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MARSHALL, N. C.t , THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1936
PRICE $1.00 A YEAR
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PROPOSES REDUCING NUMBER
ON BOARD OF EDUCATION
MR. C. H. REEVES OFFERS
SOME SUGGESTIONS
As an aftermath of the ipriimary,
I think that when 15 or 16 men
seek a place on the Board of Edu
cation, that it is quite over doing
the matter. Before the state took
over the public schools, I felt that
a Board consisting of five members
for our small county was just a bit
top heavy. When the state took
charge of the schools, the plan was
said to contemplate doing away en'
tirely with the county boards of
education and appointing regional
board or else select one man from
each county. With the few 1 ittle
duties which the state has left for
the county boards to do and these
are mostly to just sign on the dot
ted line it seems that the Superin
tendent and a board of three mem
bers would furnish enough signa
tures to satisfy anybody. Under the
present condition with all authority
and function of the schools vested
in the state, I amcf the opinioa
that a County Superintendent is
the only school official we really'
need, so why not let the citizens
and tax payers of the county go on
record end demand of our next
elected Representative to cut our
Board of Education from five mem
bers down to three. Then later,
if we find we have no need of a
board, we can do away with it.
Don't expect your politicians to
do that for you. Of all the things
they might do, you can not meas
ure with meets and bounds. The
one thing they never do is to do
away with an official place or job.
Mr. Citizen, you pay the taxes o
run the County . Government and
are supposed to own and be re
sponsible for :.wfaatayer;,-Jtind of
government f:-wjfcave. When; you
To Speak At Field
Day Exercises
Next Saturday
that are
wiary tfcose ' you do not need or
C.C.C. MEN WORKING IN MADISON
MARS HILL CCC CAMP HAS 70
MEN WORKING N MADISON
COUNTY
. DR. R. L. MOORE
President of Mars Hill Col
lege, who will speak to the
gathering; of farmers and
others at the Field Day Ex
ercises next Saturday Aug.U
The people who know Dr.
Moore: need only to be re
minded of his ability as a
speaker and educator.
Name Local Men On
Rally Committees
TO REPRESENT COUNTY IN
SPONSORING HUGE DEMOCRAT
IC RALLY IN FOREST CITY SEPT.
S.
Forest City, July 28. At a meet
ing of the group which is sponsor
ing jthe .Western North Carolina
Democratic ?, Rally, to be held in
Forest Cityy" September 6th. ' the
following. Madison , County indiyt
duals 'were at pointed , momterj of
For the past four months the
COC Camp at Stars Hill has had two
crews, of 85 men each, actively en
gaged in the control and prevention
of soil erosion in Madison County.
Large areas of completely de
nuded and gully eaten land have
been reclaimed and set aside to be
planted to soil ibind'ng and soil
building iplants. The method of
control employed in this region
is one that has for its purpose the
slowing up of the' rapid run off of
rain fall on the eroded areas. In
some cases it lis found necessary to
entirely divert the. rain water from
these areas'. In such cases, large di
version ditches are built to carry
the water. This water is usually
dumped into some controlled out
let or natural drainage channel..
Sheet erosion or large scalds it is
found are healed by first smooth
ing, shaping, and seeding the areas
fhen placing some' protective cover
ing ouch ag straw or brush over the
trea to assist in breaking the. fall
of the rain and to cause a more
Uniform flow of the rain water
over the area.
Steep lands such as are found
in Madison County require that
such coverings be staked down so
as to resist the carrying away effects
of both rain and wind. Gullies
which tend to grow deeper and
longer as they go untended are in
some cases plowed in and completely
smothered over. In other cases
they may be controlled by the in
sertion of brush paving or check
dams which not only keep the gully
from becoming deeper, larger and
even dangerous but over a period
of 'time tend to fill up and heal the
gully. These various' control
measures are however only a pre
ludes to a most important movement,
thel restablishment of vegetation.
ljn the fait "and spring of the year
thai ennollees turn back over their
work setting out tree seedlings. A-
mong these, seedlings are found, the
locist, a great soil builder, the
poplar, the white nine, the Asiatic
chestnut and the walnut. Areas thus
treated must be taken from acti ve
use euch as cultivation and pastur
age; for a sufficient time (5 years)
to allow these seedlings an oppor
tunity to thrive. Of the 25 pro
ject? now held in 'Madison County
by. the Camp, 13 have been com-
pteted and work towards the com
pletion of the remainder is being
pushed forward.
i-'tSxpended to the work already
completed is 5,118 mandays TheSj
marjdays have been divided' as fol
lows: Approximately 1000 linear
feet of diversion ditch have been
constructed. Over 195,000 square
yaj'ds of seeding and sodding have
been completed and the greater
portion of this area hag been
either straw or brush matted. Over
550 log and brush check dams have
been built and approximately 200,
OOM square yards of bank sloping
perfonrnted and over these areas
more than 28,000 trees have been
planted.
