V4
i ! THE NEWS-RECORD
MADISON COUNTY RECORD
Established June 28, 1901.
FR"' BROAD NEWS ,
t V. 4 A .AAA ;:
1 The paper that tells what ne
5 people in the country at wall
, , as thoa ia town are doing. ..
tt -waroUdated NaT. 2, 1911 f
v
THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MADISON COUNTY
I i
LyoL. xxix
MARSHALL, N. C. TUESDAY, AJUL 15, 1930
ZBOO Four Pages This Issue
n
ARS!!ALL SATURDAY, APRIL 13
iu vim M-m m
TRIAL
DRAWS
SATURDAY
CROWD
hearing fdf
the case , oi the
ELLIS C. JONES
, IN RACE
Mr. Ellis C. Jones of Asheville,
one of several candidates for the of
fice of Solicitor from the 19th Ju
Wclf . Under .$2,500 Bond, SeWS
v'The
this
Mica Tatem's Musie Racital '
To Be Given At 8l06 P'. : ?
-'! Clack P. M. wr
s The music recital by the class of
Miss Annie 'Pearl 'Tatem will be givi
interesting program has been arrang
ed and will appear in our Friday edi
tion of The News-Record this week.
mars imx dT
LIMELIGHT
College Dramatic Clab Winning
' Owar rQthmt Schools r
State against Charlie Metcalf, charg- r rilj , i,
-ea witn tne Kiaaaping 01 uessie raaie
erft,. "ere&ted cflasldetable! interest,
in Marshall Saturday afternoon. The
lieafing was before Justice of the
Vfit G$t$t Mr. Join
Seilroy represented t Mr. Metcalf
while Mr. J. Coleman Ramsey and
Mr.; Guf .-V.f Roberts Tepresented the
girl's side." Usually a "imBglstmte's
Court draws only a few people into
a small room, but the hearing Satur
day was held in the maia auditorium
Of the court house, where even stand
ing room was ata pyenilum,' both the
lower floor and galjery being filled to
capacity. Quite a number of witness
es Hvere examined, including Qtho
Merrell and Miss Evelyn Forrester,
-who wwe' beciipantt 0"f "the tar "With
Charlie Tietcalf and Bessie Male
Kent the day of Mjss "Kent's disap
pearance. 'JSSr. Jra plemmoiw testi
fied that between twelve and three
o'clock "of tlie lifght of March ?lst,
hat "Crarlie ' Me'ttTfilf : fltene fto 'his
hdtel incf ;sked ' if of ' InatChes,' which
vtm tffa)llrri,"'$M&it leaving the
Hotel glmost InmieBiriteJIy, apparently
jhot Tunde the lnflttence of witfor.
'cMUih$ ' JtiiiiM' examined as
to Hetciilf's'charatter were vt. J. u
Tilson. Messrs 'll.' r' 'Whitt, Lee
iim WhityiLothe Howell
anH othotBrHsho v Metcalf a
- M Coflflldimible- argument, arose . be
tween the" -Tawyers nif 'the two .sides
Over the DofnVas to "whether Tvhat
Metcalf claimed 'the : girl' said should
be admitted I as evidence. After
"hearing the Arguments of the lawyers,
Judge Gudger ruled that such evi
dence would' not - be " competent;
therefore Mr. John "MeElroy made a
motion that the bond be reduced
from $5,009.00, and the same was
reduced by fine court to 82,500:00.''
The crowd hen..4jspersed,, after
-which two riiiBor cases were heard, in
which Jonah jMassey was charged
with assault" On Ed Goforth, and
arrvine concealed weapons, and was
hound over 't$ the Superior Court.
- iU--
(UST BE REDUCED I .JSWIPE S5M "
our ann-asiD
TO THE FARMERS AND LAND OWNERS
TOW CAROLINA
If you have not organized for taxelief, do it now. Our committee
wants every farm and home owner, to gtf to his County Court House at one
o'clock P. M,, on Saturday, ApriJ 19, hold a mass . meeting organize a
County Tax Relief Association and send as many delegates ' as possible to
the -State Tax Relief meeting in Raleig at the Sir Walter Hotel at 11 o'
clock Monday, April 21.
