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MADISON COUNTY RECORD
vr Established June 28, 1901.
i FRENCH BROAD NEWS
Established May 16, 1907. -Coneolidated
Nov. Z, 1911 1
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THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MADISON COUNTY
VOL. XXIX
MARSHALL,
RIDAY, APRIL 11, 1930
ZBOO Four Pages This Issue
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CALLED MEETING
AT COURT HOUSE
Woman's Club MooU With Citiion.
Of" Town For 'OpoB DUewtaio
At a specially called meting of the
Woman's Club of Marshall held at
the Court House Tuesday evening,
" considerable Interest was 8how in
civic -improvements. Mayor Car)
Stuart called the meeting to order
and presided. Mrs. J. N. West, pres
ident of the club, stated (he object of
the meeting1 cleaning up the' town
iwith the aid of the aldermen, citizens
and others. Mrs. Guy V. Roberts
then made a speech, asking the co
operation of everyone. Speeches
were also made by Mrs. Carl Stuart
and Mrs. Clara Ramsey. Mrs. R. S.
Ramsey made a plea for making
Marshall more attractive for tourists
and others pas:igr through. Mrs.
A. L. Plemmons made a speech, a
greeing to all the plans for cleaning
up the town. Mr. Guy Roberts paid
iuite a tribute to the beauty of our
town and stated that the Chamber
of Commerce had the right idea in
concentrating on one project at a
time. It was agreed t)at the civic
committee to beautify the town
should be a practical committee and
suggestions to this end were offered.
Mr. E. R., Tweed made a statement
that if the women had decided to
beautify the town the men might as
well help, and on behalf of the town
council, he agreed to cooperate. Mr.
CSroyer C. Redmon, recently elected
Tief of police, agreed that he would
carry out all promises made in his
letter asking for the office. The
chairman then named the following
-sanitary committee: G. C Redmon,.
-Chairman ; Mrs. A. L. Plemmons, Miss
Mayme Morrow1, wd Mrs. A. J. Ram--sey.
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Mr. Herschel Sprinkle spoke pf the
-woien wanting .to clean upland planl
flowers,, and was -sures the' Chief of
police would : cooperate with them.
An open discussion followed. The
President, Mrs. West, suggested "A
Clean . Up Week" April 21-28. She
' itmt MAim .A.
iso suggestea a vueiiAJUinx. sign at
each end of the town.
HOME DMONSTRA
TOR'S COLUJIN
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MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH
During the month of March I met
' 8 women's clubs with 59 women pres
l nt, these being at Erion, White Rock,
'Pioneer, Little Pine, Walnut, , Hot
Springs and California Creek.
, To the California Creek club I gave
lesson on cereals demonstrating
' wrvco. a' arranular cereal. We dis
cussed the value of cereals, import'
' anee-of cereals and planned menus
of good combinations of foods to
v serve with cereals, m- To the other
' 'clubs I gave the lesson on , dried
' fruits, srivinff the best method of
' cooking them,4 Importance of fruit
'.S-in the body, food value of the fruit
.and place in the diet, stressing two
servings of'fruit each day, one fresh
' if possible. , ". - -Miss
Thomas, Extension Food and
Nutritional Specialist,' held her first
- leaders school March" 12th." , There
Jo-were 14 women present. Miss Thorn
; as gave her first lesson on eggs which
! will be given to the clubs at their A-
' -prfl lessons. ,
have met 11 girls' clubs with a
total of 150 girls present, these be
ing at Sandy Mush, Spring- Creek,
Bull Creek, California Creek,; Little
Pine," Revere, Walnut, Hot Springs,
White Rock and Beech Glen. 'The
V girls have continued work on clothing,
' making dresses, gowns, . slips, paja
mas, and bags. Some of the clubs
are" having a biscuit contest this
month, one club taking a burden pro
- ject and one club a poultry project
. 'as their minor projects. ' J '
I have made, IS home visits, held
two committee meetings here at the
Ktaurthouee, helped with one kitchen
project, gave a talk to the White
-.Rock .Community Club on Live-at-Home
program, and also gave a talk
to the Bee h Glen club girls on
, Live-at-nome.". Tlie last live days
' of the month I was away on account
i't illness in my family' ..." .7'.. J -V
CCUMTY COUNCIL' MEETING
Tbere wi3 1 1 a
f the
County Council April 19th, at ls30 P.