This valuable aid is free to
farmers who request it and are will
ing to cooperate lim its development.
This cooperation involves furnish
ing; such, materials as logs brush,
straw and rock. Occasionally
where teams might be needed the
farmer is expected to allow the use
of his, if he .possesses such.
Further, information concerning
this work and how to obtain it may
be secured fom the County agent
or the Mars Hill CCC Camp. Pro
jects in Madison County offer an ex
cellent insight into just what the
CCC Camp is doing. Among the
enrollees at the camp are twenty
eight Madison County boys.
TO BE MASTER OF
CEREMONIES
W. C. POPE DROPS
DEAD
MARS HILL DRUGGIST
SUCCOMBS TO HEART ft
ATTACK ' " f i t
can't ' use:- do you dismiss them or
do you keep on paying them and
"'che the rag" because you do not
have the nerve to Stand up and
fill a man's place?
This is an open' forum. A free
discussion is requested.
H C. H. REEVES
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Paul P. Thrower, Minister
Phone 23
Sunday School 10:00 a. m.
Mr. J. Coleman Ramsey. Sunt.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Jr.-Interm. C. E. , 6:30 pm
Y. P. Union 7: 15 p.m.
Evening Worship 8:00 p. m.
Union Service
At BACPTIST CHURCH
Prayer service Wed. 8 :00 pm
Everyone is most cordially invit
ed to attend all of the above ser
vices. We were very happy to have had
present late Sunday a great num
ber of out-of-town visitors and al
so some of our own members who
had not been present for some
time. '
The Sunday evem'ng Union ser
vice was well .attended this past
week. The next service will be
at the Baptist Church with, the Kw
Foi TbJXr pTeechihgvv Hiu sob
ject will be: 'Tn WhoM ? Armour
of .Gedkfr
Mis. Marie Sprinkle, will be the,
leader of the Young, EsopleV U
aion Sunday evening-.' Ktr sub.
jeet will, be; j'Goala nd Werthwhile-
PJojects flor Our Society." All
youn people, fifteen years of age
and above, are invited to become
embers.
HONOR ROLL
' The News-Record
Beginning with our Issue of Oct-
' er 17, we are, publishing below
v names of people who subscribe
renew their subscriptions to. The
s-Reeord within the last .. week.
eeping your subscriptions paid
on will greatly telp yourlocal
Of coarse, those whose sab
'ons are paid in advance an ai
on our honor roll,
a Jordan,1- aCullini, ' S. C. ' 1
ova Franklin,- Marshall, R-3 '
Vorley, Worley, N." C
isey. Paint Rock -? . ,
is. Dickson,' Tolas, 'Okie. :'
h Freeman, Marshall, R-J
allin, Marshall, R-S
U C rough, MarshraU, R8
erts, Hot Springs
This huge rally will mark the open.
ng of the national Democratic cam.
paign in North Carolina, and is also
a preliminary to the Green Pastures
Rally, to be held early this fall in
Charlotte. The event is jointly spon
sored by the Young Democrats and
the "Democratic Executive Commit
tees of twenty-four western North
Carolina counties.
According to the General Chair
man, Clarence Griffin of Forest Ci
ty, an all-day pr gram is bdng plan
ned, which will be climaxed with a
speech by Senator Robert R. Rey
,nolds, of Asheville, on Saturday af
ternoon. A number of other digni
taries have been invited, and plans
are gang forward to imake this the
biggest political event ever held in
Western North Carolina.
"Forest City and Rutherford Coun
ty are making preparations for en
tertainl(ng 25,'C'OO Western North
Carolina Democrats Sejt. 6th",
states Mr. Griffin, and we are confi
dent we shall have that number pre
sent when Mr. Reynolds speaks".
Invitations are being extended to
all Young Democratic Voters' Clubs
and to the Democratic Exeeutve
Committees of. the twenty-four part
icipating: counties. Each i of theee
groups-under the , leadershin of the.
PrcTOOttoa end-Attendance Comm
tsv aw urged to o-eperate with: the
Rally Sponsors in Jiavmg e repressB
tatfarerenp,.of Jtemeere,tu&em their
county attend the-rally to Forest Ci
ty.
Publicity Committee: H. L. Story.
Marshall.
Attendance Committee: A. Z.
