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MARION PROGRESS ESTABLISHED 1896 A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY — f- MARION. N. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1929 VOL. XXXIV—NO. 13 FATAL OUTBREAK AT MARION ILL Four Live* Lost and Many In jured When Workers Call Walkout—^ Troops onr Duty. Four dead, three or four believed to be in a dying condition and sever al others painfully injured in the hospital, brought state troops to Marion last night for the second time in two months to put a stop to textile strike troubles. One man Was killed ontri^t aid three others died later as the result of a fight at the gates of the Marion Manufacturing Company’s cotton mill in East Marion Wednesday morning. Who fired the first shot a question of dispute, leaders of the United Textile Workers union serting that it was fired by sheriif’s forces, and the sheriff himself as serting that a striker fired first. The mill was the scene of a strike of nine weeks duration which was ended on September 11 in an agree ment whereby the East Marion mill and the Clinchfield Manufacturing Company’s mill were re-opened on an open shop basis. Members of the textile union claimed that the agree- n#nt was not being lived ui) to by the East Marion mill management, and at 1 o’clock Wednesday morning a. number of workers of the night shift walked otrt in an unexpected strike. A picket line was formed outside the gate. At 6:30 o’clock, when the shifts change, about 150 persons were at the gate. Sheriff O. F. Ad kins and a number of deputies had been* called. A fight, started. Sheriff Adkins in a statement said that John Jonas, a striker, who died at noon today of wounds, struck him on the head. The sheriff and sonje of his deputies at tempted to handcuff Jonas. While clock. Both companies will be under the command of Maj. William V. Copeland, 120th infantry, of Burl ington, There was no picketing at the mill last night, and the mill village was tiuiet. N. A. Townsend, executive coun sel for Gov. O. Max Gardner, arriv ed Wednesday and conferred with Solicitor J. Will Pless, Jr., the sher iff and other officers in regard to plans for holding an inquest this morning on the death of the four mill workers. MARION WINS FIRST GAME BY 50-0 SCORE BAPTIST ORGANIZE NEW ASSOCIATION McDowell County Forms Blue Ridge Association — W. T. Morgan Elected Moderator. COUNH TEACHERS MEETI?Mj SATURDAY thought-getting ”. Miss Jack- j basis of all other subjects. “Building I vocabulary,” said Miss Jackson, “is of minimum importance as compar- County-wide Meeting at Pleas ant Gardens School — Miss Jackson Principal Speaker. The Marion jiigh School football eleven opened its 1929 fight for foot ball honors by running roughshod over the Swannanoa combination to pile up a 50 to 0 score here last Fri day atfernoon. Due to hot weather and a wet field the game was slow, but not devoid of thrills. The Maroon and Black warriors literally crushed the heavy Swannanoa crew, scoring in every period, td chalk up fifty points be fore the final whistle was sounded. Swannanoa failed to register a first down. The game was decided by abolat the expected margin and little spec tacular work was shown. Consistent ly, led by Rabb and Ouzts, veteran backs of last season, and aided by Roper and Martin, the local high school eleven presented an offense that was not checked the entire ^af- ternoon. Poe, substitute back, also Meeting at the First Baptist Church of Marion on Tuesday, Octo ber 1st, more than fifty delegates, representing twenty churches in Mc Dowell county, formed a new asso ciation known as the Blue Ridge Baptist District Association. Despite bad weather conditions and the constant downpour of rain a large number of delegates were present, and an unusual degree of enthusiasm was manifested. A fine spirit was shown and there was evi dence of much work to follow. The new Blue Ridge Baptist Asso ciation is the north end of the old Green River district which was com posed of McDowell, Rutherford, and Polk counties. Due to the fact that Vein Mountain has always been a natural barrier, separating McDow ell from the other counties, this di vision has been a debated question for a number of years. It is felt by both associations that better work, can and will be effected since the di vision has been made. Dr. Walter M. Gilmore of Raleigh was present and represented the I state association. Dr. John R. Mc Millan, pastor of the First Baptist son emphasized her illuminating ad dress with demonstration