MARION PROGRESS
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
ESTABLISHED 1896
MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929
VOL. XXXIII—NO. 43
BEE SPECIALIST
HERE nns WEEK
Meeting and Demonstration at
Nebo Thursday — Pasture
Work and Club Meeting.
EUGENE CROSS SCHOOL
HAS SUCCESSFUL CLOSING
C. L. Saras, Extension Specialist in
Bee Work, will be in McDowell coun
ty on Thursday, May 9th. A meeting
and demonstration will be held at L.
G. Hollifield's itear Nebo at 11 a. m.
Mr. Sams will be at the apiary of
J. M. Mull of Morganton at his farm
on Highway No. 105 near the Bridge
water canal bridge, for a meeting
and demonstration on the same day
at 9:00 a. m.
At 2:30 p. m. the same day, a meet
ing and demonstration will be held
at Henry Franklin’s, Linville Falls.
These are joint meetings of the coun
ty agents of Burke and McDowell
counties. All beekeepers are urged
to attend one of the meetings.
Pasture Work
J. R. Sams, Extension Specialist
in Pasture Work, State College, was
in the county on Thursday and Fri
day of the past week. R. H. Cowan
of Dysartsville, who started some
pasture work four years ago, is well
pleased with the re'sults and is mak
ing preparations to put seven more
acres in pasture grass. W. M. Conley
also of Dysartsville is well pleased
with some grass and clover which he
strated at the same time. John Ray
Jimeson of Marion R-3, is planning
on putting in about 12 acres of pas
ture, beginning this fall. Mr. Sams
found orchard grass three feet high
on the farm of J. E. Jimeson, stating
that he had never seen such fine
grass at this time of the year. Many
other farmers throughout the county
are making pre]^rations to get some
more and better pastures made for
their cattle.
CLUB MEETING
The Boys and Girls 4-H Club of
Glenwood will meet at the school
house Friday afternoon. May 3rd, at
2:30. The first part of the meeting
will be given over to instructions,
while contests, stunts, and games will
be on the program for the last part
of the meeting. All members reques
ted to be present. Visitors welcomed
The final program of the closing
exercises of the Eugene Cross
School was given to a large audience
on Monday evening of this week
when the seventh grade graduates
held their Class Day exercises fol
lowed by several interesting num
bers composed of songs, dramatiza
tions, etc., by the Primary Depart-
ALLEGED ROBBERS
LODGED IN JAIL
Neat Piece of Detective Work
Is Done to Catch Men After
Spruce Pine Robbery.
For the seventh grade exercises,
the program was as follows:
Salutatory, Valeria Long.
Commencemerht Time, Pauline Hall
Sundry Explanations, Norma
Rayburn.
Parting Charge to 6th Grade,
Prenaier Atkins.
A Parting Tribute, Nelle Curtis.
Poem to the 7th Grade, Blanche
Oliver.
Aji Appreciation, Ruby Elliott.
Our Bonnie Graduates, IJay Miller
Valedictory, Odelia Payne.
Our , Parting Pledge, 7th Grade.
Presentation of Diplomas, Mrs.
Williams.
Acceptance of Class Diplomas,-
Valeria Long.
Farewell to the School, 7th Grade.
Duet, Nelle Curtis, Mrs. Davis.
The Primary children were inter
esting in their parts. The dramatiza
tion of the third grade was a costume
affair and was very pretty. The. pro
gram from the Primary Department
was as follows:
Dramatization — Billy Bobtail,
1st Grade.
Song, Come where the Blue Bells
Ring.
Dramatization, 3rd Grade.
Song, Blossom Time.
Duet, Norma Rayburn, Ruby El
liott.
Primary Operetta, Midsummer
Eve.
The Monday evening exercises
brought to a close the most success
ful year the school has had. In her
talk to the patrons and friends, Mrs.
Williams, the principal, expressed
the appreciation of the school to the
people of the community for their
fine co-operation and help. The
teachers at the school -for the past
year were Mrs. Garland Williams,
Principal; Misses Hattie Taylor, Al
ice Roan Cross, Jimmie Florence and
Pearl Bomar. Mrs. Roy Davis has
been of great help to the school
music teacher.
Spruce Pine, April 27.—The story
of Spruce Pine’s latest robbery was
revealed yesterday when Joe Lewis
and Gordon Hollifield, of Marion,
were lodged in the Bakersville jail,
following one of the neatest pieces
of detective work witnessed recent
ly in this section.^ Upon arriving at
Spruce Pine Store No. 2 last Thurs
day morning, Crawford Wilson,
manager, found that robbers had
been there during the night and es
caped with several hundred dollars
w^orth of merchandise, mostly’ ready-
to-wear goods. Entrance had been
made through the floor.
