A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION; N. C, THURSDAY, FEB. 10, 1921
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MARION MANUFACTUR
ING CO. REORGANIZED
New Board of Directors
ed New President and Vice
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President in Charge, v
At a meeting of the stock-holders
of the 'Marion Manufacturing Com-
pany, last week, Reginald W. Bald-
TOnof Baltimore-was elected presi-
deht ,of the -mills to succeed D. D.
Little. , fm. E. Wall of. New York
was elected vice-president, and S. L.
Copeland,4 of -- Marion, secretary.
Five of the new board of directors
do not live in North Carolina, while
D. D. Little" of Spartanburg, J. W.
Pless, J. L. Morgan and John Yan
cey of Marion, are members of the
new" board. .
- The Progress has on-file a copy ofsectin when developed by a system
statement; by Mr; John G. Evans of of surface roads. Mr. Giles
South Carolina, one of the stock- also emphasized the fact that school
holders, which explains in detail the consolidation could never be realized
friction f which finally culminated in '.until roads are provided, which can
a complete re-organization of the be used 365 days in the year,
company. Owing to lack of space, Tne local interest in roads has
"if. in 1trmnssiM in" iMitb thU sd-jtA-Ibeen developing for sometime. The
ment this week, but the same will be
carried in the news columns of this
paper in next week's issue.
ALLEGED MURDERER
APPREHENDED IN MARION
Lee Mathis, of-Georgia, who is
charged with murder in his home
State, ; was . arrested, something over
a -week agoiby Chief Marshal Jacob
Smith and placed in the jail on a
charge of entering a closed building
and other offenses. At the timeof
his arrest, Mathis was carrying a
concealed weapon, and in the pre
liminary trial, owing to his inability
to give bond, was placed in jail to
await Superior Court. A few days
ago Chief Smith received circulars J
ing av reward for his arrest. Im-
mediately recognizing that he had
the man in jail, he got in touch with-
the Georgia authorities by wire and
notified them that he had their man.
The Sheriff of the Georgia county
promptly reported at the jail head-
quarters, claiming the prisoner.
Mathis is- a young man not more
than twenty-five years of age. From
the information received from the
sheriff from Georgia, he has a rather
rhkrod r in the criminal rec
ord of his home State. The sheriff
who carried the prisoner back, re- Considerable sentiment is being ex
ported that feeling in his home town- Pressed for a county bond issue of
was running so high that it was un- one million or more for county roads
safe to carry the prisoner back and county schools. The time has
home, but he left for Atlanta, where come when people have realized that
XTiM will h nUeed in the tower the schools cannot be of the service
to await trial. '
urw? mniAi. ir l of
war. He is a young man of pleas- daon and transportation are fin
ing appearance land showed evi- possible without roads. It is, there
nfWnWn bronchi un bv ore, thought that if a bond. issue is
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r; TtrW -' 1?-k -n Mnn.
day evening, January . 3, at 8:30
o'clock, at' the -home of the bride,
Mr. R. Dealer Patton, of,Nebo, N.
C, and Miss"-Goldie Stanley, of De-
troit, were united in marriage. The
weeding was- a quiet affair, coining
as a great surprise, and being wit-
iiessed . : by
only a few intimate
friends. - .'. . -
Mrs. Patton is-a young lady of cul
ture arid refinement and is popular
among "the social . se ..of this com
munity! "Mr. Patton is a son os Mrs.
J. D. Patton, of McDowell county, N.
U., and is a former student of the A.
-,v :w . - -.v n.iiu. '-'n-
to Detroit last July and accepted a
nosition with the Detroit United
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sterHng Qualities and has a large cir- cernmg their income returns,
cle bf friends ; in McDowell county may know where to find him on the
. as wellas in' Detroit., .; ; " . date named: . .
Mr. ad Mrs: " Patton will make : . Zone No. 4.-. T. Young, deputy
their ;home: in Detroit where they collector, headquarter Marion ;
have : inany friends who :wish them counties of Avery, Mitchell, Mc
.i.M nf Tsritv and all DoweU,. and Yancey. February. 15,
the pleasureiand happiness tnat tnis
old ' universe, can afford.;
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LOCAL DELEGATION ATTEND
ROAD MEETING IN RALEIGH
The local delegation "of more than
Elect-twenty persons returned from Ra-
Iei Frjday and report a very suc-
cessful trip from the stand-point of
Good Roads. The object of those
going from McDowell County was to
back "up the State organization for
Sood roads in its program for a state
system of highways. The delega-
tiqn attended a joint meeting of the
House and Senate committee in the
interest of the Doughton-Connor bill
which has since been recommended
and is now in the hopper to be. en-
acted into law. Speaking before the
committee from McDowell, Mr. D.
