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z"1 v f1 . .1. 4 1 .' 1 ' 1 t.i .1 Hfcf:yl- 1 J 1 k A THK.CSTASUSHEO NEWSPAPER OF n'-ISOW COUNTY X,' inT VOL. 2D - 0 PAGES tiAT-SIALL; U C, THURSDAY. AUCIJ3T 29, IMP "'"""'fg? KUCE S1.50 A YEAR VLJ - vHf -f - v ...... - Of. ' 1 :"; .:.' . KiV'j-tt.;T . ,.-.."" . k-. r. " -'Hi -' v. -;iv UPS. DAY. DV, DAY By WICKLKS PEACETIME CONSCRIPTION A rreat deal of talk Is coming out of Congress and elsewhere against what is called "peacetime conscrip tion." Where is the peacetime? With dic tators in Europe and Asia attacking nd overrunning other nations, with all resistance down except England, with our own rich poorly defended hemisphere plainly tie next in line for attack and invasion, where does anyone get that notion about peace time? Peacetime? There never was a time in its history when this hemis phere was in more danger than it is now. Let us wait until we declare war before conscripting an army, is a Mrs is tent argument. snail we ware fintn thn dictator are all readv to Shall wa wait until their lfth nolnmna have undermined u W4 tMj (Lata apo at nnf ahorea? Snail we ask the enemy then to wait "year or two while we train an army? it takes eighteen months to . T ... I train a soldier. i -iii Ka M ut. than ta dn anv- thing but hMtily Mtar on- trained men and throw them againrt . trains enemy to be slaughtered, THE FIFTH COLUMN OurnatioS todiSence toward S 1. . .a. .- JlnuitHr Intn tha hands of spies, traitors, saboteurs, propagandists and other members ol the Fifth Column who are working in the interests of foreign gangster governments to undermine and over- In a statement which he sent to, plish more toward wiping out this crime front, the enemy within our shores will steadily make wider use of its possibilities for the destruction of American institutions, xou nave seen recently tif' "the constantly Miano'inir mttirv nt Rurnne. tha vast me, J Sffa-M of the 'ini te t-rt - SSTlZL tAlAJ ,apan ' ' inroads which' have been made in , 'neutral nations by the employment A m of snies. traitors and saboteurs. l.wV The representative of gangsterJlant goyernmenis nnas a iercue neiu iur his recruits in the underworld, TJ. sings his hymn of hate in our prisons and penetentiaries. He sulks in the dives of desperate men, there to paint his picture of the glories to come 1- when, to quote a manifesto of the Communist Party, there will be es tablished a 'stern dictatorship. It will confiscate the banks, the facto ries, the railroads, the mines and the farms of the big corporations.' "Regardless of how meager your possessions," says Mr. Hoover, "some one will want them. If you lose them it makes little difference whether they are taken by an ordinary mur derer or an international pirate mas auerading as a self-appointed savior of a country whose language he can barely speak." STARTLING. ISN'T IT .'Our army of criminals numbers into the millions," declares Mr. Hoo-jThe ver. "It is a fact that today one out of 26 Dersons in America has been ar - rested for an offense more serious . i . an . tti n 1 nan cramc viuiaiion. every m I SHORT TERM , AUGUST COURT Adjourns After Q Two Days Superior Court convened in Mar-' Directors of the French Broad shall Monday, August 26, with Judge . Elnc Membership Corporation, Frank M. Armstrong on the bench. I held on August 20, the construction In the absence of Solicitor. Robert contract was awarded to Melvin F. M. Wells, due to illness, the office Burgess, Boone, North Carolina, sub AM h Mr E H Loftain. of Ject to, the approval of the REA Asheville and Mr; J. C. Ramsey tf - Marshall. Mr. A. Emerson Eve ser ved as court stenographer. No out standing cases were taken up, such as capital cases. Quite a number of next term of court and quite a nnm- ber disposed of.v ? Hardly did the . grand jury have time to - consider minor-cases were continued to w i all the cases brought before it be, fore court adjourned Tuesday, after noon. Space does not permit of a detailed account of H the caseaon the docket tried and continued. The report of the grand jury follower . August Grand 'iyay A NORTH CAROLINA,' tl MADISON XUNTY.;;;t TO THE HONORABLE, Frank M. - Armstrong Judge Presiding:":- y We, the Grand Jury duly drawn for the said term of court beg to re port to your Honor that we fcsve passed on most of the bills presented to us by the Solicitor and returned s , (Carried to last page) WAMBOLDT seconds witnesses the commission of a murder, aggravated assault, bur glary, car theft, robbery or larceny. Before this year comes to a close, unfortunately, we may expect that one- out of every 17 homes will be a victim of crime." And what are we going