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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., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940
VOL. XLIV—NO. 41
TEACHERS AND
PRINCIPALS IN
CITY REELECTED
Action Of School Board Is An
nounced ; Staffs Of Marion
Schools Given.
All principals of Marion city
schools and all teachers who made
applicatijons have been reelected for
next year by the school board, which
met Tuesday night.
Principals reelected were H. C.
Holland, the Marion high and ele
mentary schools; Miss Ruth Green
lee, the Clinchfield school; Miss Ma-
DEMOCRATS WILL
HOLD CONVENTION
HERE SATURDAY
j Delegates From 17 Precincts
In McDowell Are Elected
For Meeting.
be the speaker at the revival services
mie Stacy, the East Marion school the First Baptist church begin-
Mrs. Garland Williams, the Eugene
Cross school; and Miss Pauline Tip
ton, the West Marion school.
Teachers reelected in the Marion,
high school were: Mrs. Kate All-
mond, E. E. Davis, Arthur H. Ditt,
Onyce Hewell, Bernard Hirsch, Mrs.
Flora S. Homewood, Mrs. Ruth Hall
Honeycutt, Katherine Linn, Dorothy
Morrell, Alice Moretz, Eleanor Russ,
Marguerite Morris, Lyda Turbyfill,
and William D. Tuttle.
Elemientary teachers reelected in
the city schools were: seventh grade,
Mrs. Mary Finley, Nina Greenlee,
and Elsie Stacy; sixth grade, Bonnie
Burgin, Rebekah Lowe, Mrs. Aug^is-
ta Morris, Mamie Goforth, Sara
Browne, and Frances Fowler; fifth
grade, Fannie Lou Sauls, Mrs. Ethel
C. Giles, Elizabeth Wylie, Mrs. Sara
Margaret Giles, and Clara Freeman;
fourth grade, Janie Tucker, Bonnie
Padgett, Louise Wilkie, Louise Po-
teat, Hattie Taylor, and Emily Blan
ton; third grade, Mrs. EiRe G. Mor-
Democrats of McDowell county
held precinct meetings and each of
the 17 precincts last Saturday set up
executive committees and elected
precinct delegates to the county
Democratic Convention which will
be held at the court house in Marion
Dr. J. B. Weatherspoon, who will next Saturday, May 11 at 11 o’clock.
Each precinct executive committee
consists of five members, its chair
man and vice-chairman.
Following the county convention
Saturday the Democratic Executive
Committee will meet at 12 o’clock
for the purpose of electing a chair
man and vice-chairman.
Registration books for the Demo
cratic primary, Saturday June 4,
will close Saturday May 11.
All who wish to vote in the prima
ry May 25th must register before
sundown Saturday evening.
ning next Sunday.
Revival Begins Sunday
At First Baptist Here
A revival and “evangelistic cam
paign” will begin at the First Bap
tist church in Marion on Sunday,
May 12, and continue through May
19. Guest preacher during the week
will be Dr. J. B. Weatherspoon, pro
fessor in the Louisville Seminary in
Louisville, Kentucky. L. C. Alexan
der, director of music and education
at the first Baptist church in Gasto
nia, w'ill be the guest singer. The an
nouncement was made by Dr. B. F.
Bray, pastor of the local Baptist
church.
Dr. Weatherspoon is a former
resident of North Carolina and a
graduate of Wake Forest College.
He is recognized as one of the out
standing teachers and preachers in
COMMISSIONERS APPROVE
FOUR ROAD PETITIONS
The McDowell Board of Commis
sioners approved three petitions for
road improvements this week and
agreed in cooperation with the state
to take over one section of roadway.
The petition asked for the im
provement of a road located in the
Bethlehem section of Crooked Creek
township. The way is used constant
ly, it was pointed out, and is less
than a mile in length.
Improvements on a road leaving
Two services daily will be conduc-Jthe highway at H. S. Haynes place
“n- ted the revi™,. The EHioU
ris Mae ^ss. Hazel Bro^e Wilma Southern Baptist ' Convention,
Snoddy, Mrs. Blanche Holland, Lacei „
McLean and Kate Cowan; second
Margaret B. Purser, Annie Spratt,
and Mrs. Lula S. McCurry; first
grade, Annie Little, Mrs. Pauline M.
Neal, Ruth Tipton, Mrs. Lona G.
Laughridge, Mrs. W. A. McCall, Mil
lie Kanipe, Mrs. Jonnie E. Hitch
cock, and Elizabeth Conley; and
Louise Rozier, home economics.
Colored teachers reelected were:
F. M. Beaver, principal, Mrs. Ber
nice Crisp, Kermit Martin, B. C.
Corpening, Margaret Greenlee, Mrs.
