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McDowell County’s Leading Newspaper MARION PROGRESS Advertisms in the Progress Pays A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY ESTABLISHED 1«96 MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1940 VOL XLIV—NO. 34 TAINTERTOOPEN NEW DRUG STORE IN BUILDING HERE Remodeling To Get Under Way; Plans To Open Latter Part Of ApriL Dean Tainter, Marion druggist, will open a new drug store here dur ing the latter part of April, it was announced this week. The store will be located on the corner of Main and Court streets in the T. F. Wrenn building opposite the James Hotel. It was formerly occupied by the Lake City- Drug Store but is now vacant. According to Mr. Tainter the new store will offer a complete luncheon ette service. It will also offer full soda fountain service, and a com plete stock of drugs will be carried. A registered pharmacist will be on BARKER URGES PROPER TEACHING FOR CHILDREN duty there at a:ll times and the fill- • . , ing of prescriptions will be handled ® e by him. Considerable remodeling will be I done to the building before the stock { of the new store is placed. New fix- j- - t• tures will be installed throughout | * and equipment to handle the lunch- Emphasizing the importance of raising children to be better men and women. Dr. Charles E. Barker, speaking here in the courthouse last Friday night, told parents of Marion that children are taught everything today but how to develop into good fathers and mothers. Dr. Barker was brought to Marion by the local Rotary club. He rs widely known as a teacher of the principles of health and right liviiig to young people, and has been lecturing throughout the United States and Canada for the past 26 years. Between the ages of 14 and 20, he said, boys and girls are making up their minds how to live. Their views of life and the character of these children are determined by the ac tions of their parents and men and women around them. For children emulate the actions of grown-ups, he said. Parents therefore should set good examples for them. As an important step in building of better men and women Dr. Barker urged Marion parents; to support the i Boy Scout drive being conducted to- to the scarcity of Scouts who develop into men with criminal records. It is of great importance that par ents should teach their children the eonette part of the business will be new and of attractive design. The front of the store will be remodeled and the' outside will be refinished in black glass. The building belongs to T. F. Wrenn of Hifrh Point. Work on the new drug store is ex pected to be begun next week. It is expected that equipment will be in stalled during the latter part of Ap ril and the store will soon afterwards l>e open for business. TWO DIE. TWO INJURED NORTH COVE AND COUNTY SCH00I5 OLD FORT WIN IN COIMY CONTESTS Martha Justice and Zeyland McKinney Receive Awards In Annual Meeting. Representatives of the Old Fort and North Cove schools were win ners in the annual recitation-decla- tion contests for high schools in Mc Dowell county held in the Nebo school Monday night. Miss Martha Justice of Old Fort was declared the winner in the reci tation contest for her rendition of “Brotherly Love.” Zeyland McKin- ner of North Cove won in the decla mation contest for his presentation of “Unknown.” Gold medals were presented to each of the winners by ARE TO PRESENT MUSICAL PROGRAM Annual Affair To Be Held At Pleasant Gardens Friday Night. The annual high school music pro gram for schools of McDowell coun ty will be presented at the Pleasant Gardens school building on Friday night, March 22, at 7:30 o’clock. Taking part in the program are choruses from seven schools in the county. The program for each school en tered in the music festival follows: Dysartsville: Song of the Light- Bells, The Monkey Man, The Millj Wheel, and I Love a Little Cottage ' TWO ARE CONFINED TO HOSPITAL AFTER WRECK The condition of Miss Lois Biggs, of Washington, D. C., who received serious cuts on her face and whose nose was severed in a wreck near Marion, is reported to be improving. She is confined to the Marion Gener al Hospital. Miss Biggs and Jack