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MARSHALL, N. C., THURSDAY; JANUARY 31, 1935
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MOTHER AND CIED - BURN TO
DEATH O N SANDY MUSH
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Father Also Seriously Burned
In Rescuing Loved Ones
The modest home of Curtis Led
ford, age 25, was burned last Satur
day morning, resulting in the death
of his wife and four-year-old daugh
ter. The young man made a fire in
th heater and' then went to the
'A kitchen some distance away to build
Yt another fire. He had iust finished
whe he heard a scream from the
shack. Looking (back, he saw the lit
tle cabin in flames and caught a
glimpse of his wife's frantic face at
the window. He raced over the path
to find the door smoke-filled. He
tried frantically to open the window.
It was caught fast. He hurtled
through the door and brought his
wife out through the smoke. She was
burned severely on her face and many
parts of the body. He forced his
way back into the cabin and brought
out little four-year-old Kyra, their
only child. She was so badly burned
that skin tore away as he picked her
up. Hailim? a truck driver for his
employer, Ralph Sprinkle, Ledford,
whose own hands and face were bad
l"iy burned, got his wife and daughter
down the mountain and friends pro
vided a fast .car to take them to Mis
sion hospital in Asheville. Little Ky
ra died at 11:50 o'clock and Mrs.
Ledford died later. Ledford was
suffering so from pain and shock that
doctors had not told that their little
girl was dead. Lcdford's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Ledford of
Alexander, his sister, Oara, and his
groom. After the wedding cake was
cut a delicious buffet supfper wks
served the guests by the bride's sis
ters, Mrs, Ola Bvjd and Mrs. Norma
Carter.
Couples attending the announce
ment party included the following:
Miss Carter and Mr. Edney, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley
Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ander
son, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson,
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Bagwell. Miss
Constance Fitzgerald and Mr. Wil
liam Elliot Moore. Miss Gladys Tweed
and Mr. Robert Sams, Miss Nell Eng
lish and Mr. Grover !. Ansel. Miss
Faye Ebbs and Mr. Tilson Fleetwood,
Miss Thelma JUlanKenship and Mr. J.
R. -McMahan, Miss Mary Fitzgerald
and Mr. Dan Carter, and Miss Nita
Gahagan.
Miss Carter is to be the recipient
of many entertainments in her hon
or during the week.
Mr. Edney is very prominent pol
itician, having been a candidate for
Congress in the 10th Congressional
District last fall.
DR. GAMON HERE
SUNDAY
Mrs. W. A. Sams on Tuesday eve-"
ning. January 29. entertained mem
bers of the family at. a birthday din
ner in honor of her mother. Mrs. Van
Davis, who celebrated her 63rd birth
day.
Mrs. Vivian Rector and Mrs. E. E.
Ramsey gave a dinner honoring their
annt, Miss Jessie Sams, Monday evening.
BRYAN'S FILLING
STATION ROBBED
A daring roibbery was effected at
about ten o'clock Wednesday night
at Bryan's filling station in Marshall.
Two men in a car bearing Tennessee
license plates and flourishing sawed
off shotguns entered the filling sta
tioa and proceeded to take $15.00 in
cash, ' several- cartons of cigarettes,
and then filled up the car with gas
and oil and left.
Worth McDevitt, of Marshall, and
mis , juucille Brigman of Walnut.
They escaped with minor cuts and
bruises. An occupant of the truck,
whse name was not learned, suffer
ed two oj three broken ribs, it was
reported.
$335,000 In New Roads
In Madison
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Services at the Presbyterian church
in Marshall were held last Sunday j
morning by Dr. Gamon. A pulpit j
committee has been named who will
make announcements of services for
that church.
Mr. Dave Harris
Making Good
In Canton
THE
If You Have
TOBACCO
MONEY
and owe
NEWS-RECORD
According to a press report from
Raleigh Jan. 26, Madison County is
to have spent -in two years on new
construction of roads the sum of
$335,"bOO. This is for state highways
only, and not for county projects..
