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THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MADISON COUNTY
VOL. 33
8 Page
MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1934
3H0WS OBJECTIONABLE SIDES OF
MADISON DAM PROPOSITION
By Kenneth Silver
In the last issue of the News-
lecord Mr. Story (may he live
to be a hundred and fifty) ad
vanced in a front-page editori
al that all citizens and eivic or
ganizations in Madison County
' i .should make it their solemn
shall has little to gain and
much to lose.
The erection of such a dam
just east of Marshall would
prove a constant menace to the
town, at least for a few years,
until, like the Ivy Dam, it be
comes only a frog pond, and not
i
t Jutv to advocate the erection a very srood one at that. The
i Of two government dams in the 'land would be ruined. Backed
County, one between Marshall al the way to sexton on cull
I and Ivy river and the other at Creek and Pelk's Cliff on Ivy
LDeep Water bridge, a short dis- and almost to the depot at
WL 1 IT.l O ! - A U ft,- niIfi 1 Inlrn
iSerious thought should be .will be full during the winter
given to this proposition. In 'months when there is no need
,the first place, what benefit jfor it and below normal In the
would it be to Madison Coun- summer months when such an
jty? We grant that for a time, eye-sore will hurt, not help
jit would bring considerable j tourist trade.
money into the county. Busi-j Civic organizations should
jness would flourish. There .think twice before trying to
'would in all probability be a have the dams placed in this
boom. But what lasting effect county which, as it is, is one of
would these dams have on, the best situated, financially,
.Madison County? in the state. It would prove a
I) Mr. Betts advanced the idea boon for several years but then
that the railroad run fromiwhat? Let Asheville and the
Knoxville to Ridgecrest, Now ( counties on the headwaters of
the people of this county think .the French Broad scrap for the
very little about the railroad, dubious project. It is a pipe
In fact, we seldom ride on a dream and is likely to prove a
train. . But of the $126,301.95 white elephant on some coun
this county must pay as taxes ty's hands.
ana i n . ; i i j. j ;i
so,oio.' is paia uy me ran
MARS HILL
H. Clay Cox Called
By Death
road. Add $3,610.86 to taxes
for the town of Marshall and
approximately the same a
mount at Hot Springs .and it
makes about owi-fourth of the
county taxes. If the govern
ment takes over several thous
and acres of land in the coun
ty this will of course be tax
exempt, raising the norma' tax
burden to at least twice its
present rate for those of us
who are .still fortunate enough
to own landY 'v
Song Convention
To Meet
The French Broad singing
convention will meet at 2 o'
clock Sunday afternoon at the
Madison Seminary on the Mars
Hill road.
H. V. Hunter, chairman of
the convention, invites all
classes, quartets, and groups of
singers to attend. ""The cool
auditorium room of the Sem-
ine erection oi a dam would hnw.h ,,ii k .noofniiv
hot afternoon.
RiShway" between Marshall
and Asheville would be inun
dated. This i8 one of the most
beautiful drives in North Caro
lina. Traffic would be e'ther
through Mars Hill or through
the Sandy Mush section or the I There will be a Decoration
main Asheville-Knoxville traf- at Shoal Hill cemetery July15,
c could be easily turned beginning at 10 o clock in the
DECORATION AT SHOAL
HILL CEMETERY
rough Yancey countv bv way , morning. Preachincr will be
of Cane River or swing south- at eleven at the cemetery,
ward over the Doggetft Gap I The Rev. B. E. Guthrie and the
road. This would of course Rev. J. A. Martin will speak
elation at Queejn-Clr'cora coV
legeV and was a member of
Kappa Delta sorority there.
Shtf attended the 1930 debu
tante ball in Raleigh. The
groOm went to Boiling Springs
Junior college and Wake
Fprest college, starring ath
letics at both. He is a mem
ber of Pi Gamma fraternity.
Following a wedding trip
through Western North Caro
lina, Mr. and Mrs. Wall make
their home here.
