M j ' ""
N
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELLXOUNTY,
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1921
VOL. XXV NO. 3a
1
A t
MARION GRADED SCHOOL
WILL CLOSE THIS WEEK
Commencement ExercUea Be
gin Friday Night Annual
Sermon Sunday Night.
This week the children of the
grammar and High School are tak
ing their final examinations. Friday
will be the last school day for the
CpJ' 1920-1921." In a very gTeat
ny respects this has been the most
successful year of the school, due
largely to a longer term nine
months.
The program, which is unique and
m some respects different from the
usual, for the commencement exer-
iies is:
Recitation and Declamation con
tests Friday evening, May 27, at 8
o clock. If you enjoy and love good
speaking be sure to come.
At the Methodist church Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock May 29, Rev. J.
C. Story will preach the annual com
mencement sermon. .
The class of '21 will present the
annual play, "Some Class, Monday
evening at 8 o'clock, May 30. "Some
Class" is a four act comedy full of
merriment, and we are sure that you
will enjoy it. The admission will be
:15c for adults and 20c for children.
The proceeds will be used for either
the Science department or Play
ground apparatus.
Ctass Day exercises, story telling
and spelling contests wiU be Tues
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, May
U. The story tellers will be child
ren from the primary department
The spellers will represent the Gram
mar school. There is only one way
of knowing how good this program
will be Comet See! Listen!
The annual address by Hon. W. H.
S. Burgwyn, of Woodland. N. C,
graduating exercise, etc., will be
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, May
31. All diplomas, certificates, priz
es, etc., will be awarded following
the address. This will be a most in
teresting evening and we are count
ing on your presence.
The school colors are green and
white. Get the school- spirit dec
orate in her colors. This will be
fine for both the school and town.
The faculty 'and myself take this
opportunity to thank the patrons,
friends, Parent-Teacher association,
and school board for their loyal and
generous cooperation in successfully
conducting the school this year.
T. A. HOLTON, Supt.
OFFICERS SEIZE
MEN AND WHISKEY
Sheriff Nichols and officers Lail
and Poteat arrested two men by the
name of Kirby and Smith on the Ne
bo road last Saturday night, charged
with transporting whiskey. The of
ficers had been given a tip that cer
tain parties in a car had gone out to
bring in a load of liquor. After go
ing out on the road and waiting for
several hours, the automobile show
ed up. When the oceupanta saw the
officers coming, two ofthem made a
(keaik and succeeded in getting away,
itirby and Smith were arrested and
about one gallon of liquor was tak
en. The automobile was also seized
aid the men placed in jail. In a
eliminary hearing on Monday,
smith and Kirby were held for Su
perior court. The officers have the
names of the two men who made
their escape and . are making a dili
gent search for them.
METHODIST TO BUILD
COLLEGE AT FOREST CITY
narlino-trm Colleee a co-educa-
tional institution is to be built by the
Methodists at: ForestvCity.- Already
there has been subscribed something
hrmrfred thousand dollars
for the new institution.
A mass' meeting was held at Fro-
est Citv a few days ago at . which
xrreat enthusiasm was manifested.
As vet no money outside of Ruther
ford county is being: solicited Ruthr
erf ord wishes to show what it can do
before asking for help. - The .plans
are well under way and it ia hoped to
start building operations soon.
C. F. JAMES BUYS CARO-
UWA HOSIERY MILL
There is one man in Marion who is
not afraid of the depression in busi
ness. If all business men practiced
the same business principles that
some do, all business would stop and
things get slow, because some men
get scared out of their lives, figura
tively speaking, when the dark clouds
of business depression show up, and
seek hiding places by putting their
money in the safety vault and keep
ing it there till the clouds pass over.
Mr. "James believes in optimism and
practices it. It has largely been due
to his fore-sight and vision that he
has attained the success that fcas al
ready come to him in the manufac
turing business.
