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MARION PROGRESS K A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY ESTABLISHED 1896 MARION. N. C.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1929 VOL. XXXIV—NO. IS MARION SCENE OF • PRETTY WEDDING Miss Frances Gilkey Becomes the Bride of Mr. Robt. W. Proctor in Church Ceremony A wedding of much interest throughout North and South Caro lina was that of Miss Frances Gil key, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Quince Gilkey of Marion, and Mr. Robert Wright Proctor, which was solemnized in a brilliant ceremony Tuesday evening at the Methodist Episcopal Church at 7:30, Rev. W. O. Goode officiating. The church was beautifully dec orated for the occasion. Banks of evergreens and ferns were used in the pulpit, while above the masses of green were white tapers in can- delabras. Baskets of pink and white dahlias were arranged among the ferns. Immediately before the cere mony several enjoyable musical numbers were given with Miss Julia Burton at the organ. Mrs. Erie L. Norton of Baltimore, sister of the grooin, sang “Only You” and “Be loved, It Is Morn.” The bridal party entered to the strains of Lohengrin’s wedding march. Mr. J. W. Winbome and Mr. Grayson Neal, Mr. J. Will Pless, Jr., Mr. Carter Hudgins, Mr. Kelly Gil key and Mr. Lee Conley, ushers, were the first to enter, followed by two bridesmaids. Miss Alice Roan Cross of Marion, and Miss Margaret Wooten of Charlotte, who wore beautiful gowns of pink satin, made long with uneven hemline, and with slippers to match. Mr. John Blount McLeod of Lumberton and Mr. Wil liam Neal of Marion, came next, fol lowed by Miss Rowena Neal and Miss Brownie Giles of Marion, be comingly attired in the same shade of pink with shoes to match. They were followed by Mr. Francis Little, Jr., of Forest City, and Mr. Neal Morris, of Marion. Each of the bridesmaids carried old fashioned bouquets of pink ros es and delphinium. Mrs. Francis Little of Forest City, sister of the bride, and Mrs. R. Bryant Hare, Jr., of Wilmington, dames of honor, entered, wearing beautiful gowns of robin egg blue satin, carrying bouquets of pink ros es and delphinium, tied with pink tulle. Miss Jeannette Gilkey, younger sister of the bride and maid of hon or, entered wearing a lovely gown of rose satin, niade along the same lines. She carried a large arm bou quet of pink roses. Pauline Hood Blanton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blanton, ring bearer, was lovely in a frock of pink point-de-sprit. She carried the ring in a white rose. Miss Gilkey entered on the arm of her father, who gave her in mar riage. She was. met at the altar by Mr. Proctor with John G. Proctor as best man. Miss Gilkey was unusually beau tiful in her wedding gown of ivory satin, trimmed with a yoke of pearls and brilliants, with long satin train. Her veil was of real lace over tulle, extending to the train and caught at the front with a cluster, of pearls. Her bouquet was of white lilies. Master Billy Pless of Marion and Billy Casteen of Atlanta, ^Georgia, were the train bearers, wearing black velvet suits with white satin blouses. Mendelssohn’s wedding march was played as the bridal party left the church. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents on North Main street. Quantities of Dahlias and lilies were used to dec orate the living rooms, library and halls, while in the dining room a col or scheme of pink and white was carried oot in Demonet ices, and candies. Those assisting in the reception were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Neal, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dysart, Mr. and Mrs, W. K. M. Gilkey, Mr. and Mrs. J. W Winborne, Mr. and Mrs. W. W Neal, Mrs. Evigene Cross and Mrs. R. J. Noyes. Those assisting in the dining room were Miss Annie Laura Blanton, Miss Lucille Conley, Miss Dorothy Gilkey, Miss Mary Kirby and Miss Mildred Hudfeins. Mrs. Proctor was educated at Converse Collage, Spartanburg, S. C., and is very popular among the younger set throughout the state. Mr. Proctor was formerly of Lum berton, and is a son of the late E. K. Proctor, Jr., and Mrs. Elizabeth Proctor of Lumberton. He is a grad uate of the University of North Carolina and a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He has been engaged in business in Marion for the past three years, being jun ior member of the firm of Winborne and Proctor, lawyers. Mr. and Mrs. Proctor left for an extended trip through Florida and will be at home to their friends in Marion after the first of November. Mrs. Proctor’s traveling dress was VI.