THE MARION PROGRESS
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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
ESTABLISHED 1896 MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949 VOLUME 54—No. 11
BUSINESS MEN
SHOULD FISH MORE
AND WORK LESS
If a business man has a choice of
. diligently attending to the pressing
duties of his business or going fish
ing, he should go fishing.
At least that was the idea pre
sented by Rev. D. E. Camak, D. D.,
former pastor of the First Method
ist church of Marion, when he ad
dressed the Men's Fellowship group
here last Wednesday evening.
And the elder men should recline
In comfortable rocking chairs on
their front porches while the young
er men attend to business duties,
Camak said while speaking on,
"Business is Business."
The audience relaxed after the
usual dinner meeting while the
speaker presented a rosy picture of
what every business man should
know.
R. G„ Honeycutt, president, pre
sided over the business session of
the monthly meeting and Wayne
Suttle presented the speaker to the
group.
Annual Session
Of Blue Ridge
To Open Oct 11
The Twenty-first Annual Fall
session of the Blue Ridge Baptist
association will be opened at Bethel
Baptist church on Tuesday, October
11. The night session for the same
date will be held at East Marion.
The following day the session will
be held at Nebo.
Rev. Millard Hall, pastor of
Chapel Hill church, will be speak
er the first day and Rev. Carson
Brittain, Clear Creek church, the
second day.
WIRING IGNITES
SUNDAY NIGHT
Electric wiring and a pole in
front of Cross Mill School caught
fire Sunday night about 6:30
o'clock. Electricians from the Duke
Power company pulled the switch
in time to prevent serious damage.
Marion NCEA 100 Per Cent;
Classroom Officers Elected
Burning Permits
Will Be Required
By October 1
County Forest Warden M. U.
Marlowe reminds the public that on
And after October 1 through No
vember 13 and beginning February
1 through June 1 in any year a
burning permit is required before
any person, fii-m, or corporation
shall start or cause to be started
any fire or ignite any material in
any of the areas of woodland under
the protection of the State Forest
Service or within 500 feet of any
such protected areas.
"Burning permits are required
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Sherley Arrested
For Auto Theft
John Riley Sherley, 25, was ar
rested Friday night at the McDow
ell Hotel by local police on charges
of "automobile theft" and "viola
tion of the motor vehicle act."
Officers said they had observed
a 1948 Buick convertible parked on
Railroad street since Wednesday,
and on Friday they moved it to the
city hall. After receiving informa
tion that Sherley was stopping here
and was wanted on the above charg
es the arrest was made. Chief of
Police D. W. Smith said Sherley
confessed and was turned over to
officers from Columbia, S. C., last
Saturday.
The automobile was returned to
its owner, John K. Sterkie, of Co
lumbia, undamaged.
The NCEA organization of the
Marion City Schools held its se
cond meeting at the Marion High
School auditorium, Monday. The
meeting was conducted by Mrs.
Bruce Hildebrand, president, who
announced that the organization
was 100 per cent in membership.
This is a goal that is strived for
every year.
Charles Elledge, principal of
Marion High School, announced that!
the NCEA will sponsor an informal'
reception at the Marion Community j
Building, October 14, to honor the
new teachers. All members of the
P. T. A. organization of all the
schools in the system as well as oth
er interested persons are cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. Wilma Mode of the East
Marion School was elected presi
dent of the Classroom Teachers, a
branch of the NCEA. Other officers
elected were Mrs. Ralph Morris, vice
president, and Miss Rose Stacy, sec
retary. Mrs. Mode announced that
the state president Miss Zona Liven
good, will attend the first meeting
of the Classroom Teachers. This
meeting will be held at the Marion
High School auditorium, Tuesday
evening, October 4, at 8 o'clock.
It was voted that the teachers of
this unit attend the district meeting
of the NCEA to be held in Asheville,
Friday, October 7. All city schools
will be dismissed at 12:00 noon
that day, and no lunches will be
served in the lunch room.
HOMEWOOD EXPECTED
TO RETURN HOME
S. L. Homewood, who has been
at Duke Hospital for the past few
days, is expected to return to his
office the latter part of this week.
Dr. Reese Speaker At Rotary Meet;
Mrs. Stokes Showered With Gifts
Kiwanians
Launch Key Club
Tuesday Night
The Marion Kiwanis Club launch
ed its first Key Club at it'3 meet
ing Tuesday evening. This Key
club is being established at the Nebo
High school, and will be under the
direct direction of Kiwanian Rich
ard Shaw, who is principal of the
Nebo School. The Kiwanis Club had
as its special guests for the evening
the eight charter members of the
Nebo Key Club, and President Roy
Davis presented the charter to
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Dr. John Reese, of Morganton,
spoke on "Cancer" and showed col
ored slides to illustrate his address
at the weekly meeting of the Ro
tary club last Friday. The program
was under the direction of Howard
Hawkins.
A shower of gifts from Rotary
members was presented to Mrs.
Carl Stokes, recent bride and pian
ist for the Club. She was also re
membered with a gift from the
Club. Presentation was made by
Albert Hewitt.