lessons. SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING FOR COUNTY ANNOUNCED Church of, Thomasville, was also present Jtnd represented the Bap- the line for one of Marion’s touch downs. The line excelled, making a path of success for the backs, and on the defense presenting a forward wall that Swannanoa failed to break. Outstanding linemen were: Captain Gilkey” and Clay, tackles; and Bow- ditch, center. Moore and Mashburn also played a splendid game at guard The Marion coaches made fre quent substitutions, using practical- ! ly every member of the squad. Such this was going on, the sheriff said. I substitutions gave the boys action, someone fired a shot at the officere | same time gave the men- and killed Sam Vickers, a un/on j opportunity to look over Shooting Uecame general j their reserve strength. Those starting the game against tist Orphanage. Both representatives gave short addresses. Three major topics were presented and reviewed. These topics were: A Co-operative programme, the Orphanage, and Christian Education. The Bln|e Ridge Association elec-i The first county-wide teachers’ meeting was held in tAe Pleasant Gardens SchoolAssembly Hall on Saturday morning, Sept. , 28th. Supt. A. V. Nolan, presiding, outlined a few of the necessities for the coming together of the teachers of the coun ty. Speaking in praise of the system^ of schools,, one of th^ aims of the educational system of North Caroli na, Mr. Nolan’s speech was a chal lenge to the best efforts on the part of all teachers as he spoke in behalf of efficiency and econortiy. Following Mr.. Nolanv the princi pal of the Glenwood school, Mr. W. B. Harrill, gave a clear delineation of what is the proper professional spirit on the part of the teacher. A critical disposition •toward other teachers or school (rfRcials, or a complaint about extra work, fostej: unprofessional attitudes according to Mr. Harrill, and no teacher has the proper spirit who is not willing to' make the effort to help to put across the program as outlined by the administration. The Spirit of Co-operation in Su pervision'was the subject of the dis course by Miss Ruth Greenlee, prin cipal of the Clinchfield Elementary School. The paper of Miss Greenlee set forth the rights and expectations of both supervising principal and cla^lsroom teacher, and summarized the content in the single sentence, “supervision to be effective must im prove teaching.”. A number of Sunday School work ers met in Supt. A. V. Nolan’s office in Marion last Sunday afternoon for the purpose of working out plans for Sunday School work in McDow ell County. It is planned to nold a series of institutes throughout the county as follows: Harmony Grove Baptist Church, Sunday, Oct. 13. Dysartsville Baptist Church, Sun day, Oct. 20. Bethel Baptist Church, Sunday, Oct. 27. Old Fort, Sunday, Nov. 3. North Cove School, Sunday, Nov. 10. All of these meeting will be held at 2:30 p. m. More than a dozen able speakers who are wide awake Sun day School workers have been selec ted to go to the above places at the given dates to talk on vital subjects concerning the Sunday Schools of today. All Sunday School leaders are requested to lend their help and co-operation. COUSINS ARE HELD ON SHOOTING COUNT GOVERNOR URGES FIRE PREVENTION Proclamation Designates Oc tober 6 to 12 as Fire Preven* tion Week; Points Out Loss. o^h tne member and it is stated that more than 100 shots were fired. Sam Vickers, one of the strikers, was almost instantly killed by pistol bullets at the mill gate; Rando, Hall died a few hours later at hospital; John Jonas, who Sheriff Adkins charges started the trouble, died at noon Wednesday, and Luth er Bryson, who was shot in the ab domen, died at an early hour this morning. List of Tho»e Wounded The more seriously wounded are: James Mills, shot through the stom ach; George McCombs, shot through the neck, thumb, and wrist ;-'W. S. Black, wounded in the neck; Rob Ivlinish, struck behind the ear; T. L. Carver, shot in the neck; and James Roberts, shot in the abdomen. ^ Others wounded are John Wykle, Eldie Ballard, Kermit Fender, P. S. Long, Mrs. Lucy Sparks, W. M. Sparks, A. M. Koon, and Mrs. Addie Hollar. Receiving injuries from weapons other than guns were Sheriff Adkins, who was hit on the h^d; Deputy Ed Cannon, knocked down by a black jack; Deputy Allen Stepp, slightly hurt by a blow oii the head, and T. M. Greene, deputy sheriff, hit in the face by a glancing bullet. Neither of the four were seriously hurt. Following the shooting day work ers of the mill quickly filed to their places and resumed' work, Last night at 6 o’clock the work ers followed supervisors out of the j?rounds, moving to their homes in the mill village in a silent and order ly fashion. Sheriff Adkins, however, was on hand when shifts changed. Mill owners reported than less than 100 men were absent from their posts last night. /' A coroner’s jury, empanelled late last night, viewed the bodies to al- 1 >w burials Friday. Warrants charging Sheriff Adkins find all deputies and several mill of- iicials with murder and aiding an abetting in murder were threatened ^aht night by labor leaders. Company C, 105th Engineers, of !