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ESTABLISHED 1896
MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1940
VOL. XLIV—NO. 32
RECITATION AND
DECLAMATION MEET
SETFORGLENWOOD
Seven McDowell County
Schools To Send Students
To Take Part In Contest.
The annual grammar grades reci-
tation-declamation contest for'^coun
ty schools of McDowell will be held
in the Glenwood high school audito
rium Friday night, March 8, at 7:30
o’clock.
Taking part in the contest this
year are representatives of seven
schools in the county. Participants
are those students who have won
elimination contests which have al
ready been conducted in the various
schools.
Winners in the contest in the Glen
wood school Friday will be given
gold medals.
Schools taking part in the contest
and their representatives are:
Glenwood: declamation, Harold
Rice presenting “The Unknown Rid
er;” recitation, Betty Lee Setzer,
presenting “Entertaining Sister’s
Beau.”
Old Fort: Bobby Carver, giving
“Sammie;” Gladys Walker, pi’esent-
ing “Ferdinand the Bull.”
North Cove: recitation, Madeline
Hensley, presenting “That Terrible
Tommy;'
McBee, giving “America’s Ameri-
*cans.”
Nebo: Ina Livingston, giving
^‘Kentucky Philosophy;” Grace Chil
dress, presenting “A Kitty Goes
Adopting;” Harold Wilson, giving
“Tommy Stearns Scrubs Up;” and
Jakie Schmidt, presenting “I Am an
American.”
Pleasant Gardens: recitation, Al
ice Houck, giving “Wednesday Mad
ness;” declamation, Montford Haire,
presenting “Unknown.”
Sugar Hill: Mildred Anderson,
presenting “Little Missourians.
Cominsr Here—Bishop Clare Pur
cell to speak at district rally in Mar
ion next Wednesday.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IS CONDUCTING SURVEY
BISHOP PURCEL
WILL PREACH AT
METHODIST RALLY
To Make Two Addresses At
District Meeting Here Next
Wednesday.
A general business survey of Mar
ion is being made this week by the
Marion Chamber of Commerce. Plans
for the survey were made at a meet
ing of the board of directors last
Friday, when Walter J. Cartier, new
secretary of the organization, was „ , ,
presented to the board.. Details of I"*:' secretary of the Methodist
the survey were outlined by V. T.
Bishop Clare Purcell of Charlotte
will be the guest speaker at a Meth
odist district rally to be held in the
First Methodist church in Marion on
next Wednesday afternoon and
night, March 13. The announcement
was made by J. C. Coniett, presiding
elder.
At one o’clock Wednesday after
noon a missionary institute will be
conducted to discuss the work under
taken by Methodist missionaries and
the attempt will be made to arouse
the interest of Methodists and other
people of the general public to the
importance of missionary activity.
Principal speaker at the afternoon
meeting will be Bishop Purcell. Dr.
L. B. Abernethy, director of the
Golden Cross in Elkin and confer-
Eckerd, new president of the Cham
ber who has succeeded J. D. Henry,
and Mr. Cartier.
According to plans announced at
the meeting, figures are being com-
Board of Missions, will also speak at
the afternoon meeting. Several local
pastors are expected to take part in
the program.
At 7:30 p. m. the district rally for
young people will be conducted with
Bishop Purcell being the principal
, , ,, piled in the survey showing the week , , , , ^ ^ ,
declamation, Archibaldijy business, professional!s'heduM t» ‘ake P“rt
and industrial firms here; the officials!
in the program are Mrs. Connie
of all firms; thfe number of regular
jCope, director of young people’s
work in this district, and Miss Lillian
workers in each institution; and thej
number of part-time workers em-1. , . , ,, , ,. , ^ ^
ployed by each nrm. | .3 being held to stimu ate the interest
l^gjof young people m the church and
part-time workers em-|“»*= Morganton. The youth rally
C. OF C. TO HOLD
TRADE FESTIVAL
HERE IN APRIL
Three-Pay Celebration To Be
Conducted By The Business
Firms Of Marion.
