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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. C., THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1929 VOL. XXXIV—NO. 1 MARION LAWYER DIES SUDDENLY MISS WILLIE WATKINS WEDS MR. O. D. HAYNES BUCK BEAR CAMP FOURTH AT MARION In a simple but most impressive ceremony Miss Willie Mae Watkins j became the bride of Mr. O. Dennis I Haynes last Sunday morning at 10 D. E. Hudgins, Prominent | o’clock at the home of Mrs. E. T. Lawyer and Business Man, I grandmother of the bride. _ . . „ __ 'Rev. W. O. Goode, pastor of the Passes Away at Home Here. i pirst Methodist Church of Marion, , Iwas the officiating minister, using the beautiful ring ceremony. Bridal music was played by Mrs. C. A. Stephens of Asheville at the piano accompanied by Mr. Stephens with violin. The only attendants were Miss Lily Wall, of Asheville, who was maid of honor; and Mr. Mr. Daniel Edward Hudgins, a prominent Marion lawyer and busi ness man, died suddenly at his honje •Lone Beech,” about 9 o’clock Wed-i nosday morning. His sudden passing was a great shock to his family and friends, though Mr. Hudgins has been in feeble health for several years. However, for the past several | Rhododmion' and "^rde'h’" flowed' months hts health apparently was improved and he was Jible to be on the streets and go to his office at limes. He was down town Monday I who fought four rounds to a draw. I Red Walker and Alvin Finley I fought the second preliminary and OPENS FOR SEASON IS GALA OCCASION Walker took the honors. The third j preliminary was scheduled for six I ' rounds between Joe Griggs and Ed-1 COMMilTEEHEN OF COUNTY SCHOOLS Sixty-Five Boys Enrolled For j Celebration Draws Throng, of : die Wike, but Griggs knocked Wike ! School Committeemen An- Eight Weeks of Life at Camp On Lake Near Marion. Over 10,000—Big Parade a Feature of Day’s Program. The Black Bear Camp, located 9 j A crowd estimated at between miles north of Marion, on Lake {twelve and fifteen thousand were in James, opened for its fourth ses sion last week with a larger enroll ment than ever. Sixty-five boys are already enrolled and it is expected Harlan Watkins, of Marion, brother | that by the last of the week that the of the bride, who was best man. and greeted his fiiends in his usual theerful manner. He had gotten up about his usual time and went into the bath-reom to shave where he was stricken * with a heart attack and died in a few minutes following a collapse. was were arranged about the rooms of the home. Following a wedding breakfast the couple left by motor for a two weeks’ trip to New York, Niagara Falls, and other points of interest. The bride’s traveling costume was an ensemble of midnight blue with imported blouse and matching ac cessories. After two weeks Mr, and Mrs. of Mrs. Bessie Watkins of Marion and was educated at the Marion High School. She later took a busi ness course at Vance Business Col lege, Asheville, and for some time has held a position with the Appala chian Public Utilities Company Mr. Hudgins was Prominent in | Haynes will be at home to their Marion and McDowell County, as j fWoodland cottage. Black well as in this entire section of the j Mountain. State, as a lawyer, business man Haynes is the only daughter and civic leader. He was offered anj appointment as superior court judge at the time of the death of Judge M. H. Justice, but declined, giving as his reasons his love of his home and the fact that personal business in terests required his attention. Those who know him best know that his love of his home and family was the real factor that carried the most weight in making the decision. Daniel Edward Hudgins was bom in Warrenton, N. C., on October 9, 1869. He came to Marion shortly af ter having graduated from the Uni versity of North Carolina law school in 1892, and he practiced his chosen profession here until a few years ago, when he retired from ac tive practice on account of the con dition of his "health. He has seen Marion grow from a small village into a thriving industrial center, and he contributed much to growth. number will beincreased to 75. C. W. Phillips, j)rincipal of the Greensboro High School, Greens boro, N. 