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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
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ESTABLISHED' 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 19X8.
VOL. XXII NO. 22
OUR BOYS AT FT. THOMAS
interesting Letters from Marion
Boys Now Stationed at Fort
Jhomas, Ky. ;
John A. Finley, son of Mrs.
M. U. Jnnlev of tms place, now
with the First platoon. Sec. A,
13th Recruit Co., at Fort Thomas,
Ky.. writes The Prozress as fol
lows:
Fort Thomas, Ky
Jan. 13, 1918.
To Readers of The Progress:
The ninety-six boys from West
ern North Carolina who enlisted
in the service of their country on
December 12th last, eight of whom
are from McDowell coanty, wish
to encourage the young men who
are soon to enter the ranks of those
who are to fight for "Old Glory."
It2s best that the fighting be done
by those who are unhampered by
domestic responsibilities. We
young men who are not bound by
domestic ties are glad to fight for
the cause of freedom. But the
part of those w,ho remain at home
is just as important as that of those
in the front line of battle. If each
man, woman and child in the Unit
ed States does his "bit," we shall
soon be at home again. There is
nq occasion for gloom. The situa
tion should be met with cheerful
ness. We owe a word of appreciation
to the" Y. W Cf A.? and to the Red
Cross. We have been under close
quarantine all the time since we
came here, ahc had it not been for
the fruit and other nice things
given to us by the Y. M. C. A. it
would, have been a rather gloomy
Christmas for us. Through the
kindness of Mr. Gordon, of Asbe
ville, we have been furnished a
piano in our little bunk house dur
ing the time we are in quarantine.
The Red Cross workers nave given
each of us a sweater, a'helmet and
wristlets. These two organizations
are doing' a great work among the
soldier boys.
Owing to the large number of
volunteers who have come into this
camp, some of the men have been
in need of blankets and mattresses,
but the officers are doing all in
their power to secure all comforts
for them. We have good whole
some food, which is, prepared for
os in a sanitary manner, 'We have
milk to drink twice a day.
The young men who went from
McDowell County to Fort Thomas,
are Joseph Crawford Landis, Jack
'XL Hoffman, Fred A. Greene,
Thomas J. Greenlee, Clarence
Murphy, Benjamin H. Gnrley,
Samuel S. Gnrley and John ' A.
Finley. We are-always glad to
hear from our friends back home.
J. A. F.
Martin F. Duncan, a Marion boy
now located at Fort Thomas, Ky
writes The Progress as follows:
Fort Thomas, Ky., Jan. 18, 1918.
Editor MAiaotf Progress:
.Dear Sir: A few lines concern
ing the home boys at Fort Thomas
may be of interest to soma of The
Progress readers. We are all well
and getting along all right, but
have been under quarantine , ever
since we arrived here. , There are
eight or ten Marion boys here and
all are trying to, make gcuxL: All
are anxious to see service in France.
We have good officers and a nice
place to stay. We will leave here
as soon as the quarantine is lifted
and it is expected that most of us
will be sent to , Texas. We saw
service last year on the Mexican
border. We were sent to hunt
Villa, bat after we arrived at El
Paso we were not allowed to cross
the line. But, remember, if we"
tret a chance we will cro over the
German line and get the Kaiser.
We are trying to make good and
will stand by President Wilson till
the end.
We are having lots of cold weath
er: snow is twelve inches deep here
now and more promised.
We hope the people of Marion
will be kind enough to send us
some papers, magazines, or any
thing to read when we arrive in
France. They will be appreciated.
Mabtin F. Duncan,
13th Co., 1st platoon.
Registrants Called for Examination.
The local exemption board has
called the following menforpbvsi
cal examination on January 25tb:
Fult Allen Arthur Brown, Geo.
R. Brvson, Floyd Bynum, Claud
Alex Burnett, Arthur Bladsow,
William H. Crawford, Lona Ed
mon Carswell, Leonard Burnin
Dal to d, Frank Greer, Burt Wm.
Hunter, Charlie B.Holtsclaw, John
Stanley Hunter, Wiley Loyd Hop
pis. Horace C. Hendley, Luster
Hollifield, Arthur Hardy, Marian
Hollifield, Benjamin Young Jor
dan, Will Ray McCormick, Joseph
S. McGee, Harvey Morgan, Quince
Virgil Poteat, James Proctor,
Charles Pyatt, Walt Harvey Por
ter, Lonnie Shuford, Zollie Craw
ford Worley, Romie White.
The following have been called
for examination January 28th:
. Fred Anderson, Troy M. Brooks,
Cecil R. Burgin, Dock Bivins, Sam
Boyce, Lonnie C. Cowan, Mills M.
