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A WEEKLY. NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF JVlcDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, NOV. 18; 1920
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ABUNDANT CAUSE
FOR THANKSGIVING
"In Plenty, Security and
Peace" People Face the
Future, Says President.
FACTS CONCERNING THE
BOARD OF TRADE
Editor of Marion Progress:
I notice in your last Issue that the
Editor called on the Secretary of the
Marion Board of Trade to get busy
p.nd start something1. 'Tis true that
the last few weeks before election
Washington, Nov. 12. President
"Wilson issued his Thanksgiving pro- ! were such that propositions to es-
clamation tonight saying that "in
plenty, security and peace, our virtu
ous and self-reliant people face the
future,' and setting aside Thursday,
November 25, for the usual observ
ance. The text follows:
"The season approaches when it
behooves us to turn from the dis
tractions and pre-occupations of our
daily life, that we may contemplate
the mercies which have been vouch
safed to us, and render heartfelt and
unfeigned thanks unto God for His
manifold goodness.
"This is an old observance of the
American people, deeply imbedded
in our thought and habit. The bur
dens and the stresses of life have
their own insistence.
"We have abundant catise for
tablish various kinds of business en
terprises or launch any new plans
for civic improvement would not be
encouraged to any extent due to the
general interest in election, but I
agree with you that now is the time
for our citizens to come together in
some sort of -proposition that means
the upbuilding of Marion and Mc
Dowell county.
I call attention to the fact that
the Marion Board of Trade was or
ganized January 7, 1920, and that
within the space of about six weeks
its anniversary will take place.
There will be an election of officers
rnd also a selection of a board of
directors of the four divisions for
another year. This is interesting, or
should be to any citizen of Marion,
and now that women have the right
Jf suffrage and do take part in mat-
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
a l 1 : : n i ; t a.
manssgivins. in leaiuna u.e wax , Qf thig kindi j takg thig oppor.
are rapidly healing. The great armytunit tQ extend to the ladies of Ma
of freedom, which America sent to
the defense of liberty, returning to
the grateful embrace of the nation,
has resumed the useful pursuits of
peace, as simply and as promptly as
it rushed to arms in obedience to the
country's call. The equal justice of
our laws has received steady vindi
cation in the support of zt law-abid-
rion and McDowell county an invita
tion to join the Marion Board of
Trade and to meet and participate
in the affairs of the organization at
its general meeting
I have always refrained, from dic
tating to the organization as to what
should be done, but I will offer this
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
OLD FORT
Old Foit, Nov. 15. Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Mashburn and daughters spent
Saturday in Asheville.
Miss Madeline Mashburn spent
Saturday in Asheville.
Miss Emily Mashburn spent the
week-end in Old Fort.
Miss Thelma Grant spent the
week-end wiith homefolks here.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Con
nor, a daughter.
Misses Helen and Gertrude Huff
of Asheville are visiting relatives
here.
Misses Nell and Annie Early and
Myrtle McCurry spent the week-end
on Crooked Creek.
Rev. J. T. Parker, a missionary
from Cuba, spoke at the Methodist
church Sunday evening, relative to
his work in Cuba.
The Old Fort school enjoyed a
half holiday Thursday, given in hon
or of Armistice Day.
An entertainment consisting of
plays, readings and songs was given
in the school auditorium Friday
evening for the benefit of the Boys'
Basket Ball team.
Mrs T. J. Flemming, who lived
about four miles from Old Fort, died
Thursday morning, Nov. 11
family have moved to Biltmore
where they will make their home.
H. A. Tate made a business trip
to Marion last Monday.
F. JM. Bradley-of Old Fort was a
visitor here yesterday.
W. J. Snipes and little son, Her
man, were in Marion on business
last Saturday.
DYSARUSVILLE
Dysartsville, Nov. 15. Mr. and
Mrs. Clontz of Morganton are visit
ing the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Mangum.
T. B. Landis made a business trip
to Marion last Saturday.
Our public school opened Monday
with Mr. Alonzo Davis as pruicipal
and Miss Rebecca Patton as Assist
ant. The school has started off
nicely with a good attendance.