Coming to Marion several years
ago as foreman for one of the local
mills, Mr. James has proved his abili
ty and has won the confidence of the
business influences of this communi
ty by the success which has come to
him. A few years ago he decided to
go into the manufacturing business
for himself, and rigging up a few
machines, he rented a place for in-
stallation and began "knittin' stock-1
in s. ine business continued to
grow and prosper and Mr. James
now reaches out to enlarge his busi-
ness. Several months ago he pur- j Mrs. Claude Bradley and ''daugh
cluveed the McDowell Hosiery mill j ter of Black Mountain spent Sunday
and a few days ago he purchased the in Old Fort.
old Carolina mill. It is his purpose Miss Grace Amey, who is attend
to consolidate the two plants under ing school at Davenport college, is
one management. The business will expected home Wednesday,
be conducted at the old Carolina , Miss Davie Mae Arney ia spending
Hosiery Mill plant under the name of ?0me time in Asheville.
McDowell Hosiery Mills, and while it I Deputy Sheriff D. Y. Grant has
will be under the personal direction captured two huge steam illicit dis
of Mr. James, it is his plan to have a'tillery outfits recently one last
capable manager to look after the ' week about one and one-half miles
new combination, as much of Mr. i southeast of Old Fort, the other Mon-
James time is consumed in his per- . day night of this week up on Cataw
3onal over-sight of the Elizabeth ba river.
James mills. The graded school commencement
Mr. James manufactures only high exercises at Old Fort will take place
grade hosiery, which finds ready sale, 'as follows:
Notwithstanding the fact that a num- Friday night, May 27, at 8:30, con
ber of the mills have been compelled , test in recitation and declamation,
to slow down, and in a number of j Sunday morning, May 29, at 11
cases shut down entirely, Mr. James : o'clock, annual sermon by-Dr. R. H.
has been able to keep his plant run- Herring of Waynesville.
ning at practically full time. i Monday night, May 30th, at 8i30,
Mr. James has further plans which
he hopes to develop for his employ
ees. He has peculiar notions of his
own as to what the employer should
. rr
houses in which his employees may
live, and do other things for the com
fort of those who are employed by
him.
PAUL WEEKS HAS TWO
FINGERS AMPUTATED
Paul Weeks, a compositor and job
man in the employ of The Progress
suffered a minor accident last week
while cutting paper. He -failed to
lock the lever that controls the knife
of the paper cutterr and while he was
adjusting some paper, with the knife
raised but not fastened, the lever
dropped, cutting off the tip. of the
fore finger on the right hand and the
middle finger at the first joint on the
left hand. Medical attention was
promptly given and Mr. Weeks is
suffering little pain.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The fifth Sunday Sunday School
Convention will.be held at Chapel
Hill church next Sunday beginning
at 11:15. A splendid program has
been arranged. There will be plenty
of good singing, and inspiring talks
by different leaders of Sunday school
work; The children's exercises will
occupy the regular Sunday school
hour and will be very helpful. An
all-day service will be held, and we
ask that all who come bring lunch
with them and enjoy a good social
and -spiritual feast. We invite every
Sunday School Superintendent and
as many of his school whOf can come,
to be . with us, and help .us make this
one of the largest and best conven-
?rtn over held. A cordial invita
tion to all. E. J.JONES,
Acting Chairman.
WHAT'S YOUR HUSBAND DOING
do lor tnose wno are empioyea. ne turned. An aamission xee roi ooc h. 1. Smith visited relatives m Old. Most of the government's import
hopes to be able to provide first class and 20 cents will be charged for this (Fort Sunday. witnesses in the liauor cases now
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
OLD FORT
Old Fort, May 24. Tom Gilbert
of Black Mountain spent some time
in Old Fort the past week.
Reuben Young of Florida is ,in
Old Fort on important business.
Miss Mary Burgin is visiting Dr.
and Mrs. J. B. Johnson.
B. L. Lunsford spoke at the school
auditorium Thursday night. His lec
ture was enjoyed by all.
Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall
spent a few days in Marion last
week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R.
J. Noyes.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nichols, Miss
Jennie Stirewalt and Mrs. Nadine
Spencer motored to Marion one night
last week to attend the Chautauqua.
Misses Sadie and Evelyn Burgin
are visiting relatives in Raleigh.
Miss Mabel Crawford, who spent
the winter in Florida, has returned
home.
Mrs. Carl Rock and children of
Floida are visiting relatives in Old
I Port
High School entertainment. Mem-1
bers of the high school will present
as one feature of the evening Hia-
watha Pantomime, handsomely cos -
. . ... - -
; entertainment for the benefit of the
school.