Harvey, both of Washington, were seriously injur ed about 9:30 o’clock last Thursday morning when the car in which they were riding skidded and turned over five times about five miles east of Marion on Highway No. 70. John A. Harvey and Miss Annie Lee Varn, two other occupants of the car, also of Washington, were released from the local hospital last Thursday afternoon after being treated for minor injuries. Jack Harvey is still confined to the hospital here. He is suffering from a broken back and cuts and I bruises. Miss Biggs was reported to have Glenwood: Beautiful Dreamer by! j been driving the car when the acci dent occurred. The automobile evi dently skidded on the wet pavement N. F. Steppe, superintendent of Me- Stephen Foster, My Wild Irish Rose i Dowell county schools. Silver cups j by Chauncey Olcott, and Anchors i , ,, j ^ ^ , A i. u 1 A • V i the driver lost control, said were awarded to the schools repre-1 Aweigh. ou j xt- • i j 1. 1. • rr.,, • r, bheriiT Grady Nichols, who investi- sented by the two winners. Sugar Hill: When Song is Sweet . , .i, j .. ' O gated the accident. The occupants were said to The winning school for two years | by Gertrude Sans Savd, 01 Carlinai prior to these contests was Pleasant}by James F. Cooke, and Missouri! Gardens. The school was allowed to Waltz. keep a silver cup last year, having won it two years in succession. County schools represented in the contest and their entries follow: Old Fort, Marvin Giles and Martha Jus tice; Pleasant Gardens, Julia Cran- necessary for parents to teach their children the fundamentals of sex problems early in life, he said. Ade quate attention given to these mat ters by parents will enable them to raise better men and women, he con cluded. Speaking to members of the Mar- , , ,, xr- j /-.i j i „ . , , j i j.1. land McKinney; and Glenwood, Cal ion Rotary club and guests at the . t j,. j « 1 , .. r it. 1 u 1 .Ivin Ledbetter and Wilmer Byrd, regular meeting of the club on lasti Friday, he urged men of this town to back up every move for the bet- SEALS FOR CRIPPLED Nebo: Give a'Little Whistle from Pinnocchio, Stars of the Summer Night by Woodbury, Sleepy Hollow Tune by Kountz, and A Toast. Pleasant Gardens: Cai^on’s Song, an American Army Song; Boats of ford and Homer Lee Walker; Nebo, j Mine by Miller, I hear the Bees A- Thelma Fender and Harold Brooks; i Humming by Zaniecnik, and Easter North Cove, Myrtle Ollis and Zey-j Parade by Berlin. Old Fort: Pale Moon by Logan, An Apple for the Teacher by Mona co, The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise by Seitz and Lockhart. terment of the community. “Hej profits most who is serving the best,” i he stated in urging all civic clubs toi have been on their way to Asheville from Washington. EAST MARION LOSES TO RHODHISS IN GOLD MEDAL TOURNAMENT Last Saturday night in a basket ball thriller, Rhodhiss stopped East Marion 39-38 to win first place in the Pleasant Gardens Gold Medal basketball tournament. The score was tied eight times during the game DRIVE FOR FUNDS FOR BOY SCOUTS IS BEGUN TODAY Goal Of $800 Will Be Sought In Campaign Headed By Local Clubs. Representatives of all the civic clubs in Marion are taking part in a drive today to raise the sum of $800 for the use of Boy Scouts of Mc Dowell county.’ The money raised in the campaign will be used for summer camp work for Scouts of this county and for general operating expense?. A meeting of the civic club repre sentatives was held in the West moreland Funeral home last night, where final plans for the campaign were made. This morning the group was scheduled to meet at the James Hotel for breakfast and leave from there to conduct the drive. The attempt will be made to com plete the drive today. Chairman of the campaign is S. J. Westmoreland. In cooperation with the drive for funds the Marion Theatre is conduct ing a show Saturday morning, the re ceipts to go to the Scouts. Marion residents who had planned to take part in the campaign are: from the Kiwanis club. Rev. Nor man F. Kinzie, H. D. Bishop, S. J. Westmoreland, Hugh Beam, J. G. Beaman, Cecil Dobson, J. B. Laugk- lin. Dr. B. A. Dickson, S. L. Home wood, W. S. Shiflet, Neal Morris, and Dr. Donald