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THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MA DISON COUNTY
VOL.34
8 Pages
MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY,, SEPTEMBER 19, 1935
PRICE $1.00 A YEAH
A - : Jti-
SIX DESERTED, CHIT WEN LEFT
AT MEKp OF COUNTY OFFICIALS
Relative Keep Six For
Two Weeks For
Six Dollars
CHILDREN AGES 2 TO 11 SENT
TO COUNTY HOME AFTER
GOING WITHOUT DINNER
Six half-stajving children were
brought back to the courthouse Mon
day morninjr by the woman who had
kept them for two weeks on a private
subscription and she and the children
hung around the courthouse all day
Monday with no food and no place to
go for the nitfht. These Six Marler
children are the same ones mentioned
in this paper two weeks ago. Their
father was sent to the chaingang artd
the mother deserted the children and
is said to have gone to another state
with the brother of her husband. If
anything will stir the syiftpathv of
people, it should be a starving child.
They are not responsible for the cir
cumstances under which thev And
themselves. Some provision, of course,
should be made for them. Mr. John
McElroy. county attorney, advises
that it is the duty of the county com
missioners to place such children in
the county home and provide for
them. Mr. William Farmer, chair
man of the county commissioners,
tells us that the county home is not
a fit inlace for such children, that
they should not be thrown in with
old and in some cases profane and
almost insane people, that the ex
pense to the county would be Svo.UV
a month to care for these six and
that the countv is without funds, that
the 15c levy is not sufficient to run
the county and yet the 5c levy pro
posed was rejected by those m au
thority, salaries of county officials
and other expenses of the county are
several months in arrears, that the
children would have to be furnished
lodging, clothing, food and provid?d
with books and sent, to school. It was
his opinion that these children could
be cared for by some family or rela
tive in the county for a mucji smaller
sum. Officials complain that federal
money is being paid out to grown,
'able-bodied- men and women who
" could live "without it a nd T v4t no pro
vision is made for starving children.
Mr. Farmer tells us that already in
the county home are some children
placed for a day or two until other
provisions .could be made and they
have been there for a long period
with no prospect of being cared for
otherwise. This is a problem for the
community or for our lawyers and
officials to solve. Certainly we can
not afford to feed ourselves and be
comfortable while children stand by
starving. Monday afternoon, after
hanging around the courthouse all
day, the woman who brought the chil
dren back., left, telling the clerk of
the court, "there they are for some
body to take care of." The cl:rk had
a taxi take them to the county home.
All agree that something should be
done. Nobody wants the care of
such children. Some will take care
ONE MARS HILL BANK BANDIT
IS CAPTURED IN TENNESSEE
JOHN COCHRAN OF NEW
PORT LODGED IN JAIL
IN BUNCOMBE
John Cochran, 27, of Newport,
Tenn., was captured Tuesday night
as he slept by Sheriff Smith of Cocke
County, Tennessee. He is reported
to have acknowledged that he was one
cf the five who held up the Mars. Hill
branch of the Citizens Bank. It is
reported that he has given the officers
the names of the other four and it
ia hoped that they will eventually be
brought to justice.
TOWNSEND PENSION. PLAN TO
BE 'DISCUSSED HERE SATURDAY
W. B. Fisher Will Explain Re
vised Bill on Sept 21. .
W. B. Fisher, State Manager for
th .sTowneend Old Age Pension Flan,
will explain the revised bill to the
people of -Madison County, at the
Court House in Marshall, on Satur
day, September 21. at 11:00 a. ni.
The revised bill provides that ev
ery person past th.taire of 60 who
does not have an income of $200.00
per " month shall receive a monthly
pension . from the Federal Govern
ment. It also provides that the funds
to pay this pension shall be raised
bv a two percent transaction tax on
all the gross business done in the
United States each month, and shall
be pro rated on the basis of the a
mount the. tax will produce let it
lie $30, $401. or $75 per. month to
each terson who applies. -
We also agree under the revised
pill that the revenue from this trans-,
action tax shall b paid into the'
Treasury of the Unitsd States each
month before it is paid out to the
pensioners, thereby creatine no debt'
This bill is a recovery movement.
