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, DECEMBER 9, 1948 VOLUME 53—NO. 21 FUNERAL RITES FOR DR. M'CALL HELD SATURDAY Dr. Alvin Clay McCall, 59, native of McDowell county who was a practicing physician in Asheville since 1P21, died Friday at his home in Biltmore Forest, Asheville. His death resulted from a heart attack. Funeral rites were conducted at the First Presbyterian church in Asheville, Saturday afternoon and burial followed in Riverside ceme tery. Dr. McCall had been in ill health for a number of years, but his death came unexpectedly. He was one of the city's most prominent, eye, ear, nose and throat specialists until he was forced to re tire in 1937 because of his health. He played an active part for many years in the civic and religious life of the community. The son of William and Kath erine McCall, Dr. McCall was born October 10, 1889 at North Cove in McDowell county. He was graduated from the Uni versity of North Carolina and at (Continued on last page) Bible Sunday To Be Observed At St. Matthew's St. Matthew's Lutheran church will participate in the observance of Universal Bible Sunday, Decern-' ber 12, by distributing book marks for Bibles and also lists of sug- i ■gested Bible readings. The church 1 will also make contributions to the American Bible Society. The theme of the Sunday this year will be: "The Book of All Nations." In explaining the work of the j American B i b 1 o Society, Rev. Charles Frenzel, pastor of St. Matthew's, said. "The Bible is truly the book of all nations; yet in this year there is just one nation—the United States—that is able to supply the Bible to all nations. In 1947 the! American Bible Society distributed I 4,020,000 copies of Bible portions! in America, and 5,289,000 copies in I other lands. The society in asking j the churches of our nation to supply j $2,000,000 at the present time so! that Bibles can be distributed in j Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hogan honored | have come. "The society is a glue that binds; the Protestant churches together; the Book is the cemeivfc to bind to gether all nations." Methodist Church To Have Christmas Service December 19 The First Methodist church has announced plans for the annual Christmas services to be held as a Vesper Service at five o'clock, Sun day afternoon, December 19, in the church auditorium. The program will feature a play let illustrated with slides of fam ous paintings. Music will be fur nished by the youth and junior choirs of the church. The cast includes Margaret Mc Larty playing the part of Sarah, Larry Gibson as David and Alan' Pless as Luke. Narrators are Joby Smith, Polly Atkins, Eleanor Gray son and Bill Suttle. E. C. Carnes will have charge of lighting, make up and any back stage work. Postal Receipts Show Increase Postal receipts last month totaling $3,988.55 showed a gain of $489.21 ■over the November, 1947 total of $3,499.34. Receipts the past two months ^amounted to $8,894.64, an increase ■of $1,575.99 over the corresponding period last year. Postal savings certificates were issued for $60,760 la3t month and $55,048 paid, making a net gain of $5,712. November bond sales totaled $5,756.25. COURT OF HONOR The McDowell County Boy Scuot Court of Honor will be held at 7:30 p. m., Friday night, December 10, at the First Methodist church. PRE-CHRISTMAS BAND CONCERT SCHEDULED THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16 Each year the band gives a pre Christmas concert before school dis misses for the holidays. The concert this year is scheduled for Thursday, December 16, at eight o'clock, and climaxes a busy fall season of foot ball, rallies, parades, and just recently the local Christmas parade, the Kiwanis Minstrel and the Paper Bowl game in Canton. The program runs the gamuet of band music from Bach to Gershwin with time out for a lovely Christmas number. The Girls' Glee club trained by Miss Mary Lillian Jonas will join with the band in "The Christmas Story" an adaptation of Christmas carols to the Gospel ac cording to St. Luke and St. Matthew. Composers reprented on the pro gram are Bach, Gershwin, Cole Porter, Holmes, Von Suppe and Vincent Youmans. Bach's Prelude and Fugue -in B flat Minor con trasts with his Arioso from Can tata No. 156. Gershwin is repre sented by the "Gershwin Selection" which includes many of his better known songs and the "Little Rhaps ody", a streamlined version of the famous "Rhapsody in Blue". The other composers add their own peculiarly personal touch to the program. This year's band is about the same size as