Hazel Barber, Mrs. Frariklyn Brown,
and Sara Bynum.
service will begin at 10:00 a. m. and
NORTH COVE SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL IS CHOSEN
V. C. Wilson, assistant principal
of the Oakley high school in Bun
combe county, has been appointed
principal df the North Cove school
by the county school committee, it
was announced this week .by Supt
N. F. Steppe.
Mr. Wilson is a graduate of the
University of North Carolina and has
had nine years school experience,
the last four of which have been as
assistant to A, C. Reynolds, princi
pal of the Oakley school. Mr. Reyn
olds was formerly superintendent of
Buncombe county schools.
Mr. Wilson comes to the North
Cove school highly recommended,
said Mr. Steppe. He will move his
family to North Cove in the near fu
ture and will take over Ws duties
there in September. He succeeds E.
V. Gouge as principal.
mm
Creek to the honte of C. F. Marlowe
were requested..
Petitioners asked that a part of
Clark street, leading west from Yan
cey street to Baldwin Avenue be
finished.
The Board agreed to take overj
HORTON WILL BE
HEARD ON MONDAY
IN COURT HOUSE
Candidate For Governor Visits
Marion In Extensive State
Campaign.
Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P.
Horton, of Pittsboro, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor, will deliver an ^ddress at a
public meeting in the county court
house in Marion at 8 o’clock next
Monday night. May 13.
Mr. Horton, who is making an ex
tensive and intensive campaign
throughout the state, has been prac-
BOARD APPROVES
WATER EXTENSION,
PARKING UNITS
Pipe Lines To Be Laid In Four
Places; Parking Rules Go
In Effect Saturday.
MARION PTA AWARDED
STANDARD CERTIFICATE
ticing la"w in Pittsboro for 26 years, j ation for governor, will speak
He was reader on a farm in Chatham Marion on Monday night,
county and is particularly interested
in farm problems. Such questions
will receive considerable attention
in his Waynesville speech.
Robert W. Proctor, who is connec
ted with the state headquarters staff
of Mr. Horton, and J. W. Streetman,
Jr., local campaign manager, have
expressed themselves as pleased with
the support which is being received
by their candidates in this county
and a large crowd is expected to at
tend the speaking here Monday even
ing.
During the greater part of the past
20 years, Mr. Horton has been a
state official. He served four regular
terms as a state senator and has
been lieutenant governor since Jan
uary, 1837. He is active in religious,
civic, and fraternal affairs and is
widely known as a public speaker.
On the recommendation of the
street committee the Marion Board
of Aldermen voted this week to ex
tend water lines on several sti*eets in
town and to put parking restric-
jtions in effect in the business part
of the city.
Water lines will be extended on
Lincoln Avenue, on Rutherford road
to Morehead City, from Rutherford
road to Virginia Avenue, and on
State street.
A one hour parking limit for cars
on Main street, from the McDowell
Hotel to Henderson street, and on
Henderson street from Main to Lo
gan streets, will go in effect here on
The Parent-Teachers of the Mar-1 Saturday. The parking restrictions
ion high school received a certifi- will be in effect every day of the
TO SPEAK HERE — Lieutenant
Govemor Wilkins P. Horton, above,
candidate for the Democratic nomin-
LAUGHLIN will DIRECT
SCOUT WORK IN COUNTY
cate for being a standard association
at their last meeting of the year last
Monday afternoon. The local PTA
is the only one in the county that is
standard. There are but 250 in the
state. >
The certificate was received by
Mrs. Homer Beaman, president of
the Marion association. Mrs. Bea
man gave a report of the PTA con-
week, it was announced, and a pen
alty of one dollar will be charged
for each offense. Individuals break
ing the rule more than four times
will be cited into court, it was said.
The street committee was instruc
ted by the aldermen to make weekly
inspections of the back lots of stores
and to see that they were kept clean
In other action taken by the Al-
vention held recently in High Point, j dermen it was agreed to place stop
at which she was elected State direc-1 signs at all intersections in the city,
tor of publicity. The convention Provision was made for water to be
stressed the importance of working
for the welfare of the child, she said.
sold to city residents for yard foun
tains or gardens at eight cents per
and considered the next step in ed-i thousand gallons, on the condition
ucation. . [that separate water meters are in-
The reports of two committees i
were made at the local meeting. The!
J. B. Laughlin, of Marion, was el-i. , ,, ». i • »
^ 11'to hold a pre-school chnic for
ected vice-president of the McDowell i „
health committee announced its plans I CANDIDATE WOULD
CONTINUE PARTY
enter the first! PROGRAM IN STATE
o ■ I children who will
county unit of Boy Scouts of Amen- , ^ .i j, i. i i.
