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MARION, N. C„ THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1931 VOL. XXXV—NO. 44
JUDGE STACK RAPS
RECKLESS DRIVERS
Says Entirely Too Much Whis
key Here; Scores Failure to
Testify, Liquor Cases.
Judge A. M. Stack, presiding at
the present term of superior court,
19 moving matters along swiftly, lit
tle time being lost in rapid handling
of the long list of cases docketed for
trial at this time. The number of
cases handled on the first day was
so great that Clerk Laughridge's of
fice was open until nearly midnight
entering the proceedings on the
minutes.
Judge Stack made it clear in his
charge to the grand jury that he be
lieves in strict enforcement of the
prohibition law and all other laws.
He spoke vigorously of liquor law
violations, saying it has become dan
gerous to dirve on the highways,
drunken drivers being a menace to
the lives of innocent men and wtom
en and children. He added that he
' did not come to Marion on Sunday
but waited until Monday lest he be
come a victim of drunken drivers on
parade. When he said "there is en
tirely too much whiskey in Marion,"
it was pointed out by Solicitor Pless
that the large number of cases hav
ing to do with liquor was evidence
of efficiency on the part of the
sheriff's office. Judge Stack deplored
he said the attitude of the people
who fail to testify in liquor cases,
due to a lack of moral courage. In
cases where witnesses or defendants
fail to appear, he ordered their
bonds forfeited at once.
The following cases were called
Monday, disposition being made as
indicated:
Obe Miller, driving intoxicated,
$50 or 90 days; Henry Bright,
transporting, 4 months; Thomas
Hoyle, transporting, 90 days; Clar
ence Hairis, possessing, 90 days;
Herman Smith, driving intoxicated,
$50 or 4 months; John Lackey, driv
ing intoxicated, $50 or 90 days; Wil
lis Goodson, possessing, 4 months;
Ernest Browning, transporting, $50
or 90 days; Walker Davis, theft of
car, 12 to 18 months in penitentiary;
George Taylor, breaking and enter
ing, larceny, 12 months in peniten
tiary; Virgil Davis, transporting,
$25 or ^60 days; G. T. Bennick, pos
sessing, 4 months; Rufus Wallace,
Driving intoxicated, $50; Prince
Howell, non-support, 12 months,
suspended if family supported;
Roosevelt Lewis and Gaston Rhine
hart, gambling, $15 and $10 re
spectively; Ray Huffman, driving in
toxicated, $50 or 90 days; Clifton
Fortune, carrying concealed weap
ons, $50 or 90 days; Andrew Gud
ger, transporting, 60 days; Lloyd
Burnett, abandonment, 18 months
suspended on support of family; D.
B. Taylor, driving intoxicated, $50;
Ben Calhoun, driving intoxicated,
90 days; Earl Cochran, driving in
toxicated, $50.
Charlie McMahan, possessing, nol
prossed; judgment continued in
these cases during good behavior:
Fred Revis, larceny; J. W. Queen,
possessing; Frank Hunter, larceny;
Shuford Godfrey, reckless driving;
C. T. Fincannon, carrying concealed
weapons; John Boyce, reckless driv
ing.
The following caoses, called Mon
day, defendants failed to appear:
Parker Raby, driving intoxicated;
Frank Waters, possessing; Charlie
Huffman, possessing and transport
ing; Fred Withrow, possessing and
transporting; Richard Logan, driving
intoxicated; Tom Greene, manufac
turing and selling home brew; Ran
som Carroll, possessing and trans
porting; Martin Bevins, assault on a
female; Leonard Bailey, possessing;
W. B. Walker, embezzlement; Ken
neth Morgan, driving intoxicated;
Andrew Whitesides, Earl Smith, C.
J. Maynard, gambling; C. J. May
nard, running gambling Jiouse; Earl
Smith, possessing.
NEW MEMBER, HEALTH BOARD
The election of Dr. P. D. Sinclair
to a position on the county board of
health was to comply with a recent
change in the law requiring one den
tist to be included in the member
ship. The board as now constituted
includes the chairman of the county
commissioners, J. L. Nichols; the su
perintendent of education, A. V. No
lan; Dr. J. F. Miller, Dr. D. M. Mc
intosh, and Dr. Sinclair,
AMERICAN LEGION ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR 1932
Post officers for another year were
elected and delegates named to at
tend the State convention in July,
at the monthly meeting -of McDow
ell Post of the American Legion,
held Tuesday night. Attendance at
the meeting was much better than
usual, and the work went forward in
good spirit throughout.
