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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF JHE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY,
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MARION, N, C THURSDAY, JUNEV22, 1922
VOL. XXVI--NO. 44
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BIG CHAUTAUQUA
0 i l COMING JUNE 24-29
crograun Dra
ina, Friendly., Enemies Big
p Lecturers-Male 'Quartet.
-THe great comfitiy drama, "Friend
ly .Enemies ;M the: -all-star - National
-Male Quartet; the f Nevin Concert
Company; notable lectures on time
ly topics; special children's programs
these are among the many varied
attractions which will appear here on
, the big Redpath , Chatauqua which
opens m Marion on June 24th andj
continues for five days.
; The Nevin Concert Company will
launch the Chautauqua with a grand
concert on the first, afternoon. . This
COmbanV Consists nf "Frmv oric.inl
-. . w . H4 vtQk vil J
.iauiciB WI1U XcAlUre laVOnic in-
strumental and vocar selections and
character sketches given in costume.
After a prelude by the Nevin Com
pany at night, J. Franklin Caveny,
clever, crayon artist and modeler in
day, will give a lecture and art re
vue extraordinary, "Wit and Wisdom
tit -Hntk f.hallr a-nA nTrtw
naiK ana jmy. Mr. Ja-
veny is a top-notch; entertainer.; Piayea "U &01 itio." To the in
Quick sketches of various members j spiring strains of Mendelsshon's
of the audience are features . of his'march tne ushers, Messrs. Grayson
prpgram. meai, itoy ijiies, AiDert uianton and
On the second afternoon, Gretchen ; F1yd Mitchell, entered, proceeding, jr. and Mrs Charles Greene Mr
Cox and Company will &ve a grand Jown opposite aisles and crossing in 'and Mrs Henry Greene and dughi
concert. This company is headed by!frnt of the altar. Following these ter Bertha, and Mrs. J. M. Cannon
Cretchen Cox, eminent violinist, who came the bridesmaids and grooms- motored to Asheville Saturday,
is always a favorite with Chautauqua 'men' Mlss Sara Margaret Neal andj Mrs E j Evans of Asheville at
audiences. She is supported by two 'Mr. Edwin Pless, Miss Sarah Hud- tended the funerai of her aunt Mrs.
accomplished artists, a baritore and &ns and r- J. W. Streetman, Jr. Sandlin, here last week
a pianist. Miss Frances Wood, of Trinity, and Mrs. Bettie Sandlin died at her
This -company will give a prelude :Mr- uy Kirby; .Miss Nelle Blanton home at Bryson City last Wednesday
at- night, following -which Edward and Mr. Tom Byrd, of Asheville. ; and interment was made here Thurg.
Amherst Ott, nationally-known ora- The bridesmaids wore gowns of ram-!day She is gurvived by one son
tor, wiU deliver -tois great "Sour j bow ' coloring - with picture hats and Tom Sandlin, of Bryson City.
Grapes" lecture, which is considered j carried Pink roses. Four dainty lit- j The many friends of T L Grant
one or the Tmnst lectures ever given tIe flower &rls Charlotte Winborne, are d to know that he ig ftble tQ
Sromdh tilamTmh .-...UlP?. .Ware ana
On the tMrd day & Na rotted pmk
F organdy dresses, and carrying ba-
T-trr
in the afternoon and a grand concert
'at night, The. quartet is' an organi
sation of -superlative singers and en
tertainers, and their entertainments
will oe high spots on the Chautauqua
program.
. In the. afternoon their .concert
will .be,. preceded by a. lecture-recital
i) StephaniSchutze, "Wizard teller-of-talesj",
who will re-create some of
th -iwrld's greatest stories.
. ; Onjihe fourth afternoon Sydney
Greenbie, author, editor, and travel
er, will lecture on the problems of.
the Pacific, especially as they effect
America, Japan and Great Britain.
Mr. Greenbie's recent book, "The-
Pacific Triangle," has gained for him
an international reputation as an au
thority on. Pacific subjects.
On the fourth night comes
"Friendly Enemies," an uproarious
comedy drama, whose plot grows out
of the conflicting convictions of two
life-long friends. Audiences in all
rfcarts of he country have alternately
1 laughed and wept over this well-j
known comedy success. It will be ;
presented by a cast of exceptionally
competent New York actors.
The Kublick Company with Ber
nice Van, -clever impersonator and
entertainer, will appear in a popular
entertainment on the last; afternoon.
