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4a l1"' ' I f ?4fv. Lie a " .' . Jt ' '" IV ;. .' V.,, T "t" rn uv uc- THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MADISON COUNTY VOL. 34 8 Pases MARSHALL, NX, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1935 PRICE $1.00 A YEAR I Ly MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS NOT TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY Opening Postponed Until the 29 of July Superintendent J. O. (W ells asks us to announce that the schools in the County which had been scheduled to open next Monday will not be opened until the following Monday. They were first scheduled to open July 22, but in order to give time for the ar rival of supplies, etc., the date was changed to July 29. All patrons and teachers will please take notice. Al Green Will Play For Dance Monday ..Night i The Virginia Reel Cotillion Club's next dance is slated for Monday July 22 Al Green and his Silver Dollar orchestra have been signed up to fur nish the music. Dancing from 9 o'clock until around Dy any columnist. Dorothy Dix, Famed Woman Columnist, Arrives in Asheville Dorothy Dix, who for nearly 40 years has been editing an inter nationally known column on love and domestic problems, arrived in Ashe ville last week for a visit of a month. Miss Dix, known in private life as Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmer, came with her brther and sister-in-law to the Grove Park Inn from her home in New Or leans. She plans to spend most of the time motoring, her favorite diver sion. For a longer time than any other syndicated feature, Miss Dix's column hasj been appearng in newspaprs all over the nation. Right now it is published in more than 200 papers with a combined circulation.of more than 35,C0,000 subscribers. That is one of the largest audiences reached CIVITANS TO MEET FRIDAY The Civitan Club of Marshall will hold its regular bi-weekly luncheon at the French Broad Hotel here Fri day, July 19. All members are urged to be present. Mr. J. A. Hendricks was recently elected president. NORTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC RATES Wr! JOHNSON IS KILLED IN CRASH VARIOUS RATES CHARGED FOR SAME POWER IN VARIOUS COMMU NITIES 1. at the Masonic Hall. Marshall. Ad mission a dollar, stag or couple. Home Agent Opens New Field of Woric The circulating library in -home agent's office in Cabarrus County 5 1 opening up a new phase of home de monstration club work m North waro Una. Miss Rutth Current, district home agent at State College, report ed that the library was started in the Whitehall Club by Mrs. Mary L. Mc Allister noma agent. The members contributed $10 to buy .a number of books, and one of the women agreed to etay two after noons a week In the club bouse to looV after the library and distribute books, v . A f? vJ . . A. little later three other jsluba do nated lo each and the county com missioners added W0. , to the. fund. Another contribution of $50 was re ceived from a cititen of the county who is interested In dub work. ... ; Recently & wind storm damaged the Whitehall Club building, and the library was moved into the County agent's office in Concord. Some of the club women secure book when they are in town. Mrs. McAllister also aids in the distr'bution by carry ins: books with her when she visits the different clubs in the county, At present the library has 825 books available for lending to club women without charge. The State Library Commission has commended the club women and the county agent on the selection of books in the li brary. Miss Current added that in some of the clubs, women are making a study of a book at each meeting, discussing its points, and exchanging their opin ions about its subjecf matter. v This is both educational and recreational, she pointed out. Asked whether she actually gets the letters which she answers daily in her column, or whether she makes them up to fit situations she wants to write about, she answered that she receives from 100 to 1,000 a -day, from which secretary picks about. 