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MARK HAYNIE
DIES IN MADISON
44,559 ACRES OF MA DISON CO. 4
SOIL LOST BY EROSIOPf
As To Abolishing
Home Demonstrator
Resident Of Near Enka Laid To Rett
On Waljnut Creek Monday
Last Sunday's Asheville daily car
ried under its head, "Folks Worth
ont M.i T. T Pnlf lfPTit viiril nt
the hospital all afternoon. Mr. Sprin- j wnue m western ortn v,aro.ma,
kle was there too. The cabin burn- ' Dave H. Harris, who is making good
ed down in a few minutes, Ledford t in Canton, having recently resigned
told his mother, destroying every-. as tax collector for the town to ac
thing the young couple possessed, in- cept a position with the Champion
cludine their money. Ledford and Fibre Co. Mr. Harris, in 1928, mar
VnWin Maz-MnHmv. juhAHra 22 vears ried Miss Norma - Ramsey, of -Mar'
old, were married five years agw. shaiH, daughter of Mrs. Minnie Ram
They went to live in the cabin last sey.
spring when Ledford obtained work j
at the sawmill. Sunday afternoon at CIVITANS TO MEET FRIDAY
3 o'clock funeral services were con- J
ducted over the burned body of little j The Marshall Civitan club meets
Kyra at Flint Hill Methodist church every first and third Fridays. It hap
near Alexander. The mother never year wi gtart off wh Friday The
Knew tnai tne cnua aieu. ueuium meetmcr this week win De aat tne
own burns are serious but his condi- French Broad hotel at one o'clock,
tion is not critical. His mother said
the family betyieved the heater had
dried out the wall of the cabin, and
whe the fire became too hot the wall
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Send It
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Many are renewing and
new subscriptions are
coming in.
HOW ABOUT YOU?
Mark Haynie. acre about 84. for
merly (of Madison County, recently
of near Enka, died at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Ed Bryan, of near
Marshall Sunday, Jan. 27. Funeial
servicers and interment were at the
Walntfb Creek Baptist church Monday
afternoon conducted hv the pas! or,
the Bey. Mr. Bragg of Marshall. Mr.
Haynirf an undo of Mr. Pote II iy
nie of 1 Marshn'l is survived liy oni1
son. V ck Hayrr'e of near Enka. and
one daughter, Mrs. Ed Bn-an of ear
MarshaJl. We understrnd he had
been with Mrs. Bryan only a few-cays
and diad of heart failure.
WOMAN'S CLUB
. The Woman's Club will meet Sat
urday afternoon, Feb. 2, with Mrs.;
lead the program. A full attend
ance is. desired. The program will
include special music.
EDNEY CARTER
BEN NAUGHTY KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILE SATURDAY
blazed up. Mrs. Ledford and the
Ben Naughty wai found killed on
i i i .i t AtA the highway in the Laurel section
oaoy were sun as ccp wnen ueuiuiu - ,- ,.
' , , , o Saturday and the coroner's jury
left the csibin to go make the fire in Monday foud that he came to his
the cookhouse to prepare breakfast. i death by an automobile driven by
unknown person or persons. . He was
, , 17 J TT JJ" at one timejn jail and was written up
Carter-tdney Wedding by Ripley on account of his name.
Plans Announced
For February 3
SPRING CREEK SCHOOL CLOSED
Friends have received the
following:
MR. AND MRS. JAKE CARTER
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
PALMA
to
M'R. CAL1VIN R. EDNEY
on Sunday Evening
the third of February
nineteen hundred thirty-five
at eight-thirty o'clock
Mars Hill Baptist Church
Mars Hill, North Carolina
BIRTHDAY DINNER
'MARS HILL
Woman's C'ub Presents Play
The literature group of the Wo
man'sClub had charge of the pro
gram fjr the regular meeting held
pn Thursday evening of last week.
