i :- ' y!'!" . . . mm . .... 1 , jfK-r.'1 : , J'75?fcCV ' . C Jn'n r ( IX M i- w V. . - "i nr 3 I loin I . i .(ii ill ft r T-'i.fi ir r f- r r m mm ... amm '.: ir.-:.. U UL3; 1" -! u b a-L .. l vky u i U cross, i THE ESTADLISHEg rWSPAPER Or R VOL. 33 8 Pages MARSHALL; N. C THURSDAY; DECEMBER 6, 1934 PRICE $1.00 A YEAH WSL V .FAWM ELECTED aiMMAN BOARD OF COUNrY C05EIISSI0NERS Other County Officers Sworn In Monday And Settle Down To Work Mr. William VY Farmer was elected chairman bf the Board of County Commissioners Mon Other members ara B. 12. Guthrie and T. A. Higgins. Succeed G. L. McKinney . Mr firmer mieceeda M!r. G. L. Mc Kinney in thi office man who has been chairman of the Board orev- eral terms and could dourtiess nave been reelected had he run. but. like Coblidsre. he did nt "choose to run. ' Mr. McKinney has been a member of - the board moat of the time since 191L.jrvinr as chairman about two thirds of that time. He was first ap pointed . a member of the board n 1?17 fey Hon. ueorjre j-mcnaxo. men d', member of the N. C," Irfjrlslature, Who increased the number on . the Board from three to nve. ai tne election Mr. McKinney was orevailed upon to run for office of Commission er and was elected and continued to X4 rhelartaAl AArVinB1 COntftlUOUrfy .from 1917 to 1925. when he resijp- iea, remaining off tne ooaro unu m !death of the late T. A. Silver, when a, vm .nnninted to fill the unexpired Brm of Mr. Silver. oiiowidk .in ran train and has been on tne ard until this year. Rant iii Georvla How tnanv aeonle in Madison Countv know Mr. Q. L. McKinney was horn in Georsria? He tello us that his parents imoved from Georgia when he was a baby, to the Jupiter ection in Buncombe, county. ana than Km wsji 18. his mother died and l. nnn;i.. Mnv.J lnfi' MariinOa. Coun- y H has been connected witn toa fciercantile business in Marshall sinco 1899r first a clerk, later as partner, SU$H! the time in the srrocery bus Ji nu - Whhhnaala. awArail. ... Ha ,b Tamo a reUil dr goods merchant ; in 11924 and haa been enraged ra tnat business since. . J':": f Unnil Meetint; Moaday -J - The meeting of the Board of Com Pmissioners Monday was unusually try- .ine. m tne nnt piace tne nwmoen Iwere all new not one having served RnarH hefore. Manv anpli- ications were before them for this place and that place and this and that. The County's bank account Iwas overdrawn, we understand, and r'no bills could be paid except emer gency cases. The county. Attorney m a s o u t . of town on ac count of illness, 'leaving the Board without legal advice. Conseguently, everal matters were postponed pend ing legal advice. , - ; fThe dome tiemonstration Agent s nnrt ws received jnd approved. J. I Hubert Davis.' Clerk of the Superior Court, was appointed purcnasing a- ustments were made in amounts mi ld for taxes. Frank. Searcy was e fected janitor of court house for 1935 fnd McKinlev Smith for 1936; each onded $500. ' Robert L. Crow was snade Buoerintendent of County Horn lor 1935 and Carney Davis for 1936, ach bonded $500. Johnnv Davis is e present superintendent. k Other Officers SwOrn In The oath of office was administered the Clerk of Superior Court, J. ubert Davis, by Lee Bryan. J. P. The clerk, in turn, administered the Eain to we outer county nuwers u allows: yi: -;V:-;:; " Sheriif Guv English: Reciter of teeds Jeter P. Ramsey; Auditor acey Reed : Tax .Collector J. K. Wilson. ""Si:-' ' ' ' . The last two were re-elected at a sheeting Monday of the chairmen of ffie following boards, ti follows: " . t mi , ' m (Education ; D. M. Robinson, Chairman Tax and ' Juiy Commission; Bryan Teague. Chairnun Road Commission; Chan Balding. Chairman Board of Health; F. E. ' Fceeman. Chairman Budget Commission ;,Wm. V. Farmer. Chairman Board of County Commis- Esioners. ' ; ' r-'.t For auditor, Mr. Farmer nominat ed Mr. J. N. White, but th other merrfoers re-elected Mr. Reed. - ; Tax Collxetor Salary Raisl The salary of the Tax Collector Wan raised from $100.00 to $125.00 a Imonth- ;,Thi is. said to have been done on account of the necessity of mpioyinjr assistant collectors. . HOT SPRINGS Rev. Samuel Sexton L aid To :,R e s Wall-Knowa Baptist , Minister ,: Hot Springs Passe Away Of The Rev.' Samuel Sexton, retired Baptist minister, and . one of Hot Springs' oldest and best known citi zens, died at his home Tuesday eve- nine. Nov. 27. 