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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, SEPTEMBER 9, 1948 VOL. 53—No. 8 Spruce Pine Man Fatally Injured In Wreck Here Four persons were hurt, one fatal ly, at 5:45 Saturday afternoon in an accident involving two passenger cars and a truck on highway 221, near Woodlawn, about 10 miles from Marion. Bill Burleson, 25, passenger in one of the automobiles, was taken to the Marion General Hospital for treatment and died at 10 a. m. Mon day morning. Investigation was made by Pa trolman Archie Burrell and Sheriff C. M. Pool. Pool said he was in formed that John Russell Hayes of Toecane, driving an automobile to ward Marion, attempted to pass a truck, driven by Dewitt Buchanan, of Marion, which was also headed toward Marion. After passing the truck an approaching car, driven by Howard Walter Cox, was said to have skidded, colliding with the Hayes car which sideswiped the truck. Burleson was one of the passen gers in Cox's car. Other passengers were Robert Cox, who received dis pensary treatment at the hospital, and Zadie Pitman, who is a patient in the Marion Hospital. The four adults and one child oc cupying the other vehicles were re ported to have received only scratches and bruises. 1,921 Polio Cases Reported In State Raleigh, Sept. 7. — North Caro lina's polio epidemic reached 1,921 cases since the first of the year when the state board of health today re ported 29 cases for the three-day period since Salurday. Thirteen of the cases were of Sep tember onset, while the other 16 originated last month. No deaths were reported. The September cases total now stands at 15 and that for August at 634. Counties reporting cases today were Watauga, four; Buncombe, Ca tawba and Haywood, three each; Iredell, Moore and Wilkes, two each; and Chatham, Cleveland, Duplin, Jackson, Madison, Montgomery, Nash, Pamlico, Robeson and Stanly, one each. Drucilla Plans Memorial Rites Memorial Services will be held at Drucilla Presbyterian church on Sunday, September 19, it is an nounced this week. The public is cordially invited. Those planning to attend are asked to bring a basket of lunch. • Choirs are cordially invited to take part on the program. Singing Convention Held Last Sunday The 41st semi-annual singing con vention of the McDowell county singing group was held Sunday af ternoon in the Marion High School auditorium with approximately 1,000 persons in attendance. Lloyd D. Bennett, president, pre sided and the following groups ap peared on the program: The Har moneers quartet of Knoxville, Tenn.; the Smith quartet, of Spar tanburg; Davis Trio, Gastonia; Con ner Trio, Rutherfordton; Hovis Duet, Lincolnton; Sisk quartet, Shel by; and Travelers quartet, Mica ville. West Marion Church To Have Homecoming Rev. R. C. Frazier, pastor of the West Marion Pentecostal Holiness church, has announced that annual Homecoming Day will be observed Sunday, September 12. Sunday School begins at 9:45. A former pastor will preach at the 11 o'clock hour. The afternoon service will begin at 2:45 o'clock. Rev. G. A. Davis, evangelist of Greenville, S. C., will begin a re vival with a service at 7:30 p. m., Sunday. There will be special singing throughout the day by various sing ing groups. The Blue Ridge quartet will be among the many invited groups of singers. Dinner will be served on the church grounds at the rear of the church. The public is invited to come and bring a basket lunch. Wildlife Club To Meet Monday The McDowell County Wildlife club will meet at eight o'clock, Mon day evening, September 13, in the court room, according to announce ment by S. L. Homewood, president. A. discussion of law enforcement in regard to the protection of wild life will be included in the program. All hunters and others interested in the protection of wild life are urged to be present. Homer Biggers, of Morganton, game protector of the eight district, will speak on "Enforcement of Wild life Laws." Superior Court Opened Tuesday The September term of McDowell County Superior Court opened here Tuesday with Judge Dan K. Moore of Sylva presiding. Bob Carter plead guilty to a charge of assault with deadly weap on inflicting injuries on Luther Sil yers, and was ordered to pay $250 to Silvers and court costs. Nathan Black and Robert Carson, charged with breaking and entering the McCall-Burgin Hardware Store, were sentenced to 12 months on the roads. Crear Creek Baptist Church Improving Church Grounds Grass seed will be sowed at Clear Creek Baptist church on Saturday, September 11, and members are urged to assist in this work. Final preparation of