Garden Club Has Guest
Speaker
The garden club, which has
taken for its summer project,
Intoprovement of the Town's
H. Clay Cox, 47, prominent
business man and Republican
leader of Mars Hill, died sud
derli' at his home here early
Saturday morning He had
been in declining health for
two years, but was seriously ill
only about a week.
Mr. Cox was chairman of the
Republican Congressional com
mittee in the 10th district and
was manager nf the camDa'crn
of Calvin R. Edney, of Mars , Appearance," held its second
Hill, the Republican nominee meeting of the season last
for Congress in the 10th dis-, Thursday afternoon in the
trict. He was also campaign horrfe ot Mrs. W. t. Kobinson.
manager for Charles A. Jonas, feme YYeaverville has already
of Lincolnton, when Jonas was mad much progress along the
elected to Congress on the Re- line
nublican ticket in this district, th
Mr. Cox was former secre- the
tarv nf thp ritv school board cur
j ri ii i 1 novi M la fl Iniifrl oc Wnhm tnn I
at oneiDy ana was a salesman ivmo-.., (
PRICE $1.00 A YEAR
EMINENT HOT SPRINGS WOMAN
TAKES OWN LEE JULY FOURTH
SPORTS
Poor Health Believed To Haro
Been The Caiie Of The
Rash Act
By Kenneth Silver
Mrs. W. R. Ellerson, 43,
member of a prominent family
,Piney Grove added another of this section, and a sister of
to their list of victories last W. N. Garrett, of Asheville,
Saturday when they swamped committed suicide about 8 o'
Walnut 11-3. The boys from clock Wednesday morning at
out at Jewelhill ddn't seem to her home at Hot Springs by
be hittintr the ball, erettinsr only shootincr herself through the
two hits off Caldwell while the right temple with a revolver,
two Thomas nitchers allowed dying instantly. She was a
fourteen. The game was loose- lone in her room at the time.
ly played.
Batteries were: Marshall,
Caldwell and Burnett; Walnut,
Thomas, Thomas, and Ramsey,
Thomas. "Husky"' Rector led
the hitting with 2 for 4. a dou-
entioned. the president of Kip nri triDle.
rden club of that town,
ev. Mr. Castro, was se
hv thp leader for the INDIANS TRIM MARSHALL
Her dauerhter. Miss Eliza
beth C. Ellerson, and her nurse,
Miss Clara Blankenship, who
were at breakfast, heard the
shot but thought it was some
one shooting birds near the
house, they explained. The
nurse found Mrs. Ellerson's
body when she went to attend
her a few minutes later.
Mrs. Ellerson had been in
poor health for some time,
members of the family said.
for the Davis Manufacturing to tei oi oeginnings tnere. nis The Cherokee Indians trim-
company, of Knoxville, Tenn., taiKJbrougnt out the tact tnat d th Marshall team in the qhp went t Asheville Tuesday
u in ula fA v,; tourists nnH visitor rememher T i i. i. ii,. Bne weni w 'V"' A uco
u"u,c 111 1V- " J ' .;r 7, , 7r: rourrn oi duiy encoumei w uie for treatment and returned
tirement irom active Business tuv.is w.u. wen pw tune of 7-6 in a 10-innmg h th t night in a highly
two yeais agu. iuoveu w " 6-"" struggle tnat was lnteresiing prvft condition
iviarg nin num oneiuy imcc .i.v r-j au the way. uaiawen, pixcn-
years ago. vla TeutWfnuy r Pre ' ing for Marshall, was strong
was active in church work and i,vin
in the men's Bible class.
Mr. Cox was a , native of
Tennessee and attended Carson-Newman
college at Jeffer
son City, Tenn. He is survived
by six sonSf Don, James, Quen
tin. Lyndon, V lrgiL. and
Sco
in
Hu
lah
ers oi the club are entm- llr,f:i u u0 fifv, frame
C f.uUt fe-. fuea- K when he weakened, allowing
j r ithe bases to be loaded ana tnen
walking in a run.
