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MARSHALL, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER' 31, 1936'
PRICE $1.00 A YEAIJ
I RESOLVE
BY GROVER L. ANGEL
New Years! brine new joys and
new responsibilities. Many times
the happiness of people is marred
by bitter experience,, and mistakes
that might have been avoided in
the year gone by. Too often no
goal has been set; nothing attain
ed. Resizing the value of taking
stock of our Uvea just to see where
we are and what, if anything, we
are accomplishing, someone started
the idea of writing a set of resolu
tion, at the beginning of the year
a a sort of yardstick to measure
our experiences and accomplish
ments. To experience the most joy life
can give by accepting the responsi
bility thrust upon us we should re
solve to get the most out of every
day. From every person with whom
ve come in contact and from
evexy experience which we share
with thos'e about us we should be
able to get something that would
make our lives more worthwhile. If
DISASTROUS FIRE BRINGS MISFORTUNE
TO NEEDY FAMILY NEAR MARSHALL
TOBACCO, 2 YEARLINGS, 3 HOKSES,
FARMING TOOLS BURN IN BARN
Damage More Than
$2000 With No
Insurance
HOW NOT TO
ENTERTAIN
A YOUNG LADY
The sympathy of the community
is with Mr. Henry Ball and family,
who live about three miles from
Marshall on R. F. D. No. 1, because
of the misfortune which was; thoirs
Sunday night. Their barn which
we really seek to live, to find some- contained at least a thousand dol-
thing of value in the lives of others, j lars worth of tobacco and was hous
we will find it if we only look. To j ing three horses, two heifers, cow
get the most out of every day we j feed, a wagon, mowing machine,
must give the most we can to that , and 0ther valuables wa completely I
day. Without giving there is no ' destroyed by fire about twelve
living. And if the New Year is to o'clock Sunday night. Mr. Ball had
be a rich and noble experience to ! been offered about a thousand dol
the individual, hi, foremost goal j lara for his tobacco, but declined
must be a resolve to get the most the offer, expecting to put it on the
out of every day. market very soon. Even more
Roman citizens trained their pitiful than the los? of the tobacco
children "to speak the truth, live j is the thought of live stock, horses
cleanly, work hard, and grow up , ana cattle, burning to deatn. t or-
LOWER BjljG PINE WRITER
THROWS OUT A SUGGESTION
soiunon cou
and. drag, hi
4-1.. .
io oe wortny citizens". What a
noble ideal to be set before the in
dividual today I The base of Roman
training should be a basic resolu
tion on which we would buud a
New Year of happines's and worthy
Jiving I
A resolve t6 speak the truth and
shame the devil) would not only
eliminate a great deal of unhappi
ness, but would bring respect for
anothers' word and a ,ense of de
penability to hunVan character not
yet known. How many bitter ex
periences might have been avoided
in the past if we had been brave
enough to speak the truth!
Clean living la an essential ele
ment of citizenship. No better re
solution could be made by anyone
firm compact jirtth himself
tnta thw rtf
nlm down. Clsan living
f gives mon w me aay, una viux
' out it one cannot get the most from
the day. Generations for centuries
have realized the necessity of train
ing youth toward this end.
Responsibility i renewed each
year. It is greatest, perhaps, in the
profession or livelihood of the in
dividual. It calls for hard work,
and a resolve to do even harder
work in the chosen field. To get
the most from one's work hig eye
must be on attainment; his' resolve
an accomplishment of some specific
task. Work is not only a means of
earning a living, but a place to
serve, to give talent and energy.
Many resolutions are mrfde and
broken, just as promises to other
people are made and broken. To
pharaphrase: It is better to resolve
and fail than never to resolve at
all.
Let us then accept our New
Years responsibility and make it a
year of joy by resolving: To get
the most out of every day by speak
ing the truth, living cleanly, and
working hard to be the most worth
while of citizens.