M., in the Court room, f This Is the
first meeting this year and it is urged
that every member be present.
KITCHEN CONTEST
Air kitchen leaders please send me
names of all contestants and the list
of kitchen conveniences they have
compiled. - Please' do this by next
Wednesday, April 16.
Schedule for next week .
Monday 1:30 Big Pine Women.
Monday 8:00 Big Pine girls.
Tuesday 10 :80Spring Creek girls.
Wednesday 10:80 Bull Creek girls.
Wednesday : 1:30 Hurricane women.
Thursday 10:30 California Creek
girls.
Thursday 2 :00- Calif ornia Creek wo
men. Friday 10:30 Little Pine girls.
Friday 1 :30 Little Pine women. ,
PRITCHARD ENTERS
RACEFORSENATE
Honorable Geroge M. Pritchard
of AshevilU and Marshall announced
Wednesday that he had fully made
up his mind to enter the race for
the United States Senate. Mr.
Pritchard has many friends in Madi
son County who will wish him suc
cess. WEAVERVILLE
DEFEATED BY
MARS HILL
The debate between Weaver Col
lege, affirmative and; Mars Hill, neg
ative, on the question of disarmament
Of nations,' which waV held at Mars
Hill Wednesday nlghjresulted m a
compliU.jactoey; Jj(rTTIill,:the
judges being unanimous in their de
cisions. The debaters .from Weav
er Collet? were Mr. A. J. Clemmer,
and Mr. ' William ; Stubbs; from Mars
Hill rMr. Scott, Buck and Mr. Nelson
Jarrett. The officers of the debate
were Mr. William Beale, president!
Mr. WilMam Middleton, , secretary.
The exercises opened with a vocal
solo by Mr. Roy O. Brien, and closed
wiht a piano solo by Vernon Jordan,
The judges were Messrs." T. O. Pan-
gle," W. A. Sullivan of Asheville, and
H. L. Story of Marshall. The young
men from Weaver College, had a
pleasing appearance and personality
and handled their subject well, but
were outclassed ' as debaters by the
Mars Hill team.
Do Fish Find The Bait By
I Smell Or Taste?
According to the Bureau of Fish
eries, most fishes are attracted -to
the bait by both the sense of
smell and t sight s The sense of
' smell is highly developed in most . -fishes
and many species are. at-
tracted to the bait chiefly by that :
sense. Such fishes are not easily
caught with artificial baits. Fish- r
er that bite chiefly by sight are :
; most easily caught by such baits. .
' i v -yThe Pathfinder. ,,
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j "Doris Jean, it"s time you .were
thinking of getting . married. Have
you anything towards hV" ..
"Yes: mother he's waiting out
side now." The Pathfinder.
Mr. W. A. F. Kent is offering $100
reward for the location of his daugh
ter, Bessie Mae Kent, said S 100 to be
paid to proper party -upon proof
from W. A. F. Kent that his daugh
ter has been found, The money is
bow deposited with the Clerk of Su
perior Court of Madison County, Mr.
J. Hubert Davis, at Marshe.lt j . .
'. This'Aprfl 6, 1930. 'J ; .
" I!er father and sister ire anxious
fot her te rrtara hcee. ;' r , 1
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GREENEVniE FOR '
HIARSIIALL ROUTE
TenneMoa Town Witboo Improvaman :
On Roads; Loading Toward;','
Graaneville . .";.!'
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The Chamber of Commerc i
at Greeneville is deeply eor
cerned about routing tourial 3
through Marshall rather tba 1
over other routes to Tennease .
Mr. A. W. Whitehurst is in r -ceipt
of the following iettar
from the Greeneville Chamber
of Commerce which explains
itself.
Mr. A. W. Whitehurst, Cashier;,'
Citizens Bank, H
Marshall, N. C. ;l . !
April 8, 1930.
