THE MARION PROGRESS
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
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ESTABLISHED 1*96 MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1&49 VOLUME 53—No. 40
More Candidates
Fde For Places
On Town Board
Marion voters will choose, in the
municipal election May 3, between
eleven candidates for the five seats
on the board of aldermen here,
four more candidates having filed
since our last issue.
The new candidates are Joseph
L. Noyes, who is associated with his
father, R. J. Noyes, in the opera
tk>n of the Marshall Lumber com
pany; Arthur M. Evans, employe of
the Smith Furniture company, Sam
M. Yancey, and Roy Morrow, local
peweler.
There is no contest, however, for
mayor, J. W. Streetman, Jr., pre
sent mayor, having been the only
person to file for that office.
Filing for the municipal election
closed Monday.
The registration books ■will close
Saturday, April 23, and Saturday,
April 30, challenge day.
FRANCIS MARION
PUNS HORSE SHOW
The Francis Marion club began
preliminary plans for its Annual
Horse Show at the meeting held in
the community building last Thurs
day.
H. T. Conley was named manag
er. Others who will head commit
tees are: S. R. Cross, chairman of
the program advertising committee;
John Sullivan, chairman conces
sions; Frank Sen telle, program sales;
Wayne Adkins, ticket spies; James
McCall, parking; W. T. Conley,
chairman gate committee; Frank
Goldsmith, entertainment; Eugene
Cross, grounds; Clarence Rabb,
paddock secretary; Lawrence Mil
ler, ring secretary.
Annual Meeting
Of WMU Set For
Friday, April 29
The annual meeting of the W. M.
U. of the Blue Ridge Baptist Asso
ciation will be held at Chapel Hill
Baptist Church Friday, April 29, be
ginning at 10 a. m. Mrs. C. C. Park
er, associational superintendent,
will preside. The subject of the day
will be "That the 'World May
Know."
The devotion will be given by
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ALLIED YOUTH STARTED
IN SCHOOLS IN COUNTY
Marion Riders
Win Honors
At Try on
Marion riders won honors at the
Horse Show held in Tryon last
week. v
Eugene Cross, III, riding Sealjee,
won first place in the pony class.
Elizabeth Cross won second, riding
Pint-O-Gin. Bill Smith, riding Mer
cer Duke, won third in the three
gaited class and Jack Morris, riding
Edna Rhythm, won second in the
five-gaited class.
William Tisdale,
Highway Employe,
Fatally Injured
William E. Tisdale, 50, an em
ploye of the bridge department of
the State Highway and Public
Works Commission, was fatally in
jured Thursday afternoon when he
-was struck on the head by a pole
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This week the Rev. Grady Hutch
inson, field representative of Allied
Youth, Inc., national youth temper
ance organization, has been visiting
in the high schools of the county,
speaking to the student bodies, and
organizing Allied Y outh rosts.
Mr. Hutchinson was invited to
McDowell county by the Allied
Church League of the county. Mon
day he spoke at Pleasant Gardens,
Nebo, and Old Fort -high schools.
Tuesday he spoke at the Marion
High School and Glenwood High
School. In each of the schools a large
number of students manifested in
terest in the organization of an Al
lied Youth rost.
Allied Youth was founded by Dr.
Daniel Poling, editor of the Chris
tian Herald, as an educational or
ganization for young people. Its
headquarters are located in Wash
ington, D. C. Mr. Roy Breg is Na
tional Secretary. The organization
is supported by* interested persons,
and has on its Board of Trustees
such outstanding individuals as J.
C. Penney., S. S. Kresge, Fran Gan
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4-H COUNTY COUNCIL
Members of the 4-H Club County Council and other club members pause
briefly during the Saturday morning workshop for the photographer to
snap this picture. Those present are: Dorothy Dean Dobbins, Nina Stroud,
Shirley Cheek, Marie Finchum, Nancy Marlowe, Elizabeth Gray, Dills Smith.
Pauline Suttles, Rosie Marie Dover, Peggy Burgin, Marline Young, Louis
Young, Jeanette Jimeson, Peggy Duncan, Betty Jo Brooks, Patsy Marlowe,
Thelma Morgan, Marilyn Brinkley, Shirley Baker, James Swan, Roy Lonon,
Eugene Woodby, Buddy Brown, R. L. Loftis, Harold Dean Elliott, Harvey
Mashburn.
Eight of the 13 clubs in the county were represented at this meeting.
Seated at the desk are Elizabeth Gray, left, president, and Dorothy Dean
Dobbins, right, vice president. (Photo by Eckenrod)
First League Baseball
Game Here Tuesday Night
When the curtain is raised on pro
fessional baseball in the Western
Carolina League for the 1949 season
on Monday night, Marion will be on
foreign soil in Morganton, the home
camp of the Aggies, where mounds
men Boger McGimsey and Radio
Jaynes will be using hokus pokus to
esnd the Marion Marauders back
home without a victory.
