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MARION PROGRESS A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY ESTABLISHED 1896 MARION. N. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1929 VOL. XXXIII—^O. 39 ( > ANNUAL CONTESTS COUNTY SCHOOLS POULTRY SHIPMENT BRINGS $4,150.86 Recitation Contest at Clinch- field Tonight; Declamation Contest at Old Fort. The schools of the county will give their usual ^ring contests begin ning Wednesday evening of this week when the contest in singing will be held at East Marion auditorium, beginning at 8 o’clock. All the larger McDowell County farmers broke all former records in the shipping of poultry through the co-operative car sales last week when they loaded 15,- 244 pounds of poultry for which they received $4,150.86 in cash, ac cording to the report of W. L. Smarr, County Agent. ' The poultry car was in Old Fort on Tuesday, March 26th, at which time the farmers of that section of the county sold 5074 pounds of poul try and received $1,330.70 in cash, while 10,170 pounds of poultry was loaded in Marion on the following , , . a. 11 V I day for which the farmers received schools of the county will be repre- ,0 00^ - „ . 1. ^ 04. 4.4.' if $2,820.12 in cash. F. O. Stott of Ma rion received the largest check for sented in both elementary and high school departments. On Thursday evening at the Clinchfield auditorium the recitation contest will take place. This will in clude representatives from all the schools in both elementary and high schools. Everything is in readiness for the contest, which promises to be full of rivalry and interest. On Friday eveiiing at 8 o’clock at the Old Fort auditorium, the decla mation contest will take place. The boys in this contest have been under going much training during the past week and the young declaimers promise an evening of pleasure to those who attend this program. The athletic contests will occur some time next week. Practically all the elimination contests are over and it remains only for the schools to play the champion games. MEETINGCOUNn COMMISSIONERS Road Commissioners Appoint ed for North Cove and Hig gins—Tax Listers Named. poultry culled from his flock, the am ount being $296.59. The second larg est check went to W. M. Wilson, Marion, R-2, for $100.38 for poultry culled from his flock. J, C. Rabb, Marion, received the largest check for a single bird, the check being for $2.43 for a 9-pound Rhode Island Red hen. About 175 farmers partici pated in the sale. The co-operative car shipments of poultry has done much in stimulating poultry production in this county. During 1927, 30,000 pounds was sold through this method, while during 11928, 60,000 pounds was sold. Dur ing 1929, the goal is set for 75,000 to 100,000 pounds. Before the begrinning of the above shipments there was practically no market for poultry, only a very limi ted amount being sold in Old Fort and in Marion, while hucksters picked up any surplus on the farm at their own price. Very often poultry Mrs. W. H. Taylor died Sunday |market locally, but BELOVED WOMAN OF DYSARTSVILLE PASSES PINNED UNDER CAR, YOUNG HAN DROWNS E. J. Mills of East Msirion Dies as Car Overturns into Exca vation at Bridgewater. evening, March 31st, at her home at Dysartsville from pneumonia. Mrs. Taylor was taken seriously ill just a few days before her death. Pneu monia developed and the end came quickly. Before her marriage Mrs. Taylor ■was Miss Emma Carroll, of Clover, S. C. She was born October 31, 1868 would be exchanged for goods. Modem poultry houses and brood er houses are being built throughout the county, and many farmers are becoming interested in poultry as a side line in the operation of their farms. Many farmers are co-operat ing with the County Agent and the Extension Poultry Department of On March 14, 1893, she was married the State College in _giving^ poultry to William H. Taylor of the Dysarts- A’ille section and moved to this com munity, the home of her husband, -where they have lived happily ever since. In church membership Mrs. Taylor was a Presbyterian. She was loyal to her church and a consecrated Chris tian womans The funeral was held from the home of the deceased Tuesday after noon at one o’clock. A large number of loving friends and relatives were present to pay their highest respect to the memory of this good woman. In charge of the funeral was Rev. J. M. Brown, assisted by Rev. D. J. Hunt of Glenwood. The body was laid to rest in the village cemetery at Dysartsville. Mrs. Taylor had just returned bome a few days previous to her death from