^1.1. Ti- J ^ 1 ! grade at the central school next
ca of the Piedmont Council at a|y^_. Praismsr the Democratc party for
meeting of leaders held here on and local physi-'“® leadership and progressive gov-
1. A vice-president is appointed mi iernment in North Carolina since the
president is appointed dentists are expected'to I ^orth Carolina since the
every county in the Council to direct; program.
Scout work. '
The social service committee re-i
of Governor Aycock, J. M.
Broughton, candidate for governor
I subject to the May primary, pledged
Guest speakers at the banquet- ^ . u j u - — ^ ^ —
with the state a road leading off the] meeting held in the Community j children w'ho ^ad been; Thursday night to
Airport highway about 100 yards! building were Judge Bismarck Capps lunches at the school party program in the
from the end of the pavement and of Gastonia, president of the Pied-average of five and
joining Yancey Road at Jock Whet-;mont Council, and R. M. Schiele, i pounds each this yey. Mr. Broughton spoke to McDowell
stine’s property, a distance of about'Scout executive of the council. Judge j""f® expressed for the house in
one-half mile. i Capps addressed the assembly on!^^''^ ^^® " ^ | Marion. He was introduced by Dr.
The commissioners are scheduled Scouting. Mr. Schiele outlined the i ^ ^ ‘®*’ i Carl W. McMurray, pastor of the
to meet again today to consider other | duties of a vice-president. i J“^^or Woman’s club. . , I Presbvterian church of Marion.
business.
BOY KILLED THURSDAY
NEAR MARION BY AUTO
Bobby Lee Smith, four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Smith,
of near Nebo, was killed shortly af
ter noon last Thursday when he was
struck by an automobile, said to have
been driven by J. W. Rutherford, Jr.,
of Candler, on Highway No. 70 be
tween Marion and Nebo.
The child is said to have run out
in front of the Rutherford car from
behind another automobile. The Can
dler man was questioned by Sheriff
Grady Nichols and Coroner G. B.
Justice and released after it was
found that the accident was unavoid
able on Rutherford’s part.
NORTH COVE SCHOOL’S
i A committee composed of Johnl “'■k'' Principal of thei
! Snoddy, chairman, Glen Morris and I Marion city schools, expressed his:
Declaring his opposition to the
sales tax on food products, Mr.
Im.C. Wingate, was appointed to se-1 I Broughton said its repeal Uald
The
FINALS BEGIN TUESDAY cure the names of 115 persons who! shown
I will act as merit badge councilors during the year.
baccalaureate sermon for i for Scouts in McDowell county. The |
Half holidays were given to Miss
L. C. ALEXANDER, Singer
graduates of the North Cove high | persons selected by the committee
school will be given Sunday, May 12, | will aid Scouts in studying and work-
at 2:00 o’clock by Rev. McRae Craw-jing for merit badges,
ford, pastor of the Ashford Method-j Scout leaders at the meeting de-
ist church. j cided to attempt to increase Scout
the evening service at 8:00 p. m.
It is understood that Mr. Alexander
will not be here for the services Sun
day, but will arrive Monday, May 13.
MOTHER’S DAY AT ST.
MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN
Moretz’s grade in the high school
■and to Miss Sauls’ grade in the
j gramniar school for PTA attend-
; make no difference in the $26,000,-
i 000 a year state appropriation for
i schools. But opportunities for the
ibest education must be open to ev-
The program for the service is as
follows: Processional by the senior
class; hymn—congregation and choir;
chorus, “In the Secret of His Pres
ence”—glee club; scripture — Rev.
Crawford; Special music—Nell and
Della Lonon; prayer; introduction of
speaker—E. V. Gouge; sermon by
Sunday, May 12th, St. Matthew’s Rev. Crawford; and benediction.
Lutheran church will observe as
Mother’s Day and Pentecost, or the
Festival of the Outpouring of the
Holy Spirit on the Early Christian
Church, fifty days after Easter. The
Sunday School will have Mother’s
Day sessions at 9:45. The subject
at 11 a. m. will be “Temples of the
Holy Ghost,” or “The Holy Ghost in
Motherhood.” The Walther League
will meet in commemoration of
their mothers at 7:00 p. m. The ev
ening services will begin at 8:00 o’
clock and the subject will be,
“David.”
At all of these services every fam
ily r^resented will receive free the
daily meditation booklet, “Sin and
Salvation.” You are invited.
HOUSE IN WEST MARION
BURNS TO THE GROUND
The home of “Chick” Seagle in
Funeral services were held at the | West Marion burned to the ground
home last Saturday morning at 11 j last Monday afternoon. The fire
o’clock. Interment was in the Mar- j started about 5:00 o'clock and was
ion cemetery. j beyond control before the Marion
Surviving are the parents; five iFire department was notified. Fire
brothers, Gene, Paul, CecU, Homer
and Harold Smith; and two sisters,
Blanche and Dorothy SmUh, all of
the home.
fighters protected adjoining houses
from the blaze.
