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, OCTOBER 27, 1949 - VOLUME 54—-No. 15
McDowell County's Winning
Fair Exhibit On Display
At Gordon Furniture Company
McDowell County's 4-H exhibit
•which won first place at N. C. Statfe
Fair last week is being reproduced
in the display window of Gordon
Furniture and Appliance Company
this w»ek.
The exhibit features two baseball
teams representing a well nourish
ed team and a poorly nourished
team. The plyboard men have me
chanical devices which enable them
to make lifelike motions.
Three McDowell Girls
Receive Statewide Recognition
Outstanding among McDowell
county 4-H club girls are three who
have recently received county and
state recognition, says Miss Ruby
Lee Kiser, assistant home demon
stration agent for the N. C. State
College Extension service. The
three girls are Dorcas Wilkerson,
Ruby Hollifield and Marilyn Brink
ley.
Dorcas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Wilkerson of Route 2, Mar
ion, along with her co-worker,
Charles Burgin, recently received
checks for $10 each as the county
winners in the floor sanding and
floor finishing demonstrations.
These youngsters have been learn
ing how to operate the sander, how
to finish floors, and how to care for
for the floor, and how to care for
lineoleum and asphalt tile floors.
In an effort to spread the knowl
edge to other homes of the county
they have been demonstratig these
points by actually sanding and re
finishing floors.
DRESS CONTEST
The McDowell county winner in
the dress contest this year was j
Ruby Hollifield wlio also represent
ed the county at the state dress re
view in Marion, She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Reid Hollifield of
Route 3, Marion.
Ruby has not only done outstand-»
irig work in her "clothing projects,
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Funeral Rites
For Mrs. Gragg
Held Last Sunday
Mrs. Martha Lewis Gragg, 60,
-wife of Garfield A. Gragg, resident
of Marion, route 2, died Saturday
morning after a brief illness.
Funeral services were conducted
in Bethel Baptist church at 4 p. m.
Monday by the pastor, the Rev. Mr.
Greene. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
She is survived by the husband,
four daughters, and six sons; Hoyt
Gragg and Mrs. Mary Pyatt of the
home, Warren G. Gragg of RFD 2,
Mrs. Henry Lanford of Atlanta;
Mrs. Manley H. CooTc of Concord;
Mrs. C. C. Stacey of Rutherford
ton, M-Sgt. Lloyd Gragg of U. S.
Army, Germany, James F. Gragg
of High Point, Ralph E. Gragg of
Woodbury, N. J., and Ben Gragg
of Spindale; 13 grandchildren, and
two brothers, William and Edward
Lewis of Old Fort.
Sunday School
To Be Formed
at Carson's Chapel
Sunday School will begin at Car
son's Chapel Methodist church lo
cated on the Buck Creek Road Sun
day, October 30, at 10: a. m. Morn
ing worship will follow at 11 a. m.,
as announced by the pastor Revw A.
Lealon Lytle.
The Melodeers Quartet will pre
sent special music at the morning
worship and the pastor has a spec
ial message planned. Also the doors
of the church will be opened if any
one wishes to join.
A welcome is extended to anyone
to worship there and join in some
group. There is morning worship
each second and fourth Sunday
morning at 10 a. m. Everyone is
invited to attend this special ser
vice.
Building Permits
Issued By Town
Building permits have been issu
ed by the Town of Marion during
the past week as follows:
John W. Setzer for a brick busi
ness building on North Logan
street. Cost was estimated at
$33,000.
Davis and Workman a composi
tion, frame office building on West
Henderson street. Cost estimated
at $250
C. E. Anthony, concrete block,
business building on East Court
street. Cost estimated at $3,000.
Corbett Supply
Pastor At Stanley
Rev. R. I. Corbett is serving as
supply pastor at the Bruington Me
morial Baptist church at Stanley,
N. C.
Rev. Corbett will serve in this
capacity until a regular pastor for
the church is obtained.
Eugene Cross P. T. A.