P. Giles spoke of McDowell county
as being the gate-way to the west
and of the great possibilities of this
good roads banquet in January
brought the road folks together,
when representatives 'from the en
tire western part of the State met
at Marion and discussed the road
situation. The meeting proved to
be a great climax in crystalizing
sentiment for real hard surface
roads and for a State bond issue
with which to finance the proposi
tion. The Doughton-Connor bill pro
vides for a State system of high
ways, connecting county seats.
These raods are to be built and
maintained by the State. The funds
for this purpose are'. to be provided
by a bond issue of fifty million dol-
wrsox- jj eaerai proproaiiQiw-Lne
I indebtedness is to be" paid by a li-
cense on automobiles and gasoline,
The owners of automobiles, will,
therefore,- make the State a present
of fifty-five hundred miles of hard
surface roads. This means that no
Property tax will be levied, and that
entire Pubflc 11 have use of
roads which are to be built and
maintained by the automobile tax.
v?ut McDowell County will not be
satisfied with a system of., roads
which connects only the county
seats. The people living m the out-
districts are demanding roads.
that they should until better facili-
ties have been provided. Consoli-
to be provided for roads that a con-
aid era Die pan. ox wie iaauc auuuiu
nor tne DUfDOSe oi proviuuiK aue-
! quate school buildings and . equip-
ment. A meeting of the citizens of
the county is being agitated , andy it
expected that the meeting will be
held in Marion at a near future date
when those interested will be given
an opportunity to express them-
serves.
ITINERARY NAMED FOR
INCOME TAX DEPUTY
For the information ont only of
persons desiring to make their in
come tax returns, but also of those
desiring to determine their income
tax liability, under' the law, Hugh A.
i Love. cmei. Asuevuie uisuici, u-
nounces the following itineary for
zone deputy Young, so that the pub-
I lie desinncr heln or information con-
ruary - 21 and 22, Pensacola ; Febru
I ary Zd, - isurnsvuie; reDruary, o,
- 1 Bakersville; February 26 and ; 28,
I Snruce Pine : March 1 to 15 at .Ma-
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
OLD FORT
Old Fort, Feb. 7. Misses Evans
and Bailey and Messrs. Tripp and
Teague spent Sunday in Black
Mountain.
Isaac Joyner, one of the High
school pupils, is on the sick list this
week.
Miss Bessie Rue Flemming was in
Old Fort, Sunday.
Miss Vivian Sawyer spent Sunday
in Black Mountain.
Miss Geneva Allison, who is teach
ing at Glenwood, spent the week-end
with homefolks here.
Miss Adelene Rachel, of Biltmore
spent the week-end with Mrs. T. B.
Ipock.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ricketts are
visiting in Old Fort.
Mrs. C. C. Arlington, who has
been ill, is recovering.
Mr. and Mrs.
Conley Walker of)
Rome, Ga., have decided to make
their home in Old Fort.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ricketts
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spent Sunday in Black Mountain.
Mrs. A. M. Fortune has been seri-
ously ill, but is reported some better,
Miss Ina Blalock
of Montreat is
visiting here.
NEALSVILLE
Nealsville, Feb. 7. Jesse Morgan
made a business trip to Asheville
Thursday.
Misses Bertha and Marie England
and Nathan Reel visited Mr. and
Mrs. W C. Morgan. Stindav.
Miss Geneva Allison snent the lat-
at Old Fort.
Miss Hattie Morgan spent Friday
with Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Morgan.
Miss Edith Lonon visited Miss
Mattie Tate last week.
Edgar Morgan and little son, Paul,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Morgan.
Miss Lille Morgan has beer very
sick b utis improving. ,
Mrs. Burnett is recovering after a
few days of serious illness. -
Miss Mary Clay spent Saturday
night with relatives at Chapel Hill,
School is progressing nicely since
the weather has become better. We
hope to make the next three months
the best of the term.