Dear Mr. Whitehurst: ;-J ;j
I have been reading of some in
terest that your people are showing
in the way of improving the roads
leading into Tennessee. And "'alo
that there is some division in thought
of where this money should be spent,
the importance, etc. And knowing
your personal interest in the Lone
some Pine Trail No. 70 from Marshall
to Asheville which has becomeo
popular as a tourist traveled road in
the last year, thought I would just
write you and ask for your coopera
tion and influence in getting this
road tarred from the bridge down jto
our State line, if possible, this sum
mer. We have letter from our State
Department stating that this 4road,
as soon as the weather permits, wjUl
be tarred from Greeneville ; to the
North Carolina line. $S 4;
; Just now, Mr. Whitehurst,-! am jn
touch with a very large touring Cor
poration that are very much interest
ed over directing tourists via Greflhe-
ville to Marshall over No. 70 in, pref
erence to any other road,, asfejf
have been over them anr But oaac-
pmuii of noma influence for the Dres-
ent, this tourist company isffaA:
them via Erwin, Burnsvjlle; etc
which, as you know, misses Marshall.
But the President of this corpora
iton has asked me t0 get some cer
tain information of which I expect to
ink mv own car and make both
routes in the next thirty days and
give him the distance and just my
personal findings of the two routes. t,
I hope to at least have a few
words with you as I pass through
Marshall, either going or coming. I
don't-believe, Mr. Whitehurst, there
is any road in your, or our own sec
tion that means more to both of us
than this No. 70 because 0f not hav
ing to cross the mountain, yet get
ting all the mountain scenery you
want, and as our state highway engi-l
neer calls it, the Water-level route.
It is the easiest constructed, and you
know the historical : interest that
Greeneville offers, and we are going
to spend a lot of money telling the
world about it ,
Fred L. Weede, manager of the
Chamber: of Commerce, at Ashevlle,
is very much interest in, it, and we
are having quite a lot' of corres
pondence about this very thing that
J am talking to you. Mr. Stikeleath
er is interested all right, but says he
has po funds. But 1 would rather
have your efforts rand ; influence in
Marshall with us on this road being
put in good condition tban any other
source.. Since the 'opening of this
road we hjive felt the effects of what
tourist traver does, for you for the
first time in our history. And there
is no better place to catch the travel
from our fine hard-surfaced Andrew
Johnson ' Highway, . than here at
Greeneville. '' Tennessee, rijcht on
tltrough North Carolina, .
- I just hope that if there la anything
that we can work out together, that
you will make any suggestions to
me, knowing that every effort will
be put forth to carry out whatever
you say. rv- , ,.:t-
With very best wishes to- you, 1 am
Yours most sincerely,
. .7 , W. H, KISER, Secretary.
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The Auctioneer, who had been
whispering excitedly to a man in
his audience, held up a hand for
silenee. - . .
"I wish to announce," he sauL
"that a gentleman here has had the
misfortune to lose a wallet eontarn-
ln $2,600. He tells me that a re.
wrd ef $100 itiH be givea te any
m returning R."
v. After - a -silence man m the
cre1 shouted.' UTUtfrt HM."
FLIRTING WITH DEATH
ON TRACKS AND TRAINS
TOOK TOLL OF 153 LIVES
Atlanta, Ga., March 15.-One Hun
dred end Fifty-Three persons killed
and 181 injured was the toll paid by
passengers on the tracks and trains
of the Southern Railway System dur
ing 1929, the annual report of the
Southern's Safety Bureau, just issued
discloses. Trespassers on tracks ac
counted for 117 deaths and 83 in
juries and on trains for 36 deaths
and 98 injuries.
, This was an increase of thirteen
deaths from this cause over 1928
and the heaviest death roll since 1923 :
when 154 passengers were killed.
"Unauthorized use of railway prop. !
erty is simply flirting with death with
all the chances against the trespass-1
er," says the report, "but apparently!
about the same number of persons '
subject themselves to this hazard ev
ery year since the number of casual- '
ties from year to year shows a re-!
"Since 1922 when we began to
compile these figures on a system ba
sis, the results have been as follows:
1922, 129 killed and 171 injured;
1923,
1924,
1925,
1926,
1927,
1928,
154
130
128
135
140
140
killed
killed
killed
killed
killed
killed
and
and
and
and
and
and
178
174
151
164
133
162
injured;
injured; i
injured ;
injured;
injured;
injured;
1929, 153 killed and 181 injured.
"Tramps who formerly were sup
posed to make up the bulk of tres
passers on railway property have
now to a large extent deserted the
railways for the highways, leaving
useful citizens and school children
to furnish practically all the victims
in this deadly practice."
