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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
ESfABLISHED 1896
MARION. N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1940
VIL. XLIV—NO- 44
HORTON, MAXWEli
GIVEN LEADS IN
COUNTY VOTING
Broughton Runs Third In Mc
Dowell Balloting; Cutlar,
Rabby McGimsey, High Men
McDowell county Democrats, ap
proximately 4,400 strong, went to
the polls throughout the , county
last Saturday and reversed state
primary trends in voting for guber
natorial candidates, giving both W.
P. Horton and A. J. Maxwell sub
stantial leads over J. M. Broughton.
Broughton polled a large majority in
the seven-cornered race throughout
the state and was trailed by Horton,
who it is* expected will call for a sec
ond primary on June 22.
In the county voting, Gravely,
Cooper, Grady and Simmons trailed
the leaders in that order. Horton
polled 2,392 votes;, Maxwell, 1,283;
Broughton 538; Gravely, 89; Coop-
er,53; Grady, 43; and Simmons, 15.
For lieutenant governor W. Ers-
kine Smith led in McDowell with 1,;
681 votes. He was trailed by L. A.
Martin with 824, R. L. Harris with
726, and Dan Tompkins with 567.
Zebulon Weaver, incumbent, swept
the county in the Congressional
race, polling 2,514 votes to 801 for
Sam Cathey and 641 for Earle Don-
nahoe.
For Secretary of State, McDow
ell voters chose Thad Euye, incum
bent, giving him 2,096 votes to 1,-j
PRELIMINARY REPORT OF
MARION CENS\JS GIVEN
Preliminary censns reports show
the population of Marion to be 2,-
888, according to an announcement
made this week by Charles Z. Flacky
district supervisor. The population
of Marion is recorded in the 1930'
census was 2,467.
An increase of 421 or 17 percent
in population has been n>ade here m
the past ten years, according to' the
preliminary returns.
A special drive will be cond\icted
in Marion to raise the population
count for the town to 3,000', an
nounced Mayor Zeno Martin this
week. Persons who have not been
counted will be sought out and ef
forts will be made to have 100 per
cent coverage in the city limits.
Enumerators for Marion are Cole^
man Barnes and Miss Ruby Ledbet
ter.
Marion residents who have not
been listed aie requested to notify
the enumerators or the mayor.
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
FOR TONIGHT’S BANQUET
Final plans for the employer-em-
ployee banquet sponsored by the
Marion Chamber of Commerce were
announced this week. Tickets have
been on sale throughout the week
and only a limited number will be on
sale at the door, it has been announ
ced.
The banquet will be held in the
Community building tonight at 8:00
o’clock and will be served by laides
of the Methodist Circle No. 2, Mrs.
A. W. Grayson, chairman.
Toastmaster at the banquet will
Grayson Neal. Guest speaker for
Official Returns of Democratic Primary
May 25th, 1940
PRECINCT
Legislature
Senate
Register of Deeds
Marion No. 1 _ 242 44 514 617 175 248 52 133 207 166
Marion No. 2 1 161 59 365 391 187 170 73 90 122 134
Marion No. 3
81 122 142 89 255 17 123 20 170 16
Marion No. 4
60 340 73 220 232 24 300 18 119
10
Marion No. 5
44
15 131 82 108 30 37 46
41
34
Old Fort No. 1 . 67 21 214 140 164
23
22. 191 39 33
Old Fort No. 2 _ 79 28 274 91 314
4 361
18 19
Bracketts _
14
6 12
10
13
Glenwood _ _
21
81
62 40
36
15 27
22
Montford Cove
18
54
41
33
15 10 19 12 20
Higgins _
50
15 34
25
13
30
17
Dysartsville _ _ 52
63 79 32 25 37 28 14 11
Crooked Creek _
16 86 30 112
136
North Cove
56
63 71 33 52
18
39
781 for Walter Murphy. In the race!the occasion will be C. F. James and
expected to
for State Auditor George Ross Poui Mayor Zeno Martin
polled 2,038 votes in the county to make a few remarks.