Some home furnishings were lost
in the fire.
Graduating exercises for the seni
or class will be held at the school on
Tuesday night. May 14, at 8:00 o’
clock. Guest speaker will be Leo K.
Pritchett, dean of Lees-MacRae Col
lege in Banner Elk.
The program follow's: Processional
—senior class; class song — senior
class; devotional — Zeyland McKin
ney; welcome — Ruth Swafford;
achievements—Clara Chapman; su
ing activities in McDowell by in
creasing the membership and the
number of troops in the county.
SCHOOL GIVEN $32,761.90
INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT
An insurance adjustment on dam
ages done to the Marion high school
building and equipment by fire has
been reached, announced Superin
tendent Hugh Beam this week.
An adjustment totaling $32,761.-
90 has been agreed upon by the in
surance companies involved and the
board of directors of the Marion city
schools.
The sum of $25,175 has been
granted by the insurance companies
for damages to the school building
perlatives —Myrtle Ollis; presenta- por damages to furniture and fix-
tion of key—Robert Lonon; accep
tance — Gladys Lonon; farewell—
McGee; introduction of speaker—E.
tures and the library the school has
been granted the sum of $7,586.90.
The adjustment was made by —.
V. Gouge; address Mr. Pritchett; —_ Holding, representing the Fire
presentation of diplomas and awards
—E. V. Gouge; and recessional— se
nior class.
To receive awards for perfect at
tendance records are the following
North Cove high school students: Bill
Brown, eight years; Jewell McBee,
seven years; Marion Good, six years;
Clifton Dennie, two years; Julia K.
English, two years; and Hazel Wise
man and Clara Chapman, one year.
BANKS CLOSE FRIDAY
The First National Bjink and the
Marion' Industrial Bank will be
closed Friday, May 10, in observance
of Confederate Merorial Day.
Adjusters Bureau of
ery child, he said, and proper ^hool
facilities must be maintained at any
cost.
Extension of the road system of
FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE advocated, with em-
IN WEST MARION AREA improvement »f
j farm to market roads and school bus
Fire completely destroyed the | highways. He pointed to the busi-
home of Guy Cheek in W^est Marion jjjess opportunities that have been
on the Sugar Hill road at noon yes- j opened up in the western part of the
terday. All furnishings and clothing | state by the building of highway®
of Mr. Cheek and his family were a^d said more attention of the state
lost.
Damages to the house and person
al possessions were estimated at $1,-
500. The house belonged to Floyd
England.
According to Mr. Cheek, the fire
evidently strated near the central
part of the house. His family, occu
pied in the kitchen, knew nothing of
the fire until it had gained too much
headway to fight it.
The Marion fire department was
notified too late to save the dwelling
GARDEN CREEK CHURCH
DEDICATION TO BE HELD
The Garden Creek Baptist church
will be dedicated on Sunday, May 12,
announced Rev. Thomas P. Deaton,
pastor. The church w^as built in 1929.
Guest speaker on the dedication
program Sunday will be Evangelist
John A. Leland, of Spartanburg, S.
C. He will speak at 11:00 o’clock
Insurance
Charlotte.
According to M-r. Beam, plans for
repairs to the building are now un
der Wy and are being prepared by
'HalRdsey Gudger, architect. It is ex-
l>ected that repairs will be begun af
ter the completion of this school
term. Since the fire, the burned por
tions of the building have not been
used. They have b^n partitioned
off and school has been conducted j Revival, heard daily over W'SPA,
in other parts of the building. Class-j said Rev. Deaton,
es have been held in the Methodist i The program will continue until
hut, the Community "building, the 13:00 o’clock p. m. with different
Presbyterian church basement and i speakers taking part. The public is
the Baptist hut. j cordially invited.
Mr. Leland is widely known as
conductor and sponsor of the Radio
should be directed to development
of the mountain counties.
Mining assets in the west should
be exploited; rural electrification
^ould be extended throughout the
state; better markets for farm prod
ucts should be provided; and govern
ment to insure equal opportunities
for every individual should be pro
vided, he said.
He praised the policy of the feder
al government in granting funds to
the states for construction work,
road building, social security, old
age assistance, aid to crippled chil
dren, and general relief.
Upholding the record of the Dem
ocratic party during the past eight
years, he said people have always
turned to it in times of crises. He
praised Roosevelt for lending a
helping hand to the needy, helpless
and destitute and Govemor Hoeyas
being the best governor of the state
since Zeb Vance.
He pointed to the increasing in
terest of young people and women in
the affairs of the Democratic party
and to their injection of enthusiasm
into the state organization. With the
cooperation of the people, he pledged
himself to carry forward the pro
gressive ideals of the present gov
ernment of North Carolina.
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