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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
ESTABLISHED 1896
MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1940
VOL. XLV—NO. 15
Roosevelt Leads Party
To His Third Victory In
County, State And Nation
People Endorse First Third
Term In History, Elect
Broughton As Governor.
Heavy Democratic majorities for
President Roosevelt and J. M.
Broughton, gubernatorial nominee,
were recorded in McDowell county
and throughout the state last Tues
day. Roosevelt had 5,292 votes inMc-
Dowell to 2,216 for Willkie, while
Broughton had 5,325 in the county
to 2,115 for McNeill.
According to the latest returns
available yesterday, Roosevelt was
swept into a third term by an elec
toral landslide. Latest statistics gave
Roosevelt an electoral vote of 472 to
59 for Willkie. Roosevelt led in the
voting in 40 states, although his ma
jorities in some border-line states
were not impressive. Wendell Willkie
gave up the fight yesterday morning
at 10:30 o’clock, wiring congratula
tions to President Roosevelt on his
victory.
The New Deal rode over opposi
tion-in New England states, the great
industrial states of the middle east,
carried the Solid South and the Far
West. The Middle West, or some six
states in that area, held out for Will-
PALMER TO SPEAK AT
BANQUET HERE TONIGHT
Marion’s second employer-em-
ployee banquet will be held in the
Community building here tonight,
November 7, at 7:00 o’clock with
Roy Palmer, merchandising manager
of the Duke Power Company in the
Carolinas, the guest speaker. Mr.
Palmer will speak on better merch
andising as applied to owners as well
as employed personnel.
The banquet is being sponsored by
the merchants’ division of the Mc
Dowell Chamber of Commerce.
Christmas sales promotion plans
for Marion and McDowell county will
be outlined fpr the benefit of em
ployers and employees. At the close
of the dinner there will be a social-
recreation program in which all per
sons attending the banquet will be
asked to participate. Dinner will be
served by the Business Women’s
group of the Methodist church.
According to Chamber Secretary
Walter J. Cartier, the employer-em-
ployee banquets are held to better
relations between employers and
their workers. With the Christmas
sales season so near the theme of
merchandising has been chosen for
the meeting tonight in the attempt
to make salesmen and saleswomen
of the advantages of
to both em-
kie. Republicans and other Willkie
supporters began to concede the vie-i more aware
tory to Roosevelt late Tuesday night j proper merchandising
when it became apparent that Penh- i ployer and employee, said Mr. Car-
sylvania, New York, and Ohio, states 1 tier.
with large electoral votes, were def-j
initely in the New Deal fold. | MONDAY BANK HOLIDAY
The latest tabulation available i
Hold Commanding Lead
ACHIEVEMENT DAY FOR
M’DOWELL CLUBS NOV. 8
m
I The annual achievement day pro-
i gi-am of McDowell home demonstra
tion clubs will be presented in the
Community building here Friday,
beginning at 10:00 o’clock in the
morning.
Miss Ruth Current, state home
demonstration agent, will be the
guest speaker and Miss Anna Rowe,
western "district agent, will take part
in the program. Mrs. J. H. L. Miller,
county council president, will pre
side.
The achievement day program is
being held to review the work and
accomplishments of home demon
stration clubs in MicDowell during
the past year.
The program for the day is as fol
lows:
Song, “God Bless America,” with |
Mrs. R. O. Wilson at the piano and I
Mrs. Watson Wilson directing.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
President and Vice-President
Large Majorities Are Given
All Democratic Candidates
In McDowell County Voting
Rabb And Cutlar Lead Ticket
Bannmg, R. A. Lonon, and Johnson
And {N. Nesbitt. Mr. Rabb received more
than double the votes of his Republi-
As Lackey, Allanach
Commissioners Have Victory
With four exceptions McDowell’s
17 precincts gave large majorities to
Democratic county candidates in the
election Tuesday. These four pre-
^ cincts, having comparatively few
The First National Bank and thej ’
gave Roosevelt a popular vote of 20,-(Marion Industrial Bank will be closed
'609,736 or 54.4 percent as compared]on November 11 in observance of
to 17,228,677 or 45.6 percent for Armistice Day.
