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: 4 . J If. 0, v nn? -f r THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER! OF MADISON COUNTY VOL.34 8 Page MARSHALL. N.C., THURSDAY-; MAY.23, 1935v UVJ Lib 3 W- fl,W ItrfW ':":.' -I ' REPUBLICS TAX LISTERS MR. BALDING EX PLAINS HOW J. O. WELLS WAS E ! LECTED Dear Editor: If you please. I should like to i - ...M a- Ban have apace in JWMato few things to mv friends lit jaaaison County. . , x.5 1a TvXZSuZ met Voecial the Board 0 ducaon,net npeciai session for the pumwse ol electing Q..norintjndnnt. The other wuu;' " "V -ir VT" j vai divided lM career or wis talented c&Ud members of the board ha 'pianist is being watched with a great two and two and it feU to my lot wM . lf-of v oijo i 1L. JA.lHifM WAA Which I fllQ 111 c me ' IK:r."7 u. the "wasmU that the Hort. N. B. McDevitt had dictated the election of Mr. Wells, and that he must be thrown out of the Post Office. I am not defending Mr. McDevitt nor attempting to fight his battles for him. he i3 able to take care of himself; but I just wanted my friends T,ri siinnnrtera tn know, if they be lieve what I say that I am not a jelly fish, neither am I being lea around k th nnso hv unv man or men, I am reailly glad that I can truth- fully say that no man or woman in Madison County or elsewhere has ever asked me to support Mr. Wells for SuDerintendant. Mr. Wells hasl never asked me for mv support nor . . mnrV, as insinuated that he was seeking the office. I have had Mr WpIIs in minrl for Superintendent , , ..... - . , ?,ver "ll1..6" roid him two years ago that he W0U1Q support him this time. I don't say. nor I wouldn t at - tempt to say that Mr. Wells is any more competent to Superintend the onlnnlc 1,0 nAlintlT tllHTl WAS Mr. l"".". " " ii KODinson. i suppose we that Prof. Robinson was a very effi- cient official, and was P e riT nnminir liic uiutw, wuw iiv, r " , .;t;n,;An fAr tvun ircr, anH knOwinT as I did the aw 1,11c n"v - ful struggles Mr. Wells has made, and the almost unsurmountable hills ;i of difficulty, he has ascended on his way to acMevemeint, I ftelt very forceably Inclined to lend him my support. I am open and desirous of sug gestions and advice from any and oil urhn nrp nn selfishlv interested in the welfare of M'aaison county it - r , school children, but when my pnnci- pie and honest convictions must be SEES MARSHALL AF TER 68 YEARS IN MISSOURI FORMER MADISON MAN SPENDS DAY OR TWO IN MADISON Mr. A. D. Munson. age 80, of Marionville, Missouri, spent a day or two in Marshall last week and re Tf hail been 68 vears Madison County. Al - though he knew that everybody here would be a stranger to him ne just dommatea ana become a siave w "'."(We understand the Marshall church ;naugrxy witn us neruage or romance amt Mountain the last mountain 311 whims of a few two bv four politl- ont.pmnlatino. ovtonrlin RlncV- nrA n-lnmnr AnH t.Vip folks who stir cpntial ito i I to . , . . , . 1 I X. f , j . , ..u ...wni vlL i i.o ouutimiitu tuuisc cians. Ill resign and shut me re iwpi Pnii . i0n fnr navt tim lL . J:i .-i. ...h -j jj j, . :u:i:4. I v.- . tK- iino um ui iia viuieya auu uig Bnu men runs away to Tennessee opuiioivMivj ,,nrKTfi ("twiiu'if ana raiu-weeK services C. W. BALDING i had a desire to see the place of MsVeiy inning until Sandy Mush put childhood once more, and incidentally p "J" 'J rlZ was buried in Madison. He failed to find the grave but did succeed in r finding one man on Brush Creek that Sandy Mush 10 he knew when he was a boy. Mr. M--n . , Munson looks well and active for his 8na" 11 ,age. He has five daughters and one Batteries for Marshall were 'son living. Before leaving the Redmond and