' The sale value of all lands has been seriously impaired by the system
of-taxation in this state and the unjust burden placed thereon your homes
and farms are now at stake. The present high tax rate is likely to be still
further advanced in 1931 t0 raise an Additional four million dollars re
quired by the State Government to meet1, the demands for that year, unless
our entire system of levying and collecting taxes and valuations on nroD-
en next Saturday evening, April 19,' erty cnanKed and other sources of revenue provided. This is no idle talk,
at 8:00 o'clock. Quite a long andl10!"1 else can be -done under the oxipting law. The strong arm of an
unjust system of taxation has been raised and the necessities of increased
revenue have already been declared anfl the blow which will further de
preciate your lands and sacrifice your homes and farms will certainly be
struck. Land values will be totally destroyed and land sold for taxes upon
a market without purchasers will continue to increase unless you act im
mediately to secure tax reform.
Thousands of farms and homes in :North Carolina have already been
sold for taxes at a small tpittanee of their true value and valid tax deeds
have been given to purchasers; hundreds of actions to foreclose tax certifi
cates are now pending in every county; and unless some relief is secured,
these 'properties will have to be sacrificed.
Opposition to fhis reform and relief from this condition is organised
and it is necessary for your protection -that you shall -organize and demand
the tax reform every one admits is ' ecesary to relieve our lands and
homes from the unjust harden pbw resting upon them.
If you have any care for the iwlaf 'of your property, this Committee
urges upon you that you shall act at tttice. A remedy -for those troubles
cam te secured but this remedy cannot' be secured as individuals and this
Organization is for the purpose qf securing a concert of action y the hun
dreds of thousands of people in NorthCarolina ho are present sufferers
from the unjust condition, , . ?' " -
ABOVE INDICATED ON THE lVt 6l APRIL AND SEND YOUR 4ELE
A?E TQ THE' STATE MEETING TO BE HEtD IN RALEIGH ON
'APRIL SI. ' ,rt ,,."- . . - . .'.L.?.
AJEISQ THE, MEETlNQjrp BE.HEIJX AT.ybUR OURT rlWSE ASJ
-!. ' . 1 -. . RespccuUy Butmhtedl4"71 J'-v'1
-L. I. MOORE, Chirman.
BY MULE KICK
The Dramatic Club of " Hill
College! uner the djrectioii of Miss
Bonnie Vfengert, seems ib be winning
wherever it goes, with Tits '. well pre
sented playf "Marching Men , by
James O'Brien. It' recentlywon over
a well presented play bjT the' Ashe
ville Junior TCdllege in 'Mars 'THillJ ind
Sunday's 'Ashevjjle ;CJtizoh;'yMiedsan
aclcouht of "the same plry's victory
oyef 'Loiilsbiirg College. '' Th'iftaihe
paper carried a cut of : MhisDOtis
Cl&bsof Miff Hill. -who'is anlint
Mars Hilf In 'the Rn'e anowlhg idf Its
dramatic ::ii'-''''f '-:: ' "
A LETTER OF
APPRECIATION
Lawyer: Really, madam, it's ab
solutely essential that your correct
age be entered upon the document."
Spinster: "Well r ftfty-tjiree!
Rut, nlpasA writp it s lllnoHhlv ip
e 'POBHID W 4wlippeO. . i. t . .
ft 5 1 got
W. C. SPRINKLE
An article; appearing in 'Sunday's
.Asheville Citizen was misleading 'as
to the real Value of the estate of the
"late W. CrSprinkle of Weaverville.
The article -stated that the value of
-the estate was $7,500.00 We are re
liably informed that the I7.600.fl0
represented:; cash on nana, siocks,
bonds, etc;!, and that - real estate
would bring the total valuation up to
.-around $40,000.00. Mr. Sprinkle di
rected that "the widow, Ama J. Sprin
kle, be given the residence in Weav-
erville, whiche had purchased some
time ago fro C. C. Brown, together
with all f oriiishings except . the ' pic
tures donF fcy his , daughter, Mrs.
.'Minnie JSprtnlle Ramsey. He direct
ed 4hat the" residue of his estate be
.-after firsts Jpaying Mrs. - Ramsey
$1,000 and Di. C. N. Sprinkle a like
amount. .S -
GEORGIA TALC CO,
TCRESlBffi '
el
Operatioia pt Plant In Marshall
To In Wedneaday -
Mr. Gleaiv af-the -Georgia Talt
Th following- Letter jProm
Term" AfadMOtt Minater
. Is Appreciated.
