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MARION PROGRESS A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY ESTABLISHED 1896 MARION, N. C., THURSDAY. JUNE 20. 192? VOL. XXXIII—NO. 50 SECOND WEEK OF SUPERIOR COURT METHODIST MEET TO BE HELD IN FOREST CITY Forest City, June 12.—The Mar ion District Conference of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, South, will be held at Pleasant Grove Methodist Joe Davis Sentenced to Ten i Church, West £lnd, Forest City, on Years in State Prison—Mis-1Wednesday, July 9th and 10th. This is the first time in a trial in Williams Case. number of years that the district conference has been held in Ruther ford county. Presiding Elder E. O. Cole, of Marion, will preside. Several hundred delegates and laymen, representing churches in Rutherford, McDowell, Polk, Eurke and Yancey counties will be present for the two days conference. Twen ty-eight charges will be represented as follows: Bostic, Broad River, Burke, Burnsville, Cliffside-Avon- dale, Cross Mills, Forest City, Gilkey, Glen Alpine, Henrietta - Caroleen, Marion, Marion Mills, Marion Circuit McDowell, Micaville, Mill Springs Morganton, North Morganton, Oak Forest, Morganton Circuit, Old Fort Old Fort Circuit, Pleasant Grove, Rutherfordton, Rutherford College, Spindale - Alexander, Spruce Pine, and Table Rock. The Marion District is one of the districts composing the Western North Carolina Conference, and with a membership, last year, of 10,- 631 members, is one of the strongest districts in western North Carolina. (The following are delegates from the First Church of Marion: S. L. Copeland, W. F. Wood, John M. Tate, J. W. Ouzts, Mrs. T. W. Wil son, and Mrs. J. W, Ouzts. Alter nates: Mrs. L. B. Coone, C. F. James, i B. H. Laughridge, and Mrs. B. H. PATRIOTIC ORDER ELEaS OmCERS The second week of McDowell Su perior Court opened Monday with Judge T. B. Finley, of North Wilkes- boro, presiding and work was resum ed on the criminal docket. The most important ckse tried last week was that of State vs. G. D. Williams for assault with a deadly weapon. Williams was charged with shooting and wounding J. H. Cooper, of Hickory, at the Williams home last November. The jury, failing to reach an agreement after a long de liberation, was withdrawn and a new trial ordered. Joe Davis, colored, charged with shooting his wife, Inez Davis, to death last winter on the street in Marion, plead guilty to second de gree murder and was sentenced to ten years in the state prison at Ral eigh. Other cases disposed of during the past week are as follows: Thurm McGee, larceny, sentenced to eight months on roads. Joe Wiseman, larceny, sentenced to twelve months on roads. Sam Venoy and Bob Venoy, a. d. w., each fined $5.00 and cost. John Corpening, assault, senten- |ced to eighteen months on roads. Rosa O’Dear, possessing whiskey, j Laughridge.) judgment suspended on payment of j cost. * I MISS TINA ELLIOTT Fate O’Dear, driving car drunk, AND W. R. ANDERS WED judgment suspended on payment of $100.00 and cost. N. A. Parker, transporting, fined $50.00 and cost. E. M. Ball, transporting, fined $25.00 and cbst. George Smith, possessing whiskey, sentenced to twelve months on roads Walter Walker, possessing whis key, fined $15.00 and cost. ' Gold Ledbetter, larceny, senten ced to six months on roads. Pinkney Lewis, disorderly house, sentenced to six months on roads. Alvin Harris and May Singleton, F. & A.; Harris sentenced to twelve months on roads. May Singleton sentenced to six months in jail. Will Whitaker, manufacturing, sentenced to nine months on roads. Charles Holland, manufacturing, sentenced to eighteen months on the roads. Lee Medford, possessing and trans porting whiskey, sentenced to eigh teen months on roads. Con Minish, driving car drunk, fined $50.00 and cost. W. L. Kimsey, possessing and transporting whiskey, sentenced to twelve months on roads. Bob Hutchins, possessing and transporting whiskey, sentenced to six months on roads. John gtillwell, manslaughter, sen tenced to not less than two nor more than four years in State Prison. R. L. Silvers Named President of Washington Camp at Meeting Held Monday Night / At a regular meeting of Washing ton Camp No. 40, P. O. S. of A., offi cers for the ensuing six months were elected as follows: R. J. Ellis, past president; R. L. Silvers, president; W. C. Burgin, vice-president; M. M. Craig, master of forms; I. H. McCall, recording secretary; J. C. Leonard, financial secretary; J. S. Poole, treasurer; E. S. Chrisawn, conduc tor; G. F. Morris, inner guard; T. G. Wall, outer guard; C. Y. Banning, assistant recording secretary; L. D. Wilkerson, right sentinel; C. C. Mc Call, left sentinel; J. C. Owensby, trustee. There were forty-four members present at the meeting. M. M. Clark was given the degree work and in structed in secret work of the order. Lemonade was served during the evening, and the meeting was much enjoyed by all present. Past President Roy J. Ellis an nounces that on next Friday night at 7:30 o’clock a meeting will be held in the hall at which time R. L. Bussell, state organizer, will be pres ent to form an auxiliary, which is a branch order of the P. O. S. of A. This will be an open meeting to the public, and all interested in the or ganization of the auxiliary are urged to attend the meeting. FARMERS PLAN TO SELL MORE CREAM Discuss Plans For Marketing Dairy Product; ford Principal Speaker. I some 50 miles covering practically j every township in the county to see I how much cream was available. If not enough cream was available at this time to make the operation of the truck profitable, it was thought j that a fund might be raised to “do-i nate” to the-expenses for the period ! McDowell W. J. Shu- year. It was stated that this | had been done in other counties andj that the production was increased to j the extent of establishing a creamery in the county. Surveys will also be made in communities not covered by this proposed route, that the cream from these communities may be col lected and delivered to points con venient to the proposed cream route. Mr. Shuford brought out the point that we would have to work with the conditions just as they exist on the farm; if they are not ideal, we would have to make the best of them while working for the ideal. The next meeting will be held at the court house Monday, July 1st, at MOTHERS’ AID FUND APPORTIONED OUT Gets $73.80 For Prisoners’ Families And $278.22 For Mothers Aid. SINGING CONVENTION AT EAST MARION JULY 14TH The following clipping from Sun day’s issue of the Asheville Times will be of interest to relatives and friends here: William R. Anders of Asheville and Miss Tina Elliott of Marion were married at 9 o’clock Saturday morn ing in a quiet ceremony at the par sonage of the First Methodist church at 97 Ashland avenue. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. B. Culp in the presence of a number of invited friends. The bride wore an ensemble costume in blue georgette, and carried pink ros es. Wedding music was played soft ly during the ceremony by Miss Hel en Culp, daughter of the officiating minister. Among those who witness ed the ceremony were: Frank An ders and Miss Millie Anders, son and daughter of the bridegroom, Mrs. Garland Williams, sister of the bride; Miss Pearl Bomar, cousin of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cash- att and son, W. H. Cashatt, Jr., John Fleming, D. C. Clark and others. Mr. and Mrs. Anders left after the ceremony for a short trip after which they will be at home at 62 Crestmont avenue, West Asheville. Mr. Anders is connected with the Southern Dairies company. Mrs. An ders was a trained nurse, and is well known both in Asheville and Marion Fifty farmers and business men met in the court house on Monday night with the committee which was recently appointed to work out a plan for .the solving of all problems connected with the marketing of dairy products of McDowell county, T. W. Wilson, chairman, presiding, with a majority of the members present. Mr. Wilson stated that the pur pose of the meeting was to get the co-operation of the people in work ing out a plan for the solving of all j j .3Q o’clock the problems connected with the marketing of dairy products through out McDowell county. He stated that he was very glad to see a fine representation of business men as well as farmers and their wives pres ent since there' was such a close re lationship between the industrial de velopment of Marion, Old Fort, and other towns of the county and the development of the agricultural re sources of the county; that by de velopment of the agricultural and the industrial interests of the county we should enjoy a “pay roll” that would mean much to the develop ment of the county. Mr. Wilson said: “1 cannot picture any type of farm ing in McDowell county that will be permanently successful that does not include dairy cattle, grasses and clo vers, poultry and some hogs. Much of our land is not suited to cultivated MISS MARY GREENLEE AND MR. POLLARD WED crops, but are well suited to grasses, ^r. Jesse G. Price, president of gjQygj.g^ pastures, and the grazing of the county signing convention, an-, mountain sides, nounces that a singing convention land, .rich coves, all of w^hich will be held