last, boasting 56 players. McDowell County Officers Sworn Into Office Monday McDowell county officials elected in November were sworn into office in a ceremony held in the court room Monday. J. M. Snoddy, Justice of the Peace, administered the oath of of fice. C. A. Workman was elected chair man of the Board of County Com missioners. He was sworn in with R. L. James and Watson Wilson, the t1Vo other commissioners. Oaths were also administered to Dysart Martin, clerk of superior court; Miss Ruth Lackey, register of deeds, and M. V. Snypes, county surveyor. New constables taking the oath of office were: Carl T. Hall, Marion township; Allie Lytle, Montsford Cove, and Mark Toney, Nebo. Roy W. Davis, elected as Mc Dowell's representative in the 1949 General Assembly of North Carolina, was recognized with the statement that he would have his oath admin istered when the Legislature con venes in Raleigh in January. R. W. Proctor, who was reelected county attorney for a period of two years, addressed the group pointing out the progress made by the county under the present administration. He commended the outgoing Board of Commissioners for its progress. • I. L. Caplan, who has served as a commissioner for 14 years, includ ing 12 years as chairman, told those m-esent he could point with pride to the record of this county. Retiring from the Board, Caplan expressed his appreciation for the co-operation he had received as a commissioner. One road petition was approved recommending that the road from Yancey street to a dead end, an 800 ft. strip of road in the Clinchfield section, be provided with adequate drainage facilities, made standard width, packed and graveled. Baseball Officials Reelect J. C. Rabb ' J. C. Rabb was reelected busi ness manager for the 1949 baseball season at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Marion Recreation association held Monday afternoon in the city hall. Several applications for a playing manager were considered, but no definite action taken. Directors ex pressed the opinion that a playing manager will probably be named Within the next week. J. C. Rabb left yesterday on a tour of various points in South Carolina in the interest of contacting pros pective players for the coming sea son. Chief of Police Issues Warning Chief of Police D. W. Smith has is sued two warnings regarding the Christmas season. He warns Christmas shoppers not to leave packages in unlocked auto mobiles. If they must be left in the car, it is best to lock them in the trunk, he said, because when pack ages are visible from the outside there is more danger of the car be ing broken into. He also reminded the public that shooting firecrackers, is strictly for bidden by a city ordinance. "Any one caught shooting firecrackers will be prosecuted," he said. ELECTED CHAIRMAN — C. A. Workman, above, was elected chair man of the Board of County Com missioners at a meeting Monday. He succeeds I. L. Caplan Mrs. E. L. Rogers Dies in Barnesville Mrs. E. L. Rogers, former Marion resident, died Friday at her home in Barnesville, Ga., and funeral rites were conducted in Barnesville Sun day. Mrs. Rogers, grandmother of W. L. Morris, Jr., and Mrs. H. W. Saunders (nee Miss Marguerite Morris), resided at the home of W. L. Morris here for 13 years. She suf fered a heart attack last summer and had been in declining health for about six months before the fatal heart attack last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Morris at tended the rites. Mrs. Saunders of Shreveport, La., was also present at the services. Mrs. Rogers is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Joe H. Smith, of Barnesville, Ga.; four grandchildren, Mrs. II. W. Saunders of Shreveport, La.; W. L. Morris, Jr., of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mrs. Louis Gra ham, of Barnesville, and Joe H. Smith, Jr. of the University of Geor gia; three great grandchildren, H. W. Saiinders, Jr., and Rebecca Lane Saunders of Shreveport, and Maria Carmon Morris of Buenos Aires, Argentina. G. C. Glee Club Will Give Program At Methodist Church The Greensboro College Glee club will present a program at the First Methodist church here at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 14, Miss Ruth Taylor, educational director, an nounced this week. The Glee club is composed of 40 voices and will render a program of five sections. E. L. Williams, direc tor, received his A. B. degree from Central State college and his M. M. in voice from Oklahoma University. ALDERMEN MEET The Board of Aldermen of Marion voted to petition the "State