Announcement was made that the
calendar committee had met Thurs
day night and made plans to sell ad
vertisements.
F. O. C. Fletcher, of Asheville,
was the guest of Albert Hewitt and
Pete Mulder, of Asheville, the guest
of Pat Davis.
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MRS. BLANTON
DELIVERS ADDRESS
ON P. T. A. AIMS
The Parent-Teacher Association
of the Marion Central School began
its monthly series of radio broad
casts last Thursday afternoon, Sep
tember 22 over station WBRM at
8:00 o'clock. Mrs. S. W. Blanton,
president of the association, pre
sented an effective talk on the lo
cal organization. She told of its
aims, its aspirations and some
things of the plans for the coming
year. She elaborated on the many
possible accomplishments which
could result from closer parent and
teacher relationship and urged the
local parents to support their asso
ciation this year. More detailed
plans of the P. T. A. monthly
broadcasts wiil be forthcoming
from Mrs. M. 0. Owens who is
chairman of the radio activities.
Following is the text of Mrs.
Blanton's talk:
"This afternoon I would like to
greet friends of our schools every
where, but I would like to give a
very special greeting to the parents
of the boys and girls who are at
tending the Marion Elementary and
high schools.
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Ditt Chosen
Coach Of East
For Optimist Game
Art Ditt, athletic director of
Marion High School, has been chos
en one of the two coaches of the
third annual Optimist Bowl football
game to be played at Memorial
Stadium, Saturday afternoon, De
cember 3, according to announce
ment of the appointments made
last night by C. A. (Chet) Chap
man, chairman of the Optimist Bowl
Committee. Ditt's opposing coach
will be Stewart B. Farmer, athletic
director of Lee H. Edwards High
School.
Ditt was assistant under Coach
Pete Peterson for the Eastern team
last year, while Farmer served as as
sistant to Coach Hill Morris for the
Western squad.
Based on the showing of their
teams so far this year the coaches
for the third Optimist Bowl game
will give fans everything that can
be desired in the way of football.
Ditt is a student of the Snavely
system where he played three great i
years of football.
Tag Day Will Be Observed
For Underprivileged Children
FUNERAL RITES
FOR Y. J. GOOD
HELD TUESDAY
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Young Justice Good, 44, passed
away at the Marion General Hos
pital Sunday. He dies of self-inflict
ed shotgun wounds, according to a
report, by Sheriff C. M. Pool and
Coroner S. J. Westmoreland, who
investigated.
Funeral services were conducted
at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday in Hicks
Chapel by Rev. Justice Henline and
interment followed in the church
cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Lovada McCall Good; two sons,
Marion and Donald, both of Sevier;
one daughter, Justice, Johnson City,
Tenn.; one grandchild; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Good of Sevier;
two brothers, Dock of Sevier, and
Reid, of Cross Mill.
Reuben Simmons
Died Saturday;
Funeral Sunday
Reuben L. Simmons, 69, well
known resident of Marion, died
Saturday morning after an extend
ed illness.
Funeral services were held in
First Baptist church at 4 p. m. Sun
day by the pastor, the Rev. M. 0.
Owens. Burial was in the family
plot in Oak Grove cemetery.
He is survived by two step-sons,
Carl McCall of Marion and Robert
McCall of Spartanburg; and one
brother, Bartlett Simmons of Mar
ion, route 3.
Nephews were pallbearers and
members of his Sunday school class
were honorary pallbearers.
Simmons Killed
Operating Loader
Ralph Dean Simmons, 23, was
killed about three o'clock Thursday
afternoon while operating a loader
near Bald Creek in Yancey county.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Dorothy Mariam Glenn Simmons;
two sons, Dean and Stephen; his fa
ther and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Simmons of Nebo; three
brothers, Lester, C. H. Jr. of Nebo;
Le." of Marion; four sisters, Mrs.
June Crouch and Mrs. Lindon Sisk
of Nebo; Mrs. Chaff ie Sigmon of
Erwin, Tenn., and Mrs. John Dyson
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The Marion Parent-Teacher asso-,
ciation will observe Tag Day for the j
benefit of under-privileged chil- •
dren on October 1. The traditional j
milk bottle tags will be used al-;
though the program has been ex
panded to permit funds to be used
for lunches, medical care or what
ever is heeded.
School children will sell the tags
for voluntary contributions rang
ing from ten cents to $1. The moTe
money received, the larger the
larger the number of children can
be aided.
Attendance
At First P.T.A.
Meet Totals 300
Approximately 300 parents and
teachers were present for a Pi T.
A. meeting Tuesday evening at
7:45 in the high school auditorium, j
Mrs. S. W. Blanton, president, i
presided over the meeting and wel-!
corned the parents and teachers for i
the coming year. Mrs. Paul Story j
conducted the devotional, after
which C. C. Elledge, principal of
Central School also made a speech
of welcome and suggested a Par-'
ent's Night to be held sometime:
during the year. On this night par- j
ents Would come to the class room |
their child is in and go through the
schedule the children have from
day to day, in a shortened form.