Charlotte where she had been in attendance in the illness of ber husband who had undergone a very serious operation at a Charlotte hospital. Her last days were given to ministering to her sick husband to whom she had been devoted through out her entire married life. They bave always remained as two lovers and their home life was very beauti ful. Mrs. Taylor was known to the en tire community and was loved by ev eryone. Her home was always open to her friends and to strangers. Hos pitality of the old true Southern kind was always extended to the visitor in ber home. The news of her passing brings sadness and sorrow to all who knew her. The sympathy of many friends goes to the grief stricken husband and other relatives in their hour of great grief. on the farm a better chance by prac ticing the best known methods of keeping poultry. Flocks are being es tablished under the supervision of the above agencies, proper^ attention is being given to the different phases of poultry work, and accurate rec ords kept of several of the flocks. Local hatcheries are helping to sup ply part of the demand for baby chicks, while others are being sup-j plied from other hatcheries recom^ j MRS. NORMAN D. AYERS DIES IN ASHEVILLE The board of county commission ers were in session Monday and Tuesday morning. A large number of bills were presented for at>proval and much routine business was transacted. A petition was presented on be half of the citizens of the lower part of Dysartsville township asking that a change be made in the boun dary line so as to give a small por tion of Dysartsville to Nebo town ship with a view to providing better road and school facilities to the peo ple of that section of the county. The matter was taken under consid eration to be acted upon later. Road commissioners were appoin ted for a period of two years in North Cove and Higgins townships as follows: ■ North Cove—Sam H. Yancey. W. E. Brown and J. H. Boyd. Higg^ins — Furman Pyatt, John Hensley and Charles Haney. TAX LISTERS Tax listers for the various town ships, with Mrs. Chas. M. Burgin, county accountant, as county tax supervisor, were announced as fol- iows: Bracketts—Mrs. Miles P. Flack. Crooked Creek—C. E. Gilliam. Dvsartsville—J. C. Goforth. Glenwood—A. P. Hunter. Higgins—C. D. Wacasser. Marion—T. B. Conley, Montford Cove—M. R. Nanney. Nebo-^E. L. Tate. North Cove—S. M. Avery. Old Fort—E. T. Burgin. RESOLUTION Resolutions extending sympathy to Mr. W. H. Taylor, a former coun ty commissioner, were passed as fol lows: “Whereas, information has come to the board of county commissioners of the death of Mrs. W. H. Taylor, wife of former County Commission er W. H. Taylor, now, therefore, be it resolved: That the board of county I commissioners of McDowell county [ in regular meeting assembled extend to Mr. W. H. Taylor the sincere sym pathy of the board and its several members in his great loss and grief. Pinned underneath his automobile, Ed James Mills, 23 years old, drown ed in two feet of water at Bridge water Monday, in the opinion of phy sicians who examined his body after the wreck. They could find no sign of injury suffered. Mills was turning the car around on the highway at the east end of the Bridgewater bridge Monday night, according to his brother-in- law, Cleo Odum, who was in the car when he backed into a 20-foot hole where grading recently had been done. Water about two feet deep was standing in the excavation. The car overturned and pinned Mills under it. He died before help could reach him. Odom was unhurt. Mills, the son of Mrs. Mollie C. Mills, of East Marion, was an em ploye of the Marion Manufacturing Company. Fuheral services were held at his home Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’ clock, with interment in the East Marion cemetery. REUNION OF HUNTER FAMILY AT NEALSVILLE Nealsville, Apr. 1.—Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hunter, of Nealsville, were greatly surprised for Easter, when all their children came home, form ing a re-union. None of the children knew this was to happen, and it was the first time all the children had been home together in many, many years. Mrs. Hunter began dinner for the few that had arrived, but before din ner time the crowd kept increasing until all the eight children had ar rived—twenty-eight in number with grandchildren. So it took quite a bit of time to complete dinner with so much merriment and excitement. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. George Hunter of Charleston, W. Va.,; Mr. and Mrs. Vance Hunter and son, of Charlotte; Bert Hunter, of Lyman, S. C.; Charlie Hunter, of Columbia, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Holland and family, of Sugar Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Carl McCurry, of Mar ion; Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Hunter and family; Mrs. Lillian Justice and son Carl, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hunter and Miss Jennie Hunter, all of Nealsville. During the day the smaller grand children enjoyed three egg hunts. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS T. W. Stacy Continues Chair man; N. F. Steppe Re-elec ted County Superintendent. MARION HIGH WINS FIRST TWO GAMES SKYLAND HAS PICTURE OF LINVILLE GORGE mended in this state. Of course oth- , j a. j? J J , , . J - I It is further resolved that a copy of ers are ordered from outside of the , ^ m i i. X i V X i-v jr V _• i resolutions be sent to Mr. Taylor by state, but the farmers are becoming | ^lerk ” more interested in getting their chicks nearer home. The poultry car is in Marion on a regular schedule on Wednesday ev ery two weeks, and once every four weeks in Old Fort on Tuesdays. With this arrangement and the farmers co-operating, we hope to see the time when the poultry car will be in Mar ion eveiry week, when every farmer will have a modern brooder house, a brooder, a modern poultry house, a flock of from 50 to 100 hens of some pure-bred breed, and practicing the most up-to-date method in caring for poultry on the farm. NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDING FOR DEAF ^organton News-Herald. When the general appropriations bill finally passed the Legislature during the closing days of the ses sion last week it carried a provision of $50,000 for the special purpose of a new primary school building for the North Carolina School for the Deaf at .Morganton. In making the announcement of the appropriations and the plans Superintendent E. Mc- K. Goodwin said in the Deaf Carolin ian issued last Saturday: Our school is to be congratulated upon the appropriations made by the recent legislature. We are granted $50,000.00 for a new primary school building. This building is to have 20 class rooms FELLOWSHIP CONFERENCE AT RUTHERFORDTON APR. A Fellowship Conference has been called to meet with the First Baptist Church of Rutherfordton on Monday April 8, at 11 a. m. All the pastors and leading laymen and women of the Green River Association have been invited to this meeting, the pur pose of which is to foster fellowship and to increase interest in the de nominational program. This is one of a series of such con ferences that Dr. Charles E. Maddry, Raleigh, general secretary, and Rev. Walter M. Gilmore, Raleigh, mission secretary of the Baptist State Con vention, are holding at this time throughout the state. “These conferences,” says Mr. Gilmore, “have been well attended thus far and considerable stimulus has been given to the work of the de nomination.” Continuing, Mr. Gil more says: “The Baptist denomina tion in the South is now confronting serious problems, the solution of and a large assembly hall and recrea- which will determine very largely tion room, with necessary office and | the future progress of the denomina- rest rooms, with lavatories and play j tion. At these conferences these rooms. problems are freely discussed and This new building is to be fire-1 every one given the privilege of ex proof and modern, and will add | pressing his or her opinion or of greatly to our facilities and should' asking any question in regard to the cnhance our efiiciency. The County Board of Education was in session Monday at the Coun ty Superintendent’s oflice and reor ganized by re-electing Mr. T. W. Stacy as chairman. Mr. Stacy has been a member of the board for more that 15 years, and for the past 12 years has been chairman. Mr. S. L. Copeland and Mr. Geo. C. Conley* who were appointed by the last ses sion of Legislature, were unable to serve and Mr. W. W. Neal and Mr. W. L. Morris were elected to fill the vacancies. Messrs. Neal and Morris are leading citizens and business men of the county. They are both inter ested in education and their addition to the board will add to its strength and management. Mr. N. F. Steppe, who has been engagred in school work for more than 20 years in McDowell county and has been County Superintendent for the past 12 years, was unani mously elected superintenderit for the coming two years. When asked by a representative of The Progress^ concerning the plans of the schools for the coming year, Mr. Steppe stated as yet no definite announce ment could