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THE E5TAHLISHED NEWSPAPER OP MADISON COUNTY
VOL.34
0 Paces
MARSHALL, N.C., THURSDAY, JUNE" 13,1935.
PRICE $1.00
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CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY CO'EHS-
SlOrflS REPLCS3 TO L d EE2D
I Denies Nelienc on
.The Part 1 County
CcmnUsibncrs
' ! the following article the Ckair
maa of the Cowaty Cmmiionr
replies to aa (article which appeared
in the News-Record UH week. Mr.
Fanner aajst ,
In last week's News-Record Mr, L.
C. Reed, County Anditor, charges the
County Board of Commissioners with
negligence in the performance of
their duties. In the interest of those
who are not acquainted with Mr.
Reed, I, as Chairman of the Board of
Commissioners, will make a short re
ply. Those who know Mr. Reed will
need no explanation.
Mr Reed suggests borrowing $4,000
to pay the State an obligation owed
to it by the Board of Education so
that the State can pay the County the
$15,000. which it owes to the County.
He knows that the general county
fund and the Board of Education
fund are two separate entities and
taking from either to pay obligations
of the other is a policy which he him
self condemns in this' very article by
refuging to countenance the use of
the Sinking Funds to pay off any
other debts than those for which the
the Fund was established. If we
eliminate any distinction in the funds,
why should the County borrow $4,
000? The State can either pay us
$15,000 and." we can refund $4,000
or it can, pay us $11,000 deducting
the amount owed it by the Board of
Education. There is no reason for
the County to borrow to pay the State
when the State owes us more than we
owe it. ' . . ' ' f :
The printed contract which Madi
son County has with the State is iden
tical -with that of other counties, as
"Trtrr'toeTsUtes, with this exception :
The name of Eyer & Co. to wnometne
$15,0001 owed us by the State was as
signed was not filled in. The con
tract was approved by Mr. McElroy
when this defect appeared on its face.
I should term such approvel gross
negligence, "ow the State is taking1
advantage of the absence of the name
of Eyer & Co., when it was definitely
, understood that the State was to pay
Eyer & C, not Madison County,
and refusing to pay until Madison
Countv takes uft an obligation which
the Board of Education later incurred
with the State. The whole thin is
a result of Mr. McElroy's negligence
in approving the contract which he
himself admits. Mr. McElroy's re
signation M County Attorney has
been requested by the present Board
of Commissioners.
Mr Reed'a, philosophical discussion
of the difference between a itepuD-
TEN YEARS AtO
Fr.it Uto NEWS-RJECORD Fito
Seeking Post Of
Scca-y of State,4,:
" Ai . mmmmmmm Let
RdetgViu 10 M. R, (Mike)
Dnmini. Kalaidi nawstMllMr.cor-
Mapondaat announce that it to", his
present purpose'' to become candi
date for the Democratic . nomination
for Secretary of State in the primary
aa election next year; His statement
is as fouows: ' v
. If la mr fir mf MtnHMl f"ak
the Democrats of North Carolina -to
nominate and elect m Secretariat
State. I have talked over thb ami!
bition with Iparty leaders and worker
for more than year. I am mamng
this statement now to prevent un
certainty and to let my friends and
Democrats of the State know of my
intention." , j,,
THE LEGISLATURE
A Review, From the BtBLICAL RE
CORDER. Coadonaed by
S. M. Haae,' Jr.
Much aneenlation is now in oro-
gress as to how (he Asheville-Marshall
road will come through the vaiiey.
There V tnree possibilities -tne
cheapest, the one on the lower side
of the railroad, which would have to
cut across the line twice' within' two
miles: or via the north side of the
rauroaa, or via ne mountains ana
entering Marshall througSi the resi
dential section.
A Mrs. Wiseman, of Chimney Rock.
was killed when the new Ford road
ster supposed to have been driven by
a Mr. Leroy Ball, ran off the road
about two miles above Petersburg.
Sand spilled on the highway seems to
be the onlv explanation of the acci
dent.
Recommendation of a site for the
Marshall High school buildins will be
made by M . Blair of the State "De
partment o' Education, expected here
soon. It .s thought 4y some that it
can be ouilt beyond the river with a
bridge connecting it with the island.