Two hours after the. robbery was
discovered, Sheriff Adkins, of Mc
Dowell county, called the Spruce
Pine Store Company, and told them
that he had found a cap with' the
Spruce Pine Store company’s name
on it. He immediately put his depu-
DR.F.S. CLARK DIES
IN HIS AITFOMOBLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING
Death Comes Suddenly While
Driving From Oriental to
New Bern—Wife With Him.
At a special meeting of the board
of directors of the Marion Chamber
of Commerce last Friday night, E. A.
Beaman, C. F. James and H. D. Bish
op were re-elected members of the
board, and plans were made for an
other membership drive which will
begin the fourth yrfar of the organi
zation. The directors unanimously
agreed that the Chamber of Com
merce-had been a big success, and it
COUNTY SCHOOL
HEAIS END MEET
Discuss New Law and Adopt
Reports of 5 Major Commit
tees on Educational Work.
Raleigh, April 26. — Adopting re
ports of five major committees,
which constituted a declaration of
New Bern, April 25.—Dr. Frank
wealthy lumber accomplished much during its
dealer, of Palm Beach and Fayette-1 operation in spite of a . . , ^
ville, died suddenly this morning pnnciples on various phases of the
about 10 o’clock at the wheel of hiv^ the ’ ’
Pierce Arrow sedan as his wife ^
on the back seat, whil® enroute to >3 232.50 paid in to date and f360
New Bern from Oriental where theyj^j collectable dues which will pay all
had ^ne^ Monday , of the obligations of the organization
when collected. The organization’s
finances have been conducted in a
very economical way, officials pointed
out.
rest. Death came quickly before Mrs.
Clark could reach the wheel to pre
vent the ditching of the car.
The body was brought to a local
funeral parlor where it was prepared
for burial. It will be sent tomorrow
to New Yorki former home of the
deceased. Mrs. Clark left tonight to
join het son there; The funeral will
probably be held Sunday, with inter
ment in Woodlawn cemetery. New
York.
Mr. Clark was the founder and
owner of the Georgia Pine and Tur
tles to work and soon located a lot pentine company, operating plants
COLONIAL ART EXHIBIT
AT HIGH SCHOOL MAY 6
R. V.
M’GIMSEY GIVEN
A SURPRISE PARTY
of the stolen loot in the woods near
where the cap was found. Immediate
ly after the call from Sheriff Adkins,
Sheriff Reid Berry, of Mitchell coun
ty, and S. B. Cannon, manager of
Spruce Pine Store Company; Ave
Burleson, chief of police of Spruce
Ping; Crawford Wilson, with the
Spruce Pine Store Company, and L.
H. Wright, dfeputy, left for Marion.
Upon their arrival Sheriff Adkins
and Sheriff Berry called in their oth
er deputies and went to work on the
case.
Arrest of Lewis and Hollifield fol
lowed and they were taken to jail at
Bakersville. Officers believe they
have a strong case against the two
men, who, they think, are leaders of
a gang of thieves. They have war
rants and evidence against other par
ties. Stolen goods worth $300 were
found scattered between Old Fort to
near Morganton in Burke county.
(Carl Lewis, who is also charged
with having taken part in the rob
bery was arrested here Monday by
Sheriff Adkins and deputies and
placed in jail.)
Everybody is a lover of the beau
tiful in some form. Most everyone
loves beautiful pictures—the master
pieces of the old and the modern ar
tists. A splendid opportunity to see
fine reproductions, in colors, of some
of the greatest paintings in the world
will be afforded the people of this
community in the Colonial Art ex
hibit which will be on display at the
Marion High School building for
five days beginning Monday, May 6.
The originals of the paintings to be
shown are in the most famous art
galleries of the world.
This marvelous collection of pic
tures has been loaned to the Marion
Schools for the purpose of raising a
fund with which to purchase pictures
for the various rooms. There will be
a small admission charge. Those in
charge will take orders for copies of
any of the pictures in the exhibit.
The students and teachers are
very anxious to make the exhibit a
success in every respect. The room
of the school that takes in the most
money through the sale of tickets
and pictures will get a ten dollar
picture free for their room. The in
dividual student selling the most
tickets to the exhibit will get a cash
prize.