The Kublick Company is a delightful
ly entertaining novelty duo, featur
. ing : ""the human-voiced violin, the
m -and otner novelty
as Weil as cuaruuug
onjr favorites
, On the last night, following a con-
Jcert 1y the KubUck Company, Dr.
Binrr A. Adrian, noted educator,
will give his inspiring arid entertain-.
lecture. "The Wonders ,01 cur
bankv" - In this" lecture Doctor Ad
rian sets forth powerfully the mar
velous achievements of Lutner lbut
bank, theVplant wizzard,s and also
ks lior better heroes for children
Three special morning programs
f or.chUdren will be given during the
Chautaiiquav ? each : program being
Siven on a daflfererit: morning. ; These
children's programs are a distinct in
novation inaugurated this year by
the v Bedpac management. On the
third morning Stephani Schutze will
ve someofXthe-bestNof the notable j
stories or children; On the fourth
morning Hughie Eitzpatrick, popular
clown, will entertain the-ydungsters
with marvelous feats of tumbling,
jokes and fun, and on the last morn
ing Bernic'e Van, impersonator tand
entertainer, will give an equally de
lightful program.
MISS KIRBY IS BRIDE
OF J. WILL PLESS, JR,
The wedding of Mr. J. Will Pless,
Jr., and Miss, Marjorie Kirby was
solemnized at 5:30 o'clock last Thurs
day at the" Methodist church. The
beautifully impressive ceremony was
performed by the bride's pastor, Rev.
J. P. Hipps, assisted 'by Rev. J. C.
Story of the Presbyterian church.
Against & bank of palms and ferns
were tall white columns crowned with
wi nniic ouu wfcu
with Cathedral condles.
Miss Julia Burton, a gifted music
ian, presided, at the organ and ren
dered two beautiful selections, pre
vious to the singing of Miss Sarah
Kirby, of Charlotte, who 1 sang "Be
cause" and "All For You." During!
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itets 01 sweet peas, preceoea me maia t
of honor, Miss Mary Yancey, of New Old Fort, Rt. 1, June 19. W. L.
York. 'Then came the tiny ringKelley left last week for Akron, Ohio,
bearer, Master Jack Noyes, wearing a j where he has accepted a position in
white suit and carrying the ring in a
pink rose. . The bride entered on the
arm of her father. She looked un
usually beautiful in her goingaway
gown of gray, with accessories to
match."" The groom with his best
man, , Mr. William Shipp Justice, of
Chapel Hill, met her at the altar.
Miss Kirby is the only daughter of '
Dr. and Mrs. Guy S. Kirby and since
leaving school in Roanoke has been
one of the most popular girls in the
younger set. Mr. Pless is the older
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W Pless. He
is a young man of splendid qualities,
and is associated with his father in
the law firm of Pless, Winborne and
Pless.
The young people left for a trip to
Northern resorts, and on their return
will live in Marion, where they have
a new bungalow ready for their oc
cupancy. On Wednesday evening there was
a reception given at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Kirky. The receiving line .
was composed of Dr. and Mrs. Kirby,
Mr. and Mrs. Pless, Mr. Pless, Jr.,
Miss Kirby and the entire bridal
party.
The house was beautifully decorat
ed and formed a fitting background
for the lovely gow,ns or tne young
women. ,
j The array of , handsome presents
served to attest in some degree the
esteem in;, wfcich these popular young
people are held.
87,000 BABIES BORN IN
TH I S STATE LAST YEAR
Advance figures from the North
Carolina Bureau of Vital Statistics
compiled by Dr. FL M. Register, pre
paratory to the issuance of a general
report, show that during 1921 births
in this,State exceeded deathsby 59,-
000. During the year there were
87,000 babies born in North Caro
lina while the number of deaths was
only 28,000.- This gives the State a
birth rate of 33.4 for the past year
and a death rate of only 11.6.
Services at St. John's next
Sun-
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day at 11 a. m.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
OLD FORT t
Old Fort, June 21. Miss Mary
Burgin left for summer school Mon
day. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Greene and
little son Jack, of
the week-end with
Charlotte, spent
Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Greene. .
Mrs. James Burgin is spending the
week at Greenlee with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Mackey.
Elizabeth Steen of Monroe, Va.,
is visiting Mrs. J. O. McDaniel.
C. A. Snyder made a business trip
to larion last week.