be made owing to the fact that the recent legislation is not fully understood by school officials. The County Superintendent antTtho chairman of the board will attend a meeting in Raleigh during the latter part of the month when the recent legislation will be studied and inter preted. Mr. Steppe stated that it would at least be the purpose of the school officials to give close attention to the matter of efficient instruction the class room and economical management of expenditures. Other matters of routine nature were passed upon. Funeral services were held at Scott Creek Baptist Church near Syl- va on Monday afternoon for Mrs. Norman D. Ayers, of Asheville, wbo died at 12:30 Sunday at the Mission Hospital after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Ayers, who before her mar riage was Miss Margaret Bryson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Bry son, of Sylva, was well known in Ma rion where she had many friends, having made this place her home for several years. She was a sister of F. L. Bryson and Mrs. Dean Tainter of this place. Besides her husband, Mrs. Ayers is sui*vived by one daughter, Mary Louise, four brothers and four sis ters. The Marion High School baseball team defeated Central High School of Rutherfordton in the first game of the season at Rutherfordton last Friday 8 to 2. The second game was played in Marion Tuesday, when Marion defeated Valdese 12 to 2.1 MARRIAGE Features of the game Tuesday wasj the pitching of Arrowood and hitting' of Murray and Howard. ] Newton will play Marion here Fri day afternoon. Newton has not been beaten this season and a hard game is expected. Several weeks ago the editor of the Carolnia Skyland, a community magazine of Western North Carolina published at Hendersonville, visited the Chamber of Commerce here and secured a number of pictures of scenery in this vicinity for publica tion at intervals. The April number of the Carolina Skyland carries a cover picture of Linville Gorge, looking down the riv er toward Hawk’s Bill mountain. The spring flowers that grow in pro fusion along the steep sides of the gorge can be plainly seen in the pic ture. The wonderful scenery over high way No. 105 must be seen to be fully appreciated. No sight-seer will ever regret making the trip over this beautiful route. We get $150,000.00 annually for maintenance. Our per capita cost is much below the group of the best schools. It is hoped that the new building will be conpleted by September 1st and ready for occupancy. At a meeting of the Board of Di rectors at the school last Thursday Superintendent Goodwin was work. The meeting will last about two hours.” MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS IN ASHEVILLE APRIL 10 The Tenth District Medical Socie ty will hold its semi-annual meeting at the Battery Park Hotel in Ashe ville on April 10, beginning at 2 o’ clock in the afternoon, it was an tructed to prepare for the building nounced Tuesday by Dr. D. M. McIn tosh, of Old Fort, secretary of the operations. W. W. Neal is chairman, of the Building Committee, and Mrs. R. B. Boger was made a member of the Building Committee, to co-operate with Superintendent Goodwin in the building operations. The Superintendent was instruc ted to enlarge the Goodwin Hall din ing room and to accommodate about 60 more children. This addition is in dependent upon the allottment al lowed by the Budget Commission. society. The meeting will open with the in vocation by the Rev. Dr. R. J. Bate man, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Asheville, and will be fol lowed by the address of welcome by the Hon. Gallatin Roberts, mayor of Asheville. The response to the ad dress of welcome will be made by Dr. F. M. Davis of Canton. Following the response, the presi- i dent’s message will be delivered by i Dr. W. Burdett Robertson, of Burns- ANOTHE-R AERIAL SIGN j ville, president of the society. Marion has another aerial sign to, During the afternoon a number of BURKE CITIZEN, SERVING TIME FOR MURDER, PAROLED Raleigh, April 2. — Aaron Wise man, 67, of Burke county, serving a 30-year sentence commuted from one of death, was paroled today by Governor Gardner. Wiseman was convicted in 1920 for the murder of Dr. Arthur Henne ssey, of Spruce Pine, at Glen Alpine in 1919. The case was removed for trial from Burke to Caldwell county where he was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to b» electrocuted, but Governor Bickett changed his sentence to one of thirty years imprisonment. Edwin B. Bridges, who investiga ted the case reported that Wiseman had been convicted on circumstantial evidence and said there was doubt oC his guilt. Prison ofiicials here said that Wise man had been a “model prisoner’' during the nine years he served. Ha will be allowed to leave the state un der his parole. Governor Gardner was told that Wiseman intended to> go to Ohio and live with a brother. TRAFFIC CASES SHOW DECREASE LAST MONTH Raleigh, March 26.