MARION PROGRESS, MARION, N. C.,THURSDAY, DEC. 26, 1929
MARION PROGRESS
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
BY THE
McDOWELL PUBLISHING CO.
MARION, N. C.
8. E. WHITTEN, Editor and Prop.
Entered at the Postolfice at Marion,
N. C., as second class matter.
TERMS
One Year __$1.50
Strictly in Adrance
MARION, N. C., DEC. 26, 1929
GOOD CREED FOR MARION
AND M’EK>WELL COUNTY
OFFICERS CAPTURE
FIVE STILLS IN WEEK
Last Monday Officers Banks,
Forbes and Willis captured a 60 gal
Ion steam still in Dysartsville town
ship and destroyed some beer. One
man was arrested.
Tuesday following, Ben Hendley
and Revenue Officer Forbes captur
ed a 60 galon steam outfit up in the
Armstrong section. A great quanti
ty of beer was poured out. No one
was captured.
The three federal revenue officers
of this district cut down a 50 gallon
steam still below Dysartsville, near
the Rutherford - McDowell county
line, last Thursday evening. From
the appearance around the still, it
looked as if it had been in operation
for a long time.
Thursday night, T. B. Conley, sin
gle handled, destroyed a 60 gallon
stil over in Buzzardtown on Little
River near Bethel Church. There
was 700 gallons of mash fed to the
fish.
On Friday of the same week the
federal revenue men went hunting
down on South Muddy Creek in Dy
sartsville town£:hip and found a 50
gallon still and destroyed 300 gal
lons of beer.
I believe in Marion and McDowell
county and its possibilities; and I
shall do my part to make it a better
place in which to live.
I believe in good government for
Marion and McDowell county, and I
shall assume my share of the civic
responsibility that rests upon the
shoulders of all our citizens.
I believe in supporting local enter-
prizes that make for community de
velopment, and shall contribute my
moral support and energy to any
worthy cause championed by them.
I believe in patronizing home
merchants, for they are greatly re
sponsible for our having good! Washington, D. C., Dec. 11.—The
schools and churches, better roads I (jeaths attributed to automobile ac-
and promotion of the general wel-1 cldents in North Carolina totalled
fare of this community. , 577 during the calendar year 1928,
I believe in making Marion and increase of 74 over the 503 of the
McDowell county clean and attrac-; preceding year, the United States
tive, for a healthy atmosphere is an Department of Commerce has an-
inducement to honest and right- nounced.
thinking citizens. ! There were 25,765 accidental
I believe in boosting my home deaths in 1928 charged to automo
town and county at every possible accidents, excluding colli
t pportufiity; and thinking, talking railway trains and street carsj
and acting progress is the quickest death rate from this cause
and surest way to bring permanent I 20.8 per 100,000 population as
prosperity to Marion and McDowell gg^inst 19.5 in 1927, 17.9 in 1926,
county—the best town and county 117 jjj 1925, and 15.7 in 1924.
in America — because it is MY | Carolina’s accidental death
HOME! rate per 100,000 population from
~ j automobiles was 1.2 lower than that
REMOVE THE CAUSE | United States as a whole. In
It seems to me that one of the so- 1928 North Carolina had an average
cial tragedies of our time lies in the of 19.6 deaths per 100,000 as com-
fl Hears
'pHxc
0x)h
“HAPPY NEW YEAR” waR
on every lip as the gail>
clad dancers assembled for
the annual masquerade In a
small New England to^ia. Turks and
Chinamen, pirates and b^^t dancers,
chefs, queens, princes, knights and
clowns all were there hoping to win
the ten dollar i^ld piece which was
to be presented to the wearer of the
most original costume.
During the first dance. Tommy Tol-
roan stood in a corner carefully eye
ing each couple that waltzed by him.
He was trying to identify his beloved
one. because if tonight he did not
summon courage to propose to her,
he knew he never would. The dis
guise of his make-up and costume
helped to steel this bashful boy for
the ordeal of telling Mattie that he
_ loved her.
577 DEATHS FROM AUTO gg Pressed as an Italian In
ACCIDENTS LAST YEAR red breeches, yellow sash, white shirt
with collar open at the neck, and a
red bandanna handkerchief over his
black silky locks. A false moustache
accentuated the beauty of his burn
ing lips, and the brown make-up
seemed to enhance his virile features.
At last he spied her, and, oh. Joy!
she, too, had come as an Italian, with
velvet bodice, and lace at her neck,
a red sash, and a bandanna handker
chief just like his. He could hardly
See and Hear
“ BROADWAY ”
at
MARION THEATRE
Monday and Tuesday
DEC. 30th-31st
One of the biggest pic
tures of the year.
Singing
Talking
Dancing
Beautiful Scenes
and
Gorgeous
Chorus
Ensembles.