HONOR ROLL
-of-The
News-Record
Beginning with our issue of Oct
ober 17, 1935, we are publishing be
low the names of people who sub
scribe or renew tfiuir subscriptions
to The News-Record within the last
week. By keeping your subscrip
tion paid up you will greatly help
your local parer. Of course, thoae
whose' subscriptions are paid in ad
vance are always on our honur roll.
'Mrs. G. W. Corbett, Hot Springs
3. H. Plemmons, Marshall, R. 3
Armp Shelton, Marshall, R. 3
Mary Jarvia, .'Thurmond, N. C.
Mrs. Chat. Ramsey, Marshall
Dewey Buckner, Big Pine
Walter Ramsey, Cuflowhee
A. S. Rector, Scales Mounds, I1L:
tnk Li Clark, Raburn Gap, Ga.
C A Worley, Barnard.,
Visa Grace Browne Knoxville
Roberts, Jr., Worley
: Monro Ramsey, Greenville, S. C
Addi. Cls MarihaVK ?
J. H- WaMroup, Black Mv
Henry OBuckner. R.1, Marshall
H. B. Price, B. g. Marshall s
, Blanche Smith, Flag PkL TennT
Charlie Moore, Paint Rock. . '
Jake Buckner, Big Pins- ..
J.: 0- McGalliard,t R. 1, Marshall ''-"
Rom Woodson, R. 1, Marshall s
J. A. Griffin, B, 8, Marshall
Bv L- Sams,- R. 1, y-VH
Zeb Davis, Biff Pins ;
C M. Burnett, Alexander, B, 1.
lT..-CFsulkner.. B. 2, Marshall
Mrs, H. X. White, R. 2V Marshall
D- Cnjwder,. R. 2, Marshall .
Vn Wslhn, R. 2, Marshall
J. A. Faulkner, R. 8, Marshall
Raymond Price. TtusJ
tunately the milk cows were out i-i
the field. How the fire started is a
mystery. It is thought that Mr.
Ball and family have no enemies.
However, fresh track, indicated that
some person was around there. It
is thought that possibly some passer
Dy could nave stopped in to spend
the night and possibly have been
careless with a cigaret or drunk.
Finding the barn on fire, he fled.
Regardless of how it originated, the
los. represented the savings . of
years of a hard working family and
no insurance. When people carry
heavy insurance, 0r are too lazy to
work, people are not inclined to
aympatnize in misionunes, but a
case of this kind has aroused the
sympathy of the many friends of
the family. ; Same of the neighbors
vt mm dock on ni, leex, dux it re
quires many: small contributions' to
amount even to one-third the" loss
they have sustained. People in this
section who have received far more
for their tobacco thi year than they
ever areamea ol receiving can af
ford to share with thi, man who
has lost all he had through no fault
of his own. It is hoped that the
spirit of sypathetic helpfulness will
prevail until this family Mr. and
Mrs. Ball and seven children ran
see their way to make a living. Mr.
Ball was one 0f a number of people
in that secton who suffered loss in
the windstorm that wrecked homes
and destroyed so much property in
March, 1935. It now seems too bad
for him t0 have to face another
ye'ar with so little after having
labored and would have been in fine
financial circumstances but for this
unexpected and mysterious loss.
Let the community rise up and do
what every right thinking person
knows ought to be done. Let us
show our appreciation of a man who
is trying to own a home and bring
up a family honestly.
A writer from Lower- Bir Pine
under date of Dec. 28 seems to oe
interested in getting somebody told.
Maybe he's right, hence we pass it
on as written with some corrections
in English:
Lower Big Pine, Dec. 28, 1936.
"On that business of talking fr
ever about other girls,'' ?ays Girl
from Texas,
"There is one nersonjility trait
of boys which I dislike more than
i any other. It is continually speak-
ing of other girls when they have a
date with me. If only they knew
how boresome and absolutely dis
gusting the habit is, they would try
to forget to speak of these others
in my presence.
The trouble with Harry.''