--. VI ^ ‘.i- • J •J.T. a blue ensemble, 'trimmed with lapen fur and blouse of eggshell sat in with accessories to match. MR. G. D. SHEPARDSON IS CLAIMED BY DEATH PARENT-TEACHER MEETING MONDAY Large Attendance, Enjoyable Program; Committees and Grade Mothers Named. The Marion Parent-Teachers As sociation held its regular monthly meeting in the high school auditori um Monday afternoon at 3:30. A large number of parents was pres ent. A program rendered by Miss Mo- INVESTIGATION Eight Deputies Etound Over to Court—Sheriff Adkins and Other Deputies Freed. Probable cause having been found against them, eight McDowell coun ty officers, charged with murder as a result of a strike riot on October 2 at the Marion Manufacturing com pany’s cotton ^lill here in which six strikers were fatally wounded, were Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Holland! under bonds of $3,000 each Satur- Mr. George DeWitt Shepardson, a well known and highly esteemed cit izen of Marion, died Tuesday morn ing at 6 o’clock following an exten ded illness. Mr. Shepardson had been in declining health for some time but had been confined home for only a few weeks. Mr. Shepardson was 78 years of age. He was bom in Gibson, Pa., and in 1898 moved to Marion where he has since made his home. He was a skilled carpenter and for a num ber of years has been connected with the firm of Payne & Decker. He was a faithful member of the First Methodist Church and was one of Marion’s best citizens. He posses sed a kindly, generous nature and his passing will bring regret to all who knew him. Mr. Shepardson was a brother-in- law of Mr. J. E. Decker, and is sur vived by one daughter, Miss Nell Shepardson. Mrs. Shepardson died last November. The funeral services were conduc ted from the First Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’ clock by Rev. W. 0. Goode, assisted by Rev. E. 0. Cole and Rev. J. C. Story, and interment made in Osrfc Grove cemetery. ser, was a very fine one. It consisted of selections by the Glee Club, a pag eant, a number by the Toy Orches tra and a cornet duet by Guy Little and Clay McCall, pupils of Mr. Greene, the bandmaster. An elab orate pageant by Miss Moser’s sixth grade depicted a trip around the world. This was one of the most en joyable progrrams that the Parent- Teachers Association has enjoyed in a long time. Following the program the presi dent, Mrs. J. F. Jonas, opened the business session. After the minutes were read and approved the presi dent appointed the foUowing com mittees: Thrift Committee: Mrs. D. F. Giles, Mrs. J. W. Winborne and Mr, E. C. Klontz. Health Committee; Mrs. R. J. Noyes, Miss Covington and Miss Hoof. Publicity Committee: Rev. T. L. Klutz and Mrs. Jessie Morgan. The chairnnen of the seven circles into which the mothers represented in the school have been divided are: Mrs. J. W. Streetman, Mrs. A. F. MARION AND LENOIR TO PLAY HERE TODAY After losing to Salisbury 18-7 last Friday the local coaches for Marion are priming their boys for the Lenoir game which will be play ed here Thursday afternoon. Due to the fact that there will be a teachers meeting in Asheville Fri day the game with Lenoir has been moved up to Thursday. This means that the coaches have less tim^ to bring their boys into shape, but by Thursday it is believed that Coach Hawn will have a fighting team rea dy for Lenoir. Last season the Maroon and Black warriors were able to defeat Lenoir by only three touchdowns. This sea son Coach Dad Hodge of Lenoir has a much stronger combination, and the outcome of the game will not be known until the final whistle. The probable lineup for Marion is as follows; Bowditch, center; Mash bum and Moore or Glenn, guards Captain Gilkey and Clay or Stamey, tackles; Williams and Ledbetter or Hennessee, ends; Ouzts, quarter back; Rabb and Roper, Halfbacks; Martin, fullback. ^ court. I think it was the duty of the sheriff to enforce the law if he I could, and to use such force as ap- TO AN FND time to be VvfliltO 1W iXli lilll/ reasonably necessary to enforce the law. I think the strikers in that mill had a right to strike, to quit when ever they got ready. If they had a grievance against ttie mill owners that they thought rendered thenT justified in quitting and striking, they had a right to strike. I am talk ing law now; not my opinion; the law of the land. They had the right to refuse to work another moment, quit when they got ready; and, un less there was some provision in the contract to the contrary, they had the right to demand payment for the services they had actually ren dered; and they werp not in viola tion of any law