Waikie.
In the gubernatorial voting in the
state' J. M. Broughton, in unofficial
returns from 1,471 precincts, had
479,510 votes to 137,789 for Robert
H. McNeill, Republican choice.
Broughton carried McDowell by
more than two to one over McNeill,!
his total vote in the state as a whole
being more than three times that of
McNeill.
Congressman Zeb Weaver, Demo
crat seeking reelection, carried Mc
Dowell two to one over his opponent,
Robert F. Jarrett, Republican. Wea
ver had 5,252 votes in McDowell to
2,117 for Jarrett. In the state, with
161 out of 255 precincts reporting.
Weaver had 55,096 votes to 21,057
for Jarrett.
Voting for other candidates in
McDowell went as follows:
Lieutenant-governor — Harris 4,-
980; Leavitt 1,977. 1 l J. P. CUTLAR—Democrat, who
Secretary of state— Eure 4,981 ;| was elected Senator from this Dis-
Ferree 1,970. jtrict.
Auditor—Pou 4,986; Van Hoy j
I,961.
Treasurer—Johnson 4,976; Gragg,
1,964.
Attorney-general — McMullan
972; Browning 1,995.
Superintendent of public instruc
tion—Erwin 4,987; Pace 1,970.
Commissioner of agriculture —
Scott 4,975; Allen 1,971.
Commissioner of insurance—Bon-
ey, 4,991; Phelps l',956.
Commissioner of labor — Shuford
4,982; Fussell 1,963.
voters, had little effect on the large
Democratic majorities throughout
the county that carried L. J. P. Cut-
and -Wade B. Mathany ^ would not
state Senate, J. C. Rabb into tke^
state House of Representatives, elec
ted Zeb L. Lackey register of deeds
and E. A. Allanach county surveyor,
and reelected I. L. Caplan, C. A.
Workman and R. P. Morris as county
commissioners.
Crooked Creek precinct went de
cidedly Republican in the election.
ADVISORY GROUP
CHOSEN BY DRAFT
BOARD OF COUNTY
Order Numbers For Registered
Men In McDowell County
Are To Be Posted Soon.
The McDowell county draft board
announced this week that an adviso
ry committee for Marion and vicin
ity has been appointed with Roy W.
Davis as chairman. Members of the
committee will assist registrants in
filling out questionnaires by which
they will be classified by the draft
board.
Order numbers for McDowell reg-
DevoUmil: Mrs7‘G/T.'Gr'eenway.l“«“''‘» *>een received by the
Review of year’s work - Food!>'>“> >>»“'' »">*
leadei-s [posted in the near future, it has
Presentation of awards of merit i ^een announced. In the next day or
and certificates—Miss Anna Rowe. ^he board will begin maihngout
Introduction of speaker — Miss
Anna Rowe.
Address—Miss Ruth Current.
Presentation of gavel and award
ing of prizes—Mrs. J. H. L. Miller.
Introduction of guests—Mrs. J.H.
L. Miller.
Remark^—Walter J. Cartier.
Solo—Albert Hewitt.
“Home Demonstration Clubs and
Civic Clubs—Miss Ruth Current.
Lunch by the Chapel Hill club.
Tour of the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Mclver.
LAUGHLIN IS ELECTED
SECRETARY OF KIWANIS
questionnaires in lots of 50 to regis
tered men.
It has been pointed out that it is
not necessary for registrants to con
sult members of the advisory com
mittee in filling out questionnaire*
but that the purpose of the commit
tee is to assist where assistance is
required.
Members named to the local advi
sory committee are: Roy W. Davis,
chairman, Zeno Martin, C. C. Bolch,
Hugh Conley, Paul O. Nafe, Albert
Neal, Hugh F. Beam, Guy S. Kirby,
Jr., E. P. Dameron, Mrs. Fred Bolch,
William F. Grant, Hiram Bishop,
Jr., J. E. Neal, Jr., G. F. Washburn,
iW. D. Lonon, Paul J. Story, W. C.