Other.' think it may be built on the
island, sriil others want it hack in the
mountains above' Marshall.
Miss Grace Sams, of Flag Pond,
and Mr. Guy English, of Faust, were
married June 6, 1925, at 10 a. m.
ihe Kev. A. C. Sherwood performed
the ceremony, with Miss Jessie Sams
as maid of honor, and Mr. John An
derson as best man. Dr. W. A. Sams
was usher. The couple will live at
Faust after June 10.
Miss Bonnie Bailey and Mr. Earnest
Jackson were married Sunday ' in
GreenevMey Tenn.,where the- went
after disappearing from Sunday
School here. They returned Tuesday
afternoon, to be greeted with rice
end congratulations,
Another
surprise marriage -this
wegK was tnav ot "isa UaMiaJkyaa
to Mr.' waiter Tipton, which took
place in Hot Springs in the presence
of only a few intimate friends.
When, a month asro. the Legisla
ture adjourned its hectic four-month
session and went home, it is doubt
ful if it had satisfied either itself or
our people.
It has been said that this Legislature
had never been equalled in excellence
of personnel, and that our able Gov
ernor would bring a strong influence
to bear in favor of a generally ex
cellent legislative program. Yet if
anything was accomplished that was
desirable in the way of honest elec
tion laws, equalization of taxes or
a square deal for our public school
teachers, it failed to reach the ears
of an anxious public.
There were, however, certain in
terests which the Legislature did sat
isfy. It satisfied those who wanted
stromrer beer, who wanted to make
and sell wine and cider; it satisfied
the representatives from 17 counties
who wanted option for their people to
vote on the sale of ardent spirits,
though the latter may be disappointed
if the Act is proven unconstitutional.
"Rather than tax those most able to
pay, the' Legislature took highway'
funds which should have been used
to reduce gas or license taxes, end
applied them to a budget thrown awrv
by - extravagant appropriations for
certain, 4fuf institutions; iAi)
iiie auuitt tune 4t Ntutmea moae wuv
W O RE ABO U T
7:1 SLOANS
O'Jf t-. -
Colu(bi. S. C, JanelS -The in
tere-t on all loans made by the Fed'
er L? nd Bank of Columbia through
hii,.. I farm loan 'associations will
be ! jced to $H percent for all
inter i t payable in the one-year per
iod commencing July 1. 1935 and to 4
nercent: fat all Interest payable in
the two-year period commencing July
1.1936, Julian H. Scarborough, presi-
dent of the bank, announced today.
On luans made directly by the bank
and x.ot through national farm loan
associations the interest rate - ill.be
one-half ercent higher for these
periods
.'- ne Temporary leuutuuii ui iiici-
est'jOn1 all Federal land bank loans
havir j installments due prior to July.
1J1938. Mr. Scarborough said, was
Authorized by the Farm Credit Act
of 1935. iwhich has been, anproved.
Iner'' stlayable on installment dates
occur .js- aner June su, ivas win
bejat te original interest rate, which
i 4 & percent on loans made prior to
April; li 1935.
, JThe interest rate reduction provid
ed hy the act, Mr. Scarborough said,
will affftctonlv Federal land bank
loans, i 'i f which are first mortsrage
MINSTREL TO BE GWPiSiSTERSf i
STARS PKOGRESSING Jm
The cast has been coc'
pleted; Rehearsals start
Monday night, 7:30
GLEANINGS
From the Dailies
By S. M. H. Jr.
Biggest national news headlines of
the week still concern the Weyer
haueser case, mainly because no bet
ter news has broken. To date, G-
men", swarming around over the west
in radio cars and keeping close touch
with each other and with headquar
ters, have captured two men and re
covered $116,000 of the ransom cash.
Harmon M. Waley, one of the con
fessed accomplices, had more than
$90,000 buried in a canyon near Salt
Lake City. He had also burned $4,-
000 of the hot bills when police got
too hot on his trail.
Most people don't seem to care
much about it, but about 125,000 men
t,I t lnil konlr
loansv. ira.. Wo Wiled r wA.,ndri in the
commi! , ner loans, wnich are maae - - - - -
oH:A'it:i nrst or secona mortgages rau-"eu, uunvw wr m uuuni
on far . property, will remain un
changed at 6 percent.
