.... , . .T4-- : M , 1 ' , t . -f i v 1 1 ( ii I. 'sut Iibrarl 4 or THE ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER OF MADISON COUNTY VOL.34 8 Page MARSHALL, N; THURSDAY; OCTOBER .31, 1935. PRICE $1.00 A YEAR U ,. ' . ,it ' ' : ii k . ', v- 0) If FOREST FIRE FIGHTING CREWS NAMED IN MADISON COUNTY Citizens Should Report Fires To.TKese Crews First County in W.N.C. to Such WPA Project have Three crews .have been named in as m&nv sections of ths county to do all they can', in stopping forest fires. - Named on these crews are tne followinsr; , , ':'. Marshall v Jonah Payne, foreman, Maj or Wilson, , Arthur ensley, Char lie Edwards, and 'Eass'Merrell. . WalnutBill Doan, foiSsnJan, Wil liam GoldsmitU Frank Ramsey, and Owen Thomas. ' '' Hot Springs Tom Collins, foreman, Troy Harrison, Alfred Maney, Uuie Gowan and Oscar Southeiland. . This kia WPA project sponsored fcy the North Carolina Department of Development and Conservation, and Madison is the first county in Western North Carolina to have suchJ a project. The crews will bte furn ished with' fie equipment !by the soonsor. Any citizen who sees a forest fire starting s Jould report the I same to one of these crews. Hallowe'en Carnival At Beech Glen A full4snth program and fiaBow- 'en Carnival is to be held" at .the Beech Glen High School Thursday night, at JL:3CL o'clock. The enter tainment presented will be given by the students of tha eiKKn and seventh grades, under . the direction of the teachers, Miss Thelma Blankenship and Miss Nell English. There will be a small admissions of five cent KnrwH all who - enter. After the program there will be various booltos to attend. These wm be hem oy Mrs. J. V. Howell,, Miss Pauline Young, and Miss Gladys Tweed. The carnival will .terminate with a popu larity contest for tooth boys and giils. This contest has already been started by Principal Howell, who is directing it, and Misses Bernice Angel, Nell Briggs .and Miss Henrietta Ray r the principals in tbi girbjr contest while the hove in tt ja tace4t. Lloyd ley. . ,-, -- Costumes may be worn by any who attend if they desire, and there will bs a prise given for the most unique. -' There will also be other prizes given for various contests, and cake walks. The entire program is under the direction of Grover L. Angel. Th . proceeds from all events will be us ed tov purchase equipment for the sd tool. Miss Hyde is' Named Head of Commission Miss. Helen Hyde, of Walnut, N. C. a student at Fredericksburg State Teacher's College Fredericksburg, Va., has teen elected president of the freshman commission of the coL legn. . . ' - 'A. --N Miss Hyde is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. James L. Hyde, of Walnut. WHY OUR CHURCHES ARE FAILING 1- A few lines in regard! to thr fail ure of some of our churches in the Soutl. . ; The . actual facts of the rural churches of the rural districts do not present a cause for alarm. ' Some rural churches rn tj.'e'sputh have disbanded during tin laat ; tea jrv&rs but new ones havs sprung up. i f, The . one thing most ..agitating 1 it the type of some of tSMt ehurehet and the kind of service they are abtr HONOR ROLL akf': The New"Record " Beginning' wiffi 'our issue of Oct ober 1?, w are publishing below the names of -people who' subscribe or , renew their - aubseriptiont to The News-Record, within the last; week. Bv keeping Tour, subscriptions paid up you will greatly help your . local paper. ??; Of course, thoss whose' sub scriptions arei paid in advance are al- ? ready onour honor rotu . C. M. Wheeling, Ho Springs ? TJitomas Pennington, Hot-Snruigs; " Mrs. J. R. Henderson,; Hot'Springs. T T TT . 1 TT . A. r. I j T . neiisrey, aw oonuira. : . Ns Price, Hot Springs. - y "j; C. L. Stamsy Hot Springs. $ 4" --v.. Lee Fowler. Hot Springs-, -"s ; ' Richard .Dockery, Marshall r-J, 7 Miss Panyv Lunsford, Crewe, Va.' ' ' Mrs. M. S.' Bradford, Washington. W. J. Sanders, Walnut, N. C, Mrs. M. E. Fisher, 'Marshall. ?t v: Mies Frances Smithy Faust., .'