Burnett, county, his parents lived on Brush ) Sandy Mush: b. Brown, A. Creek. Mr. Munson .tells us that as p A a boy the first dollar he ever owned 5' Eeeves and Roberson he earned by driving steers from, Barnard to Asheville. The several steers, worth about $100. were sold . m.. i. .,-,rin -,,. ,f "broke" and the owner received only,each ad been manned during this one cow for several steers. PIANO RECITAL BY LITTLE MISS ANNE BRUCE CHANDLEY mano recital by little Miss Anne Bruce. Chandley. the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. SChand-1 j icy vx ouKTun, la w g . mm va afternoon at the Asheville Biltmore 1 nli11. 1- - i l.ij mARSlULL COLLEGE COKCOIENT : TO BEGIN THIS WEEK MORE THAN 100 TO GRADUATE 1 MAY J v - More than 1001 seniors of - Mart Hill College are expected to receive their .diplomas at the 79th annual . commencement exercises to be held on May 81. v The program of exer cises for commencement week, as announced bv (President Moore, will begin with an oratorical contest for 'men on May 25, at 8 P. M-. and on the following morning at 11 j the Rev. Hoyt Blackwell of the college faculty will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. v. ,.-.; .''..- fifhur mnt. dnr?n tli V be: On May 29. at 8 A. M a reading Hearing "" hotel, where-ner tescHer. airs, r-r- hMorA 0,da H te' i0 Many friends will attend the event. which is to begin at 8:30. The little) Wariick of Shelby, halts the work of Jeter P. Ramsey, appointed lady will announce her own numbers, .recently by the Republican board of County commissioners as two of which are compositions by jura. uk caiwu xn tivfiuiu nuu R6utsl Little Sunbeams". Other i ... . T ,. .. Mrs. Ogle called "In Frogland" and Clock" bv VoHcart- "Elves t Plav" r Marie Hall; "Allegretto", bv Bee! "Walti", Op. 39. No. 15, . Br,ms" v . y who . . V - Wive heard her play, s saia to have an unusual dexterity of technique. GILBERT THOMAS OF WALNUT Funeral services for Mr. Gilbert Thomas, of Walnut were held at the Walnut Baptist Church at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, May 12, with the Kev. is. a. unmn ana the Rev. Uan- ,iel Corn officiating. Many friends and relatives were gathered, and the interment took place at the Walnut cemetery. Mr. Thomas, who was 24 years old. succumbed at about 7 o'clock on the evening of Mav 11. after a lonir illness. He is survived by his father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. ... v":.:".::" Kallard Smith Mrs. nn Fisher and Mrs. J. H. Hutchins. , gevera out-of-town people were prgggn jnciudin Dr. and Mrs. Will Hutchins and Mrs. Ralph Mosely, of 17 1 1. m 1 i iiviiigsporw xennessee, aiso mr. anoi M H .. . 1 la' gj1"?? 0f Ashev lie wert: Hampton i . vruinrie, jprea nam8ey, kov Kamsey, iDonal Stines, Raymond McDevitt and ohn Chandler. Dr. Blackwell To' Preach in Marshall Dr. Hoyt Blackwell is to deliver the I Commencement sermon at Mars Hill rnQ c..j i tt vviiiiiiviivviiivii uv-i iiivsxi at College next Sunday morning. He is 'scheduled to preach at the Marshall Baptist Church SPORTS Musn Marshall defeated Sandy here Saturday to the tune of 11 10. Both teams played a ragged game of j ball, with Marshall making 5 errors to Sandy Mush si. Sandy Mush scored 7 runs in the first inning but ! fter that Marshall settled down and allowed them only 3 more runs. Mar- snail then started scoring and scored Reeves on the mound xne nits, ,runs and errors were: h 12. 