall, one of .
the best little towns in North Carolina, we accepted.
- ' The first issue of the Madison County Times will appear early in ;
the new year. . It will be Democratic in politics, but will not be hide
bound. Its religion will be Christian, with wide open columns to all '
churches, and its editor will wear the collar of no man or group of :
men. - ' -
We deeply thank all who have helped us make The Times a good '
little newspaper We bespeak a continuance of patronage and good
feeling for Cecil McDanieL . - - , -
.-. : . . v T, h. Campbell:
. The News-Record purchased by the present publisher
in the fall of 1924, announced in its first issue that it would
be non-partisan in politics, trying to be as fair as possible
to all parties End crreis. During the more than five years
the present ciacagerent has tried to maintain that posi-.'.
tfen ?"i f t!t""', c --fte the c,":"cli"'? cf pirch a position
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NOTICE TO
DELINQUENT
TAXPAYERS
I take it, by this time, that persons
whose lands were sold for the non
payment of taxes, and where the tax
es have not been' settled, are aware
of the fact, either by personal service
of summons and copies of complaint
or by publication of the notice of
summons in ' the News-Record, that
suit is now pending in the Superior
Court to' foreclose the Tax Sale Cer
tificates issued by the. Tax Collector
for such delinquent taxes. This has
entailed cost in such 'cases. All such
cases are now in court and are ready
for judgment to be taken. I have
settled a great many of these cases
within the last two or three months,
where parties have come in. Where
it has been shown by the proper
proof that there was error, the errors
have been corrected, and if it-was a
double-listing or the taxes had been
paid and the land has7 been -sold by
mistake, non-suit such , cases .has
been taken. Where it has been
found thatihe land was properly sold
and the taxes -due and parties have
com in and settled up, they have re
ceive i the Tax Sale Certificate, judg
ment has been entered, and such cas
es fii ally disposed of. There are still
a large number of cases pending and
unsettled..' Defendants in such cases
may! save a large amount of cost by
coming in within the next week or
two and settling up cases pending a
gainst them. If the cases are not
settled judgment -.will be taken, a
commissioner appointed to ell the
land, the cost of another advertise
ment will be. entailed, notifying all
persons who may have any interest in
the land, either of record or not- of
record, to make their claims known, ,
andin the end the cost of advertis
ing the land to sell, the commission
er's cost, and other fees. I am com
pelled to proceed according to the
law,) or be responsible myself. If
you 'are hit hard by your own negli
gence, you will onjy have yourself to
blame. You had better come in at
e r'-i avol i t'-.e '''.'Jo! ecst.
I' '; ' w. f ti i !
And'Vofle''who get the rakeoff ,or ' fl ADC? Til? A ft
gouge the public talk loudest about 'lliUrO 1CiAli
1. f. ..I.:. 1 M . . I . ' V.' t- 1 " 1 i1 .' i,
nign, taxes ana corrupt omciais,' yn
Tn,i a Volume COUNTY , GOV
ERNMENT AND ADMINISTRA- ''"
HON 4s being placed in the'offioel ', . -,' -. (- t
ffL'tV? RAMisEY Victim br"
M ly.,any official. or cjtisen of the i . , UAT Hiiortv
AT '-WORK-
oBty.who will return the am4f
R. L. MOORE,
FUNERAL HELD FOR ;
H. CARTER
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l..Eufleil.jservices for J. H. Carter
55, who.'dieci at his home in Craggy
Sunday night shortly after 7. o'clock,
ware,, held at the Riverview hurch
Monday afternoon at 2 :30 o'clock.
The Rev. Everett Sprinkle and,"the ;
ftev. k. w. justice wiu omciate ana
burial will be in the church cemetery,
, PalBbearers "were Winifred Gos
nell,y L'otuB . Gosnell, Wellman. Gos
nell, Donald Gosnell, Frank Gosnell,
and Ralph West, nephews of the de
ceased, who11 had been a resident of
the 'Craggy' section for the past 21
years. He, was an active member of
the Baptist' church, having become a
member 42 years ago, and had been
a( Mason for 22 years.
SuiryfVing are his wife, Mrs. J. H.
