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THE MARION PROGRESS A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY ESTABLISHED 1896 MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1948 VOL. 52—No. 33 JACK D. COBB SANITARIAN FOR THIS COUNTY Jack D. Cobb has accepted a po sition as sanitarian of the McDowell Health Unit, according to announce ment by Dr. C. N. Siske, head of the McDowell-Burke-Caldwell Health De partment. Cobb comes to McDowell from the Alleghany - Ashe - Watauga District Health Department where he has been Junior Sanitarian since April, 1947. He resumed his duties here Monday. He is a native of Belmont and received his education at Appalach ian State Teachers college, entering the army in 1943. He served with the 79th and First U. S. Infantry Division in Europe, later serving as Military Government-Military Police Liaison and Civilian Felong Investi gator. After receiving honorable dis charge in 1946, he returned to Ap palachian State Teachers college for several months. He accepted a po sition as Sanitarian with the State Board of Health in December, 1946 and entered the School of Environ mental Sanitation conducted by the U. S. Public Health Service in Sa vannali, Ga., in January 1947. While in Georgia he studied at Carter Me morial Laboratory. He was then assigned to the Savannah-Chatham County Health Department in April where he re mained until returning to North Carolina and assumed his duties as Junior Sanitarian at the Alleghany Ashe-Watauga Health Department in April, 1947. TWO MORE PLAYERS SIGNED TO MARION BASEBALLCLUB J. C. Rabb, business manager of the Marion Baseball club, announced the signing of two additional base ball players during the past week. Players signed were: Higgins J. Duncan, Jr., and Paul Daniel. Duncan is a moundsman, with his long suit being a hard, fast ball. He is 6'6" tall and weighs 210 pounds and appears to be able to deliver the goods. His experience last year includes service with the Roanoke, Virginia baseball club, which is a Class B organization; and the Mel ford, Delaware Class D. Baseball club. Duncan is known to many of the local baseball fans. Paul Daniel, local baseball aspir ant, is the other player signed by Rabb. Daniel has had a considerable amount of sand lot baseball experi ence and is an outfielder. For a short period of time, has was on the base ball roster of the Marion Semi-pro team of last year, and has displayed his interest in the local baseball club by again signing a contract. Daniel is very fast in the outfield and swings a hefty bat at the plate. Rabb left McDowell county yes terday for a tour of the central por tion of the state in quest of addi tional ball players. He has made contact with several players in the central section of the state who have indicated their interest in the Mar ion Baseball club. Rabb was not too optimistic, but was of the opinion that he would have several additional signed contracts in his hand before he returns. Francis Marion Club Elects Officers The Francis Marion Club elected the following officers at its meeting last Thursday in the community building: Oliver Cross, president; Charles H. Smith, vice president; M. S. Laughridge, secretary, and William Conley, treasurer. Eugene Cross, was elected over all chairman of the Horse Show which will be held next June. H. T. Oonley was elected manager of the show. RUFF TO PREACH AT NEBO CHURCH SUNDAY Rev. Wade Ruff, pastor of Chapel Hill Baptist church, will preach at Nebo Baptist church next Sunday at 11 a. m. Postal Receipts Show Decrease February Postal receipts at the Marion office and its sub stations showed a decrease of $73.39 from last February, according to figures released by Postmaster John Finley. The total for the past month was $3,116.59 and for February, 1947, $3,189.98. Receipts for the past two month totaled $6,770.67. For January and February, 1947, the receipts were $7,375.51. The total amount on deposit in postal savings decreased $8,112.00 during the past month. Bond sales for the month of Feb ruary totaled $6,693.75. MRS. HENDERSON PASSES MONDAY Mrs. Irene Abbott Henderson, 63, wife of T. H. Henderson, superin tendent of Clinchfield Manufactur ing company here, died suddenly at her home at noon Monday following an illness of two weeks. She was a teacher -of the Young Woman's Bible class of the First Baptist church for a number of years. Surviving are the husband, three daughters, Mrs. Arthur Allen and Mrs. Arthur Ditt, both of Marion, and Mrs. H. A. Brazke, of Washing ton, D. C.; one sister, Mrs. T. Jones, of Atlanta, Ga.; a brother, C. C. Abbott, of Greenville, S. C., and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the