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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
ESTABLISHED 1896
MARION, N. C.f THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1936
VOL. XLI—NO. 1
PROPERTY TAX OF
$1.24 A HUNDRED
COUNTYWIDE RATE
Commissioners Pay Off Notes,
and Buy Bond, to Reduce
Interest Charges.
Meeting in regular session here
Monday, the county commissioners
fixed the 1936 tax levy at $1.24 on
the hundred dollar valuation. This
rate is county wide; no special dis
trict levy was made.
The budget of $218,205.01 was
adopted at a meeting held July 27.
The levy for the various depart
ments of the county government
follows:
For general county purposes, 15
cents; county health, 3 cents; pool
fund, 8 cents; special expense 5
cents; schools, capital outlay, 9
cents; school debt service, 29 cents;
highway debt service, 43 cents;
funding debt service, 4 cents; court
house debt service, 8 cents.
At Monday's meeting the commis
sioners ordered payment made of
two notes, for $4,000 and $1,700,
becoming due this month. With the
payment of these notes there will be
no notes outstanding, only bonded
indebtedness, which is gradually be
ing reduced as bonds become due,
©r before,
Approval was given to the pur
chase of a $500 school bond, matur
ing in 1943, thereby reducing inter
est charges.
ACTIVITY AT AIRPORT;
HIGHWAY IS IMPROVED;
SHIFLET BUYING PLANE
Aircraft seen flyfng over Marion
recently tells the story of a number
of aviation visitors who stop here
■with friends in this vicinity or have
hosiness with local houses.
W. S. Shiflet, licensed flyer and
most air-minded of McDowell's citi
zens, reported several parties arriv
ing via the air route. Among others,
a Navy pursuit plane from Pensaco
la and an Army observation ship
from Birmingham landed at the
Francis Marion field, their pilots
stopping here a short while.
A cabin plane with a party from
Cincinnati landed at the field, the
passesngerg visiting friends at Lin
ville and other mountain resorts.
Mr. Shiflet is leaving for Cincin
nati this week to fly home a new
Aeronca low wing plane ordered re
cently. He sold the plane he has used
here several years, purchasing in its
place a modern two-seater which he
will operate from the Francis Mar
ion field.
State highway forces are at work
on the airport road, laying a new
surface of sand and gravel for easi
er access to the airport, expected to
attract more visitors to the field,
which is in excellent condition, Mr.
Shiflet said.
GRADUATE OF MARION
NURSES SCHOOL NAMED
AVERY WELFARE OFFICER
McDowell people will be interes
ted in the appointment of Mrs. E. C.
Bobbins, of Pineola, as welfare offi
cer of Avery county. She assumed
the office August 1.
Mrs. Robbins was Miss Thelma El
liott daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lu
ther Elliott, and a niece of Mrs.
Dora Nichols. She is a graduate
graduate nurse, having received her
diploma and license after training
In the nurses school conducted here
from about 1924 to 1930, it was
learned from Dr. J. F. Miller, who
operated the hospital prior to for
mation of the Marion General Hos
pital now serving this section.
Mrs. Robbins is well equipped for
the position to which she has been
appointed. She will also act as certi
fying officer for Avery.
CHILD SERIOUSLY
INJURED ON HIGHWAY
Riley Curd, 6-year old child of
£*st Marion was seriously hurt
when hit by a passing car early
Tuesday morning. The accident oc
curred south of the Wildcat filling
station on Rutherford road.
At the Marion Hospital yesterday
it was said the child was still uncon
scious.
BUICK INCORPORATED
WITH LAUGHRIDGE AS
PRESIDENT OF BOARD
Articles of incorporation have
! been issued by the secretary of
: state to Marion Buick Company,, to
l do a general automotive business,
j The new corporation succeeds the
old Marion Buick Company of which
! Morris S. Laughriage was proprietor
Marion Buick Company, incorpo
i rated, has as its officers, M. S.
j Laughridge, president and treasur
er; J. C. Rabb, vice-president; Roy
I W. Davis secretary. These with Jack
James and Eugene Cross, Jr., com
pose the board of directors.
Carrying on an old established and
well known business, Marion Buick
Company, incorporated, will deal in
new and used cars, operate a garage
for repairs and storage, sell gas and
oils, accessories and parts, at the
same stand, on South Logan street.
Cars handled by this corporation
are Buick and Pontiac, and Interna
tional trucks.