20 -f or iher to xnnaider for publica tion. But, all letters that enclose' Washington, D. C, July 16, 1035 A report showing typical bills as rendered by 24 privately owned utili ties and 68 municipal electric systems for various auantities of electricity in the State of North Carolina was ipublished today by the Federal Power Commission s Electric Rate Survey. The report is of particular interest to North Carolinians because the Hon. Frank R. McNinch, Chairman of the Commission, is a resident of Char lotte. Comprised of two tables of typical net monthly bills fr residential and domestic current, the report presents Table 1 as an alphabetical list of 390 communities for which rates were available and shows the filling in each for 15. 25, 40. lOrtH 150, 250 and owu kwftr. of electricity, aj of January 1, 1935. Table 2 lists 157 communities di vided according to Deputation ?nto five otoutis. rLne communities are m- ranireri within each errouD according self-addressed and stamped envelopes , ? "ce in bUls U found hi are answered within 24 hours. Child Treated Here For Snake Bite . ' The tf-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mn. WnW Roberta, of the Little Lau rel section,ws brought to here Mon day afternoon and treated foe snake bite Th parents said it waafcitten toat son b a copperheaoV ?jiey wfer her witfc th chilorsoon after 8 o clock. t ' A" contribution ' was taken up to defray the expense of treatment. MASSEY REUNION LAST SUNDAY each of the arroups. Of the eight communities with pop ulations exceeding 25,000, customers in Asheville and Raleigh are shown to pay 26.4 more for 25 kwhr.i and 42.9 more for 100 kwhr. than con sumers of jthese quantities: in Char. lotte, Greensboro and Winston-Salem. However, users of 250 kwhr in Wil mington are billed 49.7 more for the amount than in Asheville and Ra- y In'tfc 100''4:.,100DOaIa4' lion .grouprcustomere i we heth Citv municipal plant iy 60.1 more for 25 kwhr. and customers of W. R, Johnson, 38, formerly of Marshall, was instantly killed Monday night t. "about six o'clock when the car h vwas driving crashed head-on with a truck on the Weaverville high way near Lake Louise. Mr. 'Johnson was traveling north and the-truck was headed toward Asheville' .when the accident occurred. According to reports, deputy sheriffs who investigated said that the tire tracks of the car indicated Mr. John son Wats' driving on the wrong side of the curve-where the collision hap pened. The car, owned by the State highway commission, was demolished. Raley Elliott, 21, of Yancey County, who' wAs driving the truck, escaped with'bruises and cuts, and his brother Homer Elliott, also in the truck, was not Jiurt. Mr., Johnson was resident engineer in the construction department of SUCCESS PREDICTED FOR CIVITANS' COMEDY, 'BUCK -EYED SUSAN GLEANINGS From the Dailies By S. M. H., Jr. Margaret Waley, 19-year-old wife of the man sentenced to 45 years for helping in the Weyerhaueser kid naping, was herself convicted of com- First Performance To Start Tonight at 8:15 Tonight and tomorrow night will see what promises to be a record au dience of Madison folks assembled at the Marshall High School Auditorium to watch the two performances of 'Black Eyed Susan", the sprightly plicity in the same crime last week, I musical comedy being put on by the will he sentenced next week. Took a jury of ten men and two women 4 Civitan Club Bov Scouts. hours, 45 minuses to decide her guilt. for the benefit of tho The curtain is to rise Day before Margaret was convicted, Melvin Purvis, the man whose silent, self-effacing yet deadly methods laid Dillinger low, announced his retire ment from Government service. He will write magazine articles, presum the State highway and public works aDly 0n chasing public enemies, for commission. Two months ago he a while. After that he has "other moved !:to Weaverville from here, 'plans." where fie had been stationed for sev eral motoths. He is survived by his widow and four children. Large Copper Still Captured "Sunday A-lafge cqpper still was .taken by memnets Of the snenrt s eroce sun dayafjrnoon near the Madison-Buncombe pUtte), the Ivy section. The still was in operation when captured, and sii 'and h half gallons of liquor