The results of the survey will be|"
used by the Chamber of Commerce *
The Marion Chamber of Commei'ce
will sponsor a three-day trade festi
val April 18-20, it was decided at a
meeting of the Merchants Associa
tion and the Chamber of Commerce
last Tuesday night.
Taking part in the festival will be
the merchants and trades people of
Marion. Most of the programs plan
ned for the occasion will be held at
night and are aimed at drawing the
attention of people in this section to
the opportunities and advantages
they will enjoy by trading in Marion.
An outline of the program for the
festival was given at the Tuesday
night meeting by W. J. Cartier, sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce.
Plans for the celebration had previ
ously been drawn up by the secreta
ry and a committee composed of
Vernon T. Eckerd, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, H. D. Bish
op, and Cato Holler.
Members of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Merchants Associa
tion voted unanimously in favor of
holding the trade festival, although
the date for the event was changred
from March 21-23 to April 18-20.
Vernon T. Eckerd was authorized
by those attending the meeting to
appoint a committee on arrange
ments for the festival. This commit
tee will in turn appoint members of
for reference and will be used col
lectively in furnishing information
to people who are interested in locat
ing in Marion for business reasons,
according to Mr. Cartier.
The gurvey is being carried out by
directors of the Chamber of Com-
uiunc begun last Tuesday.
Dysartsville: recitation, Barbara . i n u
Landis, gi^ing “Susie Shows the | that the work will be
Wedding Presents;” and declamation j® ® '
Elton Landis, presenting “01’ Histo-! ^ire^^^
„ Vernon T. Eckerd spoke briefly to
-4. 4.- J 1 V, the group on the plans he and the
The annual recitation-declamation I ^ j j- j n i
contest for high school students will iJ '
be held in the Nebo school March 18. Mr. Cartier
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Attending the meeting will be'Merchants Association to commit-
representatives of seven counties in- i tees to work out the various details
eluded in this Methodist district— of the program.
McDowell, Burke, Polk, Rutherford,
Dr. Barker
Popular lecturer to deliver three
addresses here on March 15.
BARKER TO DELIVER
THREE LECTURES HERE
Dr. Charles E. Barker, lecturer
and teacher of the principles of
health, is coming to Marion on March
15 to deliver three addresses. At
11:30 in the morning he will talk at
the Pleasant Gardens school. At
noon he addresses the Marion Rota
ry club, and at 7:30 p. m. he speaks
to the general public in the court
house here.
Dr. Barker was peisonal physician
to President William Howard Taft.
He holds university degrees as doctor
of hygiene and physical culture and
has done much lecture work in the
United States and Canada, having
delivered over 11,000 talks from the
platform.
His most popular lecture, “How
AIMS OF PTA ARE
OUTUNED IN TALK
BY MRS. DORSEY
District Director Stresses Need
Of Study Of Children And
Better Environment.
Pointing to the development of
greater cooperation between parents
and teachers and the furtherance of
democracy as the two most impor
tant purposes of the Parent-Teacher
Association, Mrs. W. P. Dorsey of
Rutherfordton, district director of
the second district of PTA, told
teachei*s and parents of Marion here
Monday that the PTA had done much
to bring about better relations be
tween parents, teachers and chil
dren. Mrs. Dorsey was guest speaker
at the monthly meeting of the Mar
ion Parent-Teachers Association held
in the high school auditorium here
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Dorsey
spoke on the “Guiding Principles of
the PTA.”
Teachers and parents too often
fail to consider that practically every
child grows up in a different envir
onment, she said. Each child has,
therefore, different needs and teach
ers and parents should study these
children to find a remedy for their
needs. As aids in bettering the en
vironment of children, Mrs. Dorsey
pointed to the need of day nurseries
and support for the Neely bill, an
act providing for the showing of
better moving pictures to children.
