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MADISON COUNTY RECORD
Established June 28, 1901. ..:
FRENCH BROAD NEWS t
Established May 16, 1907. '
i Contolidatad Not. 2, 1911
a tbota ia town ra doing.,
THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPjER, OF MADISON COUNTY
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.vol. xxix
MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY MARCH 7, 1930
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PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN FOX
TOBACCO MARKET IN MARSHALL
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Mr; J. Eerschel Sprinkle Is in re
ceipt of letter from tobacco ex
pert to the eastern part of the atate
who ii much interested in a tobacco
warehouse for Marafcall. He is not
only wfflta4 to be here and speak In
- its favor, brtr.l):.wnitef:pai
some money In it and move f his f ant-Uy-to
Marshall and spend the months
of the tobacco season working in the
Interest of the project.- , A meeting
' will be held the 16th of this month In
Y Marshall, at which time soint:$obae
i L "" Co men will be here and discuss the
jP matter. ! Meanwhile local people, will
f hava other Contracts nrinted and
Jf-n signed !np under a;' new agreement
" T Aa a vita A A A Mn&Vt ASM VkA BMIIIAAal
bucea bv unvvv uivu aaa . w aiWMAr
that as much as two million pounds
of tobacco would be marketed' here,
they say it would be a good invest-
ment. And we understand . , that
Madison County marketed about that
amount last year. - A market in Mar
. shall should get all Madison tobacco
and much from adjoining, counties.
ILLITERACY IN
MADISON COUNTY
Wherever you see a group of
twenty-five average adult people of
Madison County, you can say to
yourself that there are three in that
group' who ' can neither read, nor
write. As many more are so nearly
illiterate' that they could as well be
classed as such. . - ,r
Does the above.? statement' nieaij
nothing to youf 'Are you going to
dismiss .it from your mind and say
it is hone' of your vbuinessT , Ton
cannot afford W do so, for . every
citixen ,in ,he Oounty. 4s affected
mpx. or less JbyT this, uneconomic bur
den . of - Ignorance, ajnd ibttpuld Jbe
concerned from a, humanitarian point
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The most learned authorities agree
that when a person , learns to read
and write he adds 25 per cent to his
earning power50 per cent . by ac
quiring n elemental education.
Suppose 25 or 50 per cent, could he
added to the incomes of one-fourth
of the adults of the County, would
n't that mean something to the tax
payers who. are carrying, the main
burden today? :. t .
A census of the illiterates of New
York and Pennsylvania showed that
foar "per cent furnished -tairtjr-thre
of the , criminals; twelve times as
many crimes from illiterates as from
those who ' are not.';. In the central
West and three Southern - States, il
literates furnish thirtaaa tfna their
share' of criataArenfc yoa ooncern-
:-ed when' you" see the crowded con-
dition of your Criminal.' Court ev
ery session, and do you not realise
' tKat." ignorance," 'mainlq is- respon
sible for that condition, and that you
; aro, helping pay for it? - . .
; ; And i what of the dependants- of
those convicted? Think of the many
left, destitute who later become
wards of Madison County or of some
' charitable institution.. y t The.i child
"pays" and pays enormously for. the
- M 1. 1 i , .mm. ' m. .
ypays" and pays economically,; so-
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f tuny win eiiirjiuajijr ior tne ignorance
of its citisenstaV,:'
In native white illiteracy, North
Carolina .-ranks. , 46 among the - 48
states. How do you feel about thatT
Other states and some counties "In 1
. . our state are doing something. Bun
combe county has reduced her illit-
expects to, wipe ut all illiteracy in a
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1111 1 II Vi ? ? :-'AS VT V .. 7 v ;
?.r AiTttmrtxr-Nfc..SW,.lrojii Marshall,
' ".: f ! by way of Mars Hill, to State High-
-''f.-.r irt.-i-'rili'J V-'S:.'"" ! M. ' -. M..' &.. v faidtvidaallv.
i TO all Who have not paid 5 j
Syour 1929 tax, remembers10'
a . -j, - ;
9 r nor raiA aa. - wam 14-wm 51
Sthat two ""per cent penalty 3
will be added OH the second
2 .'.a -'v.'L-v L "" t. S
? day of Larch. Remember
that your land will be adver-;
?J'ied after thtt first TToriHav I
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ii nay, -io viC..v..t i. .- l.t
- liespectfuiT',
s ''cegut:
shori while. "In Eowan County, Ky.,
Over 120Q .were ,tanbt to read and
write in one abort session of .moon
light schools. What others have done
we can do if we try. A condition,
not a theory, confronts .Us. Do not
hide your head,' like the ostrich, but
hold it up and face the facts!"