-,. 'Mi& Sctirbprough said the act ex
tend untilv January 1, 1940 the time
which1 '"the land bank commissioner
mm , make direct loans to farmers on
.first or ecod farm mortgages. The
coimissinerj,!he said, may not loan
mfflfe,'thaa $7j600 to one farmer; and
tM amo; t oif a commissioner's loan
projperty s ay not exceed 75. percent
plus any prior encumbrances on the
of Jthe miraised normal value. For
metlyi land bank commissioner loans
Could be made only for the purpose of
rei nancing dfcbts, for repurchasing
fa' ns lost .through foreclosure and
fo workii capital. Uuder the a
meided 'la , these loans can also be
ma V.to A - nance the purchase of
fan-is i s v-, "
toot i dTro RESTS
Noi 'i' C. lina farmers are being
asked 1 1 erlook the sale of fire
wood i. m -ice of cash income.
America. To date a" the fightinjg'
doesn't seem to have proven much for
either side, but Paraguay and Bolivia
are reported to have decided to call
it a day and quit tomorrow.
A Iparty in honor of Mr. Rremnn
Mclnturff, given by his Marshall cou-
Woodlands on thousands of farm
run trucks over the public's high ways, i in the state will yield an annual har-
t T1 ; n : i . ,4. M a. jAnwAA;nf
bv allowine an increase of six inches
in the width of trucks, without any
provision being made to keep them off
narrow roads. Thus they will con
tinue to pound our highways to pieces,
sin Mr rlaror.nl n; 71 Z j mue t0 pound our hignways to pieces,
ranyMrvnirnfCnelfaB!:i: ' accounting for much of the $3:0007
1 n v.w nw.c uabuiua
many
night,
THANKING THOSE WHO HELPED
The teachers nn 4.u
Adult Night Schools in Hot Springs
ana vicnitv wish to thank the follow-
V,f "f "ea nuDiic-spuited citizens for
donations that helped enable them to
attend the Commencement in Ashe
ville on June 1: Messrs. Glenn and
Lon Brooks for the use of their truck-
ey. Moir Edwards for the use of his
na ior driving same; Mr. Lee
lican and a Democrat, although m-,-- ""g, casnj Mr. Bob Sex
tensely interesting, has no place in i""; casn; Mr. F. E. Wyatt for
our county gortrnment or its aitairs. ui
it. wtpnAnda entirely unon I
the individual. Any individual, be he HUSBANDRY AflFMT
Republican or Dejnocrat, who uses'" .7- 1 I
his offical position deliberately to
mislead the people is a menace to so-
..:A4-r mi.ia ia ttartKMilfirl. trim wnen
-blCJt v AU w -. -v - .
i 4 nAoiHnn Iia ia over.
vy virbus ox ivu,"u" v .
cisinm jurisdiction over the affairs of
a people who are predominantly op
posed to him and the policies for
which he stands. 'r
I feel that the people of Madison
County expressed their confidence in
Mr. Higgins, Mr. Guthre, and myself
hir. nlpotinm- us, bo. represent theme as;
Counter. Commiaeionerai. I regret that J
newspaper articles to state accuxawiy
the position- of the- Board, of Commis
sioners have become necessary, do
when unfair and, misleading state
ments. anpeari in; justice to the- Board:
they must be corrected.
VISITS COUNTY
AT WALNUT
"Livestock in Madison County com
pares favorably with that-in other
parts of Western North Carolina."
