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MADISON COUNTY RECORD
Established June 28, 1901.
FRENCH BROAD NEWS
Established May 16, 1907.
Consolidated November 2, 1911
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THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MADISON COUNTY
VOL. XXIX;
MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930
ZBOO 8 Pages Thi Week
DEATH OF LINCOLN
(The following poem Was brought to
us by "Uncle" George Lloyd, well
THE PUBLISHER'S COLUMN
ABOUT VARIOUS MATTERS
The Merchants Point
Of View
D. N. ANDERSON
DIES AT HOME
known young-old citizen of Marshall,)
Preaching Against His Practice
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MADISON MAN ,
KILLS NEPHEW
SLAYER SURRENDERS FRIDAY
'After being bunted for several
hours on a charge of slaying his
nephew, John Coates, 83, who died in
an Asheville hospital at 2:30 o'clock
Friday morning, Cornelius Higgins,
55, surrendered to Marshall officers
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. -' .
Coates, a farmer of the California
Creek' section " near ' Mars Hill, did
not regain consciousness or make any
statement after being cut by a knife,
according to nurses and others.
According to Marshall officers, Hig
gins appeared unexpectedly near the
jail here and stated that he had
"come in to give up." Police chief
Willard C. Rector said Friday night
that the aged farmer refused to dis
cuss the affair except to state that he
cut Coates with a knife after his
nephew had threatened him with a
cross-cut saw. Officers stated that it
was a story of self-defense. A hear
ing Monday resulted in his making
bond in the sum of $3500.
Witnesses say that the two men
met on the highway near their homes
Thursday evening at 6 o'clock and
after a quarrel engaged in a fight.
Higgins is reported as having used a
small pocket knife, stabbing his neph
ew just below the heart.
SCIENCE ESSAY
PRIZE
The North Carolina Academy of
Science Prise will be awarded thi
year for the best Essay written by a
bona fid high school student on any
abject in the field of Chemistry or
Physics.
General Regulations
. , Essays shall be limited to a maxi
mum of 2500 words.
The essay shall be submitted in
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.Tt Is not trieceasarv "(hat a student
h registered in the subject lit order
tn-toniDeU m this contests car )
A titie yag; carr
the writers name, the, name of the
school, the class to which the writer
belongs, and the courses taken in
science, ehall accompany the essay.
Students may receive aid from in
structors only in securing materials.
The composition shall be wholly that
of the competitor, and so certified by
the principal of the school.
In case more than three students
from a given High School submit
essays, the school authorities are ask
ed to select the three that rank high
est and submit them.
Essays should be sent to Prof. R.
N. Wilson, Duke University, Durham,
N. C, not later than April 10. 1930.
The judges will be selected by the
High School Science Committee of
the Academy and the .winner of the
5 rise will be announced at the Annual
feeting of the Academy to present
the prize to the winner at the com
mencement of the school to which he
belongs.
(The prise last year was offered
for the best essay in the field of bot
any, zoology, or physiology. The
prise, a silver loving cup, was won
by Miss Lfla Aaron, of the Lexington,
High School, Lexington, N. C, The
title of Miss Aaron's paper was
"Community Health".)
Principals and Science Teachers
are requested to call this announce
ment to the attention of their stu
dents. If further information in re
gard to the contest Is desired by
Teachers or Pupils, it may be had by
writing to K. N. Wilson, Box 668,
college station, Durham, N. C.
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who says he is not the author)
'Twas on that sad and mournful night
Ohl What a fearful shock
Our country felt when news arrived
' Our President was shot.
Our stores were closed, our flags were
' draped;
Our hearts felt sick and sore
Such fearful news we ne'er received
" From Washington before.
He lay upon his dying bed,
" His eyes were growing dim,
When with a faltering step they
brought
His weeping son to him.
"Weep not, my boy," his friends did
cry,
But put your trust in Him
Who takes your father from your side
And from this world of sin.
The glorious news arrived from
Grant
Made his heart swell with joy,
Which caused the loyal North to shout
From Maine to Illinois.
But mark the change throughout the
land
Ohl Curse the traitor's hand
That moved from earth our brightest
hope,
And crushed our Abraham.
On Springfield's calm and happy shore
His sacred form shall lie.
There Willie, too, may rest with him,
His name shall never die.
There Willie, too may rest with him,
There spirits meet on high,
And choicest flowers deck their graves
And tears fill every eye.