1,588 for Charles W. Miller. | An educational and entertaining
Closest balloting in McDowell was sound film, “Through the Years "
for Commissioner of Agriculture,
W. Kerr Scott, incumbent, trailed
tJ. W. Spruill by one vote, Scott poll
ing 1,836 and Spruill 1,837. In the
race for Insurance Commissioner,
Dan C. Boney, incumbent, polled a
▼ote of 2,307 to 1,274 for William
B. Oliver.
Balloting in the Republican pri
mary was very light with only 142
votes being cast in the county for
the t>arty gubernatorial candidates
€reorge M. Pritchard led with 93
Buck Creek _
18
4 220 204 34 105 107
20
14
Nebo
18 117 144 114
9 11 250
Turkey Cove _ _ 50
56 68
43 22
5 12 50 22
TOTAL .
1185 689 2474 2375 1911 792 832 1116 1160 530
COUNTY DAIRY MEN
TO STRESS MILK USE;
HOEY MAKES STATEMENT
McDowell county dairy farmers
will cooperate in the national cam-
paign^ to emphasize the importance
of milk and dairy products during
the month of June, it has been an
nounced. Appointed to a committee
to manage the program in th^ounty
were J. R. Jimeson, chairman, Austin
Frisbee, J. H. Greenlee ^nd W. C.
Mclver.
Following is a statement about
the campaign as issued by Governor
Clyde R. Hoey:
“North Carolina’s great farm in
dustry is closely allied with the dairy
cow and her products, the annual in
come from which in this state ap
proaches $32,000,000. This will in
dicate the importance of this indus
try and also the possibilities in its
further development.
“Scientists have long recognized
tile high nutritional value of milk
and its products, butter, cheese and
ice cream; and from youth to old
age they occupy primary positions
in the diet as nourishing, refreshing
and appetizing drinks and dishes. A
SEVIER SPEAKS
TO HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES HERE
Advises Search For Abundant
Life; Class Night And Grade
Exercises Given.
Appealing to students to seek for
the more abundant life. Dr. Joseph
Sevier, president of Fassifern school
for j?irls, told Marion high school
gi-aduates here last Friday night that
greater things lay ahead for them
than their fathers had ever dreamed,
about.
Dr. Sevier delivered the graduat
ing address at the Marion high school
to 51 seniors. He was introduced by
Hugh F. Beam, superintendent of
Marion city schools.
Pointing to the heritage that was
theirs, he stated that some of the
scientific advantages today have be
come the instruments of the devil,
nation’s human health is greatly en- j He urged the proper use of the in-
hanced by the products of the dairy struments of this scientific age and
PUNS ANNOUNCED
FOR CELEBRATION
HERE ON JULY 4
Local Clubs and Organizations
To Sponsor Picnic And
Other Events.
Robert H. McNeill had 45 and John
R. Hoffman 4. For lieutenant gover
nor H. B. Leavitt polled 92 votes
and J. P. Witten 43.
County Ticket
In the two-cornered race for the
State Senate L. J. P. Cutlar polled
the second highest vote of any coun
ty candidate, winning 2,375 to 1,911
over Ashby Robinson. Cutlar carried
11 of the 17 precincts in the county.
The highest vote for any county
candidate w'as polled for J. C. Rabb
in the race for the Legislature. Rabb
led his two opponents by a substan
tial majority, polling 2,474 to 1,185
for D. F. Giles and 680 for Horace
Hall. Rabb carried 13 of the 17 pre
cincts in the county.
Closest balloting in the primary
was for Register of Deeds of Mc
Dowell. No one of the five candi
dates for the office polled a substan
tial majority over any other. High
man was R. V. McGimsey, incumbent
with 1,160 votes. Running a close
second was Zeb L. Lackey with 1,-
116. According to prin\ary rules.
Lackey is entitled to call for a run
off primary. Should he do so the race
will be narrowed down to the two
candidates McGimsey and Lackey.
‘ Voting was evenly split for the two
candidates in the primary with eiich
carrying four of the 17 county pre
cincts. Low men in the race for Reg
ister of Deeds were M. L. Dixon with
832 votes, G. W. Chapman with 792,
and John M. Stepp with 530. Dixon
carried three of the county’s 17 pre
cincts; Chapman, four; and Stepp
two.