Miss Bnnie Wengeit was the pro
gfatn chairman and introduced the
topic far the. evening. Folk Plays of
the vCajolina 'PlaySnakers. speaking
especially;; the v work of Paul
Greene..? following; .:Vtniie:-takJ';ttMasf-;
nolia'f Mat4,'hy;f Gertrndes jjso
CbffllCf g r-T!it" romedTrwk 'T)lo
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Wide interest will be centered a
) ; Tound the marriage of Miss Palma
barter, youmest daugnter 01 ir. ana
rs. J. F. Carter, of ivy, and Mr.
ialvin R. Edney. nrominent lawyer
f Mars Hill and Marshall, which has
een set for Sunday evening, Febru
rv 3. at 8:30 o'clock. The cere-
Imony is scheduled to take place at
the Mars HU1 Baptist cnurch, witn
the Rev. L. Bunn Olive, pastor, of
ficiating. ti Mrs. Kelley Ray, of Mars Hill and
vy, will be Miss' Carter's Matron of
llonor. and the bridesmaids will be
His
, The Sprine Creek school closed
l Tuesday on account of. an epidemic ! Will H
of flu. It was reported that it would
open auain Feb. 4. A hundred cases
of this disease were reported at the
school.
Mrs. L. L. Storev entertained at a
delightful six o'clock dinner Tuesday
evening honoring her mother. Mrs.
Morrow, on her birthday,
AT OAK RIDGE CHURCH SUNDAY
iss (ilatfrs. iweed, juarsnau: miss , tn artv; k.,f h0
Nell English, Mars Hill; Miss Thelma : Bible
Blankenship. Just; Miss Nita Gaha- I
IIF . -BB-w. TTAl . . UV . 1 ' n f 1
The invited guests were Mrs. Tom
Morrow, Miss Mayme Morrow, Miss
Mary Gudger and Mrs. H. L. Story.
N. B. McDevitt, Jr.,
Injured In Wreck
N. B. McDevitt. Jr.. is" i a serious
Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock, just 'condition at his home in M3rsnaii as-
after the young people's service. Ev-;a result of injuries received rnaay
e1bodv is cordially invited to attend l efternoon in a collision between a
this service. Mr. Clark is a youngltrivk and his car, a roadster. The
man starting out in this work, but ' accident occurred at Laurel Kiver
RDriage. vuier uucupunts 01 uie
Mr. Everett Clark j'ill preach at I
Oak Ridge community chuich next.
ter and Mis. L. H. Bagwell, of Ashe
rille. LAttie Doris 'Jean Anderson
pill be the flower girL
The groom will have for his best
ILLNESS IN FAMILY OF DR. RICE
Dr. Otto Rice tells us that he1 is
havintr his troubles on account of
an his brother, Mr. E. J. Edney, of , illness in his family. His only son,
enrose. The ushers will be Dr. W. , Otto, Jr., has been very ill but aas
Robinson. Mars Hill: Robert Sams, if ought bravely through his illness for
sheville: Grover L. Angel, Soring the last several weeks and is now re-
reek; Dr. J. H. Hutchins. Walnut; cuperating. In the meantime, Mrs.
aul Bruce, Mara Hill; and L. H. Kice has entered a samtonum in
srwell, Asheville, N. C. ' 'Asheville for her health. 1
The fcride will be given In marriage
f her brother, Mr. Ben Carter, of
heviiie. The nag ceremony will
used. -
The engagement of Miss Carter
d Mr. Edney was announced at a
htrilliant party given at the home of
VUO VllUV V fnCAA(4 4UUUU4y BlCUlllg.
The announcement , was made by
each guest receiving a letter contain
ine a wedding bell on which was
written "Wedding bella will ring for
Palma am1 Pstirl Valtviian. ' A i
ropriate tramea were played and sev
eral beautiful musical selections were
given by Misses Constance and Mary
Fitngerali, Gladys Tweed, and Mrs.
'Kenneth Anderson, t ' , ...