Commander H. E. Noell, absent
on official business, tendered his res
ignation in writing, giving as the
reason for such action the practical
certainty that he would be moved
elsewhere at an early date. It was
accepted, the post voting him the
past commander's jewel and direct*
ing that suitable resolutions be pre
pared prior to next meeting. Adjut
ant McGimsey having submitted an
excellent financial report, it was or
dered that he be tendered the post's
appreciation in resolutions to come
before the next meeting. The resolu
tions committee, to act in both cas
es, includes past commanders pres
ent Tuesday night, J. W. Pless, Jr.,
chairman, Dr. D. H. Crawford, G.
W. Giles, H. D. Hoover, J. K. Giles,
j A committee— H. D. Hoover, Dr.
i D. H. Crawford, A. R. Bradford—
i was named to negotiate for the com
i ing of Lee's riding devices, in July.
The membership of the post has
1 reached the unprecedented total of
125.
The new officers elected to handle
the post affairs for the year 1932
are: Dr. R. B. Butt, commander; M.
M. Craig, vice-commander; J.H.Lew
is, junior vice-commander; C. C.
Bolch, adjutant; Dr. D. H. Craw
ford, finance officer; R. W. Proctor,
service officer; G. W. Giles, guar
dianship officer; J. C. Davis, ser
geant-at-arms; Rev. J. S. Lockaby,
chaplain; C. B. Landis, historian;
J. K. Giles, athletic officer; J. W.
; Pless, Jr., child welfare officer; H. D.
j Hoover, Americanism officer; J. P.
| Sisk, membership chairman; dele
; gatesto State convention, J. W.
; Pless, Jr., H. D. Hoover, and M. M.
| Craig.
REVIVAL AT NEBO
Rev. 0. L. McGinni9, the pastor,
announces the beginning of a revi
val at Nebo Baptist church . next
i Monday, June 15. Rev. W. F. Mc
j Mahan, of Cross Mill Baptist, will
| assist in the services.
Six Clubs Form
League to Play
Semi-Pro Ball
At a meeting held in the Hickory
Daily Record office Monday night
representatives of Cross Mill, New
ton, Hickory, Shelby, Brookford,
and Rhodhiss framed a constitution
and formulated final plans for one
of the fastest semi-pro baseball
leagues since the old Blue Ridge
days. It was decided to give it the
[name of Western North Carolina
League. Two games per week are to
be played, the winner of the first
half playing the winner of the last
half a five game series for the league
championship.
Cross Mill has been strengthened
somewhat by the addition of Louis
Williams, who has returned from
Oak Ridge, and the Murray brothers
who need no introduction to the fans
of Marion. The brand of ball played
by the local team will depend large
ly on the kind of support given the
team by the people of this city.
Play begins this week, the Cross
Mill club playing two games with
Shelby. The Thursday game will be
played at Shelby, that team coming
here for the opening game Saturday
| at 3:30.
W. R. CHAMBERS HEADS
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Mars Hill, May 28.—W. R. Cham
bers, prominent Marion lawyer, was
elected president of the Mars Hill
College alumni association at the an
nual alumni banquet Thursday even
ing.
Other officers elected are: Emory
C. McCall, of Lenoir, vice-president;
and Mrs. C; Whit Gaskins, of Ashe
ville, secretary-treasurer.
Professor L. P. Elliott, of Western
j Carolina Teachers College, Cullo
j whee, was selected to make the
i alumni address next year.
At a meeting of the board of trus
I tees Thursday morning, reports on
I the year's work at the college were
heard. The trustees expressed them
1 selves as well pleased with the year's
[achievements.
NOEL MAY CHANGE
TO CHARLOTTE JOB
Seems to Be Choice of Com
mission for New Division
Embracing 20 Counties.
H. E. Noell, for several years
state highway engineer of the old
eighth district with headquarters at
Marion, will succeed J. B. Pridgen,
recently elected city manager of
Charlotte, as engineer in charge of
the Charlotte district under the re
' organized state highway commission.
Official announcement of Mr.
Noell's appointment to direct high
way maintenance and construction
activities in this territory is sched
uled to be made at the meeting of
the new state highway commission to
be held in Raleigh next Thursday He
likely will begin his work here
shortly thereafter, relieving Mr.
Pridgen when the latter assumes his
duties as city manager.
20 Counties in District
Mr. Noell will be one of the five
engineers appointed by the commis
sion to direct work in five districts
being set up under the new plan of
organization. In the Charlotte dis
trict will be approximately 20 coun
ties. This district as well as the oth
! er four, will, in turn, be subdivided
into five sub-districts of about four
| counties each, with an engineer in
j charge of each sub-district. In each
' ol\the four counties, forming a sub
district, will be stationed mainten
j ance crews.