-.AA : Fessis Psyne, Mare ball r-l y, ; f- Clyde Mamnn, ciry.. - Roy L. Gudger MarshalL V Mrs. T. P. Kirkpatrick, Bluff. i T. E. Freeman', Marshall. Mrs. Frank Cantrall, Walntit. E. S. Morgan, Stocksville. N. The BANNER BakersvUi N. - Earls Brintnall. Newton, N. C. '.Cr' HOT SPRINGS HIGH NEWS- A Glee Club has been organized in HifiJi School by Mrs. J. B. Tweed and Mrs. Lita Steppe. -"Fond Lilies" is our first sonsi in the club this year, The following officers were elected: President, Edith Collins; Sec. Tieas.. Francis Smith; Reporter, Dorthy Runmon Several committees were also el-cted. Schools of this county are work- in with Dr. Sams and are attempt ine to sret a county-widfe Health Clinic with cooperation 'by the State and Federal Government. There will be a Hallowe'en party in the High Sd Jool building Thurs day night October, 31. There will be lots of fun and entertainment. The Seniors will have a refreshmsnt counter. Everybody welcdme. Here k a school calendar of differ ent things taking place this yeai : Sept 9, Senior Weinn;T Roast at Laurel river. Oct 3, Junior and Senior trip to Mc Dowell County Fair, Marion, N. C. Oct. 5 Sophomore trip to Nor. is Dam. Oct. 19, Senior trip to Asheville. Oct. 22. Sophomore trip to Rich Mt, Oct. 23, Freshman trip to Newport. it ue following officers have been elected for our high school classes: Seniois: President, Edith Collins, vice- pres., Ollie (Paris; Sec. & Treas., John Rec tor; Class Sponsor, Mr. Cook. Juniors: President, Ethel Fowler; vice-pres., Frank Moore; Sec. & Treas., Ila Warlrope. Sophomores: President, Fred Roberts; vice-pres., Robert Tolly; gec.-treas., Dud Paris; Reporte., Jim Hill. Fr:shmen: . . : " President,; DorthyFo8ter:ivice-prei,' ThewaKf Ebbi; BTsc:-treas.7 Bernicr Raleigh; Reporter, Minnie Miller. We have b:en glad to have Rev. Moir Edwards and Rev. W. E. Fin ley for our devotional in chapel oa Friday and Monday. All parents are welcome for these programs- Basketball teams f:ave been or ganized! and officers elected are: Girls: Captain, Edifh Collins1; vice captain, Mildred "Grubbs. Boys: Captain, Albert Justus; vice-cbtf-ain, Frank Moore. Committee for funds: Edith Collins, Mildred Grubbs, Gra ver Fowler, John Rector. Reporter, Mildred Grubbs to render. For instance,, 410 Bap tist churches ' in this etate (have no Sunday school and faults ale laid at the very door of these churches for such - failures to measure up to the requirements the Lord - would have them do. True, a majority of the fcountiy crfurches cannot properly. ministe.rto the people because they only havs services' once a month.. Some of our country 'churches are too limited and instead of being gos-pel-preac'hing an Bible4.eaching bodies, they should be transformed into a social center instead of being) camonflaged with the word "church." Some of tJ'Jem sre not fervently e vangalistic, not as missionaries in spirit snd iff practice and their- Sun day Schools are not as effective as thev could and should be. The main business of a church of the Lord, J:sus, is toWin lost men to nriBt, baud them up spintuslly, by preaching the eoBoel. teschinv the Bible, and by eniiE'tinir all who '.lave been saved to participate in' the pro- ciamationoi tie gospel of Christ to the ends of tha earths Sure- there is little sympathy among, Baptist with the position taken by some well meaning people that any of. these Baptist churches atnuld be turned into social centers, but as far as being progressive : and ; goingi ahead,; they are In the-rut and need to be pushed out of the rut so they can go ahead Land be progressive and aN live wire for the Kingdom work. : . . . .Yours for the best, .---vt.-' " J-.. Henry; Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Wible.Ti Leave- Madison 1 . Mr. J. 