LIVE AE HOME
There will be a meeting in the au
ditorium of the Hot Springs High
School at one o'clock P. M. next
Tuesday, February 18, in the interests
of a "live at home" agricultural pro
gram for Madison County. . The
County Agent and the Home agent
will both be present to address the
people. The .parents and friends of
vht isehboL. are ,nofr only Invited but
'UtO'!pesentK'Vi.'Aj.y
WAYNE FARMER. Principal.
i GENERAL NEWS
I IN PARAGRAPHS
ORGAN RECITAL
ASHEVILLE
Dr. Aldertoa To Give Concert Next
Wednesday, Feb. 19, St 15 P. M.
First Baptist Charch
Mr. C. J. Hawkins, chairman of
music, at the First Baptist Church of
Asheville, wishes us to announce that
another organ recital will be given in
the auditorium of said church next
Wednesday evening, and a treat is
in store' for all who wish to go, as
it is to be given by Dr. James Alder
son, who became minister of music
of the First Chnrrh Vh 1 . Th. r.
aician is the noted organist who some
years ago served ror a time as eon
cert organist at Grove Park Inn and
. also musical director at All ' Souls
' Episcopal Church in Biltmore. He
- nas many degrees in music from a
broad. ; '. .
- 1 BRADLEY BLACK
Miss .Alice Black of Weaverville,
-. N. C. age 22, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Black of Weaverville, and
. Mr. Alfred Bradley, f Seech, N. C.,
age 27, sen of Mr. and Mrs. John
Bradley of Beech, were united in mar
riage on February. 12,. 1930," at 8:30
P. M., at Marshall N. Cv the- cere
mony being petforajtd by So-B. Er
Guthrie. v . '. ;
The United States Senate is
surprising the country in enter
ing into long drawn-out debate
before confirming Hughes as
Chief Justice to succeed Taft.
There seems to be some doubt, as
we go to press, that President
Hoover's appointment will be
confirmed.
A decision handed down by the
North Carolina Supreme Court
Wednesday seems to be a victory
for the school board in Bun
combe County, ending the -fight
between the board of commis
sioners and the board of educa
tion as to a purchasing agent for
the school board. - Under the de
cision the county auditor must
approve requisitions and sign
vouchers issued by the purchas
ing agent for the school board.
This decision is of statewide inn
-portance, as troubles similar to
Buncombe's are and have been
brewing in Henderson, Transyl
vania, Graham, and other coun
ties. Judge .Finley, whose de
cision was sustained, ruled that
the county board , of education
was created as a part of the
state educational system and is
subordinate to the state depart
ment of education, but is to be
regarded as coordinate rather
than subordinate to ' the county
commission, which is local in its
authority.
'
Asheville was to hold another
meeting Thursday night relative
to a tobacco warehouse ' for
Asheville. The matter of such
a warehouse for Marshall seems
uncertain, as the amount of stock
.needed for It is far from being
subscribed to date.. However,
some of ovt people, still have
hone that the required amount
will eventually be subscribed.
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Reports from Washington are
to the effect that Congressman
George M. Pritchard will not
stand for reelection this year.
His friends are boosting him for
, the Senate, but he. himself, is not
ready to make any statement a
- long this line.
-V. Instead of dying, as was ex-r
eected when he left Asheville,
Taft's condition Seems to be im- '
proving: to the' delight of his '
many friends -throughout the
country. -.' - - -
-" Senator Simmons has joined in
the fight on chain stores, which
it 'now,bei"; waged all over the 4
' country:' He It quoted a saybvg
'that the chain store is A menace.' '
EMPTY CHURCHES AND CROWDED PRISONS
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JUDGE Frank A. Daniels, when holding court in Wake
County recently, is said to Have asked before sentencing
prisoners, whether there was room in the county camps or
the State Prison, and was informed that both were crowd
ed. Reports from Chicago and other cities recently lead
one to believe that more crimes are being committed in
our day than have ever been committed in our country.
