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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF fhl PEOPLE OFcDOWELL COUNTY.
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ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917.
VOL. XXII NO. 12
SCHOOL NEWS OF WEEK
Teachers Hold Interesting Meet
irg at Nebo: Hankins School
Making Great Progress.
The teachers of the townships
of Nebo, Djsartsyille an Higgins
held a very interesting meeting at
the Nedo High School on last Sat
urday. Mr. J. M. Tyler , opened
the meeting with an appropriate
expression of welcome to the
teachers and visitors.
The program was a very practi
cal one. The subjects for -discussion
were ably handled. Teachers
taking part in the discussion were
as follows: Miss Nannie McCall,
Mr. J- M. Tyler, Suot. N. F.
Steppe, Miss Ruth Hunter, Supt.
M. S. Giles-ahd Miss Pearl Gibbs.
There was a f ull attendance of
teachers from the townships in
cluded in the meeting.
HankiDS school is making great
progress. The students have or
ganized a literary society from
which they expect to derive much
benefit. They will hold ameeting
Friday afternoon. The program
will be made up of debates, recita
tions, reading, etc. The officers
elected are as follows: Jock Whet
stile, president; Annie Burnett,
vice-president; Pearl Lewis, secre
tary; Carrie McNeely, treasurer;
Doyle Huskins, Sadie Lewis and
Sewell Jarrett, program commit
tee. Garden City Honor Roll.
First grade: Clarence Sparks,
Creston Woody, Myrtle Wilson,
Bruce Gibbs, Sallie Padgett and
Georgia Willis. Seqond grade:
Vernon Ellis. Third grade: Iola
Jimerson, Eva Brown, Josie Ellis,
Carrie Haney, Roy Young, Avery
Willis, Avery Woody, John Mc
Mahan and Charlie Gibbs. Fourth
grade: Clarence Haney, Robert
Chapman, Remeth Sparks, Donnie
Brown, Annie Hennessee, Leojna
McMahan, John Patton, IdaCuth
bertsonand Lizzie Glenn. Fifth
grade: Virginia Quinn and Myrtle,
Henley.
Interest Growing in Revival.
The evangelistic meetings being
held at the First Baptist church by
fov. Dr. J. H. Dew continue to
grow in attendance, interest and
good results. On Sunday after
Aoou a special meeting for men and
Ws was held at the Methodist
ctmrch and Dr. Dew delivered a
strong and convincing discourse to
a large crowd. At the same hour
a special meeting for women and
8irls ws held at the Baptist church,
which Mrs. Dew spoke. This
service also drew a full attendance.
Friday night the cnurch was
Packed.
There has already been a large
namber of conversions, and the
Meeting is bearing good fruit in
Joondance. During the meeting
ere has been fifty additions to
lniBaptist church. The services
ti.ul continue through the week at
7 reular hours, 8 a. m. and 7:15
J m' There will be a special ser
i Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Jttwch everybody is urged to
L-ew's subject tonight will
SSI riday uisht ' 'The Seven Won
s ?f Heaven." Dr. Dew is a
ser lnteresting speaker and his
forcefuf have been strong and
Ministers Off to Conference.
Presiding Elder Parker Holmes,
Rev. J. R. Scroggs, Rev. J. P.
Morris, Rev. i. L. Kirk and other
ministers and delegates from this
county and section left Tuesday
for Asheville for the meeting of
the Western North Carolina Con
feredce, which coftvened there yes
terday with Bishop Atkins pre
siding. The lay delegates from
this district are Messrs. C. F.
James, Marion; J. W. Griffith,
Forest City; J. G. Roach, Caro
leen; and G. E. Gardner, Burns
Ville. Mr. Holmes, the presiding elder,
has finished his first year in the
district. He reports that encour
aging progress has been made in
the work in the Morganton dii
trict, and the financial showing is
verygood.
This is the twenty-eighth session
of the Western North Carolina
Conference. It was organized at
Concord cut off from the North
Carolina Conference in 1890.
There are in the Conference 263
regulor pastors; 22 preachers are
on trial, probationers, and 28 local
preachers supplying charges. There
are eleven presiding elders. Only
18 pastors in the Conference will
have to be changed on account of
the 4-year time limit. There will,
however, be other changes. Pas
tors are changed without regard to
the time served whenever it is
deemed best to make a change. -
Briggs-Harris.
Of-interest to their many friends
in Marion is the announcement of
the marriage, at the home of the
bride on Thursday, November 8,
of Mr. C. S. Briggs, of this place,
to Miss Maude Harris, of Cleve
land, N. C. The wedding was a
very quiet home affair, attended
by only the relatives and intimate
friends of the contracting parties.
The bride is very popular and
has a wide circle of friends in
Marion. She was for some time
a member of the faculty of the
Marion Graded School, and later
held the position of Rural Super
visor of McDowell County Schools.