The dining room waa artistically I The regular meeting of the Mar-
oecorawa in vaienune colon and tau IghaU p. t. A. will be held at the
eandlea in silver holders. In the lll., .t.. -.t.
tenter of the table waa . Iari kit 8Cho1 next Tuesday afternoon, Feb.
wedding cake decorated with pink s P M. -A full attendance is
JiearU and a miniature bride and' desired. , t
Presbyterian Ladies
To Meet
The Ladies Bible Class of the Pres
byterian church will hold a meeting
in their Class room Thursday, Febru
ary 7, at 2:30 P. M. A full attend
ance is desired.
P. T. A. To Meet
Next i Tuesday
were Miss Marian Morpow, Mr. John
SO OR MORE COMICS!
Each week the Baltimore Ameri
can prints 50 or more famous comics
in the new, handy-sized Comic Week
ly.Everybody is pleased with this new
Comic Weekly. You'll like it, too!
Buy your copy of the BALTIMORE
AMERICAN from vour favorite
newsboy or newsdealer.
ing from ordering a" husband thru a
matrimonial agency, was presented
'by other members of the group. Mrs.
H. C. Edwards was director; Mrs. V.
E. Wood took the part of Miss Tish
Davis; Mrs. R. M. Lee played the part
of the widower, Newt Norris; M'ss
Edna Ferguson ws Magnolia
Staines; and Mrs. L. B. Olive was
Bartholomew M. Burgess, of Arkan
sas, the man from the agency. Al
though the play was given only for
the club members, the players used
costumes, and the proper stage set
ting and had Tut much time on the
reparation. Hostesses for the eve
ning were Mrs. Ashe Carter, Mrs. J.
G. Holt, and Mrs. John McLeod.
High School News
The regular meetintr of the P. T. A.
is scheduled for next Tuesday eve
ning. Feb. 5, in the high school audi
torium. Prof. Nolan has promised a
ig-ood program and it is thought that
a large number of parents will attend.
Another program that promises to I
be interesting is a costume recital or
musical playlet, "Mrs. B. Natural's
Party,'' to be given at the chapel
hour on Thursday, Feb. 7, by the mu
sic pupils of Mrs. J. B. Huff. The
rhythm orchstra will also appear on
this program.
Personals
The Rev. nnd Mrs. W. C. Taylor,
S. B. C. missionaries to Brazil, arriv
ed here last week to spend several
months in the McOal! rottige on tV
hierh school ridge. The children ai e
registering for study in the college
and hisrh school.
Mrs. R. R. Riddle has been spend
ing a few days here at her home,
making arrangements to join her
husband in his traveling job this year.
Miss Dorothy Walters, of Wingate.
N. C. is here visiting her sister, Miss
Leon Walters, the new telephone op
erator. Mrs. Frank Gibbs of Enka spent
the week-end here with relatives.
Mrs. Nathan Runjyon was called
to Erwin, Tenn., Tuesday because of
illness of her sister. Mrs. Paul More
ley. '
News-Record :
Many women of Madison County,
especially of the outlying communi
ties, have nQted with dismay that our
County Commissioners have abolish
ed the office of Home Demonstrator.
The pressure is strong 0n these good
men to do everything in their power
to relieve the taxpayers. That they
have acted toward this end has earn
ed .them the good will of all hard
pressed citizens.
Nevertheless, there are considera
tions possibly greater than the mod
est economy effected by the abolition
of the office in question. In the era
of rugged individualism, probably
now passiner. It was "everv one for
himself and the devil take' the hind
most;'' but now we are becoming
moie considerate of the under-nrivi-
leged. It used to be unquestioned
that the people of the "cities and
towns were entitled to the be -t of ed
ucational and social advantages while
those "in the sticks" ot "what the
little boy shot". But now we have
achieved the more Christian .iit'tii'Ie
of recording everybody cnMlli'd to
the good tilings of life that all he"p
to o eato.
If pe-.-p'e cannot get to educational
centers we bring educational centers
to t:ie people. The el'ires of the
I County xg('nt and Home i lemons' -a-
tor represent the latter movement.
