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, JULY 21, 1949 VOLUME 54—No. 1
Community Council
Plans Objectives;
Names Committees
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The quarterly meeting of the
Marion Community Council was
held Monday evening in the com
munity building with Mrs. R. R.
Cook, president, presiding.
Representatives of Marion civic
clubs and other organizations re
ported on the projects of their re
spective organizations.
In outlining the objectives of the
Council, members agreed to lay
particular stress on playground im
provement, better government and
^recreation.
Committees were named as fol
lows:
Publicity: C. C. Elledge, chair
man; Oliver Cross, Vernon T. Eck
erd, Mrs. B. A. Dickson, Mrs. Colin
Wright and Will Erwin.
Clean-Up: J. E. Neal, chairman;
Vernon T. Eckerd, Mrs. W. S. Shif
let, Dr. William Hagna and Frank
Goldsmith.
School: Albert Hewitt, Jr.,
chairman; Mrs. B. A. Dickson, E.
P. Dameron, C. C. Elledge, Eugene
Cross and R. C. Spratt
Recreation: M. W. Gordon, chair
man; Mrs. Colin Wright, T. L.
•Richie, Mrs. Poly Foxx, Rev. P. L.
Smith, Oliver Cross and Mrs. Earl
Godfrey.
Better Government: Will Erwin,
chairman; Amos Seagle, Otis L.
Broyhill, W. S. Shiflet and William
B. Noyes.
The next meeting will be held
October 17.
Nebo Contest
Offers Awards
Daring August
Entrants in the Nebo Community
Improvement contest are being of
fered a special premium during the
month of August.
Announcement was made this
•week that the contestant making
the most improvements during the
month of August will be given a
floor sanding and refinishing job
for the living room, a free floor
sanding for the bathroom and kitch
en and a free floor covering for
either the bathroom or kitchen.
The contest was launched last
month under the sponsorship of the
Nebo Home Demonstration club for
the most improved home, church,
store or other place of business.
October 1, 1950 is the closing date.
Recordings Made
At Rotary Meet
Rotarians were given a chance to
hear recordings of their voices last
Friday at the noon meeting. Will
Erwin, of WBRM radio station, op
erated the recording maching and
played the records./
He also played Hill Billy records
made at an installation meeting of
the Spruce Pine Young Men's club.
Visitors present at the meeting
included Carl Hudson, of Morgan
ton; Harwell Davis, Birmingham,
Alabama; Fern Munson, Winter
Haven, Florida; Bob Grant, Lake
land, Florida, and D. Arnold of
Greensboro.
Reece Snyder was the guest of
Pat Davis and George Rankin was
the guest of C. R. McCall.
MARAUDER SCHEDULE
Thursday: Newton at Marion.
Friday: Hendersonville at Ma
rion.
Saturday: Marion at Hender
sonville.
Monday: All Star Game at
Newton-Conover Park.
Tuesday: Open Date.
'Wednesday: Marion vs. Ru
therford County Owls in Ruther
fordton.
Union Election
Hearing Held
Here Yesterday
A National Labor Relations
Board hearing to determine if un
ion representatation elections
should be conducted at the Drexel
Furniture company was held yester
day in the auditorium of the Marion
High School.
Because the hearing was still un
derway at press time yesterday a
report of the final decision of the
hearing officer was not available.
A hearing for the Broyhill Furni
ture company on the same question,
originally scheduled for July 21,
was postponed until 9 a. m., Thurs
day, July 28.
Civil Term
Superior Court
In Session
The July term of Superior Court
entered its second week Monday.
Cases disposed of include the fol
lowing:
Dorothy Sue Dehart by her next
friend Ernest Dehart vs. Elbert J.
Lymon, Jr. and Hugh E. Lamb trad-i
ing as Royal Crown Bottling com-;
pany, the judgment stated that the :
plaintiff recover nothing of the de-:
fendants and that the costs of ac- j
tion Jcoa against the .plaintiff, j.
H. M. Dellinger and C. D. Taylor'
vs. John M.^Walton, Frank B. Simp-'
son and J. C. Letellier doing busi- j
ness as the North Cove Vermiculite i
company, a compromise settlement
of $450 was effected.
Harold Edward Gray vs. Magda
lene Foster, dismissed as non-suit. )
LANNING RESIGNS;
GRIFFIN NAMED
MARAUDER COACH
Johnny Lanning, former major
league pitcher and manager of the
Marion Marauders, resigned as pilot
of the local baseball club last Sat-'
urday. In a conference with club of- j
ficials, Lanning stated that h« felt I
that it would be to the bsst interest!
of the team if he would step out.