' E. B. Jeffries, chairman of the
! state highway commission, called by
The Observer over long distance tel
! ephone at Greensboro last night, said
that the commission is making rapid
progress in effecting an organization
to take over the 50,000 or more
miles of country roads added to the
state system by the last legislature.
"By July 1," said Mr. Jeffries,
"every mile of the highways in
North Carolina will be under some
body's care. The commission's pur
pose is to keep all the roads, those
now being added to the system as
well as other all state state high
ways, up to a very high standard of
maintenance; and we are developing
the organization with that end in
view."
Asked as to Mr. Noell, Mr. Jeff
ries said he had an excellent record
with the commission as an engineer
of unusually high qualifications and
j marked familiarity with highway
work in North Carolina.—Charlotte
Observer.
Eighth district offices yesterday
were without definite information in
regard to changes under the new
system, and were unable to state
whether offices would be maintained
here. It has been suggested that the
present eighth and ninth districts
may be combined to make the new
fifth. Whether headquarters would
be here or in Asheville under that
arrangement cannot be stated at
this time.
KIWAN1ANS CONSIDER
NEW CQURT SYSTEM
The question of establishing a re
corders court for McDowell county
was discussed at the Kiwanis Club
meeting last Tuesday. This matter
has already received some consider
ation, having the support of a num
ber of lawyers while others are of
the opinion that it would not work
well.
J. W. Winborne, D. S. Gardner,
and J. W. Pless, Jr., took part in
the discussion, with others. It was
pointed out by some that such a
court would make foj* economy as it
would provide for the quick trial of
petty offenders who at present may
be confined in jail for months at the
county's expense; experience of
other counties was also cited as ev
idence of good results from such a
court. On the other hand, it was
thought by some that the county is
too small in population to make the
court pay, with other objections.
HOME BREWER BOTTLED
Friday morning Deputy Sheriff
Ben E. Hendley, assisted by Consta
ble Broad Robbins, placed Charlie
Pressley, 25, in the jug charged with
manufacturing home brew for sale.
The officers raided Pressley's place
at Sorrel Springs, they said, and
found a five gallon container of the
intoxicating fluid ready for bottling
and distribution.
CLEAR CREEK MEET
BEST OF THE YEAR
W. M. U. Elects Officers and
Selects Harmony Grove as
Place of Next Meeting.
A very fine meeting was the an
nual gathering of the Woman's Mis
sionary Union of the Blue Ridge
Association, which convened at the
Clear Creek Baptist church Tuesday
at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon.
Delegates and visitors from most of
the churches in the association were
present in considerable numbers,
and the meeting was described as
one of the most inspiring held since
the organization of the union. The
State secretary, Mrs. Edna Harris,
who attends all such meetings, said
it was the best held in the State dur
ing the past year. Good reports were
made from all the churches.
Mrs. J. L. Morgan presided at the
meeting and was re-elected presi
dent for the ensuing year. Other offi
cers elected were Mrs. J. E. Ingle,
vice-president; Mrs. A. F. Wagner,
secretary and treasurer; Mrs. D. Y.
Allison, superintendent of young
people's work. Harmony Grove Bap
tist church was selected as the place
of meeting for 1932.
Although the all-day church gath
erings in McDowell county have be
come famous for good dinners, the
spread that was enjoyed under the
oaks at Clear Creek last Tuesday
was second to none ever seen in this
section, plenty for all and the left
overs sufficient to feed many more.
Dr. B. F. Bray, pastor of the First
church of Marion, Rev. J. E. Ingle,
of Old Fort, 0. L. McGinnis, pastor
at Clinchfield, were present and as
sisted in the interesting program,
which was given as follows:
Hymn—Joy to the World.
Watchword—That the world may
know—John 17:23.
Devotional—Mrs. A. F. Wagner.
Welcome—Mrs. Ada Padgett,
j Response—Mrs. J. E. Ingle.
Recognition of visitors and pastors
Roll call of churches.
Report of officers.
Home Mission Needs— Miss Ethel
Ford.
j Solo — "Have Thine Own Way,
i Lord"—Mrs. T. A. Wilson,
i Foreign Mission Needs— Mrs. B.
! F. Bray.
Appointment of committees.
Afternoon Session
Song—Revive us Again.
Playlet—"Love Provides."