—A report is sued today by the highway commis sion showed that the number of con- ERECTING LIGHT PLANT H. B. Croom, of Crooked Creek township, was in Marion Monday and anounced that a power plant is being erected on the Croom proper ty on Hodges Creek which will sup ply a lighting system for the home of Mr. Croom, Marvin Bird and W. L. Bradley. The plant will have a capa city of 100 lights and will also gener ate power for other purposes. It is planned to have the plant in opera tion within two weeks. “INTERFERENCE”, with CLIVE BROOK in ^he leading role, is repor ted everywhere as one of the finest of the talking pictures yet produced. It is ali-talking, and excellently done. guide aviators over the “Lake City 1 interesting papers will be presented, j victions for traffic violations in Feb- BANNS LAW Mountains” and Spring will j The program contains a paper by Dr. | ruary was 58 less than in January. CAUSES QUESTIONING no doubt bring many pilots to this I R. B. Butt of Marion. | The convictions for February were j section of the country where theyj A banquet will be served at the driving while intoxicated 58; speed- Raleigh, March 28. Judging from can see the earth’s ruggedness from j Battery Park Hotel at 7 p. m., fol-j 27; reckless driving 26; assault the number of inquiries received at the Secretary of State’s offices, there are quite a few matrimonially inclin ed persons in North Carolina. All want to know when the marriage banns law takes effect. The date is July 1. Couples marrying in June will be free to do so without publishing banns, but five days notice will be re quired of all minors seeking wedlock after the conventional month of brides. Notice of intention to marry may be given through announcement in i the press or posting notice of regis ter of deeds in the county where ap plication for license is to be made. the sky. During the past week a num- i lowed by addresses by Dr. Charles O’! ^i^h a deadly weapon 9; violation of ber of planes have passed over, one! H. Laughinghouse, State Health Of-1 light law 14 and miscellaneous offen- being a Ford tri-motored plane. The! ficer, of Raleigh, and Dr. L. B. Mc- ses 31, making a total of 165 cases Standard Oil Company of New Jer- i Brayer, secretary-treasurer N. C. j against 223 during January, responsible for the third and j State Medical Society, of Southern sey newest marker for Marion, which is j Pines, located on their plant near Gray’s | corner. It will be remembered that, the Standard people painted the | TOWN ELECTION MAY 6 At the regular meeting of the huge sign on the entire length of the 1 Board of Aldermen on Tuesday ev- A. Blanton Grocery Company build- ening an election was called to be MT. IDA LODGE HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING ing near the depot. The third sign on the Marianna Hotel was painted by the Airport Committee of the Cham- Next Monday and Tuesday at Oasis Theatre, an extra good pro gram. An ALL-TALKING picture, “INTERFERENCE”, and two Vaud eville acts. Mt. Ida Lodge No. 58, Knights of Pythias, held a very interesting- meeting on last Thursday night at Castle Hall. A visiting committee of the Caldwell Lodge at Lenoir com posed of J. C. Gire, Dr. A. B. Good- ber of Commerce shortly after the was appointed registrar, and J. S. «ian, and John Ingle, was present airport movement was launched here, i Cowan and Wm. Sweeney named as | and each made an interesting talk and a fourth sign will be painted this j judges. | for “the good of the order”. This was summer on the roof of the McDowell] No candidates of any of the offices | followed by talks on the same sub- Motor Company, which can be seen' have announced as yet. i ject by members of the local lodge, by automobile tourists as well as air I held in Marion on Monday, May 6, for the purpose of electing a mayor and five aldermen. Guy S. Kirby, Jr., after which refreshments were tourists. The “talking” Vitaphone equip- j served. j ment at Oasis Theatre is now work- j Work will be done in the third Murphy will soon have a $100,000 | ing perfectly, and you can Hear and: rank at the next regular meeting on new hosiery mill. See all^the new pictures at home. Thursday night of this week.