She pointed to the work of the
PTA in helping to pass laws requir-
to Make the Most Out of Life,” hasj
been delivered to three million boys ling diphtheria vaccinations, in bet-
and girls of high school age.
tering the home environments of
Mitphell, Avery, and Yancey.
TEACHERS TO VOTE ON
EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS
Dr. Barker has been devoted to!children, and in character building,
health work and lecturing for a 1 Mr. Hugh Beam, superintendent
quarter of a century, during which {of Marion city schools, and Howard
In closing the Tuesday night meet- time he has spoken before millions 1 Holland, principal of the Marion
ing Mr. Cartier urged all merchants' of young people and their parents,
to furnish him with credit reports. He comes to Marion through the
and to use the facilities offered by i courtesy of the Rotary club,
the Chamber of Commerce. i
I SEALS FOR CRIPPLED
I CHILDREN TO BE SOLD
McDowell county teachers will BAPTIST MEETING AT
meet at the Pleasant Gardens school j CLEAR CREEK SUNDAY
Saturday morning, March 9, to vote j
^ ^ for a state president and vice-pres-1 A District meeting of the Training'children will go on sale in Marion on. . u •
new^crkary had discussed. He al- ident of the North Carolina Educa-j Union of the Blue Ridge Baptist As-j March 18. The seals are to be soldi^"*^ Allmand is »eing held in
. , ^ theitional Association, announced N. F. isociation will be held at the Clear; locally by a committee appointed I ^esbyterian church basement.
high school, commented on the good
behavior and cooperation of high
school boys and girls in the hardships
caused by a recent fire at the school.
Mr. Beam assured parents that their
children were safe in the parts of the
building being used because it had
Easter seals for aid to scrippled been inspected by state officials
One class each under Miss Linn
Gold medals will be awarded to in
dividual winners and the' winning I
team will be awarded a silver loving
cup. Pleasant Gardens has been al-j
lowed to keep the cup won last year,
having won two years in succession.
body.
i Steppe, superintendent of McDowell i Creek Baptist church Sunday after-I for that purpose and the receipts will j and Miss Moretz
moon at 2:30 o’clock. J. O. Willis, j be divided, a half being kept in Me-conducting two classes in the
during the meeting.
MATTRESS MAKING TO
BE DONE IN M’DOWELL
A rising vote of thanks was given; county schools, this week.
Oliver R. Cross, retiring secretary, j The meeting is scheduled for ten
o’clock a. m,
I Unopposed for election to the
j presidency of the state association is
I S. C. Hawfield, superintendent of
I the Penderlee high school in Pender
REPUBLICANS TO HEAR
PRITCHARD AT MEETING
HERE NEXT SATURDAY and now vice-president of j 0. Summerlin.
•the Educational association. Dr. J.
1H. Highsmith is now president of the
Ex - Congressman George
Surplus cotton and cotton ticking' Pritchard of Asheville, and Republi-j organization,
is being allotted by the Federal gov-jean candidate for Governor of North! Teachers will vote on one of the
ernment to six counties in North | Carolina, will make the principal ad-1 three candidates for the vice-presi- i Growth”—Abalene Cresson.
district leader, will be in charge of i Dowell county for aid to children ] Methodist hut, and Miss Turbyfie
the following program: ihere and the other half being placed j holding one class in the elemen-
Devotionals—Mrs. Locke Tate jin a national fund. jtary school building, he said.
Roll Call of Churches and Business | Money obtained from the sale of I
Special Music | seals w'ill provide for the transporta-; PLEASANT GARDENS IS
“Personal Evangelism”— Rev. J.'tion of crippled children to and from { WINNER IN TOURNEY
clinics, hospitals and schools; the!
