MARION PROGRESS, MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, ,JAN. 4, 1940
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
■:;C«TTING R£ABY F(
ELECTIOI^IN^N
OFFICERS OF LUTHERAN
SUN0Ay^$CHQQJ^^ECXEOj
PROMOTfON DAY StfNDAt'
YOUNG MUSICIANS ASKED
TO CONTACT N Y.AllEAD ^
HfeRE FOR state tONTEST
The National Youth Administra
tion for North Carolina plans to
good-will tour of South and Central
America, it was learned today.
This information came from John
A. Lang, State Youth Administra
tor, to Mrs. Nelle B. Alexander, lo
cal NYA supervisor, who was asked
to help locate accomplished musici
ans interested in trying out for this
Orchestra.
The National Youth Administra-
LUTHERAN YOUNG PEOPLE
HAVE NEW YEAR SERVICES^
NEW OFFICEiiS ELECTED
Letters were sent to each mem- [ Last Sunday, Vernon T. Eckerd
ber of the Marion Chamber of Com-1 was re-elected superintendent of St.
merce luesday a^sking that they i Matthew’s Lutheran Sunday School.! conduct a state-wide classical mu-1 church last Sunday evening, officers!
r ° their number tojMr. Eckerd has served in this ca-jsical contest to aid in the selection i for the year were elected as follows:!
be eligible for election as the 1940|pacity during the four years of the j of Leopold Stokowski’s all-American' Francis Nichols, president; Roy
irec ois. e eight persons receiv-1 church’s existence, thus celebrating i youth Orchestra, to be oi’ganized ini Johnston, vice-president; Junior Mc-
jng e ighest number of votes will j the fifth anniversary of his superin-j the United States this winter for a [Kinney, treasurer; Miss Annie Lau-
be declared nominees and the other i tenden^;y together with that of the
directors will be elected by the'vari-1 dedication of the church. Because 6f
ous departments of the Chamber of | their excellent work in the past.
Commerce at a meeting which is to | their deep interest and whole-heart-
be announced at a later date. | ed loyalty, the Sunday School unan-
j imously elected Mi’, and Mrs. L. M.
INFANT SON DIE^ IN i Hemphill secretary and treasurer
EAST MARION MONDAY and spiritual sponsors of the Sunday
I School.
Herman Roy Moody, one year old | Next Sunday at 9:45 o’clock, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moody of j Sunday School will assemble to re- tion will recruit from throughout
East Marion, died at the home Mon-! *^®ive the officers and all classes will ^ the country the 109 young musicians
day. Funeral services were held atl^^ve nromotion of members, grad-'.who are to make up the orchastra
the residence at 2:30 Wednesday af-! classes according to age and | which the famous conductor, Sto-
temoon, with the Rev. Von King of-! school standards. A Junior Bible | kowski, plans to take on tour. Only
ficiating. Burial was in East Marion i class for girls will be added. [applicants under the age of 25 years
cemetery. The promotion Sunday topic at-will be eligible; but both NYA
111 o’clock will be “Seeking Christ i workers and non-NY A young peo-
Most of the quarrels that create | Salvation.” j ple may apply,
bitterness among men (and women) I beginning Sunday night at 7:30,j In order to help the National or-
occur over trivial affairs.
Want Ads are one cent a
word for each insertion, cash
in advance. No ad is taken
for less than 25c.
[the pastor will preach a series of j ganization recruit the best talent,
I sermons on “Insignificant Persons’the North Carolina NYA is now
Accomplishing Great Results." making plans to conduct «a contest
of skilled young musicians in Ral-
SERIES OF SERMONS AT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
eigh during the early part of Febru
ary to select those who will be rec
ommended for regional try-outs un-
I Beginning on Sunday evening. Dr. | direction of Mr. ‘Stokowski.
McMurray will begin a series of ser-1 Lang said young people
jmons on “The Essentials of a Good i send applications directly to
I Faith and the Difference it Makes in ' care of the National Youth Ad-
ilife”. The series will continue f or | "’^nistration in Raleigh. The try-
At the regular business meeting of j
the Walther League of the Lutheran
rie Cannon, chairman Christian
Knowledge department, with Har
old Davis and Miss Ruth Johnston as
assistants; Ivy McCarthy, chairman
Christian Service department, with
Charles Ray Baker and Arthur Mc
Kinney as assistants.
The new officers of the league will
be installed in the hut Sunday even
ing at 6:30 o’clock.
The young people are planning an
interesting program for the year of
the Fifth Anniversary. Following the
business meeting a large group of
young people assembled at the hut
for a social watch hour until 11:30
o’clock. After, whicli they assembled
for a New Year’s midnight service in
the church together with other mem
bers and friends of the churcli.