Everybody in the community is
asked to co-operate with the young
people in their effort to make this
wonderful exhibit a big success. Each
person can best,co-operate by doing
one or more of the following things:
(1) Help advertise the exhibit by
telling others about it; (2) see the
exhibit; (3) buy a picture for your
home.
The churches, the Women’s Club
the Kiwanis Club, the Chamber of
Commerce and other organizations
of the community are being asked to
co-operate.
Remember the dates: May 6-10,
inclusive. The exhibit will be open to
the public from 3 to 5:30. each after
noon.
Mr. R. V. McGimsey, Superintend
ent of Public Welfare of McDowell
County, who lives at Nebo, was
caused to wonder what was going to
happen on the evening of the 23rd
when a large number of his neigh
bors and friends began to arrive at
his home. Mr. McGimsey, having
many things to think about, had for
gotten that the 23rd of April marks
a milestone in his life. His friends
continued to pour in and when his
good wife invited Mr. McGimsey and
his friends into the dining room, they
were confronted with a table well
laden with good things to eat, in the
midst of which was a cake carrying
forty-six candles. It then dawned
upon Mr.‘ McGimsey that it was his
birthday and the affair was given as
surprise. It was an evening of
much pleasure to all present. Several
Hours were passed in telling jokes,
and having a general good time.
At a late hour, his guests bade
Mr. McGimsey good night with wish
es for many more l*appy birthdays.
Those present were Mr. H. E. Stim-
son, Fred Abernethy, E. L. Tate, J.
ET. Sigmon, N. L. Wessinger, A. B.
Moore and R. O. Wilson.
Ed. Turner was arrested by coun
ty officers a few days ago on a, charge
of bootlegging, and wasplaced under
bond or his appearance at court.
NEW BRIDGE TO SPAN
throughout the south. Onfe of them
was located at Fayetteville, where he
has spent much time during the past
few years. His official residence was
maintained at Palm Beacl^ Fla.
For some time he had been com
plaining of indigestion, Mrs. Clark
stated today. In the car he mention
ed several times a tightness in the
chest. About a mile from Bridgeton
he slumped under the wheel. The
car was not damaged and Mrg. Clark
was not injured by its slow entry
into a ditch. Coroner J. R. Latham
was summoned, but an inquest was
not deemed necessary.
Besides the widow, the deceased is
survived by a son, Franklin S. Clark,
Jr., of New York, and two daugh
ters, Miss Marie Clark, of Palm
Beach, who has been visiting at Lex
ington, Va., and Miss Dorothy Clark,
a student at Cathedral School, Or
lando, Florida.
(Dr. Clark is well known in Mari
on, having married in this county.
Mrs. Clark was formerly Miss Lillian
Yancey and is a sister of Messrs.
John and S. H. Yancey of Marion
and Mrs. C. M. Corpening and Mrs.
Hessie Lonon of Woodlawn.)
Marion has been very fortunate in
conducting such an efficient organi
zation with such a low budget. Offi
cials believe that it is very doubtful
if any community in the country has
accomplished more with its Chamber
than Marion has if a dollar and result
comparison could be made.
“The Marion Chamber of Com
merce,” it is announced, “began ef
fective work a year after its organi
zation when it had had time to get
the people of Marion thoroughly ac
quainted with its purpose. The Mari
on Chamber of Commerce has sold
itself to the civic minded citizens of
Marion and McDowell county. Every
man and woman in the county who
has the county’s welfare at heart is
proud of the accomplishments made
through this organized effort.”
RIVER AT SPRUCE PINE
Spruce Pine, April 26. — A new
walkway bridge nearly 400 feet long
is soon to span Toe river and the C.
C. and O. railroad tracks just above
the present swinging bridge in
Spruce Pine. It will be six feet wide
and the cost will be $7,000.
Work has already begun on the
concrete piers. M. L. Angel of Pen-
land has the contract to build them.
The steel spans will be furnished and
erected by the Asheville Supply and
Foundry company and will measure
200 feet in length. The bridge *is ex
pected to be completed in a very
short time.
This bridge will fill a long felt
need, replacing the unsafe and very
unsatisfactory wooden bridge now
being used.
FOREST CITY LOSES GAME
TO THE MARION OUTFIT
TOWN ELECTION MONDAY
The regular election for the town
of Marion will take place next Mon
day, May 6th. Mr.~H. H. Tate, who j Grose, J^orest City hurler, gave up
has been mayor
The Marion High School baseball
team defeated the state champion
ship Forest City team here Friday in
a well played game. The score was
6 to 0. Arrowpod held the Champs to
four scattered hits, while his mates
pounded the visiting hurler’s in time
ly fashion. Murray, Marion catcher,
hit a homer and a triple to account
for 5 Marion runs. Blanton and Mc-
Keithan playeji well for Forest City.