Every person who receives, a pension
hall be required to spend the en
tire amount by the fifth day of the
of them for pay. but where is the
pay to come from, when everybody
feels that his own burdens are all
that he can bear?
CLAUDE ALLISON
PASSES AWAY
Prominent Citizen of Marshall
Laid to Rest Tuesday
Claude R. Allison, 60, died soon
after six o'clock in the afternoon of
Sunday, September 16. at his home
on Hayes Run. His death came as a
shock to the community, being sud
den and unexpected. While his
health had not been the best for a
year or more he was active up to he
last, -and his death was probably due
to angina pectoris. Seated in a rock
ing chair on the porch of the home, he
complained of Tains about the shoul
ders and aims and said that he
thought he had taken cold. Mrs. Al
lison went in. to prepare his supper
so that he might go to sleep early,
and when she returned to announce
that supper was ready she found him
lifel-ss leaning back in the rocker.
All other members of the family were
out of town for the afternoon. Mrs.
Allison attracted the attention of
neighbors and Dr. McElroy was call
ed. The news of his sudden going
soon spread over the community.
Mr. Allison is survived by his wi
dow, Mrs. Cora Allison, and two step
sons, Mr. C. Eugene Rector and Mr.
Howard Rector of Marshall. He is
also survived by two brothers and
sisters as follows: Mr. Sam A. Alli
son, Mr. Ernest Allison, Mis Mamie
Allison of Brevard, and Mrs. Henry
Stirley, of Greenville. S. C. Funeral
services were at 11 o'clock Tuesday
morning) at the home, conducted by
the 'Rev. j. R. Duncan, pastor of the
Marshall Methodist Church, assisted
by the Rev. J. L. Bragg, prayer being
offered also by the Rev. G. C.Cox,
pastor of the Baptist church of Wea
verville. Interment followed at the
cemetery of the Madison Seminary
church.
Active pallbearers were : J. A. Den
nis. Cleoohua Rector,- Trov M. Rec
tor, J. - Huberts:; Davis, Herschef
prmweana J. J. Ramsey. v
Honorary pallbearers were: G. L.
McKinney, J. Coleman Ramsey, E.
R. Tweed, Sr., Zeb V. Fisher. Hubert
E. Roberts, S. B. 'Roberts,, O. C.
Rector, R. G. Rector, E. N. Holcombe,
John F. Bryan. P. V. Rector, H. L.
Story. (John H. McElroy, Car R.
Stuart, J. M. Baley, Sr., Guv V. Rob
erts. Guy English, W. A. West, Roy
L. Gudger, Dr. J. N. Moors, Dr. J.
L. McElroy, Will Morrow, and A. A.
Gregory, ojf Marshall, and W. W.
Shipman of Brevard.
Mr. Allison was a veteran of the
Spiiish-American War and at one
time occupied a position with the Mar
shall newspaper, predecessor of the
piesent News-iRecord. He was a per
fectly good maji, loyal and devoted
husband, a well-informed citizen, and
one who will be greatly missed in the
community
SAM HUNTER
CRITICALLY INJURED
News reached Marshall this week
that Sam Hunter is in a Knoxville
hospital critically injured by frag
ments of a rock which he was blast
ing on a highway, near Srnokeniont.
His spine is .said to have been severed
by a rock almost as large as a man's
fist, which was removed from the
spine. He is .paralyzed and in a criti
cal condition.
following month for any legitimate
puipose. It is estimated that the
Enactment of the Townsend Pen
sion Bill will turn an average of
$200,000 into the business channels
of everv county each moqth.