UNIQUE ENTRY
IN RACE MADE
"IPARIST Ark., MarcTi 19 (AP)
Here's the latest from Paris (in the
f
Ozarks) the colorful announcement
of a candidate for 'district attorney
in this district '
"As for myself I am an Arkansas
hill billy, born and raised in t3ie
Boston mountains north of Ozark,
outran the dogs on Sunday morning
to keep from having my face washed
am my sparxicg Dareiooted and on
loot never saw a train until I was
15 years old and was almost grown
before I learned that republicans
were human like other people."
I have farmed with a double
shovel and Georgia stock and plowed
an ld mule 19 years old in new
ground without cussing have taught
School preached and practised law
and am a-first-class mechanic, having
worked right smart around a sorghum!
mill." .
"I came to Crawford county five;
years ago and have since been elected
to the-legislature twice and been
operated' 0h r for appendicitis. Last
year I married the finest little girl
in Oklahoma and we are living to
gether happily in Van Buren. I want
the office- because I think I can make '
a- living out of it and will promise if 1
elected te make things 10 warm for
creeks and law violators of all kinds
that they will think that belt aint 40
feet from the courthouse.",. ,1, , I
1 expect to spend the' time be
tween now and election on. August
12 Tcissine: the babies, bragging on the
women's cooking, complimenting' the
farmers on their crops and wamin'
things up for my opponenta0.,
That's Harney: McGhee'a way of.
putting ft to the home folks. Me-
Ghee, now serving his second term
In the state legislature, Is 30 years
old. . , . - - ,
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THE TOOTHLESS ACE
L The president of the New Jersey
Dental i Society firophesied that
LOAD VfAri fmw haw th 4itMM
race would be born without teeth.
That is what might be called proph
esying conservatively. He need not
fear for his reputation as a proph
et, though that ground is always
slippery. Ia the first place we must
wait 1,000 years before we can
cheek up on him.; and in the sec
ond place human beings . alvya
have been bern without teeth and
he ee V-ns ef f---!ng ta.that
re-ct- it rt-. V-
LIST OF JURORS
LIST : OF JURORS DRAWN FOR
APRIL TERM SUPERIOR COURT
APRIL 28, 1930.
No. 1 TOWNSHIP
A. J. Gahagan, Moody Chandler,
W. E. Snelson, J. E. Carter.
No. 2 TOWNSHIP
J. S. Cutshall, Manuel Shelton.
No. 3 TOWNSHIP
Elisha Tweed, W. A. Mashburn.
No. 4 TOWNSHIP
J. E. Ferguson, J. E. Wilson.
No. S TOWNSHIP
G. H. Roberts, H. A. Wells.
No. 7 TOWNSHIP
R. Redmon, J. J. Goforth.
No. 8 TOWNSHIP
. James Riddle.
No. 9 TOWNSHIP
J. M. Lamb, V. L. Church.
No. 10 TOWNSHIP
W. D. Davis.
No. 12 TOWNSHIP
Caney Payne.
No. 13 TOWNSHIP
J. L. Shelton.
No. 14 TOWNSHIP
E. N. Norton, F. R. Gosnell.
j No. 15 TOWNSHIP
J. G. Morgan.
No. 16 TOWNSHIP
M. L. Loyd.
I, J. Will Roberts, Register of
Deeds and Clerk to Board, do hereby
certify that the 24 foregoing names
is a true list as drawn from Jury
Box No. 1, April 7th, 1930.
J. WILL ROBERTS, Clerk.
BASEBALL
GOLF, Etc - -
SPORTS
OF ALL SORTS
By "COLY"
In a fast game, played on the Beech
Glen High School ' diamond Tuesday,
'the local Marshall Hi nine took an-
otner lacing to tne tune 01 1
Reid, pitching for Marshall, pitched
good ball, giving up but 8 hits in the
game, but erratic fielding behind him
caused his defeat Bryan and Story
for Marshall, featured in the hitting,
each getting a triple, while one of
the B. G. boys connected for a homer.
Batteries, for Marshall: Reid and
Bryan; Beech Glen; Robinson and
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:SOAS:
Among the pitchers cut off by
Manager Spiers of the Asheville
Tourists last Saturday, was Ralph
Carver local boy, who has been on
the retired list for the past year.
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Gar Wood, noted motor boat rac
ing enthusiast, builder and designer,
is now. trying to break , his motor
boat speed - record of --91.128 miles
per hour . Wood states that he hopes
to make 100 miles per hour. , The
speed trials" are supposed to be run
ever a course on Biscayne Bay some
timetliia week... ?