to do a bout it? ROBBERY A profit of twenty-five million dollars on a job costing ninety three million dollars with no risk of loss, is a pretty stiff profit to wan gle out of your government isn't it? Yet that is exactly what our Fed eral Department of Justice claims one great steel company made on a World War contract with our Gov ernment The Federal Government Is trying to get back some of that huse profit which the courts term "daylight robbery" but which they !an far have done nothing about. One might think that the Federal official or officials Who were a party to that contract were likewise blame- wj.a. la. U U V 1 wormy, nm n snoma b.iu. that when the nation musff have arm- aments n h :hold up prices, tne government nas no time to argue; it must have arm- I It has always been Capitalism's in- 'ordinate greeTwhich ha? caused the inlfall nt CanltallniL UaDltaiUm IS its own worst enemy. WOULD IT BE FUNNY? Said a man recently, "I should like to see these folk, who are op- j-vi v.ot 5. n.a..rv ai5 xrairot invasion. to defend ourselves agair.si invasion, But would It be funny i it migm ""'J vy""" be funny if we could stand on the through the centuries as a truth e sidelines and look on and yell "We ternaT, and we disregard the corn told you so!" But the trouble is we mand at our peril. One of the signs 'could not stand on the sidelines and . 7 . . , . . ii i ii look on, lor we snouia au oe iu iu , . . ti? fMfii.Nn wims If England is victorious in her gal- at fight .gainst Nasi .ny -aW 17 x-BSKiBi. " r - Italy we can lmmeoiawjr Mlnaaal nlenfl Wf nave made for 0ur own defense against gangster governments. We shall likewise be relieved of the necessity .... 1 A . of levying nign taxes w provme i Diuions upon duuohh ui pay for those defenses. If England wins, then France, Belgium, Holland, Poland, Czecho- slovakia, Denmark, and Norway will be free and safe again. The safety and the freedom of the whole civilised world depends on England's winning this fight. , SHOULD BE IN REVERSE A.fravetfrofu LTZnl- X munity is that its leading people are not its best people. r.-o There are two kinds oi wenner which keep folks away from church! kind that is so bad one wants jto stay at home; and the kind that ; is so good one wants to go motoring. And in between times one gets out of i i i ' . . 1 1. i me nioii oi going w uiuiw. IMELVIN F. BURGESS GETS CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION At the last meeting of the Board Boar In Washington. This contract includes cm building of all lines in the following sections: Little Pine, Bear Creek, Big and Little Sandy Mush,' Walnut Creek, Ammona Branch, fisher Lane, East Pork ff Bull Creek,: Galiriel'sj -Creek. - So California Creek,' HoU Brush Creek, rinkle Creek, combe Branch, "Til to and Unoer LauraL aa nwi annn aa nnaaihla. The construction of tne lines is surveying and staking out tne pro- r -k posed lines to these cZmunitiea. femtejr ...TiM.iTn'hiiii thai satisfied with the first week's work- of working up a subsidiary project to serve those communities not;- aw :--! - reached by the present lines. It rf .Pl-T., andvtte squad .Is -composed hoped tha this Pet wiU include.; Yancey' County, the Laurel sections. of ftUdison County,: Spring Creek. Big Pine and some additional see-, tions In Buncombe County. . Since it is necessary that the appn- . .i ,, j- k iV.m;ftarf ta ULllinH 1 UtlUB tr CUVim' . the REA at tiie earl., t r'-"le mo- inant the Bosrd of ts kava found it Bop"--y to c -'e t..e sppii- .. fr.kt.ik.la. 1.. CAUOa lUUUkAUVa .. Ult Utt.wu"w Everyone who is interested lit secur ing electric service or ? who desires that their community be served, is urged to sign his application for membership and get his friends to sign such an application before Sep- tember 7. - . . STANDARDS Keeping Tile Sabbath By DR. R. L. MOORE A nation with lost standards is doomed. A Ufa not gauged by high standards will never rise to any worthy heights. One never rises a bove his ideals. The ship that has no port to which it is headed will drift to ruin just as surely as if it were steered to the rapids. Pleasure as a goal -in life means disappointment and disaster at the end, weakness and despair as inevitable results. A life of ease and pleasure does not long satisfy the one who seeks these alone, nor does it give strength or comfort to others. Our true and worthy standards are found in an old Book, read all too little in these days, taught all : too little in our churches and schools, revered and used too little in 'the homes. Ita standards are sure, re joicinff the heart of all who love and v r it, trnth. Te.torinff the soul nocept its trows, restoring cm