Mr. Fisher writes this paper as fol
lows:! "It is very important that every
voter in the county hgar about the
revised Townsend Bill which is now
before Congress. It will release
thousands of jobs to our young un
employed and will put hundreds of
thousands of dollars into circulation
every month.- We urge all voters,
including all classes of business and
professional men and wom:n, to come
out and hear about the revised bill.
You cannot form an intelligent opin
ion until yon are f ullv informed re
garding the plan. , ' , --
"If .you have not already signed
up for this movement, w urge all
voters to come out on this occasion
and do so..- :.;-,r- -.i
"Hundreds of persons throughout
the country ar tfiving their entire
time to thj,, promotion of this splen
did humanitarian movement. Can't
yon spare an hour? ; :
"Be present at this Tneetfng and
draw tout own conclusions,'.' '
"THE INSPIRATION OF THE
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS"
By THOMAS GAMBLE, Savannah,
Ga., In The AthevilU Citizen, Sep
tember
Great souls and great minds ought
to come out of the mountains
Here, if anywhere, man can medi
tate, if he will, undisturbed by the
raucous tumult of the town.
Here the wearying problems of life
seem to quickly simplify and clarify,
to become pellucid and easy of solu
tion. Here troubles that were magnified
by their very nearness shrivel into
nothingness, and one learns to smile
at their real pettiness and insignifi
cance. Fictitous values fade away, as
imperceptibly as the mists of early
dawn. A new perspective is created
for the coming years and the future
seems miraculously built on sounder
and evernduring supports.
Then it is there comes a new con
ception of the longing that filled the
whole beinjr of the psalmist when,
with brain racked and spirit vexed,
in fancy he felt himself translated
from the poisonous atmosphere of
the court or camp as he sang, "I will
look unto the hills whence cometh
my help."
At the seashore one is troubled by
the restlessness of the ocean. Its
constant surging, its ceaseless moan
ing, its breakers forever racing beach-
ward, the never-ending suggestion of
latent ii resistible power that seems
ready to awake and destroy with little
warning! these disturb and check the
flow of detached thoughts and divert
them into the world of striving hu
man activities. There is not the calm-
GOSNELL, GUNTER
WILL DIE
SUPREME COURT DENIES
A ppcaK! OF MAniSON
I'll tirlaw maw w
, COUNTV BOYS , .
The 8OTffema-ourt pf--Wort" waro -
HOT SPRINGS P. T.
PLAY, "SKY-HIGH"
Three-Act Comedy to Feature
Local Talent
Under auspices of th.3 Hot Springs
P. T. A., the play "Sky-High" will
be presented at the high school audi
torium there on September 26 and
27, at eight p. m.
"Skv-Hieh" is a local talent play
a smashing three-act comedy-drama
with musical specialties, it is a new
vivid drama full of comedy, excite
ment, and variety; a hit full of
catchy tunes and snappy choruses.
The leading roles will be played
Tiv Charles J. Runnion. who takes
the part of Walter St-pghens, design-
DAILY FARM RADIO PROGRAMS
ARE BEGUN AT STATE COLLEGE
Daily programs over Radio Station
WPTF on subjects of interest to
North Carolina farmers began Mon
day. September 16, as a part of the
State College -agricultural extension
work.
The programs, lasting 15 minutes,
will come on the air each week day
at 2 p. m. and will include a talk on
some phase of farming as seen by a
specialist from State College and
news it;msi gleaned from the daily
press and from .government reports
pertaining to the farm.
Men and women from the person
nel of the State College School of
Agriculture, the Experiment Station,
and the Extension Service will have
parts on the urograms. The talks
which they will deliver will be from
seven to r-ht minutes in length and
will be on some timely farm subject.
TAXPAYERS !
If you hare unlisted money or property, you had certainly
better read every word of thU notice, and abide by iU warning t,
or you will find yourself in a most embarraising potition.
My sense of common fairness rebels when the poor man from
some mountain cove is forced to cone in and Hat hia property,
while I know positively that there are wealthy men who are skin
ning out of their share of the tax-burden.