Marshall scored in the hrst,
'The Uill'
are lending a hand, too,
lis campaign. IMrs. J. B.
The sheriff and the coroner
were making a formal investi
gation Wednesday.
Mrs. Ellerson was a member
of a well known family of this
section, and was a native of
7" , T. 1 IViarsnail acoieu 111 ine inau, oInc CV, n,00 lihrarian
Mrs. LiPpard Miss Beu- third( eighth and tenth innmgs Hot i Spring She was librana
towden, and Mrs. J. W. -. u du,, ,,;. n
, . 1 i. 'l-U "1111 I11C XWV UOIVJUO i uiiwti6
associate nosiesses witu yer gcores in the fifthj seVenth,
dn 1Leiand tenth. Batteries were:
Mr Robinson, served
H. re the !nd Pf the pr?" I Marshall Caldwell and Ram
sey; Cherokee Bradley and
ni, t L -.i6 iniio" grafi. Other out-of-town guests
"u ""CAr"":rA:r, r werl Mrs. Graham, of Hamlet,
ville, Tenn, and Paof La - andtMrs. Padgett, of Grover.
folletteijfenn., and iwo sisters, I
Mrs,-Charles Marlowe, of Vas-t
pen Tjfcfcrt; and Mrs. McKinley
e fimerat-service -"erefij 5ttihburgr: Tenn.tvhere
held at 1 :30 o ctock sunaay they carried Mr.i rrentnam is
afternoon at Mars Hill Baptist mother, who had been with
church with the pastor, the them for about three months.
Rev. L. B. Olive, officiating. Miss Julia Cox and brothers,
Burial followed in Mars Hill H. Clay, Jr., and James, return
cemetery.
Pergonals
olessor and Mrs. S. O.
t,.theeek-end
Shelby Girl Is Bride Of Zeno
Wall, Jr.
Shell.
three years. ' "n.
Surviving are her daughter.
Miss Elizabeth C. "Betsy" El
lerson two brothers, W. N.
Garrett, of Asheville, and Rob
ert S. Garrett of Wembley, Al-
i J...L1.. tr f ri o. uaiieu
"rrKr. berta, Canada; and one sister,
nakle for the Indians got a tri
ple and starred at shortstop.
ed last Thursday trom a
month's visit to relatives ki
Tennessee.
J Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hunni-
....JJ: ..u; nur., cutt have been spending a few Mjolr wnio
of two prominent Shelby fam-
Mrs. Kate Huebner, of Minne
apolis, Minn.
Funeral services will be held
at the home at 11 :30 o'clock.
Friday morning. -. ..
The Rev. Woodward E. Fin-
ley of White Rock, and the
Rev. W. Bruce Boyle, of White
The canning schools con- Pine, Tenn., will officiate. Bur
ducted by Mrs. R. R Ramsey, ial will be in a plot on her es
County Home Demonstrator tate.
for the Emergency Relief Ad- Act-'ve pallbearers will be:
ministration, will be held next Hugh C. Brown, W. C. Britt,
week at 9 A.M. at the follow- Leicester Chapman, Morris G.
ing places; Buquo. W. T. Davis and Harry
Rock High Hill. Honorary pallbearers win
School he: O. W. Grubbs, G. C. Long,
;n ,.,,c, fV,ot f Mioa Rntli Mav iw;o0 ir,v,;i,r i nuion q n rl lipsdav Mara Hil ti. a. Ur. llavia KimDeriy, ur.
leave Marshall in the same po-. There will also be smging at fcautrhridge, to Mr. Zeno Wall, Petrev Brown, of Weaverville, Wednesday Hot Springs George Floyd Ross, Hugh B.