the soil will be completed by that date. The pro gram of improvement has been in progress for .several months and workers are making the cemetery a beauty t spot and an asset to the Pleasant Gardens community. As a further step in enhancing the beau ty, the program includes permanent upkeep of the cemetery. Reporting on the progress of the work, Rev. Carson Brittain, pastor, said many of those who have loved ones buried at Clear Creek have shown much interest in the improve ment program. He said liberal con tributions have aided in the work. Others wishing to make contribu tions are asked to send them to M. B. Patton, treasurer, Route 4, Mar ion. Ladies of the church will prepare lunch for those who assist in sowing the grass next Saturday. If weather does not permit working next Satur day, the work will be postponed until the following Saturday. O. A. Wacaster Dies After Brief Illness Doras A. Wacaster, 65, of Nebo, died early Monday morning in the Marion General Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted at Cross Mill Baptist church Tues day at 3 o'clock by the Rev. Martin Dameron, assisted by the Rev. W. F. McMahan and burial was in the Proctor cemetery. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Martha Jane Swofford Wacaster; three sons and four daughters: Gas ton B., George A., and Robert W. Wacaster, Mrs. Wayne P. Hyatt, Mrs. Troy Dyson and Mrs. Clifton McCormick, all of Marion, and Mrs. Elmer Wright of Cherryville; 21 grandchildren; one brother and two sisters: Thomas Wacaster of Maiden, Mrs. George Blackburn and Mrs. Hunter Rhine of Lincolnton, and five step-children: Lona and Delvie She han and Mrs. Ed Holler of Nebo and Miss Airle Shehan and Mrs. Frank Swafford of Essington, Pa. HONORED—E. P. Dameron, a ' bove, was elected president of the i Young Democrats club of McDowell j county at a meeting held Friday night. ! | Young Democrats Elect Officers E. P. Dameron was elected presi dent of the Young Democratic club of McDowell county at a meeting held Friday evening at the court house. Other officers elected were: Mrs. Julia Stanley, vice president, and W. D. Lonon, secretary-treas urer. R. W. Proctor, former McDowell county chairman, reviewed the ac- j complishments of the Democratic j party and I. L. Caplan, chairman of j the County Commissioners, present ed a financial report. Postal Receipts Show Increase Postal receipts for the past month showed an increase of $304.64 over thb total of $2,712.23 for August, 1947, Postmaster John Finley said. The Postmaster also released fig ures showing postal receipts from January 1 to August 31, 1948 total ed $29,314.57, a gain of $2,679.23 over the corresponding period last j year. Postal savings certificates issued during August amounted to $50,717 and certificates paid were listed at $47,779, making an increase of $2, 938. Bond sales in August totaled $5, 175. North Cove Students Leaving For Colleges North Cove students leaving for colleges this month include: Misses Kathleen Lonon and Justine Good, Lees-McRae, Banner Elk; Miss Alma McCall, Appalachian, Boone; Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Franklin, Howard college, Birmingham, Ala.; Henry S. Brown, Berea college, Berea, Ky.; ! Watson English, N. C. State, Ral eigh; Missel Betty Jean Conley and Mary Jane English, Woman's col lege, U. N. C., Greensboro. Lyerly Land To Be Auctioned The Lyerly Land bordering high way 70 between Marion and Mor ganton will be sold at auction on Saturday, September 18, at 1:30 p. m., according to announcement by the Carolina Land-Auction company this week. The tract includes over one mile of highway 70 frontage. Further details are contained in an adver tisement in this issue. Town Invests In Savings Bonds The board of aldermen at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night voted to invest $10,000 in government bonds, discussed secur ing a site for garbage disposal on the Gibbs place near Greenlee, and I granted a substantial increase in salaries to the members of the po lice force, COURT OF HONOR The McDowell County Boy Scout Court of Honor will meet at 7:30 p. m., Friday, September 10, in the First Methodist church, it is an nounced. Photostat Recorder To Be Purchased For County Offices The board of county commission ers, in session Monday, ordered that a photostat recorder be purchased for recording records in the office of the register of deeds and clerk of superior court. The purchase of the new machine, it was stated, will offer better service to the public and at the same time keep all records up to date. The photostat recorder is ac claimed by officials