had just been run off. If BEECH SUNDAY tr- W A. Sams moderator of the FrencikBroad Baptist Association will speak at the Beech Glen Schoof an-' dttorinm Strnday July 21 at 8 o'clock the Shelby municipal plant pay 62.6 pan in the atsence of the pastor, liAA IrarhK ikon naoi& At ' ihese ouTts arrkled in Kanni-,0 berL. Wyatt, who is leading a revival at Licester. THANKS DOCTOR AND MRS. KIMBERLY OF HOT SPRINGS I wish to thank and show Dr. Kim- k.berly my appreciation for his faith s'' flllnMS. rvi And Irinrfnami atinnrn me through my sickness and opera tion. I believe if it hadn't been for I Dr. Kimberly's honest advice I would n't have gone to the hospital for an peration, and would still have been f so I could not enjoy myself through me. Ana so it is with success tnat I have otten along so well and I mm thankful dor it. d I thank De. iCinwl erly Jot ibis 1iones&; ifor mhen Ae tells yvu mnythinr tou esn (depend tm it, lor fie doesn't treat you for tin necessary things Just to fet Jrour money. -' v-- I also thank Mrs. Kimberly jfox iter ibdness and the . beautiful flowers wie urougiit me while I was in the hospital. ;., ; .. . it we are wishing Dr. Kimberly the greatest success throughout his lifetime of practice. We are also tbankiiur Dr. Lynch of tvr itilfmnra 'l JltmUal a V9- lit . . Icindness shown me while I was in his ;care. t MRS. W. D. GILLESPIE Dolis. Salisbury and Thomasville In the gTOup of 17 communities of from 5,000 to 10,000 population, the Tarboro municipal plant is shown v. I co let. k;UAM kill i 9H The Massey reunion was held at kwhr th the bill for thig arnount . L O I T -1 1J il. .' L I , . , ... 1 renderea by tne ureenvine municipal The Asheville Timet came out with a "bet on Ethiopia" in the war that right now seems inevitable between Ethiopia and Italy, because the Ethi opians know their ground and climate, are well equipped horsemen, while the borrtbing 'planes and steel tanks of the Italians are of little apparent use in the kind of country where the fighting will take place. Hearst Columnist Arthur Bris bane, however, cornea out confidently for Italy, with a prediction based on the Hearst formula of "Airplanes for Victory". Be interesting to see who is right at 8:15 sharp. Among the prominent local people appearing in this show are Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Tweed, Jr., Dr. J. H. Hut chins, Ron Sprinkle, Pauline Sprinkle, Wendell McDevitt, Paul Payne, T. R. Worley, Bob Hinkle, Hazel West, Mrs. R. B. Redmon, Katie Sams, Wilma Ramsey, Gypsie McDevitt, Stella Car ver, Mayme Morrow and others in the choruses. According to Ruth Haverty, Direct or of the comedy, Marshall's "local talent" compares more than favorably with that of other communities where she has put on plays. The players have been rehearsing afternoon and and are born ni"ht for neaTly two weeks and aa parts to which they have been assign ed. S. S. STUDY COURSE The Bible Study course to be taught in 17 Churches of the French Broad Baptist Association will be held during the week of July 28 Aug. 4. At the proper time each lo Again: Eyes. Sight was restored cal S. S. Superintendent will be noti- to one Stanley May, 14, of Indepen-lfied where and when to meet the dence, Mo., h grafting into hts eye worker. There will be no central the cornea from the eyeball of n6th-j daily meeting this year.. However, er .pertfn-th ,,eyIlipf.t.!.'tha 4th of Aug. at the close of thev wOmTra;who1 that -spoiled the eye for ner use out .at Mars Bm. left the cornea in good condition. Hot Springs July 14, this being an annual custom. " Despite the intense heat, quite a few relatives and friends from Tenn essee, South Carolina were present, as well as from Waynesville Henderson ville, and various sections of Madison County. Mrs. Martha Atchley was the only member of the immediate family present. Another annual custom of this leathering is plenty of good things to eat. The organization will provide cups, plates, napkins, thermos bottles - agency, has compiled the typical bills plant. Kings Mountain's bill for 100 kwhr is 89.3 higher than the bvi in Burlington and 6 other communi ties in the group. The