Mrs. J. L. Nichols and children of
Marion are visiting the former's
daughter, Mrs. D. A. Silver.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lackey attend
ed the Kirby-Pless wjedding in Ma
rion last week.
Mrs. J. B. Johnson, who has been
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pnnfin f v.ot- uch tr- co,r0roi
is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Laf ever -and
! children motored to Lenoir last Sun -
reume-liUL .duties at the.PQstoffice,
rATAWRA VAfTFV
rthe rubber factory.
The infant son of H. A. Hensley
has been right sick for a few days.
The stork visited, the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Whelfcm .on the 15th
and left a little girl.
W. L. Bradley, who has been home
for a few days, returned to Swnna
noa yesterday.
B. E. Kelley of Oteen spent the
week-end with homefolks.
Mrs. Thomas Holtsclaw of Mica-
S ville is visiting her sister, Mrs, E. W.
Griffin.
Miss Annte Bradley left for Ashe
ville last week to enter the summer
school.
Mrs. Joe Moody is spending a few
days with her parents atrreenlee.
John Porter of Swannanoa was
here last week on business.
The farmers have about finished
harvesting.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Scruggs of
Cliffside visited the latter's mother,
Mrs. S. C. Kelley, last week
NEBO.
Nebo, June 19. J. M. Mason has
been real sick but is recovering.
R. D. Barnes of Marion was
a
visitor here one day last week.
Zeb Snipes is at home for a while
after spending some time in Char
lotte. R. V. McGimsey made a business
trip to Marion one day last week.
&rs. J. C. Mason was shopping in
Marion last Saturday.
Glenn Snipes was in Marion Satur
day on business.
Misses Sue Tate, Georgie Sigmon,
Bessie Cuthbertson and Vivian Parks
left last Monday to enter the sum
mer school in Morganton.
Miss Essie Hemphill has entered
the summer school at Asheville.
There will be services at the Bap
tist church next Sunday at 11 o'clock
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Forty-third annual convention of
the North Carolina Pharmaceutical
association will be held in Winston
Salem June 27-29.
GOOD FORECAST FOR
CROPS OF SECTION
All crops in the state have an. un
usually good forecast for conditions
of June 1, according to the co-operative
crop reporting service, Recent
rainfall generally over the. state Has
been too heavy, and delayed needed
cultivation, . giving grass a start in
many sections.
In this, the western mountain dis
trict, rye, clover, anH other hay crops
'show a 92 per cent normal condition.
This is also the national average.
In this section the apple crops, ac
cording to the report, average 90
per cent compared to 73 and 74 forj
other states.
In McDowell county, the average
conditions for June 1, according to
the'forecast are oats 92 per cent;
wheat 74; rye 94; apples 73; hay 94;! this week. He will visit other places -pasture
97; field peas 92; peaches Jin the county and parents who 'are ,
69; watermelons 80.
According to the report, prospects
for wheat are much better than
year ago,, although a prevalence
a
of
rust in the eastern part of the state
has affected to some extent the pros-
pects, in the opinion of the agricui-'fin
A 1 x
lurai experrs. in ixus section no
' such reports have been made, and it
Us thought that Western North Care-"
Una may escape rust.
FIRE DESTROYS STORE
HOUSE AND MILL BUILDING
A fire of undetermined oriein de-
stroyed the store-house and mill drowned while swimming in Pigeon
property owned by W. H. Hawkins of river a milefrom Canton last Satuiv
this place one night last week. The day. - i
value of the property is estimated by j w. T was again declared nom- .
the owner at something like7500. J. DemocraUc party for cor.
A very smaU amount of insurance it commissioner' by a te of -is
said was carried. The building 95567 to 75,299 for Al a
containing the mill had not. been inJAvery. The Lee majority was: 20,- -operation
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J tAJ xs I 1 Kinston was selected asv theT 1923 :
Daves, who recently purchased the . , -
Sfn.ir thea umon -of North Carolina, accord-
wvvik. yyij ftaa WAO ViOWiI - A
grocery business in the store "build
incv '
The local fire department respond -
ed to the cair,vbut owing to the high-1 Tne Fourth of July. is to be cele
ly inflammable nature of the build- bratfte-fnn-forffl at.Rutherfordton,"
ings, and the progress the fire a!-!?511 ajarade, baseball: and.- races,:
ready had, was unable to be of ser- two or -three brass .bands, . flying
vice. stunts; and parachute; -jumps, and a-
Mr. Daves suffered a heavy loss, speech by Senator Pat Harrison: of
as he had only a small amount of in-j Mississippi ; ; ? uv
surance. r. f Fire of -undete'nufnpd 'Aricin. TV?.