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Little word has been received from
our local athlete. R.! N.' Ramsey, Jr.,
who secured a try-out with Greens-'
boro of the Piedmont League, except
that en the last cut, when ten men
were? released, he was not cut off.
.Many, of the local .fishermen .of the
town are preparing for' the trout sea
son wheih is now getting close. Lines
are being gone over, flies purchased,
reels oiled,' and rods mended. And
that reminds, me ho caught ' the
largest -Rainbow ri Speckled Trout
last season We have a record of
one 16-inch, 1H ' pound Rainbow be
ing .caught in the French Broad' Ri-
J-lght in the eHy limits, by an
eleven year old boy. Now you tell
enel": - : - " "'
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Why go to the expense and trouble
,te secure all those new suits last sum
mer, if they cannot be used more than
ee season? We want te hear some
ufXstics' as te the lXarsLaU teen
'start:. r. ' . "
SPRING CREEK
HIGH SCHOOL
Our commencement sermon will be
delivered by the Rev. Ed Wilson, of
Burnsville, N. C, on Sunday, April
20 at 11 A. M., in the high school
auditorium. Mr. Wilson is a school
man as well as a preacher, and is as
able speaker. He is County Super- :
intendent of Schools of Yancey and
a graduate of Furman University of
Greenville, S. C. It is expected that
he will draw a large attendance to
hear this sermon.
Mr. B. Johnson, Hindu, (natural
ized American) Psychologist, Ven
triloquist, Magician, Necromancer, et
al., presented a show in the High
School auditorium last Wednesday
evening. A good attendance was no
ticed and people were well pleased. .
Mr. Ben Frisby came Friday night
and entertained a large audience
very admirably for two hours.; Fris
by is certainly an artist in his line and .
receives the praise of everybody.
These shows are given under the au
spices of the P. T. A., and the school
receives a part of the admission. , -
ELMER GILLESPIE DEAD
Our hearts are still sad and lonely
from the absence of our dear sweet
child, Elmer in our home. The Death
Angel came into our home Saturday
U OO 4u,l fnn
our dear sweet child. Oh! how sad I
It grieved our hearts to; give him
up. It seems that though we could
never part with him, but Jesus knows
best He was one of His precious
jewels, and He bid him come onto
Him. We have to be submissive te
His dear, good will. Oh, hew sad t
part from him, but how sweet tt ur
to know we can meet with him in
Heayensweet home, where our heart
are- no 'more sad and vie suffering
nor pain There, we will see peace,
joy and happiness. Oh, we miss him
how we do miss him. No one cam
take his place; - He was so good and
kind, and how he did love to help
mother with her work. ' He never
had been strong and we only let him
do light tasks, such as he desired te
We are so thankful that every
that knew, hinv loved him, and
! -oWn av
ympathy for him, and
he seemed to love everybody, and we
can't express his love. He never de
sired any evils. We are also thank
ful to know that he was a child of
God. We have not doubts or fears
about him. . He is at rest today. He
left .us in this lonely world to fight
our battle through by the grsce and
help of our great .Saviour. We ; will
meet hinJy: 'WO5.J?.''5 an.
want the pray ers "of Tev" Christiaa'
that when death claims .us, we wilt
be ready, to, meet our dear child.
His death was a sudden; shock to
us and our community. He was only
sick one day and .night; .Our doctor
told ue . his heart caused his. death.
So one" and all should be ready to
meet God, .for that day and hour no
one knoweth. Sent in by his father
and mother, Mr.; and , Mrs. W. D.
Gillespie. "
" card of thanks .
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We appreciate and thank our ma
ny friends one 1 'and, all -for theisr
kindness, . symujatoy and ; assistance
during the brief illness and death c"
our dear child," Elmer. AWe also wi.
to Jthank Brother P. T. McFee for V
kindness and service.
;; MR. and MRS. W. D. (JILLESFIH
fl:' l j and Family., -s.;-;.'.;
1? Tle Statifr "Diaprorexi It j
L. 1 : ;
The ead ef the family in s
tertain town got up early to t
in . on' the radio to hear I
George broadcast,' Little Fay
. up also, and an interest ?d l:
vThe announcer stated that .' i
esty was speaking into a f
microphone from a go'J n ;
in the gallery of the IT
Lords.' Immeftately' T 7 j
up the u?.?'r is'-" !
en his r- ...er: ".' ' '. '
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