Training New Officers and Lead- ■ purchase of appliances such as | Pleasant Gardens captured the
ers”—Marion Harris. j limbs and shoes; assistance at clinics; i McDowell county boys’ title in Old
Song I hospitalization; the establishment of Fort last Saturday night by downing
“The Divine Balance in Christian | demonstration schools and for bed- Old Fort 22-19. For the second suc-
! side instruction; assisting in training j cessive year the Pleasant Gardens
Carolina that have done some work j dress at the Republican county con-idg^gy of the association. They are] “How We May Be Sure We Are | in arts and crafts for homebound
mattress making. M’Dowell is oneivention which will be held at the Carver, superintendent of j Saved”—Mrs. Johnson,
of these counties, announced Miss court house here Saturday afternoon; jji^kory city schools; K. C. Phillips Special Music
at 2:30 o’clock March 9th, according 1 of the South high school in Winston- “Understand God’s Purpoees”-
to Dr. D. H. Crawford, chairman ofigaigm and M. P. Young, principal * Mrs. Cecil Willis.
Jean Steele, home demonstration ag
ent, this week.
With these supplies mattresses are
to be made in the county under the
supervision of the State extension
service and with the approval of the
AAA, she said. Persons applying for
mattresses will be required to make
them with the materials furnished
and under the supervision of instruc
tors.
The McDowell county soil conser
vation committee will be required to
approve applications for mattresses
as they approve soil conservation al
lotments, said Miss Steele.
Persons interested in making ap
plications for mattresses are reques
ted to call at the office of the home
demonstration agent in the court
house in Marion.
MASONIC OFFICERS ARE
INSTALLED AT OLD FORT
At the regular meeting of Joppa
Lodge No. 401, A. F. & A. M., at
Old Fort on Friday evening offi
cers for the ensuing year were elec
ted and installed by Past Master W
W. LeFevre as follows: F. M. Brad
ley, worshipful master; W. R. Mc
Daniels, senior warden; Rev. R. L.
Smith, junior warden; W. W. Le-
FeArre, treasurer; Hugh M. Hensley,
secretary; M. V. Carswell, senior
deacon; T. C. Bradley, junior dea
con; W. A. Fleming, senior stewart;
I. L. Caplan, junior stewart; J, A.
Swann, tyler.
the Republican executive committee.
Mr. Pritchard is a well known law
yer of Asheville. He has been solici
tor of the judicial district, compris-
of the Princeton school in Johnston
county.
Mr. Carver is a former resident
of Marion and attended the local
ing Buncombe and Madison counties, I school through the sixth grade, in
has served one term in Congress, j youth. For the past 20 years he
and also has served in the General jj^^s ^een superintendent of the city
Assembly of North Carolina. He is schools in Hickory. He has been con-
the son of the late Judge Jeter C. Lgpted with summer school work at
Pritchard, who was United States Le„Qjj._j^hyne College for some time
Senator of North Carolina and conducted extension classes
the time of his death was a Senior j McDowell for county teachers.
Circuit Court Judge of the U. S
Fourth Circuit, composed of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia,
West Virginia and Maryliand.
Mr. Pritchard has a pleasing per
sonality and is a forceful speaker.
His appearance at Marion is his first
in his race for nomination for Gov
ernor on the Republican ticket. Four
others have announced their candi
dacy and will oppose Mr. Pritchard
in the Republican primary.
IDEAL CLEANERS TO
CHANGE LOCATION
Mr. Phillips and Mr. Young are
well known in educational circles.
According to Mr. Steppe, the vot
ing at the Pleasant Gardens school
will be by secret ballot. The votes
will be sealed and forwarded to the
state secretary of the orgfanization
in Raleigh, where the results will be
announced on March 15.
A dry cleaning plant, now being
constructed on West Henderson
street, will be occupied by the Ideal
Cleaners in the near future. The
building is being constructed by the
Beaman Lumber Company and is lo
cated near the Laughridge Furniture
company store.
The Ideal Cleaners is now located
on South Main street.
NEW HOURS
The Marion office of the Carolina
Motor Club is now open two hours
every week day and four hours ev
ery Saturday, according to an an
nouncement made this week by Mrs.
