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EDISON COUNTY RECORD
Established June 28, 1901.
FRENCH BROAD NEWS
I.' ... nkK . 1 W 1 .AAff
1
I Consolidated Nov. 2, 1911
Published TWICE A WEEK Tuesdays and Fridays.
THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MA DISON COUNTY
VOL. XXIX
MARSHALL, N.C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1930
ZBOO 4 Pages This Issue
TOE
NEW OFFICERS
ELECTED BY 4-H
CLUB MEMBERS
TWO BIG DAYS
AT SWANNANOA
Leading a field of nine candidates
by a safe margin of 300 votes Boyce
Brooks of Calypso in Duplin Coun
ty was elected president of the State
wide organization- 4-H clubs at the
annual short course recently held at
State College. Marjorie Guffey of
Buncombe County was elected vice-
FARMERS FIELD DAY AND JER
SEY CATTLE CLUB PICNIC
NEXT THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY
WORLD NEWS
PAR AGRA PHED
v
Programs have been print-
ed for Farmer's Field Day and
j Basket Picnic next Thursdiay
president; Louise Elliott of Stanly, and the North Carolina Jersey
sitrssTis; as!-
ofBcers were installed at the closing at the Mountain Test Farm at
exercises and will lead, over 20,000 Swannanoa. Mr. Earl Brint
boys and girls enrolled in club work j
in their "efforts to "make the best nalI of Madison County, is on
better": during the coming year, the entertainment program for
Ti. :1i l i -1
x. I v v. u , Thursday. Quitp a number of
short course to be held in 1931. e
The usual custom of alternating prominent speakers are on the
officers between the boys and girls program and there are many
was followed this year, the president j
for the past year being Miss Mary . attractions whJch will make
rowen 01 sampson ivounry. eoyce me occasion not only helplul . according to a report from Consul
Brooks was vice-president and was eagant ag j, and ;t . Wilbur Keblinger, Melbourne, made
advanced to the presidency. Vernon ' I public by the Department of Com-.
James ot Pasquotank was secretary iiopeu mat many Maaison
PARIS BRITISH OFFER $5d06
PRIZE FOR CROSS-CHANNEL
GLIDER FLIGHT. A prize of
1000 will be offered by the British
Gliding Association to the first Brit
ish pilot accomplishing an engineless
flight across the English Channel. jn
o nrl I l .i r tf all.RtMtial, vnailifYfhn I
according to a report received in the
Department of Commerce from As
sistant Automotive Trade Commis
sioner H. C. Schuette at Paris. The
contest is to be open two years, from
June 1, 1930 to May 31, 1932.
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MELBOURNE STAMP TAX O N
WAGES HELPS UNEMPLOYED
IN AUSTRALIA. Relief for the
unemployed in the state of Victoria,'
Australia, is being sought through)
the levying of a stamp tax on wages j
and an additional tax on incomes,
and Lossie Hardison of Washington
was historian.
The short course also saw the cul
mination of the annual health con
test with health champions from
each district entering the State con
test. In the State contest L. L. Mc
Lendon, Jr., of Duplin County made
the highest score for the boys and
was crowned King of Health. His
score was 99.5 percent. Among the
girls Miss Nancy Evelyn Neely of
Mecklenburg County made the high-"
est score and was crowned Queen
of Health. Her score was 98 per
cent. Only minor defects were
found in each case and examining
physicians state that they were both
as near perfect as is found.
Health champions are also found
among the new officers as !Boyce
Brooks the president was crowned
King of. Health in the 1929 contest, i
and Marforie Guffey was health !
champion for the girls in the moun
tain district this year.
people will attend.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1930
WINNERS IN
TOURNAMENT
LOCAL GOLF COURSE
PRIZES
GIVES
Miss Frances McDevitt was the
winner for the girls' in the tourna
ment at the , local .golf course last
Friday night, and Mr. C, Eugene"
Rector was the winner among the
men. Considerable interest was
shown as the different foursomes
contested. The two winners in -the
tournament each received a golf
club as. prizes. Following is the
score of the players.
Score: August 15, 1930. "
Wendell McDevitt 57
James Redmon 58
John Worth McDevitt 61
Hubert Edwards - - 52
Mrs. Grace Redmon 61
Mrs. Audrey Redmon 69
Mrs. J. B. Tweed
Miss Frances McDevitt, winner
J. C. Sprinkle
John Redmon
N. B. McDevitt
W. "A. Sams
68
55
53
52
54
49
Mack Ramsey 44
C. E. Rector ... . . . . .. 44
J, J. Ramsey 64
Bruce. Redmon . 44
Jtalph Redmon - 54
rAVcan be seen the last foursome
was changed to a fivesome, in which
three tied. The final contest between
winners resulted in the following
cores:
Hubert Edwards -- 00
W." A. Sams ... '--
Mack Ramsey -
C. F. Rector, winner
Bruce Redmon :
55
49
AA
51
Man: "I wouid lik to see some
n:mt)l In .hat." 1 '
Clerk: ''There's a mirror just be- wish to spend the night of August!
t ?- -'"' "' " 21st. ' -'
MORNING PROGRAM 10:00 A. M.