Craig, Alonzo Elcain Davis, Wal
ter James Gregory, Horace Arthur
Hensley, Forest Lee Harrelson,
John Hanks, Meivin Hicks, color
ed; James Theodore Holland, Ros-
V
co Hop pes, Brysoo Foster Hobbs,
Hugh Henderson, Fred Douglas
Johnson, Clinton. B. Landis, Emra
Fair! Martin, Will iam Smith, Zeb
Vance Snipes, Albert Weaver,
Claud A. Wilson, Dee Whitener,
colored; James H. Young.
Mr. Pless Resigns as Principal at
Greenlee to Enter Law School.
J.v W. Pless, Jr., who has been
principal of the Greenlee High
School during the present school
year, has' resigned to enter the law
school at the University of North
Carolina. Mr. Pless rendered ex
cellent service to the school. His
work was very satisfactory not
only to the authorities but to the
patrons as well. The County Su-
perintendent and committee of the
school very reluctantly accept his
resignation.
Miss Ruth Hunter, who has been
principal of the Marion Junction
school, has succeeded Mr. Pless as
principal of the Greenlee school.
Miss Hunter has rendered excel
lent satisfaction as principal of the
Marion Junction school. She is
well qualified for her work as
teacher, and will no doubt have a
successful spring term at Greenlee.,
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: By special government ' ruling
Theatres will be. allowed to -open
on Mondays, but will be closed on
Tuesdays hereafter. . 4 '
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell County
Items About Home People.
NEBO
Jfebo, Jan. 17. M. V. Snipes, who
has been quite ill for a while, is said to
be improving.
Miss Lizzie Drake of Hendersonville
has returned home after spending a
week with her brother, Rev. T. A.
Drake.
Miss Maggie Taylor left last Wednes
day for Elon College where she entered
school for the spring term.
Will Morgan and Will Landis of New
port, R. I , are visiting relatives and
friends here this week.
Miss Sallie Gibbs spent a few days
last week.with her sister at Bridge water.
DYSARTVILLE
Dysartsville, Jan. 21. Will A. Lan
dis, of the Hospital Corps, a branch of
the TJ. S. Navy of Newport, Rhode Is
land, yisited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Landis, last week. He returned
to Boston. Mass. last Saturday.
John Mangam, who has been working
for a railroad company near Gaff ney,
S. C, is home for a month or so on ac
count of cold weather.
Frank Cowan took his sister, Miss
Mamie, to Marion Saturday to spend a
few days with her aunt, Mrs. J. L.
Laughridge
T. B. Landis made a business trip to
Marion last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tipton of Burnsville.
visited their son, J. C Tipton, recently.
Our public school is progressing nice
ly, considering the wintry weather.
McKinley Hutchins is home for a few
months from Detroit, Michigan. -
Thomas Dixon, a native of Dysarts
ville, died at Spindale, Rutherford coun
ty last Friday. We extend our heart
felt sympathy to the stricken family.
Mr. Dixon was a good man.
Mr. Carswell and Ernest Satterwhite
made a business trip to Marion last
Friday.
Ben Landis visited his sister at Ther
mal City last week..
Keep Railroads Until After the War
Washington, Jan. 21. Director
General McAdbo told the senate
interstate commerce committee to
day that he thought the govern
ment should retain operation of
the railroads for some time after
peace comes and not return them
to private owners until new and
complete laws have been made.
Director General McAdoo denied
that he had anything to do with
the shipping order. He said he
approved the order and thought, it
would do good.
"It should be borne in mind,"
said Mr. McAdoo, "that by the
end of the war the public and ship
pers will be accustomed to dealing
with the government and I am con
vinced that a fair time should be
given them before the railroads
are turned back to their owners."
New Classification Ordered.
Arrangements have been made
by the provost marshal general for
classification of every man in the
selective draft as to his occupation
al training. Heretofore this prob
lem has been met after the men
arrived at the training camp, but
now the local exemption boards
will be supplied with a card index
system and every trade and pro-,
fession in which the registrant has
had experience or has knowledge
will be kept on this list, so that
when, the army calls; for men train
ed in this or that trade or . p'rofes-l
sion they can be supplied
Assistants will be needed, how-
ever, and volunteers, will be called
for among school v teachers land
others, to sssist the Jocal boards
in doing this work. v vf
bovernment to Sell Nitrate? for Fer-
xmzer inrougn bounty Agent.
Notice has been given to J. L.
Thurman, Agricultural Agent for
McDowell County, that the U. S.
Detriment of Agriculture will
sell at cost a supply of nitrate of
soda to farmers in McDowell coun
ty.
The nitrate was purchased
through the War Industries Board
under the authority of the Food
Control Act as a part of the pro
gram for stimulating agricultural
production. It will be unloaded
at Atlantic ports and the price will
be $75.50 a ton, free on board cars
at port of arrivaL Farmers are to
pay in addition freight from port
of arrival and the State fertilizer
tag fee.