J. J. Johnson.
Office hours are scheduled as fol
lows: Week days, 12:00 to 1:00 p.
m. and 4:00 to 5:00 p. m. On Satur
days, 11:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. and
3:00 to 5:00 p. m.
Changes in the office hours were
authorized by the Cluurlo^t^ division
of the club, of which the Marion
office b a branch.
icripples; the recreation of cripples;
I and assisting the family, the child,
•land the public to a better under-
i standing of the individual problems
Plans will be made at this meet- and more sympathetic interest in
ing for transportation to the Reg- nleeting these problems by all con-
ional Convention to be held at the
First Baptist church at Gastonia on
April 12 and 13. A large delegation
is expected from the Blue Ridge
Association and all B. T. U. officers,
leaders and directors are especially
urged to attend.
The next Associational meeting
will be held Sunday afternoon April
7 with Mrs. Cecil Rayburn, district
leader, in charge of the program.
CORNETT IS SUPPLYING
IN MORGANTON CHURCH
Rev. J. C. Cornett, presiding elder
of the Marion district of the Method
ist church, is conducting church ser
vices at the First Methodist church in
Morganton this month, supplying for
Rev. W. A. Newell, deceased.
Rev. Fletcher Nelson who has been
cemed.
The McDowell county society is
one unit of the national organiza
tion for aid to crippled children
which has been instrumental in se
curing legislation, security, educa
tion, and rehabilitation for the
the physically handicapped.
There are now, however, accord
ing to reports received by the Uni
ted States Office of Education, up to
March 15, 1937, a total of 1,873,231
children in the United States need
ing special education. Less than 10
per cent of this number, or 166,248,
are receiving it.
FARMERS FEDERATION
MEETING HERE SATURDAY
The annual meeting of McDowell
county stockholders of the Farmers
with the First Church in Forest City j Federation will be held at 2 o’clock
has been appointed to the First j Saturday afternoon in the co-oper-
Church in Morganton, but he willjative warehouse on East Main
not take over his duties there until j street.
April 1. Directors will be nominated and
Rev. W. H. Gross of Weaverville lan advisory committee elected, it
has been appointed to take over the I was stated by Max M. Roberts, edu-
church in Forest City on April 1 injcational director for the organiza-
place of Rev. Nelson. A successor to tion. James G. K. McClure, presi-
Bev. Gross in the Weaverville dent, and other federation execu-
church has not bieen chosen. itives are expected to attend and to
Services in the First Chiurch in submit reports on last year's busi-
Morganton will be conducted by'ness. The federation’s string band j vice will
Rev. Cornett until April 1. will be on hand to supply music. [Christian.
boys took the cup for winning the
county title.
In elimination play Nebo defeated
Glenwood and Old Fort downed
North Cove. Pleasant Gardens then
defeated Nebo and went on to play
Old Fort in the finals.
In the consolation play Glenwood
defeated North Cove and was in
turn downed by Nebo, winner of the
consolation play.
A tie game in the girls’ brackets
between Glenwood and Nebo was
played off Monday night with Nebo
taking the game at 22-12. The Pleas
ant Gardens girls were scheduled to
meet Nebo in the final game of the
tournament last night. The results
have not been learned.
In the consolation play for the
girls North Cove defeated Glenwood,
winning honors in that class.
COUNTY COUNCIL MEET
A county council meeting for offi
cers of home demonstration-clubs in
McDowell county will be held in
Marion in the office of the home dem
onstration agent Friday afternoon
at two o’clock.
The new project for making mat
tresses with materials furnished by
the Federal government will be dis
cussed.
FIFTH PASSION PORTRAIT
The fifth Passion Portrait, “The
Seeker after Novelty,” will be pre
sented at St. Matthew’s Lutheran
church next Sunday morning at 11
o’clock. The topic at the 7:30 ser-
be “The Bible-loving
Everyone is welcome.