Highway Department to maintain the West Henderson street extension, at a meeting Monday evening. The ex tension is the strip of road which by passes Hudgins school. WADE MILLER Wade Miller i Scoutmaster | Nearly Three Years Wade Miller, who became a mem ber of Boy Scout Troop 4, Marion, at the age of 12, will observe his third anniversary as Scoutmaster next February. Under his leadership six boys have become Eagle Scouts. Before I.scorning Scoutmaster he served as assistant Scoutmaster for two years receiving his Eagle award two months ago. Troop 4 is composed of residents of the Cross Mill community. Once a month troop committeemen meet with the boys and serve them re freshments and show a film. Recently | the troop observed Father-Son night and plans to have Mother-Son night , in the near future. An annual party 'commemorating the 18th birthday of ! the troop will be held in February. : This t.mop is sponsored by the Cross Mill and has 24 members enrolled. i Rotary Club Farmers' Night Set For Dec. 10 | ! Frank Hamilton Jeter, of Raleigh, will be guest speaker at the Marion Rotary Club's Annual Farmers' I Night observance to be held at 71 i p. m., Friday, December 10. The speaker, an agricultural edi tor, is a native of Santuck, S. C. ! and received his B.S. degree in Agri ; culture at Clemson Agricultural College. He has been awarded many blue ribbons by the Association of Agriculture Editors for agricultural .writing and last June was awarded ! the honorary degree of Doctor of ' Science by Clemson College. Holiday Program At PTA Meeting ' The December meeting of the Parent-Teacher association was held Tuesday evening in the Marion high j school auditorum. Dr. C. W. McMurray, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, led a devotional. Mrs. Sam Yancey, president, re 1 ported that a clock had been rented from the Western Union and in ! stalled in the elementary school I building. A treasurer's report re jvealed a balance of $304.31 on de ; posit. | Upon recommendation of the ex ! ecutive board, members voted to have the draperies in the auditorium dry cleaned during the holidays and buy a mixmaster for the Home Eco nomics building. Mrs. Yancey turned the meeting over to Miss Mary Lillian Jonas who presented C. C. Elledge, principal. He read the story, "Why the Chimes Rang." Miss Jonas also presented the Marion High School Glee club in the following numbers: "Come All Ye Faithful;" "Carol of the Bells"; j "Silent Night"; "Lo, How A Rose ;E'er Blooming," and "Hallelujah I Chorus." j Mrs. Ethel Giles' home room won the attendance count in the ele mentary school with 72 per cent and Mrs. Edith Davis' room in high school with 29 per cent. j Mrs. Ralph Morris won the door | prize. MARION MERCHANTS TO MEET TONIGHT The quarterly meeting of the Marion Merchants association will be held at seven o'clock, Friday evening, December 10, in the firemen's room of the city hall, it is announced. The group will discuss the question of whether Wednesday afternoon closings will be re sumed after Christmas, the num ber of days stores will close in observance of Christmas, and closing hours to be observed Monday, December 20, through Friday, December 24. Leonard Washburn Has Leg Amputated By Freight Train Leonard E. Washburn's left leg was amputated by a freight car Mon day afternoon. The incident occurred about five o'clock when Washburn, a Southern Railway brakeman, was said to have attempted to swing onto a moving freight car and fell in its path. His condit'on was reported "good" by the Marion General hospital yes terday. School Lunch Room Being Sought Mrs. Howell J. Buchanan called several residents of Dysartsville to gether November 30 in the interest of providing a lunch room for the Dysartsville school. Yesterday Mrs. Buchanan an nounced that the first step toward raising money for a lunch room will be sponsoring a box supper and cake walk at the Dysartsville school at 7:30 p. m., Saturday. The cost of equipping a lunch room has been estimated at $1,000. Speakers present at the meeting November 30 included: Mrs. Kathryn D. Woodward, assistant supervisor of the state lunch rom program; N. F. Steppe, superintendent of county schools, and Carl Whiteside, assistant county farm agent. A committee was named to head the project by working with resi dents of their respective communi ties on ways and means to raise funds for the proposed lunch room. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wiseman were appointed to work with the group on the Bridegwater road; Mr. and Mrs. Clay Mcintosh, Dysartsville town ship; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sprouse, Bracketts; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Christy, lower part of Dysartsville; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cowan in their neighborhood, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Duncan, "Tater" town. Jurors Drawn For Superior Court Jurors for the first week of the January term of McDowell County Superior Court were drawn at the meeting of the County Commission er Monday as follows: Oscar Henderson, G. P. Seagle, Gaston Toney, W. A. McCall, A. W. Grayson, A. V. Stezer, Ernest E. Allison, W. P. Jackson, Pat Dale, A. J. Wilkerson, J. C. Bowman, Jr., Ed Jackson, Julius Kanipe, E. Wayne Suttle, N. A. Revis, Jessie Williams, R. A. Gibbs, Ray E. Landis, Chaney M. White, James W. Hogan. J. L. Hoga.i, Mrs. Louise Barnes, C. W. Th^mason, Richard Hensley, Richard McKinney, Ben Fo-ster, Gor don Davis, Lawrence Peters, H.-» D. Bishop, Paul Bryant, Floyd W. Bradley, G. H. Ross, G. H. Swafford, Haskell Poteat, Coleman Coble. AAA Elections For This County Held Last Week The Agricultural Adjustment Agency c-ounty convention was held in the court house in Marion De cember 3 with W. E. Morgan, chair man, presiding. Committeemen for 1949 were elected as follows: W. E. Morgan, chairman; W. S. Haynes, vice chairman; W. J. Por ter, regular member; A. R. Walker, first alternate, and W. A. Lonon, second alternate. Ihe eight townships held elections, last Thursday and elected 1949 AAA committeemen as follows: North Cove: W. G. English, chair man; Fred Brown, vice chairman; E. B. Wright, regular member; Watter Kling, first alternate, and J. E. English, second alternate. Crooked Creek: J. A. Early, chair man; Clyde Gilliam, vice chairman; V. R. Wilson, regular member; E. P. Creasman, first alternate, and Har lowe Noblitt, second alternate. Old Fort: Ernest Parker, chair man; Charles A. Parker, vice chair man; S. E. Tilson, regular member; Gaston Wells, first alternate, md C. C. Woody, second alternate. Montsford Cove: 0. I. Berry, chairman; Henry Worley, vice chair man; Fred Lawing, regular mem ber; Jose Harris, first alternate, and C. Lee Holland, second alternate. Nebo: J. E. Finley, chairman; Al bert H. Jaynes, vice chairman; D. L. Rowe, regular member; T. W. Stacy, first alternate, and J. L. Craig, sec ond alternate. Dysartsville: Elmer Buchanan, [chairman; E. L. Christy, vice chair Iman; J. H. Sprouse, regular mem ber; Dewey Arrowood, first altren ate, and T. W. Arrowood, second, alternate. Glenwood: Albert Wilson, chair man; Mrs. Kelly Eplee, vice chair man; J. W. McCall, regular mem ber; A. F. Hunt, first alternate, and E. G. Craig, second alternate. Marion: J. W. McCurry, chair man; Frank McCurry, vice chair man; Dock Davis, regular member; Bruce Gibbs, first alternate, and J. S. Setzer, second alternate. Pleasant Gardens P.T.A. to Meet Tonight The Pleasant Gardens Parent Teacher association will meet at 7:30 p. nt., December 9, Miss Geneva Link, publicity chairman, has an nounced. The fourth grades, under the di rection of Mrs. Charles Corpening, Mrs. Ernest Haire and Mrs. Edwin Heers will present a Christmaas pageant. After the program, the annual Christmas bazaar will be held in the auditorium. All persons in the community are asked to donate something to help make the bazaar a success. In the past the bazaars have helped Pleas ant Gardens residents in their se lections of Christmas gifts. Proceeds will be used to purchase a typewriter FARMERS SHOULD APPLY FOR AAA ALLOTMENTS McDowell County farmers who plan to produce tobacco on their farms in 1949 should file an appli cation for new farm allotments be fore February 1, W. E. Morgan, chairman of AAA in this county, an nounced this week. Applications are available at the AAA office at the court house. Proposed Changes In Game Laws To Be Discussed By Wildlife Club The McDowell County Wildlife club is appealing to all sportsmen and other interested persons to at tend a meeting to be held at 7:30 o'clock, Monday evening, December 13, in the court room. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss proposed changes in wildlife 'egislation before the General As sembly convenes in January, it was stated. Roy W. Davis, McDowell county's representative to the Gen eral Assembly, has promised to be present to hear reactions of this county regarding the changes. Jack Hewitt, Wildlife club secre tary, said the proposed changes in clude changing the license fees for big game hunters and fishermen. Officers for the coming year will be elected.'*