Music .... Swannanoa Band
Invocation . Rev. J. E. Gruver,
' Mountain Orphanage
Welcome and Introduction of
the Chairman .. Dale Thrash,
County Agent
Chairman of the Day 0. J. Hollar
President Rutherford County Club
and Farmers Federation
Importance of Small Fruits on
North Carolina Farms Dr. J. H.
Beaumont,
Chief Horticulturist. State College,
Raleigh, N. C.
Music.
4-H CLUB PROGRAM
Growing and Handling Burley
Tobacco Froi. J. x. rioyeai
Tobacco Extension Specialist,
I Raleigh, N. C.
Address Hon. Henry C. Stuart
Ex-Governor, Elk Garden. Virginia
Introduced by Hon. W. A. Graham,
Commissioner of Agriculture
Raleigh, N. C,
Music.
Announcements , S. C. Clapp
Assistant Director in Charge
1 :00 P. M Basket Picnic Dinner
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
2:30 Tours to the Experimental
Fields
2:30 Bag Throwing Contest
Prizes: "First $2.00
Second r 1.00
2:80 Horseshoe Pitching
Prizes: First $2.00
Second 1.00
Bring your Pitching Sjioes.
3 :00 Auctioning of Calf won by
Club Members and Vocational
Students.
3:30 Pageant by Western North
' Carolina Home Agents and Others.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1930
MORNING PROGRAM 10:30 A. M.
Invocation Rev. Lucius B.
Compton - Eliada Home
Welcome ... ... . W. A. Graham
Introduction of Chair
man F. E. Miller
Chairman of Dav . A. C. Wharton
The Advanced Registry and
Herd Development R. H. Ruffner
Frofessor of A. H. and Dairying
"Something Better" O. E.
Van Cleave, American Jersey
Cattle Club
Remarks W. J. Kecgan
American Jersey Cattle Club
INSPECTION THE MOUNTAIN
STATION DAIRY
Breeding of the Herd
Sires ... R- L.
Advanced Registry, Rec
ords ' .:.. Harry
Pasture Experimental ."
Work C D. Grinnells
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Tour of Biltmore Dairy Farms
Inspection of Biltmore
Herd A. M. Towe
Tour conducted "by
. A. M. Towe Dale Thrash
F. M. Farnha'm Dr. S. B. Till
Make plan's to attend the SWAN
NANOA FIELD DAY August 21st.
Club Camp is available for any who
inerce.
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KARACHI I R R I G A T I O N
SCHEMES SEEN AS START OF
NEW ERA IN INDIA'S AGRICUL
TURE. Developments in irrigation
and construction of new canals now
under way in India are s :en as the
chief factors in the revolutionary
changes which are promised for that ducin zones' .The recent estab"
' lishment ol various otner experimen-
feature is said to be achieved as a
result of special wings having been
so perfected that they resist air cur
rents and maintain the craft in a
position in which a dangerous spin
would be impossible. It is claimed
that the construction of the airplane
enables it to retain horizontal posi
tions transversely, incline right or
left arbitrarily, without ever going
over on the wing, thus rendering
the craft non-skidding and immune
not only from a spinning dive, but
also from stalling in the air.
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LIMA PRIZES FOR TOBACCO
GROWING IN PERU. In order to
stimulate tobacco production and im
prove the grades produced, the Pe
ruvian Tobacco Monopoly (The Es
tance del Tabaco) has been offering
prizes, and placing the growers in
touch with imnroved agricultural
machinery, technical producing meth
ods and free, selected seeds, accord
ing to reports to the Tobacco Di
vision, Department of Commerce,
from the office of the American Com
mercial Aattache in Lima. A spe
cial personnel is being trained at
La Malina Experimental Station,
which will be employed in directing
cultivation and in the application
of technical methods in tobacco pro-
MARSHALL
SCHOOL OPENS
DR. R.
L. MOORE MAKES OPEN
ING ADDRESS
It was an interesting scene Mon
day morning when the numerous
Marshall school children assembled to
begin the work of the next nine
months school work. One hardMy'
realizes how many children there are
in this community until they are
seen in a group. About nine o'
clock Monday morning, they filed
into the school auditorium and Supt.