W. M. U. Training School—Mrs.
J. E. Ingle.
j Conference Period.
The Missionary Education of Our
Young People-—Miss Ruth Tipton.
Report of Committees.
Song—Abide with Me.
Adjourn.
MARION'S ANNUAL PAYROLL
RUNS TO $1,374,240.00
Secretary Kelley of the Chamber
of Commerce has prepared for ad
vertising purposes a statement of
Marion's industries, giving the num
ber of employes, payroll, production,
and investment. The figures were
compiled a9 of May 8, 1931, Annual
payroll is $1,374,240.
Following is a brief summary: 3
textile mills, 1750 employes and
$66,960 monthly payroll; 5 furniture
factories, 425 employes, 23,700
; monthly payroll; 5 hosiery mills,
474 and $22,200; 1 box factory, 20
and $1,000; 1 lumber manufactory,
26 and $1,000; 1 bottling plant, 6
j and 650. Total investment $5,215,
; 062.
Other assets are churches, news
papers, airport, hotels, county
schools with enrollment of 4,948
and 133 teachers; city schools, 700
pupils and 28 teachers; and popula
tion in the city of 2,474; including
suburbs, approximately 10,000; in
the county approximately 20,000.
TRADER HORN
The picture "Trader Horn" which
Marion Theatre will show next Mon
day and Tuesday, is one of the most
remarkable productions that has ev
er been brought to the screen. The
Metro-Goldwyn Film Co. kept a com
pany of actors and photographers in
the heart of Africa for more than a
year taking the scenes of savage
people and wild animals which are
incorporated in this picture. Even if
one is not a regular picture fan, this
production will be found intensely
interesting.
FAST SCHEDULE PREPARED
FOR CAMP COVE ECHO
Camp Cove Echo 'for boys, owned
by the local Kiwanis Club, will begin
its second season June 21. This camp
last year, as a project, met with
such success that it will continue in
operation.
Cove Echo is located in the midst
of the Blue Ridge foothills which
makes it ideal in all l'espects. The
camp includes 149 acres of rugged
mountain land and claims an unique
feature in the absence of mosqui
toes, flies and other similar insects.
The grounds have been cleared of
undei'brush and all unsightly quali
ties.
An even hundred boys may be ac
commodated throughout the incom
ing season in the large, roomy and
sanitary log cabins. On the campus
will be found a large dining hall,
lake fed by two mountain streams,
an athletic field including tennis and
basketball courts. There will also be
room for baseball and football. The
drinking water is piped from a cov
ered cold spring high up on the
mountain side and has been tested
and found pure.
The camp will be under the
general management of Superinten
dent Frank Richardson, with Hugh
Beam, athletic director of the Mari
on high school, and B. C. Wilson of
the Winston-Salem athletic depart
ment, in charge of activities. In ad
1 dition to the instructors of last year,
j an expert in manual training and
; woodwork has been added. The
i camp personnel will also boast an
Eagle Scout who will give expert in
struction along this line.
The daily schedule will be: 7:00
a. m. reveille; 7:10, calisthenics;
7:20, morning dip; 7:45, breakfast;
8:15, inspection of cabins; 8:45, ten
nis, scouting, woodworking, and
hobby club; 10:00, swimming in
struction; 11:00, swimming period;
12:0P, lunch; 12:30 p. m., rest peri
od; 2:00, tennis and other sports;
4:30; swimming hour; 6:00 supper;
6:30, camp fire activities or hiking.
| This schedule will be varied at times
| to conform with other things on the
j program, such as long hikes, lectures
i and other events.
The camp is altruistic in that it is
! attempting to do something for the
1 boyhood of the Carolinas. The charge
will be one dollar per day per boy,
for a period of two, four or six
weeks.
\
Trustees Meet
To Lay Plans
Open Hospital
Crawford F. James announced
yesterday that he will call a meeting
of the trustees of the Marion Gener
I al Hospital either Friday or Monday,
; at which plan9 now being formed
i will be laid before the board in the
hope that the hospital may be open
j ed in the near future.
1 This will be news of vast interest
| to the whole county.- Citizens gener
| ally as well as members of the medi
i cal profession are keenly interested
in the operation of the hospital. As
the matter stands, a splendidly
equipped plant that cost many thou
sands of dollars is lying idlewhile
people of the county find it necessa
ry to patronize other hospitals.
Mr. James, who has just returned
after an absence of a week or two,
was not in position, he said, to go in
' to details respecting the plans, but
j said the whole matter will be worked
iout soon.
I
GOVERNOR'S WIFE
TO AID HOFFMAN?