'W. Wible, who' came to Marshall year befo's last at teacher of Agriculture in the Marshall high school, -and was later named assis tant county arent. is lesvititr this eek to accept a more lucrative po sition in his home state Alabama. During his stay in Marshall he has made many friends. In April he was mairied to Miss Olive Thomas, and they both, will make their in Ala bama, much to the regret of their many friends in tfiis section.' y US HILL B..1 DODDERS GET 38 TO 40 YEARS EACH COURTHOUSE CROWDED TO HEAR .JUDGE OGLESBY, Cecil Buckner Given Nine Years Court in Marshall Mixed, ' Criminal and Civil ' Superior Court convened in Mar shall Monday morning wuru judge Oe-lesby presiding. Though unusual. J ns term of: court is, both criminal and civil. It was the deaire of the solicitor and others to dispose of a number of jail cases which weie an expanse to the county. The first and most important case was that of the robbers of ! Citizen Bank branch; at Mars Hill September 10. By four o'clock Monday afternoon four of the robbers and Cecil Buckner, an accomplice,' were given state peni tentiary sentences. Ulay .Baxter, James Carr, Herbert Hill, and John Cochran all of east Tennessee, were sentenced to serve from 28 to &v years each for robbery with fiie arms and from 9 to 10 years each for -sanK with a deadly weap unon Miss Dorothv Sand :r Jin. a freshman at Mars Hill college, who was seriously wounded by being shot during the robbery of the bank. The sentences are not to run concurrently. Cecil Buckner, of Buncombj county, was given a 9 jto 10 ytar sentence for conspiracy, Cod.iran was first arrested, and he gave the names of the others involved in the ciime. One whose name was given, Eddie Nichols, is still at large. The others tried to put the shooting of Miss Sanderlia- on Nichols. Her bert Hill was arrested m Atlanta, after giving up on account of suffer in from wounds which he received w).rile being chased by officers. Writ ten statements by Cocluan, Baxter and Carr "were read to the court, each admitting taking part in the rob bery. Sheriff Brown, of Buncombe, Sheriff English, of Madison, btienn Smithr of Coche county; Tenn, and testified before judgment wa pro nounced upon the devenaantp. James Landers and John Amnions, of Mars Hill, described ie robbery to the court. Mr. W. T. Sanderlin, of New Bern, father of the girl who was shot, was also present. The five prisoners, brought from the Bun- comos county jail, showed little dis position to fight the charges against them. Solicitors N-ttles appeared for the state, and i ve' court named Mr. W. K. McLean, attorney for de fendant,Buckner.An effort was made Buckner to have the case remov ed to another county, but he later submitted and pleaded sruilty. Offi cers told of how Buckner kad scouted in Mars Hill the night before the robbery in order to plan for te rob bers. Sheriff English' testified Ihe chased the bandits through the San dv Mush section .across Doggst's Gao to Max Patch, and through Del Rio; Tenn., losing their trail between Parrotsville and Greeneville, Tenn. Officers of Madison and Buncombe say that the case is not closed until Eddie Nichols is arrested. About $1,100 was taken from the bank, the bulk of cash having been hidden by Mrs. Albert Felch, who was cashier of thg bank at that time. The town's fire alaira was sounded and the ban dits escaped on their car, shooting promiscuously as lk:y left, one shot seriously wounding Miss Dorothy Sanderlin, of New Bern, N. C. who had just entered Mars Hill college as, a freshman stuaent. t or weens her condition was considered seiious, j but finally she recuperated to the ex- tent that she wiis sble to return home, and is expected to come back to Mars Hill after Christmas. Three Others Penned for Stealing Automobile Anotllier criminal case disposed of at this term was that of three boys convicted of stealing an automobile. Itfhev were : Corbett SheltOn, Ross picRay, alias Hubert Reecer, and Jack Alley, alias ifaul Uarou. i nese stole the car belonging to Mayor v D. : Bowman, recently ; and wire cau4it before they got out of town. They were given 8-10 years in the CAR TO RELOADED NOVEMBER 27 Na;.a TV All PltiivfriAe OtlCe - I O All Churches ! in rrench uroad Association - , A railway ear will be loaded at Marshall, on Wednesday before Thanksgiving. We will be open for provisions of any and all kinds Mon lay and Tuesday, and until noon Wednesday." '. '- . ? '. 