1934. at 8:20 o'clock Mr. Sexton had been confined to his bed for the past two or three years. and was a sufferer from a complica tion of diseases. His death was not unexpected. He became very ill Sun day, and gradually grew weaker until the and came. '. ..i Mr. Sexton-was the last surviving Union soldier; in the section of Hot Springs. He was active in the Baptist-ministry for nearly half a Cen tury, and as long as ne was pnysicauy able he took an active, part in the work of the Baptist church at Hot Springs. ' . He was born and reared in Madison eounty and was married twice. Both of his wives preceded him to the grave. Twelve children, seven daugh ters and five sons, were born to him and his first wife, but there were no. children fey his : last union. Two daughtes, , Mrs. . Laura Dockerv and Mrs. Lattie Brooks: and three sons. William, of Greenville, S. C, Andrew, of Boston. Mass., and Robert, of Hot Springs, survive him. ' ; ' Funeral services were held for Mr. Sexton at the local Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the Rev. J. L. Bragg, pastor, and the Rev. P. T. McFee officiating. Inter ment was in Fairview cemetery near Hot Springs, , .. churches ittended. After a . plate i Mn and Mr. Abe Long and Mr. , supper was served by the Ladies' Aid Walter Bunion were in a ear wreck f MvvivtjT,: . mu mivniw aiacwsBion oi xnursaay nignt, xneir new car was church plans for the new year was torn up and the driver of the other n,";7- v.,v.t.v..i'v.. Jcar waa kUled.;" Mr. Long ws taken W. T. Davis acted as toastmaster! to General Hospital Knoxville. for and xplained in a brief manner the treatment.: They returned home Sat- purpose of the meeting and what the church stewards hoped to accomplish this year. v. O. Church. ; charsre steward chairman, ' spoke briefly ' on urdav on train Noi !$. Mr. tend Mrs. Bill-HoUifleld of Cincinnati, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. i DR. W. E. FINLEY ANSWERS QUESTIONS AS TO COST OF RELIEF IN MADISON the spirit of co-operation, and olead.i Mi- rW i ed ior the united support of all the ' mother , lof Tenn., were week-end members this , year in putting the guests herb of his parents. nIarSLac0M scc,!Mf Xlly; , - 0. Brooks left Wednesday . ,0t. ri.er Dm esi spoxe on . lor unoxTUle, Tenn., after getting church loyalty, and briefly outlined what ha had in mind as to the best methods of raising the . church . fi nances. He narticularlv stressed the Lord's Acre" plan, and the muttincr or a dime into the hands of the chil dren of the churches and letting them start the dimes to work. He told how this plan had worked successful ly in other churches. : MrWe8t did not hold the Quarter ly conference at this meetinor. as had been planned, but held it at Fairview church on the moraine of Sunday, December 2, at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Charles Burgin and Mrs. War ren Davis, accompanied by Mrs. Syd ney O. Izler, rendered special music for the occasion. At the close of the meeting, the Rev. Mr. Edwards, local pastor, distributed pledge cards to those present, and asked that the cards bp, filled out and returned by Sunday so the stewards would have an idea of what could bi raised on the church budget for the coming year. Mr. Tom Brua spent the holidays here with his mother. Mrs. Bruce. his call from the Southern R. R. Funeral; services were " held last Thursday for" the Rev. Mr. Sexton. Mr. Sexton had been bedfast for the past vear. (He is survived by a large number-pf children. ? 'tToS late i for last week) Mr andf Mrs.' Ira Plemmons visited thv Enka 'plant Tuesday. Mr.