, ' The attitude of those who have money in the banks of Madi
son County. not yet listed for taxes, even after all the friendly
advertizing, proves to me beyond question that I am going to
have to adopt a method of procedure with teeth and even fangs
in it. --
, I have been sworn to use every means to ret every dollar and
erery piece of personal property, for one time at least, on the
tax books; and I am going to do that job if I have to summons
before thi Board of Commissioners every property-owner and
every cashier of every bank in Madison County.
I have conferred with the Attorney General of North Caro
lina, and the necessary County officials, and 1 know exsctly the
proper steps to take to head this tax-listing program for the last
round-up. , -
Elli. W. Reee -
, . - Tax Supervisor for Madison County.
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irig of mind and of spirit one finds
is the nuietudp of the hieh hilw
tV'.Great, clear-minded, long-visioned
thinkers and mental leaders should
bs the fruitage of the cool light air,
the unruffled atmosphere that main
It envelopes the mountain tops. They
should look down, in sheer aloofness
into the. habited vallies below and
ftom the vantage of the heights wit
ness with sympathy the struggles and
perplexities and aspirationst of men,
while undisturbed by their feverish
ness, their zest for pleasure and lust
for material possessions.
; From the mountains the errors
of man can best be felt and analyzed,
the secret of his failures uncovered,
in the mountains comes the contact
with' the unseen, the consciousness of
ail overruling and governing power,
Beers and prophets should be bred
irt them.
Standing on the portico of St.
Paul's in London one sees nothing
of the superb dome and the cross that
surmounts it. Little by mtie. as o.e
passes from this master building of
Wren., the dome and the cross loom
in1 all their glory. Not until a suffici
ent distance has been attained does
their real grandeur appear, the full
significance of the architect s aream
oF beautv wrought in stone reveal
ahcr impress itself on the eye and
mind. It has taken nin teen centuries,
itris said to dimly realize what Cal
vary has meant to the woild and the
lessons are yet far from fully learned.
So a4 one recedes from the cities,
AND, THOMAS
ON?; OCTOBER 4
Ima v. Wednesday affirmed the death
Ipenalties, imposed upon Arthur Gos-
ii nrie Cnnt.ir nii Rnher Thorn-
a. who were convicted of murdering
iw,uuam 'l nomas r eoruary iqv
The
eycjrocption wm-oe .vi'" i
'AJ TO PRESENT
SEPTEMBER 26-27
Er of a new plane, "Sky-High", and
Mae Fleming plays the part of Shir
ley Shields, Walter's secretary and
sweetheart.
The production "Sky-High" is un
d:r the direction of Miss Eureka
Proctor, who with the cast and cho
ruses is hard at work to ciake it one
of the best ever staged at Hot
Springs.
The attractive costumes are fur
nished by the National Producing Co.
of Kansas. City, Mo., who present
this new high-class play.
Don't forget to s:e "Sky-High"
on September 26 and 27, at 8 p. m.
Admission will be 10c and 25c.
Just at this time of the year, farm
ers are interested in the fall handling
of livestock, the care of poultry and
turkey flocks, the harvesting of nut
crops, the picking! and ginning of
cotton, thfiselling of tobacco, and the
planting of winter cover crops. All
of these subjects will be discussed by
authorities in thi near future.
The program for the week of Sep
tember 16-21 includes the following
speakers and their subjects: Monday
Prof. R. H. Ruffner, "Herd Improve
ment": Tuesday, Dr. Jane S. McKim
mon, to b? announced) ; Wednes
day. Dr. S. G. Lehman, "Diseases of
Cereal Crops" ; Thursday, P. H. Kime,
"Care of Seed Cotton"; Friday, Dr.
Z. P. Metcalf. "Some Common Am
mals"; and Saturday. Prof G. O
Randall, "Fall and Winter Propaga
tion of Shrubs from Cuttings."