sow . Z CcoTmucZtf h.re , . . . Katlons fSj P'P'0M nwy f?l! l? lost the way and perished. There (have been tyrants and dictators - pnrougn tne ages nut tney nave not fold long over people who had to "do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God." Sooner or later they, like Herod of - "ten i Remember the Sabbath Day to or aecaj .in our nation """J"- era rA tt flu I JiA'm TlaV Ta not flAfl , i,7, i ,sibla that here in Madison there -are enough Christiaa people who love righteousness and worsWp 01 in f tJ&: - i- r in j. ! " urv Mi muau bikiibib. viirv uw biiuh, uu inner of two persons who go in divers ways on Sunday. One early finishes the Mk-kMtiHaia kSA.Aa tiflH. Kid TOCl IT AM "a . " " .r" : . "":r-, ""A " ,"u " '"u,tul . joys the fellowship of true worship, has time for reading, social conver- sation, and meditation as the day draws to a close. The other rises late, hangs out in drug stores or street corners where it is easy to Ptch life on a low plane, eats and drinks and drives, or attends a game and JJfT freshed in body and spirit and - , courage and seaL For the other it is the "morning after , inner re- are Henleted. perhaps the "-". . memories of yesterday are disturb ing, certainly not satisfying if con science is still alive, and the tasks of the day come as most unwelcome, and burdensome. Truly it is well to "remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy." Singing Convention Sunday At Seminary There will be a singing convention at the Madison Seminary next Sun day, Sept 1st. The convention will start at two o'clock. All quartets, choirs, etc., are urged to be present JOHN FAULKNER, President "RED TORNADO" HODS FIRST PRACTICE, LAST TUESDAY, 30 Candidates Report Thirty candidates' reported to Coach W. C. (Red) Ramsey for the ;y'tttfll ,P ' jf a uoBWkjr aiwiuwui . vuij . J.VU1 w these were lettermen, so Coach Ram- y nnd hs aides are faced with the'. jWtod P'lnts, ; "e . ZJ,, Zi '1 I v u" W" -"wTth.0 wav i 1 of ns, waa the way v " ,. ' CHEER LEADERS ELECTED Ro',i re'n, rhirlcy Uiwn n, .-Jnn..t. 1 as, Frances Burnett V n ' "u i.inarrs e .tied were: 1 . ; A 1 anj T a. pMad ... . in L. aWUVC v IWM w Vkwna .iu Ml NEWS' FROM SUPERINTENDENT'S if' OFFICE Mrs. ?ulia Wetherinaton. Division of Instructional Service stated in her letter to. Mr. Rhodes. "I have review- ed your Yearbook for Teachers, and I think that you have made some ex cellent improvements. I think your statements on pages 2 and 8 are very fine. A Year book is good when it is so definite as this." The-Superintendent has just re eeivad .tha official ratinar of tha schools. Three schools were standard ised under the new requirements. Mars Hill was rated 11-A, Walnut was rated 11-B and Marshall was rated HfC. The improvement for the county was marked EXCELLENT. Patrolman J. H. Coman stated to the Superintendent of Schools that the "Madison County school busses were in-he best condition of any busses he had ever inspected. People' often wonder why the State of North Carolina execises so much avthority over the schools of the several '(Bounties. The following data gives some light upon this subject; The State pays all the salary of the Superintendent of Schools, all of the clerical assistant except ten dollars fW saonth, all the expenses of the of fice of the Superintendent of Schools, and all Ithe teachers' salaries. It pays for all of the Instructional snp Dlies. It nsys for 98.5 per cent of tha fuelhlt pays for the water, light and power, janitorial supplies, tele phones. It owns the busses and pays for the gas. oil and upkeep. The county ipays for the maintenance of plant, aids in general control ex penses and pays Debt Service. In the light of Who psys the bills, one won ders 'why ' anyone should want to ' "hog" the positions locally, regard less of ability. The State Department of Educa tion has scheduled a meeting at Waynesville, 8:30 p. m., Sept 17. It requests the following to be present: The Superintendent of Schools, President Madison County Unit N. C. E A., the principals of the seven large - schools and one teacher from each school in the county. Riders besides school . children are Lforbiddvirx Jaw. Driver must run a Scnaiulei)eveT earlier tnan tn3 sclwduiAr. S later .than schedule, unless- JtVi Aa- drivers must have a Bus Drfvini Certificate from Patrolman. J. H. Coman immediately. Science for Elementary Schools will be our county wide topic for the year. I am asking you and your faculty to make a siyrgested outline for four county wide meetings upon this topic see state bulletins, etc. and have same in this office by Sept. 13. BOX SUPPER Here's something you don't want to miss a box supper at the Glen Lee (Piney Grove) church Saturday night, Sept 7, at 8:00 o'clock. There will be plenty of fun, plenty to eat, plenty of good music, and plenty of chances to give your girl a good time. Bring your best friend or friends, a box or a pocketbook. Every body is cordially invited. Madison Singing Convention The Madison Singing Convention will be held first Sunday in Sept (Sept 1), at 2 p. m. at Locust Grove Baptist church. We cordially invite the public to come and enjoy the singing with us. Anyone who wishes to bring a choir or quartet we will be happy to have you sing for us. C. R. CORN, Chairman THE SQUAD CENTERS Craig Budisill, Jack Rector. .