-.Iehe Brookh mi Mr. Phil Brown are in Lenoir this week. Mrs. Kimberly spent a few days in Asheville with relatives. Mrs.: T.fBr Ruf ty spent Monday in MARS HILL Coat Much Lower Than Many People Had Supposed Mars Hill and Brvfird Tied Thanksgiving Day That was a hard-f ought game To the (Editor of The News-Record: Questions come to mind, as we read of costs in the, administration of Re lief. Senator Borah has made s stronsr case, shaving the costs in many places in our country. During Thanksgiving Day at Mars Hill when the political campaign assertions were Brevard, and Mars Hill battled for the championship of the North Caro- made that the, cost of administering it in our county was high and all out Una Junior College Conference in a of proportion to the amount iriven oat scoreless- game. A large crowd of and that the giving was. lavish. It fans for each institution attended, j was made an issue. As far as I know little political capital was made of the P. T. A. Features Parents' Help gifts to the relief. The majority for 'the Republican party in Madison For three months Professor A. V. County shows very few if any votesv Nolan. of the high school, has had the were influenced bv thin distribution. VJ . BUCUW. 1HVUUHV ... . . . . . .. . " - . - - - Newport. Tenn.. with her daughter, I Parents interested in his educational i In most of the townships the. commit Mrs. Pat Rhyne and family. projrram by means of the monthly , tee of citizens consulted as to relief Dr. McElroy of Marshall was a programs of th P. T. A. The meet- were composed of Republicans. There business visitor her. Tuesday. lnsr 1.ast 1 uesdav evening, besides re- were permanent benefits that came of Mr. andi'Mrs. Roy Ebbs were iruests ,,.c,,1"f Kei'" c"" anu naiwi un aisiriDuuon in community nouses of hto sister. Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Ni Ji .Ebbs is takine treat ments in Asheville. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hobi Henderson . has been on the 'fin PP" iauureg ir. woian. sick list for .the past few weeks. nimseir. grave, an aDie oiscussion oi M. fiahftv. of Krwin. Tenn..Jthe toPic from the parents' sUnd- onpnt SnnA nw wltn W narentn. Point. L Others speakm on the topic hints of previous meetings, brought . built school houses replaced and up practical ideas of hojs. the par-! roads repaired and rebuilt by relief ents can help, in the home, to put o- labor. As to wages paid the local of ver the class room work and help to , floe was not to be-blamed because the rate was decided by outside agencies. Mr. and Mis, T. B. Rufty. LUTHER RANDALL WRECK LAST SUNDAY;AFTERNOON KILLED IN AUTO THREE MOT SPRINGS RESIDENTS INJURED IN COLLISION Mr. and M.rs. W, A,Long, and Mrs, ceived painful Injuries When their eaM WJ a tnuH JWiun ik William.. Mn. I Farland. fiegra, collided Thursday af ternoon, near Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. Lonsr is a prominent merchant here. , Tne negro was killed instantly and his companion, n white man, was bad: ly injured. Mr. and Mrs. Long and Mr. Run nion were, taken to a Knoxville -hospital for treatment, but Mrs. Long was Soon able to return to her home here. According to reports, the car and truck met on a hill. The driver of the truck failed to see Mr. Long's car in time to dodge. Both vehicles were badly damaged. THREE OTHERS INJURED AS CAR GOES OFF BANK HOT SPRINGS METHODISTS DISCUSS CHURCH PLANS An interesting rind enf husiastM "get-together"' meeting was held by members of the Hot Springs Metho; uiav cnurcn in ine community no use, Tuesday evening of last week. About 40 members and friends of the CLARENCE ROBINETT DIESSUDDENLY FUNERAL TO BE AT 2 O'CLOCK . THURSDAY AFTERNOON Clarence Robinett, asre 43. died at a hotel in Knoxville, Tenn., December 4. i He had been ill. but when . his brother. George, visited hhn recent- Luther Randall, 40. farmer of the Bisr Pine section, was killed about 5:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon near the home- of Tom Trimble on Little Laurel, when the automobile m which he was riding left the road, Roy Goforth, aho of the f Big . Pine section, was seriouWyiiyuTed nd af ter receitiag" medical attention from Dr. W. A. Sams at Marshall was tak en to the ' Oteen hospital. Dorsey Liihsf ord received only slight in juries and was taken to his home on Big - Pine. T. E. Edwards, alleged driver of the car, also seriously in jured, is being held in the Marshall jail on a technical charge of man slaughter, and was to be sriven a pre liminary hearing Thursday after noon. The four men were World War veterans and had left Big Pine Sun day afternoon to return to the Citi zens Civilian Camp at Lake Lure. When the wreck occurred the men were on the Marshall-Greeneville highway traveling eastward. They were more than 15 miles off the route to Lake Lure. ' Randall is survived by his widowand eight children, also one brother and three sisters. He was with the ' Army of Occupation. were Mrs. R. M. Lee and Mrs. L. B. , Olive. Dr. I. E. Burnet te gave an (interesting reminiscence of old-time methods in teaching. The fifth jrrade. Mrs. John Cody, teacher, won the parents' attendance 'reward, with 13 parents present. Tile ninth grade, which had been winner for the two previous months, had 12 parents present. To Have Music Club After reading of the excessive cost of administering- the relief in other places. I asked the privilege of exam ining the books of the Relief Airencv of Madison County to see if there had been a cost Ovi of posortion to the amount given to the people who ap plied and going- over the books for the time I found that the administra tive costs averaged 11 1-2 per cent. That is. for everv dollar .which came to the county. 11 1-2 cents went to I the nersons in charge and 88 1-2 cents went to relief. I doubt if any business in Madison i Countv that did the business the. Sm- Rpaidpt, t.ha i-lnllo nlranrlv m nnt Inn- 1 i t... Jnn. haa koj a n 1 1 ..w M. . . ......v.v.. ..x iiua uwa.c una iiu tX1' Jf kjii,c v ed in previous respects, the organi- verhead charge. I know of larger I zation of a junior music club in the businesses which have 12 percent ad- jhigh school, under the direction of ministrative charge, others 9 and lo I, . ihtt' " ra v ' i n t Mrs- J- tlaK has been reported percent. It is considered in any bus- 1H I lllw MI A I K recently. Mrs. Huff, who ir. a gradu- iness that 10 percent is a legitimate ilEajJlilU I IJIXKjLi atA of the Louisville Conservatory charge, and taking into consideration ,, - ' of Music and is an exjyjrienced teach- the few safeguards placed around the w ". . T r-,.! r:.:,. ' er 01 music, has aroused much m- distribution and the eme-rjrenev as- f5 rRka? r if Jit Ifi" . teMst n enthusiasm in the mentber$ pect of the matter, -one wonders at "V-ITZJjS &vi.iJ low cost W the administration oT , -s' . ' -following OHicers-were- etecxear-Tres Announcement is msde that ; tho ident. Elizabeth Carter: secretary, womenof the Baptist church will fur- Louise McGraw; treasurer? MihW mshdmner Friday at the church for Runniont Program chairman. Marcel the members of the, Civitan Club as n..v ti,;. .-. k. H . . ... - M1 nwtwuft x j-iia la bite uisb music ciuu wcu as i"l utlieio. vtvitBUS will f . u Orronio1 ; it . please note the change in place of "As a rule man's a fool. Always wanting what is not. When it's cool he wants it hot. When it's hot he wants it cool. As a rule man's a fool." T .T. Eaton. W. M. S. Activities high Teach'er What hippopotamus? Boy -The plural of hippopotamus is h i p t o oh. well, who'd want morp than one, anvway? Ex. I Urging Highway Funds Be Used For Highways . SUBSCRIBE TO 'HE NEWS-RECORD IVALrUT BAZAAR WALNUT METHODIST BAZAAR . to be held at , METHODIST CHURCH ' ii"- WALNUT. N. C. Saturday. December 8 : - Fancv Work and Refreshments f r .; - To Be Sold r - EVERYBODY WELCOME N-29 D- . . i It he told them that he would K to work, in .a day or two. - The news that he was found dead at the. hotel was quite a shock, not only to Jiis lanuiy in Marsttall. also -t to friends of the family. It . had not been very long since he had spent right much tune with his people, on account of the illness of his father. Mr. D. A. Robinett. He is survived by his father, one brother, , Mr. George Robinett. and. three sisters. Misses Jessie, Edna, end Grace Rob- tnetc v ...... t-. . . Clarence 'was a World J War 7 vet eran, enlisting in 316 F. A. Battery C, was one of the first nine leaving Madison County for overseas duty and was nnder Captaig" R. R. Williams of Asheville. :. 