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MARSHALL POSTOFFICE MAY BE 1
PROMOTED TO SECOND CLASS
with their tumults, their discords,
their racking pictures of man's worst
frailties, as well as the soul-reviving
evidences of man's noblest attributes
of self-sacrifice and that devotion to
ideals on whicb the world must rest
for final redemption from current
evils, and one comes to the mountains,
(Carried to Fifth Pag:)
Madison's New Farm Agent
GEORGE W. MILLER
We are introducing our readers
to Madisoj County's new farm agent,
Mr. George Miller (cut above) who
conies to us from Bridgwater, Va.,
where he has been a teacher of vo
cational agriculture for 13 years. Mr.
Miller began work September 14. He
will move his wife and two children
to Marshall soon.
J. A Brooks Dies
AfrHot Springs Home
Funeral services for Mr. Joseph A.
Brooks, 77. of Hot Springs, were held
at the Fairviaw Methdist Church near
t Mot springs Sunday aiternoon at 4
a'clocki, with the Rev. Moir Edwards
and theiRjVi Mr." Finlev officiating,
Interment followed at the Falrview
'cemetery - .ti.i-.i"-'!'
Mr. Brooks, known' to his familiar
as "Uncle Joe", was a member of the
Methodist Church and was active in
church work until his health failed,
at which time he also retired from
the mercantile business in which he
had been engaged for many years.
Boin and reared in this county, he
came from his first home near Bluff
to become one of ot Springs' best
known citizens. His death Saturday
night at 10 :10' followed, an illness of
some three weeks.
He is survived by his widow, to
whom he had been marmd for 53
years; by two brothers, Terrell and
Lon; two sisters, Mis. J.. M. Brown
of Bluff and Mrs. Lee Plemmons of
South Carolina; one son, Oscar, and
one daughter, Mrs. C. C. Brown, and
bv four grandchildren.
Mrs. Grover Long and Kenneth
Burgin had charge of music at the
funeral, while Mrs. Ira Plemmons
was in charge of floweis.
IPallbearers were: Dennis Church,
Glen Brooks. Ed Chandler, Mr. R.
C. Kirby, Mr. K. Y. Norrie, and
Charles Rector. .
Attending the funeral from out-of
town were Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Cauble
and son. J. Frank, of Mt. Pleasant,
N C: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fowler
of Candler. N. C, Mrs. Fuller of
West Asheville, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Brown of Weaverville, and a large
number of friends and relatives from
Hot Springs.
MANY VISITORS ATTEND OPENING
EXERCISES AT MARS jHILL COLLEGE
Unusual and Forceful
Address Delivered At
Wednesday Service
Prayer Offered For Miss
Dorothy Sanderlln
The opening exercises of Mars.
Hill College took place last Wednes
day morninsr at 11 o'clock. T)r. v
L. Moore, for 38 yeats president of
the college, was master of cere
monies. A violin solo by Mrs. Spen
cer B. King of the college violin de
partment was well rendered, being
accompanied by Miss Martha Biggers
at the piano. The jjnening prayer
was led by Dr. E. fiibson Davis, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church of
Asheville. A large number of visit
ors including parents, trustees, and
others were present. President
Moore referred to the traredy on th:
street the day before when one of
the freshman students. Miss Doro
thy Sanderlin, was critically wound
ed by a bullet from the gun of one
of the bandits that robbed the Mars
Hill branch bank. He called upon
the Rev. L. Buna Olive, pastor of
the Man Hill Baptist church, to of
fer prayer for the 17-year-old fresh
man who was then suffering in a hos
pital, in Aeheville. After recognis
ing a number of the visitors in the
audience, requesting them to stand,
Dr. Moore introduced the speaker of
ths morning, who was Dr. J. Powell
Tucker, pastor of the First Baptist
Bids on Better BuildingT
To Be Received
October 3 I
Mail Carriers Changed Last
Monday; Route Extension
Is ..Proposed
Postmaster N. B. McDevitt informs
us that if the sale of stamps at Mar'
shall can be increased for the next
three months over the same period
last year's sale, his understanding is
that Marshall will be entitled to a
second-class, postofflce instead of a
third-class office, as it now is. Ha
tells us that there are very few coun
tv seats in North Carolina which do
not have as high as second-class offi
ces. Second class offices are equipped
to do better s.rvice in several res
pects. For instance, an extra cleric
would always be available when mails
are beintr opened so that patrons
could have attention at any hour.