McIntosh: from the Jun- East Marion leading most of the'ior Woman’s club, Mrs. Katherine CHILDREN GO ON SALE North Cove: The Old Refrain by I way. jKreisler, Curly Headed Baby by i Hollis All Stars defeated Nebo 30 27 to win third place. The results of the games in the tournament follow^: Thursday night —Glenwood 57, North Cove 38; I Erwin, Mrs. Jack James, and Mrs. Rowe Mauney; from the Senior Woman’s club, Mrs. W. B. Gibbs, and Mrs. Ben E. Henley; from the Rotary club. Rev. W. A. Jenkins, Jack James, Dr. P. N. DeVere, and Bill The sale of Easter seals for thei by Phyllis Fergus, work together. He pointed to the 1 benefit of crippled children will be j ^ ® ^ ogan. worthlessness of a club that conducted here Friday and Saturday,\ ' IN J»LUNGE OVER CLIFF'does nothing to better the commu-(March 22-23, announced Mrs. G. W. iR*TES CONDUCTED FOR o • j , w nity in which it exists. iKirkpatrick this week. TRAIN ACCIDENT VICTIMS;Spin^e “S" 36, Nebo 2ft;Abee; and from the Manon Miss Mabel Stout and Miss Marie The greatest institution in Mar-j The seal sale this year is being di-i j Stars 28; East Marion Greer, both of Elizabethtown, Ten- ion is its high school, he said. It is' ected by Mrs. Kirkpatrick. Other f Funeral services for John Glenn Pleasant Gardens Woodmen of nessee, are confined to the Marion turning out young men and women i members of the McDowell County i Melton, 23, and Arthur DelbertWorld 30. «I«b, Frank Gdldsmith, Will Erwin and Joe Noyes. General Hospital here with injuries’into the world. But the real teachers I Society for Crippled Children are sustained Sunday when the car in ^hich theiy were riding left the Mar- ion-Linville Falls road and plunged over a 200-foot cliff. Raleigh H. (Happy) Lynch and Harley Daven port, both of Elizabethtown, were j he said, killed in the wreck. Miss Stout is said to be suffering from a fractured skull, a fractured pelvis, and possible internal injuries. Miss Greer suffered cuts, bruises and abrasions. of these children are the business men and leaders of Marion. All men and women should be governed in their actions by the determination to set good examples for children, AWARDS MADE TO KINZIE, MOST VALUED CITIZEN Mrs. C. A. Workman, Mrs. T. H. Henderson, J. L. Nichols, and S. J. Westmoreland. Money derived from the sale of the seals each year is used to take Melton, 37, brothers, who were fa- j Friday nigh tally injured when they were hit by|^°^^ Cove 34; north-bound C. C. & O. freight! Spindale “B” 21; Nebo 41, Pleasant Holhs All Sters 57, MARION THEATRE IS TO East Marion 26, | SHOW FOR SCOUTS train near Marion last'Sunday Rhodhiss 55, | cooperating with the drive for ternoon, were conducted from the Glenwood 31 j funds for Boy Scouts of McDowell '! county the Marion Theatre will pre- Rev. Norman F. Kinzie, Marion’s most valuable citizen crippled children to a clinic held at! Clinchfield at 10:00 o’clock on Marion some time ago ^ lengfth picture here Sat- the Asheville Orthopaedic Home and I Tuesday morning. ^ Marion were corning, March 23, at 10:15 to provide appliances such as crutch-1 John Melton was instantly killed j ® ^ anon ^on e ourna announcement was made I by W. P. Erwin, manager of the lo- i cal theatre. Featured will be Joe E. Brown alists. East Marion won the tourna- es, ai’tificial limbs, special shoes, and;when struck by the train Sunday af-;”'®*'^ ^ after playing a hard j braces to children whose families are 1 ternoon and Arthur Melton died i &»™® the way. voted ; not able to take care of their needs. | shortly afterwards in the Marion I The all-tournament team the; for Lynch, said to^have been the dri- the year 1939 ver of the car, was instantly killed when the car plunged over the preci pice. His body was taken to New- land, Tenn. Davenport died in the Marion General Hospital a few hours later. The accident occurred about half a mile south of Linville Falls at about 5:30 o’clock Sunday after noon. It was investigated by State Seals this vear will be sold in the | General Hospital. ;Gold Medal plaj in Plea^nt Gardens Carillo in “Flirting with The two men were said to havei*»=^ follows: Kaylor, East, „ proceeds of the show campaign will be 1 Patrolman J. Johnson. MERCHANTS