For some time Lanning has been j
dissatisfied with the progress hisj
team was making. He made a num
ber of changes in his playing ros
ter, but this appeared to help very
little. He then decided to give up j
the job.
Manager Lanning was a hard
worker and put all he had in the ]
game. He has many friends in Mar-j
ion who wish him well as he goes j
to other work. j
Odel Griffin, member of the Ma
rauder pitching staff, replaces Lan
ning. Skipper Griffin is well quali
fied for the job. Only recently he
received his mater's degree in phy
sical education from Peabody in
Nashville, Tenn.
Griffin came to Marion last year
and carried his part of the load in
pitching duties. He is well-'liked by
both fans and players. He is marri
ed and has one child.
ATTENDING PREVIEW
OF BUICK MODEL
Jack Ballew is attending a pre
view of the new Buick Special
model in Atlanta this week.
The Special is Buick's lowest
priced model fcnd is reported to
be completely redesigned.
FRANCIS MARION MEETS
Francis Marion club members
discussed a number of proposed
projects at the regular meeting last
Thursday evening in the community
building, but no action was taken.
Members agreed to study the pro
jects further before taking any
definite action.
Federation
Picnic To Be Held
Next Wednesday
At about 10 o'clock next Wed
nesday morning, persons from many
parts of McDowell and surrounding
counties will unload from trucks, or
shank's mare to attend the annual
Farmers Federation picnic for Mc
Dowell county, which will be held
in the Glenwood High School build
ing.
Attendance for the picnics, ac
cording to federation officials, is
expected to exceed last year's enor
mous crowds. An all-day event, the
picnic is filled with string music,
singing by choirs, quartets and in
dividuals, and is highlighted by the
fact that many fiddlers and string
musicians will all be present to
make an effort to outplay one an
other.
Present for this year's picnics
will be "Smilin' Red" Raper, known
from one end of Western North
Carolina to the other for his moun
tain ballad singing, among the
most popular of which are "John
son's Old Gray Mule," and "When
They Ring Those Golden Bells."
Red will be present for all picnics
this year, it has been announced.
Alex Houston, young ventrilo
quist of Hendersonville who has at
tended the picnics for many years,
will also be present as will Patsy
Messer, acrobatic dancer of Canton,
the purebred cow that gives milk
on the stage for all to see, and the
hen that waddles onto the stage,
looks the audience over, and pro
ceeds to lay an enormous egg in
public.
Choir and quartet singing will be
featured during the afternoon with
prizes for the winners of each divis
ion. Athletic games and contests
will be held on the school grounds
during lunch hour with—prizes for
the winners. Most popular of the
contests is the tug-o-war for men.
Max M. Roberts, who is in charge
of picnics, has announced that the
usual prizes will be awarded for the
largest family in attendance, the
largest truck load of persons pre
sent, the couple married the long
est and the most bald man.
All persons of McDowell county
are invited to attend these picnics
and participate in the day's pro
gram, it was announced by Mr. Rob
erts. The Farmers Federation string
band, led by Johnny Rhymer, and
featuring Gaither Robinson, who
also dances, James Sluder, Hazel
Rhymer, Wilma Sluder and Herman
Jones, will be present for all pic
nics, it was stated.
Free lemonade and watermelon
will be furnished by the federation,
and all persons are cordially invited
to attend and bring their lunch, it
was announced.
Personnel
Changes Made
In Town Office
Two changes of personnel in the
Town of Marion office were an
nounced this week by Reece Sny
der, town manager.
Mrs. James Burgin accepted a
position as stenographer and B. B.
Byrd resigned his position as town
clerk. These changes became ef
fective July 15.
Mrs. Julia Stanley will continue
her duties as a clerk in the office.
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Funeral Rites
For John Wilson
Held Wednesday
John H. Wilson, 77, died at the
residence Tuesday morning after
an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at the
residence Wednesday at 2 p. m. by
the Rev. Carl McMurray, and bur
ial was in the Proctor cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Presnell Wilson, four sons
and three daughters, John H. Jr.,
Ted and Woodrow Wilson of Mar
ion; Max Wilson of Morganton,
Mrs. Ralph Willis of Nebo, Mrs. F.
F. Correll of Vale and Mrs. James
Warren of Cherryville and seven
grandchildren.
American Legion And Auxiliary
Have Installation Ceremony
McDowell Post No. 56 of the
American Legion and Auxiliary in
stalled officers at a joint ceremony
held in the community building Fri
day night.