^ i Chambers, A. H. Mitchem, E.A. Mor-
J. B. Laughlm was elected secre- ^ ^ ^ ^ p
tary of the Marion Kiwanis club at | g ^ whitten, Ralph Tate
its regular meeting here on Tuesday Ballew.
can opponent, O. Dennis Haynes.
Tuesday’s election was said to have
aroused more interest than any that
has been held in the county in many
years. Approximately 7,300 people
went to the polls in the county to set
a high mark for the number of voters
that has rarely, if ever, been equaled
in the county. Such was the trend night. President A. S. Bradford call-
throughout the nation as the Presi
dential race drew in thousands of
ed a meeting of the board of direc
tors of the club for next week.
gone to the polls.
MISS CURRENT IS TO
SPEAK BEFORE ROTARY
Miss Ruth Current, state home
demonstration agent, will be the
guest speaker at the regular meet
ing of the Marion Rotary club here
Montford’s Cove gave only a slight ^
lead to Republicans over Democrats connection with a home
and Bracketts and Turkey Cove were:meeting being
on the border line between the twol^^,^ program will
be under the direction of Walter J.
parties.
I J. C. Rabb, in his race for the leg-
lislature, polled the highest vote of
any county candidate, leading the
field with 5,298. L. J. P. Cutlar, can
didate for the Senate, was only one
vote behind with 5,297, according to
unofficial returns.
I. L. Caplan, C. A. Workman and
R. P. Morris, McDowell county com
missioners seeking reelection, each
polled more than double the votes of
4,-
MARION IS TO PLAY
N.C.S.D. HERE FRIDAY
The Marion hi^ school eleven will
have its first home game in several
weeks here Friday afternoon. The
local squad will tackle the North
Carolina School for the Deaf team
on the high school field here at 3:30
o’clock.
Rested after not playing for two
weeks, the local squad promises to
be in good shape for the Friday
game. Two weeks ago the local grid-
ders defeated Forest City there to
the tune of 7 to 2. With only two
wins to their credit the squad is ex
pected to be out Friday to better its
record.
The high school band will be out
for the game and a large attendance
is expected for the first home game
in sohie tittkef The local team meets
Cherryville here next week and clos
es the season by meeting Morgan
ton there November 22.
SERVICE MEDALS ARE
PRESENTED TO FIREMEN
Service medals were awarded to 17
members of the Marion Fire Depart
ment here Wednesday night of last
week at a banquet held at the Town
Hall. The awards were made by
Mayor Zeno Martin.
Six members of the department
were presented with 25-year service
niedals. Dr. P. D. Sinclair of Marion
commended the 25-year men on their
record with the fire department and
the service they have rendered to the
town of Marion. Receiving 25-year
medals were M. J. Hoover, A. K.
Weaver, C. R. McCall, G. W. Giles, I.
W. Saunders and J. P. Ray.
Other service medals were awar
ded as follows Twenty-year—Von T.
Ray, W. R. Alley, L. W. Erwin,R.W.
Atwell, W. P. Finley and Dr. P. D.
Sinclair. i
Fifteen-year—G. W. Smith andJ.
H. Tate.
Ten-year—Glenn Laughridge and
C. E. Bolick.
Five-year—E. R. Keeter.
The announcement was made that
in the future medals will be awarded
to all members of the department on
completing the first five years service
and every succeeding five-year peri
od.
Approximately 22 honorary and
active firemen attended the banquet
Aittoiig the guests were R. S. Clay,
Ossie Sutton, Mayor Martin, Hudson
Brown and members of the Marion
board of aldermen.
Cartier.
Perfect
atte'ndance was recorded
at the Rotary club’s meeting here!
last Friday. Rev. W. A. Jenkins gave i
a report on a Rotary convention in
High Point and Dr. P. N. DeVere
gave a resume of a meeting in Min
neapolis. The program was under!
the direction of Clarence Rabb. Jo
seph Von Hammer of Boston was a
guest.
Advisory committees for other
; parts of the county wi'' b« appoisi-
^ted as soon as posalalt^, it has Men
j announced.
j Members of the McDowell county
draft board are: W. L. Morris, A. S.
Bradford, Wm. S. Shiflet and Dr.