GRAYSON M. YANCEY
DROWNED AT WOODLAWN
FUNERAL AT 11:00 TODAY
Funeral rites will be conducted
by Rev. J. C. Story at the graveside
in Oak Grove cemetery at 11:00 o'
clock this morning, for Grayson M.
Yancey, aged 59, who was drowned
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Yancey was swimming in the
lake at Woodlawn when he sudden
! ly disappeared after a brief strug
gle. It was thought he had suffered
j from the midday heat, causing his
I strength to fail. The body sank in
I deep water and although efforts
I were begun immediately to raise the
body, it was not recovered until near
midnight.
Mr. Yancey, member of one of
the county's most prominent fami
lies, was a veteran of the World
War.
Surviving are three sisters and
two brothers: Mrs. H. Y. Lonon and
Mrs. C. M. Corpening, of Marion,
Mrs. Lillian Clark, of Fayetteville,
S. H. and John Yancey, of Marion.
CONSTRUCTION OF CITY
HALL START AUGUST 10
AFTER A WEEK'S DELAY
' Ground will be broken for the
new city hall on North Logan street
next Monday August 10, it was
j learned at the city offices.
| The work has Ijeen delayed a
week, due to changes in the WPA
i offices in Asheville.
j Mayor H. H. Tate and the build
ing committee from the board of Al
dermen, H. D. Bishop and R. B.
Crisp, were in Asheville Tuesday,
and as a result beginning of the
work next Monday is assured.
A representative of the WPA of
fice was here yesterday, looking over
the labor situation.
The work will be done with local
j labor, C. G. Cannon having charge,
i under supervision of Mayor Tate
i and his committee.
FOUR ASHEVILLE MEN
ALLOWED BAIL, BURGIN
LEAVES THE HOSPITAL
| Arnold Burgin, who was severely
injured when set upon by five young
men from Asheville July 25, is at
the home of his parents, at Pleasant
Gardens. His condition is still seri
! ous, it was said after leaving the
hospital.
Four of the men gave bond and
were allowed to go home. They were
Allen Scott, Harry Townsend, Ed
and Clarence Farlow. Charlie Jones
was in jail Tuesday.
A hearing in the case will be held
as soon as Burgin's condition pei1
| mits, it was learned at the office of
, E. H. Dysart, county judge.
GREENLEE SINGING
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
The Greenlee singing convention
will meet at Greenlee Baptist church
Sunday afternoon, August 9.
All choirs, quartets, and others
who sing or love oldtime singing are
invited to attend and participate in
the program.
AMERICAN LEGION MEETS
The monthly meeting of McDow
ell Post of the American Legion will
I be held Tuesday night, August 11,
| at the city hall. All members urged
to attend, andn McDowell veterans
generally invited to become affilia
ted with the service men's organi
zation.
NEW WALLACE UNIT
TO OPEN SATURDAY
AFTER REMODELING
Handsome Fixtures Installed
In Old Stand Becker's Vari
ety, Main Street.
Through the advertising columns
of The Progress today, Wallace's
5-10-25c store invites the public to
attend the opening of the new busi
ness Saturday, August 8.
The Wallace store, one of the new
chain established in the Carolinas by
S. R. Wallace, is located at the old
stand of Becker's Variety, which
has been modernized throughout
and stocked with the fine quality of
merchandise carried in the best 5
and-10's in the country.
The entire front of the store in
the new Blanton building on South
Main, has been remodeled in attrac
tive style. New shelving, new
stands and counters of handsome
design have been installed. Wall
mirrors and decorations in the Wal
lace uniform style add to the beauty
of the place.
A balcony-office in the rear com
pletes a scheme of thorough over
hauling to place Wallace's on a par
with popular 10-cent stores in the
larger cities
R. C. Florie, who has had charge
of the 9tore prior to the remodeling,
will continue as manager. He will be
assisted by several executives from
the main office during the first few
days. Employees formerly with
Becker's will continue with Wal
lace's, and additional help will be
taken from ranks of local salespeo
ple, Mr. Florie said.
TWO BEDS BURNED IN
HOUSE, NOT OTHERWISE
DAMAGED, IN HIGGINS
Out of the ordinary damage by
fire was reported yesterday by K. H.
Revis, of Higgins township.
He said a fire was discovered by
neighbors in the home of Luther
Gardin, near Pleasant Hill church,
while the >Gardin family were absent
visiting relatives. A bed had been
practically destroyed and the floor
land wall slightly damaged. The fire
(was extinguished.