Albermarle municipal plant, in the 2,500 to 5,000 population group, is 92.1 higher in its bill for 100 kwhr than the bill in Badin and and users of 250 kwhr. of current form the Laurinburg municipal system pay a 71.9 higher bill than thecal for this amount in Badin. During its year of duration, the Survey, acting under the direction of Congress as a purely fact-finding Man is Father of Great-Grandchild li. BIIYAN REUNION ON AUGUST 4 TO BE HELD THIS YEAR AT AL BRYAN'S .v. "Bnion held thij yor the first Sunday n August " and Instead, of being held at the old Bryan place fRon' Fisher's) as htm been the custom, It wffl be held this MrrtJU Bl7"' korne oa th. Mar. HiD highway. All the Bryant and re latives are fayjtea u fiom, and b , on ,dinner. v, ... , , ... x. bbyan. folding tables and chairs and plenty Lof ice cream, to be used with the basket dinners. In the afternoon a business session was held, with Mrs. Atchley as presi dent. A short program was given, con sisting" of talks, a recitation by Ha zel Brown, and a vocal duet, "I'll take my Vacation in Heaven," by Hazel and Ruth Brown, t 3He iBlessing uof ?God twos invoked apon b .assembly 43ix& JsitcUey, nt tin amotom 'departed. s Control Insects T d i Prevent Crcpljaaace of more than 17,000 communities throughout the nation. The North Carolina report and si milar reports for each state may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Washingtonj D. C, at five cents each. WORK AT DRY POND GRAVEYARD Everyone, especially those who have friends and relatives buried there, is requested to bring tools nd come to work -tm the Dry Pond Grave Yard A Wednesday. July 24. It is in a very bad condition since the storm. , 'Insect nests usually nwdttorv ran idly during the months of July and August. If unchecked, they may spread rapidly ana damage the crops seriously. s y C. H. Brannon. extension entomo logist at State College, urges lall growers to keen a sharp lookout for insects durinar . the summer, and to start dustins or sprayingr when in festations are discovered. - Tobacco growers can control the hom worm by dustinsr with arsenate of lead or with' the one-m-siz flea beetle poison. The dusting should be gin as soon as the worms are found in appreciable numbers, he says, r Immediately after harvest, he con tinuedit is advisable to kill all the tobacco stalks to prevent pests from feeding on them and entering the win ter season in a flourishing condition. The Mexican bean beetle must be controlled if the late beans art to mature well and yield rood crop. Derria "powder, which contains rote none. is recommended. It rives excel lent results in controlinjr the beetles and is not poisonous to human beings, Brannon pointed out. If "your subscription to ' THE NEWS-RECORD has expired, please renew r In Hammontoq, N. J., a man last week became the father of his great-grandchild. Last winter Thomas B. Delker, 65, married Miss Emma Messner, 22, step daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jo seph Messner. Mrs. Messner is Delker's daughter. The marriage made him the son in law of his own son in law. His daughter became his mother in law, while his bride became her own step grandmother. Now a baby, Emma Mae Delker, has arrived. She is her grandmother's step-sister, her mother's aunt, her father's step - sister - in - law and her own great-grandmother. Th Week in th Ain In South Dakota the most recent effort to ex plore the stratosphere went sour when the huge balloon hurst just before it was ready to start the ascent, at about 4 a.m. last Friday. Nobody knew why In Detroit Dean B. Hammond,' 26, announced a demon stration of his sensational new "fool proof" plane for some time next fort night. Beat thing about his plane is if i FKED JERVIS, Supi " w ; Help Clean Off Freeman Cemetery17 Everyone who has friends and re-" latives buried at the Freeman Ceme- ' tery, at the head of Bear Creek, i wanted to help clean off the Ceme tery on Thursday, July 25. Decoration There will be a decoration at thev i .. . . .j. that it "can come down level on a ICemetery the first Sunday in August, dime.". .. Laura Ingles, flying the Everybody bring some