MARION PROGRESS
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
ESTABLISHED 1«»6
MARION, N. Cm THURSDAY, APRIL ;8, 1929
VOL- XXXIII—NO. 41
MAKION SENIOR
CLASS HONORED
Marion High School Seniors
Guests of Juniors at Ban
quet Last Friday Evening.
CHANGES MADE IN HUNTING
SEASONS FOR GAME IN N. C.
The Junior Class of the Marion
High School entertained the Senior
Class and the faculty at a beautiful
ly appointed banquet in the Presby
terian Church on Friday night, Ap
ril 12th, at eight o'clodC.
As the guests arrived balloons
were tied to their ankles and then all
were taken to the dining room.
The dining room was very color
fully decorated in the Senior Class
colors—blue and gcdd. The p®st and
chairs were decorated with Mue and
gold crepe paper, and the place
cards and favors also carried out the
color scheme. Ferns were arranged
very artistically around the orcl^stra
and the wails.
The orchestra, under the leader
ship of Mr. J. L. Greene, and with
Miss Hazel Whitten at the piano,
played “Sweethearts on Parade,”
after which James Neal, Junior
Class president, gave the address of
welcome, to which Charles Sinclair,,
Senior Class president, respo^ed.
Then the orchestra played “What a
Wonderful Night This Would Be”
and “Smiling Skies.” Sally Bradley
Pittman very inteMstingly gave a
toast to the teachers to which Mr.
Beam responded. Then the orchestra
played “Carolina Moon” and ‘"That
Precious Little Thing Called Love.”
Alfred McCall toasted Mr. Pittman,
to which Mr. Pittman responded.
After the orchestra played “Dream
House” and “Just Because,” Thurley
Franklin gave a very interesting
toast to memory and Keith Kanipe
gave a very entertaining toast to the
future, after which everyone stood
and sang “Alma Mater.”
The menu consisted of gold fruit
cocktail, sliced country* ham, cream
ed Irish potatoes, early June peas,
chicken salad, pear salad, saltines,
sweet cucumber pickles, home-made
rolls, butter, gold colored iced tea,
gold block ice cream, gold cake with
blue rose, and gold and blue mints.
A summary of the changes in the
State game law made by the 1929
General Assembly has been given by
the Department of Conservation and
Development.
The new open seasons are as fol
low: quail, November 20 to February
15; turkey, November 20 to Febru
ary 15; dove, November 20 to Janu
ary 31; rabbit, November 20 to Feb
ruary 15; bear, October 1 to Janu
ary 15.
The Board of Conservation and
Development was given authority to
change open seasons and methods of
hunting rabbits and bear in any
county or district.
The season for squirrel in all coun
ties east of and including Person,
Orange, Chatham, Moore, Richmond
and Scotland counties, is October 15
to January 15.
In all counties west of these coun
ties it is from Septeml^r 15 to Janu
ary 1.
The season for mink, skunk, otter,
muskrat, raccoon and opossum in the
counties east of and including those
named above, is from November 15
to February 15. For counties to the
west it is from November 1 to Febru
ary 15
Opossum season in McDowell,
Rutherford, Burke, Polk, Mitchell,
Avery, Yancey and a number of oth
er counties will^xtend from October
15 to February 15.
TRAINING SCHOOL
HERE APRa 21-26
JOHN LAIL VOLUNTARILY
SURRENDERS. GIVES BOND
MISS RUTH GRAYSON
WEDS WALTER MARKS
A wedding of interest to their
friends here and Marion, was that of
Miss Ruth Grayson, of Marion, and
Mr. Walter Marks, of King’s Moun
tain, which took place on Sunday af-
ttrnoon at the home of Judge J. P.
Bean, of Rutherfordton. The cere
mony was performed by Judge Bean
^vho is the grandfather of the bride
groom.
Mrs. Marks is the daughter of
Mrs. John Grayson of Marion. Mr.
Marks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P.
li. Marks of Forest City, but is now
7n business in Kings Mountain,
where he has charge of The Landis
Shoe Shop. They will make their
home in Kings Mountain and their
many friends wish them much hap
piness and success. — Forest City
Courier.
John Lail, well known throughout
McDowell county, who was mixed
up in a shooting affair several days
ago with officers of the SheriflF’s de
partment, voluntarily surrendered
and has made bond for his appear-
anpe iin both State and Federal
courts^
Officers from the Sheriff’s depart
ment had made a search of Lail’s fill
ing station- on No. 10 Sunday morn
ing, where it was reported that whis
key was found. A man named Hyatt
who was in charge of the station
was arrested. On the afternoon of
the same day, officers searching for
another party ran across Lail, when
the shooting melee took place. In the
shooting Lail was wounded as was al
so George Duncan and Fate Burnett.
