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MARION PROGRESS A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO Tm BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY ESTABLISH£i> 18M MARION. N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1929 VOL. XXXIII—NO. 34 PrUAN ORDER HOLDCEEBRATION Interesting Program Rendered Giving Origin and Progress of the Fratemi^. MISS OUZTS IS HONORED AT GREENSBORO COLLEGE SALMON THRIVE PROCEEDINGS W The first lodge of the Order Knights of Pythias was organized in Washingrton, D. C., on February 19, 1864, and to commemorate the com pletion of sixty-five years of frater nal service to the peopde ^>f the Uni ted. States and Canada, the local Pythian Lodge held a birthd^ cele bration on February 15th. The local lodge participated in a program which more than 6,Oi0O lodges of ±he Order used under a proclamatioai is sued by Supreme Chancellor Alva JVI. Lumpkin, Columbia, S. C. “The program outlined the story of the origin and progress of the fraternity,” according to Chancellor Commander G. N. Carter who had charge of the celebration-. “The fra ternity is of purely American corigin and was the first fraternal society in America to be chartered by a special act of Congress. It demands the loy alty of its membershij) to the flag and country in which they hold citi zenship.” Literature issued by the Supreme Lodge for use at the celebration shows that the Order has contribu ted more than $150,000,000 to the relief of aged and unfortunate mem bers. It has erected twenty-two homes for aged members and for j Of unusual interest was the elec tion, two weeks ago, of Miss Mary KeHah Ouzts, of Marion, to the presidency of the student body of Greensboro College, Greensboro, N. C. Th's is the highest honor within the power of the students to bestow, and Miss Ouzts is to be congratula ted most highly upon having received it. Miss Ouzts’ election is unique in that she was first nominated for the presidency of the Young Woman’s Christian Association, an almost equally high honor, and was receiv ing strong support for this office. However, when nominated from the floor for the other office, she chose to run for student president, with th« result that she was elected to tliat office. She, as well as the other •new members of the student council, will go into office on the fourth of March, The bestowal of this honor upon Miss Ouzts is not surprising when one is acquainted with the brilliant record she has niade in her college career. She has been a member of the Y. W. C.'A.~ Cabinet for two years, was editor of the Greensboro Collie Handbook for 1928-29, edi tor on hte staff of several campus publications, was a delegate to the Y". W. C. A. Conference at Blue Ridge for two summ.ers and to the International Missionary Confer ence held in Memphis, Tenn., during the recent Christmas holidays, and has won her letter in athletics. Also, she has made a very creditable show ing in scholarship, having been the IN LAKE mm Mackinaw Fingerlings Placed in Lake Near Marion Are Reported Flourishing. Mackinaw Salmon,, intiioduced in? North Carolina less than three years ago by J. Q. Gilkey, Marion sports man and member of the board of conservation, and disveLopment, are flourishing and have demonstrated their suitability for waters of this state, Mr. Gilkey said todiay;. The salmon were released, in the waters of Lake Tahoma,. a resort de veloped by Mr. Gilkey and associates near Marion, after a personal in spection of the wateiTS by G. C. Leach, U. S. Commissioner of Fish eries. Mr. Leach had 100,000 Mackinaw salmon eggs forwarded’ to Mr. Gilkey from the Pacific coast. After hatch ing, the young fry -wefe cared for several months in rearing ponds, and approximately 90,000 fingerlings several inches in length were releas ed in Lake Tahoma, The fish have now, according to Mr, Gilkey, reach ed a weight of three or four pounds each, and he believes that they will grow to maximum of 18 to 20 pounds in North Carolina waters. They reach a weight of 40 pounds or above on the Pacific coast, according to Mr, Gilkey. J , ^ „ I winner of an English prize for hav- widows and orphans at a cost of . j 4.1. v v 4. j • -it' .Lu 0..T nn/x Kir 4.V. made the highest grades in Eng- more than $2,500,000. More than 1, , . , ^ r, j-.ij ; lish during her freshman year in 5,000 men, women and children are „ ° ... ,, , ’ ., , college. From this it can easily be provided with homes in these havens , j , .1. . 