Will Meet Thursday
The Eugene Cross P. T. A. will
meet at the school Thursday, Oc
tober 27, at 2:45. A l&rge crowd is
expected.
THERE MAY BE MONEY
IN YOUR FUTURE
Want to find some money
you didn't know you had?
You mighf do just that by
reading page eight of the
Progress this week.
There are a number of
unclaimed witness fees in
the office of the Clerk of
Superior Court. The name,
the claimant and the a
mount are listed on page
eight of this week's Pro
gress. If you find your nam2
there, you can collect the
stated amount from Dysart
Martin, clerk superior court.
HORTON FUNERAL
TO BE HELD
THIS AFTERNOON
Herbert Leroy Horton, 46, died
at a Columbia Hospital Tuesday af
ternoon.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed at West Marion Methodist church
today (Thursday) at two o'clock
by Rev. P. L. Smith. Burial will
follow in the church cemetery.
He is survived by two sisters and
four brothers: Ben F., R. iVncent,
Mrs. W. M. Conley and Mrs. Walter
T. Noblitt, all of West Marion;
John W. of East Orange, N. J. and
Millard M. of Morristown, Tenn.
Remains will lie in state in the
church at McCall's Funeral Home
until noon. From one until two
o'clock the remains will lie in state
at the church.
Gift Shop Opened
In Hotel Building
The new Gift Shop which opened
in the Hotel James room formerly
occupied by the Queen City Bus
Station, reported a good opening
day last Saturday.
Mrs. Frances Adkins and W. B.
Gibbs, Jr., own and operate the
new business. They invite the pub
lic to come in and look over the
displays.
Holler's Being Converted
Into Self-Service Market
A remodeling program is under
way at Holler's Market to convert
the store into a Self-Service mark
et. The interior of the building is be
ing redecorated and most of the
equipment will be replaced with
modern and efficient fixtures.
There will also be a new type of
flooring.
The new system will allow cus
tomers the opportunity of waiting
on themselves, but the delivery ser
vice will be continued. Cato Hol
ler, owner, said. Telephone orders
will be accepted 6r orders may be
left with the clerks to be filled.
The very newest system of light
ing, a recent improvement over the
original flourescent type, will be
installed.
Holler said he hopes to have the
entire program completed by De
cember.
Funeral Services
For D. W. Toney
Held Last Friday
Dock Williams Toney, 77, former
resident of the Nebo section, died
early Thursday morning at the
home of his* son, Dan W. Toney of
Marion.
Funeral services were . conducted
Friday at 2 p. m., in Harmony
Grove Baptist church by the Rev.
Millard Hall and the Rev. Ebb
Wheeler. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Surviving, in addition to the son,
are three daughters, Mrs. Arthur
Mirgan of Marion, RFD 2; Mrs.
Lawrence Sparks of East Marion
and Mrs. Mac Wyatt of Canton; a
sister, Mrs. David Anderson of Ma
rion, RFD 1; two brothers, Jack
Toney of Nebo and Ed Toney of
Nebo; six grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
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Host Of Prizes
To Be Given Away
On Christmas Eve
An electric train, doll, diamond
ring and a host of other prizes are
on display in the window of Tain
ter's Drug Store to be given away
Christmas Eve.
Purchases will entitle customers
to votes toward these prizes.
Awards will be made on the basis
of the number of votes each con
testant holds.
Further details of the contest are
contained in an advertisement in
this issue of the Progress.
PRINCIPE NAMED
FOR HUDGINS HIGH;
TEACHER ADDED
D. A. Horne has succeeded F. M.
Beaver as principal of Hudgins
School, H. F. Beam, superintendent
Marion City Schools, announced
this week. Paul Dusenburg, of Ashe
ville, has also been added to the
faculty.
Horne, who was already a mem
ber of the faculty, assumed the du
ties of principal last Thursday.