NO ROWDISM OR SERIOUS
ACCIDENTS REPORTED
DURING THE HOLIDAYS
‘ j several weeks at the
ser-' open to all young people
evening
FOUND—In Buick car Tuesday, a | vice. The topic for Sunday evening i **'^’®spective of sex, color, or race.
package which owner may recover i will be the first ai'ticle of the Apos-i^*^ making applications, the young
by phoning number 32 or 64. j ties’ Creed, “I believe in God, the' should state the instrument
i Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven j Plays, his training and experience
LOST—Silk scarf. Blue with white | and Earth”. i personal endorsements of his
stripe in center. Phone 93 for re- i At the morning service the pastor' ability, as well as personal informa-
ward. I will prcach and the Sacrament of concerning his age, address,
! ; , the Lord’s Supper will be observed, j present occupation.
FOR SALE — McCall Flour Mill—a j The applications received will be
complete outfit, including build-! yoUNG WOMAN OF NEBO ; considered by a board of judges, ac-
jng. Must be sold and moved off the' DIED SATURDAY NIGHT i wording to present plans, and appli-jg'^Q^ lic~ensrpiates"”h7d been sold
of eligibility, i gj^ce the opening December 3rd.
There were 1,666 auto tags sold
Reports from local police and j
from the sheriff’s office indicate that |
a quiet holiday season was spent 1
with no violent accidents or injuries. |
All arrests that were made during'
I the Christmas season were for min
or infractions of the law. Sheriff
Grady Nichols said yesterday, in re
viewing the small number of arrests
compared to last year’s number.
On New Year’s day Patrolman J.
J. Johnson assisted Mrs. Johnson in
selling licenses at the Motor Club
office and no arrests were made for
running on out-of-date tags. Mrs.
Johnson reports that a record sale
of 1940 tags were made on Saturday
when the closing figures showed that
FOR RENT—Two room apartment
and three room apartment. A. C.
Hewitt, 207 East Court Street.
premises. A real bargain. See R. E. j I cants will be notified
54cCall or H. Hawkins. j Mrs. Maggie Lee J*lemmons, 24, ^®^ try-outs at a later date. All ap'
died at the home of her parents, Mr. i must be submitted before j 4 truck, and 16 trailer tags, and
'and Mrs. Robert Washburn, at Nebo! February 1, 1940, according to considerably heavy Mon
Saturday night. Funeral services; L^ng.
were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday j ^f this endeavor, Aubrey Willi-
afternoon from the Nebo Baptist ams. National \ outh Administrator,
church, with Rev. Otis Fender offi- said, “This is a worthy and patriotic
ciating. Burial was in the church enterprise. I am hopeful that select-
cemetery. these youths through our State
Surviving are her husband, W. C. ^'^A offices will extend this wonder-
Plemmons; two small daughters, Lo- opportunity equally to all of our
la Dellie, and Betty Jean; her fath-^®^®”^®^ young musicians, and de
er and mother and one brother and velop a musical group that will rep
four sisters.
Winter
V w Insurance-
Stamey’s Transfer
Coal and Wood Yard
Phone 3
day.
COUNTY AGENTS WILL
ATTEND A MEETING IN
RALEIGH FROM JAN. 8-12
Miss Jean Steele, Home Demon
stration Supervisor of this county,
and S. L. Homewood, County Agent,
i resent the very Wst of its kind that>i” l^^^e Monday to attend the an-
can be assembled.
CITY TAX LISTER IS
APPOINTED BY ALDERMEN BETTY JEAN LEONARD
I DIES IN MARION HOSPITAL
I R. D. Bird was appointed city tax j
! lister at the Tuesday night meeting
: of the city aldermen.
nual Farm and Home Agents’ Con-
ference, which will be held at State
j College in Raleigh, from Monday
through Friday, January 12, ac-
. cording to an announcement from
iJohn W. Goodman, assistant direc-
O'®''tor. “Two or three days.” Mr. Good-
uuring xne munity on Christmas morning when , devoted to sue-
short session, preliminary plans were: „.oc ipavneH tha- Bettv lean 11-1 ,
i , . _ , . f leained tnat Betty Jean, ii-jgested topics coming in from Exten-
made for street impiovement foi the yg^j. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. workers
i spring.
A. C. Leonard,
! burned while
had been seriously;
enjoying Christmas ^
ALL SUEDE
SHOES
REDUCED
While you still have
many months left to
wear Fall merchan
dise, we are reducing
'our complete line of
Fall Suede Shoes to a
final close out price.
gifts before an open fire. On Thurs-j
day morning her condition became j
very critical and remained so until j
her death at 9:45 Friday morning.
Betty Jean w^as born in Marion
on August 13, 1928, and had spent
PATIENTS IN MARION
GENERAL HOSPITAL
I Patients in Marion Hospital this
I week are: Mrs. Alice Henline, Lois
: Redden, Mrs. E. R. Wilson, O. C.;
all o£ her life'here. She was one of baby girl Lewis, baby girl'
the best loved pupils in the fifth Mrs. G. W.
i grade of the Marion school. She was ^oody, Miss Georgia Buchanan, and
:very active in the young people’s’ Marion;,
I organisation of the First Baptist i Tolley of Cranberry, Mrs.;
i church, being a member of B.T.U.,!^*™ ‘^ouge of Newdale; Mrs. A.G. j
; Sunday School and Junior G. A. Kanipe and Mrs. Leonard Johnson |
I Her funeral was held in the First 1“^ Thomas MeCurry |
i Baptist church Saturday afternoon! Daybrook,^ Mrs^ Frank Ray of
I at 2 o’clock, conducted by her pas-i “cBee
'tor. Dr. B. F. Bray.