BIG TEXTILE PLANT
FOR RUTHERFORDTON
nuuitiiui utun, ouiic iv. iMiuicr
ford county's latest big textile enter -
prise is The Spinners Processing
the mill village near Rutherfordton.
The stock is $300,000, owned by
chain of mills, no individuals having
any stock in the new concern.
The new
mercerized
plant will manufacture
yarn by warp, merceriz-
mg process, and also will be equip- 10 u xiance was on tne mound
ped to furnish bleached, dyed, and or Clinchfield, giving up only two
gassed yarns. scratch hits and striking out s nine
The building is to be 240 feet by Morganton batters. The features of
135 feet, two 6tories, and to be of the game was the pitching and catch--regular
mill construction, with brick ine of the Clinchfield battery and the
wall, steel sash, and concrete floor heavy hitting of the Clinchfield team,
in basement. .Clinchfield has played fourteen
The contract for the construction ' games this season, winning eleven,
of the building for the new plant was losing two, and tieing one. "
recently awarded to Potter and'
Shakleford Company, contractors, of, bats with Hickory on Martin's field
Greenville, S. C inext Saturday at 3:30.. This: game.
It is understood that contracts forvPronuses to be a battle royal as the
the machinery have been placed for:
the largest and most improved warp:
mercerizing machine that has
been built.
ever
The entire output will be handled
by the Johnson Mill Company, rot
VUOi,uuc viucra m e
principle centers in theJJnited States.
xne names oi tne omcers oi the
w concern follow: President, n.
new. concern follow: President. C
W. Johnson, Charlotte; vice- presi-
dent, R. H. Johnson, Charlotte; treas-
urer, S. E. Elmore, Spindale; secret
tary, K. S. Tanner, Spindale.
The big chautuqua opens in Ma
rion next Saturday. Buy a season
ticket now and help the Woman's
Club and stand by the public spirited
men on the contract. Season tickets!
only $3.00.
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BOARD OF HEALTH SENDS:
DENTIST TO McDOWEUL
School Chflj reri bf j County to .
' Be Given, FreeV Dental: Serr
vifce During: the Summer. .
Arrangements have .been made by. -the
State Board of Health for- this
service and "DrJ 'Griffin, : experienced
dentist, is already on the ground to
do this work -for school children not
over 13 years of age,freeof charge .
The State Board ; of. Health " has al- c
ready completed this work in a num
ber of counties and expects to- reach
every school child in need of dental "
service in: McDowell within the next:
three months. ; T " r-"!--' ;" r
Dr. Griffin went to Neba Tuesday
and will be in that community, during
interested in having . their , children t
avail themselves of tMs sejrriee are -
requested to watch -the columns- of
"The Progress" for announcements
as to' times and places where : this, :
dental work will be given.. Dr. Grif..;
will visit ten or twelve places in -
' Al A A. l " "
me couniy at sucn points .as wui ic
most convenient for thfe children to ' i
reach hinv
NEWS ITEMS FROM f -OVER
THE STATE
Dewey Hahey, 16, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Hanpv nf Cjintnn. wm
ing Jo announcetnent made at the
final " meeting of the Ttwelfth annual ;
soa . HendersonvUIe Sunday.' :
day nigif completely . destroyed - the
Lincolnton creamery arid ice cream
company's plant, at Lincolntori; and ".
a new ice making nlant filtarh
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j116110' Involving a' loss esUmated at
! 600. partially covered by, 'in-
BASEBALL. , - V
The Clinchfield Mill baseball teani
of Marion defeated Morganton in
!one fastest and hardest-fotight
ganies of the season, the game being
The Clinchfield team will cross
Packers on each team are old rivals.
WEATHER , REPORT, f ,
Thos. - McGuire, local government
weather bureau observer, reports the
tnperaturevand rainfall at Marion
xor tne week aa foHews- - - '
- - Maximum, 90 degrees; minimum.
62 degrees; rain,, 1.U inches; 'W
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shine, per cent, .721
There are counties in North" Caro
lina which spent more' than $1,000,
000 last year for imported hay, corn,
oats and other feedstuffs. -There is
no logical reason why any j feed of
any land. should be imported into any
Tarheel county, except'in rare in-,
stances ; where 5 prepared feeds est'
be refmir for
: short V periods for
j special
purposes.
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