as the safest and most economical method of copying and filing public documents which pass through the eounty offices. It was also stated that the new ma chine is not only quicker in opera tion but saves cost in proof reading or comparing copy with original paper. Seals, stamps, etc., are readi ly reproduced. The new machine is expected to be installed in a short time. Petitions for state maintenance of four sections of roads were approv ed by the board of commissioners Monday and submitted to the high way commission as follows: To improve road in Glenwood township, including a section of old Sugar Hill-Mud Cut road to Bethel church, a distance of one-half mile; to improve section of road in Nebo township on U. S. No. 70 to Fair view, about two miles; improve road in Marion township along orchard street to J. L. Morgan sub-division on Garden Creek, about 500 yards; requesting present old road which turns off of Sugar Hill-Old Fort highway and extends westward through land of William Lusk be taken over by county and made a part of the county or state highway system, a distance of approximately 300 yards. Demonstration Club Schedule For Sept. | The Home Demonstration club schedule for the month of Septem-I ber includes picnic meetings for several community groups. The schedule is announced by Miss Jean Steele, home demonstra tion agent, as follows: North Marion: September 14, at two o'clock, in the office of Miss Steele with Mrs. Sam Collins as hos tess. White Pine: September 14, at 7:30 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Hicks Hemphill. Laurel Grove: September 15 at at two o'clock at the home of Mrs. William Duncan. Bethlehem: September 16 at two o'clock, lodge hall, a sewing demon-] stration will be featured on the pro gram. Providence: September 16 at 7:30 p. m., home of Mrs. Paul Bryant. Cherry Springs: September 17 at 11 a. m., picnic at the home of Mrs. Ira Knupp. Greenlee: September 17, seven o'clock, (place to be announced later). Turkey Cove: September 20, 5:45, picnic at the home of Mrs. M. D. Hollifield. Nebo: September 21, six o'clock, picnic at the home of Mrs. Jay Bal lew. Pleasant Gardens: September 23, 7:30 p. m., (place to be announced later). Chapel Hill: September 28, at the home of Mrs. B. F. Corpening. The group will assemble at the home of Mrs. G. P. Poteat and leave about one o'clock for Mrs. Corpening's home. A county-wide meeting of all club members is scheduled for two o'clock, September 29, in the office of Miss Steele. North Cove: September 29, at 7:30 p. m., members and their hus bands. Old Fort: Septembfer 30, at two o'clock. Inspection Lane To Arrive Saturday The Mechanical Inspection Lane, which has been in Old Fort since last Thursday, will open in Marion on September 11, Grover R. Kiser, inspector, announced yesterday. The Lane will continue the in spection of motor vehicles here un til September 21, it was stated, and will be located on North Logan street, between highway 70 and West Fort street. STATE EDUCATION ENGINEER INSPECTS SCHOOL BUILDING Marion Kiwanians Collect Clothing For Crossnore Vernon Eckerd, president of the Marion Kiwinis club, presided at the regular weekly meeting of the club held Tuesday evening at the community building. President Eck erd recognized the work done by the Kiwanis club under the direction of the committee on Underprivileg ed Children in the old clothes collec tion. Prior to the beginning of the meeting, one of the buses from the Marion City Bus Lines arrived at the community building and deposit ed a large quantity of used clothing that had been collected during the day. This used clothing will be tak en to the Crossnore School, Cross nore, today by members of the Underprivileged Children committee. Kiwanian J. L. Gourley was in charge of a program which consist ed of a sports review, dealing partic ularly with baseball and football. The review invoked several lively discussions. In a brief business session prior to the regular program, three dele gates were elected to attend the Carolinas Ktwanis District conven tion which will be held at the George Vanderbilt Hotel in Asheville, on October 10, 11 and 12. Delegates to represent. Marion will be President V. T. Eckerd, S. J. Westmoreland and Roy W. Davis. Activities Planned At St. Matthew's Friday, 7 :30—Choir practice with Mrs. Herbert Hall. Sunday, 9:45 — Sunday School; 11:00—Morning worship. Monday, 6:30 — Lutheran Lay men's League. Thursday (Sept. 16), 7:30—Luth eran Women's Missionary League. A film "Ironing Made Easy" will be on the social program. Sunday (Sept. 19), 6:00 — Wal ther League. Pleasant Gardens