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THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MADISON COUNTY
VOL.34
8 Pages
MARSHALL, N.C., THURSDAY; JULY 25, 1935.
PRICE $1.00 A YEAR
FIRE DESTROYS GEORGE AND
LANDERS STORE IN MARS HILL
STORE
ALSO
OF JOHN AMMONS
DAMAGED IN
SUNDAY NIGHT BLAZE
Soon after one o'clock last Sunday
night' the fire alarm at Mara Hill was
sounded by the telephone night op
erator, Miss Leona Walters, when she
found smoke coming up to the tele
phone office which is located over the
stores which w;re damaged. Compell
ed to leave the .office she tied the
siren down so it would continue to
sound whilla he ran out, and when
the fire department responded the
siren could not be reached to cut it
off on accouni of tb)e smoke and fire.
The fire originated in the store oc
cupied by Landers and George, the
building being the property of Mr.
George, and is said to have destroyed
the stock and damaged the building
to th exfrjnt of an estimated loss
of $10,000 or $15,000. The stock
was said to be insured for $3,250.
The stock of Mr. Amnions was also
damaged by smoke and water, but
covered by insurance. The fire de
partment soon extinguished the flames
and prevented the spread of the fire.
It is said to have been one of the
greatest fires in tHe history of Mars
Hill.
NEW LAWS WHICH
AFFECT MADISON
sell such equipment to the farmers.
The Commissioners may also guaran
tee purchases of such equipment by
the farmers from private agencies or
the Federal Government. Madison
County and some 28 other counties
were exempted from the provisions
of this act.
2 Miscellaneous Lawst.
Chapter 25, Public Laws, which
applies to Cherokee, Graham, Hay
wood and Madison Counties, provides
that when the records of any court
have been burnt, lost, destroyed or
stolen, and a copy of any part of
such record is in' existence, duly cer
tified by a former Clerk of the Su
perior Court (with or without seal)
the Clerk of any court shall, uporo
presentation of such certified eopy
and the payment of his lawful fees,
record the copy upon the rriinutes or
records of the court. The record so
made is given the same force and ef
fect as the original records. The cer-
PRESENTS RECITAL
EXPRESSION
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Miss Lillian Whitehurst, only daughter
o. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Whitehurst
at-Mars Hill College in the spring of
1934 with high honors. Since then
she' has been a student at Agnes
S$ott near Atlanta, Ga., and at Lime
stone at Gaffney, S. C. This summer
she has been taking a special course
in 'axpiressioin at Mars Hill College
under Miss Bonnie Wengert and last
Friday night she partcipated in a
delightful program of expression in
the Mars Hill College auditorium, be
fore an appreciative audi: nee. Her
.first number was a one-act play, "The
Siege", by Colin Clements, in which
Mice Whitehurst showed decided abil
ity -with a difficult selection. The sec
oncJ number in which she appeared
was. me tnira act oi HenrioK iDsen s
"A'DoH's House". Both selections in
which Miss Whitehurst appeared wer
quite difficult and exceptionally well
rendered. Miss Whitehurst mads
a distinguished record in dramatics
during her two years at Mars Hill
College. During the summer school
she has appeared twice in programs,
ono in Hartley's play and once in
series of interpretive reudings.
BIG LAUREL, REVERE POSTOFFICES AND
STAR ROUTE WILL BE DISCONTINUED
Institute of Government Gives
Summary of 1935 Local
Laws for County
S. Gr-
By
Henry Brandts, Jr., Dillard
nr, T. N. Gric
Continuing" a., practice inaugurated
in 1933 The Institute of Government
presents herewith, for the convenience
of local officials and the press, a sum
mary of local laws affecting Madison
County, its cities, towns, subdivisions
and citizens. Of course, many gen
eral laws also affect the County, but
space does not permit them to be
summarized here. A summary of
these general, state-wide laws will
be found in the . May-June issue of
Popular Government, The Institute's
magazine. In this summary for the
County, only local laws, and general
laws from wheh the County or some
(part of the County is specifically ex
cepted, are mentioned. No attempt
is made to cover bills which were in
troduced but never became laws.