,V---r MBS. O. W. CORBITT,
Hot Springs, N. C.
CHEESE FACTORY
MAY LOCATE 1
MADIS0NC0UNTY
Efforts Being Made To? Locate
T " Plant n Marshall
, from Mr. Brintnall's column this
week it can be, seen that there is at
least a nossibilitv of locating; a
cheese plant in Madison "County
within the next year or so. Mr. C
E. Rector, cashier of the Bank of
French Broad,: received the follow
ing letter in regard to-the matter
after Mr. Brintnall's article was in
type:
iMarch 4,. 1930.
Mr. C. E.-Rector, ' " '
Marshall, N. C.
Dear Sit: ur..f ; r
Your letter was" forwarded and
reached me today, j. I am informed
that the Kraft Fhenix Cheese .Co.,
will start one or possibly two, more
plants In - the next twelve months,
in fact I, have a letter from Mr. C.
M.r4Jerh; district manager,, received
this; jpaornjng-vtn, wnicn,ne.maae.tne
Yeu cA"re) assuredthaKwflt
dq whateWr, eaa- U efiXZUtJ
Gere in the , possibilities of Madison
county for' the development of this
industry.' :-.
As I understand, the plan will be
to investigate various locations in
the best grass - sections of Western
N. C, and after .this Is completed,
Mr. Gere and Mr. Moore will make
the decision as to the .location of
the plant. .,
In any event I believe it won't be
long before the majority of farmers
from Ashe to Jackson counties will
have a market for milk' to ' cheese
plants a-it-1S" :4 'f? 'A.iV.v'.v
Thanking you for your letter and
assuring yoq of ' our cooperation,.. I
am, . ., rr'j
Very truly yours,
. P. R jFARNHAM, ,
Dairy Specialist. -.
ROAD JURY 'Sx;
REPORT. ADOPTED
KM M-SJI. Mill Rnail
tf Danvages :'Asesed
The relocation of the road lead-
ins from Marshall to Mars Hill re
sulted in claims for damages being
entered against the county by f Ve
following - property owners: -
R. A, Edwards, W. a Silver, Sal
lie B. Wilklns; Marlon ' i Edwards, G.
D. Edwards; Mrs. 0. G. Edwards, A.
J. Bridges, Sr., WilliamiVa Farmer,
E. Yr Ammons, L. W. Ammons,- I".
Li- Elliott, Curtis Buckner, Mrs. Sue
Tillerv. W. R. Tillery. J. W. Sprink
le, T. A. Silver, T. -A. SUver, Lee I
wV, F. Tillerv. Will Jones.1
G- k, Merrell, Texie MerreU,' W.' ;B.t,nderSUnd such business as that.
Edwards, . claimants C for damages I Operating right here in our beautiful
for. right-of-way and property, cans,
ed by the location of State Highway
severally, and each in behalf of him
herseU. , - , .have to do so.' In my opinion, if the
according to Uw to
, wnereupon a ijury w'iecia.
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assess in aazn-i
"e nd benefits. 'The Jo
composed of Boy Woody,
B Md a LKudisUl
1arv was
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Vance
sUl who dld
in - their re-
their work and turned
Por
doB
i T.kFn.n Tha cnmmii.! :bliT. arentleinen. if
ers in session Monday; aoptad on -aj-n
.r rport Some Of the claim-' indepndent merchant Mt la j exist- when we are sending SiouV
ts have arpealed to a higher court.- the United State, and after all th! , -riit3 r "' n dollars vach yetr to
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DR. SAMS ENTERS
RACE FOR
CONGRESS
: Elsewhere in this paper will be
found the official announcement of
Dr. Wr A. Sams of Marshall as to
hie candidacy for the nomination for
congress. Dr. Sams is too well known
in the circulation : of this paper , to
need an introduction. Having been
a practicing physician in Madison
and adjoining counties for a" number
of years, and having visited many of
the churches and Sunday school of
the county, 'often being called upon.
to.spealf, he is well known already by
our constituency, i: A an , ex-Soldier
of; the World War, and as an out
standing citizen of Marshall, the lo
cal paper wishes him success in his
aspirations.
County Agent Claude B. Faris of
Craven, County was recently voted
one of the most useful citizens in the
county.