Legion Officers
C. B. Dobson, post division com
mander, installed the Legion offic
ers as follows:
Clarence Wise, commander suc
ceeding G. Watson Wilson; Ben
Hendley, first vice commander,
chairman of membership commit
tee; E. P. Dameron, second vice
commander, chairman legal com
mittee; Sam Proctor, third vice
commander, finance officer; Guy
Lonon adjutant, house committee
chairman; Rev. James McLarty,
chaplain, visitation.
Barron Caldwell, service officer,
rehabilitation chairman; W. E.
Carter, athletic officer; J. H. Bea
man, Forney Briscoe and T. Brown,
sons of the American Legion; R. E.
Davis, child welfare; Mack Jay, de
fense—national or civilian de
fense; E. F. Haire, graves registra
tion.
Auxiliary Officers
Officers of the Auxiliary were in
stalled by Mrs. Watson Wilson.
They are:
Miss Opal Epley, president; M'rs.
Ray Minish, first vice president;
Mrs. Fred Willis, second vice pre
sident; Mrs. Ray Brown, secretary
treasurer; Mrs. Clyde Revis, his
torian; Mrs. W. E. Cooper, chap
lain ; Mrs. Arnold Morgan, ser
geant-at-arms.
Program
Rev. J. B. McLarty, chaplain,
opened the program with a devo
tional. Gene Watson, of Nebo, and
James Haney, of Glenwood, report
ed on Boys' State which they at
tended in Chapel Hill in June.
Others taking part on the pro
gram were: Mrs. Margaret Wall,
Mrs. Zula Miller, Mrs. Horace Nor
ton and Mrs. John Melton.
Refreshments were served by
members of the Auxiliary. The table
was decorated with poppies and red
candles.
Promise To Prevent Disorder
Given Governor Scott
BLOODSHED
BOXSCORE
Raleigh, July 19—Killed
July 16 through July 18, 8;
Injured July 16 through
July 18, 96; Killed to date,
409; Killed to Date in 1948,
353; Injured to Date, 4,660;
Injured to Date, in 1948,
3,774.
Methodist Youth
To Have Opportunity
To Attend Camp
Methodist youth of the Marion
District, which includes the coun
ties of Rutherford, Burke, McDow
ell, Watauga, Mitchell, Avery, and
parts of Ashe and Polk, will have
a chance to spend a week this sum
mer at camp. Arrangements' have
been made to use the South Toe
River Camp near Busick, the week
of August 8-15 being reserved for
Intermediate (12-14) and the week
of August 15-22 for Senior-Young
People (15-23).
A competent staff is being se
cured by Miss Ruth Taylor, First
Church, Marion, who will be Direc
tor of the Camp both weeks. Some
of the staff members are: Rev. W.
B. A. Culp, Glen Alpine; Rev. and
Mrs. Sam Moss, Boone; Rev. 3. B,
McLarty, Marion; Miss Denny Le«
Bryson, Morganton; Miss Ruby
Aiken, Connelly Springs; Miss Lo
ree Hei^ill, Cliffside; Rev. Court
ney Ross, Spindale; Rev. ,R. Harold
Hipps, Duke Divinity School; and
Rev. Troy Barrett, N. C. Confer
ence.
This is the first time the Camp
has been available for Marion Dis
trict youth and it is expected that
a large number will attend and
will enjoy this experience of camp
ing. Registrations are being handl
ed by Miss Elise Crawford, Cliff
side, District Director of Youth
Work.
Charter Issued
Marion Firm
To Make Furniture
Certificates of incorporation fil
ed last week in the office of Secre
tary Thad Eure included:
Bolick Manufacturing Company,
Inc., Marion to manufacture and
sell furniture. Authorized capital
stock $100,000 subscribed stock
$300 by C. E. Bolick, Marion, E. C.
Terry, High Point, and E. H. Terry,
Asheville.
STILL CAPTURED
Sheriff C. M. Pool reported de
stroying a 50 gallon steam still last
Friday on Paris Creek near the
Graphite fill. Officers poured out
five gallons of beer.
Raleigh, July 16—Governor Scott
declared today that representatives
of both labor and management in
the Marion labor dispute had assur
ed him that "they would co-operate
to prevent any further disorder."
The Governor's statement was is
sued this afternoon after a confer
ence in his office with representa
tives of two furniture companies in
Marion, and a later meeting with
Attorney General Harry McMullan,
Labor Commissioner Forrest Shu
ford and SBI Director Walter An
derson.
Representatives of the Interna
tional Upholsterers union, which
has charged that a "virtual reign of
terror" exists in Marion, conferred
with the Governor last week.