Miss Lillian Whitehurst of Marshall,
the subject of this sketch, i the only
..uCU t.... V'i JIlg A w Whitehurst. Mr. White-
so made, if it is on file or constitutes , . , . . . .. . .
a part or any recora oi anoiner court,
is to be returned to the court from
which it came and need not remain in
the custody of the clerk recording it.
Madison formerly had a law similar
to this law, which was repealed when
this was enacted C. S. 384).
Chapter 80, Public Local Laws,
repealed Ch. 253, Pub. Loc. Laws
1923, which prohibited exhibitions by
traveling carnivals in the county.
(Continued to Fourth Page)
TEN YEARS AGO
IN MARSHALL
From th NEWS-RECORD Fil.s
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LastjSaturdajrniht July 19,T926'
Ted Lance, of 'Hot -Springs and Jack
Ramsey, of Marshall had a head-on
collision near the home of Mr. Logan
Henderson, Hot Springs. Both cars
damaged, but 'nobody hurt.
Sunday, George Barnard, colored,
ran off the mountain about three
miles east of Hot Springs, receiving
several broken ribs.
Policeman J. R. Henderson captur
ed a Stydehaker and two men with
2 pints of liquor Sunday
Crops are not so good this year,
since Western North Carolina has had
an unusualy long period of drought.
Miss Evelyn Baley entertained the
As-YouJyike-it club Tuesday after
noon. After the guests had enjoyed
games, delightful refreshments were
served.
Two Marshall girls were taught to
swim Sunday at a picnic given by the
Rev. H. L. Smith for the Junior B. Y.
ft. U. at Laurel River. Those two
She has also been a player in the Cha
oel Hill drama festival. While in
ollege at Mars Hill sh? was presi
dent of the CH i Literary Society.
Miss WhiU'Vir-; is planning to en-
nd has other interests in Marshall and jterDuke University next fall.
elsewhere. Miss Whitehurst graduated
LOCAL ACTORS PR0VJDE BREEZY
ENTERTAINMENT If CIVITAN PLAY
To mention everyone who took
part in "Black-Eyed Susan", the Civ-
itan play which appeared two nights
here last week, would take too much
space to ibe don here; but that play
brought out many highlights of char
acter portrayal that must be mentioned.
Th story concerned five old maids,
who, tired, of the solitary life, adver-
Pqlly JPrimm (Gypsie McDevitt) came
forward to meet a somewhat poetic
Jitnmje Simpkins (Bob Hinkle) who
sported a soul-shaking hiccough that
took some of the color from the ro
mami but gave it plenty of sound.
Poljy jgot her man.
fotfta Nabornews (Mrs. R. B, Red
moii) sftso caught her man. Elmer
Tompkins (T. R. Worley), who played
uringthe evening were done by Wil- fEntire Section to be ,erved by
Mail Carrier 1
The N'iws-Record has it from Post
master, N. B. McDevitt, Marshall, that
Big Laurel and Revere Postoffices will
be discontinued effective August 16,
1935. Mr. McDevitt says:
"By order of the Postoflice Depart
ment, Washington, D. C. on July 6,
1935 and effective August 16, 1935,
the following postoffices will be dis
continued, Big Laurel, N. C, Revere,
d
ma Ramsey as Mandy, and E. R
Tweed, Jr., as Uncle Ed., Apparently
completely at ease in their parts,
they played to perfection the appre
hensive servants who watched for
'hants" behind every tree.
If there was a criticism tg be made
of the play as a whole, it would be-
that the choruses were a little uncer
tain of their songs. But considering
the time in which the show was pre-
UJaieu, uiey am excellent wonc. Best vr C. and nn the abov named date.
of these was the Ghost chorus, whenStar Routes from Marhal, to Big
E. R. Tweed, Jr., beset by sheeted 'Laurel gie- Laurel to Revere and
hants, brought on a near-riot, drown- Wftitft Rock to narmen. w r dia-
ig out a passing train with the racket, continued will be discontinued. All
Although the "50 beautiful dancing Jterritory affected by discontinuances
of ofhees and star route will be served
by Roubj No. 3 carrier out of Mar
shall, N. C.