ORGANIZED FIGHT ON ICHAIN STORES
IN WESTERN NORTH C A R0LIN A
Mayor . Roborti lot Ashavill .Made
President. Speech Follow
At a meeting of the Western North
Carolina Betterment Association
Tuesday night in Asheville, Mayor
Gallatin Roberts was chosen, presi
dent. At the meeting it was report
ed that 10,000 had been subscribed
to fight the chain, stores, sj Inlae
cepting the presidency Mayor Rob
erta is quoted y the AshevilJe CitK
.sen as having spoken afoUows:
ladies and gentlerfleh; when the peo
ple of our city should wake up and
look around- about them and - see
what is the trouble in - our city at
this time -in other words, take the
situation in our own, hamds," said
Mayor Roberts. "There are times In
the history of every community when
the people have looked around about
them and;-taxes things into tnetr
own- hands, and settled them things
among themselves. ,.
"I think everything in. around, and
about us is calling for concerted ac
tion, i We have a good - city - ana a
beautiful' city, but yet. when we see
the way the old-time merchants have
ceased to exist, where are we today.
They were forced out of - business.
What will we do if they are all forced
out? ti-A '-.-.it-t '-.! a 'f ''-it'
"Two years asro by an act passed
bv.the.Lesrislature of North Carolina,
we put a tax on the chain stores of
1200.00 per store, we put tne tax
on. hut they came rhrht up and paid
the $200.00 likanice little boys paid
but were careful to pay. it under
protest, and after they had all paid it
and got a receipt, all at once a man
came up' from ' Charlotte, N. C, al
though we bad about 'a hundred or
more , lawyers .in Asfteviue, came to
our office and informed me and the
eitv attornev that -he was aroing to
bring suit and recover every dollar J
tney naa paia us. n orougns ran
suit," took it - to the Supreme Court,
and after awhile the Supreme -Court
said we couldn't levy that tax, and
I had to die down into the city , cof
fers and pay back every dollar, of
that money. . They had every benefit
of the City rot r Asnevuie, tne nre
Denartment. the Police Department,
our, wonderful streets, every benefit
our taxes have made possible, yet
they were not willing to pay one dol-
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" well. the Legislature met azain.
They knew the Supreme Court had
passed on that taw and said it wasn't
legal, but they passed another law.
This timethey made it $50.00 What
happened tMs time? , They came right
crty y ano. yet- tney were ow
rl'tiW to
to benents they derive, xnis time
they br0Uffi,t jthe suit in Raleigh.
Tie Supreme Court has not passed
on it yet , I -don't know what it is
jgpg
court said they should pay uus tax,
j t. 1.11 .1 11, 1 i&
aont oeuerr incj , wui imh -
there they will carry it just as far
1a. 1- tut. . 11 l
- 4uwsujo vur ib iiA utn
.paylnr
- ; lad
defwadeat MhhatS
things
. i . ' . ..I . i .AKmATr m.Mn.nr. in -m nwiim n
'does Come to pa, and I bsUeve H
Is eomi'"T to tt tve rs cf a '
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Iames of Confederates
.On New Lounge Cars
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Atlanta, Ga., March 6. Names of
eight. Confederate leaders have been
selected as the names of eight . new
lounge cars, just; placed in service
on" tko ,of the i Southern Railway
System's crack . "" passenger i trains,
Nos. S and 4, the "Royal Palm"; be
tween". Cincinnati and Jacksonville,
'Vis- Jchattanooga, Atlanta, Macon
and yaldoeta, ' and . between Ner
and .42, the "Washington, "Chatta
Yorkj and Chattanooga on Nos. 41
nobgs and New Orleans. Limited."
Thiee- cars were; built by the Pul
man ' Company especially for service
on. tiese trains and have just come
from, the shops. -They bear the
names; "General Forrest", "General
Hill",! "General Pickett". "General
Polk" "General Early", "General
Stuart", "General Longstreet" and
"General Ewell".
Each car contains ten sections in
the, sleeping car end and fourteen
Seats in the lounge compartment,
with jarm chairs, writing desk and
other conveniences. v
The chain store is absolutely doing
away with any possible initiative on
the part of the individual. If this
situation continues to exist, I don't
know .where the future generation
is going to land.
: "I have a little-card before me,
ladies land gentlemen. On this card
is printed th words, "Keep the
Home iFire Burning." That is why
J ant standing before you tonight to
keep the home fires burning in Asheville-
and? Weten North; Carolina; r
4 "AH the money that you can .get;
alt the money htat yott can, make; all
the prop-'y that you can rent I km
speaklna-v the' WiiaeS or the" eitv.
HOtfthetsmerchants' gathered here-
ao-rtne money that you can make; au
chain stores'of AaheviDe, and from
there it is" carried away and put into
the coffers of some of the bi cities,
the financial centers of the country.
"I wish the 1 people of Asheville
would just wake - up, and stand, on
their Own " feet, ' and - say,' 'Now we
know the situation in our city, we
know "what is happening, and what
we are going to do about it.'