Duncan and Burnett were brought
to the hospital but Lail escaped. In
the Magistrate’s Court, Lail was
placed under $300 bond for assault
-with a deadly weapon, and was
placed urfder $500 bond for appear
ance in Federal court to answer the
charge of violation of prohibition
laws.
Lail is under bond for appearanco
In Federal court for previous viola
tions of prohibition laws.
Courses for Sunday Schoot
Workers to Be Given at the
First Methodist Church.
The McDowell County standard
training school for Sunday School
leaders will be held in the First
Methodist Church here April 21-26.
The McDowell training school was
a great success last year. 91 people
were enrolled, 83 of whom received
certificates of credit. A still larger
attendance is expected this year.
The opening session will be at three
o’clock Sunday aiftemoon at First
Methodist Church. The other ses
sions will be held at night from Mon
day to Friday, beginning at '7:30,
thus accommodating busy people.
Prof. H. E. Spence, of Duke Uni
versity, will give a course in the
“Teachings' of Jesus.” Prof. Spence
is an exceedingly interesting and ca
pable teacher. His lectures will ap
peal to all Bible students.
Mr. F. M. Williamson is one of the
leading autharities on Sunday School
Vork in the South. Those who took
his course in the Rutherford County
school recently were delighti^ with
his leadership in the study of Wor
ship.
Mrs. O. V. Woosley will lead in
the study of “Beginner Lessons, Ma
terials and Methods.” This will meet
the need of the workers with child
ren.
Mr. Paul Evans will give a course
in organization and administration
which will appeal especially to work
ers in the small Susday School.
This school is open to all workers
and prospective church workers, re
gardless of denomination. A most
cordial invitation is g^iven to all.
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY
DINNER LAST SUNDAY
GimOOD HIGH
SCHOOL CLOSING
Sermon Sunday Afternoon by
Rev. W. A. Ayers — Class
Exercises Wednesday Night
The commencement exercises of
Glenwood High School will be held
April 21-24. The baccalaureate ser
mon will be delivered Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock by Rev. W. A.
Ayers, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Forest City.
On Monday evening at 8 o’clock
the Juniors and Seniors will present
a play, “Poor Father”. The cast of
characters will be as follows: Wil
liam Tompkins, a hard-pressed fath
er, Dan Haney; Clifford Tompkins, a
student of psychology,George Smith;
Harold Caldwell, always in the way,
Ralph Spratt; Sidney Dummel, a
wealtfiir .^crolor, Vance Gordon;
Geor^ JsV^aahington Brown, a black
trifier witE truth, Frank Proctor;
Sergeant O’Conner, Bee Landis;
Mary Tompkins, a distracted mother,
Willie Gordon; Gladys Tompkins,
eldest daughter, Franci^ Barnes;
Bessie and Caroline Tomkins, other
da\ighters, Gladys y^isrtket and Pearl
Pyatt; Vivian Laramie, an actress,
Eva Kirksey; Marie, the new French
maid, Inez Hemphill.
The class day exercises will be
given on Wednesday evening at 8 o’
clock. The program follows:
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
Address by Class President, Geo.
Smith.
Class History, Dessie Marlowe.
Cla^ Giftorian, Frances Bames.
ClaK Motto, Vance (Jordon.
Class Prophecy, Willie Gordon.
Last Will and Testament, Frances
Bames.
I Valedictory, Gladys Walker.
Chorus, Funiculi Funicula.
Literary Address, Dr. J. B. Davis.
Presentation of Diplomas, Rev. J.
M. Brown.
ANGLERS’ ACT CALLED
AID TO CONSERVATION
Raleigh, April 13.—Passage of the
new anglers’ act by the general as
sembly of North Carolina in March
is called the greatest single move
toward better fishing conditions yet
made in the state, according to offi
cials of the Department of Conserva
tion and Development. It establishes
the basis for a permanent program
for stocking all the streams and fish
ing waters with game fish.
The principal features of the re
cently enacted law is the require
ment for a license for fishing in in
land waters of North Carolina. Li-'
censes are required of all persons
fishing in waters outside of their
home county or the county of which
they are permanent residents. The li
cense fee for these persons is $2.10
Although the law does not require
a resident county license for fishing
imthe home county, it does give the
commissioners a right to levy this
fee on their own residents, the col
lections therefrom to be turned over
to the Department of Conservation
and Development for use in the
same manner as other fishing license
funds.