Rural carriers are only permitted
to deposit mail in regulation mail
boxes when properly placed for the
receipt of mail.
iRoute No. 2 out of Marshall will al
so be extended a few miles".
These changes will cause th)e ex
tension of Route No. 3, 23 miles. This
;route is served by Mr. William Wor
ley. It will be recalled that since
this route was assigned to Mr. Worley,
five postoffices have been discontinu
ed Carm:m, Belva, Allanstand, and
now Big Laurel and Revere. Thi
will make Mr. Worley's route a frac
tion more than 74 miles by far the
orngest route in Madison County.
tlsed for-huflbands. ' The fire eaairfaia JflSSSahir'tii ' a" fine JSb'al
wentlemen who responded kept the "country : corns to town", feeding
udience in chuckles during the two
ours of the show, and furnished sup
port for the thread of genuine ro
mance carried by the two principals
girl&" failed to materialize, the Black
Eyed Susan chorus presented a vari
ety of dance routines and some catchy
costumes, worn bathing-beauty style.
The Rainbow Chorus brought a hint
of ballet-dancing to the show, and the
Garden Implements Chorus completed
the show.
Entreacts by Miss Pauline Sprinkle
who sang "Roses of Picardy", accom
panied by Miss Haverty; and by Wen
dell McDevitt, Miss Sprinkle and cho
rus who sang "Moonlight", rounded
out the evening's entertainment.
It took Director Ruth Haverty less
than two weeks to. whip her oast into
shape for this play. Comments heard
on the Street" after the perform
ances would indicate the tribute paid
her by the Civitan Club in resolutions
elsewhere in this paper is heartily
endorsed by the Madison public.
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GLEANINGS
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I. LAWS AFFECTING lHE COUN
TY: ' .. 1 . Taxes, Finances and related mt
,ters: Chapter 302, Public-Local Laws,
directs the County Commissioners to Jwere Misses Merle Sams and Sarah
levy in 1935 not exceeding1 6c on 'Pritchard.
Mr. uorge Sams was taken vo an
jAsheville hospital Wednesday to dia
mose a baffling illness, but it was not
VI the $1U0 valuation 10 maxe -necessary
- renairs on the countv jail, the money
Tbe used for no other purpose. The
Commissioners may borrow in antici-, necessary for him to stay,
pstion of tne tax couecion m oruer
to make the repairs immediately.
Mr. Fred Hix has returned from
Asheville, where ba recently under
went an appendicitis operation.
.Mr. Roy A. (Roberta, and Miss Ell-
TONSIL CLINIC
Chapter 412, Public L ajw s ,
amended C. S. 1681, so as to elhhin
, ate the necessity of ivin . three :
freeholders assess the adamages -done,
..by dogs, when Abas damage are, to
be paid i tte 'dcaxluhds Iesy-;
1 lng to the County Commissioners the
authority ; -to assess the damages. '
Chapter-4, Public laws, author-j
, izes counties, to contract; for periods
not exceeding thirty years, with any' There will be a Tonsil Clinic at the
private or public hospital, within orjoffice Dr. W. A. Sams, Thursday,
wimoutTne nnn, 10 proviae ior meai- August 1, .1935. Those interested,
cai, treatmenx ana hosjjiiaiiiation or aee Dr. W. A. Sams,
the sick and afflicted poor of the unit,
provided the contract ooea not c, QUv
for navment of more ths.ti 11 0.000' iM'
. annually by any unit, r ; Chapter 64
dealing with, such contracts by cities
, snd towns is not applicable to Madi
son County. 'v.'vt-v- :'J :-"j-iyJ'i,
, - Chapter 172, Public Laws, au-
'thorixes the County Commissioners of
the several Counties, to purchase
machinery to le used in the preven
tion of soil erosion and to rent or re-
Hazel West, in the title role, and Paul
Payne as Phil Langdon, leading man,
both thoroughly justified their selec
tion for the leading parts. Miss West
fell naturally into the part of a mod
ern young sophisticate, and Mr. Payne
showed real talent in. a role that re
quired considerable versatility.