Carter; two sons, Guy G. Carter, of
Asheville, and Ralph E. Carter, of
Craggy; four daughters, the Misses
Mire), Ada, Ethel, and Fuchsia Car
ter all of Craggy; and nine grand
children. - r c '
MORN IMG
AFriends and relatives were 'shocked,
Thursday morning to learn o th '
endden death of Mr. W. G. Ramsey of :
near Marshall. Apparently in the
bast of health, he had gone down be
low'; his house to cut a pole, when
suddenly an . unusual sound attracted
theattention of his people. Arriving
at his side, they soon found that he
whs gasping his last, his sudden go
ing being attributed to heart failure.
?$isvdeath was about eight o'clock A.
M.,wJan. 2, 1930, age about 65. Mr.
Ramsey was well known in Marshall.
He is survived by his wife and two
brothers, Ex-Sheriff R. S. Ramsey
and;.. Mr. T. N. Ramsey, both of
Marshall, and two sisiters, Mrs. R. P.
Penland, and Mrs. W. E. Snelson,
both of Marshall R. F. D. No. 1. He
leaves five sons as follows:
. ,Troy Ramsey, of Asheville;
. Jeter Ramsey, at home;
Cecil Ramsey, of Detroit, Mich.;
Roland Ramsey of Waterville, N. C.
Sherman Ramsey, of Asheville.
, Mr. Ramsey was a prominent and
successful farmer and a member of ,
Turkey Creek Baptist churcjh. At
the' -time we go to press, funeral ar
rangements have not been made.
CHANGED SO ALL CAN WIN
Three Months Free for Every Dollar Paid on
tf Subscription, taews-Kecorq,
jVInstesid of giving prizes as outlined in last
week's paper, the News-Record is changing its
proposition so as to enable all its subscribers
,tovA;VE MONEY. Our new proposition is
as follows:
, .For every dollar brought or sent by mail to
, theiNews-Record office in the month of Jan
i u'Ery, 1930, we are going to give an extra three
months subscription to this paper. This is done
in order to encourage our subscribers to renew
their subscriptions now while they have the
money. If you already, owe a dollar, pay it in
January and get three months free. If you
owe $2.00, pay it and get six months free, and
so on. . If your, subscription has not yet expir
ed, : enew now and get the three months exten
sion for every dollar paid.1. It makes no differ
ence whether you are in arrears or paid in ad
vance, -you. can get the extra extension , by.
paying now. -Don't wait. If you have the
.njpnev pend it at once while you can get the
extra extension. If you do not have it, better
arrange to get it in this month. Quite a num
ber of subscriptions expire the first of January,
Ajdollar now gives you this paper nine months;
or two dollars gives it to you 18 months." , . . ; -'.Quite
a number of people have renewed
since our last issue came out, and we are going
to let all of them have the benefit of this offer."
Send in your renewals and watch the date line
'under your name and see that . you are given
'proper credit within two weeks after you pay.
p&r instance; .
Mrs. Lizzie Cargile, Mars Hill, N. C, Rfd. No. 1, sends $4.00 renew-'
ing from May 1, 1929, to May I, 1931, and her free extension will date,
her paid to May 1, 1932. ' ' : ;
,; H. D. Rice, Weavenrille, sends $2.00 renewing from Aug. lr 1929 to
Aug. 1, 1930, and his free extension will date him to Feb. 1, 1981. -v
, R, H. Thorpe, Marshall, R. F. D. 4, pays a dollar from Dec. 1, 1929
to June 1, 1930, and his extension will date him to Sept. 1, 1930. By
paying another dollar in January, he can have his date line reading June
1, 1931. . , , ".
, . .Others who have renewed since out last issue are: --A1 "
. Champ Ray, Revere, IN. C, ... , r ';'.. - .
Zeb Davis, Big Pine, N. C, . ' - ' .' lr k -'
, Mrs. J. M. Davis, Big Pine, N. C, -- - - . '
.-J.C, Sanders, Hot Springs, N. C, ' - ' " '
- ). and others. s- . " T
Some have sent 50c, which does not cntitlo
"".cm to free extension unlri they tr.!;or'V"
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