Stars
Glenn Trycm
and
Evelyn Brent
The g:irl with the
golden voice.
pvprv Dos^ible K-i V n,- ■ ! till tlie dance was over to go
every jjjjg accidents, excluding collisions j speak to her.
During the second dance he held
her closely in his arms and said, “You
seemed to know you belong to me
when you chose that costume for to
night. Will you be my partner for
ever?”
She was too moved to answer at
once, but a rapturous little pressure
on his hand conveyed to him her an
swer. WLen the prize was awarded
that night. Tommy didn’t win the
ten dolLar gold piece, but his newly
won fiancee did, and on their way
fact that we rarely deal with discon- pared with 17.4 in 1927, 15.9 in
tent until it has been captured by 1926, 13.4 in 1925 and 12.0 deaths^ home she slipped it Into his_pocket
doctrinaires and demagogues. And per 100,000 in 1920.
in this tragedy I think we business i
Good Resolutions
Good resolutions are like Christmas
tree ornaments—made to be broken.—
The Tattler.
men must be classed among the chief STATE PRISON BOARD
sinners. MAY PURCHASE FARM
We should, if we were really good i
business men and not mere trades- Raleigh, Dec. 18.—State’s prison
men, anticipate and discount most board today considered the matter
of the unrest of our time. We should of purchasing an additional prison
if we really met the challenge of our; farm to take care of the 600 surplus
jobs, forestall most revolutionary' prisoners which have given authori-
movements by rendering it increas-1 ties grave concern all the year and
ingly difficult for their leaders to who are blamed for the deficit the
find a sympathetic audience. We Prison is expected to show on its op-
should remove the menace of im-! erations this year,
moral discontent by removing the, The matter of a new prison farm
cause of moral discontent. has been hanging fire since the 1927
We are directors in the field of general assembly which authorized,
economic activity from which most a bond issue of $400,000 for the:
discontents and revolutions arise. It; purpose upon approval of the gover-1 ^ ,
U our business to see to it that ini nor and counsel of state. So far the ^
I . 1 1 1 a m nnn 7
that field there is no soil
to help pay for the ring, as Tommy
had been the inspiration for her love
ly costume. It was the happiest New
Year either of them ever had.
(©. 1929. Western Newspaper Union.)
AT THE CHURCHES
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
J. C. Story, Pastor.
Sunday School meets promptly at
9:45 a. m. in the Sunday School Au
ditorium. All teachers and pupils are
11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Divine
worship.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
P. D. Mansum, Pastor
No services Sunday morning on
which j matter has never been presented
mutiny can take root. And this is not! for approval and the bonds item has j
a “social welfare” chore to be under-' been carried as authorized but unis-
taken after office hours as evidence j sued. |
of our “public spirit”, but one of | I
jour primary business responsibilities! Maybe the reason some people I ^ n j 4.- 4. xt u
rjf u ■ ^ + 4.1. 4. • vx J I account of all day meeting at Nebo.
If, as business men, we cannot or ■ stick to the straight and narrow 1 cx j 1 m* i.
Students Night
Sunday night|at 7:30 will be Stu
dents Night. The students home for
the holidays will have entire charge
of the service, the program consist
ing of music, etc.
New Year’s services on Sunday
morning, January 5th.
will not meet this responsibility, we Path is because there isn’t so much
deserve to see our leadership in eco-j traffic on it.
nomic activity superseded—^we shall i —
be superseded.—Edward A. Filene. i See “BROADWAY” at Marion
I Theatre next Monday or Tuesday.
LAW WINS OVER THE MOB ; It is a melodrama played against an
Another verdict that will not meet; extravagant and gorgeous night
•with the endorsement of the Jury of setting.
Observation was that of “not guil-|'
ty,” in the case of the Marion offi-1
cers charged with murder, but it a|
verdict that had been anticipated by
those who had made intelligent fol
lowing of the testimony, both for
the prosecution and the defense. Six
men were shot down in a riot at the
Marion Mill, early in October, the
rioting springing from aggressive
picket tactics by strikers moved out
of the mill, barring entrance of loy
al workers. The sheriff with a force
of deputies was endeavoring to open
a lane through which the employes
wanting to work might gain en
trance, but the strikers opposed this
kind of interference, the testimony
establishing the contention of the
officers that the warlike attitude and
movements of the strikers justified
£ring in self-defense. The jury so
^ound and the indicted officers were
set free. The defense counsel re
gards this verdict as “a vindication
of the law,” and it will be so accep
ted by the general public. At any
rate, difficulty will be encountered
by those who may claim a miscar
riage of justice to establish claim of
the kind. The question at issue was
one of simple kind — whether the
jnob or the law should rule, and the
jury stood by the law. — Charlotte
Observer.
BUILD
them up
for WINTER!
/^ROWING children need
health protection against
winter’s wet and
cold. Build them up
with cod-liver oil.