said L. I. Case, State College Aeent
in animal husbandry who vu hsr
Monday and Tuesday, "but it does
not r even yet. come, up to. ther full
possibilltiBS af thesecHoiR. THe-chief
obstacle to. be overcome: before. Madi-
sont caannakei thw most orits eattie
raising possibilities is the use Of sec-
ona-rats stock in breeding Generally
tne? HerefPrd straiar thafe prevail in
WMi VT FAEMEBv Chairmandthe' Counv is in-, cm liiv. K. w
ovara sr wuiivy continuing to breed In mrnh
the farmers lose mora thronorh none
mwM -'--- 1 V, IHVeillUK
with fine animals." ' ,
Mr. Case,' who was here for the
purpose of seeing some of the calves
that are to be entered in the Ashe
ville "Chamber 0f Commerce Baby
Beef Show on October 9, went on to
say that he had seen 8 or 10 calves
whose chances in that contest he
thought were excellent - !" V
- "While Madison, doei not have as
many entries as some of the counties,
t think the quality here is fine," he re
marked, adding that there will prob
ably be 100 calves or more all told
in the show. -' '--V '''; :
Mr. Case expressed himself as be
ing much interested in the County
and its . future. A MinnesoUn by
birth, Mr. Case was graduated from
the University of Idaho, and in 1918
and 1917 -was first connected ; with
State College m Raleigh. - At that
time he enlisted, and thereafter was
away from the State until his return
in 1930 to his present work.
Miss Jane Av Hyde, of China, is
OTnatMl Saturday to vudt her sister.
brother and family at Walnut, Miss
fAnna Hyde and the Rev. James L.
IJvde and famly.,. . ; ,
Decoration . at
,.' Stackhouse ')",
There will be a decoration of the
Stackhouse graveyard the fourth Sun
day .in' Jane, June 23. The same day
in the afternoon the Thomas grave
yard will.be decorated, yS.
7' BOX SUPPER AT PETERSBURG -
i A tbx stipper will be given at the
Center- School House at Bull Creek,
Saturday evening, June 15 at 8 .-00
o'clock. The supper will be sponsored
by the Petersburg baseball team. :
String music to be furnished - by
the Pender Rector Trio and the Met
calf String Band.
' (Everyone is cordially invited. ' '
000 that has to be used annually to
repair bridges and roads that they,
much more than passenger cars, put
out of shape. Incidentally, the Legis
lature turned down every m-oposition
to make an effective law to check
drunken drivers.
Another class of those who have
been pleased is those who are willing
to keep their political places through
election laws under which men may be
cheated of their ballots. The Legis
lature refused to correct the abuse
of allowing unsworn markers to ac
company voters to the booths and
mark their 'ballots for them. It also
refused to repeal the absentee ballot
law. whici in actual practice has
proven an instrument of fraud. It
is for precisely this reason that it is
kept on our statute books.
Some are doubtless pleased with
the appropriations made by the Legis
lature. The Administration showed
itself more concerned about itself
and its officials than about our faith
ful public school teachers, for the
Executive and Administrative Fund
was increased more than fifty percent
to $1,570,427; while the public school
fund was raised less than thirty per
cent, to $20,031,000; and at the same
time the increase given higher educa
tional institutions make the picture
mom- Iopsidedv for- they are-- raised
from, $1,188,103 to$l,951.522: That
is. the- public: school teachers can' ex
pect omy as bare living; while teach
ers in the higher tax supported insti
tutions get a. much higher salary,
TTtvai arw snrnA, rtthar Annrnnria-
iionsj the- public: debt service of the:
general fund has. been increased from:
13.985,793 to $4,350,285, a sure sign
that our public debt has been materi
ally increased during the past two
ears. In the highway service the debt
f"nd has been increased frpm $8,573.
810 toS9.634.859.- We do not under
stand. We were told by men on the
highway commission that it had five
ill, 1 1 1 a , . .. a
miuiom lying iaie wnicn n was ior
vest of firewood without depreciat
insr in value, according to R. W. Graa.
ber, extension forester at State Col
lege. Given the proper care and manage
ment, wooded areas may well be con
sidered timber and fuel crops, he add
ed. Wood lots are not merely idle
land to.be neglected.
The extension forester, county
farm agents, and forest authorities
are always 'glad to give suggestions
as to how the wood may be cut se
lectively so the land will continue to
produce an annual harvest.
Graeber also pointed out that many
county and school officials will be
makinc fuel contracts in June and
Juiy. He suggested that many farm
ers should be able to secure contracts
to supply part of this fuel supply.
One cord, of air-dry oak or hickory
has a heating value equal to one ton
of coal. Graeber stated by way of
comparison. A cord of air-dry pine
is equivalent to three- fouths ton of
coal.