In making the announcement Su
perintendent Beam said: "Both
these men come highly recommend
ed and have had a number of years
of experience. Their experience in
cludes terms at Stevens Lee High
School in Asheville, a senior high
school."
Wildlife
Theme Of Address
At Rotary Meet
WILDLIFE THEME -.24 s c P-l
Dwight Rivers, supervisor of the
eighth district, explained the work,
aims and objectives of the Wildlife
Commission to the Marion Rotary
club at its luncheon meeting Fri
day.
Explaining the set up of the
Commission, he said it is doing a
good job and wildlife is on the in
crease in his state. Wildlife is im
portant to the business man as well
as the hunter or fisherman, he said,
because more than one hundred
million dollars was spent in North
Carolina on hunting and fishing
last year. This included amounts
spent for shells, guns, clothes and
other equipment.
Citing one way in which business
mn could play a part in promoting
good sportsmanship, he suggested
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ROAMING JOHN
THE BLACK BEAR
STOPS ROAMING
Roaming John, the black bear
who frequently roamed through Lin
ville, North Cove and other parts of
western North Carolina, won't roum
any more. He wasn't disturbed last
week when Carl Freeman, of Ed
neyville, shot him four times with a
.22.
But when Freeman called W. B.
(Bill) Gibbs at 4:30 a. m., last Wed
nesday to bring his dogs and come
with him to go roving after "Roam
ing," his days were numbered^to
one day, that is. Before night he
stopped his roaming for all time.
He was shot with a 30-30 on
Broad River. Speaking of Broad,
John was a broad minded fellow.
He measured 15 inches between his
ears, but then he weighed 520
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Rotations
Set The Date
For Farmers Night
Farmers' Night will be observed
on December 2 by the Marion Ro
tary club, according to announce
ment last week.
This annual observance is the oc
casion for awarding the prizes to
4-H youth for outstanding yields
in corn production.
MARION K1WANIS CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
Perkins Named President;
W. G. Wiatt, Vice-President
POLICE CHIEF
ISSUES WARNING
FOR HALLOWE'EN
Chief of Police D. W.
Smith issues warning this
week that Hallowe'en must
be celebrated in a modern,
orderly manner.
"It used to be the prac
tice to damage property,
remove porch chairs and
commit many prank, but
we haven't had much troub
le of this kind since I have
urged orderly celebra
tions," Smith said.
"I am reminding every
one that removing or dam
aging property belonging
to someone else is a viola
tion of the law and anyone
commiting such acts are
subject to prosecution."
Hallowe'en Carnivals
Planned By Local Schools
Mcdowell 4-h'ers
WIN FIRST PLACE
AT STATE FAIR
McDowell county, with an exhibit
on nutrition, walked off with top
honors in the white 4-H Club divi
sion of the North Carolina State
Fair in Raleigh last week.
The county received a cash prize
of $300. Second place honors and
a prize of 250 went to Lenoir coun
ty, with a display sh-owing fourfold
development in room improvement;
and third place and $225 was a
warded to Union County, with an
exhibit entitled "Grading Eggs for
Market."
Other exhibits, which were not
rated competitively, received $200
each in cash. There were: Watau
ga county, sheep production; Ca
tawba, dairying; Rockingham, soil
conservation; Greene, pork produc
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Visits Cross Mill Tuesday
Mrs. Ollie Jenkins
Dies Monday;
Funeral Tuesday
Mrs. Ollie Jenkins, 70, widow of
Elijah Jenkins, died at her home
Marion, route 2, Monday after a
brief illnesss.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home Wednesday afternoon
and burial was in the family plot
in Oak Grove cemetery.
She is survived by four sons and
two daughters, Troy Jenkins of
Marion, route 2, Roy Jenkins and
Mrs. Lela Wright of Clinchfield,
Charles Jenkins of East Marion,
Mrs. Louise Barnes of Hickory and
Walter. Clark of Waynesville; 21
grandchildren and nine great-grand
children; one brother, Mitchell Clark
of Waynesville.