"I think there is smethlng like
100 chain' stores in Asheville, reach
ing out and taking the money, and
sending it away from our city. Gen
tlemen, it is a critical situation. We
can hardly get along ,as it is. I
would like to see all the people of
Asheville stand tosretber as one man
for the civic development of our city.
I can hold my hands , above my bead
in any crowd and say that in all my
activities, not- one cent of corrupt
money has . touched these hands,-and
however long I may live, that same
situation. Will prevail. : ; iW ' n :
"I am glad of the opportunity to
serve you. although. I have about as
much on my hands now as I can pos
sibly handle: 1 but sometimes it is
the busy man who accomplishes, the
most, and that is what I intend to do.
And another thfng, you : men" and
women of -Asfieville, all that I want
you to promise me la that you will
stand like a . stone-wall behind this
nroposition untfl it is carried into its
final and conclusive finish. .';;.''
Unity Of Paopla .
: "Just think what the people of
Asheville can do if they will stand
together They absolutely, can do any j
thing, li they will just stana together
and fend every poeaiblbe effort to our
forces, but it will be the biggest piece
of folly that ever was started up in
Asheville if we start a thing like we
started around at the auditorium a
few weeks ago, if we stop right there.
: "Now, fellow citizens of Asheville,
we don't want to slip back when we
think we are advancing.. However,
there is no danger of that if we will
all stand together. I promise you.
Gentlemen, that I will be the last
man tobreak ranks.
"We all have our friends, every man .
and every woman in this room, and
now. bv iuat a little co-ope ration
from our friends, -we can carry this
a successful " conclusion.
Stand four-square behind this propo
sition, because, ladies and gentle
men, if the independent men all over
the city are all driven out, what kind
of a city will we have left? ..
"I don't know exactly, but by talk
ing to the merchants, the wholesale
men, and everywhere else that I could
get information, I find that about 1?
or 18 million dollars are spent each
year in this city for something to eat.
Suppose the time comes, and it is
anoroaehfoff rapidly now,-- suppose-
the time does come when ail the in-
Wa'JStw t? V. ha U r ":'X to r
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SIMMONS v BAILEY
' Now that both Senator .Simmons
and Josiah Bailey have announced
their Campaign" Managers, it is gen
erally conceded that one of the most
bitter Democratic primaries in years
will soon take place. As a prelimi
nary skirmish it is needless to say
that I am an ardent Simmons sup
porter and as the voters generally
form an opinion as to their choice of
candidate early in the campaign, I
would like to take this opportunity
to request and warn those that are
opposed to . Senator Simmons to go
slow, deliberate and not be too hasty
in declaring themselves against a man
who has an amazing and unique
career and record of twenty-nine
years of achievements and- untiring
efforts as a Senator and Statesman,
that will soon be passed in review
for your approval. Despite the fact
that should a great prejudice vote
bow Senator Simmons down to de
feat, he will go down in history as
the greatest Senator and Politician
that North Carolina has ever pro
duced. So if everyone will stop and
do a little conservative thinking, the
public will not be confused by some
of the false issues that surely will be
brought to V "ar against the Sena
tor. Some c- .!;em that are now in
circulation are Bolter, Traitor, Too
Old and biting, the hand that fed
him. As to Bolting I must refer you
back to the "last Democratic National
Convention at Houston, Texas, when
the everlasting congenial Al Smith
accepted everything in the Democrat
ic Platform in order to be elected as
the Democratic presidential nominee
and who then immediately pulled a
dastardly trick by bolting and re
pudiating' the Democratic Platform
which , was for Prohibition, and 'in
serted a wet plank to his and- his
cronies' own liking and here Senator
Siinmotis might in .Wy bei lle'd a
any8 such tactics, md should the-Senr
ator be defeated" tt the" coming' Pri
mary, it will be- the North Carolina
Democrats'; indorsement and approv
al of such under-handed politics. .
As to the traitor part of it when
Al Smith' bolted' the-party platform,
Senator Simmons then bolted Smith
and him only, and he has otherwise
remained true and loyal to every
thing else Democratic and the Sena
tor's .worst enemies deep in their
heart know that he did not betray or
fight; the State Democrat ticket or
anything Democratic except Al Smith.
'The Senator is getting too old to
be of service" is another shameful
cry. ouch talic as that to pure non-
sense as the Senator is as intellectual
and keen of mind now as he ever was
and he is at the presefit time leading
the coalition of Democrat and Inde
pendent Republicans hi. anaggressive
Tariff; fight, the such tht.has not
been witnessed in Congress in many
years. I am sure that those that are
using that kind bf argument would
ANNOUNCEMENT
; . Believing that the time is ripe for a man in the western part .