Declaring her belief in the inno
i cence of Alfred E. Hoffman, labor
organizer, who was convicted rec
ently in a Pennsylvania court on
charges of conspiracy, Mrs. Gifford
Pinchot, wife of the governor of
Pennsylvania, has announced she
i would engage an attorney to fight
his appeal, friends of Hoffman in
Marion said they learned Tuesday.
According to their statement, Mrs.
Pinchot has said she would assist
I Hoffman in his appeal through both
| the Pennsylvania and United States
supreme courts, if necessary.—Mar
| ion Correspondence, Asheville Citi
zen.
MISS BURTON'S RECITAL
The music pupils of Miss Julia
Burton will be heard in their annual
j recital this, Thursday, • evening, at
8:00 o'clock in the high school audi
, torium. There will be no admission
l charge.
DR. BRAY WELCOMED
BY ALL CHURCHES
Union Service Sunday Night.
Wadesboro Church Praises
Work, Regrets Departure.
Presbyterians, Methodists, and
Episcopalians joined with Baptists
Sunday night to give a welcome to
Dr. B. F. Bray, who at the morning
hour preached his first sermon as
pastor of the First Baptist church of
Marion. W. R. Chambers, chairman,
of the Board of Deacons, presided.
Rev. J. C. Story, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, welcomed Dr.
Bray and his family on behalf of
that church; Sdhator W. F. Wood
spoke for the Methodist congrega
tion. Dr. T. F. Marr was absent, at
tending a meeting of trustees of
Duke University. Mr. Chambers in
fitting terms presented to the audi
ence Dr. Bray, who expressed th»
pleasure he felt at finding himself in
the position, saying he came from a.
sense of duty and recognized the re
sponsibility x-esting upon himself
and the congregation.
At the morning service Dr. Bray
preached on loyalty, basing his re
marks on the story of the talents, as
found in Matthew chapter twenty
five. He said to be called good and
faithful is a very high honor, and.
urged his hearers to be tfue to Godr
to the church, to their friends, and
to themselves.
The First Baptist church at
Wadesboro adopted the following:
upon the acceptance of Dr. Bray's
resignation as pastor:
1. That we keenly appreciate that
during his ministry here he has fre
quently had to labor under difficul
ties and possibly disappointments,
but we rejoice in the marvelous ac
complishments which have been ach
ieved under his leadership. Soon af
ter the beginning of his ministry
here, Dr. Bray inaugurated our
church building program, and this
building in which we are now wor
shiping stands to a large extent as a
memorial to his labor and efforts.
He not only put his mind an<| heart
{into the task of building this new
1 church, but it also represents actual
I physical labor on his part. For a
j time at least he combined the ele
| ments of pastor, brick-mason and
[ carpenter. , r
! iJr. Bray has possessed business
| and executive ability far in excess
(of that usually attributed to mem
| bers of the ministry. This has been
demonstrated not only in our church,
building program, but also in the
other financial activities of our
church. He inaugurated the Budget
1 System, placing the finances of our
church on a business-like basis. He
has introduced the system of keep
! ing permanent records of all church.
I activities and the making of quar
terly reports showing the financial
and spiritual status of the church.
i Under his leadership the spiritual
life of the church has been quicken
ed, and many have been added to
the church. N
2. That in Dr. Bray we have had
the happy combination of preacher
and pastor. In the pulpit he has
preached the Word of God fearlessly
and zealously. As a pastor he has
given unselfishly of his time and tal
ents to the service of this church
and community. Few preachers have
made more pastoral calls than he.
He has shared with us our joys and
j sorrows.
3. That we desire to express our
profound appreciation to Mrs. Bray
for the able assistance which she has
rendered Dr. Bray in serving this
church and community. She has at
all times manifested a keen interest
in and has demonstrated a willing
ness to help in everything that ten
ded toward the growth and develop
ment of this church, or for the wel
fare of this community. We especial
ly desire to commend her for her ca
pable and efficient leadership of the
young peopLe of our church and
Sunday School. The impressions
which she has made upon the lives of
the young people with whom she has
come in contact will survive as liv
ing memorials to her work here.
4. That it is with genuine sorrow
and regret that we accede to the re
quest of Dr. Bray and terminate the
cordial and happy relationship that
has existed between us for more
than four years, and we wish to as
sure him and the members of his
family that during the coming years
there will be no abatement of our
interest in or love for them.
Don't miss TRADER HORN, the
biggest picture of the year. At Mar
ion Theatre next Monday and Tues
day.