Again, Sunday night, the house
t still uninhabited, a bed in another
room was burned. The family re
turned home Monday morning to
find the doors open and the damage
done. Nothing was burned Sunday
night but the bed, and some clothing
that had been placed upon it.
MRS. GILES APPOINTED
DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
N Y ADMINISTRATION
From Raleigh, announcement is
made of the appointment of Mrs. D.
F. Giles as supervisor, eighth dis
trict, of the national youth adminis
tration, office in Asheville.
•Mrs. Giles assumed the duties of
the office some time ago, going from
a county supervisor's office here.
She had conducted NYA affairs in
McDowell county for some months.
It was said $217,000 was avail
able for the NYA program in the
state, and that 13,000 are eligible
for employment.
HOSIERY DIRECTORS
HERE AUG. 28 TO 30
C. F. James, member of the board
said the directors of the Southern
hosiery manufacturers will meet
here August 28, remaining until
August 30.
Plans are being made, Mr. James
j said, to entertain directors and some
visitors, about twenty in number, at
North Fork, It is expected they will
play golf as guests of R. O. Huff
man, in Morganton. An informal re
ception will be tendered the visitors
at North Fork, August 30.
FUND APPROPRIATED
FOR FIRE CONTROL
I The county commissioners appro
priated the sum of $755 for forest
j fire control in McDowell county,
| made on m basis of wooded land ac
reage.
This was done in accordance with
an act of the legislature providing
for statewide cooperation in control
of destructive forest fires.
KIWANIS CLUB IN
COMMUNITY HOUSE
FIRST TIME USED
Charlotte Speaker Congratu
lates Club and City—Feasl
On Chicken.
Marion's Kiwanis Club held its
first meeting in the community house
Tuesday night, its permanent home,
and the first time the large assemblj
room has been used as a formal meet
ing place since its dedication.
Barron Caldwell, in charge of the
program, presented his guest anc
brother-in-law, Dr. J. Rush Shull, oi
Charlotte. The visitor congratulated
the club on having such commodi
ous quarters, which he said, in its
massive proportions and solid con
struction, was in keeping with the
grandeur of mountain scenery in
this section. He commended the
community spirit, which goes out tc
inspire others to friendly aid and
cooperation.
The clubmen enjoyed a most de
lightful fried chicken supper served
by the young ladies of the Baptist
Philathea class. Members declared it
was one of the best meals yet served
to this organization, and from the
crisp brown portions of chicken to
marvelous apple pie was thoroughly
enjoyed.
On this occasion first use was
! made of china, silver and glassware
purchased for the building out of
funds raised by the Francis Marion
club at the community dance.
NEW ACCOUNT SYSTEM
TO FOLLOW AUDIT OF
McDOWELL'S FINANCES
Annual audit of the county's fin
ancial affairs is in progress and will
be completed in a week or ten "days,
by the firm of Geo. G. Scott & Com
pany of Charlotte.
The county will benefit financially
and be enabled to keep its accounts
more accurately, it was said, upon
the installation of a new accounting
system in the office of Mrs. Mary G.
Burgin, county accountant, which
which will be done when the audit is
finished.
A new and efficient posting ma
chine will be a part of the system.
Similar to banking systems, it will
show at a glance the accurate state
of any item, fund or department of
the county government; amount ex
pended, balance on hand and total of
the appropriation will be shown, by
which the accountant will know at
any time just where the account
stands.
JURORS DRAWN FOR FALL
TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT
At the meeting of the county com
missioners Tuesday jurors were
drawn for the September term of
McDowell Superior Court as follows
First Week: W. J. Jaynes, J. A.
Cuthbertson, L. D. Atkins, G. A.
I Gregg, A. A. Wiseman, Pink C. Wil
liams, L. Collett Parks, Henry F.
Burnett, Don M. Davis Wm. M.
Hoppis, O. S. Franklin, W. E. Wat
kins, Fred Murray, 0. D. Haynes, 0.
C. Copeland, Will J. Crawley, J. H.
Boyd, H. C. Lavender, G. Elliott
Byrd, J. B. Wells, Albert* M. Poteat,
G. Freeman Morgan, W. B. Seaman,
Claude Young, Luther Walker, Na
than Howell, Sam D. Pyatt, Jay E.
English Kato Holler, J. B. Burk
hart, L. C. Austin, W. C. Benfield, R.
A. Pickens, J. G. McCall, Sam Brown
Jr., Logan Bradley, J. Roy Early, J.