The furniture company repre
sentatives who met with Scott today
were: J. Maurice Hill, production
manager, and C. P. Reinhardt, per
sonnel director, Drexel Furniture
company; and E. C. Beach, produc
tion manager, and E. C. M'cCall, a
director of the Broyhill Furniture
company.
Governor Scott was handed last
week a supplemental report by the
State Bureau of Investigation on
its probe of alleged anti-union ac
tivities in the furniture-making
town.
The Governor has declined, how
ever, to make any comment on the
report. He only stated that he wish
ed to discuss the matter with At
torney General McMullan, who has
been out of town until today.
The International Upholsterers
Union has charged that two of its I
men attempting to organize work- j
ers at the Drexel Furniture com
pany at Marion were beaten up
while police looked on.
The original SBI report, which
did not record interviews from any"
of the complainants, prompted
Scott to say that the union's charg- ■
es were a "little exaggerated."
McDowell Youths
Attend 4-H Camp
McDowell county 4-H youths
attending camp at Swannanoa last
week were:
Mary Lou Carpenter, Beverly
Lonon, Revonda Brookshire, Peggy
Burgin, Jeanette Jimeson, Fred
Blanton, Kathryn Hicks, Glenn Mor
gan, Tommy Wilson, Lynn Christy,
Troy Lee Baker, Barbara Hicks,
Darryl Petty and Pat Outlaw.
Davis Orchestra
To Play For Dance
Roy Davis, Jr. and his orchestra
will play for a dance to be held at
the community building Saturday,
July 23. Dancing will begin at eight
o'clock and continue until 12 mid
night. The public is invited.
Hemp McNeely
Fatally Injured
Friday Night
Hemp McNeely of Cross Mill was
fatally injured Friday night when
struck by a truck driven by Jack
N. Smith, of Asheville, and owned
by the Bon Ton Distributing com
pany. State Highway Patrolman
Archie Burrell who investigated,
said Smith will face charges of man
slaughter at a hearing scheduled
Friday. He was released under
$1,000 bond.
The incident occurred about nine
o'clock on highway 70 approximate
ly one mile west of Marion. Burrell
said Smith told him McNeely walk
ed in the path of his truck so close
that he could not stop.
ter being admitted to the Marion
Hospital.
Funeral services were held at
Cross Mill Methodist church Tues
day afternoon and interment made
in the church cemetery.
McNeely was a World War 1
veteran and had been employed by
the Cross Cotton Mills for 30 years.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Hannah Boone McNeely; two
daughters, Misses Louise and Annie
McNeely of the home; four sons,.
William, Bennie, and Walter of the
home and Harold of Marcus Hook,
Pa.; two brothers, Grudger of Ma
rion, RFD 3, and Ceph of Morgan
ton; and three grandchildren.
about a half hour af
James Full wood
Injured By Auto
Sunday Afternoon
About six p. m. Sunday a 1939
Chevrolet coupe reportedly driven .
-by Mra. Irene -Thaxton of 16ft
Pearson Drive, Asheville, plowed
jinto a concrete pillar at what is
i known as the Roy McCurry placer
I a combination filling station and
store on Highway 70 about nine^r
miles east of Marion. James Fulfc
wood, Negro of route 2, Nebo, who
was said to have been standing
side the concrete pillar when th»"%
car struck, received a broken leg.
Highway Patrol Officer J, T.
Jolly of Marion, who investigated,,
said Mrs. Thaxton apparently lost
control of her car causing it jj»
ram the concrete pillar. Listed as
passengers in the car were Miss
Alma Gish of Roanoke, Va., and
Joseph Felix of Asheville. Fullwood
was carried to a Mkrion hospital.
Officer Jolly said yesterday no
charges had been brought against
Mrs. Thaxton.
Funeral Services
For Bascomb Young
Held Here Monday
Bascomb W. Young, 62, .promi
nent Marion resident, died at the
home on Spring Street Sunday af
ter a long illness.
Funeral services were conducted
in the First Presbyterian church at
4:30 p. m. Monday, by the pastor,
Dr. Carl W. McMurray, and burial
was in the family plot in Oak Grove
cemetery.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs.
Edna Cox Young; three daughters,
Mrs. Fred Penninger and Mrs. Ar
thur Evans of Marion and Mrs.
Wade Ward of Shelby; three grand
children; one brother and three
sisters, William Young of Celo, Miss
Lockland and Miss Libby Young
and Mrs. Arville McKinney of New
dale.
Young moved to Marion from
Yancey county in 1919 and was
engaged in the shoe repair work
until he retired several years ago
when his health failed.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Newton
Lincolnton
Lenoir
Rutherfordton
Morganton
Marion
Hendersonville
Shelby
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