'aoTrrer.pr&-4, im
Mr. H. L. Story,
Marshall, N. C.
Dear Brother: , . ; .
Allow me to congratulate you on
your achievements, and the contribu
tion you are making to the good peo
pie of your County, in the way of a
good clean and newsy paper, and es
pecially making jt seriii-Areekiy.
read Its eoluMtts With afreat deal of
interest, because-of the' iWanyews
Items it carries from 'Various sections
of the county; ' t
It was my privilege while pastor in
your town some years ago, to hold
meetings in quite a number of the
churches of he county, , Bethel, Oali
foWiia" Creek;- td.v.Ga;kabriefs
Ciek. iiirel' i fSeiiAnaty,r 3' Laure)
"Branch, PeeTts Chapet, WalKut XTreelf,!
Grape Vine, Revere, Big Laurel,
Little Pine or Oaney Fork, Hot
Springs, Enon, Piney Mountain, Lo
cust Grove, and perhaps others. . In
these articles I read of some of the
friends of former years, passing,
which is very sad, and then there are
other things I read which gladdens.
' It was great joy to me to come to
yoiWthuKlfc-two-yearagoanoaj,.
sist Rev. H. L. Smith in a revival, and
last year to be back in the county at
Enotv with those good people in an
other heefng.- I shall never forget
the ipeople f Marshall Baptftj chnYcH,
and tne .'other Churches, , fof 'tnir
JJMlyi'klftwe to nieJwhile thtjt
as pastor, and "also during the re
vivals. : ' There is a longing in my
heart about this season of the year
to get back and get out in the moun
tains, and have with me Mr. Geo.
McKinney. There would be no dan-
arar of either of as riolatinir the gquir-
Company.'rWe understiind, wiU re- rel baw. CThat ha been fully tested
aume the operation of his plant in out wniie 1 was titer as paster, , Ask
.'Marshall, Widnesday, Apr-J. JTiejGwV Wei! J wiU husk I know $00
entire pha?nfr miH and talc ftWit litjvill tire thia, but I jujrt'ffelHike
the lower etd of town, wV t Jha to writ ye Wause I fetf that
purchased f said company some yoB nvaking a great contribution
time ago, wjl undergo a number ofjta the people f the County,, and I
changes, a, trt U hoped that thta ia, congratulate yoi ia it
-dnstry ti'J win- yraat 4 Ao....
v 'uliteare7 70u -.
J. S. Mann
C. W.' Morgan
Mallett A. Ward
Miss Sybil Hyatt
S. J. Satterwhite
B. S."Moss
J, A. Turlington '
T. B. "Parker
R. A. Saunders
J. L. Burgess
T. S. Neal
J. Allen, Taylor
W. W. McCaskiU
Members of the Executive Committee of the N, Carolina Tax Relief Assn,
J. E. Green
Dr. Oscar Haywood
R. L. Like
J. V. Rogers
John Edwards
J. Frazier Glenn
Waiter in cafe: "What will you
have.-'please?""" - .-. -
Customer: "I want some toast,
ham, scrambled eggs, a smile and
good advice."
Waiter with the order: Any
thing else, jftease'l" ti'y -
Customer;: ?AU is hero but the ad
vice." Waiter: "Don't eat the eggs."
The Shuford National Bank of
Newton is encouraging 441 Club
work in 'Catawba 'COuntv fav a-ivlnir
each membelr h handsome club ipin.
Salesman : "How much is Bill Jones
goad-o?V ,
Credit Man: "Does he own an auto
mobile?" Salesman: "No!"
Credit Man: "Let him have all he
'waripranlte' Service.
"Hey, you brought me the wrong
i aa n a . w
pair 01 dooisi snoucea tne Major.
Can't you see one's black and the
other's brown?"
"I know, sir." winffled Privntn Rntu
"bul'lhe other pair's the -same way."
urauiw service.
9-Year-Old Boy Taken To Hoipital
' Tuesday
Bejamin, the nine-year-old son at
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Chandler of near
Revere, was; taken to .hospital in
Asheville Tuesday morning, suffering
from a fractured skull caused by be
ing kicked by a mule about five o'
clock Monday afternoon. The father
of the boy brought the child to Dr.