In 19 counties, all in the western
pfert of the state, the commissioners
have already extended the provis
ions of the act to reqpuire licenses
of their county residents for fishing
in home waters. Counties that have
taken this action include the follow
ing: Buncombe, Haywood, Graham.
Swain, Jackson, Madison, Hendter-
son, Yancey, Mitchell, Iredell, Alex
ander, Macon, Clay, Polk, Avery,
Ashe, Alleghany, Wilkes and Ruth
erford. A special act appl3ring^:o
three counties, Burke, McDowell and
Caldwell, require licenses of resi
dents fishing in these counties.
FARMER CAPTAM
HIGHWAY PATROL
Superintendent of State High*
way Machine Shop Will Di
rect Road Police Force.
LOCAL MERCHANT STARTS
BIG SPECIAL SALE FRIDAY
OVER 7,000 POUNDS
OF POULTRY SHIPPED
J. RAY WILSON INJURED
IN AN AUTO COLLISION
Mr. J. Ray Wilson, of Salisbury, a
former resident of Marion, is in
Grace Hospital in Morganton suffer
ing from lacerations of the head
and chest as the result of a coUisien
Wednesday afternoon with the west
bound bus on No. 10 highway about
four miles west of Morganton. Ac
cording to reports, Mr. Wilson was
on his way to Morganton from Mari
on, and a slight drizzle had made the
pavement slick. His car, a Chrysler,
slipped to the wrong side of the
road and the two cars went head
long into each other. Mr. Wilson’s
car was demolished almost heyond
repair while the bus was also said to
have beCn badly damaged.
HARRIS-TONEY
Miss Belle Harris and Mr. General
Toney, of Dysortville, were- united
in matrimony Thursday, April 11th.
at the home of Rev* J. S. Pyatt. A
few friends witnessed the ceremony,
Rev. Pyatt officiating.
“SUBMARINE”, a Sound picture,
at Oasis Theatre next Monday and
Tuesday is reported as mighty good
one, dramatic, with tense and thrill
ing situations, romance, and some
fine undersea sliots of a sunken sub
marine and the rescue of the crew.
A total of 7,544 pounds of poultry
was japped from Marion on Wed
nesday of last week and the famers
of this section received $1,941.46
for their fowls. County Agent Smarr
reports. Over one hundred farmers
participated in the shipment.
D. L- Finch, of Nebo, led with the
heaviest consignment, haying 1202
pounds of hens and 121 pounds of
cox which brought $339.06, while a
consignment by F. ^O. Stott of Mar
ion amounted to $295.93.
Next Tuesday the car will be at
Old Fort and at Marion on Wednes
day and another large shipment is
expected.
B. H. Eller of the Farmers Feder-*'
ation, Ashevflle, is in charge of the
co-operative shipments.
On Sunday, April 14th, a number
of relatives and friends gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Greer
near Clinchfield, the affair being in
honor of Mr. Greer’s 53rd birthday.
Mr. Holcombe of Asheville and
Mr. Sparks of Clinchfield came ov^
Sunday morning' and caiTied Mr.
Greer for an automobile ride. Wheh-
they returned at 12:30 there were 44
people, young and old, waiting to
welcome Mr. Greer. He was taken
entirely by surprise by the great
number of friends and the good din
ner Waiting.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Greer and five children, Maude,
Ray, Bob, Russel and Ronald; Mr.
and Mrs. Will Sparks and daughter,
Nellie; Mr. and Mrs. Will Greer and
daughter, Bertha, of Garden City;
Mr. and Mrs. John Greer and four
children, Everette, Hubert, Dean
and Cecil; Mr. and Mrs. Fate Pit
man, Bonnie Pitman; Ana Bill, Guy,
Curtis, Herbert, Viola, Marie and
Aliena Burleson; Mrs. W. M. Early
and daughter Edna of Hughes, N. C.;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holcombe and
three children, Corbett, Kathleen,
and Glenn, of Asheville; Charlie
Norman of Marion; Robie Greer
and Clarence Franklin of Canton, O.;
John Scruggs of Middletown, Conn.;
and Jack Thompson, of Greenville,
South Carolina.
After, spending an enjoyable day
the guests departed wishing Mr.
Greer many happy returns.
MUSIC CLUB REPRESENTED
AT ANNUAL STATE MEETING
The Music Club sent Miss Julia
Burton, Mrs. Annie Miller Pless and
Mrs. T. A. Wilson as their delega
tion .to the State Federation of Music
Clubs which met in Asheville April
10, 11 and 12. Those attending the
meetings of this federation were en
tertained by some of the leading ar
tists of the State and the South.