in stopping work, in striking. Say* Sheriff Not to Blame “I do not think that these people or any other people, whether they are laborers, belong to a labor union or any other union, whether they work in banks or stores, are mill owners or anybody else, ha;s at any moment or any time, a right to pre vent any man from working wher ever he can get a job, for whatever price he wants to work for, by force, and when he attempts to do that, that is iUegaL “There is sufficient evidence that the court can assume that on this particular day and the night before that the sheriff, had been informed that there was going to be a strike, sufficient evidence for the court to reach the conclusion that the strik ers and union people were there on that occasion, those who did not go out ^ of the mill, who went there on that occasion for the purpose of preventing any person going into that mill who wanted to go in there and work, by force or otherwise, which act was unlawful; and it was the duty of the sheriff to prevent a violation of law as much as it is to Testi- arrest a man who has already viola- day for their appearance at the next term of superior court. Judge W. P. Harding dismissed eight other officers against whom strikers had brought similar charges at the conclusion Friday of a week’s investigation of the riot. He ruled there was not sufficient evidence to warrant holding them for grand jury action. Judge Harding, a superior court jurist, made his investigation sitting as a committing magistrate at the request of Goverao’r O. Max Gardner. Almittecl Firing! The eight held had admitted firing at strikers during the riot, but con tended the shots had been in self defense. Judge Harding held that a jury should pass upon whether they were justified in shooting. Some 60 strikers charged with rebellion against the state, rioting, and resisting officers previously had waived preliminary hearing and giv en bonds for their appearance in su perior court. The gun battle between officers and strikers was precipitated when efforts were made to disperse with Wagner, Mrs. Fred Washburn, Mi’s. 1 tear gas a group of strikers who J. W. Ouzts, Mrs. J. F. Jonas, Mrs. | were refusing to permit the mill’s R. J. Noyes and Mrs. F. R. Richard-1 day shift to enter the plant. Testi- , , , ^ ^ ^ ^ son. Each circle has assumed its pro-'nr‘ony was given before Judge Hard-j ted th^e 1^. I cannot find, so far as portionate share of the sum required ing that both sides fired several, the sheriff himse to pay on the remainder of the shots. j ^ ® persona y cakes MILL RIOT DEATH LIST NOW SWELLED TO SkX The death toll as a result of the shooting at the Marion Manufactur ing Company on the morning of Oc tober 2 was increased to six Thurs day when T. L. Carver, a striker who had been shot through the chest and shoulder, died at the Marion Hospital. Pneumonia and other com plications developed, it was said. Carver was 54 years old and is survived by a widow and five chil dren. The funeral was held at the home in the mill village at 10 o’clock Saturday under the direction of la bor union leaders. PLAY AT EUGENE CROSS SCHOOL SATURDAY NIGHT shrubbery bought. The objective of the Thrift com mittee is the installation of an ex cellent banking plan into the grades. The Health comnjittee has as its ob jective the rounding out of a well direced healh ptogram. The work of these committees will run through the year and if properly put over will be of permanent value. A talk by Mrs. D. F. Giles stressed the im portance and the need of a thrift program in the Marion school. A list of the Grade Mothers for the respective grades was announc ed as follows: First-A, Mrs. D. H. Crawford; 1-B Mrs. Ellis Wells; 2-A, Mrs. L. D. Greene; 2-B, Mrs. W. R. Chambers; 3-A, Mrs. Fred Washburn; 3-B, Mrs. M. S. Laughridge; 4-A,Mrs. R. J. Noyes; 4-B, Mrs. J. M. Tyler; 5-A, Mrs. J. C. Bowman; 5-B, Mrs. T. A. Wilson; 6-A, Mrs. T. H. Henderson; (flB, Mrs. A. F. Wagner; 7th, Mrs. Ben Price; 8th, Mrs. J. W. Gold smith and Mrs. John Hawes; 9th, Mrs. W. H. Hill and Mrs. J. E. Neal; 10th, Mrs. D. F. Giles and Mrs. W. W. Neal; 11th, Mrs. L. B. Coone. Just before adjournment Mr. M. W. Gordon, Jr., principal of the High School, extended an invitation to the public, including the mem bers of the association, to be,present at the one o’clock program for chap el on October 29th. After adjournment the members cf the association in a body inspec ted the shrubbery and beautiful schoot grounds. Many expressions of delight and pleasure were heard. Approximately $1,000 has been spent on shrubbery, turfing, grad ing and other improvements. The