PINNACLE
Pinnacle. Feb. 7. -R. F. Sisk
made a business- trip to Morganton
last week.
Mrs. James Link is spending sev
eral days with her sister at Lincoln
ton. A number of. young folks attend
ed the singing at R. F. Sisk's on Sun-s
day afternoon.- After the singinMn"2 and directed to purchase,
Miss Lillie Bicrererstaff became th
bride of Mr. Clyde Duval. Mrs
val is a daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. T.
Y. Biggerstaff.
J. A. Gettys spent last week in Ra
leigh. S. W. Patton visited his grand
parents at Dysartsville last Sunday.
The community was made sad by
the death of Lafayette Morgan, who
died Feb. 1st. He. was stricken with
pneumonia and only lived a short
while. The deceased was the son of
SrXH. Morgan; Besides his father he
is survived by two brothers and two
sisters. The sympathy of the entire
community goes out to the sorrow
ing family in the hours of their great
distress. .
CHAPEL" HILL
Chapel Hill, Feb. 7.-rW. B. Rob
ertson was called to Old Fort Satur-
dav nieht by the severe illness of
his mother.
Frank Holler of York, S. C, spent
the: week-end with his parents, Mr.
and-Mrsv Ed. Holler.
J.T. Haney is: on the sick list this
weeki" . r' t
T. J. Swann is visiting-J. R. i Huff
man. - ; - ' -; - ;
T. L. Poteet is on the sick list.
GARDEN CITY
Garden City, Feb., 7. Mrs, J. D.
Snipes returned Friday from Marion,
where she has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. L. J. Jones, who is serious
ly ill. We hope for her a speedy re
covery. . .
Thomas Gowan made a trip to
lMarion yesterday
uur scnooi is progressing mceiy
n imss Annie oraoiey as leacner.
J. Jfi. snipes nas accepted a.posi-
on witn tne Union Telegraph Com-1
Paiy at manon
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Miss Agnes, Snipes and y brother,
Carl, made a business trip to Garden
City last Saturday. -
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Stroud is right sick.
C. B. Snipes has joined the arniy.
and is now stationed : at Tacoma,
Washington. " . -
CATAWBA VALLEY
Old Fort, Feb. 7. Mrs. S. C. Bail
ey has been on the sick list for sev
eral days. '
T. A. Porter killed a big hog last
Monday weighing about 550 pounds
Chas. Hensley has been seriously
ill for some time.
Miss Flora Steppe is at home from
Crooked Creek where she has ' been
engaged in teaching school.
Mr. and Mrs. John Silver of Jef-
f erson City, Tenn., visited relatives
here last week.
Armpnd and Walker Parker visits
ed friends on Crooked Creek Sun
day. ' .
Miss Bell Owensby of Old Fort
spent the week-end with Miss Gene
va Allison.
T. A. Porter made a business trip
P arion last luesoay.
I a. H r i a m
KANIPE INTRODUCES BILL
Senator J..E. Kanipe has introduce
ed a bill in the Legislature, to permit
county school boards to furnish text
books to school children of the State
from the lowest grade up to and in
cluding the seventh grade. The bill
in part follows:
Section 1. That the State shall
set aside each year out of the Gen-
eral Treasurv fund, such sums - of
money as may b found necessary
to purchase and supply text-books
for all school children of the State
jfrom the lowest grade up to and in-
eluding the seventh grade as pro
vided in section two of this act.
Sec. 2. That the State Superin
tendent, of Public Instruction is here
by directed to submit, in his ; next
and each succeeding biennial .report
to the budget commission, an esti-
J" of the cost to the state of sup-
plying free text-books to the school
children of the State from the lowest
grade up to and including the seven
th grade for the ensuing two years.
Sec. 3. The State Superintend
ent of Public Instruction, is hereby
as soon as the necessary funds are
available, school text-books in suf
ficient quantities to meet the re
quirements of this act. . -
Sec. 4. That the County School
Board of Education, in each county
of the State, isT- hereby authorized
and directed to -furnish to the State
Superintendent 'of Public Instruction
an estimate oi- tne numoer ana
quantities of books to be furnished
free to his county and is hereby
authorized, and directed to provide
depositories - for school text-books
and to loan free of cost all neces
sary books to the school children in
the above mentioned grades, and to
make all needful , rules and regula
tions governing the loan of the text
books, such rules - and regulations -to
be approved by the State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction.