at East Marion on Sun-, y^^tered, are naturally adap- FURNITURE BUYERS FLY FROM CHICAGO TO MARION C. A. Frank, Jack Blostein and Mrs. Katherine Steele, of Chicago, all representing the Hartman Com pany, the largest furniture dealers of the west, landed at Francis Mari on Field here last Thursday morning and spent the day in Marion, leaving Friday. They were guests of F. O. Huffman, president and general manager of Drexel Furniture com pany with plants at Marion, Mor ganton and Drexel. The trip was made by a travel air cabin ^lane. The flight from Greensboro to Mar ion was made in about one hour. The visitors were favorably im pressed with western North Carolina and its beautiful mountain scenery. They were buying furniture for the early fall trade. day, July 14. A number of choirs throughout the county are expected to participate in the singing, and a large attendairce is expecTeiT In an nouncing plans for the convention Mr. Price says: ‘Since our annual county conven tion does not meet this year until the 2nd Sunday in October, it has been decided to hold a call-convention on^ the second Sunday in July, begin ning at 1:30 p. m. ‘Through the courtesy of the Hol iness church congregation of East Marion, we have been offered the use of their large tabernacle which is rituated on the road between Clinch- field and East Marion. This building has a much larger seating capacity than the county court house, and will be more convenient. “A cordial invitation is extended to all nearby choirs and quartettes that possibly can to be with us on that day as we hope to have lots of real good old-time singing.” PIONEER LOCOMOTIVE TO BE HERE MONDAY ted to crops suited to dairying. With the skim milk secured when selling milk to a creamery, is secured for growing hogs and for feeding poultry, two valuable sour ces of income on the farm Mr principal speaker of the afternoon, W. J. Shuford, manager of the Ca tawba Creamery at Hickory, stating that Mr. Shuford had done a great work in helping place Catawba coun ty to a high J)lace in dairy work and that he felt sure that his message should be valuable in helping to get McDowell County dairy work de veloped. Mr. Shuford’s talk was well re ceived. It was full of suggestions and ideas that made the meeting very interesting. He said that he had always found that the man who kept a few cows was always in better fin ancial circumstances than the man who did not keep cows, and that one The following account of the mar riage of Miss Mary Gordon Greenlee to Mr. B. F. Pollard will be of inter est to the many friends here of the bride. Mrs. Pollard is the daughter of the late Mrs. Ella F. Greenlee and has lived all her life in Marion. For the past few years she has been as sociated in the work at Crossnore School. Her fine qualities and win ning personality have kept for her a large circle of friends who will be glad to welcome her back to Marion. Mr. Pollard is from Richmond, Va., and holds a responsible position with Church & Co. North Wilkesboro, N. C., June 13. —In a ceremony characterized by simplicity and charm Miss Mary Gor don Greenlee, of Marion, N. C., was married to Mr. Bernard F. Pollard of Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, June 12th, at high noon, in the Presbyteri an Church. A background of ferns, blue larkspur, and pink sweet peas in silver baskets, made a lovely set- County quotas of State Mothers' Aid fund were announced last week by Miss Lily E. Mitchell, director of mothers’ aid for the state board of charities and public welfare. The state provides $47,500 as a fund for subsidizing worthy mothers deprived of their husband’s support in order that they may support their children in their own homes. This fund is di vided on a per capita basis among the counties which agree to match their allotment from the state. The quotas announced are for each year of the biennium beginning July 1,1929. If all of the amount al lotted to a county is not spent in the first year of the biennium, the re mainder may be used during the sec ond year. Any funds left over at the end of that period are returned to the state treasury. The money will be available in monthly installments beginning July 1. The i929 legislature set asido $10,000 of the $47,500 fund to be usoc. exclusively to aid prisoners' families Therefore two quotas aret set aside this year, one for regular mothers' aid work, the other for aid ing nrisonersf families. McDowell county gets only $73.80 for the aid of families of imprisoned men, but is given $278.22 for the regular mothers’ aid fund, making a otal of $352.02. MRS. LAURA ENGLISH CLAIMED BY DEATH BIRTHDAY