'C., is manager of the camp this year and under his management it is expected that the boys at the camp will enjoy a pleasant summer. The sports of the • camp include swimming, boating, horseback rid ing, rifie shooting, target shooting, bow and arrow, foejt ball, basket ball, baseball, tracking, hiking, and many other sports. The orchestra which was organ ized last year will be maintained this year. The boys will have nature study during the season and many other features wil be given for the» benefit and pleasure. The directors of the camp are G. B. Phillips, Salisbury, president;T. W. Aullins, High Point, vice presi dent; W. M. York, Greensboro, sec- attendance at the Fourth of July celebration here last Thursday and joined in one of the most gala cele brations Marion has ever known, and despite the unfavorable weather during the day the larger part of the crowd remained throughout the en tire day and entered into the pro gram planned by the Marion post of the American Legion who sponsored the celebration. ^arly in the morning the streets were crowded and by 10 o’clock Main street, which was roped off, was crowded, and it was through the throngs of people that the parade passed at 11 o’clock. The parade passed down Main street and up Garden street across Henderson and Logan and returning to th« court house. When the parade returned to the court house at 11:30 o’clock, State Commander R. Gregg Cherry of Gastonia delivered an address in which he held up the high standard of patriotism and exhorted the peo ple to be loyal throughout the year. He told what the Legion stands for retary-treasurer; R. H. Latham Asheville. Mr. Haynes is a son of I " Salem; Frederick Archer, what it is doing for the disabled Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Haynes of Old I York; E. J. Coltrane, Roanoke | He also commended Fort. He is a graduate of N. C. State i 5 Morris Reed, Hampden-j the work they are College and is a young man of Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, | joing under the direction of its sterling qualities. j ^ I Commander, Howard D. Hoover. I The season opened this year on | ^he speaker was introduced by So- July 2 and will continue eight weeks | j pj . I The Department Adjutant, J. out on the second round. Two color- j ed men. Wild Cat Thomas and Jack j Johnson, fought next in eight rounds At the end of the bout Thomas was I given the decision of the referee. A! battle royal was made between five negroes and it ended when one fel low had knocked all the rest of the gang out. Bad Bill Keeling, weighing 168 pounds, and Add Berry, 175 pounds, fought a real bout which ended in a draw. The entire ten rounds were interesting and full of thrills. First it looked lilje one would win and then the other, but at the end they stood evert in points. At 10:30 o’clock the coronation of “Miss Marion” was held in front of Tainter’s new drug store on Court street. A large crowd gathered to see this. A platform was stationed on the street which was decorated with flags and flowers. The flower girls came first, then the maids of honor, and Miss Saunders was ac companied to her seat of honor by Miss Laura Tanner, Miss Tanner stood second in the contest. In a few well chosen words Mr. J. Will Pless presented Miss Saunders with the loving cup. A cake walk was held on Main street following the coronation and at the close of the contest some cakes were auctioned off. Fireworks were displayed on the corner of Main and State streets following the cake walk, which ended the pro gram for the day. In the parade the Beaman Lumber nounced for the Various Schools of McDowell County CAMP TERRA ALTA HAS ITS ANNUAL OPENING A number of girls from a distance arrived last week for the opening of NEBO YOUNG LADY WEDS |- - -• M. A ROCKY MOUNT MAN' ■ °f. Gastonia, was also pres- I ent and delivered a short address. , Nebo, July 5.—An attractive old-I The judges in the float contest ren- Camp Terra Alta for Girls for the fashioned garden wedding of beauty ] decisions and Comman- summer season which took place I j to a widp cirrle .