11 Bryan Brown, T moo. t,j ulZ fc" "1 t vi,. j uva wu uiscuvereu iww. - "What kind woman did yon-all get, Moset" asked Rastus. "She's an angel, Rastus, dat's what la" , .... novt. QiinrloTT mrvVtf yu sno 18 luCKy- Mme' new are to tne wesu xu living," Rastus muttered somwfuJly.VoIling hills of the Pacelot are to - rX 'contest for women; May S 'at 10: 30 A. M.. an oratorical contest for women; with an Inter-society debate at 2 ;P M. and reunions of the classes of '05. '10.. '15. '20, '25 and '30 at 4 P.M. At 8 P. M. on the same day the annual entertainment by ths music and expression departments is scheduled. grsm consists of ths cession at 9:4 A. M, awarding of diplomas at 10, alumni address by the Rev E. F. Hardin of the First Baptist Church of Uncomton at 10:30. Prises and medals will be awarded at 11. and the Robinson Memorial Infirmary will dedicated at 11:30.' IfJ fJADISOH COLGTY (lESTRAIfJED BY ORDER OF Set By Judge War lick For May 31 A Court order designed to . Madison County taxes was filed Stuart with the clerk of Madison Court; The order, obtained by ,the Democratic tax commission and aiStied by Judge Wilson supervisor of tax listers, who work. A hearing to decide whether or mot the' order come permanent has been set May 81. 1 D. M. Robinson, secretary of the tak Commission, had recently been told that hereafter the board of commissioners would ap point listers for Madison. Tuesday Mr. Jtobinson replied : "I feel that the tax commission as now. constituted in Madison County will earnestly try to the utmost! of their ability to carry out and comply with the laws that.govern Madison County and the State of North Carolina." He further saiH thnf he would ahort.lv nnswop tVio letfpr nf fho Mr. Robinson named as listers the following : Moody Brigman, Sanky Brigman, Wade Ponder, E. F, Wallm, Lee Wyatt, M. E. Gillis, Jake Holcombe, G. H. Roberts, B. 9, Ledford, Glenn Gard - ner, R. A. Phoenix, Mrs. Minnie Parker, I. E. Bishop, J. J. Whitt, Joe Worley, J. E. Gregory. Dewey WaSin. Jim Arnmons and Rothie Braskens . - ' NEW LIFE FOR THE FRENCH BROAD It. i , . . J 'a.nu'd and lazy course is to o interrupted by the con- ! struct ion of two huge dams.. In- ;JnLll.. u . f ,uviliuii, hue A avd 19 uuc V most picturesque in the enure country. By JOHN rAKK.15, JK. In " THE STATE" The lanquid French Broad belle r . ' , ., ....... . oi w esiern iNortn Carolina s river !clan and coquettish like a debutante '-is ready for its $20,000,000 com - . . i.i i- ii - t- mcrout rarty witn rranKiin u. ituose- elt as its chaperon. Specifications for two long storage dams on the French Broad units in a system- of 17 suwi aams --vmng nlannoil !n mmmfain fmmHpfl tyi stnrp. water for the Cove Creek-Muscle I Shoals project in the vast Tennessee Valley development have been an- nounced nounceu. The French Broad is an industrious old river, yet lazv in some respects, wealth of its hills are proud the river Newport and on to Knoxville to the first rule of economics and fi- pallbearers will be R. S. Ramsey, T. is to be tied up with the mighty Ten- orm the mighty Tennessee. ance. W. Ramsev. Dr. R. J. Reeves, R. H. nesee in the South's greatest "forgot- The two dams to be on the French If your Board are unwilling to!sluder' Los Miller, Van Ward Mc ten man" mmeriment Broad River are t be west of Mar- take the decent right action in this ; Gee J. L. McGee. J. T. Davis, O. M. ten man experiment 0: I matter and promptly execiJte new'Clark.W. J. Gilbert, Dr. W. J. Wea- For unless the best laia puns ox man (go awry, the French Broad will be the igovernment's talisman for the "for- gotten man" in Western North Car olina the first trump of the New )eal in that section. Survey Are Made . Army engineers have surveyed suit able spots along the river for the stor age dams. And mountaineers are BDX10U8 y 7" tM.? 1 18 .redy ".T? i rnn. irrpnPi, Rrn,j nn( Df the out standing children of Dixie's river fam- .. T"ir . uisuici ivieaicai society, which was 1 1 child. The SoutE'Tiolds the Missis- held at the courthouse here Wednes 6 ,sinni head man of the clan in awe. day afternoon, was well attended by ,It f,ars the caper9 f the Arkansas. But the French Broad, from its source to its mout;n j25 miles of power is the pride and joy of mountain river lovers. , j .. m.