"of the Kinth Congressional District to take a chance-at the nomi-' '
hation for Congressman; and with a deep sense of the responsibil
ities,, duties, and hardships as well as a full, cognisance of; the .
.Honor appended to the OfBce sought, and with an ear that will ' -'
not turn deaf to the solicitation of friends Innumerable, all over "
; the District, I therefore offer myself, a candidate for the Nomina- ,
, tion to the Office- of Congressman from, the Ninth District of. ,x
. North Carolina,. subject to the Democratic Primary to be held in
! June,' 1930. - I - "". ,'-r j r-.: , ;r ,.-
- : : ' In seeking this office at the hands of my Party, I am frank to. -
say that it is my desire to hold aloft the banner of Democracy,
. and redeem this District to its normal statns in the Democratic -'
ranks. With no thought of any personal gain,' and no intention ; "
of anything other than' a-clean cut, gentlemanly campaign, I en- "
i ter this race; fully knowing that the other gentlemen are in the
. . same mood. I am and have always been a close student of things 4 ,.
concerning my fellowman. I offer myself to be a servant of the
people. I promise fair and equitable treatment to all, and pledge
myself always to do the right thing in all things. '
' To those -a ho know me, t solicit not only your individaal vote,
but a the iofiuence you can muster, ':. To those who do not knew
ire, I request tjhat you make any inquiry you may choose concern- -
Personalry'4 am- no waya neaf perf ectiod and never hope, to .
be. But I am just an honest to goodness man, a Doctor' of Med
icine,' that has seen active practice for twenty years, which "gives
me an inside close-up at humanity and Its needs." . '
" ..: . v -t- - J. :.vf s -1:
" ;'tssnre one and aB that 1 .will deeyly appreciate yonr e
operation in this matter, and hope t!.:i I r.f y be al-le to see evsry
" man and woman in the District Isfcr? t" V;' '
notVuse it against Senator Overman '
or Congressman "Steadman of the -Fifth
Districtiwho is'now some nine
ty years old and who was'older than .
Senator Simmons is now when he
first entered Congress.
"7He has bit the hand that has fed,'
clothed and educated his family" la
another pitiful cry. Yes, the Sena
tor receives ten thousand (10,000) "
dollars a year for his salary", as- a :
Senator which is very meager "pay ,
indeed considerlng his social oblige- '
tions in Washington and the prestige '
he .has to maintain as the Senator y
from North Carolina. His authority y
on Tariff and finance has challenged
the 'attention of America and his I
keen intellect and ability led to his
appointment by President Wilson as
the Chairman of the Finance Com-
mittee. If he lad so desired he i
could have stepped' out into civil life
at almost any time and demanded a
salary of from fifty thousand to a
hundred thousand dollars a year, but
he has chosen to remain in the Senate
and Politics where he could serve
best; the public and the Democratic
Party; .therefore he has proven to
be an asset to both North Carolina
and the Democrat Party.
And another thing please be on '
your guard, and do not allow your
self to be influenced by the mislead- ' ,
ing information that The Asheville
Citizen is putting out as to Bailey's
overwhelming majority.
C. E. SANDERS, '
- Marshall, N. C
iSRS. LANDERS
FREED BY JURY
i iff Sa --.-- '
fhV case' of the State versus Ar
nold Landers and Sampson Landers '"
charged with first: degree murder en
account of the death of Albert King -
tfrjj$$st r
shall, court- last 'Week resulted in
verdicl of "not ruilt. Hi tnr haln
Out only about an -hour.' The case
was ably represented on eaeh sidey
Solicitor Wells being assisted by Hon.' T
George. M. Pritchard and Mr. Robert
H. Reynolds of AsheviUe.- The de-''
fense was represented by Messrs. J. -Coleman
Ramsey, John McElroy, Guy'
Roberts, "and Hall Johnson. Each at
torney was allowed two hours to ar-1-gue
the case before the jUry.Think of
a jury having to sit through fourteen "
hours of speech making. Of course"
they had periods of rest and night f
of sleep in the meantime, and most .
. M i m m mm K-. f
pi. me speecnes were well delivered.
The jury was composed of Floyd f
Smith. D. A. Rice. W. P. Bncknar. .
LJ W.' Ponder, W;' Dw Henderson," J,"' '
F. Buckner, L. A. Fox, 1. H. Riddle,
Z. R. Henderson, W. S.- Blankenship, ,
&Jr Caldwell, and James Roberts.
' Tbe first .cooperative- car of dolo
niitic limestone for use under tobac
co in Caswell County this season was 7
recently ordered by eight growers. i
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