7V . Funeral services are set for Thurs day afternoon at 8 o'clock at the home ta Marshall, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Blount and the Rev. L. C. RoWts. interment to follow at the Laurel Branch cemetery. - The fol lowing pallbearers have been named; active Messrs. Covert Fortner, Lee Gwaltney. Troy M. Rector, Lee Bry an. Max Dalton, Bill Dslton. B. T. White. Clarence Eller, Merrett How ell, J. Hubert Davis, Theodore Rec tor, and Lee Bryan; honorary Messrs. AW. Whitehurst. Fred Bow man. WiflH. Morrow, Zeb Fisher. W. E. King. F. E. Freeman. Ralph R. Tilson. Joe Tilson, J. W. Dalton, Ru fus Bier.' Lather Howell. C. W. Hunter, Dr. J, N. Moore, and Dr. W. A. Sams. . - The family has the sympathy of the community. - George Ross Pbu, Raleigh, General Counsel of the High w ay Protective. League of North Carolina, has issued the first statement defining the aims and purposes of the or ganization with wh'ch he has recently become identified. "We have been asked," said Mr. Pou, "to inform the general public on the necessity of clari fying present highway laws. "We have one of the finest state highway systems in the Un'.ted States a system that people outside the state admire and try to copy a system pointed to as the chief reason for North : Carolina's . remarkable-advance during the last ten years. , ' . . " ":" ' "But it ' is not completed. Many miles o f inadequate roads still; connect important communities.',' Man y county roads, cared for by State funds, need to be graded, dra Tied and aurfaced. : W-i - "Motorists of the State are paying for these roads in the form of gas tax and license fees. ; They pay every day for maintenance and construction they- aren't getting" because highway funds are being di- The W. M. S. is meeting each af ternoon this week to abserje the an nual season of prayer for world-wide missions. Mrs. J. W. Huff has charge of the week's program. Leaders for the week are: Mr3. R. R. Riddle, Mrs. is the plural of Guy Merrill. Mrs. Brown Caldwell, Mrs. Floyd Holcombe, and Mrs. L. B. Olive. A Christmas pageant on the week's study is to be given in the collet auditorium next Sunday eve- . v 1 nmg, taking the place of the regular verted for uses foreign to high- church service. Mrs. L. B. Olive. ways. Highway money is be-' Mrs; Koy vau- "" Eugene ook j -j. J , -i. er, have charge of the pageant whici mate use in construction andjacters. maintenance. Why the High-' Next Monday afternoon, the regu way Department itself is being J""'-" .meting of the societv is j.f.i.f.j 1 - , "6 to featuer installation services for depleted because of lay-offs the officers for next year. Mis. R. L. and low wages. I Moore, associational superintendent The League has for its pur-'of missionary work, has invited rep- wnere possioie. everytning diatriDuteu. was purchased of locaj merchants. , I am not discussing the Question of whether the relief should be given,. Manv arguments pro and co can be , offered but I am trying to prove that the cost of giving this relief was not j excessive in Madison County and that every dollar was applied legitimately and at a reasonable cost. Now that the political spell-binder has had his say and we have returned to normal life and temperature, we place these figures .before vou show ing that the accusation of excessive cost was unjust and not upheld by facts. W. E. FINLEY. tcr. Miss A'.ma Freeman, in Green ville. S. C. Mrs. T. J. Boddie and children, who have 'been in Miami for several poses, (a) the prevention of further Legislative diversion of highway funds, (b) the-enact- ment of- an amendment to the State Const;tution prohibiting diversion , 01 tne lunds. (c) a ound and proper revision of motor license fees, (d) the promotion of safety upon our highways and (e) the adoption of a ratinal highway