school grounds have been virtually made over and the improvement is the topic of conversation hot only in the association but over the entire town. The public is invited to view the grounds. Grass is being put in over the entire campus and it is hoped that .the prize for beautifica tion will come to Marion. is concemed, violation of Six Dead j law^, appeared there on that occa- Two men were killed instantly! sion, or that he personally used any and three others died within a few! force that was illegal, in attempting ANNUAL SINGING DRAWS BIG CROWD Convention One of Best in Years—Next Convention in March — Officers Elected. The annual McDowell County Sing ing Convention which was held in Marion last Sunday was one of the most successful held in some time, and the attendance was probably the largest in the history of the associa tion. Throughout the day the court room' was packed to its utmost capac ity and standing room was at a pre mium. A large number of singers took part in the exercises and a very enjoyable program ~Was rendered. The program consisted principally of quartet selections, with the fol lowing quartets taking part: Wea- verville, Swannanoa, Spindale, Mar ion First Baptist Church, Duncan Quartet and Lake City Quartet, of East Marion.. Members of several choirs and, quartets from adjoining counties were also in attendance and joined together in singing sev eral numbers which were much en joyed by the large audience. During the business session of the convention officers for the coming year were elected as follows: J. M. Kanipe of Old Fort, president; Jesse G. Price of Marion, vide-president; R. W. Silvers of Old Fort, secretary and treasurer. The next^^ession of the conven tion will be held at the court house in Marion on the fifth Sunday in March. The McDowell County Singing Convention meets twice each year and is always looked forward to with much interest. There is much interest among the different choira and quartets in these song services and much friendly rivalry is noted among them. The young people of the Cross Mill village will give a play, “The Old Maid’s Club,” at the Eugene Cross School house Saturday, Octo ber 19, 7:30 o’clock, the proceeds to go to the church. Everyone is cordi ally invited. BILL HAINES and JOSEPHINE DUNN in an entertaining comedy- drama “A MAN’S MAN” next Mon day and Tuesday at Marion Theatrp. Soupd, but not talking. A very en joyable picture. days. The axth victim, T. L. Carver, died Friday. The officers held for the superior court were B. L. Robbins, W. A. Fender, Dave Jarrett, Jim Owens, Charlie Tate, Taylor Green, William Twiggs, and Robert Ward, all sher iff’s deputies. Sheriff O. F. Adkins and Deiftities W. G. BiggeJstaff, Al- lie Stepp, Forest Smith, Ed Cannon, Seagle Halliburton, Adam Hunt and R, M. Owen were released. When Judge Harding concluded Irrs investigation Solicitor J. Will Pless, Jr., announced he would ask only for conviction of second degree murder when the men were brought to trial. Walk-out Preceded Fight The walk-out which preceded the riot was agreed upon by a group of workers in the mill’s night shift who contended the management had vio lated the terms of an agreement which last month settled a nine week’s strike. It was not called offi cially by the United Tertile Workers of America, of which strikers are members, but since has been given its approval. Apprqrimately one- third of the workers in the mill, un ion officials claim, have not joined in the strike. ^ Judge Harding's Statement In announcing his decision, Judge Harding made the following state ment : “Gentlemen, I am perfectly wil ling to hear you argue if you want to but I am of the opinion, gentle men, that there is not sufficient evi dence to justify this court in sitting as a committing magistrate to bind over to trial the sheriff or Mr. Alley Stepp. As to the defendants who have gone on the stand and admit- DYSARTSVILLE SCHOOL OPENED LAST MONDAY The Dysartsville High School op ened the fall term Monday with very satisfactory enrollment. Mr. Albert Noblett is principal of th;e school and will be ably assisted by Miss Jennie Lee Laughridge and Miss Inez Daves. Many parents and patrons were present for the open ing exercises. County Superintend ent A. V. Nolan was in attendance and made a brief address. to prevent anyone by force from permitting any person there from going in that mill who wanted to.” SALISBURY DEFEATS MARION TEAM 17 TO 7 MRS. ANNIE FORTUNE IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Mrs. Annie Fortune, widow of the late W. S. Fortune, died at her home near Nebo Sunday October 13th, at