On Wednesday the delegates were
the luncheon guests of the Asheville
Rotary Club, and on Thursday they
were the gfuests of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Others attending this Federation
were Mrs. S. K Copeland and Mrs.
Geo. S. McCall.
LOCAL POST AMERICAN
LEGION ENTERTAINED
Dr. J. F. Miller wa* host to Mc
Dowell Post No. 56 of the American
legion on Thursday evening, April
11th, at the Marion Hospital. Mrs.
Miller served a bountiful supper to
the twen^rthree members present.
After the ^ supper the regular
monthly' bd^ess ri&eting was enter
ed into. Among the most important
matters discussed were the plans )or
a real Fourth of July celebration
in Marion this year. Committees for
the celebration were appointed.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
MAKES SPLENDID REPORT
The First Presbyterian Church of
Marion has just closed a very suc
cessful year, according to the an
nual report to Concord Presbytery
which convenes in Statesville this
week. The report shows an enroll
ment of 335 active members, about
50 non-resident members having
been retired from the list since last
report. About $10,000 was contrib
uted for all purposes during the
year. The debt on the church is be
ing steadily reduced. The Woman’s
Auxiliary has contributed $1680 to
all causes, having given $600 to the
building fund and $500 cash to the
Marion General Hospital,
STANDARD OIL CO. WILL
BUILD SERVICE STATION
The Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey has purchased the Con
ley property, better known as the
McCurry House, on North Main
street and will immediately erect a
xery modem and up-to-date service
station on the property. Mr. J. R.
Latham, local representative of the
Standard Oil Company, stated yes
terday that he had no statement to
make in regard to the deal other
than that the station to be erected
in Marion would be in keeping with
the company.
The announcement that J.L. Nich
ols & Co. is staging a Sacrifice Sale,
to start Friday morning, will come as
one -of the extra-ordinary bits of
news of the season.
Mr. Nichols stated that he wished
to liquidate one-half of his stock
quickly, and that" he was marking it
accordingly; and advises the public
to come early and get the best choice
Mr. Sullivan, representing Sulli
van Sales Corporation of Charlotte,
N. C., is here in charge of the big
event. The sale, it is announced, will
be marked by many features and un
iisual bargains.
FIRST MEETING OF
BLUE RIDGE ASSOCIATION
Raleigh, April 12. — Charles D.
Farmer, of Raleigh, was elected cap
tain of the state highway patrol by
the highway commission late Thurs
day, after an all day meeting.
Captain Farmer was nominated by
a sub-committee of the commission
Thursday, which action was approv
ed by the entire eommis^on. Gover
nor Gardner announced that he
would approve any of the four men
to which the field was narrowed
Wednesday.
There were over a dozen appli
cants for the position and member#
of the committee said that the race
was warmly contested.
Captain Farmer was formerly su
perintendent of the highway commis
sion equipment depot here and be
fore that chief of the Raleigh fire de
partment.
As captain he will supervise a
highway force of 36 men, created by"
an act of the 1929 general assembly.
Under its terms there will be nine
lieutenants, one for each highway
district.
The patrol is authorized to en
force the motor vehicle and highway
laws and is instructed to be especial *
ly vigilant of overloaded trucks. Tho
entire force is under the supervision,
of the state highway department.
Patrol lieutenants were electeft
for six districts as follows at a meet
ing of the state highway commissioiv
here late Thursday:
First district, Lester Jones, chief
of the police forJce of Washington,
N. C.; second district, William Jesue
Groom, traffic officer at Kinston;
fourth district. Garland Goodwin,
desk sergeant of the Durham police
force; fifth district, Capt. T. A. Ear
ly, former chief of the police force-
of Badin and later of Wilson ;sixth_
district, Capt. William E. Vernon,
former instructor of the State Col
lege R. O. T. C.; eighth district. En
sign R. H. Beck, chief of police force
of Aberdeen.
Mr. Farmer will receive $3,600 a.
year as head of the force, and the
lieutenants $2,400 a year. Three pa
trolmen from each district, or 27
men, will be selected after the offi
cers return from Pennsylvania.
LARGE NEW TRACT DONATED
FOR BADIN LAKE REFUGE
RAID SATURDAY NIGHT
Sheriff O. F. Adkins, Deputies Ben
Hensley, B. L. Robbins and Wm.
Biggerstaff made a raid on Mack
Hollifield’s place of business on
Highway No. 10 last Saturday night
and captured a half gallon of liquor.