-f Cherry presented the loving last Wednesday. The camp has a' was that in whirh Miss NpI- I cups to the winners. The loving cup i EAST MARION BOY SCOUTS Appointment of the following committeemen for the various schools of McDowell county for the school year 1929-30 has been an- nounced by Supt. N. F. Steppe as follows: Marion Township District No. 2, Chapel Hill — W. H. Proctor, chairman; G. P. Poteat and J. R. Hall. No. 3, West Marion—G. W. Ear ly, chairman; C. M. Pool and H. F. Nanney. No. 4, Eugene Cross School—Eu gene Cross, chairman; Fred Wil liams and J. B. Holcombe. No. 5, Pleasant Gardens — J. C. Burnett, chairman; J. C. Rabb, J. E. Jimeson, E. L, McDaniel, and Mrs. W. H. Greenlee. No. 8, East Marion—S. L. Cope land, chairman; A. F. Hunt and O. F. Adkins. No. 8%, Clinchfield—T. H. Hen derson, chairman; J. F. Miller and. Boyce Sprinkle. Old Fort Township No. 3, Old Fort Graded School— J. M. Kanipe, chairman; J. N. Nes bitt, J. B. Johnson, W. W. LeFevre» and D. W. Adams. No. 4, Curtis Creek—George Car ver, chairman; G. B. Woody and Alex Silvers. No. 6, Catawba — Will White, „ J , . chairman; D. A. Beam and L. H. Company exhibited a small model of 1 ^ . a house which was presented to the] Hemphill, Leron. Tickets were sold and It 3^ won by Kenneth Weaver. Music throughout the day was furnished by the Marion Band which v/as much enjoyed. the various kinds in the town and coun ty affairs. Recognized throughout this sec tion of the state as an able lawyer, he has also been a moving spirit in the business life of the community. He was a charter member of the Mc Dowell Building and Loan Associa tion, he was especially active in the affairs of that organization. He was director and large stockholder in the First National Bank of Marion; was a member of the boards of di rectors of a number of other busi ness and industrial concerns in Ma rion and other towns of this section. He was one of the four men who organized, planned and developed the Lake Tahoma project several years ago. He was the senior mem ber of the law firm of Hudgins, Wat son & Washburn. The public offices which Mr. Hud gins held have included membership on the town’s board of aldermen, the board of trustees of the Marion Graded Schools, the board of educa tion of McDowell and a member of the board of trustees of the First Methodist Church of Marion. He was also a member of the "board of stewards of the Methodist Church; was a Kiwanian, a Mason, belonged to the order of the Knights of Pyth ias and was a member of the Wood men of the World. Mr. Hudgins was married to Miss Josephine Carter in the fall of 1898, who preceded him to the grave last December. Fiye* children survive him as follows: Misses Mary and Mil dred Hudgins, of Marion; Mrs. J. M, Oglesby, of Concord; Carter Hud gins and Daniel Edward Hudgins, Jr., of Marion. He is also survived limited enrollment of 40 girls, the. ^raig, eldest daughter of Mr. and | ^®st decorated float in management realizing that in order' ^ p Craig, of Nebo, became ■ Parade went to the Cross Mill. The j 1 _ —1—i. 11 I ’ Elizabeth James Mill won second' place and was also presented with a loving cup. For the best decorated private car, the loving cup was won by W. W. Neal. The parade was led by Chief Marshal D. F. Giles Albert Blanton, on horseback and the drum and bugle « iVlXS. J I to have a camp with a select enroll- i ^rlde of Mr. Isaiah Andrew * 1^1 f i limited. The camp j Batson, of Rocky Mount, Wednes- A natural diplomat, Mr^ Hud^ns provides a counsellor for every three ^ afternoon at 3 o’clock, at the W’lllingness always to accept a wise {gj^ig I compromise and his powers of per-, Carroll of Winter Hav- suasion in getting others to d^o like-j ^ ^ Miss Kate Quin of Me-|charlie Mae Henline Wise are credited with having had i Miss., are in charge of thej much to do with the marked absence! ^ organized the 3^^ carrying daisies. Donned of factional differences and fights of | gamp which is known as the “Pion- home o£ the bride. Miss Margaret Givins, of Rock Hill, S. C., and Miss Marion were the bridesmaids wearing yellow or- eer Camp of the Lake Region.” Miss Quin has spent the past win ter in New York and has taken some! work in junior programs for camp life and has some interesting feat ures for the camp in “Indian lore.” The camp has an exceptionally large enrollment of junior girls this year. The eight weeks of camp will be full of interesting activities for the girls who come here from eight dif ferent states. in pink organdies, the little Misses Carr. Crooked Creek Township No. 1, Cherry Springs—Bert Gil liam, chairman; I. L. Pyatt. No. 1%, Mount Hebron—A. Bur- gin, chairman; M. C. Burgin and Lewis Noblitt. sPPondi On June 29 the Boy Scouts ofj No. 2, Belfont — J. A. Burgin, East Marion, composed of thirteen! chairman; Jules Lavender and C. E. of Scout- i Gilliam. VISIT WASHINGTON, D. C. boys under the direction __ , master J. M. Snoddy, assembled ati Bethlehem N. M. Noblitt, the