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, MAY 5, 1949 VOLUME S3—No. 42
New Officers
Of Marion PTA
Installed
Officers of the Marlon Parent
Teacher association were installed
at final meeting of the year held
Tuesday, May 3 in the school audi
torium.
The new officers are: Mrs. S. W.
Blanton, president; Mrs. Eugene
Cross, Jr., vice president; Mrs. John
Setzer, secretary, and Mrs. Wayne
Suttle, treasurer.
Mrs. Sam Yancey, retiring pre
sident, presented a report of the
year's work. Included in accomplish
ments of the association were:
Giving a cake as door prize at
each meeting. Achieving a paid-up
membership of 300 with annual
dues of 50c. Suggestion box provid
ed and used by members. School am
plifier repaired. Three delegates
attended a district meeting of PTA
in Spindale on October 6. Grade mo
thers were organized in September
and went into immediate action
giving Hallowe'en, Christmas, Val
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ECONOMY AUTO
STORE TO EXPAND
The building formerly occupied
by the C. C. Bolch Motor company,
corner of North Logan and West
Court streets, is being remodeled for
use by the Economy Auto Supply,
E. Con Bost, Jr. said yesterday.
Bost said the building will house
a filling station and provide for ex
pansion of the business of Economy
Auto Supply. Bost will continue to
operate his present store in addition
to the new business.
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ROTARY MEETING
Ernest Ross, T. ~L. Richie and Jack
Hewitt reported on the District Ro
tary meeting held in Hendersonville
last week at the weekly meeting of
Marion Rotarians last Friday.
V. T. Eckerd was the guest of J.
R. Jimeson.
METHODISTS TO SPONSOR
ANNUAL TRAINING SCHOOL
The third annual McDowell Coun
ty Training School, sponsored by
the Methodist churches of McDow
ell County and vicinity and the
Board of Education of the Western
North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Church, will open Sunday
night' at 7:30 at the First Methodist
Church.
Three outstanding instructors
have been secured and indications
are that the school this year will
surpass previous schools in both en
rollment and interest.
Mrs. J. A. Gray, of Atlanta, will
offer a course on "The Vacation
'Church School". She is a certified
instructor for training schools and
has taught extensively throughout
the southeastern jurisdiction of the
Methodist Church. Mrs. Gray is a re
cognized authority in the work of
the Children's Division of the
Church School, and the course will
be of special interest to workers
with kindergarten, primary and
junior children. Parents, as well as
teachers who are planning to work
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Postal Receipts
Show Increase
April postal receipts totaling
§4,397.31 showed an increase of
$921.31 over last April, according
to figures released by Postmaster
John Finley. Receipts for the first
four months of this year were
$17,514.01, an increase of $3,435.73
over the corresponding period last
year.
Sales of U. S. Saving Bonds yield
ed $10,706.25. Postal Savings certi
ficates issued last month totaled
$52,583, and those paid $46,216, a
gain of $6,367.
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MRS. J. A. GRAY
MRS. E. H. OULD>
ASHBY ROBINSON
Robinson
Reelected
Old Fort Mayor
Ashby Robinson, incumbent, was
re-elected mayor of Old Fort in the
municipal election Tuesday with
254 votes. He was unopposed for
re-election.
Aldermen elected were T. R. Ka
nipe, 227 votes; A. J. Harris,' 275
votes; Clark Early, 227 votes; I. L.
Caplan, 212 votes, and G. R. Bry
son, incumbent, 172 votes. Defeat
ed were H. A. Ragle, 119 votes, J.
C. Hensley, 89 votes; Carl \Jfhite,
66 votes; L. B. Rainwater 59 vot
es; R. R. Cloy, 42 votes, Baxter F.
Beach, 17 votes, and Robert Wil
kinson, 8 votes.
seven Mcdowell acts
MADE LAW BY ASSEMBLY
DR. MAIER SPEAKER j
AT ST. MATTHEW'S
Before a congregation filling the
pews and extra seats, Dr. Walter A.
Maier of the International Lutheran
Hour spoke Tuesday night at St.
Matthew's Lutheran Church. His
text was "My beloved brethren, be
ye steadfast, unmovable, always a
bounding in the work of the Lord,
for as much as ye know that your
labour in the Lord is not in vain."
Dr. Maier reported to the audi
ence the result of his discussion of
Protestant Union over the Town
Hall of the Air. Of the first 10,000
letters received by the American
Broadcasting Company, 83 per cent
were in favour of the kind of union.
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DR. McMURRAY
TO LECTURE
Dr. Carl W. Murray, will present
a lecture on Egypt and the Pyra
mids at 7:30 p. m., Sunday, May 2,
at the First Presbyterian church.