Robinson called them to order and
made some preliminary remarks as
to the work. After the singing of
LAST SHOOTING
IN MADISON
Dispute A To Whether Shooting
Last Wednesday Was In Madison
Or Haywood Counties
The quarrel and gun battle which
took place last Wednesday at Mack's
Patch, resulting in the death of Wi
ley Trantham and injuries to Joe Os
borne and a man named Austin from
Illinois, is still in question as to
whether it took place in Madison or
Haywood counties. The car is said'
to have been parked directly on the
county line and in the middle of the
road. The deputies claim that the
shooting was done on the Madison
country's agriculture, according to
i. rpnnrt ro.pivH in tVio Dnnrf mfiwf ' tal Stations
of Commerce from Consul P. S. Mc.
Niece at Karachi.
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MONTREAL NEW "NON-SPIN
NING ' AIRPLANE TO BE DEM
ONSTRATED IN MONTREAL. A
new type of airplane, claimed by its
German manufacturers to be "non
spinning" will be demonstrated in
Montreal, Canada, in the near fu
ture, according to a report received
in the Department of Commerce
from Vice Consul Alan N. Steyne
and the introduction of
modern methods of cultivation have
'improved crop conditions and the
quality of tobaeco obtained.
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PARIS PARIS MAY HAVE NEW
$18,000,000 AIRIPORT. Construc
tion of a new airport in Paris, to
cost approximately $18,000,000, Is
contemplated in a bill presented for
consideration of the French Chamber
fof Deputies, according to a report
received from H.- C. Schuette, As
sistant Automotive Trade Commis-
the "Alma Mater"., "America", and . de of the line and the other parties
"Ho, For Carolina", Dr. R. L. Moore, claim that it was on the Haywood
president of Mars Hill College, was . s'de. Sheriff R. R. Ramsey and 'Ebo
presented. He needed no introduc- ( Sheriff R. S. Ramsey and Deputy
tion in Madison County, as he has Dewey Foster went up Sunday and
been 'head of the Mars Hill institu- , investigated the situation,
tion for about 33 years. The parties in the quarrel were
Dr. Moore always brings a mes- j nearly all Madison County men. The
sage that is worth while. He spoke Osborne, Austin party are indicted
of the mistakes of life made because for conspiracy to murder the three
of a lack of wisdom and how the deputies, Dewey Foster, Lester Fos
older people, who had profited by ex- ter, and Wesley Fowler, and a hear
ing will be in Marshall baturaay on
this charge.
the younger set the result of experi- (
ence, and how the wise will accept
the warnings of the older ones. He
spoke of the three realms of training
the physical, the mental, and the
spiritual. He had a word f o r j
thoughtless spendthrifts, saying that j
it is estimated that one-tenth save i
financially with the result that the j
one-tenth own nine-tenths of the.
property.
. Dr... Moore used as a conclusion
TEACHERS OF
MADISON IN
MARSHALL
at Montreal. The "non-spinning" sioner to Europe.
SUGGESTED PROGRAM OF
FRENCH BROAD ASSOCIATION
FORKS OF IVY
August 21 22, 1930
Marshall was alive last Saturday
with teachers. Notices had been
the lust two verses of Ecclesiastes , sent out to all -the public schools
"T,Pt us hear the conclusion of the . teachers in Madison County to meet
,V,nlo matter: Fear God. and keep i in Marshall
His commandments; for this is the
whole duty of man.
at ten o'clock in the
morning. And tney appearea an 10
be here. The purpose of the meet
ing was to outline the yearns work
and to start the teachers with the
proper supplies and so . forth. Dr.
W. A. Sams addrsesed them on
Health work, speaking particularly
i on the suDjects oi contagious uia-
9:30 A. M.-
FIRST DY
Congregational Singing
Of Jesus' Name." - :
Devotional G
'All Hail The Power
C. Teague
10:00 A. M. Sermon - Perry Sprinkle
10:40A. M. Roll Call of Churches.
Organization. Welcoming visitors.
M. Biblical Recorder, - James Morgan
. M. Appointment of Committees Announcements
M. Dinner on the Grounds.
M. Song and Devotional Vann Wallin
B. Met-
11:20 A.
11:40 A
12:00
1:00 P.
1:15 P.
M. Cooperative Program W.
calf, Perry Morgan
1 :45 P. M. Foreign Missions . L. C. Roberts, C. S. Shugart
2:15 P. M. Home Missions .... R. M. Lee, N. H. Griffin.
2:45 P. M. State Missions E. J. Roberts, J. R. Owen
C:15 P. M. Digest ot letters
"For God shall bring every work
into judgment, wiUh every secret
thing, whether it be good, or wheth
er it be evil."
