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THE NEWS-RECORD
MADISON COUNTY RECORD
Established June 28, 1901.
FRENCH BROAD NEWS
Established May 16, 1907.
Consolidated Not. 2, 1911 '
' . The paper that tells what ha (
t people in tli country as wall
s thoM in town are doing.
TH
BLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MADISON COUNTY
yoL. xxix
Marshall, n. c, tue&Day, april 22, 1930
ZBOO Four Phages This Issue
MADISON MAN NEAR DEATH; ,
BODY
RIDDLED WITH BUCKSHOT
Assailant Wounded In Duel Fought
; Smtu,if$ Night ' 7
I Plato Hensley, age 80, lay near
death at his home three miles across
the State line ' -ml Tetihesse !Suiiday
nlKhlhi hiSjalleged fuwaiten Mcr
Kinley Shelton was bethar" held under
bond W-Uto hbme iifTithei IAiu'el.
nioufitams of Madison County. Hen
eley's body was riddled with buckshot,
ahd.Shelton received a bullet wound
ifl bis shouldet .in the duel between
the two men, which was fought Satur
day! night. Shelton war, unable to
accdmpany the officers to the county
jailiSunday on account of hia shoul
der,? according to Sheriff ( R-R'. Ram
eey.: " ' y
According to Sheriff Ramsey, the
trouble between the two men, which
ended in a pitched gun battle, occurr
ed at Shelton's home1, early Saturday
night, while both men were under the
influence of whiskey. It is reported
that several witnesses fled to cover
as the men exchanged shots at close
range It was-said that two charges
of buclcshqt struc Hensley, and be
cause of hia cntical condition, he was
taken the shorter distance across the
State line.1: r.
It seems that there had been pre
vious trouble, between Hensley and
Shelter and that a quarrel preceded
the duel Saturday night.
MUCHMYED
PLAY-. BY TEACHER TRAINING
ions were enjoyed by the audience
before -the curtain was drawn.
Between acts the music was ren
dered by Mrs. C. E. Cline, one vocal
o1q, by. yivian Rector, being Jne of
tne numoers.
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GENERAL-NEWS
IIMGRAPHS
CLASS(tAKE5UHT,
MARSHALL
IN,
The three-act play, "Beads on a
String," staged by the Teacher Train
ing Class under the direction of Miss
Clemmie Casey, and presented in
Marshall last Friday evening at the
school auditorium, was quite a suc
cess and much enjoyed by those who
Attended. The cast called for about
half boys and half girls, and as there
was only one boy in the class, it was
necessary to make men out of some of
the women. . Josie (Bryant, , attired
in a man's black suit, a moustache',
and pipe with a long stem, was quite
effective as. Mr. Davis, the father of
Bennie. Winnie Bryan did her part
-well in the role of Mrs. Davis. ' Molly
Mallerton, the part played by I Mary
Morrow, had a rather . tangled love
affair, her sweetheart Bennie, being
hard to find at times but the affair
ended well, as all affairs should. Nell
Cantrell, in the double role of Bennie
Davis and Zezzalee, proved herself, a
real .actress, and should she find that
she has missed her calling in taking
the training course, she should have
no trouble in getting a position' on the
stage. Vivian Rector, as Cleopatra
Oleomargarine - Johnson, acted wVllf
her role as a black servant. Miss
Violet Wright, graceful and cute in.
any role, is no less so in. taking the
part xrf a boy. ? In -the play' she was
Harold Beera, but ; when she sings,
ahe makes the other fellow "beam".
Rnbye Payne," ae 'Abner H . Dinkier,
the famous ''defector", was a scream
from start to finish, being very ludi-
crous as a nau-wii qececuve,
150 visiting mountaineers of he
Buncombe Countyi'toight, schools were
granted an impromptu . reception
Thursday by : Mrs.'. Herberi Hoover,
following their visit with the Pres
ident himself, Touched by the
sight of these night schoor pupils
in the rain and by word of the
t. homespun gifts they had, brought
her, Mrs. Hoover hurriedly sent
down her invitation, and laid aside
her knitting' a the mountaineers
came in.
., .
The first electrocution not held on
Friday in Raleighjsince 195 was
held last Thursday afternoon, when
Robert Mangum) Negro, died in tha
chair:,to: pay with his life, f b? sta-r
bing a farmer to' death, and then
attacking jus. wife. . One shock,
lackrpg two seconds of a f ull ..two r
minutes, carried out the death pen
alty. The. newest agricultural scheme ,
j in use in North Carolina la, .tiie "ce
Pajtch," , Thisme apjplies' to a
plot of ground to be jutf aside; and
planted to some quick aelihig ' and
profitable crop such as eweet peaa -or
other flowers;, a truckcrpp Jike
Irish potatoes; or early garden veg
etables. The entire proleeds will
be used solely for buying ice for
comfort in hot weather.