One is probably as important as the
oilier. "An unthrifty woman throw.-:
out with a spoon what a thiifty man
throws in with a shovel."
Very probably the citizens of the
little towns of Madison Count v
where the schools may be provided
with home economics and domestic
science teachers, do not fee' the need
of the Home Demonstrator hut
wouldn't they like to see us of the
outlying communities also enjov the
mysteries and new discoveries of the
hearthfire and the kitchen?
If the Commissioners are aware of
community feelings involving the
personality rather than the nfficA nf
tthoi Hom-DruHati
sive to rnose leeiings; but being ru
ral men thev should know that in order-
to swan horses it 'is not necessary
to burn the barn. The office of the
Home Demonstrator is an institution
which would be sadly missed bv many
farm women.
MRS. JUANITA ZIMMERMAN.
Madison County has lost the
value of 44,559 acres, or 15.96
percent, of its total area be
cause oi aggravated erosion,
according to the Soil Erosion
Service of the .United States
Department of the Interior.
Of the 279,040 acres which com
prise the county there are 24,851 a-
cres already abandoned due pri
marily to severe erosion, the report
shows. Also, there rare 62,000 acres
having 25 to 75 percent of the topsoil
igone.
The government has found that
the county contains 156,381 acres of
forest, and that there are 37,128 a-
cres under cultivation, 36,157 acres
of idle tillable land and 24,523 acres
of open pasturel'and in addition to
jthe twenty-four thous J d odd acres
,of abandoned land. The section of
i the county most seriously damaged
; by erosion is French Broad Valley.
The report is the result of an e
losion survey made of the entire
ftale under the direction of W. D.
Lee and W. W. Stevens, soil special
ists of the North Carolina area of
the Soil Erosion Service, to determ
ine the geneial land condition in
North Carolina. Regional headquarter-
of the Soil Erosion Service is at
High Point.
Erosion Survey Of
Madison County
Present Land Use
Acres
of To
tal Area
OPPORTUNITIES 4-H CLUB GIRLS
WILL MISS WITHOUT THE OF
FICE OF HOME DEMONSTRATION
AGENT
When home demonstration was put
into the county eight years ago, my
mother sent me to the 4-H Club and
kept me there until I was large e
nough to realize the opportunity and
the value of it. I have been a club
girl eight years, the first two years
we did not have an agent full time.
Mrs. Sara Porter Ellis just came
part of the time to the County as
she was District Agent for the moun
tain counties. Since November 1928
we have had a full time agent. This
office gives to the County and rural
people what they cannot get fiom
the schools or any other office in the
county.
The 4-H club girl and bov will be
the future ru.al leaders of the coun
Through these offices we learn
oiganization and leadership. W e:
have advantages the State and Fed
era! Government give us that home
economics in schools can not give us.
Then it would npt be nrabable for the
girls in the remote sections of the
countv to receive any practical know-,
f('g" f nOT.r
Cultivated land . . 37,128
Idle tillable land . 30,157
Waste land .... 24,851
Open pasture land . 24,523
Forested land . . 156,381
. 279,040,
Steepness Of Land
Level to undulating . 5,600
Moderately rolling . 8,400
Strongly rolling . . 33,600
Low hilly 44,800
Hilly 79,600
Very steep .... 107,040
Extent Of Erosion
Little or no erosion 172,481
Severe (up to 75
of topsoil gone)
Very severe with
gullyinig- 44,559
Total area severely
eroded, gujilied,
and abandoned
13.32
12.95
8.90
8.78
56.04
2.00
3.02
12.04
16.05
28.52
38.36
61.81
62,000 22.21
15.96
106,559 - 38.17
Meeting Of School
Masters Club
economics other than
office of home demon-
ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT
POSTPONED UNTIL WEDNESDAY
Illne Of Mr. Marvin MeClure
-Causes Postponement
PROBABLY 8 TEAMS TO ENTER
TOURNAMENT
The annual All-Star Basketball
Tournament of Madison County will
start next Wednesday, January 30,
at the Walnut high school court.
