THE MARION PROGRESS A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED %Q THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY ESTABLISHED 1896 - MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1949 VOLUME 54 No. 8 Labor Day Week-End Passes Quietly McDowell county made an envi able Labor Day week-end record with only two auto mishaps of a minor nature reported by State Highway Patrolmen. With casualties throuhout the nation at an all time Tiigh, a record for having no reports of McDowell persons injured by au tomobile or other accidents was un tusual. Patrolman Archie Burrell report ed investigating a collision at the intersection of highways N. C. 80 and U. S. 70 about 11 a. m. Sunday. No one was injured. He also told1 of an incident which occurred about 12:30 p. m. Sunday. Clayton Rob erts, driving a 1948 Studebaker pick-up truck, collided with a '41 Chevrolet driven by Isaac Player at the intersection of highways U. S. 70 and 221. The Chevrolet turned over. Player was treated for injur ies at the Marion Hospital and re leased. No McDowell county persons were injured. Singing Convention Held Sunday McDowell County's 1949 Fall Singing Convention attracted a crowd estimated at from 2,000 to 2,500 in the Marion High School auditorium last Sunday. The pro gram lasted from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. Lloyd Bennett, president, pre sided, the Blue Ridge quartet and nine groups from this county parti cipated. The next convention will be held here the first Sunday in April. Elledge Speaker At Rotary Meet ■ 1 C. C. Elledge, principal Marion High School, addressed Rotarians on the need for an additional teach er in the Marion Elementary School and plans for obtaining one. Albert Hewitt, Jr., program chairman, directed a quiz show on music. Pat Davis was presented a seven year perfect attendance pin and L. D. Adkins, one year. Henry S. Munro was the guest of L. B. Hairr. THE HOME FOR THE AGED TO BE OPENED THURSDAY —■ Teague Killed In Auto Accident Seaman First Class, John Clar ence Teague, 23, grandson of Mrs. Martha B. Childers of Nebo, Rt. 2, stat'oned at San Diego, Calif., was accidentally killed in an automobile accident Tuesday. The remains will be shipped to Mc Call's Funeral Home, arrival is expected Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. He is survived "by his wife of San Diego, California; his father John P. Teague of California; and two brothers, Staff Sgt. Gleen Aeague of Fort Bragg and Russell Teague USN of San Diego; and one half sister, Miss Dorothy Teague of Greensboro. Funeral arrangements will be an • nounced later. » , \ Loven Granted Perniit For New Store Front D. W. Loven was issued a build ing permit by the Town of Marion this week to construct a new store front at 69 Main Street. Cost was estimated at $1500. The Home for the aged on the corner of New and North Garden 'streets will be opened September 15 by Miss Clara Ayers, a native of Yancey county. The McDowell County Welfare Department is sponsoring the pro ject in the interest of locating a home here where older persons of moderate circumstances, who have no relatives with whom to live, may obtain board and room at prices they can afford to pay. The home will be operated on a boarding house plan rather than as a chari table institution. Mrs. D. N. Lonon, superintend ent of public welfare, said the pub lic has been liberal and cooperative with donations of furniture and bed clothes. Articles most needed at the present time are curtains, pillows, dining room chairs, spreads, mir rors, scatter rugs, towels and any thing to make the home more at tractive. Walls have been redecorated in colors and six boarders are expected to arrive by the opening date. Anyone who wishes to make a con tribution should notify the Welfare Department. * Meat Production under Federal inspection for the week ending August 27 totaled 290 million pounds. School Reopens Today In Schools Of City Unit Postal Receipts For Past Month Show An Increase Postal receipts last month show ed an increase of $1,161.22 over the amount for August a year ago. The past month's total was $4,354.70. Postal savings deposits declined by $3,096. Certificates were issued in the amount of $57,209, but pay ments totaled $60,305. Bond sales for August were $8, 137.50. These figures were released by Postmaster John Finley. Benjamin Hemphill In California » Benjamin M. Hemphill, airman, TJSN, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hemphill of Marion, is attached to Utility Squadron 7, based at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, San Miss Elsie Garrett was named. McDowell County Home Demon stration agent succeeding Miss Jean. Steele, at the September meeting o£ the County Commissioners Monday Miss Jarrettr 'i native of Ellijoy, Ga., comes to Marion from Cedar town, Polk Courity, Ga., where she* -has been agent since last May. Prior' ! to that time she taught Vocational. | Home Economics, held positions, with the Farmers Home Adminis tration and Extension Service in_ Daalonega, Ga. She went to Daalo— nega following hier graduation from. Georgia State College for Women, in 1940. r She succeeds Miss Jean Steela who came to Marion in February, 1939 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Anne Tuck er. At that time there were 13 Home Demonstration clubs and 12 4-H clubs in this county. Today" there are 16 Home Demonstration, and 13 4-H clubs and enrollment has almost doubled. ROAD PETITIONS Following the appointment of the Agent, the Commissioners approved the following road petitions: Grade and gravel the i-oad from.. M. E. Harris' home to Clyde Brown's home place in Montford's Cov» township and erect a bridge near Clyde Brown's. Sand, gravel and maintain ther (Continued on last page) First Football Game To Be Played Here Friday • Marion High School will open its 1949 football season Friday night when the Rippers face the strong Olympia High Red Devils from Columbia, S. C. Last year the South Carolinans defeated the Rippers 14-13 in a hard fought game. The local gridders are out to gain re venge. Injuries turned up in practice this week Dan McCall and Don Wil son turned up with charley horses. Both are mainstays of the Ripper machine. Gilbert Packett, Dan McCall, Hammett and Hubert Stanton will carry the offensive load while Ra der, McGalliard, Howard and Don Wilson, Gibbs and Joe Jenkins will do the defensive work. The Ripper will field a team that will be greatly lacking in experi ence. Last Friday the Rippers sharpen ed up their offense by playing Lee Edwards High of Asheville in a scrimmage game. The result was a 22-6 winner for the locals. Probable starting line-up for Friday's game was given by Coach Ditt as follows: McGalliard : LE Jenkins LI" H. Wilson LG Walker C D. Wilson R& Gibbs RT Rader RE Ponders QB Packett HB McCall HB Hammett i FB Marion Merchants To Meet Tonight The quarterly meeting of the Marion Merchants association will be held at 8:00 p. m., September 8, in the firemen's room, city hall, it is announced. Plans for the Christmas Parade and the annual Employer-Em ployee banquet will be made.