Sams, who solicited some funds from
Marshall citizens to help defray the
expenses of taking the boy to the hos
pital. EASTERN STAR
MEETING IN
MARSHALL
A special meeting of the Marshall
Chapter No. 35 Order of Eastern
Stars was held in "the Masonic Temple
Monday evening, in .honor of the
Grand Matrons of North Carolina 0.
E. S., and other Grand Officers, and
tempers from the different chapters
in the Twelfth District. After a
most interesting and delightful meet,
ing, delicious refreshments were serv
ed during the social ifaour.
AND SKIP.
ASHEVDXEWRITES
THREE SWINDLERS PASS
" 'THROUGH MARSHALL-'"
-, h-.....it, t,y .'
Mr. Will Fisher of Walnut Creek
was the victim f a swindling bunch
who passed through Marshall Sunday.
PretendiT!? to b$ taking subscrtptjpna .
for paper and giving seed as an, in
ducement for taking the sttbscrip
tion, three strangers: passed through
Marshall Sunday, afternoon, .calling '.
out a number of people and doubtleae
swindling wherever they ould.- - The
only specific case .brought to our at
tention which was practically Mgh--way
robbery, was that of Mr. Will
Fisher, who was swindled ot of
$5.00. He subscribed to their paper
and crave them a $5.00 bill, from
which they were to take 49c. With
out returning the change, they d'ova
off hurriedly. An effort was made
the officers to apprehend -them, but
they were successful in making their
getaway.
CHINA CHILD
WELFARE
THE PUBLISHER'S COLUMN
, ABOUT VARIOUS IIATTERS
;!tr! IfATURbAY MEETING BE REPRESENTAtVE '
J. .We "are Wvlng-'constdeTabie einasisfn this fesu to a mass medting
to be held at the court house next Saturday afternoon. The article which
appears above is authorized by the names appearing thereon, but the feel
ing of dissatisfaction as to tax on real, estate seems to be pretty general,
not confined to any party, faction, race or creed. ft is therefore up to
th peopleof the County as a wliole to attend "'tnis metfni an'd aaa that
delegatea re appointed p the Raleigh meetta nxt alinday,. who Tare not
m.ut iu vncnr moiivea, on wao are competent and ca
pable WWtinf Ibtooiecutkmlta liH
TTfe'subjeft'ef taxation laltM always lias ioeen a'lvin aaaaih.
ih.ye,cjten. beljeyejn. progress tempered with common sense, 4J)4.:whai
- uf jvtsa ui.s mone : w . pw m execution, ana we
know of no other way to raise money for public purposes except through
some 1 form of taxation. ; And people of reasonable minds are willing to,,,
bear toir just portittn of such taxation But how to ptoe jtho burden so
u not W.eoppres3iyo tf worthy worth-while peoplrho are drying to
make Vi hones living and at the wime time not burden ot heavily those"
i' whoaVr'btti!a'nd energy -auiMilated sOmtetKlnVisjl vlxmg proK
: lenu Moreover," we are living In an age when the great massesof people
live from day to day and pay by installments rather than in lump sums at
stated periods.. The average young person thinks very little of throwing
away on needlesa luxuries few cento every day wOiich if totaled at the
end of the yeai would amount toa eoiaiderable snwu Many of the boys
of the prerart-ynei atlUB-inrd ereira number of the t Mr would be sur
prised if what they spend from day to day oa eigarettes, soft drinks,
We trust Miss Hodges will
pardon us lor publishine the
following:
' 1 44 Clyde St.
Asheville, N. C.