CIVITAN MEETING
E. C. Carnes, new president, pre
sided over the luncheon meeting of
the Civitan club last Thursday.
Business of a routine nature was
transacted.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visit
to Cross Mill Tuesday was success
ful for that size community, Dr.
Margaret Burns, regional blood
center head, was quoted as saying.
There was 120 persons register
ed and 88 volunteers were present
and processed. A total of 56 pints
of blood was obtained.
Funeral Services
For Mrs. Messer
Held Saturday
Mrs. Delia Ann Messer, 60, died
at the residence in Marion Thurs
day morning after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held in
Panther Creek Baptist church in
Haywood county Saturday at 2 p.
m. by the Rev. Forrest Ferguson.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters and
one son, Mrs. Brownlow Flynn,
Mrs. J. L. Copeland and Arthur D.
Messer, all of Marion; two broth
ers, Dallas and "Ben West of Way
nesville; three sisters, Mrs. Homer
Trantham of Marion, RFD 4, Mrs.
Charles R. Greene and Mrs. Dewey
Smith of Willard, six grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
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S. R. (Dick) Perkins was elected
president of the Marion Kiwanis
club for the year 1950 at the regu
lar weekly meeting of the Marion
Kiwanis club held in the community
building Tuesday evening.
W. G. Wiatt was elected vice pre
sident to serve with Perkins during1
1950.
The new Board of Directors of
the Kiwanis club were elected as
follows: R. W. Twitty, Colen
Wright, I. A. McLain, Dr. R. S. Mc—
Call, Cato Holler, E. P. Dameron,
Francis Bradsher, Ray Cline and
Lee Conley. The incoming Board of
Directors will meet at an early date
and elect a secretary-treasurer for
the organization.
The elections committee was
composed of Vernon Eckerd, Hugh,
Beam, W. G. Wiatt, R. W. Twitty
and Dr. B. A. Dickson.
The regular program of the, club
was dispensed with in order that
the vote for new officers could b®
tabulated and announced before
the close of the meeting.
Hallowe'en should be a gay sea
son for boys and girls this year
when plans of local Parent-Teach
er associations and other, school
groups materialize.
Believing that young peoplfr
have a right to expect holiday en
tertainment and yet wanting to
prevent the destruction of proper
ty, plans have been made more
elaborate this year than ever be
fore. ♦
Announcements received from
various schools this week are a sf
follows:
MARION HIGH
Marion High School will be the
scene of a Hallowe'en Carnival
next Monday night with the Par
ent-Teacher association as sponsor.
The time is set for seven o'clock,.
Monday night, October 31. For a
number of years the Hallowe'en
Carnival has been one of the major
event projects of the Parent-Teach
er Organization.
Following discussions at Execu
tive Board Meetings, Grade Mother
Meetings, Teachers' meetings arid
Meetings of the Budget and Fin
ance Committee, in an effort to in
corporate the wishes of all interest
ed groups, and acting on wishes ex
pressed by parents regarding the
"King and Queen Contest," the pro
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FUNERAL RITES
FOR H. S. BROWN
HELD MONDAY 1'
Funeral services for Henry Sea
well Brown, 74, of Ashford, were
conducted in Concord Methodist
church last Monday. Rev. H. D.
Jessup assisted by Dr. Carl McMur
ray officiated and burial was in the
Brown family cemetery.
He was born May 10, 1875, en
tered Davidson Military College at
the age of 17 and remained two
years. He married Mary Jane Eng
lish, December 31, 1895.
He joined the Concord Methodist
church when he was 15 and for
years was superintendent of the
Sunday School. He was a Mason for
years, discontinuing his membership
when he could no longer attend
meetings.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mary English Brown, two daught
ers, Miss Beatrice of the home and
Mrs. G. G. Moore of Ashford, five
sons, Dewey, Rhom, Hudson and
Gene of Ashford, Jack of Marion;
one brother, Benjamin C. Brown of
Covington, Kentucky, and nine
grandchildren.