PTA To Meet Tonight The Pleasant Gardens Parent Teacher association will hold its first meeting of the school year Thursday evening, September 9, in the school auditorium, Miss Geneva Link, publicity chairman, has an nounced. The meeting will begin at 7:30 o'clock. In making the announcement Miss Link said, "this is a very important meeting as plans for the coming school year will be formulated." All parents are urged to be pres ent Hugh Beam, superintendent of j Marion City Schools, announces that Bernard Cocker, Jr., Consulting En gineer for the State Board of Edu cation, Kaleigh, had been called to-> Marion by the Board of Trustees of the Marion City Administrative Uuifc for the purpose of inspecting re pairs to the Central Elementary School. Local school authorities requested this assistance from Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, State Superintendent of Pub lic Instruction, as a result of dam aged ceiling in the sixth grade room, of the Central Elementary School, building. Cocker came to Marion several weeks ago and made a. thorough inspection of each of the classrooms in the building in ques tion. The engineer removed ceiling and flooring at strategic points and checked the bearings of the entire building, as well as the repairs to the sixth grade classroom. The Board of Trustees of the Marion City Administrative Unit has. received a letter from Dr. Clyde A. Erwin which included a report on the Central Elementary building which stated that the condition of the building appeared to be good. and that it is safe, ample and suit able for school purposes. Musical Program At Rotary Meet The program of the Marion Rotary club last Friday featured vocal solos by Rev. M. O. Owens,. Jr. with piano accompaniment by Miss Louise Poteat E. H. Luna, of Atlanta, Ga., was the guest of Pat Davis, Robert Gor don Morris was the guest of his father, Gordon Morris. Visiting Rotarians were Fred. Whitmore, of Orlando, Florida, Ben.. Hendrick, of Shelby, and A. C. Hewitt, Sr., honorary Rotarian, off: Marion. Marion High School Football Schedule Sept. 10—Olympia at Columbia. S. C. Sept. 17 — Newton-Conover ae Newton. Sept. 24—Lenoir »at Marion. Oct. 1—Western Carolina B team. Oct. 8—Open. Oct. 15—Charlotte Tech at Mar ion. Oct. 22—Hendersonville at Hender sonville. Oct. 29—Rutherfordton at Mar ion. Nov. 5—Hickory at Marion. Nov. 12—Canton at Canton. Nov. 19—Bessemer City at Mar ion. Nov. 24—Forest City at Forest City. Rippers Open Grid Season At Columbia, S. C. Tomorrow Coach Art Ditt and 25 Rippers left Thursday morning by bus for Columbia, S. C. to open their 1948 football schedule with the strong Olympia high school. Ditt says his gridders have been working hard and are anxiously a waiting the referee's whistle so they can find out for themselves just how good Jeffcoat, the outstanding high school back, is. The Rippers have no Jeffcoat, but they have two sets of backs that can alternate in carry ing the mail. Bill Stanley, Jack Goode, Freddie Kirkland, Gilbert Packett, Carl Walker, Sonny Pond ers and Wilson Hammett will be called on to deliver the goods. The forward wall is led by Roy Cuthbertson, "Chub" McGalliard and Millard Robinson. "Although lacking experience, Don Wilson, Howard Wilson, Wo mack, Gibbs, Jenkins, Rader, Davis and Bright will give everything they have," the Coach said. He added that he did not have any idea who would start the game, but said the starting line would include many of the following: L. E. Mc Galliard, L. T. Cuthbertson, L. G. Womack, C. Robinson, R. G. Davis, R. T. Wilson, R. E. Rader, F. B„ Stanley, H. B Goode, H. B. Packett,, Q. B. Cuthbertson. Kirkland, with McCall and Walker are sure to see lots of action. Roy Cuthbertson, star Ripper quarterback, was declared ineligi ble for conference competition, according to a notice received by Coach Ditt from Joseph B. Johns ton, secretary for Western North Carolina conference of the league. "It sure is a tough break for the» team," commented Coach Ditt. "Roy has been working hard and looks like he will have his best year. Roy was ruled a professional." ■ Sonny Ponders and Wilborn Ham mett are expected to take over tha quarterback job, although both are inexperienced to Coach Ditt's modi fied single wing attack. The following players made the trip to Columbia: Stanley, Goode, Kirkland, McCall, Packett, Ponders. Hammett, Walker, H. Cuthbertson,. McGalliard, Rader, Webb, Dark,. Cannon, Womack, Davis, Wilson, Gibbs, Cuthbertson, H. Wilson, Jenkins, Styles, Daniels, Robinson, Bright, and Managers Ayers and. Kistler. ,
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