F. Parker, J. B. Walker, C. W. Hus
kins, K. L. Simpson, W. P. Elliott,
Columbus W. Burgin, J. E. Neal Jr.,
Bill Twiggs, J. Oscar Gordon, Martin
V. Young, Samuel A. Poteat.
Second Week: Howard Bradburn
Robert J. Noyes, Hal Lawing, E. J
House, J. Clay Conley, T. E. Cuth
bertson, Charles McD. Burgin, W.
A. Bradley, Conley Washburn, Guy
W. Lonon, D. S. Ayers, J. E. Vaughn
R. C. Spratt, J. B. Rickett, Andrew
R. Hemphill, Cecil Woody, J. A.
Burgin, Roy F. Morgan, A. M. Sea
gle, Leroy Silver, Millard F. Burgin
W. R, Lowdermilk, Alvin Wiseman,
George W. Wilson, Adie L. Brown,
E. A. Beaman, W. F. Wood, Mont L.
Grant, Velmer Young, G. W. Giles.
Next Wednesday at Marion Thea
tre, Pat O'Brien in a fast comedy
drama "PUBLIC ENEMY'S WIFE".
WINBORNE CALLS STATE
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
TO MEET ON AUGUST 1^
J. Wallace Winborne, chairmar
' of the state Democratic executive
committee, has issued a call to mem
bers of the committee to meet al
the state house in Raleigh at 8:0C
o'clock p. m. Friday, August 14.
The purpose of the meeting, as
{stated by Chairman Winborne in a
letter to each committee member, is
to fill vacancies in the committee
elect a ■ chairman and vice-chairmar
for the next two years, and to trans
act any other business that maj
properly be presented for consider
ation.
Mr. Winborne requested the
presence at the meeting of every
member of the committee if possible
and if not practicable to appear in
person, each member was asked tc
have representation by proxy.
Concluding four years as state
chairman, Mr. Winborne said he is
not a candidate for re-election and,
for business reasons, could not ac
, cept the chairmanship if tendered
him.
In electing a chairman of the ex
ecutive committee, it is the custom
to accept the recommendation of
the Democratic nominee for gover
nor, who becomes titular head of
the party in the state and with whom
the chairman must work throughout
following campaigns.
Mr. Winborne became chairman
of the party in 1932, when Governor
Ehringhaus was a candidate, and
was re-elected in 1934. During his
incumbency, the party rolled up the
largest majorities, for national and
state tickets, ever recorded in the
state.
I
MISS TUCKER MAKING
UP PARTY CLUBWOMEN
FOR WASHINGTON TRIP
Miss Anne Tucker, McDowell
home demonstration agent, has sent
out the following circular letter tc
demonstration club women and oth
ers interested:
"Have you been thinking aboul
our tour to Washington? It is time
[ to make definite plans. The time is
set for August 10. We will meet ear
I ly Monday morning at the court
I house and return Thursday after
jnoon about 6:00. This allows three
! nights and two full days in Washing
ton. The cost is $12.50 per person.
J This covers cost of transportation,
sightseeing, and all meals and lodg
ing while there. The following are
imain points of interest to be visited:
j The Bureau of Engraving and Print
!ing, Washington's Monument, the
i White House, Smithsonian Institute
| and Museum, the Capitol, Supreme
Court Building, Franciscan Monas
tery, the Zoo, National Cathedral,
Library of Congress, Lincoln Memo
rial, Arlington National Cemetery,
Lee Mansion, Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, Amphitheatre, Ft. Myer and
Mount Vernon.
"Large comfortable busses with
individual air cushioned seats are
used. The meals are wholesome and
plentiful. Lodging will be at the
: Washington Tourist Camp, owned
| owned and operated by the Federal
Government, and is modern and
sanitary in every respect. Each per
son will bring blanket and bed linen
as the camp does not furnish these
items. Bring your lunch for Monday
You will also need enough money to
buy your lunch on the return trip
Thursday, and 25c for admission to
Mount Vernon.
"Any man or woman in McDowell
county may go. Plan to go yourself.
Tell your neighbors about it and en
courage them to go."
Miss Tucker asks not only club
women and their husbands, but any
others interested in home demon
stration and a trip to the national
I capital, to inquire for further par
| ticulars and notify her at once if
inclined to go. She must have the in
formation by Saturday morning at
the latest. Twenty are required to
make up a party.