Madison County is by no means free from the deplorable
situation of crime. We are tofd by Marshall merchants
that the amount of goods stolen from Marshall stores in
the course of a year would be at least surprising to the av
erage honest person. Oftentimes the things stolen are in
significant possibly not enough to cause an outcry or ar
rest, and in most cases the evidence might not be sufficient
to convict any particular person, and yet one merchant in
Marshall this week said that he figured on approximately
six per cent of his goods being stolen. Of course this is a
big estimate, but if the merchants are robbed of one per
cent or even one half that amount the sum would be
astounding in the course of a ye.ar. In most stores in the
larger cities, floor walkers are employed for that purpose
only to watch the customers and see that nothing is car
ried off not paid for. Even with that precaution, many
articles doubtless are stolen. A person who takes anything
from another in the spirit of thievery, though the article
may not be worth a penny, is guilty of the crime. The
principle of the act is what counts.
And this crime wave is co-incident with many empty
pews in our churches. Say what you may about the
churches, but who would like f6:live in a town or commu
nity where there were no churches?
Usually people who are guilty of such petty crimes
are not church going people. Tie children are not sent to
Sunday School and church and t many of the homes they
are not properly taught the simple rules of right and
wrong. Somehow they believe that if they can do a thing
and "get away" with it, aU jHght. If filling our churches
and Sunday schools will lessen the crime wave it is time
people put aside petty differences and get down in all
earnestness in a campaign er righteousness and honest
living. The governing powers leem helpless. People can
not be forced at the point df a gun to make good citizens
they must be taught and Jed For the last several years
Our people have swung the: pendulum away from churches
and rifrhtelwfjtt begin tr swing
back.
DRAFTING OUR REPRESENTATIVES
THE idea of going out for the man who is fitted both by
preparation and character to represent the county or
state, either in the legislative halls, or as county commis
sioners, is a good one. Not every man who aspires to
fill such an office is the man the people need. It often
happens that the man best suited for the place is one who
will not consent to let his name run for the reason that he
does not wish to get into "dirty politics". And if such a
man consents to run, he must be practically drafted. Then
if he is drafted by one party olfaction, the other party or
faction fights him to a finish. If only partisan politics
could be abolished, especially in county affairs, and all
unite on capable men to fill the offices, how much better
things would be !
GOVERNOR GARDNER'S LIVE AT HOME
CAMPAIGN
FR Madison County, Governor Gardner's "Uve-at-ii
04.me " ,idea is an enlargement of or stressing of practi
cally the idea which has been preached in Madison County
by the Farm Demonstration Agent, Mr. Earle Brintnall,
for the last three or four years. We do not mean that the
Governor got his idea from Madison County's agent. But
wherever the idea may have originated, it is practically
the same. It means to have cows and chickens and hogs
and sheep and turkeys and grow the feed necessary on
your farms to supply this live stock and poultry without
having to go away to buy it. It means to live at home as
nearly as possible without spending money for things that
can be made at home. The idea is all right and should be
lived up to as far as practicable. The trouble is that peo
ple in this generation do not like to live at home. They
are spending too much time on the roads burning gasoline
and wearing out automobiles. And automobiles and gas
cannot be produced at home. So many people would rath
ti iTI a 5-lde tha? s.,methncr to eat, at least they will live
on half rations and ride if they cannot get the ride with
full stomachs. In Marshall this week a pupil at the public
?nolTt00k.the 8lAan- Instead of ?1e -t homPe" he
thought t was "stay at home which was what manv pu
pils would like to do. Both ideas for the grown-ups
would probably improve things.
The New York Times, Issue of
Sunday,? January 10, 1930, says:
In the .campaign he has been wag
ing against chain stores, the owner
and announcer of a radio station in
the South has promised, after som
plaint was made to the authorites,
not use' "cuss" words in the future.
However, he has made this promise,
he explains, in order to preserve har
mony so that the fight on the chain
might go- on and the public not lose
sight of the main issue by his inject
ion of. colorful language.
Most radio listeners no doubt have
thoroughly enjoyed hearing a bit of
thh campaign f:om time to time and
probably few h?ve been offended by
its invective. The real humor of
this campaign against the chains,
however, is found not in the flow of
sweeping adjectives applied to the
creations of the mass distributors,
but in the fact that the broadcaster is
selling products of his own to towns
and hamlets throughout the country.
He is taking money out of these com
munities even as he thunders against
tne practise.
The moral of the case is that criti
cism of the chain store system is not
always of an unselfish sort. Frequent
ly the retailers who attack the sys
tem are only disturbed over their
own profits and have little solicitude
for the intereis of their fellow citi
zens. They hope too often to pro
mote sentiment and raise bars a-
gainst the chains when the energy
they use up in this way might be
much better applied to the task of
fitting themselves, their stores and
their merchandising for present con
ditions of competition.