Farm timber growers can supply
the schools with fuel at an actual
money saving to the school and at the
same time make a fair profit for
themselves, he commented.
Efforts being made to get a parole
for Luke Lea, sentenced to 6 to 10
years for violating bank laws, are
opposed by Judge Barnhill, who pre
sided at Lea's trial, on the grounds
that he was "clearly guilty, not only
as chartred but in manv other in
stances." There has also been oppo
sition to Lea because he is alleged
to have a press-agent sending out
news stories favorable to the pardon.
General Pershing has come out in
favor of the release, on ground of
Lea's war record and his chances of
being a good citizen hereafter.
One of the 12.000 physicians at an
AllantacXity cTmventioepisrts:-
new extract from the thymus gland
of calves, that may produce "super
men", it woricea on wnue rats; is
now being tried on humans. And
from New York comes a report that
the average length of life for white
people is increasing at the rate of six
months each year. The average is
now more than sixty; with the women
living almost four years longer than
men.
biden to spend. It is hard to recon
cile these puzzling figures with a view
Slot machines to be outlawed after
July 1 in this state probably do not
include any except those that have a
jackpot or where the element of
skill plays no part. This from the
Asheville Internal Revenue agent,
who adds that the law will probably
be construed liberally.
Oddities: A Cleveland young wo
man took her boy friend with her
when she went to have a tooth pulled.
Dentist started to give her novocaine;
boy friend spoke up, said he could
save the trouble. He did. He hyp
notized her. Dentist pulled the tooth,
and the young woman said she felt
m . 1
no pam. . . . inicagoans jumpea
'Hap" Anderson ha Ma
plete for the Eastern Star Minti-
to be presented at the Marshall n? -j.
School Friday nightjune 21, at 8:3r
P- m. The rehearsals will st, n-.
day night at the Masonic Hall.
Ihis promises to be a rsai A
show, as the talent selected for the
cast is all good smart boys and rirh.
na a iew rehearsals with "Hap" An
derson will bring out the best they
have.
Tickets are on sale by the Eastern
Star members and also by members
of the cast.
The members of the cast are a
follows: Arthur Ramsey, Claude Saw
yer, Jr., Lee Bryan, Jr., Kermitt
Coat, Charles Davis, Theodore Wor
ley, Everett Tweed, Jr., J. C. Dod
son, Hugh Rector, Bill Boone, Wen
dell McDevitt, Bob Sprinkle, Charles
Giezentaner, Ron Sprinkle. Fred
Sprinkle, Paul Payne, Bill Redmon.
Max Roberts, James Story, Helen
Rudisill, Mary Rudisill, Mamie Fris
by, Ruth Dennis, Helen Dennis, Ruth
Tweed. Mariorie Sawver. France
Dodson, Hazel West, Jean Sjprinkle,
Kathleen Teague, Selwyn McDevitt,
Ministers' Conference
To Begin June 17
The Minister's Conference at Mars
Hill begins Monday. The classes will
begin in the afternoon in order that
ministers living at quite a distance"
may be able to get in the first classes.
We are having a fine faculty this sum- "
mer. Dr. Lynch of Wake Forest, Dr. -Poteat
of Greenville, S. C and BevJ -
Norflee Car-drrerBf-DTrn-h. W truBtf
that every minister of the French.
Broad association will try to attend
this conference. Those who came
lastsummer felt they were so well
paid for coming. Come and bring
your wife with you. Meals in the
dining hall will be 35c per meal. The
full expense of those who come to
stay is $6.00 for the week. Many of
our local preachers will be able to
drive in for the day.
ROBERTSON EXPLAINS
FHA CREDIT
SYSTEM
"r-KieS "t.Satnrday when a roar like a thunder-
Clap Doonieu ftcivaa uio ctjr. Aub v
was nothing just some of the boys
two years.
Well, the Legislature did some
good' things. It voted against ratifi
cation of the Child Labor- Amend
ment; it passed a law airainst gamb
ling. macmneSi outlawing them alter
July 1: It submitted for vote m 1936
five proposed amendments te the
Constitution., some of which seem'
good; Whether it is' better to die-by
lethal gas than by electneitv we do
not profess to know, but that will be
the method when the new law goes in
to effect.