They’ll like it best
this tasty way—
like cream.
sconi! EMULSION
COD-LIVER OIL MADB EASY.
Scott * Bown*. Bloomltold. N. J. 2S-S
666
it a Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue,
Bilious Fever and Malaria.
it i* most speedy remedy known.
PAINFUL
INDIGESTION
**I suTVKRBD from Indi
gestion — everj^thing I
ate gave me heartbom,’*
says Mrs. Mattie Mul>
lins, of Pound, Va.
*Tor months, I did not
see a well day. I wor>
along, but never felt weU.
got a package of Thed-
ford's Black-Drauj^ at the
store and began taking it—a
dose eveiy night before going
to bed. I had been having an
awfdlpain. After I had taken
Black-Draught, tW* pain en
tirely stopped. I began to gain
in weight, and rested well at
vif^t. In a few months I was
feeling fine, ily health was bet>
ter than it had been in years.
*1 keep Bladc-Dranght in
onr homa, and we all take it
for constipation and vqpset
stomach.”
Insist oa ThedfonFs
llacKj
CONSTIPATION, INDIGKSTION,
mL^OUSNESS
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
W. O. Goode, Pastor
Sunday School at 9:45.
Preaching 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.m.
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
J. S. Lockaby, Rector.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Morning service at 11 o’clock.
See “BROADWAY” at Marion
Theatre next Monday or Tuesday.
It is a melodrama played against an
extravagant and gorgeous night
club setting.
NEGRO teachers OF
STATE BETTER TRAINED
Raleifigh, Dec. 18.—The training
o'f the colored teachers employed in
the public schools of the state has
improved slightly more than a year
within the past five years, according
to the current issue of State School
Facts, official publication of the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction. In 1922-23 the average
training of all colored teachers was
nearly equal to a standard high
school graduation (3-8). In 1928-29
colored teachers had an average
scholastic preparation of nearly one
year in college (.94 of a year).
Every time some folks have a half-
hour to spare, they use it up bother
ing somebody else who hasn’t any
spare time.
“BROADWAY” is one of those
entertaining Singing-Dancing- Talk
ing pictures that has plenty in it to
please you. At Marion Theatre, next
Monday and Tuesday.
\thenF6od
Sours
Lots of folks who think they have
“indigestion” have only an acid condition
which could be corrcctei in five or ten
minutes. An effective anti-acid like
Phillips Milk of Magnesia soon restores
digestion to normal.
Phillips does away with all that sour
ness and gas right after meals. It pre
vents the distress so apt to occur two
hours after eating. What a pleasant
preparation to take! And how good it is
for the sj’stem! Unlike a burning dose
of soda—which is but ti mporaxy relief
at best—Phillips Milk of Magnesia neu
tralizes many times its volume in acid.
Next time a hearty meal, or too rich
a diet has brought on the least discom
fort, try—
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r Milk .
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Mother!
Child’s Best Laxative Is
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Tongue Shows if
Bilious, Constipated
Hurry Mother! Even a fretful, peevish
child loves the pleasant taste of ‘XJali-
fornia Fig Syrup” and it never fails to
open the bowels. A teaspoonful today
may prevent a sick child tomorrow.
Ask your druggist for genuine “Cali
fornia Fig Syrup’’ which has directions
for babies and children of all ages
printed on bottle. Mother! You must
say “California” or you may get an
imitation fig syrup.
1929 - 1930
I wish to thank my customers for the
• ’
business given me during Nineteen huti-
dred and twenty-nine, and hope the Mer
chandise bought at my Store has been en
tirely satisfactory, and that you will fa
vor me with your business during Nine
teen hundred and thirty.
J. D. Blanton
MARION, N. C.
Happy IMew Year
The directors, officers, and employees
of this bank wish you a happy and most
prosperous New Year.
We appreciate the patronage of our
many customers, and hope that we have
been able to render a service that justified
their confidence in us.
Nevertheless,* it shall be our aim to
serve our customers even more efficiently
during the New Year than we were able
to do during 1929.
Some of our friends say that will be a
big undertaking, but we shall try.
Merchants & Fanners Bank
J. D. Blanton, President G. C. Conley, Vice-Pres.
W. F. Grant, Cashier
MARION, N. C.
All the Gladness
of the Season
That is what we* are wishing for our
friends and patrons. May the road that
lies out before you lead you into new joys.
Let us thank you for past favors. And re-
member-we want to serve you in 1930.
riDST NATIONAL
MARION.
J. L. MORGAN, Pres.
N.C.
J* E. NEAL, Cashier
guitar for sale, $5.00. See Ed. F.
Taylor, at The Progress office.
No one k«m. H «cei.t
evidence sufficient
for
to W T M P*"0Perty. Report
• Morgan Attorney.
Want ada.