flowers for the "best equipped private piano in the graves of their friends. The decora- countrv". crossed from Naw York to tion will begin at. 10 o'clock. All WE sat RSI f Of Los Angeles in 18 hours, 19 minutes for a new record for women. ... In Moscow, three Russian fliers are now waiting for good weather to start a flight from Moscow to California. If they make it, it will be one of the most spectacular flights ever made. Leader of the single-motored mystery plane's crew bears the official title of "hero of the Soviet Union". Pardon for Luka Lea, serving- sen tence for conspiracy to wreck the Central Bank in Asheville, was denied Saturday by Governor Ehringhaus, with the comment that no new evi dence had been brought out in the plea, and that the original evidence, on which he was convicted, still holds. good. NOTICE v Every possible record in Madison County will be checked and evtry, piece ofproperty will be visited to ascertain whether all property subject to taxation has been listed for the year 1935 and preceding years. "Every owner or head of the house will be Visited to ascertain if there a dog on the premise not listed for taxes. .. . -v.:'...,-. . v- , All persons who appear Before me and list his taxes or th remainder of hi property for taxe (if h has already ltetd part of it) and pay the penalty of $2.00 for failure to list within th next few days will not be prosecuted in Superior Court. I am now workW in tk. Shrifr nm... ... . . . - m ' w.w, IM.IM gum . . ' ' ' ' ' -: : . ... . . one. iV ' rr-jsei... E W. REECE 0 TAX SUPERVISOR parachute jumper, was torn loose from his 'chute as he leapt from an airplane last week, and fell toward certain death but happened to strike another jumper who had gone just be fore, grabbed him, hung on for dear life. Together they weighed more than one chute could carry, but the other jumper had a spare chute which he opened in the nick of time. Both landed safely. sihging classes are cordially invited to attend, and everybody welcome. Mrs. JAMES ROBERTS TEN YEARS AGO f IN MARSHALL I From the NEWS-RECORD File From the minute bobk of the Di rectors of the Bank of French Broad, dated July 14, 1925: "A well marked and thumb worn Bible on his desk, a vacant chair in n silent 'office, a jpicture fringed with the badge -of mourning, are jeft tso remind us that our ieloved President s passed from Time to Eternity. For nearly a quarter of a century SfeTbMi fictiom i try friMnl J. 3. Redmon Stood at the lemd f Moscow. iSolwder-Noskoff JUssianjraria itesttrntion, having been ective 4n t Loeometive of the Pennsylvania line's "Liberty Limited", exploded in the middle of Main Street in a little Ohio town, plunged off th tracks two block down the street,,. Seventeen hurt. ,' Seem for one locomotive got the worst in a tilt with a truck. its OTganization -and elected the "first president of our bank in 1903, a posi tion which he filled faithfully and continuously until his death Sunday, July 12, 1925. "We will miss his cheerful disposi tion; his wise counsel, and his daily advice but we realise that our loss iar his eternal gain. While the seat at the head of our table is vacant and picture draped in mourning will not speak the words of wisdom and ad vice so highly appreciated end great ly missed, yet we bow in humble sub- -mission to His great will who saio- come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden end I will give yov Oddities, The Week in Matriaeay: Asheville; Ruth Dover filed action against her husband Tuesday, claim ing he had nailed up their house with her in it. Charging cruelty and plealine an over-youthful marriage at the are of 15 years and 4 months, she asks for an annulment . Philadel phia: Anna Van Cleve explained to E. F. Rector, who has charge of the-'. jail here, accidentally shot himself iav the leg Wednesday with a .38 special. ' He' was taken to Asheville for treat- ment. ' '..-' Surprise "party was given Sunday for "Uncle" Jobe iRSce at his homer on Walnut Creek road. Seventy-eight people enjoyed th picnic spread. i ; ri -Mi"-.? i -7'" ' ;v (Carried to last paje)
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