Whitt, Mrs. Fred Freeman, John Mc-
Elroy, IMarshaH; D. M. IRobinscm,
Mars Hill. -
Promotioit Committee: Lee Bryan, i
Marshall; A. N. Woody, Spring
Creek; Pierce Robertson, Weaver-'
EDITOItlALS
ASHEVILLE MYSTERY STLL UNSOLVED
?-'ihei-tinMkje& Helen Clevr
enger Julyl6 at the fashionable Battery Tark
hotel in Asheville remains a mystery. The most
horrible crime to occur in this country in many
years if ever baffles the best thinkers. Yet we
all continue to hope that every day something
will occur that will clear it up. Asheville author
ities are being criticised by some for holding the
uncle of the girl,. Prof . W. L. Clevenger, for ques
tioning in the case. However, the uncle after
showing a willingness to remain in prison indef
initely if that would help to solve the problem
has been released. A reward is now being offer
ed for information that will lead to the convic
tion of the criminal. Officers in this section of
the country are not accustomed to handling such
serious and baffling cases as this one, and they
may be expected to make mistakes. However,
the best detectives obtainable should be employ
ed. It will never do for such an atrocious crime
to go unexplained and unpunished:
i
MR. GUY V. ROBERTS
who is slated to serve as mas
ter of ceremonies at the Field
Day exercises to be held on the
Island in Marshall, next Sat
urday, August 1, 1936.
Prizes For Flowers
Field Day
The people of Marshall as wbB
as Mars Hill were shocked Thus
day -morning to hear of the-; '
den death of Mr. W. C, Pd'
Man Hill. K died of a heart sr -
tacit soon after six f o'clock tnisT
morm:ng as he wlas arising front
bed at his home. i , " ?.'r
Mr. Pope was forty-three jrearsT ,
old. He was educated at Mars Hilt .
College and the University , of NortlT, ; , .,
Carolina. He is survived' by? "' hi f' '
wiidoV jand one daugfiterj -?Missr Vt ' ,
Jane Pope, f Mars Hill, on V ' t -Mrs.
S. A. Duckworth of JMoores-T ' m 1
ville, N. C. and one brother, Mr. S-X, "
R. Pope of Davidson, N. C. Most
of his active life has been spent fa .
this immediate section. During th , 4-i' , i
years following his graduation from v , ,
the University wf North Carolin- J fl
he attained some prominence'-' as l ' " ,
professional athelete; at Hhe' tkne'-ij
of the American entry ""into the .',,"
World War he was a member ". ot ' " . .
the Memnhis Club of the Southern ' ' "7
Association. He was with the Thisv s f 1
tieth Division of the American-E. '
peditionary Forces In France- ; antf ,
served with distinction, being on1 7.,' '
of the first men to cross the Hi i J -
denburgr Line. He was Post -Mae"". !
V,
given next gatur
the Field Day ill
NEW COACH FARES
VIA:
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM:
BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 1; 193
ville; Mrs. D. M. Robinson, Mars Hill.
Harriett F o x
Passes Away
- Harriett Fox, the 18 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Fox- of the Ivy section, died at the
Norbnrn hospital in Asheville ',s
bout 6 P. M., Wednesday,, where
she had been taken with ruptur
ed appendix. - She had been ills two
or -three days. She is survived by
her parents and several brothers
and - sisters Funeral services and
interment will be at .the Tiller
graveyard at 2:30 Thursday after
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and Canada. r. ; !;. .. i- m mWXgS5ZZI ' '
Coach Tickets are good thirty days from date of sale and permit
stopovers at any and all stations anroute. a
AVOID THE HAZARDS OF THK, HIGHWAYS. FOR SAFETY AND
COMFORT, TRAVEL BY TRAIN. LARGE, ROOMY COACHES
SEPARATE SMOKING ROOMS FOR WOMEN AND MEN.
WHOLESOME MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS TO COACH
PASSENGERS AT MODERATE PRICES; AESO APPETIZING
MEAL- SERVICE ON TRAYS IN.OOACHES. . ' . ;
See jronr nearest agent or address, ! ' "jvr:'"-i - r--r fi
-iVi.:'--nA- -rMMV' R. H. DEBUTTS, AGP A
'f'W' 1 -,: rAaLTill; N. C
Prizes will be
day Aug., 1 at
Marshall for:
1. The most attractive arrange
ment of cut flowers, u :'h
2. The, best display of 'potted
plants. -, '- . ptv-'J5sj&tfl
The' members of the floral com
mittee urge all growers of flowsrs
to enter their exhibits. All displays
fhnuld be brought to the schcl
building. The committee composed
of Mrs. H. B. Ditmore, Mr. E. R.
Tweed and Mrs. A. W. Whitehurst
will be on hand to receive the exhibits'.