First maiden lady to meet her
spouse was Miranda Herringbone,
(Mrs. E. R. Tweed, Jr,,) whose suitor
turned out to be Roacoe Sampson
(Ron Sprinkle). The two of them
showed perfectly what might happerv
if Roscoe Ates of the movies were to
court Zazu Pitts. Mrs. Tweed's use
of voice and bands was one of the
brightest ispota of the show.
. With their engagement arranged,'
excited about but what if that were
in America!
Riding an elephant across the Alpe
from Switzerland into Italy was just
a bright idea of Richard Halliburton,
American author, who thought it '
jwould be fun ' to make the trip as
Hannibal made it centuries, jib-o. Tues. -
Tdav he was hack in Lucerne. Switzer.
land, Without the -ersphant, hunting
up money to pay the customs officials,
A Charlotte jury acquitted Monday
bananas to his wife-to-be as they both 'ths N. C. chain-gang officials charged
i .u 1 I ... .if'
r 6 r wu r.sponsJulJ1Vy AUI Ulc ccu.g wh() were nolJin? ft for & customs
around her neck and ioss of the feet of two short-term charge of the animafg vaIue for
wouia you iiKe io see a rose nea-roes. who. the Stat? c almed, were
worm?" 'queried Professor Hiram
Catchbug (Dr. J. H. Hutchins) as he
deserted the cause of science long
enough to let Prudence Prattle (Katie
Sams) know that he liked her almost
as much as his study of "insectolo
gy". Complete with butterfly net, the
learned gent was
laugh. v
good for many a
ipermission. to take it in. Hannibal
never had to worry about that.
Last-minute alibis won't work in.
Kansas courts any more. Criminal
lawyers had been bringing in alibi
chained in an unheated cell nine days
last winter. Defense held that the
negroes themselves had caused the
freezing by wrapping cords and rags
arouna tneir anKies to protect, against witnesses too late for the State to
he shackles. check up on them, and winning ac-
Cherokee County's Hiawassee river quittals by that means. From now on
dam seems assured after the Senat it.ven Jays' notice must be (riven. Law-
yesterday approved and sent to the y?ra thmv amr thia will m,t lUrin.
But it would have taken more than j;0US3 Sl,000i,000 appropriation !num'ber
the r"rora butterfly net to hold Ab-
ner Sniggles (Wendell McDevitt)
who, clad in red flannels given him by
his doctor-to-be, Leta Pennyfeather,
(Pauline Sprinkle) gave a supremely bam where it is no longer needed
realistic portrayal of the gentleman ut the remaining $1 1,000,000 haa
with seven years of the itcn con
densed into seven minutes.
measure to get the work under way. Oddities: Police called by a neigh-
The whole project will cost $12,000,- ib0r entered a house in Greensboro.
000. Much of the first million will be just in time to catch a negro pocket
used to bring machinery from Norrisjing two pistols, a watch and jewelry.
Two of the best bits of acting
an sector were jnarriad BunctayrjUgb .tehools v:onty all the
une 19, 1925, atNewport, Tton. .b Unools Of the Countv are scheduled
xae-Jter. MX. woocmeia t fte tlhnst- ,to open next Monday, July 29.
tan onurch there.-
THIRTY SK MADISON COUNTY
SCHOOLS TO OPENNEXT MONDAY
1ST OF TEACHERS NOT YET The Board of Education is to meet
MADE PUBLIC Thursday of, this week to certify the
fWith the excentiani of the seven ,hst of teachers for the various schools.