Elledge announced that the school
now has 31 teachers and that ano
ther teacher will be secured for
the high school.
Elledge introduced Roy Wilson,
senior in the high school who re
ported on his work at Boys State
in Raleigh last summer. The P. T.
A. sent Ray to Boys State.
Hugh Beam,, superintendent of
the City Schools made a short
speech of welcome and several re
marks concerning the school set up.
Mrs. E. P. Dameron, program
chairman introduced Miss Eva
Keeter, supervisor of the City
Schools who spoke briefly on her
work as supervisor. Miss Keeter
said that there' are 300 supervisors
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Cash Reported
Missing From Hotel
Cash totaling $143 was reported
missing from the McDowell Hotel
by Manager J. W. Williams this
week.
Williams said his wife made
change for a customer at 11 o'clock
Sunday night. When she looked for
the money at 1 a. m. she could not
find: it.
METHODIST CONFERENCE
MAKES 11 CHANGES
IN MARION DISTRICT
REV. J. B. McLARTY will begin
his fourth year as pastor of the
First Methodist church next Sun
day. The appointment was made at
the Western North Carolina Con
ference in Winston-Salem this
week.
McLarty And Hoyle
Returned To Marion
For Another Year
Eleven Methodist ministers in
I
the Marion district were given new
charges at the Western North Caro
lina Conference held in Winston
Salem this week, and one new
charge was created in the district.
Rev. M. T. Hinshaw was assigned
to the new Shady Grove charge
formed from portions of charges in
the vicinity of Rutherford College.
The Rev. John Hoyle, Jr. was re
turned for his third year as super
intendent of the Marion district,
and Rev. J. B. McLarty begins his
fourth year as pastor of First
Church, Marion.
Other changes in minister ap
pointments in this district were:
W. B. Thompson to succeed C. Y.
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Remodeling Program Underway
At Loven Furniture Company
Mrs. Castles
Died Sunday;
Funeral Monday
Mrs. Hattie Percell Castles, 68,
resident of Rutherford county, wid
ow of Joseph N. Castles, died early
Sunday at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Simms of Rutherfordton,
route 3, after a brief illness.
Funeral services were conducted
in Piedmont Baptist church near
Rutherfordton at 4:30 p. m. Monday
b the Rev. Leroy Leppard assisted
by the Rev. Mr. Key and the Rev.
M. F. Holland. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
She is survived by two sons and
and daughter, Edwin P. Castles of
Emoree, S. C., Don J. Castles of
Charlotte and Mrs. Simms; six
grandchildren and five great-grand
children, and two sisters, Mrs. Al
bert G. Pritchett of Richmond, Va.,
and Mrs. J. B. Blanton of Moores
boro.
Glen wood PTA
Will Sponsor
Stunt Night
The Glenwood Parent-Teacher
Asosciation will sponsor a Stunt
Noght, Friday night, September 30
at 7:30 p. m. Proceeds will be used
to pay for typewriters in the com
mercial department. The public is
invited.
Carl Loven is remodeling the
front of the building on North Main,
street which he recently purchased
from J. Y. Lonon.
The Loven Furniture . eompatry
will continue to occupy both build
ings. The north building, now own
ed by Loven, is being remodeled
with the upper display window to
occupy approximately 12 feet along"
Main street and the lower window
will be about five feet long. This
will allow a more spacious display
of living room and other large furn
iture. The smaller one will be used
for smaller items or to display a
single piece of furniture or electric
appliance.
The space between the lower
edge of windows and the sidewalk
will be finished with black glass ex
tending the length of both build
ings. There will also be upstairs win
dows in the north building for other
displays.
Methodist
To Observe
Special Observances
World Wide Communion Sunday
will be observed October 2 at the
First Methodist church, Rev. J. B.
McLarty, pastor, has announced.
McLarty was speaker at an an
nual dinner meeting of Methodist
officers, and teachers of the church
school in Asheville Tuesday night.
The Annual Promotion Day will
be observed in the church school.
A special program under the direc
tion of S. R. Cross, superintendent
of the church school, will be given,
at the opening exercises.
Marion Rippers Victorious
In First Conference Game
Bear Hunters
To Have Supper
Friday Night
i
The Mt. Mitchell Bear Hunting
club will hold its annual supper at
the Community building Friday
night at seven o'clock and all
sportsmen are invited, C. R. Mc
Call, secretary-treasurer, announc
ed this week.
"An interesting program is be
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The Orange and Black Marion
High School Ditt-Gibson coached
Rippers tucked their first Western
Carolina Conference game under
their belts last Friday night when
they played host to and defeated a
heavy Shelby football team by the
score of twenty-five to seven.
Dan T&cCall led the attack for
the Rippers and crossed the goal
line twice. He was ably assisted by
Carl McGilliard and Gilbert Pack
ett in the offensive efforts of his
team. Credit for the most spectacu
lar run of the evening goes to Ken
Cannon who stepped off fifty-two
yards on an off tackle play early
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