- 1. " " . T up V " . heautiiui and auaint sappnire coun- try. Prospectors for gold found sap- 'nhirea of white and red there long a- W At sman the French Broad (heads south. The Great , Mountains 4he venerable hills that t U .Un rnrA nr. nt TtnKv. .... . m.. the east . Factories dot its banks. Farms tobacco and grain splotch its valleys like green silk in a patch- nmrir nnilfe r work quut. , ... , , , iThe; French Broad-gathers speed as it humes toward Brevard, sweep- ing around great bends, " singing a Wmhon- of strenirth. ' Its waters j" a : i. llurn lmai 4 - iw born. wungs men neea cioux, inrn- 'iture, shoes. Ths 'mountains of th issannHra eonntrv fall awav as ths river hustles down its path. f WaaWs 'a.te A1tUU It makes a hairpin curve at Me- Leon Bridge. (Hera ths remains of uBon unug-. nxer- -. mn' "7L, 171 Mountain Iily- sidewhseler of tho old river packet days, lies buried on Hs side.' Then ths French Broad runs .. AXLau v a nt " ' . T,7 ' ; .Ths folks are different. feut ths river doem't change. It r'estrain'tfepublicans from listing Tuesday by Attorney uari a already hid a corps of listers at shall be by J udgw Wariick f6r 10 o'clock Rnafd'1' j . .,,,,,,. paters the land that feeds the pea pie. j Through Asheville mountain me- troDolis nf a "statp witHn . tof" I . T ' a. u.uiv mte moves along in a lazy v-w .c"""ou u..u6cS span its breadth, Aifil trucks carrying the its powerf across it roar things born of From vAsheville it sweeps down Uaat C.riv m, !, hoi. . i- 7 f7 ' (that is picturesque to an extreme, 'Here the ver gathers all its strength i u j , . j i "u :piunjres uuwn towaru Aiexan der, and tutng north at Ivy Bridge - ( lnen the JFrdhch Broad slows up to go into Marshall where, they igrow and eTrew-ounrccoior- n 8rfr:valtlI,t)r",-"TVlvv-v',' JJrf - ovq he land. Many Sharp Curves Out of Marshall down past Hot! Springs it changes its mind and runs southward with the speed of a thous- wun me speeu 01 a uiuus, and mountain streams. At Del Rio it makes a hairpin curve, salutes and - -. . .WB , , oP...v. and one-half mile below the mouth of kittle Pine Creek. MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS IN MARSHALL MRS. SAMS AND MRS. McELROY ENTERTAIN WIVES OF VISITORS Ttia Cn.m- n -l T1 1 1 Tmrt CaKa Unties8 The meetinjr opened at 2 o'clock with an invocation by the Rev. J. R. Dun- can of the Methodist church, after hich Mayor C. D. Bowman delivered welcoming address. A program of wo,""""'c PaDer? nd "scussions bv the var- 10us doctors on medical suhiepta f n - lowed, with Dr. J. R. McCracken of wminK. m" ine r8?e.a!rs at l.n.e meet- j0tte, jruest speakers of the occasion. ntliAi. aHrlroeafii wav- .-l- u nmif u t n. r.T.-.4. infornVal rtcention for th "2" he hM from 4 to 6 durinr the after. noon at the residence of Dr. Sams, where Mrs. Sams was assisted by aLlu' " iciiiTQy in me entertain- . T. . 