4. • n .. . judged that Miss Ouzts is an all maintained by the Order in twenty | states. The Insurance Departmerlt has distributed $63,000,000 to Pythian dependents since its establishment in 1877. Last year the payments made to widows and orphans of the members was at the rate of $7,500 daily or a total amount of $2,100,- 000. The money used for relief work for the last decade including payments by the Insurance Depart ment and relief extended by the lodges has amounted to more than $4,000,000 annually. Commenting on the adaptability of the Pythian fraternity to the needs of modern life. Geo. E. Lovell, grand keeper of records and seal, made the following statement: “The Pythian Order is a fraterni ty for the average citizen. It pro vides felowship, home protection and social contacts for the wage-earner. the small business man, as well as wholesome welcome to men in the professions, industry- and larger business. There is no class distinc tion in the Order, neither has wealth or sociar distinction been unduly em phasized in the selection of its mem- laership. “It requires for membership the man of good morai character, a be liever in a Supreme Being, one who loves and provides for his family and is loyal to his country. Such men will find brotherhood in the Or der and an opportunity to help carry on its program of welfare work.” Visitors present included C. F, Gore, grand chancellor, of Weldon; Geo. E. Lowell, G. K, of R. S,, of Clayton; Dr. J, S. Norman, J. E. Buff and C^ A, Yost, of Hickory; Porter'Henderson, Harry Williams, Gilbert Wise, Albert Reno, B, Hol land, and Perry L. Gogburn, of Can ton. According to those in charge of the celebration the program was of unusual interest. Besides music suit able to the occasion, addresses were made by a number of prominent Tnembers. i round student and an unusually ca pable one. She is a member of the rising Senior Class of Greensboro College. SDPERUR COURT Civil Court in Second Week- Judgment in Two Three Divorces Granted. NEGRO SCHOOL OF MARION SHOWS MARKED PROGRESS Entering the second week, several cases on the civil docket, of McDow ell Superior Court have been dis posed of. The jury in the- case; of Mrs. Nan nie Burnett, Admr..,. vs. Southern Railway Company returned a ver dict for the plaintiff for the sum of $10,000. In the case: of D. E> Trinks vs. Marion Veneer and Panel Company judgment was granted the plaintiff in the sum of $1500. A non-suit was taken in the case- of Mrs. J. R. Gray vs. T. GalumbcKk,. and in the case of Carrine Clampet, by guardian, vs. Gulf Refining Co, Divorces Were granted during the week in the folowing cases: Raymond Lewis vs. Lizzie McMa han Lewis, Tressie McKinnie Duncan vs, Ella Duncan. M. Y. Streetman vs. G. N. Street- man. M’DOWELL TO RECEIVE MORE MEXICAN QUAIL OASIS THEATRE BOOSTS FINANCES BASEBALL CLUB Through the courtesy and gener osity of Mr, E. J, House, owner of the Oasis Theatre, the Marion High School Baseball Association has sup plemented its somewhat depleted treasury by over a hundred dollars. On last Friday night Mr. House turned over the entire proceeds of the show to the association. The High School boys and girls with assistance of certain of the elementary grades had conducted an intensive advance sale of tickets and had assured a ca pacity house. They had divided them selves into several competing teams. The “Lazy Eleven” team won the two pound box of candy offered as a prize in the high School and the “Tar Heels” won a similar prize offered in the elementary school. Alfred Me Call captained the “Lazy Elevens” and Wallace Winborne the “Tar Heels”, This increase in the resources of the association makes it possible for the school to put out a baseball team ^is spring. It had appeared up until the present that this branch of ath letics would have to be discontinued due to the depleted condition of the treasury. The authorities of the school, the high school students and all baseball fans benefit through the generosity of Mr. House and all wish him suc cess in the conduct of his new thea tre, now under construction and which, when completed, will be on par with the best theatres of this section and a credit to our town. Thos. W. Gowan, county game warden, has received notice from the State Department of Conservation and Development that twenty-four pair of Mexican quail will be sent to McDowell county for distribution to farmers who will agree to watch and protect them for a period of one year. The quail will be shipped from Texas between the first andfif- Btlt' of March, and ^will be placed on farms which will afford them the best available protection by property owners, as well as lands suitable for quail breeding. Tracts of farm lands which have both grain crops and cover are, of course, the most desir able. Farmers desiring a pair of these quail are requested to apply to Coun ty Game Warden T, W. Gowan, C. F. Barnes, at the McDowell Motor Company. EAST MARION NEWS East Marion, Feb. 26.