METHODIST YP MEETING
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
The district meeting of the Meth
odist young people will be held Sat
urday, August 8, from 3:30 to 7:30
p. m. at Clearwater Beach, near Mor
ganton. The program follows:
i
j From 2:30 to 5:30, recreation con
' sisting of baseball, tennis, horseshoe
pitching, swimming for a small fee;
at 6:00 supper will be served, every
body taking lunch. Vesper service
from 6:30 to 7:30.
i
ELECT PRINCIPALS
! TEACHERS, COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
New Head Takes Charge at
North Cove When Term Be
gins August 31.
The board of education, meeting
at the office of Superintendent of
Education Barron Galdwell Monday,
approved the election of principals
and teachers for all the five county
[ districts and made plans to open the
fall term on Monday, August 31.
! One new principal has been elec
! ted since last term. F. W. Taylor will
j head the North Cove school. The oth
j ers have had one or more years in
| the county.
! Principals and teachers elected
by local committees and approved
by the county board, are the follow
ing:
Pleasant Gardens: W. A. Young,
principal; Mrs. Nell W. Young, J. L.
Johnson, Miss Bailey, high school.
In the grammar school: Mrs. M. K.
Greenlee, Mrs. D. G. Westmoreland,
Mrs. C. S. Gibson, Mrs. S. P. Willis,
i Misses Edna Henderson, Velma At
well, Geneva Ling, Mary Snoddy,
Elsie House, Lula Hicks, Ola Wall.
Old Fort: S. A. McDuffie, princi
pal; Misses Sarah Hinson, Christine
j Jones, Bula Kanipe, and E. V.
Gouge high school; grammar school
i C. L. Norwood, Mrs. G. W. Kanipe,
Mrs. M. L. Harris, Mrs. E. H. Brad
ley, Mrs. B. C. Nichols, Misses Wil
lie Carter Ruth Mull, Mary Reeves,
Eunice Wilkinson, Margaret Earley,
j Laura Hicks, Margaret Maness, Eu
nice Stacy, Elizabeth Biddle, Delia
Williams, Mary Burgin.
North Cove: F. W. Taylor, princi
pal; Miss Alba Padgett; Mrs. H. D.
I Hinshaw, Mrs. G. M. Grant, Misses
i Locke Hennessee, Esther Befim, Nita
;'Mosteller, Louise Abernethy. -
| Nebo: W. P. Whitesides, princi
pal; Leonard Huggins, Miss Rose
Stacy; Misses Helen Plant Lucille
j Hemphill, Lottie Wilson, Maggie
Taylor, Thos. W. Stacy, Mrs. G. S.
Corpening, Mrs. M. G. Hemphill.
Glenwood: D. C. Mosteller, princi
pal; Douglas McDonald, W. C. New
jton, Misses Chicora Calhoun, Mary
!Van Landingham; Mrs. Effie Morris,
Misses Lillian Pyatt, Louise Doggett,
| Lois Eagle, Jessie Hunt, Thelma
Bright, Frances Miller Ruby Bran
: nen, Eugenia Randolph, Edna Cran
jford, Lucille Holland. Dysartville,
i Miss Jennie Laughridge.
i
LUNCH ROOM PROJECT
CONTINUES IN SUMMER
HOME MAKING, CANNING
The lunch room project in Mc
Dowell county, Mrs. J. M. Tyler as
I supervisor, is in progress this sum
mer as a homemaking project and
j canning for the lunch rooms.
The purpose of the project is to
I teach the importance of a balanced
diet and an understanding of food
values and combinations, also the
importance of food conservation.
Also to create a desire for better
l homes, teaching the care of home
! furnishings and using all available
j materials in the home to a better ad
j vantage.
i In each community a canning cen
1 ter will be established to care for
any surplus vegetables and fruits
i which will be stored in the school
' lunch room to be used next winter,
i There are some schools having
no PTA organization to sponsor
equipment. Any tables dishes, pans,
or other kitchen equipment will be
appreciated. Notify the welfare of
fice and it will be called for and
used in the school where the need is
| the greatest.
MUCH FISHING DONE
THIS SEASON, GOWAN
Sales of licenses to fish in Mc
Dowell county indicate wide inter
est in the sport, according to T. W.
Gowan, county game warden. Some
good catches of nice fish have been
reported.
The warden said that while many
buy licenses according to law, there
are others who neglect this formali
ty. In consequence, it is a not in
frequent occurrence to pick up a
violator along the lakes and streams,
some having been fined, others tak-»
ing a vacation on the gang.