Jr., Friday evening at Central were the guests last week of oommunuy nouse iove, ui. 7'11LU."'1-"-
MotVinHiet flinrfVi T1P hride tVioir onnt Mrs T M Rnhin- Thursdav Walnut H. S. Runion, A. W. Whitenurst,
ia h Hancrhter Mr. and Mrs. an ' " Friday Marshall H. S. John H. McElroy, Roy Brown,
sition that Walnut U in with i the church Sunday afternoon.
reference to the main highway. 'All singing classes and quar
From a civic standpoint, Mar- tettes are invited. ,
MADISON OFFICERS CAPTURE
ROBBERS FROM BUNCOMBE
Two Pistols, RiHe, And Other CONVENTION HELD
Weapons Found In Car J
Larry Fant and James The Spring Creek Conyen
Wright, who gave their ad- t,0I heldT lts lar meeting
dress as a small town in South Sunday, June 24th. at Liberty.
Carolina, were captured Satur- The convention was opened by
day night by members of the Prayer br Bro- Bright -of Bluff.
Sheriff's department after the 'The visiting classes were
Marshall officers had been no- Shelton Bros. quuMte from
tilled that the iwo Juoj's had Clyde and Waynesville, N. C.
driven awajr -from the JAlexan-! The Spring Creek classes
der service station without pay- who attended were Bluff choir,
az their bill. They were Bethel choir, Ball City choir,
charged with highway robbery Lusk Chapel cho'r, Liberty
and turned over to members of choir and Mt. Pleasant choir,
the Asheville police depart-1 There wa8 some wonderful
ment singing rendered, and it was
The two boys, Mr. Evins the greatly enjoyed by an, especi
station proprietor said, stopped ally the quartette from the
at the station and ordered gas- Shelton Bros,
oline, oil, nd -Jm ettes. After j We wiah to thank each visit.
the car had been serviced the choir for partiCipating with
boys ordered drinks and while U3 in the singing and win be
they were being 'brought glad for them to be with us a
toward Marshall. The Mar-i -n
shall officers were notified and K
met the car at the Panhandle j To any and all singing class
curveo It was raced back to es, we extend a hearty wel
Rollins before it'was stopped.'come into our singing conven
The boys did not resist arrest Itions, held each month. The
dn the automobile were next meeting will be at Bluff
found two .38 caliber pistols, a Baptist church and on the 4th
.22 rifle, along razor, a pair of .Sunday in July,
rubber gloves, and a number of j The public's cooperation
12 gauge shotgun shells loaded, with the convention, shown by
with buckshot and lead slugs. ; attendance, will be appreciat
Deputies making the arrest, ed.
were, Manuel Shelton, Eldridge ( Again we invite you to the
Leake, and Hubert Davis and singing conventions.
Hubert Worley, town police- MR. DOCK PLEMMONS, Pres.
man. . ; A J D. C. KIRPATRICKj Secretary
SARAH E. ELMORE, William W. Walker, John C.
Supervisor Sanders and Charles Burgin.
HOT SPRINGS GIRL WINS
IN BEAUTY CONTEST
Roger Mill-v Laughndge, and The Rev and Mrs. Luther
the groom is the eldest son of yann and children, of Bakers-
Dr. and Mrs. .Zeno Wall. The vif' have been the guests of
churcn was auracuveiy ueu- jirs l. l. Vann during the
orated with evergreens and preachers' school. They, with !
summer flowers, interspersed Mrg olive, attended the V. M.
with cathedral tapers in y Conference at Ridgecrest :
branched candelabra. The fam- Monday. !
ily of the groom formerly re-1 Mrs zeno Wall and daugh
sided in Asheville and has a ter) Mj3g Ada Ramsey, and
wide connection in Buncombe sonS( Woodrow and Yates, !
county. have .returned to "The Hill" i
a f m,i. after being away last week for
a; ,oa rpnHorpH fiv Mrs Hu- tie weaaing oi me eiuest oou, aavernsed last weeK xo nave had
Womanless Wedcfing
Postponed
Mis, Izlar Of Hot Springs Wini
"Miss Westtrn North
I Carolina"
The "Womanless Wedding",
bert Plaster, organist, Mr. John ?eno: Jr" an account of wh -ch been staged July 4 in Mar
PnrhoH QTirl Mr WoorfrOW glVCU m
Wa.IT, vocalist, and Dr. Hubert this paper.