TO DISCUSS TRADE DAYS TONIGHT A meeting of Marion merchants will be held in the City Hall tonight at 8:00 o’clock to discuss the spring sales festival to be held in the latter part of April. The different committees for the festival will make their reports at the meeting and further plans will be made for the carrying out of the trade program. The date of the trade festival has been set for April 18-20 and it is being sponsored by the Marion Chamber of Commerce and the Mer chants’ Association. ISAAC GRIFFIN DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS Isaac C. Griffin, retired member of the University of North Carolina summer school faculty, died of pneu monia at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Allen Larima at Manchester, New Hampshire early Saturday morning, after an illness of only a few days. Mr. Griffin was superintendent of the Marion city schools for several years and was well known here. Besides his widow, he is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Larima, and two sons, I. C. Griffin, Jr., of Chapel Hill and Harold Griffin. night presented with an award by the Francis Marion club. Rev. Kinzie was selected by the Francis Marion club as the outstand ing citizen for his work with under privileged children of the community, for his contributions of leadership and aid to the Boy Scouts, his help in securing education for several children, and his efforts to benefit the town of Marion. The naming of Marion’s most val uable citizen and the awarding of prizes to persons receiving the honor has been made an annual practice of the Francis Marion club. The new officers of the club, re cently elected, were installed at the Thursday night meeting. New officers are: Frank Goldsmith, president; Hugh Conley, vice-president; and Oliver Cross, secretary-treasurer. Eugene Cross, Jr., was presented an award for being the most valuable member of the Francis Marion club during 1939. Members of the club voted unani mously in favor of aiding other civic clubs of Maripn in the drive for funds for McDowell county Scouts. The drive is being conducted today. The anniversary of the Francis Marion club was observed here last Friday night by a fancy dress ball at the Marion Lake club. A large num ber of guests attended the ball, which was held from nine to one o’clock. last Thursdayilocal schools and —, im • p t;’ t ivr • w — - — conducted through all the business i been sitting on the railroad track ^ "®”‘:will be turned over to Scouts of Mc- establishnients of Marion. Half of: and annr-ently did not notice anap-,®®"’ ^ast Marion; Fied Dunn, Rhod- county. the money from the sale of the seals! train. Dr. G. B. Justice,' ^ Tickets for the show went on sale will be used in McDowell county. | coroner, said that no inquest into c • h 1 The other half will go into a nation- j the death of the two men was nec-1 Hudson, bpindale EASTER SERVICES AT ST. JOHN’S CHURCH i lis. Da\ii., ^ Spindale ^ ’Igariy this week. They may now be , ar in, o - from Boy Scouts of Marion Merit awards were made to Kay- i or at the ticket office of the Marion of Nebo, i Theatre. al fund for crippled children. | essary. The accident was investiga- According to Mrs. Kirkpatrick, i ted by Sheriff Grady Nichols^ State at. the major part of services for crip-i Highway Patrolman Johnson, and; ® I>^ presenting the picture Satur- pled children are carried on through | Justice 1 r ^ T morning the Marion Theatre is- the Welfare Department in McDow-i Arthur Melton had been employed | xr Ifr ] cooperating with representatives ell county. “There is now an active | by the Clinchfield Manufacturing! McCall of North Cove, and Lonon of. ^ various civic clubs of Marion load of 40 persons receiving treat-i Company. John Melton was employ-j ^^^h Cove. , , , who started the campaign for funds ment, hospitalization, or who areun-{ed as a WPA worker. j ^ere ma e o ic Scouts today. The money der observation. There are 40 closed I Funeral services for the brothers j Khodniss, Henson ot ^ast Marion, I campaign is to be used cases, persons who have received' were conducted by Rev. Clayton,!