-- - , . GUARDS-Frank Roberts, Wen dell Ward, Harry i Ramsey, Charles Wallin, Hsl Creaseman. , - ' TACKLBSi Garfield - Tresdway, Dan Tweed, WiUie Treadway, Clay irialiaF Koforth and Kller. ENDS Hunter, ?. CaldwelL - Mc Hone, West Nix, and Holcombe. HACKS B. Havnie. B. v Boberts. Robinson, Worley, Ball, -;v S Baynie, Sawyer, Lisenbee, : Jimmle .Chandler nd( Fleet . , , t Slant &. Rot Snrinars. here. - f .'i,.-u'?i v..; ' Sept 20. Black Mountain, -there. J Sept 27. Canton, Ashevillek . ( Oct 4. Open. ; Oct 11. Waynesville, here. -' Oct 18. Weaverville, here, Oct 25. Prevard,, here. V v : Nov. 1. T 1 more, here. . . Nov. 8 : " rsville, here. ' Nov. 1 . . lva, tentative. Nov. 2. liars HUlUcre. : The Army of the United State THE CAVALRY Yes, there stiU is Cavalry. The Cavalry is very explicit on that sub ject The Cavalry is usually what gets to the fight first. They may come on horses, as there are some terri tories where a horse is still the best means of going places. But a lot lar ger number gallop up m armoreu cars and in combat cars, that look, i if von are on the receiving end feel just like tanks. In fact they . a a . - aa ' are tanks, "lucaeo away m w ca valry are even men mounted on motorcycles. The Cavalry is still the fastest moving ground-fighting arm. Th Cavalrv stays out in front of the main Army, exploring the ground ahead. Because of its anility w mAva far and fast it is supposed CO naiui a mod oortion of time in the! enemies' rear lines maxing a meas v things. To move being its ppnw function, a eavalrv regiment needs the wherewithal to get places, and the job of developing on the National Defense- Advisory Commission, in respect to the Cavalry, is to tell the Army where, and when, and -how, it can procure that transportation. When it comes to norses ior w horse cavalry, the Commission bows to the Army. They have been buying and raising horseflesh for bo many years that they, know the name, ad dress, and personal history of every type of horse they need. Sturdy half or three-quarter , bred for hell-for-leather riding purposes, and heavier types for pack purposes. The A merican Cavalry is fitted out with heavy machine, guns, mortars, and howitzers, which can be token apart and made up into several suitable one-horse loads. Just for informa tion, the Cavalry, when it gets to a fight, dismounts and sends the horses hoiV. MECHANIZED CAVALRY ..J mechanized cavalry regiment is made' up tnfour combat) car troops of about 100 men each. These are the striking power of the mechaniz ed cavalry. Many of these may shortly be transferred to the new Armored Force. There is a service troop which pro vides for transportation and main tenance. The reconnaissance troop is used by the regimental commander to find out where the enemy is at any given moment. Like the combat cars, all the com mand cars are equipped with ma shine guns, and 2-way radios so that the commanders are set up to give orders to their units whether they are moving or waiting to move. So it is that every part of a mechanized cavalry regiment is able to roll, and it has a tremendous fire power, which makes it hell-on-wheels. For weapons, the mechanized cav alry has pistols, rifles, .30 caliber MADISON WOMEN TO BE IN FAIR AT HENDERSONVULE ARE ON DIRECTOR'S BOARD Matters of keen interest to wo men will occupy a considerable por tion, of the exhibit space of the first annual Western North Carolina Ag ricultural and Industrial lair, to do held near Hendersonville September 16-21. and several Madison county women will take an active part in the direction, of these matters. Mrs. Uuy , cngnsn, oi nunu, county home demonstration agent, Mrs. Glenn Brooks, presioeni oi Hot Springs Parent-reacner associa tion ; Mrs. Jerry ,Riee, Mrs. . . Ramsey,- Hn. Uuy . naovp Mrs. W. kL. Cunningham, of Mar ahall; and Mrs. Orover JU Angel and Mrs, W. T. Davis, of -Hot Springs, are memUrs of the board of assocr ate directors of the fair; Feminine features of cue. xair.