MADISON SCHOOLS GOING BACK
IN SCHOLASTIC RATING
can the other assume but that you
are interested in someone else.' Even
should you be, it would be but
qtturtesy to conceal it. When you
have a date with a girl, make her
flee complimented by your admira"
tlon, if you expect to gain her inter
est at all. It doesn't make her think
you a Casanora that you can boast
gaily of previous conquest. She
wants to feel that she is at present
the center of your interest. Your
rjeaston i, apparent. You talk about
others to im),re?s the one you're with,
but you're dead wrong. Never
bi'jjr about your other date if you
want to be a success5 with your
present one.''
Now I hope all the buys and girls
of Big Pine re'.id this.
(Please don't print my name.)
To Meet In Asheville
Dr. Moore Calls Atten
tion To Unfavorable
Report
The annual meeting of the Ashe
ville Production Credit Association
will be held in Asheville at the
Courthouse on Tuesday morning,
Patsy Jane, who is bored to death: Tanuary 26, 1957, at 10 A. M.
with the tales of othRr cnnnueyl I tt clock' according to an announce-
he boasts as to what a wav he has
wiin women, now popular he is, and
according to him, every dizzy blonde
and snappy brunette falls for him
like a tree" and he's so un
conscious of his fault.
"I am sure it will not be necesr
sary to do more than merely re
mind you boys and girls that it is
bad taste to talk fcbout other girls
and boys all during a date. What
Dr. Hutchin to Spend i
Week Ends A t Home
raent by jonn A. Hudgins, presi
dent of the assooiaiton, who states'
that every member of the associa
tion is exflected to be present this
ye'ar.
At the annual meeting complete
and detailed reports will be made
by officers of the association on its
operations this year, directors will
be elected and plans made for con
tinuing the efficient short-term
cfedit service the association has
been tottering the farmers of this
section -' -. ,.
1 "L,yf I
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In the December "State School
Facts'' issued from the office of the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, the counties are rated ac
cording- to the scholastic training of
their teachers. In thi list Madison
ranks 92nd for the school year
1935-36, 0nly eight counties in the
state having a poorer rating. Five
years ag0 Madison ranked 86th,
Droving that we have gone back
during this time or that four other
Counties have mUde more rapid
progress and hence have stepped in
ahead of us. Our people ought to
know these facts and they with the
scnooi officials ought to remedy tho
conditions when teachers are select
ed for the coming year. It costs the
county no more to have the best
prepared teachers t0 be found than
it does to have the poorest trained
leacners. college training is not
everything. Character, ability to
teach and inspire pupils, and com
munity leadership are qualities of
the most vital concern, but these
qualities can be found in a college
graduate as well as in a high school
graduate. At this season of the
year it is a good time to take utnrk
and lay plan, for a better year a
head. Anybody can get a copy of
the clipsheet referred to in the first
sentence above.
PI T.. UAADF
BTaTs 'Hni, N. c.
December 26. 1936.
MARSHALL MAN
BADLY WOUNDED
FIVE PERSONS IN JAIL 0
CHARGES OF ASSAULT
ON C. PRESSLEY
iCharles Pressley, 35, of MarshalT
was critically wounded and five otls--er
persons were lodged in the Mad
ison county jail here as a result of
a quarrel which, officers said, devel
oped at the supper table at ther
Pressley home Christmas nights
Pressley was treated at his home.
Those jailed were: Crawford
Ramsey, of Marshall; Mrs. Crawford
Ramsey, John Maynard, of State
Line; Robert Lunsford. of Ash-
ville; and Alonzo Franks, of Map
shall. All are related and all ara
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill Ch'arles
Pressley.
Pressley suffered cuts on the back
of the head, in the back, in the left
side, and on the left hand. Twenty
seven stitches were taken in all by
the physician in closing the wounds.
Crawford Ramsey suffered a cut
on the neck and back .' the head.
Robert Lunsford was cut across the
nose, under the left eye,- auu on the
left hand.
Mollie Ramsey, who also wlas
present, was cut on the hand and
leg.