The home was that of Mike Caffey,
Ihief of Greensboro police 10,000
yet to be provided. j.bales of cotton lost at sea in a storm
An airplane route form Russia to iin 1912 may be hauled up, if the
the U. S. by way of the North Pole Government testers decide it is worth
may be the eventual outcome of ex-1 aving. Two divers, Gutrall and Mogg
perimental flights now planned. Dis-iby name, hunted around on the o
tance, about 6,250 miles. The Soviet I cean flooi off North Carolina for
"mystery plane" that was ready to (two week before finding the sunken
leave for California last week still Iship. . . . Somewhere there is a gent
has not taken off; but it is expected named Moyer who has a lion waiting
soon. Meanwhile all information for him at the Railwav express office
Roberts Elected
President 7 of Bar
Association '
Judge Gay V. Roberts, of Marshall,
at a recent meeting in Asheville, was
elected president of the Bar Associa
tion of the 19th Judicial District '
Mr. Roberts was for the past year
vice-president of the Association.
'it
Cydone Mack", Noted Evanielist, Dies
Suddenly Monday Of He a r t Attack
t According to the Associated Press
In the dailies Tuesday morning, Bax
ter F. McLendon, known throughout
' the nation as "Cyclone Mack", Evstv.
t, died suddenly of a heart attack
st his home in Bennettsvills, S. C,
Monday night He had been fa poor
health for several morttha. ' Fifty
nine years of age,' be conducted his
last revival three weeks ago in Okla
homa. City. -
We regret that we could ,not get the
list for publication in this issue belt
to do so would make the paper late.
FAXPAYERS
NOTICE
v Every possible record in Madison County will be checked and
every piece of property 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 is a dog on the premises not listed 'or
taxes. , . , ,;. , -
, All persons who appear before me and list his taxes or the
remainder Of his property for taxe (if he has already Hetd part
of it), and pay the penalty of $2.00 for failure to list within the
next few days will not be prosecuted in Superior Court.
I am bow preparing a list of those who have not listed their
taxes; I shall present the names to the Grand Jury at the next
criminal term of , Superior Court for prosecution, C . v
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E. W. REECE
TA3P SUPERVISOR
about the plane is being kept secret,
even as to its present whereabouts.
A 5-&-10c store girl returned a lost
wallet to its own;r and a swell mix-
up resulted. James Lin, owner of the
wallet, is also the son of the presi
nt of Ohina. The girl, Viola Brown,
20, claimed that he recently ,married
her, and a magistrate backs her up.
Meanwhile it turns out Lin already
has two -wives back home in China.
in Augusta, Ga., and the express men
wish he would turn up and claim his
pet. For a while Albert, the lion.
was fun to have around; but since he
eats 75 cents to a dollar's worth of
beef a day, the lion has the boys buf
faloed,.,. . ...V;A,.
A mild-mannered .small minister.
the Rev. A French, became a her
Tuesday, -after a battle with an ap
parently demented man who tried to
President Lin asks that no extra fa- .wreck a trans-continental bus. The
vors be shown his son because of his 'minister pulled the bigger, heavier
father's position; latest development .man away from the wheel just in
time for the driver, who had been
shoved aside by his assailant, to re
gain control of the bus before it ran
yesterday was that Lin, Jr., may be
deported. Lin is a graduate of Ohio
State University.
Eleven killed over the weekend hi into a mountain lake,
auto accidents in the two Carolinas
30,000 -bodies kve been picked ap
iby the (Hankow Red Cross along the
J Han and Yangtse rivers, and reports
from other parts of Chips indicate an
even heavier loss of life in the floods.
Pretty far away, and mot much to get
crimp in the methods of some of their
REV. J. A. MARTIN AT OAK '-'
RIDGE SUNDAY
Rev. J. A. Martin, will preach at '
Oak Ridge Community Church next "
Sunday, July 28th at 11 o'clock
Ther will also be a flower service. -The
public is cordially invited.
175 BOYS ADDED TO CCC
CAMP AT MARS HILL
iWhen No. 11 atopped at Marshall t ' Asheville and represented tha"
Monday afternoon, 175 boys assigned Ashevillj district. Twentx-five of they
to the CCC Camp at Mars Hill rolled number aad been sent ug from Ho '
off th train. ' , Captain Stout, who Springs. Captain Stout has made av
has charge of the above named camp, favorable impression upon the peopla
had seven trucks waiting to Uke them of the Mars Hill action, and no doult.
-ever-to..the Camp. - They had enlistrd the boys are in fioi 1"-. 'i.