Y. M. C. A. building at East |‘chairman; Michael Reed and J, W. Marion filled with the spirit of the I Hogan. , ... I Fourth of July in anticipation of aj Piney Ridge H. W. Nob- J motor trip to Washington, D. C. |chairman; G. B. Noblitt and J. We departed at twelve o’clock, |S- Davis, corps of the , homefolks LINVILLE MAN WAIVES HEARING IN SHOOTING Marion, strewed petals before the I bride and groom. The ring was in the lily borne by little Grace Cor- pening, of Nebo. The maid of honor was the sister of the bride. Miss Vel- sie Craig, dressed in white with a wreath of forget-me-nots. For a best man Mr. Watson had his brother, Edward, of Nebo. The groomsmen were Messrs. Lafayette Craig and Mr. Newton Craig, both of Nebo. The bride, who w’as given Waiving the formality of a pre liminary hearing, Walter Biddix, 35, is held in the McDowell county jail without bond'on a charge of shoot ing and instantly killing George 01- lis at the latter’s home at Linville Falls Sunday and attempting to shoot Mrs. George Ollis. Biddix, according to eye-witnesses entered the Ollis home while the family was eating Sunday dinner and shot Mr. Ollis in the face with a double-barrel shot gun. He then fired at Mrs. Ollis, who dodged to one side, the load from the gun blowing a hole in the floor nearby. Biddix was overpowered by men present, disarmed and brought to Marion where he was given over to the custody of the officers. Little light could be shed upon the cause of the shooting. Bad blood, the officers said they learned, had exis ted between the two men for some time. The defendant will be held here for trial at the.next term of McDow ell Superior Court. cheer as we j We made the trip by way of | No. North Cove Township 1, Armstrong—James Boyd, Ilene Sigman and Kitty Henline, of Hornet’s Nest Post of the American! ^ Legion of Charlotte. The local post j Linville road to Elizabethton, i chairman; D. P. Burnett and R. C. of the American Legion marched mlTenn., stopping at Bristol for a few | Hoppis. the parade. The parade consisted of.j^inutes. We camped near Marion,| No. 3, Little Switzerland—James Va., the first night. W*e were off i Hollifield, chairman; E. M. Hollifield early the next morning again, stop-: and Waits Hollifield. ping at Natural Bridge, Va., where No. 6, North Cove Cons.—R. A. we went in swimming. We wentjLonon, chairman; C. W. Wiseman through the Shenandoah Valley and j and J. E. Swafford, the Endless Caverns at New Market, I Nebo Township Va., where we camped that night. i No. 1, Nebo High School— R, V- in a campaign conducted by the local | We left there early the next morn- McGimsey, chairman; Vance Wil- Legion Post. Miss Dorothy Saun- jjjg^ reaching Mount Vernon, George!son, Coleman Dysob, Mrs. E. L. in marriage by her father, was beau- j ders was chosen and she will be giv-1 Washington’s home, about ten o’-! Tate, and George C. Conley, tiful in her wedding gown of white | en a trip to Raleigh to represent j dock. After visiting Washington’s | No. 2, Fairview—Robert Holland, flat crepe. Her veil was caught with | Marion at the State Legion meeting | to^^b, we drove to Washington tour-1 chairman; Ed. Toney and Walter coronet of orange blossoms, and to be held there August 24. Miss i camp, near the city, where we Bailey. more than 50 cars and floats besides the fraternal orders which marched in the parade. A beautifully decorated float pre pared by the Chamber of Commerce bore Miss Marion who was chosen by vote as the most popular young lady she carried a shower bouquet of pink rosebuds and sweet peas. Mrs. Watson having. finished her high school education at Nebo took her college work at the state teach ers college at Boone. She has not only been a very successful teacher in the Pleasant Gardens School, but also a very popular one. Mr. Watson graduated at the Nebo high school. For the past five years he has held a position with the Atlantic Railroad. Immediately after the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Watson, left for their bri dal trip to Washington, D. C., Bal timore, thence by boat to Norfolk, Va., to return to Rocky Mount where they will make their home. LARGE CROWD EXPECTED AT SINGING SUNDAY hy two sisters, Mrs. Margaret With erspoon, of Marion, and Mrs. G. M . . Garren, of Raleigh, and one broth- rior Court for the trial of cml ac^ er, John A. Hudgins, of Warrenton, ] tions opened here Monday with K. C, ^ Judge John Harwood of Bryson