Prior to her coming to McDowell
county she was connected for sev
eral years with the Wake County
schools as Rural Supervisor. Her
reputation as a teacher and super
visor is state wide.
Mr. Briggs has lived in Marion
for a number of years. IJe is one
of the town's most popular and
successful business men.
For the present Mr. and "Mrs.
JSriggs are living at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Ashworth.
They expect to move into their
new home within a few weeks.
Two More Days to Renew Sub
ascription at $1 Rate.
To avoid any misunderstanding
and to give all a fair opportunity
we are extending the time for re
newal of subscriptions to The
Progress at the $1.00 rate-until
Saturday night, Nov. .17. After
this date the rate will be strictly
$1.50 per year. Even if youx sub
scription Z is already paid a few
weeks or months ahead, it will pay
youto renew this week. . No more
subscriptions accepted at the one
dollar rate after this week.
Services at St. John's next Sun
day at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of.Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell County
Items About Home People.
NEBO
JXebo, Nov. 12. Rev. J. A. Fry
preached his last sermon before confer
ence here Sunday to a large andience.
Me will leave today for conference. We
hope to have Mr. Fry back on this work.
Mrs. H. M, Wellman and little son of
Rhodhiss are visiting her parents, Mr
and Mrs. J. L. Wilson.
Miss Lona Goforth spent the week
end here with her sister, Mrs. Q. D.
Taylor.
The teachevs' meeting here Saturday
was well attended. Each teacher re
sponded to their part on the program.
and each response was very instructive
and helpful.
Mrs. Alice Rndisill and her mother,
Mrs. Margaret Gilbert, of Henry, visited
relatives and friends here last week.
Misses Maggie and Hattie Taylor of
Belfont spent the week-end here with
homefolks. They were accompanied by
Miss Dora Layendar.
Miss Mayo Langhridge of Marion
spent Saturday and Sunday here with
Miss Lillie Landis.
Ernest M. Cuthbertson is home from
Camp Jackson on a visit. His many
friends are glad to see him.
Charles Boat has received a ' letter
from his sister, Miss Myrtle, of Newark,
N. J., saying she was returning to spend
the Christmas holidays with homefolks
here.
W. J. Jenkins will leave soon for
Baltimore, Md.
BRIDGEWATER
Bridge water, Nov. 13. Josephine
Martin, little daughter of Mr! and Mrs.
B. E. Martin, has been seriously ill with
pneumonia but is improving. Her con
dition is favorable to recovery.
Mrs. J. B. Higgins of Hankins spent
Sunday in Bridgewater.
Mrs. C. F. Barnes of Sevier spent
Sunday with Mrs. B. E. Martin.
. Miss Nora Ballew of Asheville spent
Wednesday with homefolks here.
Miss Celia Ballew has accepted a
school at Harmony Grove.
Miss Hattie Martin returned home
last week.
DYSARTVILLE
Dysartsville, Nov. 13. F. C. Daves
cut his foot right badly last Friday.
E. B. Satterwhite and Ned Jaquins
made a business trip to Marion last
week.
Misses Cora Miller and Katie Bennett
attended the teachers' meeting at Nebo
last Saturday.
Miss Mamie Goforth spent the week
end with homefolks.
D. M. Langhridge is visiting relatives
in Shelby this week. ,
Mrs. Arrie Beam, after spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. Mattie Ja
quins, has returned to hJer home in
Rutherford county.
J. F. Kirksey and family of Hender
son ville have recently removed here for
the winter..
Mrs. Jaquins and Miss Maggie Go-
forth were shopping in Marion Monday.
CHAPEL HILL
Chapel Hilli Nov. 8. Zack Davis was
a visitor here last Sunday and Monday.
Ceph Poteet of Camp Sevier is spend
ing some time with his father here.
A' number of Marion people attended
the box supper at this place last week.
- The farmers of this section are very
busy sowing wheat.
Mrs. osey Poeeet, .who ha been
quite ill for the past week, is improv
ing rapidly.
Following is the school honor roll for
the past two weeks: Rena Bright and
Frances BarnesT first grade; Edith
Barnes and Thelma Holland, third
grade; Florence Corpening, Bertha Huff
man and Florence Corpening, fourth
grade. .- -
With eighty million dollars sub
scribed to the new Liberty Loan
by fjie soldier boys, it would seem
that the Sammies are willing to
back their fighting with their dollars.
Negotiating WithhGermany as to
Care of Prisoners.
Washington, Nov. lO.-The Unit
ed States has opened negotiations
with Germany for an agreement to
govern the treatment of prisoners
of war taken by either nation.
This is being done with the hope
of securing the best possible con
ditions for Americans taken prison
er on the battlefront, and to show
Germany how well German pris
oners in the United States are be
ing treated.