-wm nlnHa a dress, review stagea ana sponsored by -4-H girls of .thamoun MnntuiiA wiU modeh dresses designed and made at oome bythem- selves, in addition.. lnerD ""t . 4-H cluh food snow, an open vw.. exhibit and an open food and can- nwigBuw. t -v- - l.- . . ..ft Other domestic ira w ""i"" 7 n. Af tha fair's most inter esting features, an exhibit of the na SL. v.-rft, f the mountoin country, in eluding pottery, bwketry. wood working andtaaided and lev in.... -m w. W ahtrv fees In the domestic arts classes, premium - for which wiU be announced later"; v air-cooled machine guns, .30 caliber water-cooled heavy machine guns, .50 caliber machine guns and 37 mm. guns (both used as antitank guns) and a 4.2-inch mortar to fire smoke shells. These shells are used as pro- Ktion against enemy antitank guns, d to add a typically American touch, the Cavalry is supplied with tne famous Tommy Guns, beloved of the prohibition wars. A cavalry division also has all the units of the infantry division. For example, it has a field artillery unit drawn by six-horse teams in a horse cavalry unit and by trucks in a mechanized unit. The distinguished mark of a cavalry division is that it contains no one who habitually walks. KEEPING THE CAVALRY ROLLING Now to keep all the rolling stock of a cavalry division able to roll takes considerable organization. There have to be men able to make a gasoline or diesel motor purr when the motor may want to quit. There have to be others who know where the proper supplies of fuel are located and how- to get that fuel into the gas tanks no matter where those gas tanks happen to be. And tnat's no ,eaay Jon wnan you realize tnat mechanised cavalry can get up in the morning, break camp, eat a hearty breakfast ret moving, and by night fall be some three hundred miles and several thousand gallons of fuel a way. And if the boys are to the rear of the enemy, the enemy undoubtedly will nersuade the local filling sta tions not to sell them fuel. The fuel has got to go with the forces. Also the supply service must be ready to fix flat tires, tired tanks, jammed runs, and give relief to the soldiers whose brains have been jarred into a splitting headache after rattling a round inside a tank. The problem in the horse cavalry is about the same. There must be hay for the horses, as a horse won't run without fuel any more than a tank. And the modern horse has learned not to be scared of himself in a gas mask, and has to be kept supplied with one. It takes a wonderful sup ply organization in the Army to see that all the thousand ana one arti cles necessary to keep a cavalry di vision in the running are handy when and where they are needed, even if a day's run may put them any place in 270,000 square miles of territory But behind the Army there must be another organization ready to find the supplies in the necessary quanti ty and get them to where the Army can take them over. That is the job of the National Defense Advisory Commission. And it has to be done, not only for the Cavalry, but for every other branch of the Army and Navy as well. That is why the Com mission, for instance,, has recommen ed that supplies of strategic ma terials be tucked away for future reference. NYA HOME PRACTICE CENTER One of the most interesting NYA projects in Madison County is the recently opened Home Practice Cen ter in Marshall. The project, sponsored by the town of Marshall, is located on Main street in the house owned by Mr. l. N. Ramsey. He has had the building repaired and a coat of paint applied to the outside and inside prepara tory to occupancy by the National Youth Administration. There are 24 girls assigned to tnis Home Practice Center. They are being taught the fundamentals of " at a T a a 11. W. aJ Home jnaking, including isonwavas AVt,' Interior Decorating, . Health, Safety, and rersonai Appearskucc. Since the kitchen equipment naa reached the project each girl, will assist in planning, preparing, and serving well balanced meals. . . ?v.Tbe gins nave a aenuree to follow and under direct supervi sion they shave a ion oay-a wwr from 8 a. m. to 4:80 in the Bftor- .After the' yoath ' completes crana -ing on this sha ia encouraged to make v application to an NYA Training : rumta vrhara aha. haa the opportu- . nity of. taking more advanced . sub jects and specialising in uw bhojoc moat desired to make her tetter pre, pared, for life's work, , . NYA Project Supervisors have f- fered their services to the youths who are interested in NYA Training, but f nT1f- --ad to any rrrt Youtha . V' S to e-n 1 f r i Trir-"g, I ' y, r it' your tuat c! -sea rt to I-.IS. 4 v. '. nee so I., 1 r :1 'A 1 if i jr 1 , 1. VhS
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