- Mrs. Cornelia Taylor died last
Sunday, the 7th, and was buried
Tuesday at the - Baptist cemetery.
She was the oldest daughter of Rev.
J. R. TJenton of this place and mar
ried J. Y. Taylor. Our deepest
sympathy goes out for the bereaved
family and relatives. Rev. Bowers,
pastor of the Baptist church of Mor
ganton conducted the burial ser
vices. Ernest Satterwhite is home from
Spencer -for awhile on account of
bad health. We hope he will soon
regain, his strength.
SEVIER
Seyier, Nov. X. Mr. and Mrs.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
OVER THE SfTATE
Items Concerning Events of In
terest and Importance
Throughout the State.
Spindale, Spencer and Stbnecut- -'
ter mills at Spindale all cut wages 20
per cent last Monday. The- mills
are running on fuller time' than for
merly. Thomasville, N. O., for the second
successive year, was the first town
in the southeast to report "over the
top" in the annual roll call of the (
American Red Cross.
East Spencer is arranging to erect
a new school building at a cost of
$45,000. Plans have been adopted'
by the school board and work on the
building is to be started at an arly
date.
State Commissioner of Agricul
ture W. A. Graham informs The
Progress that orders received for
lime before December will be book
ed ta $2.00 a ton bulk. After De
cember 1 the price is likely to be
$2.50.
J. J. Britt, for two terms Republi
can congressman from this district, .,
who has been editor of the Asheville
Times for the past three months, has
severed his connections with the'
newspaper. He will return to the
practice of law in Asheville.
United Daughters of , the Confed-
visiting relatives in Old Fort.
Rev. R. L. Foster, the Methodist
as a suereestion that several ladies
ing people against various an4 sinis- should be eiected to membership on
"tor ottaclf s wHirVi Vi a up rpflfrfrH n n - ... , . .. ,
, " T k. . -tre board of Oirectors, and possibly pastor, received a generous pound
ly the baser agitations of war, nowia r(lfnrv fnr onnt.W vpr should u u i
" - - - j 'inj; uy nic pcvjpic ui uiu i ui i, j. ucs-
be chosen from among the ladies of dav evening Nov. 9.
Mrs. J. G. Mijler of Ashboro, is ' Sewell Brown spent Sunday with eracy, in their twentyVseventh an
nual convention .in Asheville, by a
happily passing.
"In plenty, security and peace,
Mrs. W. M Blackwelder left this
Wil-
k- ' Marion. l win sav rnis mucn ior
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7 ;j-UOU3 awiit peup those with whom I have had the morning to visit relatives in
the future, its duties and its oppor- pleagure to work the last vear that ' mirigton
tunities. May we have vision to dis- h board f Erectors and the mem- ! ' '
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cem our uuues, me ai.reiisi.fi ox uuun fcers Qf the Board Qf Trade h&ve CQ
of hand and resolve, to discharge OT.ofori w;fu niQ,c K,ir1(r
moted through the organization.
Most of us know the reason why
NEBO
Nebo, Nov. 16. At the regular
Community meeting Wednesday,
"them; and the soundness of heart to
realize that the truest opportunities
are those ot service. , it ig difficult to oranize enterprises 1 Nov. 10, Miss Louise Brown's room'
"In a spirit, then, of devotion and WT1 wu0,0 fhov h n w!eave an interesting: proerram lasting , ounafy
access to adeauate electric nower : I about three quarters of an hour.
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therefore, this proposition should be More than . twenty-five parents were
stewardship we should give thanks
in our hearts, and dedicate oursel
ves to the service of God's merciful
-and loving purpose of His children.
"Whereas, I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States of
America, do hereby designate Thurs
day, the 25th day of November,
next, as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer, and I call upon my country-
Mrs. Dessie Brown.
Mrs. Dessie'Brown has 'been very vote of 1,254 to 325, selected St.
sick for the past week. Louis, Mo., in preference to Bir-
Mr. and Mrs. Ersie Huskins spent mingham, Ala., as the place of their
the -week-end at Mica. 1921 gathering that will be held in
W. C. Huskins is getting ready for the new Statler hotel of the Mis-
a big corn shucking. souri city.