Already, through the Red Cross
at Geneva, tKe United States has
begun forwarding food and other
necessaries to Americans held in
Germany, of whom there now Itre
more than 100.
A nation pinched for food for
itself probably will feed its enemy
prisoners last. To lighten the con
finement of Americans who -will
have to undergo the hardship of
prison camps will at the same time
allevate the suffering of families
at home, which naturally will be
distressed at accounts of German
brutality and underfeeding of their
enemy prisoners.
German military prisoners of
war in the United States, besides
receiving every necessity and com-,
fort have the pay and privileges of
their rank in the United . States
army and navy. They are housed
in model sanitary camps, and re
cently one of the prisoners, send
mg a letter to his prospective wife
in Germany, wrote that the pay he
would accumulate during his im
prisonment would not only permit
him to retire from the navy, but
would set them up in a little busi
ness as well.
Two classes of German prisoners
are detained in this country. One
is comprised of German sailors
taken into custody when the Unit
ed States interned various vessels
at the beginning of the war. The
other class is comprised of- enemy
aliens, civilians who have been ar
rested and are now being detained
under governmental regulations
for various reasons.
The principal detention camp is
at Fort Mcpherson, Ga., where ap
proximately 850 war prisoners aro
held in custody of the war .depart
ment. At Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.,
there are 165 enemy aliens, who
are not, strictly' speaking, prison
ers of war. At Fort Douglas,
Utah, there are 517 .prisoners of
war and 80 interned aliens:, In
addition the department, of labor
has in custody several hundred
Germans, members of tha RrnwQ
of merchant ships, 'this group is
uiviucu uctiwccu iuo lUiUiiKrablUu
station at Ellis Island and a de
tention camp at Hot Springs, N. C.
' Altogether there are 1,361 actual
prisoners of war in custody of the
war department and about 400 'in
terned enemy aliens held at the re
quest of the department of jutice.
Of this number about three score
are located on.Taboga island, Pana
ma. It is estimated that Germany
is trow holding 150 sailors taken
from American ships by commerce
raiders and other German vessels,
beside the first prisoners taken
from General Pershing's forces
A lonzo Wallace, aged about. 60,
died .Monday and was. buried at
Murphy's Chariel Tuesday. He is
survived by a wife and several
step-children. - .
STATE N EWSOFTH E WEEK
Items Concerning Events of In
terest and Importance Through
out the State.
Hon. James W.-Gerartr, former
ambassador to Germany, is under
promise to make an address in
Charlotte. The date has not been
fixed. m .
. Morganton ran short of coal and
wood, to the point of pinching,
and the municipality has decided
to buy 2,500 cords of wood and
1,500 tons of coal and sell it to the
people at cost.
Morganton meat dealers paid 5
cents for beef cattle and retailed
steak at 30 cents. The Morganton -authorities,
following the example
of Statesville, abolished the tax oa
meat dealers and the price took a
big droD. -
Dr.F. M. Winchester, past grand
master of the grand lodge of Ma
sons of North Carolina, and a
prominent citizen, died Sunday
morning at his home in Charlotte,
after a long illness. He was a na
tive of Union county and born in
in 1857. -
The State Board of. Pharmacy "
has licensed 24 new pharmacists.
Thirteen applicants failed to pass
the examination. One who had
failed on four previous examina- -tions
passed --tjiis time. Two of
three negroes who took the ex
iSmination passed: They ' Hvo in
Wilmington and Rockingham. "
One thousand additional select
men from Camp Jackson, Colum
bia, S. C, will be transferred to
the 30th division, Camp Sevier, at
Greenville, S. C, within a few
days. There are now over 10,000
drafted men from North and South
Carolina and Tennessee at Camp
Sevier.
Gov. Bickett has issued a procla
mation calling upon the people of
North Carolina to rally to the cause
of the Y. M. C. A. war work and
devote their energies during the
week of November 11-19 to raising
$300,000, the state's allotment in
the thirty-five million dollar Y. M.
C. A. fund being raised through
out the nation. -
Farm Life School for Glenwood.
The people of Glenwood town
ship are greatfy interested in hav
ing a modern farm life school
established in that section. Mod
ern requirements and conditions of
country life are such that the boy
who expects to be a farmer mast,
be taught the scientific side of, his
work, as well as the practical side,
if he is to succeed in getting the
most out of the farm. The place
for him to get this training is right
in his own neighborhood in a good
farm life school. , No modern com
munity is complete without school
advantages sufficient to educate its
boys and girls in such things as
will enable them to make a re
spectable living in any of the com
mon pursuits of li(e.
Glenwood is an admirable loca
tion for "a good farm life school.
The community needs it; and it is
gratifying to -the leaders in this
section to Jniow that the pcodIo
are asking for it.
The average hotel or rcstau rant
boarder is convinced that this thing
called "food conservation" can bo
mighty easily overdone.
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