®*^ *'® ® ifor defraying summer camp expen- treatment, hospitalization, vocation- Fender, and Rev. C. C. Russell. | ^ ^ere ® e ^ t ^ ®®^ county Scouts and for purch- Interment was in the Nebo cemetery lows: sportsmanship medal, S. Liv-| Arthur Melton is survived by his ji^Stson of Nebo; spectacular shot; wife, Mrs. Annie Plemmons Melton,|»"®dal, C. Mariowe of Glenwood; and two step-children, Richard and scorer for game and tourna al training, and have been provided with limbs, shoes, crutches, braces and the like,” she said. iasing equipment and supplies that LAKE TAHOMA PURCHASE MEETING IN MORGANTON Representatives of the Marion Chamber of Commerce attended a meeting in Morganton on last Friday night to discuss the purchase of the Lake Tahoma property from the Kistler estate. Persons interested in the project attended the meeting from' Morgan ton, Marion, Valdese and Hickory. The plans for the purchase of the property and how it should be de veloped were discussed. GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER . SERVICES AT ST. MATTHEW’S Thui*sday morning at 9 a. m. Holy Eucharist. Thursday evening 8 p. m. Study Class. Good Friday service from 12 a. m. to 3 p. m. Easter *Sunday Holy Eucharist 8 a. m.. Church School and Bible Class 9:45. Holy Eucharist at 11 a. m. St. Matthew’s Lutheran will ob- sei-ve Good Friday in a servicej^t 7:30 p. m. on March 22nd. -. subject will be “Mysteries on Cal vary.” Easter ser\Tices vtrith Holy Communion will be held on Sundliy at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. At both services on Sunday every family represented will receive the daily meditation booklet, “Victorious Liv ing.” Bernice Roberts. ment medals, Hicks of Rhodhiss; Other survivors of the two broth-j «^a«ager of championship team med- ers are their father, James A. Mel-I®^’ Harry Moffitt of Rhodhiss. ton of Clinchfield; five brothers, Lon-1 Officials in the tournament were nie and Vernie Melton of Inman, S. i^* Waters, referee; W.A. Young, C., Lucius Melton of Asheville, and tinier; and Paul S. Withrow, scorer. Carl and Ernest Melton of Clinch field; and tjvo sisters, Mrs. Lee Far mer of Asheville, and Mrs. Pink Mc- Elwrath of Black Mountain. REVIVAL SERVICES AT EAST MARION BAPTIST CHURCH NEXT WEEK The tournament was said to be very successful, the teams playing before packed houses every night. SINGERS ARE TO HOLD CONVENTION IN MARION An all-day singing convention will ^ be held in Marion on Sunday, April The East- iSlarion Baptist church j 7. Singers from McDowell county, will begin a series of services to be j from other counties in the state and conducted throughout the week of from states adjoining North Carolina March 24 to March 31st, with a sun-1 will take part in the program, rise service Easter morning at 6 o’-j The convention is held semi-annu- clock. Rev. Franklin Justice and Rev. j ally and the programs are made up Millafi’d Hall will assist the pastor, I of old songs. Quartets and other Rev. R. Von King, in these services combinations present songs on the to be held each evening during the | program. week at 7:15 o’clock. j The program fqr the convention is Rev. J. A. Brock of Spencer Bap-1 under the direction of A. H. Mitchem tist church, Spindale, N. €., will as-1 who is president of the society. Other sist the pastor in a revival the last week in May and the first week in June. officers of the organization are John C. Burnett, vice-presidens, and Mrs. D. T. Roughton, secretary. EDUCATION GROUP GOES TO STATE CONVENTION Nine representatives of schools in McDowell county attended the con vention of the North Carolina Edu cation Association in Raleigh last week-end. Those attending from county schools were N. F. Steppe, county superintendent, S. A. McDufTy, prin cipal of the Old Fort school, W. C. Tweedy, teacher at North Cove, and Miss Evelyn Tanner, teacher at Glenwood. • From the Marion city schools, Hugh Beam, principal, Mrs. S. L. Home wood, Miss Ruth Greenlee, Miss Dor othy Morrell, Miss Mae Ross, and Miss Frances Fowler, attended. EARLY BROTHERS STORE AT OLD FORT IS ROBBED Old Fort, March 18.—The grocery store of Early Brothers in Old Fort was robbed Sunday night by thieves who entered by breaking the glass in the front entrance. Only a small loss in goods was reported.