N. C. POULTRY SHIPMENTS
TOTAL 5,000,000 POUNDS
school problem, county superintend
ents and board chairmen wound up
their five days of training in efficien-
cy here this afternoon.
Members of the county boards of
education formed a permanent or
ganization before leaving the city,
electing H. S. Averitt of Cumberland
county as president and Charles H.
Ireland, of Guilford, as secretary and
treasurer.
Ninety-eight counties were repre
sented at the meeting which was
called for Monday morning by Supt.
A. T. Allen of the State Department
of Public Instruction, in compliance \
with a mandate of the General As
sembly inserted in the 1929 school
law.
Summing up the results of the
five dajS of study, Superintendent
Allen said all were agreed that strict
economy must be practiced in th©
administration of the schools during
the next several years. Much good
will come of the contacts formed by
the school officials and the resulting
exchange of information and ideas,
he predicted.
While the principles of economy
were endorsed on every hand, tho
committee on comparative costs,
headed by Supt. Clyde A. Erwin, of
Rutherford, in its report, which was
adopted along with the reports of
Raleigh, April 2t. Co-operative other committees, went on record as
opposing the sacrifice of efficiency
and safety in the name of economy.
In the same way the ^committee on
competitive buying, with Supt. B. S.
Siske of Duplin as chairman, advoca
ted buying on a competitive basis.
poultry shipments in car lots so far
this season have reached a total of
approximately 5,000,000 pounds, as
compared with 3,700,000 the same
date last year, it was learned Satur
day from the state department of
agriculture, which co-operates withjbut warned" that low bids should not
county agents and other agricultur-1 accepted unless the article offered
al workers in this undertaking. The | meets a recogfnized standard,
marketing work for the department! committee on sound adminis-
is done under the direction of F. W. j tration and economy of which Supt.
Fisher. J. T. Jerome of Wayne was chairman.
Shipments this season, it was poin- uj.gg(j necessity of well trainedd
ted out, have netted the producing
farmers in the neighborhood of $1,-
500,OQO, against $1,000,000 last
year, when prices were lower than
SCHOOL WILL GIVE , , , , . ,
ART PROGRAM MAY 6 i dunng the present
I season.
On Monday, Majr 6th, at 8 o’clock
an art program will be given at tfie
j^hool auditorium. The program will
consist of tableaux or living pictures,
representing the finest and best
loved paintings, readings, skeJtches
of artists’ lives and appropriate mu
sic. A number of students throughout
the grades will take part.
The school is anxious that the chil
dren shall cultivate for art l>ve and
appreciation and for the great artists
interest and admiration, an4 pro
grams such as this one will help to
do this.
No admission will be charged to
Mr. Fisher said that he hoped the
superintendents, supervisors and
teachers to make the most of every
dollar spent for school costs.
Dr. Allen evpressed the opinion
that one result of the conference
would be the elimination of any pros
pect of friction between the school
total for the entire season would officials and the State equalization,
reach 10,000,000 pounds. While he i board which has supervisory power
could not make a forecast, he con-1 oygp county budgets. Members of
tinned that if shipments did noti^jjg board attended several of th&
reach that figure, they would un-1 sessions of the “economy and effici-
doubtedly total 8,000,000, which j school.”
would be a seasonal total of approx-1
imately 1,000,000 pounds in excess BROWDER TAKES PLACE
of last season’s shipments. He named | WITH HOGGSON BROTHERS
8,000,000 pounds as the minimum
to be sold in carlots.
L. Earl Browder,’ who resigned as
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce Friday night, has accepted a.
position with Hoggson Brothers, ar-
I ant Garden entertained a number of
ia'^ie" number of'school ' patrons and' ^
any others who are interested in art
will attend.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
On Saturday night, April 27th,
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Greer of Pleas- j chitectural and building construction.
engineers of New York and Chicago-
in honor of their daughter, Bertha.
The rooms were tastefully decora-
tedin pink and white, ^rith a profu
sion of potted plants and cut flowers.
! The honoree wore a beautiful dress
for a number of
years, has announced his candidacy
for re-election. The members of the
Board of Aldermen have also an
nounced their candidacy for re-elec
tion. The present board is composed
of M. S. Laughridge, L. A. Neal, J.