James S. Duncan, Greensboro
.
attorney, was elected State chair
man of the llepubiican Party of
North Carolina, last Thursday at
the State Convention held in Char
lotte, N. C.
::' . e
Robert Neighbors, 45, shot and
killed his wife, Mrs. Nannie Neigh
bors, 36, just west of the Ashe
ville city limits Sunday night at 7
o'clock. After he ' had shot his
wife," he took her head, on hie lap
and defied, anyone to come near
him. Officers, ' arriving on the
scene, subdued him, but his wife
was then dead. .
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Four negroes, a preacher, two
deacons and a 18-year-old girl,
were drowned Sunday,' afternoon
in the Mississippi River during an
Easter baptismal service. Another
: negro, a'deacoh'escaped drowning
in an attempted rescue ' -
THE PUBLISHER'S COLUMN
ABOUT VARIOUS ftlATTERS
'c:j -,n!-T;T f,,;! r
.ft" e a.: rtiV'. j.,Yl 4,-.i rn.- -y I ' -nV. j r
MAAU.,IS JBEING CLEANED VP
jiHALL ia undergo a d up of its, alleys and
r Vacant lots, such as has not ben the case in many a day.
J unk autombbiles, tin .canfdj such rubbish is, being hauled
oflf and put out of sight. Sooner jpr later these places which ,
"have been eye-sores will be converted into places of , attrac
tion and usefulness, beautiful flowers and shrubbery taking
the place of unsightly spots here and there.
A large portion, if not all the credit for these improve
ments is due the. recently organized Woman's Club. It is
true these women could not execute their plans without the
cooperation and aid of the town authorities enforced by the
chief of police, but the influence which set in motion the ma
chinery necessary to bring about these improvements eminat
ed from the above mentioned organization. When it comes
to cleaning up, men usually leave it to the women, at least to
do the suggesting, and woe be unto the men if they fail to
carry out those suggestions. This is the week set apart by the
authorities to put the house of Marshall in order and those
wh? fai: to heed this order are threatened not only to be
cited: before the mayor and finedjj but also may incur the ill
will of the women behind this movement-r-a punishment
.""fP&fQ dyea.de tljan citaUpns and fines hard as a fine
wopld be,to pay. in these strenuous times. Let the , good work
be accornplished, theref ore, without complaint and no matter
howjn.uchp
Grover C. Rednion for their uutiying efforts along this line,
let the wo'hiei: have i ah the rVprfit if
ed the, bfavn after the women hve furnished the brains, if
it obivtfTuittfsKfeJi !f&r.wA;-'fi-:ii;'
.T,- T --i i7,m. .r.." v. . . uwcu nave sug
gested. the ideals, what credit should you have ?
Seriously, regardless of where the, credit shpuljj' be, the
improvements are already quite noticeable and when the wo
men have finished their good work of cleaning up, painting
up, and beautifying, we shall all, as well as tourists! enjoy a
much more attractive Marshall.
TAX RELIEF; ASSOCIATION 71
FOR MADISOM ORGANIZED
A lady met a government hospital
patient hobbling along on crutches.
'Young man,," she. asked, what's the
trouble? Rheumatism?"
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Enthusiastic Mcating And; Delegate
Sent To JUIeign '"
As announced in Tuesday's paper,
;No, ma'am," replied the patient, M,dison County,wa8 heid court
"natnotism ." - . j.. -a
. nouse Saturday aiternoon. Alter, a
Tailor's Wife Dhonimr doctor, fe anhouncini'ents'as tithe purpose '
Come quick, Dr. Hardt; my husband lof the, meeting, Sheriff , Ramsey ,waa-;
is having a fit 1 I called' to tne chatr as - temporary f
Dr.' Hardt-4tH be there at once, chairman. Speeches J were made -by '
This is the first time I have ever . Herschel Sprinkle, Tar, l Coleman
Ramsey, Mr. John A. Hendricks, Mr. ,
Guy V. Roberts,: Mr.-Horace Sams, )
Mr. C. ' B. ; Mashburn, Mr;' " 'Robert
Tweed, and others, after which1, a' mo
tion was passed that an organization
be perfected. Mr. J. Coleman Ram--:
sey was unanimously elected as the
chairman of the Madison County -v
association for property tax relief.
He immediatly assumed the duties of
the office. Messrs. J. B. McDevitt,..
HOSPITAL; , , QQ m c cAeotaA vir-
known of his coming' anywhere near
a fit. The Pathfinder.
BADLY SHOCKED
i.