—Miss Gen oese Flack spent the week-end with Tier sister. Miss Kent Flack, in Ashe- ^lle, A bridge party was given in Tier honor Saturday night. Miss Elsie Stacy spent the week end in Morganton, the guest of Miss Pearl Teeter. Fred Abernathy spent the week end with his parents at Iron Station If you enjoy a feature-comedy, and if you thought SAMMY COHEN was funny in “The Gay Retreat”, see him in “HOMESFCK” at Oasis Theatre Thursday. MRS, ARRIE BEAN DIES ' IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY Rutherfordton, Feb, 22,—Mrs, Ar- rie Bean, aged 73, a native of Mc Dowell county, and a daughter of the late W. Jason Allen, of Dysartsville, died last week at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr, and Mrs, L, C. Ellington, near Spindale, The funeral was conducted at the home by the pastor of the Spindale Methodist church where she held her membership. The remains were taken to Dysartsville, where interment took place, Mrs. Bean is-survived by a son, R. M, Bean, of Rutherfordton; and a daughter, Mrs. L. C. Ellington, of Spindale; and three brothers, J. F. Allen, of Hickory; R, J, Allen of Arkansas, and Ben Allison of Califor nia, and two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Metcalf, of Green Hill, and Mrs. Sallie Dix-on, of Gastonia. STATE OBTAINS 16 ELK TO PUT ON PRESERVES (Contributed) The Marion school this year added one more teacher to its teaching staff, being at present a seven teach er school. This addition was made necessary because of the large aver- agfe attendance attained last year. The school is located just outside the city limits in West Marion. It is the only school maintained for the colored race within a radius of about five miles of the town, and serves to accommodate a school population of approximately four hundred chil dren. Until the beginning of the present session provisions were made only for grjldie work, from the first to the eighth inclusive. This year a teacher was employed to teach ffrst year high school subjects. The term has been extended from six months to eight months. These improvements were made possible by an appropria tion from the town to take care' of the children who live inside the cor porate limits of the town. In addition to this the state gave an appropria tion for the high school department. To supplement these appropriations the community has just closed’, a drive in which $551.00 was raised by local taxation. At a mass meeting held February 22nd the school was named “The Hudgins School” honor of Mr. D, E, Hudgins of Miari- on. This was done in recogrnition of the splendid services Mr. Hudgins has rendered in securing better school facilities for the negro boys and girls of the community. It is al so evidence of the high esteem in which Mr, Hudgins is held by the colored people of the community. Truly tiiey regard him as a staunch friend and an advocate for the things that make for the race uplift. The people of the community are greatly indebted to Supt. N, F, Steppe for the interest and' efforts put forth to improve conditions. Plans are in the making for even greater improvements for the term 1929-30, One accredited high school for colored boys and girls is the cry ing need of the community. A mod em school building with shipment for teaching home economics for girls and. a manual training depart ment for boys and an athletic field are the essential things to be pro cured in order to meet the educa tional needis of the colored people of Marion. COMPENSATION ACT PASSED BY SENATE Total Compensation in Death Cases Raised to $6,000— Commission’s Pay Is Cut. BIG CCLEARANCE SALE AT THE RACKET STORE A big clearance sale is in progress at The, Racket Store on West Hen derson street. The Racket Store is going out of business and in order to vacate the building for the new tenant the entire stock of goods is being offered at greatly reduced prices. Time .limit specials are an nounced for Friday and Saturday. Following the sale of The Racket Store, Mr, Lavitt will devote his in terest in the conduct of The Fashion Shop on Main street. The building occupied by The Fashion Shop will be enlarged and improved by an ad dition to the rear, enabling the es tablishment to