the age of sixty-two. She is survived by seven children, four daughters and three sons: Mrs. Frank Epps of Knoxville, Tenn.; Mrs. Frank Mul- linax, of Clifton, S. C.; Mrs. H. E. Finch of Spartanburg, S. C.; Miss Cora Fortune of Clifton, S. C.; John Fortune of Lexingtn, N. C.; Preston Fortune of Clifton, S. C.; and Ar thur Fortune, of Parr, S. C.; also reven sisters: Mrs. W. S. Freeman of Winston-Salem; Mrs. J. N. Teton, of Nebo; Mrs. A. P. Sorrels, of Gil key; Mrs. J. S. Padgett, of Marion; Mrs. A. C. Mashburn, of Marion; Mrs. W. F. Brown, of Nebo; and Mts. Edgar Smith, of New York City. The funeral services were conduc ted from Providence Church Tues day morning at 11 o’clock by Rev. T. G. Smith and Rev. A. P. Sorrels and interment made at Providence cemetery. MR. JOHN HENRY REEL, AGED CITIZEN, PASSES \ Mr. John Henry Reel, a well known and highly respected citizen of the county, died at his honje in West Marion last Sunday morning about nine o’clock. Mr. Reel was 84 years of age and had been in feebel health for some time. The deceased is survived by five daughters and two sons as follows: Mrs. Thomas ted that they fired shots in self de-|King, of Lancaster, S. C.; Mrs. J. A. fense, it appearing to the court with out any sort of doubt that there are some persons dead who were either killed on the spot or have died from wounds inflicted by pistol shots at that time and these defendants hav ing admitted that they fired shots in self defense, that puts the burden on the defendants who admitted they fired the shots to justify them selves, and that is an issue for the jury and not for this court. “‘I think it was the duty of the sheriff, he being the head of the law enforcing department of this county Bridges, of Avondale, N. C.; Mrs. Harry Ergins and Mrs. M. Moody, of Black-Mountain, and Mrs. Mary Marsh, who lives in the west; James N. Reel, of Greensboro, and Edgar Reel, of Cramerton. The funeral services were held at West Marion on Monday, conducted by Rev. Haga. BILL HAINES and JOSEPHJNE DUNN in an entertaining comedy- drama “A MAN’S MAN” next Mon day and Tuesday at Marion Theatre. Sound, but not talking. A very en- to go to the scene and to take with ] joyable picture. him such assistance as he deemed to j ' — be necessary to enforce the law. He Indo-China expectes a bumper was the judge of that, and not this I rice crop this year# s Ruggedly fighting, the Maroon and Black warriors of Marion high school slowly realized defeat on last Friday afternoon at the hands of the heavy Salisbury team. For the first .time in two years the Marion athletes brought home the small end of the score. The game was hard fought throughout and the 17-7 score was not decided until the sound of the final whistle. The game was played on enemy soil and the foe proved to be a wor thy one. Due to the fact that Salis bury had lost two of the three games previously !>played she was determin ed to put Marion’s scalp under her belt. On the other hand, Marion had played only one game thus far in the season, and was idle the week before, so they were not so far ad vanced as the Salisbury eleven. The game was begun with Marion leceiving the ball, but after a series of line plunges with the addition of several penalties, Marion was forced to kick to Salisbury. The remainder of the first quarter seemed to be a punting duel, with the enemy hav ing a slight advantage. Late in the quarter, after Salisbury blocked Martin’s punt, due to a bad pass from center, they forced the pig skin over for the first time. In the second period they added another touchdown and the half ended 12-0. Early in the third quarter, Bow ditch for Marion intercepted 'a pass* on his thirty yard line, almost evad ed the whole team, and was down on Salisbury’s twenty-five yard mark. This play placed the ball in scoring position, and after running several line plays Ouzts shot a pass to Wil liams for Marion’s only touchdown of the day. Late in the last quarter Sali^ury chalked up their last mar ker of the day. The line as a whole for Salisbury was their secret of success, with McGuage shining in the backfield^ McGuage pushed over all three touchdowns for Salisbury. For Mar ion Moore and Mashburn played a splendid game at guard, while Mari on’s individual star was Williams at end. The line-up was: Bowditch, cen ter; Moore and Mashbum, guards; Captain Gilkey and Clay, tackles; Williams and Ledbetter, ends; Ouzts quarterback; Rabb and Roper, half backs; Martin, fullback. W. B. Steele has opened a shoe shop, in the Craig building on West Henderson street.
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