DR. R.. B. BUTT. IN
NARROWLY ESCAPES ELEC
TROCUTION I
RERiBWrSTATE
ana is gooa in any roie. Annie w nue,
playing the parti of Jeanette Blue,
Vas anything but "blue" until the
last of 'the' pfay when-" Behnig'ot
most ofj the ;mohey of Uncle Behja
min.'J'How refreshing it was to see
a real he-man among these fake men
1 Fowler Wallin, as Benjamin Davis,
"Esq. He did his part well in the
'play, -and hows grit and determina
tion to win success by continuing as
'the "only male member of this Teach
er Training Class. ' 3 ' ; v
The play was well attended, des
pite the fact, that Marshall has had
more than the usual, ameuat of stich
amusement in the.lasfc few, weeks, .i
Music before the play was furnish
ed by Marshall's three-piece orches
tra Mrs. C. Ey Cline at the planb,
"r. Clas. Davlvvioa, 1- !'r. Har
ry r5v!i, tr?"Ttt C-'VT-l i-'rt-
1:
f ; i aim i u oe.nt.LM ,;7
1 Repilbiitatis ' of tNorth:3afolma,
holding their' con Vetrtion In Charlotte
last Thursday; elected James1 S. Ddn-
can. " Greensboro ''attorney, State
chairman of f "taeir" party r' did .'put
planks calling for 'tax reduction;
State supported schools, and vigorous
enforcement of all laris Itt1. their par'-'
ty platform. Duncan swept ". to Victo
ry on the first ballot" over a field of
four candidates. Mrs. Juanita Gregg
Winn of Liberty was named - vice
chairman.
, The convention left-no boubt that
year for the first time in its history.
. At -this eo'nventioX thlTChnHotta
Arniory- ws Veai'iy filled rhreui.Vout
the seMioa cf t-a convention., It. has
a ie'.'r3r capacity cf '"0.
ASHEVILLE SETS MID-JUNE AS
TIME FOR THIRD ANNUAL
RHODODENDRON
FESTIVAL:
Mid-June, the time this.year when
the wild rhododendron gardens scat
tered over the mountain slopes in the
vicinity of the city will be at the
height of their colorful glory has
been set as the time for the Third
Annual Rhododendron Festival.. The
festival which has come to be known
as the most colorful celebration in
the south is expected to attract this
year one of the ' largest throngs of
visitors ever entertained in Asheville.
. The date of the Festival is set in
accordance with the advance of the
blooming season of the wild mountain
shrubs which ' in June color entire
mountain . sides with., their massed
flowers.
Principal shrubs which at
tract the attention of visitors during
the June flowering .season, are the
rhododendron which in its three prin
cipal varieties ranees in color from
white to purple, the mountain laurel tivalt "'''
a mass of' pink .blooms and the a.
zalea which . presents ' a riot of color
from pure white to deepf flaminig or-
Foresters and botanists predict,
that -the mountain shlfubs "iniff 'yeat
will be unusually, gorgeous in the a.
bundance of their bloom as judged
by the appearance of the early bloom
ing varieties. , The ; wild gardens
which cover large areas of the mount
ain summits and slopes near the city
may be reached by visitors over the
netwbrk-of 'fine highways which ra
diatef front rthe' city 'through the sur
roundhig mountain -region.
Plans for the '1930 Rhododendron
Festival' areP already' being made and
officials1' predict that the event this
year will be one of the most' inter
esting and colorful celebrations ever
neia in, Asnevine. urowing in pop
ularity from year to year, the event
in June is exepected to attract an a
ven greater national notice than was
accorded to two previous annual Fes-
j,
a"
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Electrocution of Dr. R. B. Butt, of
Marion was barely avoided this morn
ing (Monday) at 10:30 o'clock
iwhen his head came in contact with
a high tension wire on an X-ray ma
chine. Dr. H. B. Ditmore, who was
with Dr. Butt at the time, gave him
first aid at once. But it was more
than ah ' hour before ;he began to1
shci signs of returning conscious
ness. .',.
He is now in the Marion General
hospital recuperating frpm the shock.
His forehead was burned, his hair
badly singed, and his entire body in
jured by the heavy current. The
neryes in his spinal column were so
paralysed that jhe ;had J scarcely any
control over his limbs tonigh
He was placing T. C. Morgan, a
boy with a broken leg, on a table
i reparatory to X-rraying the leg' at
the time his head touched the unin
sulated iw ire. .The shock knocked
him down, causing him to receive
additional bruises from the fall. He
will probably recover within a brief
time, according to information from
the hospital tonight, provided no
complications develop, and he is left
quiet and allowed to rest for the
worst injury is the, general shock to
his body. Asheville Citizen.