^alisbury, numbering 50 men, arnv • d here shortly after 8 o’clock last and began patroling the miu section after pitching their ten s 'tar the Marion Manufacturing C ompany’s plant. The company is Swannanoa were Williams and Hen- nessee, ends; Captain Gilkey and GJ[ay, tackles; Moore and Mashburn, guards; Bowditch, center; Ouzts. quartjerback; Rabb and Roper, half backs; Martin, fullback. The high school eleven began training for their next game Mon* day, but due to weather conditions the progress has been ^low. The coaching staff has introduced a num ber of new plays to be used in the next g^me. It is hoped that these new plays will be perfected before the Marion warriors again swing in to action. ENROLLMENT OF NORTH COVE SCHOOL INCREASED Dewey and Grady Hollifield, cous ins, were arrested last Sunday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. They were charged with firing upon the automobile of W. W. Neal of Marion Sunday afternoon. Mr. Neal and members of his party narrowly es caped serious injury when it is stated j they were fired upon by the two men. The shooting took pl^ce on the state highway about 15 miles north of _ ™ , Mr, N. L. Wessinger, principal of; _ led the following officers: Mr. W. T. , jj. ^ School proceeded! J \r i • j u v erator; Rev. A. A. Walker, Marion, suggitSn? £0"™^^^^^ ^“>'>‘7'' er witn suggestions lor training ana j returning from Alta- inspiring the youth of McDowell | p^gg^ ^hen rounding a curve county to have life, and to have ^he head of Armstrong creek, more abundantly. More t^horough in- j passed two men who appeared struction, said Mr. Wessinger, is thej ^^^ strollers on thie highway. crying need, and more thorough m- Without warning or explanation struction calls for more direct super- vision. In the absence of any official ^^e passing car and disappeared. supervisor of teaching in the county, No serious consequences resulted, of McDowell, the duty of supervis-' however. ion devolves upon the principals;] Upon returning to Marion, Mr. thus the cycle is formed: principalsreported the incident to Sheriff watch the teachers; teachers watch Qscar Adkins, who immediately the pupils; over all the county super- ^ ajj investigation and arrested intendent watches, and all is done i jjewey and Grady Hollifield, cousins, with the idea of constructive never placed them in jail to await a destructive—criticism. Behind the hearing, county system, said Mr. Nolan, |;he all-seeing eyes of the commonwealth watch to see that the youth is getting his jpust deserts along educational lines, for upon this youth, future success of the great ship of State depends. Having one of the best months in* the history of the school in the way of attendance the North Cove Con solidated School closed its first month’s work with an official enroll ment of 269 pupils. The roads are in good condition and with a fleet of five large school trucks, driven by capable drivers, the attendance promises to be splendid in compari son with past years before the roads were so good and before a number of new roads were built. A trained corps of teachers is co operating with the principal in car rying out a well balanced program. This program includes the draining and beautification of the school grounds, increased school attend- ence, acquisition and utilization of more standard teaching equipment in the gardes. Ab>ve all, it is the en deavor of the teachers to prepare pupils for good citizenship, and as a means to^v^rd that end is the maste ry of reading, language, spelling, writing, arithmetic, and health, Itr is hoped that by another year the elementary department will be standardized. Over two hundred stu dents are required to be in atten dance by the state before that school can be recognized as a standard ele mentary school. If the students will be as faithful during the winter months as they have been in the be ginning the standardization should go over easily. ' i«THE FALL OF EVE”^ Marion Theatre Thursday and Friday, is one of the funniest pictures you clerk; Mr, Leroy Silver, of Marion, assistant clerk; and Mr. Horace Early, of Old Fort, treasurer. All the delegates and visitors were highly entertained, and abundantly refreshed at the noon hour by the ladies of the First Baptist Church. Just after lunch, the ladies, in a separate meeting, formed an organi zation of the Women’s Missionary Union. The following officers were elected: Mrs. J. L. Morgan, presi dent; Mrs. R. F. Hughes, vice-presi- dent; Mrs. B. Y. Allison, secretary; Mrs, A, F, Wagner, personal service chairman, • Further business of the associa tion was the election of Mr, Gordon Wilson as the district president oi the B, Y, P. U. Mr. Wilson has call ed a meeting of all the units of the B. Y. P. U. for October 27th. At this meeting the general officers will be elected. The newly formed Blue Ridge Baptist District Association feels that much advancement is just ahead. Fifth Sunday meetings dur ing the current year will be held throughout the district. At these meetings special programs will be featured. Raleigh, Sept. l25.— Governor O. Max Gardner today issued a procla mation asking the people of North Carolina to observe the week of Oc tober 6 to 12 as fire prevention week The governor; in his proclamation pointed out that the state suffered a total loss of $44,799,499 during the seven years from January, 1922, to January, 1929, but that even this staggering amount was under the national average. The fire loss for the state for the year ending Decem ber 31, 1928, was $4,912,925, or a million and a half dollars less than the seven-year average. Also, during last year, 272 persons lost their lives from fires inAhe state. “The state of North Carolina has made wonderful progress along many lines, but it has to its credit no more striking achievements than the results attained by the efforts of its firemen, teachers, editors and other public-spirited and forward looking citizens who have carried on for years relentless warfare against public waste and its attendant loss of life and property,” the proclama tion said, ' “I am glad to be able to say that there has been improvement year by year for the past seven years,” it continued. “I attribute much of this improvement to the educational work done thro^ighout the state an nually during ‘fire prevention week’, which falls this year in the week of October 8, While we are proud of the progress made, the fire loss in 1928 was much too great for afi en lightened citizenship such as ours, and I appeal to all good citizens to become vitally interested in lessen ing this economic waste,” DEER, TURKEY SEASON CLOSED IN M’DOWELL ERNEST BIRD, HURT WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER, DIES Ernest Bird, youth of North Cove section of McDowell county, who was hurt in an automobile accident sev- Mr. S. B. Smithey, recently elec- eral days ago, died in the Marion ted principal of the Old Fort High I Hospital late Thursday afternoon. School, spoke on the need of adver-j Young Bird was said to have been tising and selling our schools to the j crushed when the car he was driving public, thereby gaining a sympa- turned over on ihni near Ashford JUDGE COWPER ASSIGNED TO TRY MARION STRIKERS Raleigh, Sept. 28.—Judge George Cowper of Kinston has been assign ed by Governor Gardner’s office to hold the emergency term of- court in McDowell county, beginning No vember 11, called to try the cases arising out of the strike trouble at Maripn several weeks ago. Judge John H. Harwood was holding the court recently when one of the defendants escaped from jail, causing a halt in the trial. Judge Harwood has been assigned to hold a two-weeks term in Wake county at the time of the McDowell special criminal term. As a result of the special and emergency term at Marion begin ning November 11, it has been nec essary to call off a term scheduled for Pitt county at the same time, over which Judge Cowper was scheduled to preside. According to an opinion informally given by At torney General D. G. Brummitt, the governor has authority to cancel a term of court fixed by. statute only when it is necessary to iise the judge to preside oVer an emergency court, in which classification the McDowell term is placed. ommanded by Capt. E. W. Cole. o laughing from A national guard company to finish. ^Vinston-Salem arrived about 11 o-i Wisconsin will have 85 football games this year. college this county. He was brought to the hospital here in a critical condition. The body was taken to his home Thursday and funeral services were NEBO MAN INJURED IN SHOT GUN ACCIDENT . % Nebo, Oct. 2.