Denouncing the act whereby the
CLINCHFIELD names of southern military and na-
Marion, Nov. k 15. The mills are val heroes of the Civil war were
running at full blast. omitted from the list inscribed in
Rev. J. P. Hornbuckle held his the hall of honor and fame in the
first service at the Methodist church Arlington Memorial amphitheatre,
, the United Daughters of the Confed-
G. A. Lavender visited his father eracy in the most spirited gathering
ion Crooked Creek last week of the 27th convention in Asheville
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Nob- last week by popular acclaim adopt-
men to cease from their ordinary , , , , T ,
, J has been done and I am constantly
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HMl with until w. ,n .afplv invito: exercises of the little folks. After- htt' ct' 31st' a Harding Cool-( ed resolutions appointing a commit-
capital to Marion for the purpose of wards the League had its regular 1 ge
organizing various manuiacturmg "lu"ulv uua'"cM niccnng. muoi ui ,
plants and feel that they would not thore present registered as regular j
"nas. n nn" hppsmw wp havp nn I members. The secretary reported a;
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'nowpr " (balance of $55.20 in the treasury. : rectors ox ine nrsi auoimi um,t , 7
power. v .! T n i i j xt.. o -i nan i POQTOFF PF A NH ?TOR P"
It was decided to offer a picture : anon, neiu un iov. o, vv, .
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT.
At a meeting of the Board of Di- roll
tee to serve with permanent powers
until such a time as the names of
southern heroes are- placed on the
A great amount of publicity work
to the room that shall keep itself . the following resolutions on the
tasks and avocations upon that day, j etting inqujries relative to the es- ! most attractive from now until the ; death of the late Dr- George I.
giving it up to the remembrance of j tbablishment of manufacturing plants ! dose of school. Two ladies will j White were unanimously adopted;
God and His blessings, and their du-
ig plants
here, and invariably the question of
make a visit to the school each week
tiful and grateful acknowledge- I pQwer ja raiged which presentg a and grade the appearance of the
ment
MRS. MARGARET STUART
DIES AT OLD FORT.
Concord, Nov. 13. Mrs. Margaret
Stuart died Friday night at her home
in Old Fort, after having been con
fined to her home for several weeks
with illness. Mrs. Stuart, who was
92 years of age, had been in good
health until she fell several weeks
ago and broke her hip, she having
been confined to her bed since that
"time. During the past several days
she suffered from a complication of
problem that I am unable to solve.
I feel that a town which in a few
years would become a city by reason
of its geographical situation and its
splendid railroad facilities, were it
not for the fact 'that inadequate elec
tric power prevented its growth,
should take some determined steps
to secure power in such quantities
that would meen the demands.
Now, if anyone doubts that this is
not a serious proposition, let him
come to me and I will quote him
power rates .and also show him where
numerous manufacturing plants
have gone elsewhere during the last
rooms as they find them. Those
actinc as iudes for the next month
are Mrs. Anna Alexander and Mrs. j who organized the First National
The Board of Directors of the
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First National Bank, Marion, N. C.,
have learned with sorrow and regret
of the death of Dr. Gedrge I. White,
Frank Wilson, first week; Mrs. R. F. Bank of Marion, N. C, and who put A number of quilts and mattress-
diseases, and while her death was
not unexpected, it came as a sheck vear which Marion had ' almost se-
to her many friends here, and caused j cured, but which, owing to the fact
that adequate power could not be
had, went to wJiere this important
item could be. eastfy solved.
The Western North Carolina Pow
er Company, as most of us know, is
producing power within twelve miles
of Marion and selling most of it east
of us. It is understood that the
Bridgewater dam is to be raised ten
feet which will of course increase
the power production at that point.
Our citizens should, demand that Ma
rion have a reasonable N apportion
ment of this power and "to demand"
power in this way, it's up to some
body "to putJ' In other words I be
lieve if Marion will put, we can get
the power.
THINK ON THESE THINGS.
Respectfully,
B. L. LUNSFORD, Sec'y
Marion Board of Trade.
much sorrow to the hundreds of peo
ple here who knew her.