STOOfflOLbERS
TO MEET
MONARCH MANUFACTURING
" COMPANY MEETS
WEDNESDAY
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Monarch : Manufacturing Compa
ny, Inc., will be held at the plant
April 28rd, at 8 P. M.
Everyohe should be present at this
meeting.
Yours very truly,
VIVA HAYTON,
Sec'y. Treas.
"WE" SET NEW; ,.
FLYING RECORD
presidents; Mr, Robert Teague, secre
tary. It was moved and Carried that
the executive committee consis of ,
one taxpayer from every voting pre
cinct in the county.! A committee
was : then appointed to go out and ,
prepare the list. While " they were,
out, the matter of the delegates, to' gp?
to Raleigh Monday, the 21st, was tak-r
en.' up, with the result, that- Messrs
Guy V: Roberts, G. H. Roberts Enoch
Rector, the county commissionerSr
H. li. Story, and any ther ; "ti11
.who should go be recognized' as' del';
egates. It was .hoped that' at leasV
four or five of the number named
could attend the meeting, which ,-waa
to be at the Sir Walter. Hotel in Ral:
eigh Monday morning, -April". 21st. .,
The: eommittafi appofnted to present.
the names of the executive comaiit
tee .made the following report which
iwas adopted; .. ; i
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE !
Township No. 1, Ward 1, f
H.'K.' Ramsey: ' ;
Township No. 1, Ward 2
S. A. Ramsey. ;
Township No!. 1., Ward 3
Geter Ramsey. i
Township No. I, Ward 4 ,'.
F. E." Runnion,
No. 2 Township, Ward 1
William Sn Rice.
No. 2 Township, Ward 2
, Otis Chandler.'
No. 2 Township, Ward 3
Stranger "Gosnell.""
No. 3 Township
No. 4 Townhip, Ward 1
Clyde, Brown. '
No. 4 Township, Ward 2 .
Levi Hamlin, V
No. S Township t
..7; Ai Higgias. r T
No. 6 . Township . "
G. Henry Roberts.
No. 7 Townahip
-08ephvPayner Jr'.
No. Township, Ward 1 ,
Hy:S.,Davi8.f;-.;-,y.
No. 8 Township, Ward 2
; Dewey - Brown, .
No, xTwal'P i
; Joseph Lawsoiu- ,.,..-..,
No. 10 Township, Ward t
9 .Bailey Rice.,'
No. . 1 0 Township, j Ward 2 ;.
. j Pjnkey McDevitt "
Nv; I If ToWship;.it ;y
j.Ed-.Englishf,,,,
Mo. m Tawnskip
4
Undbergh ' And yfiU'Shkr Honors
' ""After , Lou wFlifht A.
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' Col Charles:'A.'Lihdbergh-and theLijfcUv;vWfld8.,.,ri
young wife te Uught te fly ecareely n. ta.TarsmW7iTK
a few months ago snared new ana
brilliant ' air ' record : Monday; 1 ' The
wheels'of ;thei' powerful,' ' Stream
lined ship touched the- ground irt New
York at 11:52 P. M., Eastern Stand
ard" time,' axactly 14 "hours,' 45 mm-
utes and 32 seconds after they left
rGlendale,' California, to Explore a new
transcontinental airway along the tap
per altitudes'' which ViLifldbargir he-
lieves will become' the" path of the
future, and speedier transport serv
ice.' It ' was ?thFs: idea,' Vather than;
any desire to break the speed record
No. 14 TownsWp.;, ''j!.$yy.r'
Ho.-iakXwaif !..y,-,f.:.
.fyrj p. Ev.Burnettv j
No. 1 TwasWp,!'
C. C Peek. .- . - "i ,
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Rl-T dMha srandest ""time" last
f night,' but after Jl o'clock I can't re
member thmg tiw nappeneo. v
Wj-Then 'ho M; you know, you
had .a arood time?-.;-' , .'.'
R.hl' I heard tjje cbp teirtlie
judge about.it this morning.
T
of Capt, Frank M." Hawks, whose lime J ... Mosh. "Believe me or not, but Ah
wai-17 hous'4 and 43 mihutei,' hut i drove dat motorcycle aroun' the tr-
Capt. Hawks' time;Was fornoii-stop B0 fag' Ah eould see d tail-light on
flight,'r' whereaa- the Lindberghs made !h .'machine.' "J "": " l '
ifoiTci tu(CaiW!eKtt,' Kansas,) ' Sam -Tat'r -. ' C t r-
for 'adtfonat' flRoliha ! so IhiF they ,V " f "j ' ' "'. ",
B-ouTJ"hot need to throttle. their mo- 1
tor.