IJ. B. Johnson. Robert W. Proctor
'Marion attorney, is appeals agent.
HOME GUARD UNIT FOR
MARION PLANNED HERE
j A Home Guard unit will be orga-
■ nized here by McDowell Post, No.
56, of the American Legion accord
ing to plans that have been announ-*-
ced by the Legion. Officers to head
the unit have been elected, J. H.
Beaman being chosen captain; Geo.
C. Crawford, first lieutenant; Carr
Bell, second lieutenant; B. H. Laugh
ridge, first sergeant and E. F. Hair^
; company clerk.
' Home guard units are being orgra-
, nized in many towns throughout the
J. C. RABB —Democrat, elected' UnHed States by Ameri^^^^^^
to House of Representatives.
I posts to take the place of National
! Guard units that have been called in-
Unofficial Vote of McDowell Counly, 1940 |
PRECINCTS
Senate
Rep.
Reg. of Deeds
County Commissioners
i
1
Cutlar, D.
I
1 Matheny, D.
d
.Q
Xi
Haynes, R.
Lackey, D.
Poe, R.
Caplan, D.
Workman, D.
1
I
Morris, D.
Banning, R.
Lonon, R.
Nesbitt, R.
Allanach, D.
Surveyor
- M^on, No. 1
930
907
934
230
905
253
908
913
910
245
243
239
912
Marion, No. 2
737
718
735
251
725
258
720
726
723
269
257
256
724
Marion, No. 3
467
458
467
66
464
63
457
460
464
68
69
67
460
Marion, No. 4
560
554
566
143
560
148
557
564
560
147
148
147
556
Marion, No. 5
257
251
258
112
257
113
252
254
253
116
114
113
253
Old Fort, No. 1
366
351
36E9
131
379
11&
352
350
347
126
130
135
359
Old Fort, No. 2
401
387'
400
164
42^
142
382
387
390
161
157
193
396
Nebo
278
*265
274
97
266
108
268
272
272
106
103
99
272
Bracketts
20
23
23
20-
21
23
24
20
20
22
23
22
21
Montford Cove
113
110
114
119
115
119
110
109
111
127
119
122
110
Turkey Cove
143
137
135
126
138
126
136
135
135
126
129
125
137
North Cove
162
154
16?
74
164
76
162
161
161
72
84
78
166
Buck Creek
286
263
283
108
269
116
262
270
268
118
116
118
275 i
Crooked Creek
152
145
148
239
170
230
153
152
152
235
233
236
147
- Dysartsville
183
184
184
75
185
76
186
185
183
78
75
75
184
Higgins
89
86
88
37
86
40
88
88
88
41
41
40
87
Glenwood
153
150
153
86
159
86
149
150
146
88
86
86
152
Total
5297
5143
5298
2078
5292
2093
5166
5196
5183
2145
2127
2151
5211
toservice. The Home Guard units
will perform the same service as the
National Guard and will be compos
ed of ex-service men and men from
jail walks of life who care to enlist.
It is expected that members of
the unit will be drilled and will be
given rifle practice. Equipment will
be furnished by the government.
The local unit is expected to be
organized completely in the near fu
ture and between 100 and 150 men
are expected to enlist. Members will
be temporarily deputized by Sheriff
Grady Nichols so they can drill legal
ly until the unit is given official rec
ognition.
POLICE SEEKING MAN
WHO ATTACKED WOMAN
An unidentified man who attacked
Mrs. Will Erwin here last Friday
night and then fled, leaving a large
open knife in her car, was still being
sought by the local police yesterday.
According to Mrs. Erwin, she had
entered her car about 10:30 Friday
night to start home from a bridge
party. After driving off in the car,
the unidentified man raised up from
the floor of the back seat and clutch
ed her throat saying, “Drive on and
don’t scream.” Mrs. Erwin stopped
the car immediately, screamed and
as the assailant reached for hi*
knife, she jumped from the car.
Other persons at the party rushed
to Mrs. Erwin’s car, but the man
made his escape. Mrs. Erwin said she
had no idea who it was, but she
thought he wore a suede jacket.