SPRING CREEK
HIGH SCHOOL
County Agent, Mr. Brintnall, and
Demonstration Agent, Miss Crafton,
met with the 4H Club last week. Be
sides the usual work the club work
the club worked jn plans for im
proving 4nd betfutifyttg ate "school
grounds. Mr. Brintnall and Miss
Crafton ask that the P. T. A. cooper
ate in having teams plow the grounds
as .soon as the weather permits in
February. This is to prepare the
ground for sowing grass seed in the
early spring. These County Agents'
expect to be present and help do the
work. Miss Pauline Woody, a mem
ber of the club, will present draw
ings of the plans to the next meeting
of the P. T. A. These plans, as
worked out by the club will show lo
cation of driveways, shrubbery, grass
plots, playground space, etc., and the
question now is, who has pride enough
in . our splendid school to take the
lead, or help in doing this work?
Let's fall in and do some work which
will speak well for our good old
Spring Creek community.
.Nexrto mention this week is ath
letics and sports. The boys' basket
ball team last week won a game over
the Fines Creek team of Haywood
county .;:".; a score of 32 to 27. Boys
Was Father Of Lata Dr. J. G. Ander
son; Funtral Wm Held Sunday
At Paint Fork, N. C.
Funeral services for D. N. Ander
son, ' who died at his home at Paint
Fork, N. C-, at 3 o'clock Saturday
morning, following an illness of a
week from pneumonia, were held at
the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday af
ternoon, the Rev. J. M. Corn officiat
ing. .
Mr, Anderson was the father of the
late Dr. J. G. Anderson, who died
four weeks ago at an Asheville hos-
ptal. Mrs. Anderson, wife of D. N.
Anderson and mother to Dr. Ander
son, preceded her husband by only
six months.
Pallbearers were chosen from the
members of the Ivy Lodge at Paint
Fork. Masonic honors were accorded
Mr. Anderson, who was a Past Wor
shipful Master of Ivy Lodge. Lodge
No. 665 of West Asheville and Mars
Hill Masonic lodge assisted the Ivy
members in the services.
Mr. Anderson was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Anderson, who also re
sided at Paint Folic, in this county at
the old Anderson homestead. He
was born October 10, 1857 and was
a prominent citizen. Mr. Anderson
was especially interested in educa
tion. He is survived by Mrs. C. Whit
Gaskins of Asheville; John Anderson,
attorney of Asheville; Mrs. J. E. Rob
inson, of Ivy; Mrs. W. T. Martin, of
Raleigh; Mrs. R. C. Shelton, of Ashe
ville; and Oscar and nennetn Ander
son, of Paint Fork, also eighteen
grandchildren.
MRS. WHITEHURST DIES
Mrs. T. W. Whitehurst of Greene
County, Tennessee, mother of Mr. A.
W. Whitehurst, of Marshall, died al
most suddenly Monday evening. Mr.
and "Mrs. Whitehurst went immediate
ly where they remained until after
tne funeral, which was held at 2:00
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
5Ir,, Whitehurst, cashier of the Citi
zens Bank at Marshall, has the sym
fithf td the community in tb loss of -his
mother. . .-
Others from Marshall who attended
the funeral were Dr. Frank Roberts,
Mr. Guy Roberts, -Mr. S. B. Roberts,
Mr. Roy L. Gudger, Mr. O. C Rector,
Mr. J. Herschel Sprinkle, Mr. Lee
Tweed, Mr. Ernest (Dube) Ramsey,
Mr. Carl Stuart, Mr. S. J. Buquo,
Mrs. Annie May White, Miss Queen
McDevitt, Miss Stella Carver. From
Hot Springs Mr. and Mrs. Warren T.
Davis, and from Paint Rock Mr. B. Y.
Owensby, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Ramsey,
and Mrs. Houston. From Walnut
Mr. Jonas Chandler and mother, Mrs.
H. Chandler.
THE BAPTISTS AND
METHODISTS ALIKE
Dr. A. T. Robertson, professor of
New Testament in Louisville Theo-
and girls phyed Beech Glen High at j logical Seminary, in describing a Bap-
Marshall gymnasium last Tuesday
losing both games. The Beech Glen
folks treated us nicely and we' want
them to ' know we appreciate their
fine sportsmanship. Boys and girls
go to Marshall to play Mars Hill this
week. We hope to give the names of
the boys and girls composing our
teams in next week's paper.