On the •following evening, Tues
day, April 26, at 8:00 o'clock in the
high school baseball park local fans
will have the opportunity of seeing
the first officialy scheduled home
game of the season when the Mor
ganton Aggies come to Marion for
a return engagement with Skipper
■Johnny Lanning's Marauders.
The Maraudex-s start the season
with seven hold-overs from last seas
ons club. These players include
Harry Holt, Ray Yow, Art Brickner,
Higgins Duncan, Nat Yablon, Tom
Cumby and Jack Triplett. A score
of other baseball hopefuls have been
put through the paces during the
past three weeks by Manager Lan
ding, as he has tried one combina
tion after another, in an effort to
build a strong aggregation against
the Morganton boys next Tuesday
night.
At the present time the Marion
team is the "if" team of the West
ern Carolina League, whose mem
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LIBRARY BOARD
PLANS COMING YEAR
The Hoard of Trustees of Mc
Dowell Public Library held a reg
ular meeting at the community
buildir.g last Thursday afternoon.
Miss ^ice Brynn, librarian, pre
sented a proposed budget for 1949
50. She also reported on the pro
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Retinal Begins
At pirst Baptist Ch
DR. H. HANSEL STEMBRIDGE
Twitty, Blood Program
Recruitment Chairman
Rev. M. 0. Owens, Jr., County
Chairman of the National Red Cross
Blood Program, announced today
that Mr. R. W. Twitty, president of
the Marion Manufacturing Com
pany, has accepted the position off
Recruitment Chairman for the Blood
Program in McDowell county. Mr.
Twitty will supervise the enlisting of
volunteers to give blood each time
the Bloodmobile comes to the coun
ty. As Recruitment Chairman he will
automatically be a member of the
County Steering Committee, along
with Mr. E. P. Dameron, County
Reu Cross Chairman, Rev. Mr.
Owens, Mrs. James Evans, who is
Volunteer Service Chairman for the
Blood Program, and Dr. Eugene
George Rowe, who is Medical Ad
visor for the Program. Mr. Owens
said tha^ there would be two or three
others also on the Steering Commit
tee, to be added later.
All Principals
County Schools
Are Re-Elected
Principals of the schools at Old
Fort, Peasant Gardens, Glenwood,
Nebo, North Cove, Dysartsville, and
Sugar Hill have been reelected.
Principals affected are Harry Swof
ford, Old Fort; R. L. Wiggins, Pleas
ant Gardens; W. P. Whitesides,
Glenwood; Richard Shaw, Nebo; E.
D. Wilson, North Cove; J. E. Allen,
Dysartsville; J. H. Gentry, Sugar
Hill. These elections took place last
week at meetings of the school com
mittees. *
The election of teachers will be
held at a meeting of the school of
ficials before the close of school.
Principals are making a canvass of
the teachers • to determine whether
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SPECIALIST
COMPLIMENTS
LOCAL OFFICE
The McDowell County Home
Demonstration club office is the
outstanding: office in the United
States in the opinion of Miss Paul
ine Gordon, specialist in home man
agement and house furnishings.
Miss Gordon, who recently visit
ed the local office, - complimented
Miss Jean Steele, county agent, on
her accomplishments in arranging
and equipping the office. Upon her
return to Ralegh she wrote Miss
Steele for further information and
is making plans to study the office
here and present a report on it at
a State Meeting to be held in Ral
eigh this spring.
The public is cordially invited to
visit Miss Steele's office in the
court house.
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The First Baptist church begins
its annual spring evangelistic ser
vices tonight at 7:30. The evangelist
will be Dr. H. Hansel Stembridge,
Jr., pastor of the First Baptist
church at Forest City. The local pas
tor, Rev. Mr. Owens, will direct the
music.
Services will be held each evening
at 7:30, beginning tonight and run
ning through next Friday. Next,
week, Monday through Friday,
morning services will be held at
7:45 a. m. This will enable the
young people in school -to attend.
The morning services will last for
only 30 to 35 minutes.
This Saturday evening, the ser
vice will be a special Young l'eo
ple's service. Special emphasis is be
ing placed on the attendance of the
young people. The message will be
one with a youthful slant.
Sunday morning, the church will
hold two services as usual, one at
9:45 and the other at 11:00, in or
der to accomodate the attendants
comfortably.
Passion Play Sunday
At First Methodist
Dr. George Harlan McClung, min
ister of- Asbury Methodist church,
Watertown, New York, will deliver
an illustrated talk on the Oberam
mergau "Passion Play" at the sev
en-thirty worshop service next Sun
day at the First Methodist church.
Dr. McClung will use his personal
slides that were reproduced from
official photographs of the 300th
anniversary of the first perfor
mance of the Passion Play, which
was given in the summer of 1934.
A cordial invitation is extended
to attend.
Dr. and Mrs. McClung, parents of
the late Mrs. Nelson Parker, are vis
iting their-son-law and infant
grand-daughter.