At the suggestion of Supt. Robin
son. Dr. Moore led in prayer. Be
fore the school went to their several eases, sanitation, and ventilation,
rooms, Mr. R. W. Sams, chairman j The task of educating the youth
of the local school committee, was f of Madison County is impressed up-,
called on for a speech. Mr. Sams 0n one, when the teachers assemble,
spoke at some length on the advan- It takes about 175 teaehersrto do the,
tages the pupils now have that were work in Madison County. And this
not possible when he was growing includes only four colored teachers,
up, how they should take advantage All the sahools except Hot Springs
of their opportunities and not only are now running, nine having open
make a resolution the, first day of ed Monday, the 18th.
school but should make it every day MISS ENGLISH NOT HERE
to do better than the day before. Miss Ethel English, principal of
One of the best, thoughts Mr. Sams . the Beech Glenn High School, waa
brought out was that the pupil should ( not in Marshall Saturday due to tho
f mnVo merelv oassing the purpose , fact that she was at Chapel Hill tak-
of study, but the pupil should de- ing an examination which will give
sire to KNOW.
GO TO MARS HILL
her the M. A. degree. We deem tms
worthy of special notice. This
speaks well format least one of Mad
ison's native teachers to be pursuing
her studies to such an extent as to
. be climbing in degrees wfhile she
Editor. of News-Record: teaches. Due to her personality, ex-
Mars Hill College is a great and perience, jand literary attainments,
valuable .asset to Madison County. (Miss English is one of our most ca-
With the good roads we now have pable teachers,
over the county, it enables almost
all the people of Madison County to
have access to the school, and if it is
not convenient to board them in the
college, they can send them each day
and have their children in their own
homes at night and week-ends.
The dormitories of the college
have already been filled for this
and many students are being
HENDERSON CASE
IN ASHEVILLE
Cloyed Henderson Suing Insurance
Company Fcr Injuries
Shuford
Coulter
R. L. Moore
Adjournment at will
SECOND DAY
9:00 A. M. Devotional S.
9:15 A. M. Reading of Minutes.
10:00 A. M. Christian Education Fred
Anderson, J. W. O'Hara.
10:30 A. M. Orphanage . - William Wofley
11:00 A. M. Hospitals EJzra Burnette, T. J. Eatmon
11:20 A. M. Ministerial Relief . Jerome
Chambers, L. J. Ammons
11:40 A. M. W. M. U. r Mrs. Elmore
12:00 M. Dinner on Grounds. ',.
1 :00 P. M. Congregational singing and prayer
1:15 P. M. Temperance Robert Tillery, A. W. Whitehurst
1 :45 P. M.B. Y. P. U Clara Merrell, Jeter Reese
2:15 P. M. State of churches G. G. Hopson, R. C. Eller
2:45 P. M. Report of Executive Committee
Report of other committees
t Rejsort of Committee on Corns Qhapel Little
.Creek -
Historian's RerJort
Plans for next year. i. .
, Adjourn at will ',; . m ' ' ' . -
year, and many siuuems a. uC1I,K number of Marshan peo.
placed m private homes in tne town. be(n summoned as witness
People living at Marshall and Wal- es jn Ashcvie Monday and Tuesday
nut ard other nearby places can send pase of CJ d
C. BriggS, their children to Mars Hi . witn a Hendersffn vcrsus the insurance
half hour drive each morn,nK ..u rtvinlnv wWh Henderson is su-.
V ' .... , . .
ing the insurance company for in-
in an automobile
wreck about a vear ago. It win be
evening, without much expense, and
give mem tne BavnBc JU...- . jeg received
m i i i- 1 lion wA r hn rv '
te iPtra pnnpation. ami uuaiu witm
in their own homes.
I understand there are several
students in Marshall and nearby who
will attend Mars Hill College this
year.
Respectfully.
C. B. MASHBURN.
pud
recalled that Henderson and Emmett
Ramsey w1" returning from Ashe
ville and ran into a truck parked on
a blind curve, and that Henderson
was seriously injured. Henderson
is suing for $10,000 for personal in
juries and ,$1000 for car damage.
The case is being tried in Federal
Court in Asheville. , ;
Isaac Und vot brice shall I
on dese white duck trousers?
Jacob Four und a half a pair. After plowing n 'Ur a field of
Isaac But dey only cost 45 cents -sweet clover and olantingr the land
a pair. . . ito wheat, X S. Martin of Iredell
Jacob I don'd care vot dey cost county arrested an average of 22
Dis iss a closing-oud sale, regardless bushels an acre before usinj the
of cost. The Pathfinder. sweet clover. -