Airplane Makes
Landing On
Shelton Laurel
t oo l e N "rf'
More Good Books
CHATTANOOGA BUSINESS MAIf
RAN OUT OF GAS
Mr. W. K. Lancaster, of Chatta
noogo, Tenn., due to a shortage oF '
gas, made a landing of his airplane
on Shelton Laurel l'ast Katurdav
bout noon. After refilling, he mad
three unsuccessful attempts to takv v
off but was unable to rise above th
urrounding mountains. The landing-
wa made in front of the home ol' -
Mr- Jack Rice and near .Mr. vJJaa-- ''
ner C.hanAXnir'a A -M j
pie gathered around to .see "Am"'' I
wy of ih plane,, iMr. Lanouter i .
ouipiiBcu io see one man re
maining in the path of the planet
He proved to be John Cantrell. wh
was struck by the Diane, snfferiw
two broken ribs. He was treated
by Dr. W. A. Sams. The plane wasr
at test brought out by truck tv
where it could take off.
ENTERTAINS AT DANCING
v.-
- K
Dr. J. H. Hutchins tells us th'at
he expects to be in his office every
Saturday during the session of the
General Assembly. He is planning
to be here the remainder of this
week and through next Tuesday.
JAMES BALEY, Jr.
Mr. Balev will leave Marshall
next week to be a member of the
General Assembly which convenes
in Raleigh for a term of 60 days
or longer.
Every farm family in the state
should have local accp
library, in the opinion of Dr. Frank!
r. uranam, president of the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Speaking last week at the annual
conference of the State oll
tension service, Dr. Graho ,a
extension workers to dn all thow .n
to help establish county-wide li
braries. '
Already 14 counties
Provisions for hrimritio- rmnA
within reach of farm nnnU u I mas celebrations in the vicinity of
stated, but the work has iust b'ee-un Marsha" was that of a truck load
It is estimated that at the present ! j ""e people driving up and
uu"' mam sci. oi marsnau
Christmas night singing Christmas
carols. Sponsored by the (Presby
terian minister, the Rev. P. P.
Thrower, these inspiring carols
reached m'anv people who never
darken the door of a church or
Sunday school.
A Fine Idea
Well Executed
One of the most effecive Christ-
AS TO GAMBU
time 1,900,000 North Carolinians
do not have ready excess to libraries
Most of these are rural people.
Good books Can dn a vrpnt Hool
w iaise tne standard of living in
rural North Carolina, Dr. Graham
pointed out; one book may influ
ence the entire life of an individual,
or the destiny of a nation.
Spring Creek Man
Jailed In Death Case
By iVICKES WAMBOLDT
S. S. Rally At Madi
son Seminary
Rally will he held Jn a. .t 9:0n L K"0XVI1!e- Tenn., Dec. 26. ( AP)
n m F,, on,i ci,", j. , u ;-ounty Detective John Mottett said
the Z:nA:LXT' : Saturday Billy Burnett Woody.
io near tnis
21-
ii ' Parson will give the devotional.
NANCY jANNE RAMSEY
Little Miss Nany;Anne Bsmwy
Merchants in Alaska are complain- never touched a drop, and who in
ing that persons owing them monev Fisted that his sons never touch a
are losing it to professional gamb- drop. He made considerable money,
lers instead of paying their bills. but his boys got to drinking and ran
The foregoing statement of fact through - it. And the last state of
offers serrJus food for thought to that man and his family was worse
every community which is afflicted than the first.
with professional gambling or which Gambling is evil business even
is contemplating afflicting itself the profession's! gamblers know that;
with professional gambling, under if they have any milk of human
the belief that it can make itself . kindness in their systems, they want
prosperous by encounageing pro- .to keep their children snd their
liscussion on Cosnnl of !T . i . , " "
Tnhn p,f vi .... , - . iiau auiniitea ariving an automoDiia
'linfP,Go.'rnR,VeRr ."rt. caused the death of Myers E.
Luke Woods, negro.
- - The car ran into the rear end of
j Hartman'a truck e-arly Christmas
I day. The negro, who was riding in
! the truck, burned to death in the
wreckage. Hartman died from
burns Christmas night.