dan for worth Carolina, er, have charge of the pageant which months, have. come to Bruce Haven to spend thp winter with Mis. Boddie' parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bruce. Mrs. S. Lee Carter spent a week iccently with her young granddaugh ter and her daughter-in-law, in Char lotte. Mrs. Will Davis and daughter, Mrs. Fred Holcombe, spent va t of last week in Raleuh with two other daughters. Coach Roberts and Mrs. Robert left immediate! v after the ball game la-t Thursday for Charleston. S. C. where Mrs. Roberts attended a two- rcsentatives from all societies in the association to meet here- at that time. Personals Mrs. C. Coates returned Satur day from a month's visit to her sis- day conference for telphers of Mod em Languages, THE ORPHANS' CRY Not long ago I visited a home where the mother was very ilL The small children wanbbd to hover a- It is the purpose of this new round where mother-was. j When told returning Sunday bv way of Uaariotte. Dean I. N. Carr and Professor Wood left Monday afternoon for At lanta where they will attend the meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary SchooL Question : ' What is! the best Lorgani jtfoa to find ways te a-T.S j' uiiucuiues, void these difficulties, take them to the people so they may judge whether the cause of such difficulties should be cor Ab? e men ahd interested organizations h a v e joined hands with all North Carol na motor 'sts to insure'nerpetua- tion of the best State Highway T.ifnl nno. l'i..nntfnnrft Mtr VVH1LC1 . mind wandered as I sat by the moth- Answer: No better practical er's side tried to draw a picture of winter ration for the dry cow what that home would be like if those can k- had than loiimi riw children were left orphans (which I J??, TllJ ? tbw are not). Then I thought, how , " corn silage together with can anyone turn a deaf ear to an or-1 three to five pounds of a grain nhan's cry. The emptiness pf a life ration containing around 16 without father, mother, or both gone percent protein. For the last dTgUoW. Truett once pictur. two weeks, before freshenine; ed to us a scene where, mother had the' grain .ration should be re- way Department personnel m to take the place of mother in caring wet Va?S oaHv rl : the land. A partial list of the for the other children, one day Dr. directions for feeding all dairy V sponsors of this organization is 1 Truett went to pay this home a visit. ; animals are contained, in Ex- . indicative of it ultimate sue- 2 hJ, reach1ed 10U8e he wtiS tension Circular No. 193, copies- . ," " -i-.V ;ulunlle SMC Mother" was bending over the wash nf -.vj-v mni 1,. - cess.' v.,Jtnh ringing that sweet hymn. "Does of which will be mailed free .- .. .... , . ' Jesna CaroT" Aa he listened "O. i upon application to the AgrV ! yes. He cares, I Jcnow He cares,'? the cultural Editor, State College . tears were rolling down the girl's . 11 : r ,. 03PIIAinu7JEASfMnASYlL ' I need a friend, surejy the Mr. Rbert Tweed, of Marshall. la charge of collections for the Thomas- vflle orphanage, reported Thanksgiv- inr Day that 28.829 pounds of pro duce, wheat, corn, and eanned goods had been shipped to the orphanage. orphan corn yields Viava infrpnuorl fmm aUon and from four In the Newfound . help., Thanksgiving sea-; eiRht, to 60 bushels an acre ASSOC leaUOZl. . ' . . J via M wic M"V wc lie outyvpou w i--, a.t 1' .!..,. J . Iwtead sendlnV.teer.Wtt. c'helP-nd as Dr.. Covington . said in 8inc the work started. , phans, winning political candidate "J" wonderful address to our French V,, who had nromisail thm n.M K. mnn- Broad .Association in .behalf jof the ' Judge So von broke in th wtnrm instead in order to defrav ehin-i Thomasville orphanageet'a not for- jnst to Iget a dime cigar. Then what ,m.... u. m j re: te send our nravera with our m mn itiunv if td, ftf p doMt.on-jfwm 1 churches appreciation of cooperation in help-,'lfte- - . w , ..mI. ' 1 . Prisoner Your honor. I was pat in the French Broad Baptist Associ- fa,, the ctilJrin. , s MRS. W, B. METCALF. .ting in the dime. Ex. . : I j 1 f 'I