Voting ran about the same as that
in the 1936 first primary when 4,379
votes were cast. This years approxi
mate vote of 4,400 greatly exceeded
the balloting of 1938 when only 2,-
868 were cast.
will be shown at the meeting. The
film and movie equipment is being
furnished by the Coca-Cola Bottling
Company of Marioa.
As a cKmax to the banquet pro
gram, a social-recreation period has
been planned in which all persons
can take part. The program is expec
ted to last frfr about two hours.
According to Walter J. Cartier,
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, the entire banquet will be in
formal. Represented will be most , , •
, . c • HT • 4.1, i merce, local civic clubs, the Amen-
of the business firms in Marion with ] ’ . t\’
- - u can Legion and the Marion Fire De-
the exception of the mills, whose i ^
owners have found it impractical to
provide for their many employees.
Plans for a mammoth July 4 cele
bration, highlighted by a community
picnic, a parade, boat races, a gen
eral recreation program and fire
works, were announced here this
week. The program will be sponsored
by the Marion Chamber of Cbm-
1 partment.
Festivities on the fourth will be
gin with a parade through the town j
at 10:30 a. m. At noon McDowell | Maxwell’s
BROUGHTON AND
HORTON UNING
UP NEW FORCES
cow, the foster mother of mankind.
“Today milk and other dairy prod
ucts are relatively cheap; and June
being the season of abundance on the
market, prices always tend down
ward. Therefore during the month of
June milk w^ill be among the most
economical food purchases for any
family.
told the graduates to lead the more
abundant life, physically, mentally
and spiritually.
Scientific development in thi»
world is just begfinning, he said.
Greater things are to come, but
youth will find its happiness in lives
devoted to its fellowmen and God.
The graduation exercises were
opened by the Marion high school
“With the idea of stimulating thej
use of dairy products during this i band playing a theme from “Pomp
period, it has been determined that {and Circumstance”, by Elgar, for the
June shall be designated as the Dairy j processional. The invocation was by
Month in North Carolina, during | Dr. W. A. Jenkins, pastor of the
which time special attention should!First Methodist church.
! be given to dairy products and all of | The salutatory address was given
I the people further urged to enjoy | by Nancy Barnes and the valedictory
jsome of these delicious and whole-j by Mildred Snipes.
Maxwell’s 1 products during these first sum-1 Awards to outstanding students
TU IT M wii c • And I admonish the!were made by H. C. Holland, princi-
inree Ivey Men Will Dwmg' North Carolina to drink ipaj of the high school, as follows:
Over To Horton.. imore milk, use more butter, cheese! Scholarship—Mildred Snipes, Emily
~ I and ice cream, and there'^re increase hgolton, Ruth Ha#fcms,'-an4 > B.
the health and at the same time sddj'Walker; citizenship—Joyce Henline,
Raleigh, May 28. — New political the ability of this industry in a:Emily Holton, Faye Black and Swa-
Reported That
alignments took shape slowly today, j period of peak production. And I
but there was still no definite an-1 trust that the month of June will find
nouncement whether the leaders of j all of our people participating in
A.. J. Maxwell’s force in last Satur-jijijg observance.”
day’s Democratic grubernatorial pri-
nee Ricks; Outstanding musicians—
Bobby Gourley, and Virginia Mae
McCall; and outstanding athletes—
Doyle Ayers and Edith Rufty.
Diplomas were presented by Mr.
Beam to the 51 graduates A bari
tone solo, “Beautiful Colorado,’* by
DeLuca, was presented by Bobby
and visitors will
PARKWAY CONCESSIONS ^
ARE OPEN TO BIDDERS residents
1 participate in an old-fashioned pic-
Bids for fllliBg station and coffee j''^ P'“" be tesignatecl,
shop concessions at two points on tiie | Possibly 'e ames. ac am y
Blue Sidge Parltway in Nortli Caro-
raary would swing behind the leader. I scHOOL ROUTES
J. M. Broughton, or Lieutenant Gov-| ARE BEING INSPECTED
ernor W. P. Horton,.who ran second.!