Seven local laws effecting Mc
Dowell county were placed on the
statute books by the 1949 General
Assembly. The laws enacted have
these effects:
RaisecJ members of the County
Board of Education and County
Commissioners (except the chair
men who will continue to be com
pensated under the present plan of
monthly salary) $10 per diem ef
fective July 1.
Terms of the County Commis
sioners will be staggered, beginning
with the next election. One member
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Marion Tops Cards;
Loses To Skylarks
ERWIN SPEAKER
AT KIWAN1S MEET
A regular meeting of the Marion
Kiwanis Club was held at the com
munity building Tuesday evening
with President Roy Davis presid
ing.
Kiwanian Ray Cline was in charge
of the program and presented Will
Erwin, president of the Lake City
Broadcasting Company, as the guest
speaker. Erwin discussed the estab
lishing of a radio broadcasting sta
tion in Marion. He pointed out that
it would be the purpose of the new
radio station, which is to go on the
air at an early date, to originate
programs that will carry local in
terest.
The speaker announced that the
studios for the new station, WBRM,
would continue at the old location
in the Lonon building, and that the
transmitting tower is located on the
Curtis farm some two miles west of
Marion. He explained that his sta
tion had already run a trial broad
cast and that reception had been re
ceived as far west as St. Louis, Mis
souri, and as far East as New Jer
sey.
MARION HOSPITAL
WILL OBSERVE
HOSPITAL WEEK
Marion General Hospital will
join other hospitals in North Caro
lina in observing North Carolina
Hospital Week May 9-15, Mrs. Geo.
Kirkpatrick, administrator of thfe
local hospital announced today.
The week will be featured by sev
eral special events, including "Hos
pital Open House, May 12, with
guided tours of the hospital, and1
other features."
Special invitations are being ex
tended to students in the senior
classes of high schools throughout
McDowell county to visit the hos
pital on May 12, between the hours
of 2:00 and 5.00 o'clock. In addi
tion to being escorted on tours of
the hospital with graduate nurses
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The Lincolnton Cardinals, coming
to Marion for the first time last
Thursday night, went down in de
feat before the onslaught of the
Marion Marauders by the score of
15 to 12. The game was a stiff con
test throughout with both teams go
ing scoring orgies, the Cardinals
first in the second inning with six
runs batted in, and Marion second in
the last half of the eighth with sev
en scores to her credit.
The hard-hitting Cardinal team,
led by Skipper Miller, has not
been over-rated. Before the game
was over the visitors had credit for
two home runs, eight doubles and
five singles. Manager Johnny Law
ing used two pitchers to subdue the
Cards. Nat Yablon started the .game
but was relieved by Pressnell in the
seventh, who received credit for the
game.
Marion hit less than Lincolnton,
but bunched their bingles, which
coupled with several walks allowed
by the opposing twirlers was suffi
cient to give the margin of victory.
Manager Miller did everything in his
power to check the Marauders, to
the extent of sefiding three pitchers
into the box. The beginning mounds
man was Ricker, who was relieved in
the fourth by Honberry, who was
blasted in the eighth and sent to
the showers. Glover came in to fin
ish the game.
Jack Triplett, popular outfield
er, and Norman St. George, newly
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Pollard Elected
Third Member
Of Welfare Board
B. F. Pollard was elected a mem
ber of the McDowell County Wel
fare Board last week to serve a three
year term. He succeeds M. W. Gor
don who is completing a three year
term.
Other members of the Board are
Mrs. J. H. L. Miller, chairman, and
J. F. I^6rmon. One member of the
Board is appointed by the Legisla
ture, one by the County Commis
sioners, and the third member is
named by the other two. Pollard was I
elected by the two present members, j
BOND VOTE
BOOKS OPEN
SATURDAY
Registration for the State road
and school bond election directed by
the last General Assembly will start
next Saturday T. W. Gowa*, chaix
man of the McDowell County Board
of Elections, said this week.
Gowan said he had received a
letter from Hubert Olive, chairman
of the State Board of Elections, of
ficially informing him that Gov. W.
Kerr Scott has set the election for
June 4 and that registration should
be conducted May 7, 14 and 21.
No absentee ballots will be al
lowed. Any person already duly reg
istered need not re-register to be
eligible to vote.
Revival Services
At East Marion
Revival services began at the
First Freewill Baptist church in
East Marion last Sunday for a two
weeks period, Rev. J. E. Floyd, pas
tor, announced this week. Rev.
Wayne Smith, evangelist from Can
ton, is speaker for the services
which begin each evening at 7:30
o'clock.