M,RS. GRINDSTAFF DIES
AT PLEASANT GARDENS
All $1.99 Suede
All $3.00 Suede
Slippers
Slippers
Ties and Pumps
$1.69
Ties and Pumps
$2.39
Mrs. Erwin Grindstaff, 82, of
Pleasant Gardens, died at her home j
Tuesday. Funeral services were held j
from the Clear Creek Baptist church j
at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon with]
the Rev. Julius Henline officiating, j
assisted by Rev. W. F. McMahan.
Besides her husband Mrs. Grind
staff is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Mary Grindstaff and Mrs. H. S.
Quinn, of Marion; four sons, G. B.
Woody and L. M. Grindstaff of Mar
ion, Gentry Grindstaff of Old Fort,
and Mrs.
jLeva Ledford of Bakersville; Carl
j Johnson of Toecane; Miss Kathryn
iHyatt or Morganton; J. E. Vess and'
I Mrs. C. A. Bradley of East Marion; |
i Mrs. A. L. Morgan and baby boy and
■ Mrs. Ben Davis of West Marion.
POCKET THE DIFPEBENCEI STIU lOW PRICED!
46-52 59c - 2 for $1.10
Save! Buy these nationally
famous Slips now in sets of
two—four—even six at a time
for yourself and friends. Be
cause we ordered these slips
months in advance we’re still
able to offer them at this low;
price!
(A) BUILT-UP SHOULDER MODEL
(B) STRAP-IDP MODEL
WHITE AND TEAROSE
Look for all these features:—
Famous "Fruit-Tex" Broadcloth
that washes like a hanky
Cut full—occurote sizes
easy to shorten or
Smart hem
lengthen
4. Strong seams, made to withstand
more thon normal strain
Perfect for Housewives, Nurses,
Beauticians. Teochers. etc
MAIL and PHONE ORDERS FILLED
Belk’s Bargain Basement
FIFTY PLACEMENTS MADE
IN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
Figures from the local office of
the North Carolina Employment Ser
vice for December revealed that 50
placements had been made, 44 men
and six women, according to Alden;
P. Honeycutt, manager. j
A total of 156 new applications
were taken and there were 260 re
newals. Records showed that the
PEHDER
QuaUtifJoodi
Double Fresh Coffee
Fresh Roasted Fresh Ground
tL 19c lb. a°13clb.
Beans 3 for 17c
Hurff’s Spaghetti 5c
Hurff’s Tomato Soup lie
Manor Fresh Plums Ilk
Colon-'Pitted Cherries c“a„^ 9k
Land 0’ Lake Daisy Cheese, lb. 21c
land E. A. Grindstaff of Spartanburg, . , ^
;s. C.; forty grand children, and "'as begun with 1,202 appl.
; great grand children.
I The pallbearers were Avery
; Woody, George Grindstaff, Homer
Grindstaff, Douglas Woody, Cecil
: Woody and Malgrum Grindstaff.
i cations on hand, and at the end of
December there were 1,536 applica
tions, of which 1,186 were men.
There were 41 field visits made
by the personnel and 2,030 personal
calls were made at the office.
WINNER’S
Department Store
COUNTY BOARD MEETING
The County Board of Education i INF ANT Dl^S
met Tuesday morning for their reg-1 Roy Lee Effier, infant son of Mr.
jular monthly meeting. Only matters | and Mrs. Cecil Effier, of Hamrick,
of general interest were discussed, i died Tuesday night at the Marion
including the influenza epidemic I General Hospital.
I which delayed the opening of schools | Funeral services will be held on
from January 1 to 8. 'Thursday morning at 11 o’clock.
Dr. J. B. Johnson, chairman, pre-j
sided over the meeting which was at- j One hundred and fifty million
tended by all the ^members.
cone-type Christmas tree bulbs were
manufactured in the United States
A small advertisement in our col- this year, a 20 per cent increase over
amns often returns large dividends, last year s record total.
PRODUCE
Lettuce, head 6 l-2c
Beets
Carrots
Turnips
Green Onions
Radish Bunch
5
New Red Bliss
Potatoes, lb.
5c
Oranges, 3 doz.
25c
Broccoli, 3 lbs.
25c
Collards, lb. -
5c
All Kinds
EATING APPLES
MEATS
OYSTERS
Pint 21c-Quart 41c
Beef Roast, lb. 15c
Beef Brains, lb. 12^c
Picnic Hams, lb. 17c
5;
Neck Bones
Pig Tails
Pig Feet ^ii
Pig Ears lu«
Fresh
Fish and Shrimp