1- i . ' This, v aj you L all know, .;. is oar GIVE SENTENCES .S8,8011 and required t0.wear R. N. Ramsey Leads 'Western Car. League ftv , Local Boy Makes Good In -' South Carolina Cur Hats Are Off" to R. N. We knew that he played ball with Wood- side. of the Western Carolina League last! summer and we knew he landed a regular berth, and thsit alone is quite an Jiievement, ,but her$ ara a few statements taken from the South Carolina J:pers that prbve thatf R, N. is due for even higher rat ing 4 than the Western Carolina League.: R. N. Ramsey, slight built Wood. side play 01, will no longer have tb figars 13 js n unlucky- number for withy thi many home run for the 1939:' Western Carolina imm, he Whs today revealed the winner of $10 ,ln cash offered by Eual Craigo, United State deputy rjirsfcal. tor the (jkost circuit d ivee in that league. '.Clipped .from another paper: . -R-jN. Ram.ey, with a mark of .362 hteladmg 13 home run, led the Woodside team in hiting during the eao jut cloed, the slugging mem ber Jpf R, L. ChristOfer's outfit ani.iing this notable average in some 60 game., soma 40 of which were Western Carolina league tilts. ;;:.R N.'iwas also picked for Right fieht on - the "All Western Carolina Lerltue.t ii N. Ramsey's individil statis tic? -are:': v ij'ATTING AVElRiAGE .362 I OME RUNS 16 (all games) , "IPLES 10 1 TJDLE3 14 - STOLEN BASES 28 -fl ) Mrrs!ill. and Walnut Thrilling Game 80 YARD DASH sV ROBINSON FEATURES GAME, With Walnut displaying a igreat defensive line and Marshall a great passing defence, the Red Tornado of Marshall and the Yellow Jackets of Walnut played to a hard fought 7 to 7 tie on 'the Walnut grid last Friday - afternoon before several hundred spectators. From the opening! kick-off until (j;ie last minute of play, the two teams battled on even terms, each getting six lirst-downs. walnut re ceived the opening kickoff and with Haines carrying the ball on almost every play around the Marshall ends drove to the Red Tornado s 25 yard line where Marshall held for thre downs and on the fourth down, Ram sey's pass, whils was intended for Haines was intercepted by Robinson, fast-stepping halfback for the Red Tornado, who priited 80 yards down the side line for Marshall's only touchdown: A pass from Robinson to Worley was completed for the ex tra point.' The second quarter end ed with Marshal in possession of the ball on Walnut's one foot line. At the opening of the tl drd quarter Walnut took possession of the ball and with great end running and pass ing enabled the Yellow Jackets to get to Marshall's 20 yard line. Thepe Henderson faded back and shot a pass into the end zone to Ramsey. It was. a perfectly executed pass. Ramsey went over Marshall's right tackle for the extra .point. In the founts quarter both teams resorted to passes, bat seither team seriously threatened. Haines attf Ramsey were outstand ing for. Walnut while Tweed and Burnett were outstanding! for Mar shall. . Injuries marred the game. Brad burn received a broken nose, Burn- ette was painfully cut over the left eye and one of the other Marshall players received a broken rib. One of the Walnut -playero received a badly wrenched knee and several ot-l her players- on each- side received minor injuries. - , AT. FOR MIS . HOME Thanksgiving offering for the Mills Home at ThomasviJJe, andVs want to have every church with a large amount, of food . stuffs. ; Remember they can use down diere almost any thing we can send that is eatable. VThey especially need potatoes, spples, ' corn : and .wheat. But they can nee svsrythinjt we send. AH churches make arrangements to ca&her your Dro visions, weigfc'l them, write' on tag. name of sender, future. Mr. Haney graduated in and the cliturch, . '1933 