ENTERTAINS I N
GREENVILLE, S.
fessional gambling.
In the spring of 1934, while I was
in Miami, Florida, this statement
was made t me by a man in him
poition: "As one public official to
anotner, i warn yon not w let none
racing, dog; racing and other; forms
oi professional gam bung get a f oot-
nolfl in your city o Asnsvule. Wi
in " Miami thought those activities
wend be -profitable for as, but we
was taken bT hsr . prent,i Mrcand discovered otherwise." Then
Mrs. . E- E. Bamsey, grandfa
ther, Mr. B. R. .B4msey so Green
ville, & C, Christmas Tay where
she appeared e dsncrnsr. enter-
he went on to say exactly what the
merchants f Alaska, re now saying
-,.that th eitisenry instead of pay
ing their bills to the merchant were
tsinar at tea dan at Pninaxtt losing it to the - banjblers, "And
hoteL She made uite a hit and' this," he said, "has scorns a serfcHU
was invited back tad danced, 'sang- .problem for onr merchants."
and did other stunts Tuesday of this! The community which attempts
week. She was accompanied ' by to .- profit through encouraging
her aunt, Mrs.' Vivian Rector. She gambling . institutions, is like a
expects to return to Greenville the mmn wno ' hopes to profit through
lotn of January to dance ' at : the - semng ooose io tne rest ex tu com
Greenville Woman's College, Shetmunity, but expects V keep the
is the granddaughter of Dr. and ton away from his own sons. Usual-
Mrs. W. A. Sams and ' Mr. K. H. v the thing csn't be done. I knew
Ramsey.
fellow citizens away from it The
Prince of Monace, in whose pro
vince famous or infamous Monte
Carlo is located, will not allow his
subjects to patronize the place. He
knows better.
The man who coened the first' of
the great gUmblin establishments
in siiami,' would not permit " the
local neople to oatronise the irises.
He did not mind dry-cleaning the
visitors, nut he had sympathy for the
home. folks. - '; i-": . N-!
But all that Is chanced now. That
disDriminatinr rambler . took in a
rpsrtnsr who did not share hie views
Habout not shaking down the towns-
iois.. Tney quarreled and snot each
other to death.
The community willing to nrofit
from gambling, narcotics, booze snd
prostitution is building on a filthy
foundatfcn. and sava in effect. "We
will do anything for money." And
a eommunfty which talks that way
is a good vhtea for self-resnectine
folks to get away from - particular-
well man who ran a barroom wao'ly se if they have children to rear.
i ! M1
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' MISS TERA KATHERINE
DAVIS ' "a
Kiss Tera Eatherine Davis, at
tractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Hubert Davis, who ha. been . ift
vited twice' recently to entertain In
Greenville, S. C. Miss' Davis is a tap
dancer and went to New York re
cently to appear on one of Major
Bowes' radio programs. '
Young Woody way held in the
Knox county jail on a charge of
manslaughter. His brother, WoocV
row, 19, who works at the Enkav
plant near Asheville, N. C, is in the
county hospital end a third occuv
pant of the car, George Martiny
18, also of Spring Creek, is in er
Enoxvill hospital with leg njurfeaV
County Detective Moffett quotsst -Woody
as paying he was blinded br
an approaching car and "then we Uft
something and that's all' I TemembsBr""1
oatfl I came to in a field.'' ' '
HAPPY NEW YECv
Father, Time j Oh: slippery FiiUfi' -'J
- Time: . -wi. '
why are yon in snch' a nurryT ''
Yon simply o sway so fast ; u ' : '.
ton keep my mind m a fiurryf ' r. '".
''' ; : j-rv.'-t it " , . '
The tomorrows come and go .
Before I even know they're hergTi
The raonthg slip off the calendar , . -'
Old fellow, why do yon runt ' ' " .
Jf you've started to' another lTIs
I'm certain of one thing
:t You'U arrive there on ttmot J "
GERALDINK BAXEC-.