City The funeral will be held today presiding. The at the First Methodist Church at number of o’clock p. m., conducted ^y been continued or comp>oim^^^^^ Rev. W. 0. Goode, pastor of the case of Juha ^.ll.ams ^ cH„ch. interment will - ™ Mr. Jesse G. Price announces that the all afternoon singing which is to be held at the Holiness Tabernacle hear East Marion next Sunday, be- ginhing at 1:30 p. m. promises to be a well attended convention. “Quite a number of singers have signified COURT IN SESSION The July term of McDowell Supe- their intention of being on hand to the family plot tery. ed as referee. take part in the singing,” Mr. Price says, “and it is hoped that many oth ers whom we have not been able to see will also be present. Come one and all, and let’s make the ‘§ong waves roll’.” Repairs are being made on the residence of W. M. Goodson which was damaged by fire recently. Saunders is the daughter of Mr. and , made our headquarters during our Mrs. I. W. Saunders on Garden I stay there. We visited Washington street She is a very attractive young j Monument, the National Capitol, lady of the brunette type, and has a and Lincoln Memorial. We also vis- winning personality. She is employ ed as bookkeeper at the Elizabeth James mills. Many of the other floats deserved special mention because of the time and expense their owners went to in preparing them. Even “Uncle Sam” himself was in the parade and greeted everyone as he passed down the street. The drum and bugle corps from Charlotte gave a concert on the Higrgins Township No. 1, Harmony Grove—Lee Fen der, chairman; Tom Cuthbertson and James Pyatt. Glen wood Township No. 1, Glenwood High School—J. M. Brown, chairman; Claud Morris, Rex Wilson, John Morris and J. W. ited the zoo; the Smithsonian Insti tute where the “Spirit of St. Louis’ Lindy’s plane, was on exhibition; and the Unknown Soldier’s grave. On the following day we visited j McCollum, the Bureau of Engraving, and the I Mont ford Cove Township White House. We left for home j No. 1, White Pine—M. R. Nanney about one o’clock, returning by way j chairman; W. C. McCurry and Arch of Richmond, Va., where we stopped i Wilkerson. We camped fori No. 2, Sugar Hill— Will Wilson, for a short while. the night at Beck’s Beach. Then we proceeded to Raleigh, where we vis- court house lawn at 2:30 o’clock and ited the state capitol and state pen- at 3 o’clock a ball game was played i itentiary. Returning by was of Dur- j man; E. L. Reel at the Cross Mill ball park between!ham, Salisbury and Hickory, we ar- lowe. chairman; Will Haynes and James Bright, No. 3, Curfew—J. T. Reel, chair- and Daniel Mar- East Marion and Black Mountain, rived home about ten o’clock on the The threatening clouds and later the night of July 4, ending a trip of downpour of rain made it impossible! nearly six days which was thorough- to finish the game. At the close of jly enjoyed We are truly grateful to the fifth inning the game was called [ our scoutmaster, Mr. Snoddy, for with Black Mountain leading in the | this enjoyable trip, score. ' Horace Norton, Scribe. Lee’s riding devices were in oper- No. 4, Morgans—Ralph Goodman, chairman; Lester Reel and F. E. La wing. Dysartsville Township No. 1, Dysartsville Cons.—W. M. Finley, chairman; J. B. Landis and G. H. Ellington. No. 5, Pinnacle— J. S. Crawley, ation alL day and large crowds gath-' EXAMINERS TRAINING COURSE ,'» Bratcher Biggerstaff and ered there throughout the entire day ; ^' j A. H. Crawley. and evening. The drug stores were Mr. Raymore S. Eaton will be in 1 Bracketts Township open all day and refreshment stands Marion August 19-20 to conduct an; No. 2, Macedonia — T. W. Arro- were placed on Main street to ac- examiners training course in life i wood, chairman; J. A. Gallion and commodate the people. ■ saving. Mr. Eaton comes here rep- ^ Gus Watkins. At 8 o’clock a boxing tournament resenting the American Red Cross. | was held at the high school audito-, Anyone wishing to take the train- rium and a large crowd gathered ing course in life saving is reques- for this exhibition. DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT A dance will be given at Lake Ta- The first bout j ted to get in touch with J. S. Goode, homa Friday night, July 12. Music was between two 12 year old boys, secretary of the Chamber of Com-j will be furnished by Jelly Leftwich Kid Dempsey and Young Tunney,, merce, 1 and his University Club Orchestra.