Tuesday night, May 31, at 8:30.
graduating exercises and annual ad -
dress by Dr. E. K. McLarty of Ashe
ville.
MARION MILL,
Marion, May 23. Through error
in Progress office last week our news
was headed "Clinchfield" instead of
Marion.
Rev. J. P. Hornbuckle preached a
great sermon Sunday night to both
Methodists and Baptists.
Rev. E. J. Jones, upon advice of
his physician, will take a ten days'
rest. We wish for mm a speedy re
covery. A modem, bungalow ia to replace
the home occupied by J. T. Laughlm,
which was destroyed by fire some
weeks ago.
Lumber has arrived to add an ad
ditional room for each of the over
seers' homes.
Our new No. 2 Cincinnati Milling
machine arrayed Saturday. We will
hereafter make supplies which have
had to be ordered at very high prices.
President R. W. Baldwin and wife
drove down to the Catawba lake last
week and report a fine trip.
As the work of screening our
houses goes forward we hear excla
mations of praise' for Mr. -Baldwin
from all sides. We also wish to
thank Mr. Baldwin in advance for
the electric light system which is be
ing installed.
As reported last week, we broke
all records for production running
114 per cent, but we expect to
beat that this month for work is run
ning fine and everybody in the very
best of spirits. v -
NEBO
Nebo, May 24. Mr. and Mrs. Tol
bert Scott and two children, who
have been spending the winter here,"
left Monday for Seattle, Washington.
They will sail from there on the 3rd
of June for their home in Alaska
amid snow and ice.
Miss Lottie Wilson, who has been
in school at Weaverville college, re
turned home Saturday for the sum
mer. Mrs. Patchel Jaynes, am aged lady,
in her 80th year, died Saturday eve--ning
at six o'clock. She was laid to
rest in the Nebo cemetery Sunday.
Mrs. Jaynes was a devoted christian.
She leaves to mourn her losslanum
ber of relatives and a host of friends.
Watson Wilson attended the com
mencement at Weaverville college
last week. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Simpson of Ruther
fordton spent the week-end here with
relatives.
Miss Sudie Alexander of Marion
spent the week-end here with her
mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Beaman of
Marion spent Sunday here.
Miss Pearl Padgett spent Sunday
here with relatives.
GARDIN
Marion, May 23. Mrs. Grayson
Craig was shopping in Marion last
week.
Miss Mamie Bowman spent the
week-end with homefolks.
Thomas Marlow made a business
trip to M?rion Saturday.
Misses Vera and Mary Wacaser
were shopping in Marion last Satur-,
day.
Ivey Holland spent the week-end
with homefolks here.
Robert Carswell of Lowell has t
been visiting his brother, J. C. Cars
well. . . .
oiolr her
:.::r , , t-.
luiuara noiiana maae a Dusmess;--T ,. , . , .
...,. , . . , 4 Washington; May 21. Thousands -of
trip to Marion one day last week. I. .-v. 4.
f, T v -n , , - . .. ; bootleggers may escape punishment
Mrs. Julia Padgett has been visit-; . . , , -
1 i for violation of the liquor laws as ar
mg relatives of this section. t - xt t. nkix a 1
fx . . j . . . 'result -of the furlough of -700. federal
Grayson Craig attended the ser-: . .A. . ... T , .. . r
. i , TT-ti x . , ."prohibition agents until July 1; Com-:
vices at Chapel Hill Baptist church . . , . J; . - . u
c , missioner Kramer declared tonight..
ouuuajr.
CHAPEL HILL
Chapel Hill, May 23. Mr. and
.Mrs. W. A. Proctor and Mr. and Mrs.
' ... ... . . . .
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Hicks, after
spending some time here with the
former's parents, Mr. .and Mrs. T. M.
' Hicks, have returned to Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Roberson and
family of Marion spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Coats.
Misher Shehan and sister, Miss
Ora, were visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Barnes yesterday.'
ijtev. Green of Marion ably filled
Reir, E, X Jones' pulpit here Sunday
afternoon.
G. P. Poteet, little son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. P. Poteet, has been quite ill
but is improving.
CURFEW
Curfew, May 24. Corn crops are
looking fine in this section of
the
country.