April 6, 1930
My Dear Mr. Story,
This is not written
with any thought of seeing my name
in print merely a friendly word of
greeting and an expression of grati
tude because you have done so much
to make it possible for me to keep in
touch with my old home and the few
people remaining there who are my
friends arid were once my associates,
to say Nothing "of the pleasure I de
rive jfroin "keepiiig up with" my tiew
frlerids in Mkrjahall of Which ydn and
the members of your dear family are
shining examples I feel about any
contact I may be able to maintain
with Marshall much as the old woman,
an inveterate tobacco user. f elt"-a
bout tor Weed. Pur rim t da'init
recall -at the 'moment fehe was to be
granted three of the tnfhgs she fnost
desired. Her first expressed desire
was, "Give me some 'baccy." Her
second' "Give me some more 'bac
cyl" Her third "More 'baccy 1'
Your decision t o make the .- News-
Record a bi-weekly causes me to re
joice personally, because on Tues
days it means news from Marshall
and on Friday more news from Mar
shall.
rtenttv!n
into more commodious, more up-to-
date quarters, coupled with the twice-
Jn-fk appearance of your-pSper in
th-1 utureindicatesnrosDeritvrt I .
!fole-for.5yaur'owJ sake and hat on cmW 'p z-60 Pro
Everyone should Tead and
heed the ifollowmg letter from
Albert L. Gox, State Chairman
of China Child' Welfare, Inc
North Carolina Division. Thin
letter was- received ; by Mom.
We A.JEUiidriclc of Marshall,
My dear Mr. Hendricks: " ' 1
Along a bleak wind-swept Chinese
road a mother with "dull aching heart
struggles on with the' thin, shrivelled
up body of her child, for days even
the pitiful substitutes for real food
such as pigweed soup, clay mixed
with chaff and grass-hoppers fried ;
with tree bark have all been gone-'
The mother goes on always hoping
for food. Just a little bread would
mean life "to Kfeir cliild. There is no
bread. There are thousands of moth
ers like her in China Hda with sob
bing, starving children. The only
answer to .their cries' for food is the
cold biting winds of winter.
While we have plenty to eat and r
warm clothing to wear, thousands of
children, wan and emaciated, are dy .'
inf "alotig 'the road sides "AND THE
PRIEST AND THE LEVITE PASS
BY ON THE OTHER SIDE".
Dr. John R. Mott, Who has just re
turned from China, says, "The if
f ering of the children '! particnUrly
pitiable and presents' n irrasUtibla y
appeal. Literally millions ef than,
obviously caaght ia k ituatioa they
could not poaaibly haVa bad anything
to do ia creating, are 'suffering and
dying of hanger and the diseases that
always fellow ia the train of famine.''.
THE CHILD WELFARE, INC., is
trying to meet the crying demand for ;
immediate relief among; the children '
in China. The North Carolina com
mitteemen .. have investigated this
work and give it theijtj most hearty
endorsement Campaigns are being
conduc-4n .avery istita We -.. ia..
North Carolina must I do our "part.
WHAT IS ; YOUR -ANSWER?
The little Chinese children can be
fed. $30.00 .will ' provide , food for
etc, were totaled at the end of the year. That being true, much of the
tax necessary to run our j government, our schools, road building,
etc could be raised in a way that would hat seem so burdensome if jtrol-
lected day by day, a tew feints at a time.' If odr people can go to Rkle'th
and devise waya ami meant sV that the necessary funds eat tb Aised-. to
carry on our public affairs and pay off Die bonded indebtedness ilreaayi
oa aa and at the name time relieve the farmer who ir honestly trying to
retain and tin hUhsoil and bring ap ft worthy family of children, sack, a
. aaeremeat aill have accomplished mock tOTtrd tta eace.rcstea.sj '.
money goes a long wi In China. We
call on you for help i confidence that .
you will do something Quickly.
Sincerely yours, ,j
Albert L. Cox, State Chairman.
of your family as felt as for Madison
Couity aala vwn"olef fo?whatone
thing shows the prosperous condi
tion of the -inhabitants of any. town
city or other locality, more than the
steady growth of that newspaper pub
lished withm their midst which is al
most entirely dependent upon their
patronage for is ' prosperity? So.
selfishly, for my own sake, for the
sake of yo and yours, and. for Mar-.
shall and Madison Countv is a wholfe. I
. . ' ' 1
reioie "widi fre'u4at Von liiv brrt '
able JtrtakeihU forward step, r ,y "tie Woman's Club Marshall will
continued prosperity lure you a with meet at the home of I'ra. R. S, 'Sam
premise always fulfilled to other and' sey at 7:30 o'clock t ''sday ever.' -greater
achievements. . ' . . ' , I April 15th. All im em are t
C rr"y yours. - lto be "-. an r rt of t
'Ha
f
TOUIEET
- I: