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 27, 1929
VOL. XXXIII—NO. 51
BIG CELEBRATION
HERE NEXT WEEK
Program Will Include Big Pa
rade, Speaking, Boxing
and Other Amusements.
RECEPTION GIVEN FOR MR.
AND MRS. W. W. NEAL. JR.
With preparations going forward
to handle one of the largest crowds
ever assembled in Marion, the com
mittees working on the Fourth of
July celebration in Marion report
that plans for the day are about com
plete except for a few minor details.
The celebration is being* sponsored
by the McDowell Post of the Ameri
can Legion, and this organization has
gone to quite a bit of expense to
make this gala day the most glorious
of any that has been celebrated in
this section. Leg^ion posts from
other nearby towns are expected to
attend and take part in the event.
The program will open at 9:00
o’clock with a band concert and will
be followed by the grand parade at
10:00 o’clock, headed by the state
highway patrolmen of this district.
At 11:00 a. m. an address will be de
livered by Mr. Gregg Cherry, state
commander. In the afternoon there
will be races, contests, stunts, band
music, and other amusements, in
cluding Lee’s Riding Devices.
A boxing exhibition consisting of
six bouts will be given at the high
school auditorium in the evening at
7:30.
At 9:30 Marion’s most beautiful
and popular young lady will have the
honor of being crowned Miss Marion.
This young lady will be given a trip
to Raleigh as sponsor for the local
post of the American Legion and
will also be presented with a beauti
ful silver trophy cup. The corona
tion ceremony will take place on the
court house lawn. This will be fol-
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Neal, Sr., en
tertained at their lovely home, “Ov
erlook Place,” last Tuesday evening.
The reception was given in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Neal, Jr.,
whose recent wedding was a social
event in Gainesville, Fla.
In. the receiving line were Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Neal, Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Neal, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Bry
son, of Bryson City; Misses Frances
Gilkey and Rowena Neal, Mrs. H. F.
Little, Jr., Messrs. Grayson Neal,
Robert Proctor, Neal Morris and
Jack Justice.
The house was very attractively
decorated with flowers that harmon
ized with the rooms. In the spacious
living room were bowls and vases of
purple and yellow garden flowers.
The flowers in the dining room where
cream and cake were served were
all in white, using a lovely silver bas
ket with white larkspur and gypsa-
philia for the center decoration, and
silver candlesticks held gleaming
white tapers.
Those assisting in entertaining
were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Winborne and Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Neal met the guest^ at the door, in
troducing them to those receiving;
Mesdames E. H. Dysart and Eugene
Cross directed the guests to the
porch where Misses Anna Laur^
Blanton, Rena Neal and Laura Mer
rill served punch; Mesdames H. H.
Tate, Annie Miller Pless and W. K.
M. Gilkey next led the way into the
dining room, where Mrs. J. Q. Gilkey
and Mrs. R. J. Noyes cut cream on
silver platters, and Mesdames J. W.
Pless, Jr., Guy Kirby, Jr., W. N.
Blanton and Chas. Reed, Misses
4^ary Yancey, Mary Hudgins and
Alice Roan Cross assisted in serving.
The bride, who is a lovely, attrac
tive young woman, was most becom
ingly gowned in white lace and tulle.
She is quite an acquisitipn to the
young married set of Marion.
GOLDEN WEDDING
MARION COUPLE
Mr. and Mrs. James Morris
Celebrate Fiftieth Anniver
sary of Their Marriage.
COURT ADJOURNED
LAST SATURDAY
Criminal Docket Completed-—
Civil Cases Continued—Sik
Divorces Granted.
Mr. and Mrs. James Morris cele
brated their golden wedding at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Street-
man on Garden street Tuesday af
ternoon. Beautiful invitations, print
ed in gold, were issued to friends
and relatives as follows:
1879 1929
Mr. and Mrs. James Morris
request, the pleasure of your com
pany at the fiftieth anniversary
of their marriage
Tuesday afternoon, June the twen
ty-fifth, from four to six o'clock
at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Streetman
Marion, North Carolina
Mary MofRtt Burgin James Morris
Oyer one hundred guests attend
ed the reception.
Miss Mary Yancey and Mrs. L. J.
P. Cutlar served punch to the guests
on the porch and they were met at
the door by Mrs. L. A. Neal and Mrs.
J. C. Rabb who introduced them to
the reception line, composed of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Streetmar, Sr., Mr.
and Mrs. James Morris, Mrs. Kate
Gowan, Mrs. Margaret Sinclair, Mrs.
J. W. Streetman, Jr., Rev. and Mrs.*
J. P. Morris, of Hickory Grove, N.
C., and Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Lockaby.
Mrs. E. J. House led the way to the
dining room where Mrs. P. D. Sin
clair and Mrs. C. A. Workman pre
sided at the table.
OLD TIME SINGING
CONVENTION AUG
25
STATE HIGHWAY
PATROLMEN NAMED
lowed by a street carnival and dance
and a display of fireworks. i PROGRAM FOR RECITAL
Two prize cups will be awarded! ON FRIDAY EVENING
the most attractive floats, and one i
prize cup to the best decorated in-j The following program will be giv-
dividual car. . I evening, June 28th, at
All boys between the ages of eight; eight o’clockVby pupils of Miss Lois
Gilkey.
Quartet: Danse Ecossaise (Baker)
Anna Kate Craig, Doris Jones, Mary
Willie Barnes, Nelson Parker
Song: 0 Dear What Can the Mat
ter Be; Virginia Mae McCall, Helen
MYSTIC TIE LODGE | Nancy Bames, Louise Craig.
INSTALLS OFFICERS I Solo: Sunshine Valley (Ellis),
I Mildred Craig.
Officers for the ensuing year, who Song: The Contented Bird (Rowe)
and eighteen are requested to be
present at the American Legion
headquarters at the Marianna Hotel
at 9:30 a. m. July 4. The Legion
has something to give them.
were elected last week, were install
ed at a meeting of Mystic Tie Lodge
No. 237,' A. F. & A. M.,.last Monday
night.
The new officers are: Dr. B. A.
Dickson, worshipful master; A. A.
Morris, senior warden; R. B. Crisp,
junior warden; L. A. Neal, treasur
er; H. D. Bishop, secretary; R. L.
Conley, senior deacon; H. D. Hoover,
junior deacon; J. E. Melton, senior
steward; S. W. Blanton, junior
steward; C. L. Poteat, tyler; Rev. J.
C. Story, chaplain; and Rev. P. D.
Mangum, educational secretary.
The new officers were installed by
J. H. Beaman, retiring worshipful
master.
The next regular meeting of the
Mystic Tie Lodge will be held on
Friday night, July 5.'*'
Court adjourned last Saturday af
ternoon after having completed the
work #n the criminal docket and con
tinuing cases on the civil docket until
the July term of court. This term will
begin July 8 with Judge John H.
Harwood presiding, being a three
weeks term of civil court.
During the two weeks term which
closed Saturday a large number of
cases were disposed of on the crimin
al docket.
Frank Wells, charged with manu
facturing whiskey, was sentenced to
six months on the roads.
Cherries Hendricks, for attempted
larceny, was given nine months on
the roads.
Clarence Shehan, driving car while
drunk, was sentenced to four months
on the roads.
John Lail, on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon, was sentenced
to two years on the roads. Appeal
taken.
J. Y. Jordan, forgery, was senten
ced to eighteen months in the state
prison at Raleigh.
' During the term six divorces were
granted as follows: Clarisa A. Bow
man vs. William D. Bowman, Tina
Woodby vs. Luther Woodby, Dessie
Wilson vs. R. W. Wilson, Alice Mor
gan vs. A. C. Morgan, Lillian L.
Bond vs. Albert Bond, and Garland
C. Hall vs. Ardell E. Hall.
Thompson, Patrolmen This
District Group Here Tuesday
An old . time singing convention
will be held at Oak Grove Church
near Marion, on the fourth Sunday
in August, it is announced by T. J.
Shell, president and J. C. Burnette, j J. R. Smith, S. D. Moore, G. I
secretary, of the organization. The
announcement follows:
Many of our singing people and
those who are interested in singing
have for some time been asking for
an old time singing convention, and
what we mean by an old time sing
ing convention is one of the old style
where all our singing people take
part, where all our singing leaders
bring their whole choirs both young
and old and all sing.
At a recent meeting of some of
the singing people of Burke, McDow
ell and Avery Counties, an Old Time
Singing Convention was organized
and plans made to hold the conven
tion the fourth Sunday in August of
this year at Oak Grove Church, loca
ted near the north bank of Lake
James, nine miles east of Marion
and twelve miles west of Morganton
on No. 105 highway. This location
offers all conveniences neces.sary,
such as good roads, good shade and
plenty of parking space as well as
beautiful scenery.
All people of Burke, McDowell
and other adjoining counties are in
vited to attend and bring their song
books, old or new, and a basket of
dinner as we expect to make this a
day of feasting and singing but not
to make nor hear speeches. Every
body come and enjoy one of the
greatest Old Time Singing conven
tions ever held. ^
For further information concern
ing convention, see or write J. C.
Burnette, secretary, Marion, N. C
A color scheme of. gold and white
was artistically carried out in the j FORESTRY TRUCK PLANS
decorations of the rooms and the | VISIT TO W.N.C. COUNTIES
refreshments. |
Misses Frances McPeeters, Vir-i Raleigh, N. C., June 21.
traveling passenger agent. Southern
Twelve
ginia Yancey and Elizabeth Neal as-!North Carolina counties ex- Railway, was in Marion yesterday
sisted in serving. Miss Florence 1 tending from the South Carolina to: conferring with Mr. M. F. West, lo-
Yancey was at the register table. i Virginia Line are included on the: cal representative for the Southern,
Allocation of the twenty-seven
patrolmen and nine lieutenants of
the new state highway patrol through
the nine highway districts was an
nounced Saturday by Chairman R.
H. Doughton, of the State Highway
Commission. For the time being, the
office of the district engineer in each
district will also be the office of the
patrol commander for that district,
and will be the headquarters for the
lieutenant in command.
The officers and patrolmen will all
meet in Raleigh on Monday, July 1,
to be sworn into active service and
to be reviewed by Governor O. Max
Gardner, after which the officers and
men will at once proceed to their
respective districts to begin active
duty.
Each officer is equipped with a
Ford Coupe, painted olive drab and
bearing the insignia of the state
highway patrol, as well as a motor
cycle. All of the patrolmen are equip
ped with large twin-cylinder police
type motorcycles.
The assignment for this district
was as follows: Lieutenant Lester H.
Beck, of Aberdeen; Patrolmen J. R..
Smith, of Wilmington; S. D. Moore,
of Asheville; and G. I. Thompson, of
Lexington.
The entire patrol, commanded by
Captain Farmer, passed through Ma
rion Tuesday morning on a tour of
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE state. The patrol made a fine ap-
SOUTHERN RAILWAY HERE i pearance and attracted considerable
'attention as they paraded through
J. L. Calvert, of Norfolk, Va., the streets of Marion en route ta
itinerary mapped out in a tentative i and chamber of commerce officials,
schedule for the showing of forestry j regarding summer travel from this
and game motion, pictures during the section.
Mrs. Morris was charming, being
gowned in white Elizabeth crepe and
wore a corsage of white carnations,
sweet peas and fern. i three months, Charles H. Flory, j According to Mr. Calvert, the
The afternoon was greatly enjoy-1 assistant forester of the Department Southern Railway has recently is-
ed by all and Mr. and
received many gifts.
Mrs. Morris Conservation and Development,
MORGANTON GIRL DROWNS
AT LAKE JAMES; ON PICNIC
FIVE PRISONERS SENT
TO THE STATE PRISON
Sheriff O. F. Adkins and Deputy
Sheriff C. L. Tate have returned
from Raleigh where they took five
prisoners to the state prison. The de
fendants were convicted at the last
term of court here and given senten
ces ranging from eighteen months to
ten years.
Sixteen prisoners were also taken
to Henderson county for work on the
public roads.
CHAS. T. MOORE PASSES.
Mr. Chas. T. Moore died at his
home on East Henderson street last
Thursday morning after a lingering
illness. Mr. Moore was €5 years of
age and had been in failing health
for several years. He is survived by
his wife and three children.
Funeral services were conducted
from the residence Friday morning
at 11-o’clock by Rev. W. 0. Goode,
assisted by Rev. J. S. Loclcaby, and
interment made at Oak Grove ceme
tery.
Virginia Mae McCall.
Solo: The Daisies (Fontaine),
Margaret Parker.
Duet: Pride of The Regiment
(Crammond), Cecil Gilkey and Nel
son Parker.
Song: In Nature’s Garden (Spaul
ding), Josephine Craig.
Solo: Silver Spring (Heins), Bar
bara Wagner.
Violin Solo: The Bumble Bee
(Risher), Cecil Gilkey.
Song: Vacation Days; Barbara
Wagner, Josephine Craig, Mildred
Craig, Jessie Parker, Ganelle Butt,
Hiram Bishop, Pauline Silver, Cecil
Gilkey.
Quartet: Wild Flower March
(Kinkel), Mildred Craig, Anna Kate
Craig, Mary Willie Barnes, Hiram
Bishop.
Solo: darkling Dewdrops (Ellis),
Cecil Gilkey.
Trio: A May I^y (Rathbun). Hi
ram Bishop, Miry Willie Bames,
Doris Jones, Anna Kate Craig, Bar
bara Wagner.
Quartet: Rigoletto (Verdi), Mary
Willie Barnes, Hiram Bishop, Doris
Jones, Anna Kate Craig.
Violin Solo: Pizzica\,o (Franklin),
Roberta Neal.
Solo: Return of Spring (Moelling)
Mary Willie Barnes.
Violin Duo: Ave Verum (Mozart),
Edith kichols and Miss Gilkey.
Solo: The Robin’s Return (Fisdh-
er), Hiram Bishop.
Violin Solo: Petite Marche (Papi-
ni), Edith Nichels.
Quartet: Overture to Tancredi
(Rossini), 'Anna K. Craig, Doris
Jones, Nelson Parker, Miss Gilkey.
Song: Michael’s Flute (Rolfe),
Nelson Parker.
Solo: Polonaise (Slunicko), Doris
Jones.
Duo: Turkischer March (Mozart),
Doris Jones and Anna Kate Craig.
made public Friday.
The tentative schedule as outlined
by Forester Flory follows: Ruther
ford—June 24 to July 6; McDowell
—July 8 to 13; Burke—July 15 to
Morganton, June 20.— A "family ! 20; Caldwell—July 20 to 27; Alex-
picnic at Lake ames today resulted in | ander—July 29 to August 3; Wilkes
the drowning of Miss Atwood Flem-1—August 5 to 10; Surry—August 12
ing, 16 year old daughter of W. T.: to 17; Alleghany—August 19 to 24;
Fleming, well known Morganton | Ashe—August 26 to 31; Watauga—
plumber. The oldest son, Solon Flem-j September 2 to 7; AveJ-y— Septem-
ing, came home yesterday from Ashe-|ber 9 to 14; Mitchell—September 16
ville on a short visit and today the to 21.
family ’ packed lunch and fishing
tackle for a day of fishing and bath
ing at the lake, about 11 miles from
Morganton.
Atwood waded out too far in the
water and was drowned before her
father and brother, who were at
When the proposed schedule is
completed. Forester Flory said the
motor truck carrying the moving pic
ture equipment will be transferred
to eastern North Carolina for presen
tation of motion^ pictures at county
rairs and atferwards to continue
some distance fishing, could rescue i programs in this section of the state
her. The body was recovered within
a short time but all means of resusci
tation proved futile.
Awaiting word and the arrival of a
brother and sister in Pennsylvania,
funeral arrangements have not yet
been made. Atwood was one of Mor-
ganton’s prettiest and most popular
young girls. She was exceptionally
through the winter months.
J. ED. KANIPE NAMED
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR
sued several new booklets and fold
ers, in which are featured the many
points of interest in Virginia along
the seashore. Mr. Calvert is arrang
ing to have copies of these booklets
on hand at the local office of the
Southern for the people of this
community.
Mr. -Calvert reports that both
Ocean View and Virginia Beach, the
two^largest resorts at Virginia Sea
shore, are even now attracting ca
pacity crowds. “Never before at
this time of the year have I seen such
crowds at Norfolk’s rosorts,” said
Mr. Calvert. “More than a million
dollars were spent at Ocean View
during the past year. Many new
amusements have been installed at
the amusement park and as a result
this park now ranks as the third best
amusement park in America.”
Specially atti’active round trip ex
cursion fares and season round trip
rates are in effect from Marion to
Norfolk and the seashore resorts of
that section.
Asheville.
The patrolmen will be given a fur
lough over Friday, Saturday and
Sunday before going into active
service Monday, July 1.
J. Ed. Kanipe, of Asheville, was
yesterday named deputy prohibition
administrator to succeed the late
Ben C. Sharpe, according to dis-
vivacious and attractive and the en- i patches from Washington, D. C. Mr.
tire town was shocked this afternoon Kanipe, it is announced, will be com
at the news of 'her tragic death
RUTHERFORDTON MAN IS
NAMED DEPUTY COLLECTOR i Marion.
missioned at once and move to head
quarters in Charlotte. Mr. Kanipe i^
a son of the late D. A. Kanipe of
Rutherfordton, June 18.—Dudley | MRS. STEPPE UNDERGOING
W. Crawford of Rutherfordton has! TREATMENT IN CHARLOTTE
been appointed a deputy collector in}
the Statesville district by the Collec-I Mrs. N. F. Steppe is in Charlotte
tor of Internal Revenue, Gilliam! taking treatment by Dr. Bernizer for
Grissom, of Raleigh, and has just en- i enlargement of the thyroid gland.