— Mr. C. W. Cuth- bertson of Nebo is a patient at the French Broad Hospital in Asheville as the result of an accident which occurred about two weeks ago when he attempted to fire a shot gun. When the trigger of the gun was pulled the shell exploded causing the powder to come back in his face and badly burning his right eye. Mr, Cuthbertson was carried to Ashe ville to an eye specialist last Sunday and was immediately placed in the hospital for treatment and the re moval of the eye ball. thetic as well a» an intelligent atti tude on the part of patrons and oth ers outside the immediate circle of the school.A close acquaintance and wholesome understanding between held near Ashford Friday, school principals and editors makes foEjthe arousing of interest and the desire for information and the get ting it across to communities and to the county. The fact that teachers and schools are pinched financially is not the main problem now, ac cording to Mr. Smithey, the real problem now being that of doing the work as prescribed by the State program. The reward of the instruc tor has never been and can never be a financial one, but only in work well done and the far-reaching re- sultj Advertising with programs, bcth athletic and entertaining, per sonal contact, publishing honor rolls, sending grades on regular work and standard tests to parents were rec ommended by Mr. Smithey. Miss Jackson, of the State Depart ment of Louisiana, a native of Ten nessee, and a specialist along the line of all school problems from the first to the eleventh grades, was the main speaker of the occasion. The need for well trained teachers in the early grades was stressed by Miss Jackson. Nothing is more important, she said, than the teaching of read ing. “If reading is thought-getting,” said Miss Jackson, “what could be more important than the teaching of reading?” The teachers were remin ded that all subjects are correlated! J- D. Hogan, of Vein Mountain, with reading as that subject is the 1 was a visitor here Saturday. C. N, Mease, assistant state game warden, is asking the co-operation of all McDowell county citizens in the protection of deer and turkey in the county for a period of two years The state board of conservation and development has ordered -the season on male deer and wild turkey closed for a period of two years. Mr. Mease states that at this time there are approximately 60 head of deer and 175 head of turkey on the Mt. Mitchell State game refuge which borders on the McDowell county line. “At the present time,’* Mr, Meas says, “there aren’t any deer in McDowell county except what has been liberated by the state on the Mt. Mitphell game refuge. If we will all do our bit in prt^tecting 'the stock of deer that we now have on and near the refuge for the next two years, by that time we will have a nice stock of deer in McDowell county.” MEETINGS NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS CREAM ROUTES F. R. Farnham, dairy extension specialist of State College, Raleigh, will be in McDowell county on Octo ber 9th-llth inclusive, and will work in the interest of cream routes. Meetings will be held as follows Wednesday, Oct, 9th—9:30 a. m., J. C. Lawing, near Glenwood; 1:00 p. m., W, E, Willis, near Old Fort; 3:30 p. m., C. E. Gilliam,. Cherry Springs. Thureday, Oct. 10th—9:00 a. m., Joe Hensley, near Harmony Grove; 1:00 p. m,, Drusilla church; 3:30 p. m., W. M. Conley’s, Dysartsville. Friday, Oct. 11. 9:00 a. m., Chas. McCall, North Cove; 1:00 p. m., M, R, Nanney’s, Montford Cove. GOLF COURSE AT LAKE TAHOMA DAMAGED BY RAIN The heavy rain of the past week did considerable damage to the golf course being constructed at Lake Tahoma, Mr. J. Q. Gilkey reposed yesterday. The damage was estima ted at several hundred dollars. Wat er flooded the bath houses and reach ed the floor of the diving towej. The high water mark came within two feet of being as high as during the flood in August of last year. BARNETT BROTHERS CIRCUS IS COMING The agents of the Barnett Broth ers Shows which is one of the larg est motorized circuses on the road today, will exhibit at Marion in all its entirety, so states general agent J. B. Swafford, who was in town yesterday completing arrangements for the appearance of the shows here Tuesday, October 15th. You will enjoy that entertaining comedy-team, GEORGE K. ARTH UR and KARL DANE in “BROTH ERLY LOVE”. At Marion Theatre on Saturday. A
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