Burke-McDoweU Electric
Group Plans To Extend
Power Lines 200 Miles
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED
FOR TWO COUNTY ORGANIZATION
CHARLES CANNON
TAKEN BY DEATH;
FUNERAL SUNDAY
Charles O. Cannon, 66, superin
! tendent of Marion water works and
j street department, died of a heart
j attack at his home 011 East Court
street about 11 o'clock Thursday
night.
A native of McDowell county, he
had been engaged in the building
and contracting business until a
year ago when he accepted a posi
tion with the Town of Marion. He
was a Mason and a membber of the
First Methodist church:
Surviving are the widow; three
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Large Crowds
Attend Annual
Easter Services
Large crowds in attendance were
a mark of the annual Easter services
he'd in the churches of McDowell
county last Sunday. Beautiful,
balmy weather coupled with the em
phasis of the Church Attendance
Campaign seemed to provide an ad
ditional urge for church-goers. In
several churches, early morning
"Sunrise" services were .held. A
mong them were the First Method
ist Church, the Clinchfield Commu
nity Services held at the Clinchfield
Baptist Church, the West Marion
Baptist Church.
Attendance records for the day
were as follows:
Old Fort Batist—Sunday School,
248; A. M. Worship, 250; Youth
Meeting, To; P. M. 125.
Clinchfield Baptist — Sunday
School, 203; A. M. Worship, 145;
Youth Meeting, 51; P. M. 85. .
First Methodist—Sunday School,
243.
Hankins Baptist—Sunday School,
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Community Council
Will Meet Monday
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Erwin Speaker
At Rotary Meet
Will P. Erwin, general manager
of Lake City Broadcasting com
pany, was guest speaker at the Fri
day luncheon meeting of the Ro
tary club. He told of the procedures
which must he completed before a
station can begin broadcasts.
Howard Gosorn of Old Fort was
a visiting Rotarian and Jeanette
Gosorn was the honor student guest
of the month.
Old Fort Honor
Students Named
Old Fort—Honor students have
been named at Old Fort High
School. .
Miss Virginia Louise Chrisawn,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
C. Chrisawn, is valedictorian with
an average of 97.5. Miss Margaret
Louise Bailey, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Bailey, is salutatorian.
Her average is 95.6. x
1 The Community Council of Mar
ion will meet at 7:30, Monday, night,
April 25, in the Junior Woman's.
Club Room, back of the main room
of the Community Building.
This meeting promises to be one
of importance, since reports will be
heard and plans formulated regard
ing the specific projects to be un
dertaken by the Community Coun
cil. All delegates are urged to at
tend, that they may have a voice in.
these decisions—decisions which.,
will chart the course of the Com
munity Council of Marion.
Hawkins Aoartment
Is Damaged By Fire
The Marion Fire department was
called out Friday night about 8
o'clock to extinguish a fire iri a de
partment at the Hawkins building
on West Henderson street. The fire
originated from an oil sto^e and had
made considerable headway when
the firemen arrived on the scene.
While the fire was confined to one
room, the damage was estimated at
$300 to $500, partially covered by
insurance.
The Burke-McDowell Electric
Membership Corporation, perhaps
better known as he REA, has had
its loan application for $460,000
approved by the State REA autho
riy and only Washington approval
is needed before the local coopera
tive can start work on the expan
sion of its present system.
Approval by the state REA au
thority is tantamount to granting:
of the loans and it is hoped to have
Washington's okay in at least 60
days. Lee Hatley, manager of the
Burke-McDowell corporation, with
offices in Morganton, said the
$460,000 will be used to build 200
additional miles of distribution lines
and make needed improvements on
the present system in Burke and
McDowell counties. The proposed,
improvements will give approxi
mately 900 more people electric
power, Mr. Hatley said.
The Rutherford Electrical Mem
bership Corporation of Forest City
is scheduled to receive $1,500,000
as a loan. This company's services
overlaps into Burke county in a
few places just as the Burke-Mc
Dowell corporation has a few lines
in Rutherford and Caldwell counti
es, although most of the lines, arer
I in Burke and McDowell.—News
J Herald, Morganton.
P. T. A. WOMANLESS
FASHION REVIEW
SET FOR FRIDAY
The Marion Parent-Teacher asso
ciation will present a review of
Ladies' spring fashions modelled by
men at eight o'clock, Friday night,
April 22, in the school auditorium.
Those taking part are: Dan Hitch
cock, Jack Hewitt, Earl Sebastian,
Fat Wall, Hubert Martin, Will Er
win, John Finley, Oliver Cross, Joe
Tyler, Ed Logan, Colon Wright, Carl
McCall, Melvin Burns, Matt Mc
Brayer, Pat Davis, Glenn Earley,
Johnny Sullivan, Jack Spratt, Jim
my Laughridge, Alec Smith, Harry
Tyler, Sam Yancey, David Gray,
Marshall Dark, L. D. Atkins. C. C.
Elledge, Master of Ceremonies.