HOW TO OBTAIN NITRATE
Applications for a part of thp
100,000 tons of nitrate bought by
the government will be received
onlyf rom actual farmers or owners
or holders of farms for use on
their land, and may be made
through County Agent Thurman
on through any member of a local
committee Millard Poteat, Coun
ty Treasurer or Horace Early. t
No money will be required with
the application but upon notice
from the County Agent farmers
who have signed applications must
deposit with a local bank, associa
tion, or individual (Jesignateq JjyJ
the" Secretary of Agriculture to act
as the farmers' agent for that pur
pose, money to cover the cost of
the fertilizer except the freight
charge. After the money is trans
mitted to Washington the nitrate
will be shipped to the farmers. If
applications for the nitrate exceed
the supply of about 100,000 tons
the government will allot the sup
ply on a pro rata basis among
those who applied. Applications
must be received by February 4.
First Heatless Monday is Success.
Washington, Jan. 21. General
observance of the first heatless
Monday was reported today
tb'roughout the United States.
Many railroads were assisting in
the effort to supply homes and
transatlantic shipping with coal
and were moving little general
freight. The Pennsylvania oad
went so far as to instruct its agents
not to receive freight for shipment
at any of its stations.
Coal and wood were virtually
the only commodities moving aside
from the small amount for govern
ment service.
The state fuel administrators re
ported, that most office buildings,
although permitted to heat- certain
exempted offices, were burning
enough coal only to keep the pipes
from freezing.
Strike in Austria.
London, Jan. 20. A general
strike is on throughout Austria,
according to an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from Paris today
which reports 100,000 men quitting
work in Yieona and Neustadt, clos
ing down all the war factories.
The strikers are described as open
ly anti-German and the movement
is both political and economic and
especially aimed at securing peace.
! Public dem&nstrations, it is add
ed, have been, held in "many places
at which hostility was voiced to
ward Berlin for trying to force the
Austrians to continue; the war.
STATE NEWS OFTHE WEElt
Items Concerning Eyents of In-:
terest and Importance Through- : t
' - out the State;
Maior H. 1 A X
- A-vruwu, VUI 1J I JK-
the Chatham Record,-died Sunday !
of pneumonia at his home in Pitts- :
boro, aged 75. . . ;
The executive committee of the -Teachers'
Assembly has decided to!
hold the next meeting of the" As-
sembly in Raleigh November 27. 'f
During the severe weather sev- i
eral small North Carolina ; coast V
towns have been cut off because
ice blocked navigation: No fmaiii
was received at Manteo, for in
stance, for near a month.
A statement issued on tbe il6thK
shows that North Carolina has ap-i
plied for $6,610,319 in loans from
the Federal .Land Banks. . Loans i
aggregating $2,339,186 have been
approved and loans for $518,930
have been closed.
W. A. Roseman, a Salisbury -grocer,
was fined, $500 in 'Rowan::
county court for selling! Jamaica
ginger and other extracts "as "bev- !
e rages, many people using th'ese as
substitutes for liquor. It was in i
evidence that Roseman had investA
ed $400 in the extracts.
Rev.' Robert WasW Pinlronc
j . . , -the
oldest member of the Western
forth Carolioa conference xf Hhe;
Methodist Episcopal' church,1 died
at his heme at Weaverville, V near
Asheville. Sundav morninir in his
ninety-third year. A wife and v
several children survive.
J. L. Saunders, white, and John
Russell, colored, were acquitted in
uuiac uuum ui vug uuurgtj'y i mur
der in connection with the killing .
of Bob Butler, a negro", at the
Southern Power Company's de
velopment worksnear Bridge water.
Saunders, it was shown, killed the
negro in self-defence. Rassell was
The deposits of the 80 national
banks in North Carolina have more
than doubled within five yearsac-
cording to a statement of "Comp
troller of the Currency John Skei
ton Williams. The deposits on
vt l r -i rv r 'djrk t r o
iNuvetuuur zo, were $o,ioo-
000, while the exhibit for Novem
ber 20, 1917, showed .deposits to
taling $89,053,000,
Dr. John E. Ray, ;Sfor many
years superintendent,of r the State
School for' the Blind, died sudden-
ly aty midnight -Thursday at Jhis i
home in Raleigh. v Heart disease. -
Wife and five cnildreii ' survive. :
ur. nay was mucp inreresieam
his work of training the blind and
-r . .i .:.
at the time of his death was super
vising the construction of new 1
buildings for the institution, for
wnicn ne naa long laitnruliy- la-; ,
bored. ' ' ' r J ,
ganton is helping to increase . the ,
pork supply in Burte. The, bank
has arranged to distribute two pigs '
to every boy or girl ip Burke wha
will take them. A promise to pay
when the hogs are killed is all that v
is required, and as each pig is paid'
tem :-f Via nnwTiqCAi" arill hfl i : ftllriwAfi -
another era the same terms. - , Tho
bank' is promoting the enterprise
through county demonstration a j
gent. . :';.' ..-J. "J.!
l Born, ito, Mr. r and: Mrs.
Fred
Craoford, a son. v