'K--4.:n decorated IL.Za ers. A delicious ice coursee was served. , ! Later, rafter the meeting, a ban-, quet was given in the Masonic Hall in honor of the doctors. After din- ner speeches were unusually inteK estingv Dr. McCracken. Waynesville,' master of ceremonies. - The prinj cipal address was delivered Oren Moore, of Charlotte, on "Uses of Adversity". - Dr. Paul Ringer, of Asheville, president of the N. C Med- ical Association, also spoke. Dr. resolution, th.nkin- the doctor,-for their entertainment ."rived at for the office u . $750. whiie in MarshaU. L I was elected by the County The.'' counties " included . ,n th Board of Health on the first Monday 10th district are: Arery. Bacombe,' of April for one year at a salary of Cherokee. Clay. Graham, Haywood, 75.00 er month.; I.assurs you that Henderson Jackson, Madison, Macon, McDoweU Mitclell, 'Ponr, Fwain, Transylvania and Yancey counties. , MADISON COUNTY FACING CRISIS AUDITOR L. C. REED HAS LET- TER SHOWING THE COUNTY IS THREATENED WITH FED ERAL COURT ACTION AND PROSPECT OF RECEIV. ERSHIP Says Commissioner Are Re sponsible for This Condition The followine letter received rde 1 the financial condition of the county. 1 May 21. 1935 wm y. Farmer, Chairman, S0"?.?,' "!lty?m?!:!.ssloners' iiuoi ouoiif ii in jaiuiiiia( Dear Mr. Farmer :- On December 1, 1929, we purchas ed $180,000 Madison County 6 Notes in accordance wifh their adver-1 tisement,- John A. Hendrick was Coun- j Mr. Robert P. Penland, age 77, of ty Attorney at the time, and we the Leicester community, died sud also received the affirming: legal o- denly Monday night about 9 o'clock pinion of Messrs. Reed Hoyt & Wash- at his home. A heartattack was be burn of New York. ilieved to have been the cause of Since that time through payments death. Although he had not been feel- by the State Highway Commission and the County, the principle amount of the loan has been reduced to 1 Air. Penland, for many years a $130,00. The present notes matured leading farmer and citizen of Lei May 15, 1934. '.cester, was born and reared in that The Ites are now over a year past due and for pome unexplained reason it has been quite impossible to get the County Board to issue re- newal Notes. We fully realize what conditions have been during the past five years and for that reason have not at any time pressed the County or payment. We have been and are Penland was a leader in the Demo till willing to renew these Notes un- 'cratic party in his section and a mem til such time as the County is able to ber of the-uthern Methodist church. mane payinem. xne least tne fjoun - jtv can do is to promptly execute re- make payment. The least the Coun- newal Notes and send to New York to take care of the maturing Notes. You must or should know it is hardship to carry past due oaDer. It is difficult for us to understand! how aflv. County Board can be negli- 5f . m lts dutles- Pr so careless of the manner in whirh thpv mninta n the credit of the countv the renrp - sent. It reflects on thp standing of the people of the county, and not maintain their credit to the high- est degree is expensive on the tax 'nairorc Mn;ni;;n .1 u Noteg jn accordance -with our letter of May 10th to Mr. L. C. Reed. Coun- tv Accountant, there is no alternative G Reagan, Laurence E. Brown. E. but for us to apply for relief in theM- Lvda. Harry Nettles, W. C. Pry Federal Courts which is unpleasant'0 R- F- Lee, Will H. Garrett, Cart t best, and in your case should not Gibbs. J. M. Martin, J. E. Martin, be necessary. lour prompt consideration and re ply are requested. Yours very truly, Eyer & Co. By George A. Eyer . S. We might add we have made oans off' and on to your County 'nee 1916 and heretofere all trans ctions have been handled by Madi on County in an efficient business like manner. S. S. CONVENTION is nrpnawM for th. Snndi- f?i-hf Cn. n iiibeicHLiiiir iniuiriHm ih utinir jvention meeting at Little Ivy Bap- tist church. June 2nd at 2 P. M. p- v s u--o-o. ,ni ,-v, n,a Introductory Sermon. Talks will b imaae ov x. J. Katman ana u J. ahu mens. A good sue crowd is expected to attend. FRED JERVIS, Mr. Snelson was a member of the Supt.Red Hill Free-Will Baptist Church. DR. SAMS REPLIES TO , COUNTY COMMISSldNERS SAYS SALARY FIXED BY COUNTY, BOARD OF HEALTH ' ; - . .:, 'May 15. 