Sec 5. All books purchased un
der the T?royjsion of this . act shalV bfi
the nronertv of the State of North
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Church . Service
There will be' preaching at the1 Se
vier Presbyterian church "by the pas
tor next Sunday afternoon at 2:30
ocloek: A cordial invitation is ex
tended -all people to attend. -' ;
NEWS ITEMS FRQM ?
OVER THE STATE
Items Concerning Events of In
terest and I m p o r. t it n jc o
. Throughout the State. - -
Eastern-men, watching' political
developments at Raleigh, are pre -
dieting that Josephus Daniels will v-
be a candidate to succeed Simmons
in the senate in 1924. ' " , ;
. North Carolina republicans ; are
formulating definite plans " to .take
over all federal jobs in the.-sate
now held by democrats,- according to
announcement from Washington.
Under revaluation, Mecklenburg
county property is valued at 140,
697,636, according to , Auditor
Gresham,' as compared with $46,
522,583, the total taxable -valuation
for 1919. I
A mammoth wildcat was captured,
yesterday in. Montreat " by Frank
Belk, youngest son of-. Dr. and - Mrs.
George Wi Belk. : The : v. tawny
creature weighed sixty pounds, and
measured "36 inches from tip" of
nose to bob-tail. - , .
Asheville Times has passed from
the hands of Charles J. Harris, of
Dillsboro, to a group of ' citizens,
headed by W. A. Hildebrand, who
becomes president' and general man
ager. Mr. Harris leaves shortly for.
a trip to Europe. - ' "
DEATH OF MRS. D. Ai HUTTO.
The many friends ..of Mr.-aiul Mrs.
D. A. Hutto and their children- were
shocked and grieved to learn of the
death of Mrs. Hutto, whicb occured
at the Shufdrd Hospital in - Hickory
on February 2, after a brief illness,
TMraT "Hutto "was 7" a "member bf "a
prominent western - North Carolina
family, being, before her J marriage.
Miss Blanche Justice, the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J
Justice of Hendersonville. f She was
a - consistent member of the Method
dist church and asplendid woman in
every respect." - Of a bright, ' sweet,
lovable disposition and noble charac
ter, a devoted mother and "an ideal
wife, she won the : love and esteem
of all those who knew. her. : ' .r ;
The body was taken . toN Henderson
ville for interment.; " r .
Besides her husband, the deceased
leaves surviving sia? children,; - the
youngest of which is just two months '
.'.The family - had lived in Marion - -
for the past" three years ; and 'had t .
moved to iHildebran," where Mr. Hut-: .
to is Southern railroad depot agent, -S
only the week: before Mrs. HuttoV fv
death. - During their residence ; here i
Mr. and Mrs. Hutto, by their- fine :,.
qualities of - character, made . many ";
friends whose deepest . sympathy goes
out to the bereaved husband and lit v
tte children in their great sorrow. .
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BIG DOK AY MEETING V7; K x
AT AIUQN THURSDAY
The Dokays will hold a big cere
monial, in Marion . Thursday t night,
when 40 or more candidates will re
ceive degrees, i r '; ; -
Fifty or more: local delegates will
accompany the ; Dokay band; to Ma
rion Thursday afternoon in anticipa
tion of the fun and frolic: planned
for the evening exercises. ; v -
The ceremonial .was deferred from
last December, when it was schedul
ed to have . taken place. ; Candidates
and delegates will represent Hickory,
Newton,- Morganton, Spruce J Pine
and seevral towns in that section.
Colonel Galbraith in Asheville."
Colonel F. W. Galbraith, "Jr., Na
tional Commander , of - the ; American
Legion is to"be In Asheville the 22nd
bf February.- He is coming primari
ly in the interest of the sick men at
0een and Kenilworth hospitals, but
will-address ex-service ; men - at the
city aubUtorium' the night ? of - the
22nd. ' He will ': remain : in AshevjUe
for several days, and quite a few of
the members of .- McDowell Post ex
pect to pay their respects , during
that - tune. . ;": -; : , ; ' '
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