Clay Conley, J. F. Wilkinson and H.
D. Bishop.
SCHEDULE CHANGES
Slight changes in schedules of
passenger trains on tfie Southern
passing through Marion became ef
fective Sunday, April 28. The arrival
of No. 22 was changed from 12:15 t.o
12:10 p.. m.; No. 16 from 6:08 to
6:33 P- m., and No.'21 from 6:08 to
6:12 p. m. No. 35 on the Marion-
Rock Hill Division was changed
from 4:20 to 4:10 p. m.
but §ve hits but most of them were
extra bases.
Batteries: (Marion ), Arrowood
and Murray; (Forest City), Grose
and Beam, Whitlock.
CANTON LOSES TO MARION
The Marion High School baseball
team defeated the Canton team here
Tuesday 8 to 2. Murray, Rabb and
Conley were the hitting stars for Ma
rion while Hargrove looked best for
Canton. Arrowood pitched excellent
game, allowing only two hits.
If you want to enjoy a pleasing
comedy-drama, synchronized with
music and sound effects, see ALICE
WHITE and JACK MULHALL in
“NAUGHTY BABY” at Oasis Thea
tre next Monday or Tuesday.
On the evening of this program an
opportunity will be given to individ
uals to donate to the school pictures,
that may be purchased through the 1 satin.
Colonial Art company that will havej The guests were Misses Wilma
an exhibit on at the school at the ^reer. Ana Burleson, Bonnie Rtman
( !of Manon; Wilma Edyrards, Thelma
' and Delores Quinn, Messrs. Ray
This firm specializes in designing-
and constructing bank buildingrs, hav
ing design^ed and constructed more
than one thousand bank buildings in.
the United States. Mr. Browder will
hold the position of contract man in,
the states of Alabama and Georgia.
His headquarters will be in Birming
ham. Mr. Browder will report to the
New York office May 15th. The con
nection was made thru Mr. F. J. C.
DEATH OF,CHILD
J. R. Mainer, two-year-old son of [Arthur itavis, Jack Gifebs and Reid'
Mr. and Mrs. James Mainer, of Byrd of Pleasant Garden; Ben Chil-
East Marion, died Saturday morning| dress, of Nebo; Winfield Wall and
of complications follAwing whooping j Miles Young of Greenlee,
cough, and was buried at Hoover A delicious salad course was
cemetery, near Garden City, Sunday j served by Mrs. Greer, assisted by
afternoon. 1 Miss Delores Quinn.
The funeral services were conduc-
Quinn, DaVid Shuford, Vernon Ellis, j Dresser, an official of the company
ted by Rev. W. F. McMahan, assisted
by Rev. J. N. Wise and Rev. A. A.
Walker. The little flower girls were
Novella Ayers, Ruth Elliott, Lillian
Moore, Margie Toney, Irene Mask,
and Lucy Mills. The pall-bearers
were Cecil Mask, Conley Elliott,
Verrel Wood ^d Charles Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Mainer have the
WILSON^ONES
'' Eas^ Marion, April 29.—A rather
surprise wedding was that of Mr.
Bertie Jones and Miss Odessa Wil
son which took place last Saturday
evening at East Marion parsonage,
J. N. Wise officiating.
Mr. Jones is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harlie J6ne& of East Marion
who was in Marion last fall.
MITCHELL MAN FACES
8-YEAR OLD MURDER COUNT
sympathy of a host of friends anrfi^d" a position with the Marion
neighbors j Manufactunng Co. Mrs. Jones is a
Logan, W. Va.,-April 24. — Paul
Glenn, of Little Switzerland, N. C.,
was brought to Logan Tuesday by
officers to answer an eight year old
murder charge.
Glenn, who was arrested in Eliza-
bethton, Tenn., several days ago,
was charged with slaying Silas Wal
den, a contractor, on December 22,
1920. Walden, officers said, was shot
to death in his sleep on the night af
ter he had discharged Glenn.
More than 800 communities in the
- I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wil- { United States have established pub-
OFFICERS KEPT BUSY | son of East Marion. Their manyjig playgrounds under trained lead-
Sheriff Adkins and deputies had a j_friends extend them many good | ership.
busy day last Saturday, reporting i wishes. For the present they willi
nine arrestes during the day. The | make their home in EaSt Marion. Don’t forget to go to Oasis Thea-
charges includes drunkenness, disor-. We are glad to welcome them in ouritre on Monday night and get you a
derly conduct, reckless driving, etc.
midst.
piece of'free silverware.