fend has since that time been in l quote the following Scripture: .the NEW AMPH1THEATE HINDER CON STRUCTION AT M ARS HILL COLLEGE "Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of tha least of these, my brethien, ye did it unto me." I especially want every church, in our Association to send something. Don't fail, please. It is imperative that we send this car, so let s go over big with it and make our own Omilans happy. W. A. SAMS, Moderator, Friendi "Bijoad 1 Association Mars Hill Defeats Belmont Abbey, 32-0 The Mars Hill College team tramp led a badly crippled Belmont Abbey team under 'a 32 to 0 score in their ncounter at Belmont last Saturday. downs were scored through the air. Claike tossed passes to Cody and Ramsey for touchdowns while Brant ley intercepted an Abbay aerial on the Abbey 35 and ran it back for the third score. The fourth and fifth Lion scores were made on line nlung es by Cody and Carter after d.iv-s down the field. Cody and Wirtz were outstanding for Mars Hill with their running ,(.ile Clarke's passing was instru mental in scoring all of the Lions scores. Mars Hill takes on the Rutherford College outfit at Mare Hill next Sat orday. Rstherford cancelled this game early in the setison, but later decided to play it. The game with Rutherford will mark the resumption of the Rutbsr- 'ford-Mars Hill footbkall games so popular in the past. Up until last ,vear Mars Hill and Rutherford play ed annuallv to large crowds. Last year tf.iey did not meet. This year's game is expected to rival games of the past in attraction. Director of Athletics, O. E. Rob erts announced last week that the mam- HillWBoiling Springs game which was scheduled for Saturday, the 16th of November would be played on Friday, the 15th at Mars Hill. 'Director Roberts also made an nouncement of the scheduling of two baseball games with JoVvn Hopkins University of Baltimore to be Dlayed on the last Friday fand Saturday of Mars Hill center of learning next spring. Methodist Appoint ments in This Section Appointments made at the recent Methodist conference in Salisbury, N. C. are to the effect that the Rev. J. R. Duncan has been returned to Marshall; at Hot Springs, the Rev. R. M. Varner will succeed the Rev. M. W. Edwards; Dnte Rev. A. A. Som ers replaces the Rev. G. L. Lovett of the Laurel charge; the Rev. M. A. Lewis goes to Leicester, taking the place of the Rev. J. H. Green", who goes to Waynesville; Dr. C. C. Wea ver who is made presiding Elder, will be succeeded by the Rev. Loy D. Thompson as Dastor of theCentral Methodist church in AsVileville. Stewardship Revival Closed Sunday The stewardship revival for the churches of the Finch Broad associ. ation closed Sunday afternoon with a rally at the Mars Hill Baptist chuHv at 2 o'clock. The campaign has been in prog ress for a week, with classes held each evening in the 14 churches par ticipating The churches taking part, wilji the teachsrs fot each, are as follows: Bull Creek, Mrs. Hallie Corn: California, W. L Phoenix and Dr. R. L. Moore: Chapel Hilli N. H. Griffin; Davis Chapel, Mrs. Cornelia Vann; Enqn. Wade White; Forks of Ivy G. C. Cox; Locust Grove, Mies Gilla Chandler; Marshall, J. C. Pipes; Madison Semina.y, J. L. Bragg; Oak Ridge, R. H, Morgan; Piney Moun tain, Eugene Cokar; Grape Vine, A, H. Sams; Walnut, J. A. McLeod; Walnut Creek, Miss Julia Williams. The campaign began Monday with an all-day program of training and preparation by the teachers at Mars Hill., Another meeting of the teach ers was (held in Mars Hill Fiiday morning. The immediate purpose of the stewardship revival is to insti tute a better mode of financing the churches of the association. Mr. K. A. Haney To Succeed Mr.' Wible Mr. Kesler A. -Haney, age 26, of MatshviUe, N. C. has been in Mad ison county this week looking; the situation over with a view to accept in the i Position' as assistant county (agent made vacant by fie resigns. tion of Mr. J. W. Wible. Mr. Haney likes the situation and is expecting