enlarge its stock and to offer a better display of goods. The building now occupied by The Racket Store has been leased by Mr, C, F, Hanks of Statesville who will open a book store as soon as the building is vacated. Mr. Hanks will carry a full line of books, stationery and office supplies, it is announced. MRS. MARGARET GRAYSON DIES AT NEALSVILLE Carols were firrt samg in the thir teenth century- Mrs. Margaret L. Grayson, widow of the late J. B, Grayson, died at her home at Nealsville on Friday, Febru ary 15th. Mrs, Grayson was 90 years of age and bad been in declining health for a number of years. Mrs, Grayson was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church, which she had served with unfailing devo tion for 73 years. She was an estima ble woman and bad a large circle of friends. Mrs. Grayson is survived by one daughter. Miss Ella Grayson, of Nealsville; five sons, H. C,, of Fort Worth, Texas, Joseph M,, of Neals ville, Dr, Chas, S., of High Point, N, C., George H., of Washington, D, C., and A, W. Grayson of Marion. The funeral services were conduc ted from Bethel Church Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev, D, J. Hunt and interment made at Bethel cemetery. The state department of conserva tion and development has purchased sixteen elk for distribution on Mt, Mitchell, Wayah Bald, and other por tions of the state’s game preserve, it was announced Saturday by W, K. Beichler, district forester. The sixteen elk will come from Hooper’s Bald near Robbinsville, They -will be transported to Mount Mitchell and other districts in the state forest service’s game truck. Only one of them can be transpor ted at a time, it was said,—Asheville Times. 65,000 ACRES CONDEMNED FOR SMOKY MT, PARK Raleigh, Feb. 26.—The state sen ate today passed the workmen’s compensation act, sharply amended, but the house failed to untangle the more and more baffling education and land tax situation. These were the major issues be- fore the two bodies. The senate spent some five hours in settling 'on the compensation bill. The house, which on the night previous had labored al most as long as that of the educa tional business, today considered it only briefly. The workmen’s compen sation measure passed both second and third readings in the senate af ter a long and impassioned discus sion. The second reading vote was 40 to 6 but no record vote was taken of the third reading. Several amendments were attach ed to the bill. They tended to in crease the compensation and de crease the salaries of the commission which would administrate the act. The bill provides that an indus trial commission of three members hear and act on all claims. Tapp of Lenoir wanted the salary of the chairman to be $4,500 instead of $6,- 000 and the salaries of the two other members to be $4,000 instead of $5,500. His amendment to that ef fect carried. Other amendments provide in crease of compensation for serious facial disfigurement from $1,500 to $2,500, that lump sum payments shall be made in case of death and that widows and widowers and child ren of deceased employes shall be considered as dependents. Total compensation death cases was raised from $5,500 to $6,000*. The bill provides payment for in jury on a scale of 60 per cent of the. workman’s wage. Eighteen dollars a week is the maximum payment and $7 the minimum. LUNCHEON AT OLD FORT FOR MARION KIWANIANS CAPT. O’BERRY TAKES OATH AS TREASURER^ In the presence of Governor Gard ner and other high state officials, Capt. Nathan O’Berry, of Goldsboro, took the oath of office as state treas urer here today succeeding the late Benjamin R, Lacy, The oath was adminsitered by Chief Justic Stacy in the senate- chamber, which was crowded with, legislators and friends of the new: The regular Tuesday meeting of the Kiwanis Club was dispensed with last week and instead the club, by unanimous vote, elected to accept the invitation of the Woman’s Club of Old Fort to meet with them. The meeting was held in the Old | state official, Fort^ High School and the luncheon! Captain O’Berry late Friday was was served by the Home Economics I appointed State Treasurer by Gover- nor O. Max Gardner to serve until sL The purpose of the joint meeting, I successor can be elected next year to as explained by the president of the | the unexpired term of Benja- Woman’s Club in her address of | La^y, of Raleigh, who died welcome, was three-fold: first to es-! Thursday, tablish a better understanding be- j Captain O’Berry is 73 years old. He was born in Tarboro, February 2, tween the two