Plaster, violinist. D .
Attending the ?ride were COmeoj lOJW Uivcn
Miss Mildred Laughndge, her
only sister, as maid of honor,
and Mrs. Ollie Harris and Miss
Ada Ramsey Wall, both sisters
anorner piace in shall, was
i later date.
postponed till
At Mars Hill July 11
Much interest is being shown
in the play, "Oh, Professor,
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jess
of the bridegroom Mr. f oe isF to te given here on .English, of Mars Hill, Satur
Laughridge and Mr. Walter Wednesday p j of next week. :day, June 30, a son.
- v : nnnn I n fT tl 1 d I ITT I K
, blJJte must peui"e -" no ...v.
bride, served as junior glooms- - r The p A-
men. snerB were air guuert the affair which
Wilson, Mr. Alfred Eskridge, ,,Antr " hnhv ftftnw and
Mr. James Eskndge, Mr. John- mi of interest.
FORE COATES
Welcome to Asheville, Inc.,
11 counties represented
from which to select the most
a beautiful girl. This was one of
the July 4 stunts. Miss Jeanne
Sprinkle was "Miss Marshall,"
Miss Catherine Roberts was
"Miss Madison County," and
Miss Mary Lee Izlar of Hot
Springs wa3 "Miss Hot
Springs. line contest result
ed in the prize going to Miss
Izlar as the most beautiful
girl in the eleven counties rep
resent, she being named, "Miss
Western North Carolina."
No Sunday School Rally
Mr. Ollie Fore, son of Mr.
T TT C "hfn -n V. n 1 1 n A
tt j i tut t tt1 some Utuer utms ui uikiwi. jesse rure 01 wimoiiou, aim , . .,
ny Hendnck, Mr. Pegram Hoi- ,Migg Emmie Durham is direct- Miss Delphia Coates, attractive At North Fork Big Pine
ijtnu, wuyv oii-u, uu . , f th Wavne P.'Anrhtr of Mrs. John Coates t ,,miio
Mr. Holland Jamison, oll'lori- gewell pucinjr Company of ;0f Marshall, were married quest of Nort
rl R. his brother's best man. I Atlanta, ua
The bride was given in mar-
riage by her father. An at
tractive brunette, her wedding! The class composition was on
gown waa of brocaded white "Kings," and this is what one
taffeta made on fitted lines, .boy wrote:
She wore a shoulder-length "The most powenui kinq on
nee witn tne re-
North Fork Big Pine
aorfh i Wnr-Vinor tVift laziest.
worn as a pendant, as her only Shir-king; one of the worst, been running meat market
ornament Her going-away kings, Smo-king; the wittiest, beside the postoffice, is now op-
costume was a swagger suit of Jo-king ; the q. u 1 e i est , eri.uiK ui w
natural color tweed with brown Thin-king; the thirstiest, Drin-,grocery in the bW ow
accessories. king; the most stylish, Win-ly operated by the Rector
Mrs. Wall received her edu- king, and the noisiest, Tal-king. Cash Grocery.
June 30 at bpartanDurg, a. i. Baptist church, and for rea
We wish for them a long, son3 that seem to be justifiable,
happy life of joy, peace, and the Sunday school Rally at that
prosperity. church next Sunday has been
' 1 cancelled. The Rally, how-
MOVES STORE ever, will be held there two
. months later, the second Sun-
Nat Holcombe, who has day m September, at 2 P.M.
This July 5, 1334
Sincerely,
WILLIAM WORLEY
Supt. of Sunday school work
in New Found Baptist
Association
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