These things have all been done
now, and the Legislature is back
home. What they think, of their own
work the rest of us don't know; but
at any rate we have the facts, and we
might as yrell face them squarely.
WATER WORKS BEEN TO MEET IN
RALEIGH ON JUM 25, 26 AND 27
The third annual school and con
ference of municipal water works
men will be held this year in Raleigh
at the North Carolina State College
on June 2, 26 and 27 according to
an announcement made yesterday by
warren .a. Booner, unief Engineer
of the State Board of Health. - -
"Judging from the program this
'ear's meeting bids fair to be one of
the most interesting that ha been
held thus far," commented Mr. Brok
er, "man members of the Colletre
faculty have agreed to deliver lec
tures and. give demonstrations on sub
jects relating? to water works practice.-
One of the most interesting of
the demonstrations . should be the
miniature plants that are now being
erected for the manufacture of water
purification chemicals. In addition
to the professors there will be others
on the program in sufficient numbers
and of such quality es to make the
conference well worth while."
The school-conference is sponsored
and arranged by the State Board of
Health, the first one being hV three
years ago at State College. The ori
ginal meeting' was received so en
i husiastically by the waterworks men
in attendance that they voted unanim
ously to make the gathering an
annual event ' A good attendance at
this year's, meeting is expected. ,
blasting, the 1,800 ton steel and com
crete? skeleton of: the sky-rideof the
World's- Fair, now being torn- downi
. . Fashion note: average boy at
Antioch College spends more on his
clothes than does the- average co-ed.
'. .. But clothes-seem-not tb be much
of an expense to tourists in Little
Rock, Ark., who have been going
through the streets with so little on
that the police chief received com
plaints from embarrassed citizens.
Purpose of this column is to cover
national happenings for the benefit
of people who don't bother to read
the daily papers. Political news, in
ternational and economic news are
fjready covered each week in other
parts of this paper: so that our field
is not so large after all. -Comments',
and criticisms from readers will be
welcomed whether they are favor
able or not.
Mr. Hendricks Brother
' . : Dies
There seems to be some misunder
standing about loans on rural pro
perty under the Federal Housing Ad
ministration, says A. K. Robertson,
state rural housing supervisor at State
College.
The FHA plan operates solely oa
funds or credit made available
through local institutions, he ex
plained. The government is not
making anv loans under this plan.
Count- rural housing1 'committees
have been and are being set up to aid
farmers secure loans or credit on
reasonable terms. The committees are
also ready to offer suggestions about
rural housing improvements.
Under the FHA plan, loans are
made to finance the repairing or im
provement of farm homes buildings,
and other permanent equipment. Any
responsible farmer mav apply for
amounts up to $2,000. Repayments
are to 'be made over a period of one
to 'five-year
The Federal land bank loans; lana
bank commissioner-loans, and pro
ductlon' credit association' loans' do
not come within the scone of the. FHA
program, Robertson pointed out, sine '
thr a designed for -other nurposse
However? he std ttie bunfe loans
leant be secured for- the- -ropes of-
buying equipment and materials for
farmv buildings, but these loans must
be secured by first mortgages.
The FHA committees and officials
have negotiated agreements : with.
large numbers of local institutions to
supply loans or credit under the
housin? program. Robertson added.
and all farmers who wish to improve
their homes are being urged to take)
advantage of these facilities. (
Used Chevrolet Cars To
Be Advertised and ;
Guaranteed
Mr. ,J. A. Hendricks left
Thursday afternoon to attend
the funeralbf his only brother,
Georgre; at the old home place
near Mocksville, N. C He died
at the hospital at Winston- Sa
lem, N. C.
To' raise used car advertising and
merchandising to new standards of
excellence end dignity, the nation -'
wide dealer organisation of the Cher-
rolet Motor Company has arranged
for a cooperative national campaig
in iMwsnanera and mairazinea. ThA i ' ,
"advertising will carry to the public
the pledge of the dealer organization, .
that all its members will stand back
of the used cars they selL , That is
used car prospects are to receive the
same assurance that is given to pur
chasers of new cars that the ear
has been tested, tuned, and condition- -ed,
and is ready to give satisfactory 1 .
service. .