DINNER Nealsville, June 18. — Mrs. Can dace Lawing was agreeably surprised last Sunday when friends and rela tives gathered at her home in the Rock Creek section and gave her a birthday dinner in honor of her sev enty-sixth anniversary. Five tables were placed on the lawn which were loaded with all kinds of good things to eat. Over one hundred people participated in the celebration which was greatly enjoyed by all present. It is hoped Mrs. Lawing will have the privilege of enjoying many more like occasions. America’s pioneer locomotive, the “Best Friend of Charleston”, togeth er with its toy-like train, which has been built by the Southern Railway System, is now on a tour which will- cover several of the Southern lines in this state. The locomotive will be exhibited in Marion next Monday. It is scheduled to arrive here at 1 p. m. and remain here until 2:30. The schedule for Monday, June 24, will be as follows: Leave Connel ly Springs at 7:30 a. m. arrive at Valdese at 8:00 a. m.; Drexel, 8:45 m.; Morganton, 9:30 a. m.; Glen Alpine, 11:00 a. m.; Bridgewater, 11:40 a. m.; Nebo, 12:15 p. m.; Ma rion, 1:00 p. m.; Greenlee, 3:10 p. ra.; Old Fort, 4.00 p. m. and re main over nii^t. The train consists of a service car, forerunner of the modern en gine tender, and two coaches which look like omnibuses on flanged wheels. TO HOLD REUNION There will be a reunion of the Lawing family at Bethel Church on the third Sunday in July. Everybody invited to attend and bring well filled baskets. Special music is being planned. “JASPER”, wonderfully trained dog, who does anything he is told to do, will be in a special act at Oasis Theatre on Thursday, today. Mrs. Laura English, widow of W. J. English, died suddenly Wednes day morning at 7:00 o’clock at her home at Ashford. Her death was due to heart trouble... Mrs. English had been in declining health for several months, but her condition was not considered serious. She was 78 years of age and is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. H. H. Brown, of Ashford; Mrs. E. R. Stair, of Watauga Valley, Tenn., and one son, E. E. English, of Ashford. She is also survived by nine grandchildren. The funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. T. G- Smith at the residence Thursday at 3:00 p. m. MARION STUDENT GIVEN valuable feed for the briday party. A beautiful musical program was rendered as follows: “At Dawning” sung by Miss Lucy Finley, “My TTT-i i.1. • t. A A Heart, My Life, My Soul” sung by Wilson then mtroduced the 1 , ' ^ 1 j f. Mrs. Gordon Fmley, and “Because £ung by Miss Mary Thomas of States ville with Mrs. Lewis Nelson at the piano. At the fiyst notes of the wedding march from Lohengrin the grooms men, Messrs. Edmond Robinson, W. C. Grier, Joe McCoy, and R. L. Greenlee of Marion, took their places at the altar. Miss Grace Finley,' maid of honor, gowned in green chiffon with black lace hat, and carrying an arm bouquet of pink roses, entered next. The bride, who was charming ly attired in an ensemble of rose tan silk, with hat and shoes to match, and carrying salmon roses showered with valley lilies, entered with her brother, J. Harvey Grfeenlee, who could almost invariably pick out the | carriage. Mr. J. M. dairy farms in 'any section by thejj^^^^^ Richmond, Va., acted as general appearance of the home and the farm. In order for a farmer to make a success of dairying, he said, he must be interested in cattle, must get rid of all scrub bulls and cows. best man. The beautiful and impressive ring ceremony was performed by Rev. J. C. Story of Marion, pastor of the bride, and Rev. C. W. Robinson of MRS. R. K. DAVIS INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Mrs. R. K. Davis, who was injured an automobile accident near In man, S. C., on Wednesday of last w^eek, was able to return home Sat urday. Mrs. Davis was considerably bruised but no bones were broken and she is expected to be out again in a few days. Thursday’s issue of the Spartan burg Herald v^ontains the following account of the accident: “Late showers sent alitomobiles a- skidding, three sliding from the. highway between Inman and Campo- bello within twenty minutes. ‘'Three were ^sent to the General hospital, but the injuries of but one warranted her admission for treat ment. Mrs. R. K. Davis, of Marion, N. C., whose back was injured, re mained in the hospital last night. “MK and Mrs. Davis and a third party (Mrs. Ben Price) were return ing to Marion after a shopping tour in Spartanburg when their car skid ded out of control on the wet pave ment and turned on its side. Two of the three in the front seat were- thrown into the rear