OTIS BROYHILL LEADS TICKET
IN THE RACE FOR ALDERMAN
J. W. STREETMAN, Jr.
FOUR ARRESTED
WHEN POLICE
RECOVER AUTO
Ben Heridley and Fred Hensley,
local police, made four arrests Sun
day night in connection with alleg
ed larceny of an automobile. The
automobile, a 1934 Chevrolet, was
returned to Leroy Shade, owner,
soon after the incident occurred.
'"George "LytTe," charged with—driv
ing drunk and driving without an
operator's license, was bound over
to Superior Court under bond of
$400. Eugene Jackson, aiding and
abetting drunken driving bound
over under $300 bond; Dennis
Smith and Clifford Ash, each charg
ed with larceny of automobile, were
bound over under bonds of $750
each.
STUNT NIGHT
Stunt Night will be held at West
Marion School Friday, May 6, at
8:00 p. m. Students of each grade
under the direction of their teacher
will present a stunt. A fast moving
program of songs, singing games,
and plays will be presented. You
can't afford to miss ft.
J. W. Streetman Jr., who is serv
ing his second term as Mayor, was.
reelected tor a two year term in th*>
annual city election here Tuesday.
He was unopposed, receiving 662
votes. Two former members of thfe.
Board were reelected and three new
members elected.
The vote was lighter than two
years ago. Approximately 900 of the
1819 registered voters balloted.
Otis L. Broyhill lead the ticket
with 707, followed by Frank Gold
smith with a vote of 625 votes. Jo
seph L. Noyes polled . 569; M. W.
Gordon 556, and D. Pat Davis 442.
These will comprise the new Board.
Other candidates received the fol
lowing vote:
Sam M. Y&ncey 425; Edward H.
Rowe, incumbent, 401; Clinton H_
Morris 275; Arthur M. Evans 173;
J. P. Sisk 108; J. Roy Morrow 86.
POOL CAPTURES
132ND STILL
THIS WEE
Sheriff C. M. Pool captured his
132nd still Tuesday. Three were*
captured since last Wednesday.
One was found qn J. L. Morgan's
property between highway 221 ancL
the Fish Hatchery road. Pool was as—
sistetf-by Pnul- Morgan, -Old F©rt -de
puty sheriff, Constable Mark Tonejv
and Richard Loftis, deputy, in de
molishing a steam outfit of 50 gal
lon capacity, destroying 17 g^llon»
of liquor and 500 gallons of beer.
The preceding Wednesday, Pool
was accompanied by Louis Fratz,
Clarence Pink and Pete Wallis, of"
Hickory, A. T. U. agents, in raiding
a still on Newberry Creek, tributary
of Curtis creek. The 50 gallon steam
still was located between the Carter
place and "Wink" Arney's property.
Sixteen barrels of beer were poured
out and the still dynamited.
The third was found Monday .on.
Curtis creek in Old Fort township.
It was of 50 gallon capacity. Pool,.
Paul Morgan, Willard Toney and
Mark Toney destroyed the still and
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FRANCIS MARION CLUB
TO SPONSOR HORSE SHOW
Campbell Resigns
Bank Position
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Milton L. Campbell, who became
connected with The First National
Bank of Marion, on March 1, as Exe
cutive Vice-President, submitted
his resignation, effective April 23,
due to the recurrance of an old phy
sical ailment which made it practic
ally impossible for him to live in
this climate, W. R. Chambers, pre
sident, announced this week.
Campbell nas returned to Florida
where he enjoyed go*d health for
many years. His letter of resigna
tion is as follows:
"It is Very regrettable that I
find it necessary to submit here
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Spring Federation
Set For Friday
The Spring Federation of Home
Demonstration clubs will be held at
two o'clock, Friday, May 6, in the
office of Miss Jean Steele, county
agent. The program will be com
posed of skits by various clubs.
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The Francis Marion Club's ThircL
Annual Horse Show will be held ate
the show grounds on Rutherford.
Road dn May 13 and 14. This year
the show will be sponsored for the*
benefit of the Underprivileged Chil
dren of McDowell county.
Jeff Harston of Nashville, Tenn.,
one of the outstanding horsemen of
the country has been secured • as
judge for the event. There will be
three performances, being Friday
night, Saturday afternoon and Sat
urday night.
More than ninety entries have al
ready been received, this being the^
greatest number of entries ever re
ceived. Among the largest exhibit
ors are Long's Stables Newton, Jack:
Royd Stables, Simpsonville, S. C.„
Spring Lake Farm, York, S. C.,
Piaza Farm, Charlotte, Ford Stab
les, Clover S. C., Crosswood and
Huckleberry Hill Farm of Marion.
There will be many of the south's.
finest gaited horses represented in
the show, several champions being
among them.
This should be Marion's biggest
and bestv show, and a large attend
ance is expected, H. T. Conley,
chairman, said yesterday.
Wisconsin is the leading dairy
state.
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