Maxwell ran third in the sev'en-| Curtis Crissman, represents-[ Gourley. The band closed the pro
man race.. j State School commission, j gram with “God Bless America."
It was still said unofficially that j week inspecting school bus j Mascots for the graduating class
three key supporters.
State Manager Burgin Fennell and
routes and transportation systems , were Elaine and Eddie Shoemaker.
RE-ELECTED SECRETARY
Mrs. E. P. Crawford of McDow
ell county was re-elected secretary
of the district meeting of home dem
lina will be received by the National
Park Service until June 18, it was
announced this week.
At Cumberland Knob Park a pic
nic supply concession and rest rooms
will be allowed and at Bluff Park a
filling station, first aid room, and a
coffee shop seating 60 persons will
be permitted.
Specifications for the buildings
and the fees to be charged for ser
vice are to be regulated by the Sec
retary of the Interior.
Contracts will be awarded to the
most responsible bidders.
LOCAL RED CROSS ASKED
TO RAISE RELIEF FUND
sociate manager, would favor Horton
despite the fact that Maxwell himself
The program for the afternoon supporting Broughton in the sec-
opens with outboard boat races on primary campaign.
Lake James at 2:30 o’clock. Follow- J“st where the campaign directors
ing the races the general public will j the fourth man in the race, L. L.
be invited to participate in a gener-1 Gravely, would turn also was m
al recreation program, including all, do“bt. It was said that an announce-
types of races and games. of their plans, as well as those
, , . lof Maxwell’s state managers, might
The celebration will be closed ati
jin McDowell county. He arrived inj Marshals, chosen on the basis of
Mrs. W.. B. Murphy, State manager jyjarion Tuesday and will be in the|scholarship, were: Emily Holton,
for women, and Ronald Wilson, as- {.'oujity for the
Notice was received here this week
that the $600 goal set for Marion
for Red Cross relief to war refugees
should be regarded as a “minimum
immediate objective.”
Zeno Martin, chairman of the
Marion chapter of the American Red
Cross, has been notified that more
than ten million dollars will be need
ed by the Red Cross for foreign re
lief.
Contributions to the relief fund
may be made at the Marion Industri- | Lgg Erwin
al Bank to Miss Doris Hill. Chairman | a. Workman, Clarence Rabb and
of the Red Cross drive for funds in i Vernon T. Eckerd. Publicity, L. J. P.
Marion is Grayson Neal.
night by a fireworks display in
Marion.
Prizes will be awarded to the win
ners in the boat races and to individ
ual winners in the recreation pro
gram.
Members of Marion civic clubs
and organizations directing plans
for the celebration- are Walter J.
Cartier, general chairman; Oliver
Cross, Jack James. Eugene Cross,
Jr., J. E. Evans, Dan Hitchcock, J.
F. Snipes, Alford Morgan, S. L.
Homewood, Mrs. Hazel McMahan,
Mrs. William O. Gibbs, Mrs. H. C.
Mangum, C. E. Bolick, and W. R.
Burleson.
Committees for the celebration
have been appointed as follows;
Finance—J. F. Snipes, chairman;
Eugene Cross, Jr., Dean Tainter, Dr.
P. N. DeVere and H. D. Bishop.
Parade, C. E. Bolick, chairman;
Mrs. William Gibbs, C.
be made known tomorrow.
Paul Grady, who ran sixth in the
gubernatorial race, today joined
Maxwell in expressing the hope that
there would be no second primary—
which has been assured by Horton
with a statement to r^orters that
“you boys are going to have some
thing to write about—I promise you
that.”
Maxwell and Gravely headquar
ters were preparing to close, while
tile rooms of Horton and Broughton
were busy with plans for launching
vigorous campai|^ns for the second
primary June 22.
Unofficial returns from 1,814 of
the state’s 1,913 precincts have given
Broughton 143,267 votes, Horton
103,920, Maxwell 98,476, Gravely
60,968, Cooper 32,641, Grady 15,-
143, and Simmons 2,455.