Better equipment in the postoffic.9
lobby, better ventilation and heat
ing and town mail earner service
from the postoffice would be avail
able. Already bids are to be rec.ived on
October 3 for a well equipped build
ing that will house the Marshall offi
ce. The postmaster has in his pos
session specifications for equipment
in such a building which covers sev
eral pages printed and typewritten
matter too lengthy to print here. It
aupears that after October 3 the
equipment of the present office will
be greatlv improved.
Mail Carriers Changed Monday
Effective last Monday, September
16, all the mail carriers from the
Marshall office were changed as fol
lows: Route 1 was changed from John
Smith to William "WorW and rnvpnt
a distance of 48.33 miles.
Route 2 was changed fro m Paw
Rice to John Smith and covers a dis
tance of miles.
Route 3 .was changed from William
Worley to Rov Rice and covers a die-
tance of J74.30 miles-. .''-' -
Two extensions of Rout A arar 'A
ppropoaed -aMf--is" believed -will1 ha"-"
approved by the government 'Onev -
extension will be on Spillcorn Creek;
a disatnee of 4.8 miles, to Arrowood's
store and retrace. The other ex
tension proposed in from Berryhill
Lane to Carmen and would connect
with the Tennessee mail. These two
extensions if approved by the gov
ernment, would make the total dis
tance of Route 3 approximately 87
miles.
We are advised that there are list
ed on the three routes out of Mar
shall, divided as follows: On route 1,
2C92: on Route 2, 1610; on Route '
3, 2,00. If each person on these
routes mailed one letter daily the
postage would be $171.24 a day,
whereas on Monday the persons of
Route 1 bought $1.02 in postage; on.
Route 2. $5.84, and on Route 3, $14.
85, a total, of $21.71. This shows
that thousands of the patrons of the
office are not using the RFD service
furnished bv the Department.
It is suggested that all the pationa
of our office use the RFD service in
order that the office might better be
rated, and the public get bett r ser
vice. Buy postage stamps and write
letters, teach the children to write.
And take a newspaper.
eFolger Johnson of Chatham County
is conducting a demonstration ia
raising capons for the market. He has
a flock of 150 of these birds.
Church of Raleiglj, Dr. Tucker
mother and sister who reside in Ashe
ville were among the visitors recog
nized. Physically speaking. Dr. Tucker
would not be considered a big man,
but when such ar.cddr ss as, he de
livered Wednesday has come from his
lips, he is looked up to bv his audi
ence as certainly a man of big brain.
As a subject he paraphrased the col
lege motto, "With all thy getting, get
understanding" to r.:ad "with all
thy building of college days, build a
face." Such a subject struck the au
dience in the face, it was so unusual. -But
seldom does one hear a more mas
terly and thoughtful address than that
of Dr. Tucker on this subject. We
should be glad to reproduce a large
portion of this address in the paper
if it could he obtained. We msde aa
effort to get it, but doubt that we can. ,
One of the thoughts brought out most- '.
forcibly was that our faces are mir
rors of what is within and. we changw
our expressions by our thoughts and f
acts. "The face we have at 15
the speaker, said, "is the face God- --' -.
gave ua but the face we have at 4 "'
is one we made ourselves, the fee -of.
a youth is a prophesy and th
face of an old man is a history. One
beauty secret worth while is contina-- .
ous inner communion with the high- ' ,
est snd best" . . - '
Th College opened with the lar
rest enrolment perhaps in its history.
Some improvements have been mada-
in the buildings and other building
are being planned as Mars Hill goes-
forward.