John Reel and family visited rela
tives in Marion, Sunday. "
Mrs. D. Parker and children visit
ed friends at Clinchfield, Monday.
M. A. Parker made a business trip
to Marion, Monday.
little Clarence Parker is real sick.
CAROLINA SPENDING
FORTUNE ON SCHOOLS
Raleigh, May 21. With an issue i
of six hundred thousand- dollars
pending, making the total run close
to ten million dollars, North, Caro
lina has since last October voted by
special, elections bonds for building
school houses in the sum of $8,902,-
500. " .
The figures were announced this
morning by State Superintendent
Brooks, Greensboro's recent million
dollar issue topping'the .. list, "The
pending issue of six hundred thous
and is in Goldsbdro and, an election
has been called for July fifth. -
NEWS ITEMS FiyOM "
OVER THE STATE
I terns Concernin g Events of In
terest and I m p o.r t a n c o
Throughout the State. ;v;
Fire Saturday night damaged the
Hotel Morgan at Morgantoa to the
extent of several thousand dollars.
The annual convention of the
North Carolina Merchants' associa-
tion will be held at Greensboro June ;
21, 22 and 23. ; '.. :-; ' ' rrV'-. V-
A new dormitory for the, -Prftsby-terian
orphanage at Barium Springs -has
juslf been completed and is now
ready for "occupancy t " vi ,t";ry
The plant of the Elkin Furniture
company, one of the most important
enterprises of Elkin, was destroyed
by fire Thursday night. The loss is
placed at $100,000 .with $21,000 insurance.-
James Foy Justice has been .elect -ed
superintendent of- fhe public
schools of Henderson county by: the
county board of education. Mr Jus
tice will assume office on July 1, at i
salary of $3,50.0, according to the
News. " .
The board of education of .the
Methodist Protestant church in North
Carolina, at a meeting; , in Greens
boro Friday .selected . High Point as
the site to locate the college of that
denomination in this State. Three
places were considered: High Point,
Greensboro and Burlington. High
Point offered a site of 60 acres and
$100,000, It was this offer which
! was accepted. The church proposes
to put: $590,000 into its college at the
I beginning. The college will be' lo-
i cated just inside the " incorporate
limits of High Point, on the Greens
boro to High Point highway.
MANY BOOTLEGGERS MAY'
!
I escape punishment
,- - v 4- 1 AAA
Xli any cvciiWy tlx: auucu, tiiany vx wic
cases will have to be continued : over
the 40 davsi which will add to the
' congestion of the already crowded
av
vwa v uuvw. -
before the courts. Mr. Kramer "en-
.plained are the agents who worked
nn th evidence against the defend-
Most nf thesft men! he said.
wmld return to their homes, making
' it necessary either- to isubpoenae
Ithem and pay their way to the places
i nf trial or mntinii t.h cjps! .
1 w. w ' - - - . I
At present, Mr. Kramer said, it is
, too soon to guage the effect on -the
illegal traffic which may result from
the loss of 700 agents for 40 days
1 because of the lack of funds to pay
their salaries. However, he assert-
( ed, the cut would hurt the prohibi-
i tion- enforcement unit . in- very . way
and set back if. not undo the work
done in brganizingthe : force. 1
' "Millions have, been lost," he said,
j "in an attempt to saye a. few hundred
thousand dollars.' , 1
MEMBERS OF TEXTBOOK
COMMISSION ANNOUNCED
Raleigh, May 23.--The State Text
bo6k Commission, appointed jointly
by the goyernor and the State super
intendent of Ipublic instruction, was
announced here today as follows: '
T. Wingate Andrews, Salisbury; . C.
S. Warren," Hamlet; Miss Mary Gra
ham, Charlotte; Miss" Celeste Henkel,
Statesville ; Nr F. Steppe, Marion ;
Thos. .F. . Foust," Greensboro ; ' Miss
Jane Q. Sullivan, Asheville.
WEATHER REPORT.
Thos. McGuire, local government
weather bureau observer, reports the
temperature" and rainfall at . Marion
for the week as follows ; - ;
Maximum, 86 degrees minimum
49 degrees;" rain 0.68 of an inch;
sunshine, per cent, 0.71.
WHAT'S -YOUR HUSBAND POING
-'r,
fi
1
c
J