compartment, but only Mrs. Davis was hurt. Three cars left the road about two miles of Inman.” and keep only good bulls and good Wilkesboro church. Mrs. cows, and produce the required feed Ngig^^ played “My Heart at Thy on the farm. He discussed the differ ent markets for milk produced on the farm, and stated the require ments of each, the markets being for sweet milk, sweet cream, and sour cream. He stated that probably pur best method of marketing now would be the selli??g of the “sour cream”, where it would only be nec- Sweet Vpice” during the ceremony, and Mendelssohn’s wedding march was used as a recessional. Mr. and Mrs. Pollard left imme diately after the ceremony for a trip to the Adirondacks and Canada. They will be at home after July 15th at Marion. Following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Finley entertained at a essary to market once or twice dur ing the week. He stated that the Ca- tawba Creamery Was in the Mr^ K for mor6 cream and until production | jj House, Miss Elsie House, Mrs. in this county .was great enough to | (jeo. McCall, Miss Jean Maxwell, HONOR AT UNIVERSITY justify the expense of a local cream-: Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. ery, that he thought it would be best Copeland and two daughters, Miss for the farmers here to sell to some j nearby creamery. He said Twelve University of North Caro lina students were taken into mem bership in Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic fraternity, at the conclu sion of graduation exercises at Chap el Hill last-week. The honor, which goes only to students who have averaged 92.5 per cent^ on all courses through at least eight university quarters of work, was conferred upon one west ern North Carolina student, Francis L. Adams, of Marion. Mr. Adams is a son of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Adams. BAKERY OPENS SATURDAY The Marion Bakery will open Sat urday under new management with a full line of bread, rolls, pies, cakes, etc. J. R. Parks, of Forest City, an experienced baker, will be in charge. pure-bred bulls of good quality, raise your heifer calves, and maybe buy one or more wherever you may find them, get grasses and clovers growing in the pastures, hay and other feed crops in the fields and within a few years one will have a fine herd of cattle. Cows are scarce and high now and it is# almost im- bufFet luncheon for the out of town NEW CURRENCY Both- Marion banks have received samples of the new paper money which the government will put in circulation July 10. The new bills are much smaller — 2 3-4”x6 1-4”. Use only | James Crawford, o£« The samples received here were of Marion; Mrs. Thomas Hall and Miss Nora Hall, of London, England; Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Thomas and Miss Mary Thomas, of Statesville; and Messrs. J. H. and R. L. Greenlee, and J. M. Jones, and Rev. J. C. Story. MARION WILL HAVE CELEBRATION JULY 4 An attractive program is being prepared for the Fourth of July cel ebration to be staged here on Inde pendence day under the auspices of the local post of the American Le gion. A parade, featured by floats of merchants and manufacturers; band music, boxing bouts. and fire works will be included in the exer cises for the day. Another big attrac tion will be the R. C. Lee Riding De vices. A big day is promised. four denominations, I’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. The dollar bills have a picture of Washington, the two dollar bills Jefferson, the 5’s Lincoln and the 10^ Hamilton. After July 10th the “old” money will be gradually re placed by the new bills. CAVALRY FOR MARION Efforts are being made to secure a practical to buy them at this time; cavalry troop for Marion. Prospects then, too, it is very often a mistake: securing the local guard are said for a farmer to go out and buy some y^g ygj.y encouraging and it is be- three, four, or more cows at a time.: jigved a troop of full war strength It is usually best to grow into dairy 1 ^jg organized here at an early | will take place Saturday, work; get the feeds, the experience jj^^g j in management, and the increase in . j the herd at the same time.” j Don’t miss “THE BARKER”, at ; It was decided that a survey be 1 Oasis Theatre next Monday made of a proposed cream route of i Tuesday. NEW SERVICE STATION OPENS NEXT SATURDAY The Standard Oil Company an nounces the opening of their new service station on North Main street June 22. The j)ublic is invited to visit the new station on the opening day. and I See “JASPER”, trained dog, 1 Oasis Theatre today, Thursday. at
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