Broughton’s headquarters releas
ed an analysis of the vote based on
incomplete, unofficial returns, show^-
ing that Broughton. was first in 43
counties, second in 34, third in 21
of
remainder
week.
School bus routes and all matters
governing the transportation of
school children are under the super
vision and direction of the State
School cgmmission. Mr. Crissman
will inspect transportation systems
in the county and make recommen
dations for the next school year to
the commission.
GLENWOOD POPULATION
INCREASED 21 PER CENT
CORNETT TO PREACH
AND HOLD CONFERENCE I Mahan, Mrs. C. A. Workman
Cutlar, chairman; F. B. Morgan and I and fourth in two.
P. W. Sparrow. Picnic, Mrs. Garfield Horton, according to the figures,
Beaman, chairman; Mrs. Hazel Me- finished first in 26 counties, second
Rv C. iin 23, third in 26 and fourth in 19, j
The population of the Glenwood
community in McDowell county has
increased 21 per cent over the 1930
census figure, according to an an
nouncement made this week by
Charles Z. Flack, district supervisor
of the 1940 census.
The preliminary count for the
Glenwood community shows a popu
lation of 176 this year as compared
to 138 in 1930, an increase of 38.
According to Mr. Flack, these figures
are preliminary and subject to cor
rection.
thej chief; Henry Dodge, Vernon Rader,
Carolyn Bowers, Virginia Mae Mc
Call, Lorine Hensley and Billy Alley.
Senior Class Program
The senior class night program
was presented at the school on last.
Thursday night, when the graduates
took part in a play entitled, “The
Wedding of Miss Senior Class and
Mr. Life of Service.” The cast of the
play was made up of some 20 char
acters with Elizabeth Leonard and
Robert Rowe playing the leading
roles.
During the senior program the
class prophecy was given by Bill
Moody. Historian of the class was
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QUIZ PROGRAM HELD
AT ROTARY MEETING
Questions and answers were fea
tured on the program at the weekly
meeting of the Marion Rotary club
last Friday.
The program was under the direc
tion of J. A. Wier.
Following the luncheon and enter
tainment, a brief directors meeting
Spratt and A. S. Bradford. Recrea^ j fifth or sixth in six. Maxwell was j
Rev. J. C. Cornett, presiding elder ition and prizes, Alford Morgan, hasted as first in 16, second in 31,
of the Marion district of the Meth-] chairman; Frank Goldsmith and S. j third in 34 and fourth in 14, and DAIRY SPECIALIST
odist church, will preach at the First jR. Cross. Fireworks, Joe Noyes, j Gravely first in 11, second in 7,1 F. R. Famham, state extension
onstration clubs, held in Polk coun- Methodist church here Sunday night, I chairman; Oliver Cross, John Gilkey, i third in 13.
ty week before last.
Mrs. Watson Wilson was not
elected vice-president as stated last
week.
June 2, at 8:00 o’clock.
Following the service the
quarterly conference will be
land W. J. Cartier. First Aid, Dr.
third I Donald McIntosh, Mrs. Lynn Hagnaj David Blanton. Transportation,
con- and M. C. Wingate. Boat races. Jack| Smith, chairman; Lee Conley and J. |nounced County Agent S. L. Home-
! dairy specialist, will be in Marion on
June 6 in the interest of better pas-
Bobj ture planting and milk routes, an-
ducted, with Rev. Cornett in charge. Ballew, chairman; Jack James andA. Wier.
wood this week.
MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION
Whereas, milk and its products
constitute an important part of the
diet of our entire population and
are an absolutely essential part of
the daily food supply of many of
our citizens; and
Whereas, it is generally recog
nized that our present consump
tion of milk is far short of the am
ounts considered by nutrition au
thorities as proper and practical,
namely, one quart daily for chil
dren through adolescence and one
pint daily for adults,
Now, therefore. I, Zeno Martin,
Mayor of the city of Marion, do
hereby proclaim June 1st to 30th
next inclusive, as Dairy Mpnth
and ask the citizens of Marion to
pve recogrnition through act and
deed to this great industry.^and to
the 100,000 members of our farm
families in the State who are en
gaged in dairy farming through
which we are supplied with this
vital food. '