1935 to uoanry; conunissioners,' ? Madison County, N; C. ? Your n.otice of ths 13th (! Inst, re- Dr-leivea anq tnis is to xmorm yo- was v position as County Physician was obtained from the County Board of Health of .Madison . County, as ap- p- poiniea oy tne jegisuwure oi and the stipulation or. remuneration I am going to contmua to ao w duties of County Physician as best -I ;s"n and shall certainly expect . my COURT HERMAN GOSNELU SURFERS INJURIES IN ACCIDENT Herman Gosnell. son of Mr. Syl vanus Gosnell of Stackhouse, recent ed severe seals wounds and a brok en arm Tuesday afternoon when h lost control of the truck he wa driving and plunged off the Stack- house road below Walnut Gap. A. 'amo'l K. To rr Tlnplrpmr nrnn HnllW jured. Gosnell was hauling wood at the time. When the open-cab truck slipped out of gear, he was unable to aret it back before going off the road and down an embankment. Young Jack saw what was coming in time to jumo clear; Gosnell was caught be hind the controls, the igear-post piercing his forearm. Dr. W. A. Sams treated the injuries, putting ight stitches in the scalp. R. P. PENLAND DIES Prominent Citizen of Leicester Sec tion and brother in law of R. S. Ram sey, of Marshall. ' ine: well as usual, he had worked Mon- day, community. He was especially inter- ested in livestock, and had developed a fine herd of Hereford cattle. His 'farm, always a show place, was one of the 'places visited on the farm tours held several years ago, and was the scene 0 many community exper- uments 'on fertilizers and crops. Mr. 1 buiviving: are his widow. Mrs. Lit- 1 ouivivinif aic nia wiuuw. ivu j tie Penland; one daughter, Mrs- tlaude B. Wells, of Leicester; two - "p aiCounty tax supervisor, of Asheville; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at tne nome, with tne Kev r. r. Jrisoie and the Rev. Jake Martin officiatmir. : Interment will be at Penland chapel. near the home. Active pallbearers will be Mack ! Ramsey, Jeter Ramsey, Leonard Sluder, Roy Rogers, O. C. Rector, and Mnnrnp RpdmnnH TTrtTinrnrw Ver, J. W. Gillespie, W. O. Hawkins, jr rank H. Payne, Don Felmet, H. .Dr. H. A. Moss, J. S. Wells, Robert Reynolds, and Mark Rogers. JAMES SNELSON PASSES AWAY After a long illness with throat trouble, Mr. James A. Snelson of I Brush Creek died at his home Mon iday afternoon. May 6th. The burial jtook place at the Station Cemetery on May 8, with the Rev. B. E. Guth rie in charge of the ceremony. Surviving Mr. Snelson are his wife, his brother Joe Snelson of 'Alexander, and a sister, Mrs. Fannie - riemmons. am or nis sons ,. n rJf,!!l;A!! e 1 t!F present, including Mrs. Ben Smith, Mrs. 'Hard Ledford, Mrs. Carlie Mea- dc-ws, Mr R: S. Kisef. ahd Glamer, yb? pi Matiy other friends and rela tives, some from a distance, attended. .pay. . - -v I will, add for your benefit that 1 . am quite sure that none of you are very well acquainted with this office and do not know what the duties of .'" the office are. Well, I will be glad to inform you. at your request, and v hers will state that earing for th sick in ths County Home and jail are but part Of the duties of the County Physician. Why did you not add at the close of your letter that this was dons for the reason as set out on tne front page of the Asheville Citisen, ' this aaia, trying to give ma a foil- tical Spanking. That is ths motive. Boycotts and spankings do not , stop mo from doing mv duty and e- ' specially as a County Physician. . I will do my best and you will have to pay. , very Sincerely,. ; ' W. A. SAMS. M. D.