First Bap tist church, with the Rev. M. 0. Owens, pastor, officiating. Interment was made in Oak Grove cemetery. Present and immediate past dea cons of the church served as active and honorary pallbearers. Flower girls were members of the Young Women's class of the church. RED CROSS COMMITTEES APPOINTED THIS WEEK Mrs. Ann Hawkins, executive sec retary of the McDowell County Chapter of the American Red Cross, announced this week that chairmen of the various phases of the 1948 campaign had appointed {heir com mittees as follows: J. E. Neal, chairman of Special Gifts, will be assisted by Joseph Ty ler, Max Lentz and E. P. Dameron. Glenn Early, chairman Business District, will be assisted by J. E. Evans. Miss Marybelle Blackburn will canvass employees of the court house. , Mrs. Clyde Bobo, chairman; Mrs. Howard Hawkins, Mrs. Neal Morris, Mrs. R. W. Proctor, Mrs. Philip Laughridge, Mrs. Harry Hasscamp, Mrs. William Ross, Mrs. Peter T. Hollis, Mrs. E. W. Parker, Jr.. Miss Barbara Wagner, Mrs. Kenneth Ramsey, Mrs. Robert Teeter, Mrs. Robert Hendley, Mrs. Maude Gilkey, Mrs. Edna E. Stancill, Mrs. Ralph Hector and Mrs. W. G. Wiatt. RIPPERS WIN FIVE OF SIX GAMES IN ONE WEEK Accomplishing: a feat never before attempted, the Rippers of Marion high school played six games in one week and managed to win five of them. Due to previous bad weather this heavy schedule was forced upon the Rippers, who answered the chal lenge in fine style. During this rug ged week of basketball a new star was found in the presence of Millard Robinson, who collected 64 points for the week. The Rippers began the hectic week by going to Valdese to open the Gold Medal Tournament. There they met Oak Hill of Caldwell coun ty and defeated them 55-22. Pace, Kirkland and Burnette led the way in points, while R. Robinson, Clay ton and Flack took care of the de fensive measure. Tuesday night the Rippers en gaged the strong Hickory High Tor nadoes and managed to calm them to the tune of 36-27 with M. Robin son leading the way, aided by Clay ton and Pace. Wednesday the Rippers returned to Valdese and took on the strong Polkville team from Cleveland coun (Continued on last page) FIRE DAMAGE The above photo shows how completely the North State Auto i Parts company building was demo'ished by fire here last week. Fire men fought the blaze for about five hours. | MARION ROTARIANS PLAN SPECIAL EVENT The Rotary club made plans to observe Ladies' Niiyht on March 5, annual Charter Night, March 9. and elect officers for the coming year on March 12, at its meeting in the community building Friday noon. Announcement was made that a net profit of $326 had been received from the Rotary Birthday calendars during the past year. This amount added to the Student Loan Fund brings the total to $1,697. Plans were made to sponsor the annual corn growing contest for the 4-H club boys of McDowell county and the following committee was appointed to have charge of the con test: J. R. Jimeson, B. A. Buff, Leland Hairr, James McCall and Pat Davis. Rev. A. K. Hewitt, of Konnarock. Virginia, introduced Rev. Albert H. Heck, Jr., of Lincolnton, guest speaker. His address centered on two questions. "What Do We Possess of our Ancestors Besides Their Tombs?" and "What Will We Leave Other Than our Own Tombs?" He spoke particularly of the importance of living the kind of life that would benefit posterity. Van Teag'ue was the guest of M. P. Young, Wayne Gopenhaver was the guest of A. C. Hewitt, Sr., and Donald England, high school honor student, was a guest of the club. Committee Named To Aid Veterans With Employment Jack C. Winchester, Assistant State Service Officer, ami Barron Caldwell, Local Service Officer, have been named Veterans' Reemploy ment Rights Committeemen for Mc Dowell county occording to an an nouncement by Hugh W. Bradley. Field Representative, VRRD, United States Department of Labor. Certif icates of Appointment have been issued to these committeemen and they are now prepared to aid veter ans in obtaining reemployment and seniority rights to which they are entitled under the Selective Service Act. These committeemen will serve voluntarily in giving advice and as sistance to veterans who feel that they have reemployment problems involving restoration in their old jobs or seniority and accrued bene fits on the job and to those who have been laid oft' or discharged without cause before completing one year of employment to which they are entitled. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ||j TO PRESENT CONCERTS ;j The North Carolina Symphony ■! Orchestra will present a free con cert for school children today at 1; I 2:;:!0 o'clock in the Marion high '; i school auditorium, S. J. West- : < moreland, county chairman of !j arrangements, announced yester- <1 day. j! The orchestra will present an ;! adult concert at 8:;>0 p. m. in the I1 school auditorium. Admission will | be charged for the evening con- jl ! cert. I Three Cases Tried In County Court McDowell county court in session ^uesdav devoted the major portion j of the day to the trial of three per sons charged with drunken driving. In the case of the State vs. George W. Sandlin on a charge of driving under the influence of liquor, the j iury failed to reach an agreement and a mistrial was ordered by the judge. Clyde Lawing, driving drunk, sen tenced to three months on the roads. The defendant gave notice of ap peal. William Doby, driving drunk, three months sentence suspended on payment of $100 and cost. Cage Tournament For County Schools A countywide basketball tourna ment will be held at the Marion Gymnasium on March 4, 6 and 8, according to announcement by R. L. j Wiggins, principal of Pleasant Gar- j dens school. Wiggins said the schedule was in-! jomplete, but all schools in the coun- [ ty system would participate. '! COUNTY WELFARE BOARD CHAIRMAN REAPPOINTED Mrs. J. H. L. Miller has been re appointed chairman of the McDowell County Welfare Board for three years, according to announcement this week by Mrs. D. N. Lonon. The appointment was made by the State Welfare Board. Others serving on the board are J. F. Harmon, of Old Fort, and M. W. Gordon. LONON NOW OPERATING MUTUAL INSURANCE AGENCY J. Y. Lonon announces the open ing of a mutual insurance agency in the Lonon building, under the trade name of Lonon and Company. BAND CONCERT WILL FEATURE PEACE AND PRODUCTION MUSIC Peace and Production is the goal of most countries and peoples at the present time. Gabriel Pares, a Frenchman, composed an overture about 1915 which he titled "Peace and Production." The high school band in its concert scheduled for March 11 has programed "Peace and Production" along with a variety of other styles and types of music. Russell Howland, an instructor at the University of Michigan wrote a number several years back and [ called it "Mood Mauve" because of its resemblance to the modern dance idiom. Morton Gould's "Tropical" and Vincent Youman's "Tea For Two" fall in this same category. All of these plus an intriguing over ture based on folk songs of Abraham Lincoln's time, Victor Herbert's "Rose of Algeria" and several marches by eminent present-day writers complete the program. The concert will be played in the high school auditorium, Thursday, 11 at 8 :C0 p. m. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CALL SPECIAL ELECTION J. A. SATTERFIELD FUNERAL RITES ■ TO BE HELD TODAY Rev. James Arthur Satterfield, G6, died at the Baptist hospital in Wins ton-Salem Tuesday morning, accord ing to word received here. Funeral services will be conducted at the First Presbyterian church in Burl ington at two o'clock, Thursday afternoon, with Dr. C. W. McMur • ay, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Marion, and Rev. Chester Alexander, pastor of the First Pres byterian church of Burlington, offici ating. Interment will be made in Burlington cemetery. Mr. Satterfield was pastor of the Story Memorial, Conley Memorial, and Drusilla Presbyterian churches in McDowell county at the time of his death. He was born in York, S. C., the =on of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sion Cicero Satterfield. Former pastorates include Second , Presbyterian church in Rocky Mount from 1924-41, the Bethlehem and Martin churches in Albemarle Pres bytery from 1935-41. In January 1942 he became pastor of the Clinch field group of churches in McDowell county and was later transferred to his present charges. During his residence in Rocky Mount he served as Moderator of the Albemarle Presbytery; counselor of the Modern Woodmen and Junior 0. U. A. M., and State Chaplain for the Junior Order. He was married to Miss Clara McCraven, and one daughter, who is now Mrs. G. O. Mann of Greens boro, was born to the union. Mrs. Mann's two children are among the survivors. He was later married to Miss Martha Durham of Burlington. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Martha Durham Satterfield; two daughters, Mrs. A. W. Winstead, of Rocky Mount, and Mrs. G. 0. Mann, of Greensboro; one son, James Ar thur Satterfield, Jr., of Marion; five brothers, Brigadier J. M. Satterfield, of Winston-Salem; E. S., Henderson and Redge, of Charlotte, and Mason, of Belmont; one sister, Mrs. Frank Filer, of Charlotte, and two grand children. SPECIAL SERVICES TO BE CONDUCTED AT PRESBYTERIAN Rev. F. Crossley Morgan, exposi tory preacher, son of Dr. G. Camp bell Morgan of London, will conduct a special series of services at the First Presbyterian church in Marion from April 4-9, Dr. C. W. McMur rav, pastor, announced this week. Dr. Morgan was formerly pastor of First Presbyterian church of Con cord and the First Presbyterian church of Augusta, Ga. He is now devoting full time to Bible Confer ence and Evangelistic work. He received his education in Eng land, served in World War I, and was decorated by King George V. "Dr. Morgan is one of the ablest Bible teachers in the country," Dr. McMurray said in making the an nouncement. Self Service Laundry Opens The Self Service Laundry on East Court street was opened this week and will be operated by the owner, ■John M. Gilkey. The Laundry is equipped with ten Bendix automatic machines. THREE FIRES THIS WEEK The Marion Fire Department was called to the home of Horace Nan ney about noon Saturday to ex tinguish a grass fire. Two alarms were sounded Mon day. The home on Zion Hill occupied by Viola Black was slightly damaged by fire and a grass fire occurred at 'he home of Hans Weberson on Gil key street. The Board of County Commission ers in session Monday called a special school tax election to be held on Tuesday, April 6, for the purpose of determining whether there shall be levied on all real and personal property within the boundaries of the Marion City Administrative Unit. The tax, not to exceed twenty cents on the one hundred dollar valuation of property, for the pur pose of providing supplementary funds for the operation of all schools in the city unit on higher standards than that provided by the state. G. W. Giles was appointed regis trar, Frank Goldsmith and Harry McCall, as judges in the election. The court house in Marion has been designated as the polling place. Road petitions were approved and referred to the State Highway Com mission for improvement as follows: Highway leading from 221 at the sight of Dan McCormick's Black smith's Shop in North Cove town ship, Yancey street and Bass avenue in West Marion, approximately 1500 feet on the Airport road and section of road from Virginia avenue con necting with Yancey road in Marion township. Mrs. S. M. Avery was appointed registrar of vital statistics in North Cove township to serve the unex pired term of Mrs. Joseph G. Brown, resigned. Coltrane Speaker At Kiwariis Meeting | Dr. Eugene Coltrane, president of Brevard College and Governor of the Carolinas Kiwanis District, was a surprise guest at the meeting of the Marion Kiwanis club last Tuesday evening. I President Vernon Eckerd present ed Governor Coltrane to the club, and the program was given over to him for the evening. Coltrane ad dressed the local Kiwanians on the topic of "Kiwanis." He extoUed the virtues of Kiwanis and exhorted all members to a zealous participation in all Kiwanis activities. The speak er stressed the importance of the Kiwanis motto "We Build," and stated that the Kiwanis motto had not always been the same. Formerly the motto was "We Trade," but after a reorganization of Kiwanis in its early infancy, the present motto "We Build" was adopted, and since that time has been an inspiration to its entire membership. Dr. Coltrane stated that Kiwan ians were true builders; that they, through concerted activities, were building committees and that all in dividual Kiwanians are receiving a tremendous good from the organiza tion through broader friendship re sulting from Kiwanis activities. It was pointed out that Kiwanis International includes more than nine hundred Kiwanis clubs in the United States and Canada, and that the roster of these nine hundred clubs includes more than 180,000 names. Governor Coltrane stressed the importance and value of the various civic organizations in the community life of our country, but stated that Kiwanis had an exceptional individ ual characteristic, that characteris tic being the true American way of life; that Kiwanis believed in free enterprise, and for this reason its activities would probably remain confined to the Western Hemisphere. American Legion Annual Birthday Celebration March 9 The American Legion Birthday celebration will he held at the Com munity building on Thursday, March 18, at 7:30 o'clock. This will take the place of the regular meeting scheduled for March 9. All members and their wives or sweethearts are invited to attend. Wildlife Club To Meet Next Monday The McDowell County Wildlife club will meet at the Community building in Marion on Monday eve ning, March 8, at 7:30 o'clock, it was announced yesterday.
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