We have had some bus trouble and
transportation of pupils has been
hindered somewhat last week and on
Monday of this week but all busses
are operating again and everything
moves on nicely.
Records Of No Account
Now a 'woman drives a car for 80
hours without stopping for sleep in
order to establish an endurance re
cord for women. A boy sets up a
pole, in his back yard and remains
perched on top of it for days, just to
make a record. One woman even
claims to have set the record for con:
tist congregation paints the picture
of a Methodist church. The names
are the only points of difference.
Robertson says:
"When the church is trying to get
a pastor to accept the call, the attract
ions of the field are painted in vivid
colors. He is told that charming
people are in the church. His Mag
netic eloquence is to draw crowded
houses. The young people are going
to flock to his support. After the
first year his salary will be increased.
The offerings are sure to be doubled.
The Sunday school will grow by .
magic. There will be a great rush of
new members. He will catch the
floating population. The trunk Bap
tists will all get out their letters and
join. Some of the rich members
stand ready to double their subscrip
tions. AH the factions in the church
have united in extending a unanimous
call. He is the only man who has
been able to get them all together. It
is a fascinating picture that dazzles
the eyes of the new pastor who has
grown weary of the race in the for-
tinuous rocking in a porch rocking ; mer. . Pastorate. But after some
MBS TEAGUE
NOT MARRIED
In our last issue the statement was
made in the Leicester, new that Miss
Hilda Teague, daughter of Mr. and
m. a. J. league or Leicester, K. F.
D. No. 3, and Mr. Blaine Scott of the
Sim ft addftMn hmA kaM i
Spartanburg - the Saturday before.
Miss Teague came to Marshall to vis-
ner nan -sister, miss rrances Mc
Devitt, and declares that she was not
married.- We "regret the 'error' oc
curred In our paper and are glad to
correct at and to apologise to Miss
Teague. . . .' r :
? srs Publishes.
HOME DEMONSTRA
TOR'S COLUMN
SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK
Monday, 1 :00 o'clock Sandy Mush
" girls. -Tuesday,
10:30 Spring Creek girls.
Wednesday, 10:30 Bull Creek girls.
l.-OA R)l HUB rtrU
Thursday, 10:30 California Cr, girls
i au uaiuornta ur. women.'
Friday, 10 :30 Little Pine girls, v-
iizuiAvuo sine women. ;
Jack (dreamfly) Oarlin. I kave
but a ainfrie thoiifht."
Jill (eoldly) -Tes .anyone can tea
tfiat!. vvr-, ThaiPattfmd:
chair.
! This rage for doing silly things
! longer than anybody ever did them
before is silly and ridiculous and
often harmful. The one purpose be
hind it all is, of course, getting publicity-'Just
why a sane person wants
publicity is one of the little myster
ies of .human nature. If those pow
er 'of; the press who confer this
coveted priae on misguided aspirants
would use more discretion it would
greatly help! They ought to know
when to ignore things. If .they would
pay no 'attention to the foolish fellow
who is trying to eat the largest num
ber of ears of corn at one sitting;
or to the deluded wight seeking tha
endurance record for standing on one
fooVthose seekers of publicity might
begin to. seek for some useful work to
do er do Bother in a less obtrusive
waj-TH PaJ -det'..' - w
sweeps clean. The crowds begin to
grow smaller. The new members do
not join. Deacon Skinflint is still ,
hoarding his money. The trunk Bap
tists are still supporting the church
back home by not sending them any
money. The Sunday school pupils
still slip off home or down towa in
stead of remaining to morning wor-.
ship. .The young people in the B. T.
P. U. still go home instead of staying ,
to the evening service. - iPrayer meet- i
ings are still slimly attended. The
collections for -missions doe not in-.
creaje. The pastor's eloquenct be- .
gins: to grow monotonous to some
who whisper their preference for the
old -pastor, whom they helped drive
away by sharp criticism of his preach
ing. The new pastor noon begins to
feel at home because he haa settled a
down to the same old atmosphere of .
indifference r criticism that he left
behind him. The lew church turns
eul to b like the oW one . if ot a
bit worse." la N. C. Chriatiaa Advo- i
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