communities; second. More than 65,000 acres of land to prove that the younger set in Old | 1856. He is the son of Thomas and had been 'optioned and condemned Fort was capable of preparing a fine | Cinderella (Pope) O’Berry, for the Great Smoky Mountains j meal, and third, to establish a men’s! Although Captain O’Berry has national park and three buyers are in luncheon club in Old Fort, Quite a i taken an active interest in politics. ZANDER-GUMP WEDDING AT EAST MARION MARCH 2 The. Zander-Gump Wedding, a one act play by Mrs. Mamie Harris Mobley, will be given by the mem bers of the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church at the school au ditorium at East Marion on Saturday evening, March 2nd, at 8 o’clock. All the characters are well represented. The Zander-Gump Wedding is a real treat taken from the popular comic section. Perhaps most every one knows that the widow has been pursuing Uncle Bim for some time. She has at last succeeded in captur ing him. See him go to the altar. There will also be the new Gump baby, Tom Carr, Mary Gold, Goliath Gump and many others. Lonnie Tony will take the part of Andy Gump with Miss Annie Moore as Henrietta. The proceeds will go to the Meth odist Church. the fields daily, Verne Rhoades, con sulting forester for the North Caro lina park commissinn, says. Thirty-one tracts including about 4.000 acres, have been acquired by option and outright purchase. These tracts were practical’y all small ones. The land which has been condemn ed is as follows: Jr?mes A, Martin, 5,500 acres; Norwood Lumber Co., 17.000 acres; Suncrest Lumber Co,, 26.000 acres; Montvale Lumber Co., 15.000 acres. GEO. W. SPROUSE PASSES Mr. Geo. W. Sprouse died at his liome in Clarion Friday, February 22, after an illness of two weeks fol lowing an attack of influenza. Mr, Sprouse was 36 years of’ age and is survived by his wife and four chil dren; one brother, C. H, Sprouse of East Marion, and two sisters, Mrs, S. H, Klontz of Marion and Mrs. Will Moses of Valdese. The :^neral services were conduc ted froi# the residence near Cross number of friendly talks were made j never run for any public office by the visiting Kiwanians and the ■ 1900 Governor Aycock appointed citizens of Old Fort and it was the him director of the State prison here, opinion of everyone present that the | ^ assumed his duties the pris- first two objectives at least were well j losing money, but at the end accomplished. i term the institution had been The Marion Kiwanis Club has asjp^t on a self-supporting basis, one of its goals the cementing of 1 present he is chairman of the- stronger ties between Marion and the i board of directors for the State hos- other communities in McDowell I P^^al for th negro insane at Golds^ County, The meeting at Old Fort as j boro, well as a recent one with the citizens i of Nebo has helped considerably to PRODUCTION OF CARS IN further this objective. JANUARY BREAKS RECORD MRS. JEMIMA C. MILLER Washing^ton, Feb, 23.—All season- DIES IN CATAWBA COUNTY I records for automobile production were broken by American manufac turers in January. The total of cars manufactured in the month was re ported by the commerce department to be 402,154, which compared with 238,908 in January last year, and with the previous January high rec ord of 308,998 cars attained in 1928 Hickory, Feb. 26,— Mrs, Jemima Catherine Miller, 73, widow of the late J, Monroe Miller, died at her home on the Sandy Ridge Road, af ter an illness of several weeks. The uneral service will be held at Mil ler’s Lutheran Church, where burial will also take place. ^Ten children survive Mrs. Miller. Mill Saturday morning at 11 o’clock | They are B, W, MiUer, Edward L, by Rev. H, C. Brackett, Members of | Miller, Eslie the Woodmen of the World acted as pallbearers. Everybody likes those wholesome and charming young stars “BUDDY” ROGERS and MARY BRIAN. See them at Oasis Theatre Friday in “SOMEONE TO LOVE”. MRS. LUCY KELLY DEAD Mrs, Lucy Kelly, aged 82, died L. Miller, Cleveland I near Dysartsville last Sunday and Miller, Arthur Miller, Marion Miller, j was buried at Camp Creek cemetery and Mrs, Anna Eckard, all of Hick-1 Monday. ory; Raymond Miller of Sharon, Pa,; ^ J, H, L, Miller, of Marion; and Vern-j 'Next Wednesday Oasis Theatre on H, Miller, of Charlotte, | will have the first ZANE GREY ' i Western in a long while,—“SUNSET It takes 17 days to deliver a letter! PASS” with JACK HOLT. It’s a a letter from London to Cape Town, real Western, and a good one.
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