to begin work Monday. He is a B. S. graduate of the State College at Raleie-k, where he foecialized in dliiryipg and animal husbandry. Mr. Haney win not nring His wife im mediately due tn 've fact that she is now in a hospital, but they expect to make their boms (here in the near dairy business In Morehesd City. Outdoor Theatre and Gar dead' Will Add To Beauty Of Campus Within a very few months; Mar Hill College will be the proud posses, sor of one of the 'most beautiful and unique outdoor theatres in the South land. With student help under ths direct supervision of Mr. C. I. IPoor, a noted landscape architect of Asheville. and under the indirect supervision of Mr. B. M. Tilson, of the buildings and wounds committee, the task of trans forming the two slopes and the hol low just back of Moore Hall into an outdoor theatre, is rapidly beinw car ried out. It is planned that one may enter the 'Meatre both from the east side and from the west side Tba eastern entrance is by way of the stone steps and walk which leads by the informal pool at the north corner of Moore Hall. The western entrance is to be by the east side of the gymnasium. The seats, whicf.l will be arranged in a large semi-circle, are terraced to give a true radius to the stage. They will be covered with grass. The s.ats will extend from the back of Mooie Hall to the foot of the slope, where space will be left for an or chestra pit. About fifteen hundred people will be accommodated in the theatre wj.len it is completed. The stage, which is to be sixty feet below the main campus, will be sep arated" from the tier of seats by pool fourteen feet wide in th-j form" of a semi-circle. The water for this pool will be run underground from the informal pool at the top of the slope. This water will cascade into the informal pool from tiile one in tiler formal garden. Back of the semi-circle pool will be the stage. The two fiont corner will touch the ends of the pool, mak ing the stage rounded in front. The finished stage will be forty by fifty feet and will be carpeted with grass and surrounded by various shrubs. The -formal garden itself is not quite completed. A flagstone walk is to border the sous' ii side of the gardan just inside the shrubbery. An other walk will lead f ronv thcusids of 1 ths Moore Hall along the side of tSsv will lead from the main walk to the formal pool in (( Je center of the gar den.. THE HILLTOP Entertainment Program Held At Mars Hill The Mars Hill elementary school staged its annual entertainment at the high school auditorium Friday evening. Tjh'e prog, am, which was" related te the general health program instituted in the Mars Hill schools, opened witbj a musical playlet by the forth grade, followed by ajfroup of songs by the fifth grade. Qth:r numbers included the dramatization of "Chicken Lit tle," "Bunny Bunting," and "Sleen. ing Beauty," the i1 lythm band of the first g.ade; an Indian war dance by the second grade. The grammar grade program con sisted of a medley of songs and a health play, "The Key to Health," the story of an old traveler in search of the secret of health which die finds in the combination of health prin ciples. The series of health prog.ams was begun last year by Principal A. V. Nolan and are provinz; Donular in th community. The proceeds of the uro gram Friday evening, wj ijch was well attended, will be used to supplement the fund for school supplies. EMBARRASSED The publisher of The News-Record is often embarrassed on account of the failure of his friends Jo keep their subscriptions paid up. And in some cases, it is not because they are not able to pay. Moreover. he 'cannot believe that they would like to have . the paper stopped. Thi is true of people in Mar. shall as well as in more remote sections o thef county: Will they force us to discontinue all sub scriptions a t; s expira- - ,r tion?, They could great- r ly help their local paper " by keeping ; their sub scriptions to the Neir Record paid in advance. if " (