Probably 8 teams will compete in
this tournament, Much interest is
being shown in this tournament and
capacity crowds are anticipated at
each same. - The applications have
been sent out, but the playing ached
ule has not yet been selected. The
Beech Glen All-Stars, who have de
feated all opposition this season, are
top-heavy' favorites in the tourna
ment. ':
The preliminaries will be played
Wednesday night. February 6. and
Thursday"' night, February 7. The
semi-finals will be played Friday
night and the finals will be played
Saturday night. Garnet will begin
promptly at 7:30 and 8:30 o'clock.
A small admission charge will be
made to cover expenses. Each team
will appreciate your cooperation by
your attendance and support - .
through the
slration agent.
I have not taken rdvantaUs of all
the oppoitunities it gave to me. We
must work in 1-H club because we
nre competing with other club mem-1
bere in the county, state and nation. ,
I have competed in the local club con-!
tests and wen $7.50 in money. TIave
taken part in county contests, district
beal'h contest and the state dress, !
record and judging contest. I found i
the sir's in the counties where home
demonstration work has been for
years were better prepared than I.
However, I won a medaj on my rec
ord and was second in judging and
dress contest. I am working harder
for these contests when I attend the
Short Course in Raleigh this sum
mer. I- feel that whe, I enter col
lege this fall I shall be better prepar
ed to select my vocation in life be
cause of the experience I have had
mostly through club work. There are
other club "girls in the county that
fee the same and want to see the
work kept.
ELLEN BROOKS. 4-H,
Hot Springs.
Mrs. Marvin McCIure
Seriously 111
Mrs. Marvin McCIure is seriously
(1 at the home of her mother at Wal
nut Mrs. McCIure was before mar
riage Miss Margaret Leaker and is a
teacher in the Walnut school. : Her
many friends were deeply concerned
about her the first of the week.
She was much better Wedensday.
The Madison County School
Masters Oiub met Thursday evening,
January 24, 1.935, with the following
members nresent: Supt. D. M. Rob
inson; Beech Glen, J. V. Howell, Hill;
Hot Spring, W. L. Rikard, Young;
Mushall. O. S. Dillard, Huff. Alden
ITomberlin: Mars Hil'i, Nolan, T. K.
Gilbhs. P. K. Ray; Spring Creek, Bur
Igess, Angel. R. O. Meadows; Walnut.
j. 0. Wells, C. M. Roberts. The
I club entertained as honorary guest
Mr. W. T Davis of Hot Springs, wno
h' 1 ! ai b ravel v through a many-min
ute resume of the pedagogical salary
scf'e o the pa:st few tei'ms.
Mr. Robinson made a strong plea,
efpecially to uie high school princi
1 that thev use every available
method to cut expenses this year. He
emphasized the fact that the trans
portation budget would be exhausted
long before the end of the current
i,erm unless principals and bus driv
ers observe the strictest economy.
Mr. Robinson always shows the high
est spirit of cooperation with the
whole school system in order to ob
tain the most education for the least
expenditure.
Last year the club selected as an
issue for county-wide high school de
bate the present three per cent sales
tax in N. C. This year the club de
cided that the schools will not debate
as a county unit, but will adopt the
state-wide triangular query. The
Hijrh School Debating Union has a
dopted the query: "Resolved, .That
the United States should adopt the
policy of extending federal aid to
general pubic education". Some of
the schools have already started work
on this question. Madison County
has sent debating team to compete s.
i the finals at Chapel Hill let's to
again this year. ' J
As the Basketball Tournament for
the high schools is not far in the fu
ture, anxiety has been felt as to the
winners. Currents of. rumor as to
the eligibility of certain trayers en
the winning teams is always heard
after the. Tournament. To avoid thia
feeling all the principals will submit
s full list of their players for the
thorough examination of the mem
bers of the Club at its nert meeting;
February 14, 1936.
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