Hollifield ■ was arrested but • later re
leased under hond.
Salisbury, April 10.—W. C. Liak,
assistant game warden, announces
that 12,000 additional acres have
been donated for the game and bird
refuge on the Badin l^ke. The Tal-
lassee power company had already
leased for 10 years 1,100 acres oiT a
peninsula. A fence four and a half
miles long will be built on the land
side of the refuge, the other sides be
ing bounded by water of the lake.
Already a large flock of wild turkeys
is occupying the refuge.
NEW INSURANCE AGENCY
The McDowell Insurance Agency,
^nc., of Marion, was recently gran
ted a charter to deal in real estate
and insurance. The authorized capi
tal stock was placed at $100,000,
with $600 subscribed by John Yan
cey, R. B. Crisp, Eugene Cross and
others of Marion.
You can See and Hear a FINE
program at Oasis Theatre next Mon
day or Tuesday. “SUBMARINE”,
one of the “Big” pictures of the
past few months; and two Vitaphone
acts, one a song and dance revue See Zuzu in “The Path Across the
made entirely in COLOR, and the Hill” at‘ Eugene Cross School Satur-
other an amusing comedy sketch. 1 day night, April 20. 25c and 35c.
Through the efforts of Brother
Bussell, State Organizer, four camps
namely, Whitnel, Hickory, Morgan
ton and Marion, have been organized
into a District As^ciation in the
western part of North Carolina,
which will be known as the Blue
Ridge Association, P. O. S. of A.
The first meeting of the new associa
tion was held at Whitnel on April
13th. All the officers of the associa
tion were present and Whitnel Camp
reported the biggest gain in mem
bership. The Whitnel Camp is mak
ing some real sensational progress
and Brother Sherman, president of
Whitnel Camp, announced that they
are contemplating the erection of a
hall for their local camp meetings.
Over a hundred members of the
Order were present at the first meet
ing of the Blue Ridge Association, in
cluding several of the State officers.
Visitors were present from the
camps of Statesville, Lexington and
Cleveland. A splendid meeting was
in evidence and some notable addres
ses were made by Brothers Hugh G.
Mitchell, State president; Bussell
State organizer, Graham, State Mas
ter of Forms, and Snioot, of States
ville. Brother Smoot spoke in behalf
of the P. O. of A., Auxiliary Branch
of the P. O. S. of A., and efforts are
being put forth to organize the P. O.
of A. in this section of the State.
The next meeting of the Blue
Ridge Association will gfo to Hickory,
Camp No. 83. The date has been set
for July 13th. It is hoped that the
next meeting will be as successful as
the one held at Whitnel and that all
the camps will be able to report an
enormous gain.
ROY J. ELLIS,
Recording Secretary for
Blue Ridge Association
HICKORY IS BASE
FOR CENSUS BODir
Hickory, April 11. — Selection of
Hickory as headquarters for the
third district census was announced
here today through Homer Arey,
secretary of the Hickory chamber of
commerce and W. H. Barkley, who
has been named district supervisor..
Mr. Barkley will have associated
with him an advisory committee of
Hickory citizens.
Lenoir had been previously tenta
tively selected for the census head
quarters by W. M. Stewart, national
census director in Washington, but
an announcement Wednesday night
by Congressman Charles A. Jonas, of
the ninth district, indicated that
Hickory’s location and communica
tion facilities have caused the nation
al director to choose this city.
Selection of Hickory for the cen
sus headquarters came as a climax
to efforts of chamber of commerce
officials, local citizens and Congress
man Jonas, to bring it here. Approx
imately 100 workers will have head
quarters in the Federal buildingr
here.
The third census district is com
posed of McDowell, Rutherford, Al
exander, Caldwell, Catawba, Avery,
Mitchell, Burke and Cleveland coun
ties.
These counties are parts of the
eighth, ninth and tenth congression
al districts.
The committee whjch will assist
Mr. Barkley in the work includes
Geo. F. Ivey, chairman; T. C. Black
burn, A. A. Whitener, J. E. Harris,
Mrs. A. L. Berry, D. L. Howard,'John
Geitner, K. C. Menzies and Homer
Arey.
NEW GROCERY STORE
The pictures at Oasis Theatre for J. S. Cowan, who was formeriy
Thursday and Friday of this week connected with C. F. Spencer in the
(different each night) will be silent; j grocery business, is making prepa-
but the picture for next Monday and rations to open a grocery store in
Tuesday, “SUBMARINE”, will be a the Wrenn building on South Main.
Sound picture. {street. ^
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