.'HEARD AND SEEN:
By "POP"
ter at Marshall under the WusdS
ArirrtinistrAt.iBn nk;H dnrfirurt KCenK
. r r o- . r.
years has been engaged in the Re-"'
tail Drug: Business at WeaVerville
and Mars Hill. He was a. membtf'?' -'-
ctf the WeaverviLle lPresbytertan , ,
church. T'f " ,
Active pallbearers: r x w,
P. E. Bruce, Mars Hill, N. C. vs
E. C. Holland, Weaverville, N. ,CW
John Amnions, Mars Hill.j N. -''
Roy Rice telling some of his ex
periences at Folly Beach - - Siveral
visitors in town - - - - the windihild
on a certain car broken out just a
bout the shape of a person's head - -
a Marshall boy talking himself out of
a date, claiming he had a sore fcot
- - - some excuse, I call it - - - Bob
Hinkle on his vacation - - - - Shag
Tweed showing some class on the
tennis court Monday afternoon
- - - "Topsie f r a i 1 i n g
a tenni s ball on top 01 tne meau e
- - - Bon White, Shag Tweed,
Lefty Lance, and "littls Giez" in
an interesting tennis match Mon
day several ioys attending
the dance at Greenville, Tenn., Mon
day night - - - - Lee Bryan, Jr.,
demonstrating on the street at 10
o'clock (Monday night how the parade
i looked in Asheville that aft: moo
he was trying to instate a drum
major - - - - different opinions en the.
Clevenger murder case many W.
O. W. members attending thtir week
ly meeting - Theodore Worley
displaying how a real tennis player
serves a ball ----- men working on
the electric wires this week - - - a
Salvation Army band in town Tues
day morning.
Sunday School Rally
At Bull Creek
' SBBBSBS '
TEe closing rally for the S. S. re
vival was held at Bull Creek Baptist
church last Sunday afternoon. The
reports from various churches' were
good. The work was put on in a-
bout . churches. The reports
showed that 841 people had enrolled
in' study course work. The book us
ed' was, "What Baptrsts Believe."
tTiii was the "6th annual S. S. revival
for the association. - 600 people wee
present at the closing rally at Boll
Theert rally will be held with
Laurel Seminary, September 6th at
- . FREDERIVIS, Supt
Carroll Reagan, Weaverville, N.. CU ' I J;
Bill Shope, Weaverville, N..C. h: '
3. Hubert Davis, Marshall, N. iti . s- " 1
H. E. Roberts, Marshall, N. C..s$
J. J. Ramsey. Marshall NC. i- X " i"
C. E. Rector, Marshall, N. C; -.f " 4 ,-
Honorary pallbearers: ' " ' fi & "'j ; '
Dr. W. L ' Robinson, Mar3 Hilt' ;
O. M- Jarvis, Mars Hill; Erwin EoV" '-',,4.
. 1 Ainn. ti:ii. Tk TD T Mnnn "
TStara. HOIT N. .S.t m&rrw?2fe
Hill; P. v. atnngneia,'ti ars.--iur
Dr. J. V. Thompson, Marg Hill; ,
S. Gibbs, Mars Hill; P. D. Ebbs,
Asheville ; C. J. Ebbs, Asheville; I.
N. Carr, Mars Hill; Roy J. Wall,
Wvir Hill: W. H. Anderson, Asie--
viile: Lee Carter. Mars Hill; Pisrce
Roberts, Weaverville; Monro? Rob
erts, Weaverville; W. M. Reagan,
Weaverville; S. B. Rjbf-rts, Mar
shall; Guy V. Roberts, Marshall; S.
S Chandley, Asheville; Brawn
Carr, Pisgah Forest; R. 'V. Zink,
Marshall; Dave Harris. Canton; O.
E. Roberts Mars Hill; J. H. McEl
rov, Marshall; and C. R. Stuart,
Mn'iball.
Funeral services are to !e from
the Mars Hill Baptist chur'h ct
3:00 o'clock Fridav afternoon w:th
the Rev. H. B Demby officiating,
atisteid by the iRev. Hoyt BlackwelU
Interrr..nt will be at the Madis.n
Serriin-ary.
LARGE CROWD AT
POPLAR GAP
MISS CECIL BROWN
BRINGS MESSAGE
A large crowd gathered at the
Popular Gap school house last Sun
day for the annual decoration. Mir.
Ambers Norris made a speech of
welcome to all visiting friends who
had gathered to decorate the graves
of their friends and loved ones.--
Uncle Dan Rollins was 'not on tne
psegrmsr He was a rest inspiration-as
hastsed- bfor-tSt largs
crowd and told how Christ had ,
been his "All in all." Miss CeciL
Brown, Mountain Missionary for the
Salvation Army, brought the mes
sage her subject being "Repentance
At noon, the folks enjoyed the good
dinner that was served out on the
lawn. The afternoon was devot:d
to singing and special testimonies
from visiting friends. Four o'clock
brought the nweeting to a close,
and everyone went away feeling i
had been a day of real blessing and
"inspiration to them.
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Typhoid season is here! ,
One case is reported, so
far. You ; can'tafford -to
take the ruk. So see
your Doctor and get in
oculated at orice. -
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