^ If you like a gay
picture, see “ OUR
DAUGHTERS” at Oasis Theatre
next Monday or Tuesday,
“DANCING DAUGHTERS” has
Ian all-star'cast headed by JOAN
and entertaining; CRAWFORD. It's a gay and fast-
DANCING moving story, synchronized with
catchy music. At Oasis Theatre next
Monday and Tuesday.
tered upon his new duties. This ap
pointment came as a surprise to Mr.
Crawford and his many friends, al
though application was made some
time ago Mr. Crawford is well
known in Rutherford county, having
come from McDowell county in 1913
He has been active in the business,
civic and political life of the county
since coming here. He was for sev
eral years connected with the bank
ing business and for the past four
years has been engaged in the real
estate and insurance business. •
Mr. Crawford has been active in
the interest of the Republican party.
His name has been on the county
ticket several times, having been de
feated for representative in the last
general assembly by a small majority
by Hon. Geo. Biggerstaff
Reports from the hospital state that
she is getting along nicely 4nd ex
pects to return home in a few days.
AGED CITIZEN PASSES.
Enos Green, a well known citizen
of the county, died at his home at
Dysartsville last Friday and was
buried at Trinity Church Saturday
morning at ll o’clock. The funeral
service was conducted by Rev. H. E.
Stimson. Mr. Green was 98 years
of age and is survived by ten child
ren.
SURVEY CREAM ROUTE ' /
The committee appointed some
time ago to work out a plan to solve
the problems in connection with the?
marketing of dairy products in this
county is busy on its task. The com
mittee has decided that for the pres
ent it would be advisable to sell the
surplus milk in the form of cream on
the butter-fat basis. One proposed
cream route is being surveyed to de
termine the amount of cream availa
ble and learn the interest of the peo
ple in dairying. Some work is also
being done in sections not covered,
by the proposed route in the interest
of short cream routes to lead direct
to Marion.
This committee is also working to
get rid of every scrub bull in the
county and replace him with a pure
bred bull; to have as our motto:
Five good cows on every faffti; and
to hold monthly meetings to discus»
the dairy problems.
TWO MEN ARRESTED
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Chief of Police R. S. Clay had an:
unusual experience Tuesday when
OPENING BALL AT two men drove up on Main street and
LAKE TAHOMA FRIDAY j one of them informed him that their
The casino at Lake Tahoma has car contained five gallons of whiskey
been leased for the season by Mr. J. I The men, who gave their names as
H. Sanford, of Augusta, Ga., and an-1 Archie Johns, of ' Morganton, and
nouncemertt was made that the open- j Grose Banks, of Asheville, were ar-
ing dance will be given Friday night,! rested and put in jail, Banks claim-
June 28. Music will be furnished byji^g the whiskey belonged to Johns-
the Strickland Bonbreast Capitolians j The whiskey was found under the
Orchestra. This orchestra has a na- | rumble seat of the car and taken in.
tional reputation, having furnished i charge by the officers, as was also
music for President Hoover’s inau
gural ball and being in demand for
radio hook-up programs. A large at
tendance is expected.
HUDSON SALES INCREASE
Totals announced by the export
department of the Hudson Motor
Car Company covering the first five
months of -1929 show an increase of
18 per cent over the sales over a sim
ilar-period of 1928, the previous best
period in Hudson’s history. This
would indicate jjthat the 1928 record
will be broken by a substantial ma
jority, says J. S. Draper, general ex
port manager. Export sales continue
the car, which proved to be the prop
erty of a U-Drive-It company of
Asheville.
STORES TO CLOSE FOURTH.
Following a canvass of the retail
merchants, regarding closing of
stores on the Fourth of July, it was
found that almost one hundred per
cent were in favor of closing for the
day. Therefore, with the exception
of the drug stores, all the stores will
be closed for the Fourth of July.
DEATH OF CHILD
Billie Edward Shuford, nineteen-
months-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
to parallel domestic sales which are i Robert Shuford, died last Saturday
also setting new high records. j night at the home of his parents on
— I Park Avenue, following an illness of
“DANCING DAUGHTERS” has | Trees equivalent to 500,000,000 j several days with colitis. Funeral
an all-star cast headed by JOAN fence posts are cut every year for j services were conducted at the resi-
CRAWFORD. It’-6 a gay and fast- that purpose in the United States, j dence Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’-
moving story, synchronized with!' ] clock by Rev. W. O. Goode and in-
catchy music. At Oasis Theatre next The Cowan Grocery Company has j terment made in Oak Grove ceme-
Monday and Tuesday.
installed a new electric refrigerator.; tery.