Mrs. Stuart made her home in this
city for several years, but for the
past several years had been living in
Old Fort. She is survived by four
children: Mr. W. W. Stuart, Misses
Lou and Rose Stuart and Mrs, H. I.
Woodhouse, of this city.
The body will be brought to this
c(ty for burial.
Wrangle'i 'Army Wiped Out.
Constantinople, Nov. 14. The
army of General W ran gel, the anti
bolshevik commander im south Rus
sia, has been wiped eut and a num
ber of his generals hare committed
suicide
A mob in sebastopol has pillaged
the American Red Cross stocks.
Brown and Mrs. R. V. McGimsey,
second week; Mrs. Will Brown and
Mrs. W. M. Bowman, third week;
Mrs. Columbus Sigmon and Mrs.
Ernest Noles, fourth week. The
several rooms are much delighted
with this decision and are manifest
ing an unusual interest in brooms,
wash-cloths, floral arrangements and
so forth.
The attention of the public is
again called to the address that will
be given under the auspices of the
N. H. N. Society by Miss Elizabeth
Kelly, State Director of North Caro
lina Moonlight Schools, on Friday,
Nov. 19th, at 8 p. m. in the audi
torium of Nebo High School.
GREENLEE
Marion, Rt. 2, Nov. 15. Miss
Laura Sherling of Marion is visiting
her uncle, J. F. Davis.
Miss Sue Conley of Marion was
the guest of Miss Bird yesterday.
Miss Margaret Dobson of Ashe
ville is visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wright of
Topton are visiting homefolks here.
J. F. Davis made a business trip
to Old Fort last Saturday.
J. G. McCall made a business trip
to Marion one day last week.
M. D. Ledbetter spent the week
end in Greenlee.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Towe and
AT PLUMBTREE ROBBED.
Spear, Nov. 16. Yeggmen blew
the large safe in the store belonging
to C. W. Burleson company at Plum-
tree, and after going through the
mail at the postofflce, made good
their escape. No trace of the rob
bers has been found.
his very spirit and life into the de- i es had been thrown on the safe
Veloprnelnt of this bank from a small i which cpmpletely destroyed the blast
State bank to a large prosperous Na- At the time of the robbery some val
tional institution. uable papers and $35 in money were
. Dr. White was a financial genius : in the safe. The robbers appropri
and the great aim of his life was the ated the money and War Savings
development of this bank. He gave.! Stamps, but did not destroy the
it his very best thought and ability.
Our association with him during the
long years that he was cashier was
most cordial. He was courteous,
agreeable and a cultured gentleman.
We shall cherish his memory so long
as we live.
To his bereaved wife, children and
relatives, we extend our heartfelt
sympathy in their great loss, and be
it resolved that this memorial be
spread upon the -minutes of this in
stitution and a copy thereof be pub
lished in the Marion Progress and
be transmitted to the family of our
deceased friend, associate and cash
ier. J. L. MORGAN,
, J. E. NEAL, X President.
Secretary.
Cot $3,416,000 to Elect Harding.
French Lick, Ind., Nov. 11. The
Republican national campaign cost
$3,416,000, according to figures giv
en out here tonight by Fred W. Pp
ham, treasurer of the Republican na
tional committee, who is here for a
brief rest. He stated that the deficit
amounted to $1,350,000.
papers.
Continuing their raid on the storey
the thieves carried away about 20
suits of men's clothes.
THEATRICAL NOTICE.
The management of the Oasis
Theatre dessire to call the attention
of the public to the especially strong
program for the coming week.
With Marguerite Clark in Come
Out of The Kitchen, May Allison in,
Held in Trust, Wanda Hawley' in the
Realart picture Miss Hobbs, and the
Metro super-production The Mutiny
of the Elsinore, we are offering a
program , that will not be excelled by
the best theatres in the largest cities
of the country. v '
t Weather Report. ,
Thomas McGuire, Sergeant f D. - S.
Army, reports the temperatnre and
rainfall at Marion station for -the week .
as follows:. ' .' ' ... Z
Maximum - 70 decrees"
Mlnfmnm,
Bain, -Sunshine
per cent
28derea
3 15 inches ;
.35
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