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ESTABLISHED 1896
MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1940
VOL. XLIV—NO. 51
SPIUUN SPEAKS
ATANNIYEBSARY
SERVICES HERE
Baltimore Pastor Commends
St. Matthew’s on Work Dur
ing Past Five Years.
CLINCHFIELD RESIDENT
SHOOTS SELF THURDSAY
Rev. J. George Spilman, president
of the Southeastern Lutheran Dis
trict and pastor of Bethlehem Luth
eran church in Baltimore, spoke to a
large congregation at St. Matthew’s
Lutheran church here last Sunday
morning at the fifth anniversary ser
vices. Rev. Paul A. Boriack is pas
tor of St. Matthew’s.
Rev. Spilman urged the congrega
tion to adhere unswervingly to the
clear and pure teachings of God’s
eternal Word, the Bible,and coura
geously to confess the glorious gos
pel of salvation through faith in the
crucified, eternal, and only-begotten
Son of God, Jesus Christ.
Following the morning service.
Rev. Spilman spoke a personal word
of greeting to the congregation com
mending them for their work and
progress during the past years and
urging them to greater efforts in the
future.
At the evening service, beginning
at 8 o’clock Rev. F. A. Freed, of
Hickory, addressed the congregation
on the subject, “Peter’s Vision.” He
explained the possibilities and op
portunities for true and abiding hap
piness in time and eternity for those
who catch Peter's vision in the pus
suit of men’s souls.
Louis Cutlar. of Marion, rendered
& violin solo during the morning ser
vices. He was accompanied by Miss
Marie Crawley, church pianist. Dur
ing the evening service, J. W. Freed
of Hickory, presented a violin solo,
accompanied by his father, the Rev.
Freed.
‘St. Matthew’s on this fifth anni-
Harry B. Frazee, resident of the
Clinchfield section took his own life
at about 2.30 last Thursday after
noon, shooting himself in the right
temple with a .38 special pistol, ac
cording to McDowell county Coroner
G. B. Justice, who investigated the
shooting.
Mr. Frazee was living with his
daughter, Mrs. L. A. Marlowe, in the
Clinchfield section. He was said to
have sent his daughter and her chil
dren on an errand and to have shot
himself while they were gone. He
had been in bad health since suffer
ing a stroke about a year ago, it was
said.
No inquest was held in the death.
Coroner Justice declaring the death
a clear case of suicide.
Mr. Frazee was originally from
New Hampshire but had made his
home in this state for the past 20 |
years. He had been living with his'
daughter in Marion for about a
year.
The remains were carried to Fay
etteville, where final rites were con
ducted Saturday afternoon.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Marlowe, and Mrs. Alberta 'Sin-
gleterry, of Tar Heel; and three sons
George and Terrace Frazee, of Fay
etteville, and Arthur Frazee, of Pan
ama Canal Zone.
POPIMTION OF
GREATER MARION
IS ANNOUNCED
Figures Show 9,604 Count In
Town And Mill Villages;
City Directory Released.
FRANCIS MARION
TOURNAMENT IS
BEGUN THIS WEEK
Fourteen Matches Set for First
Round of Play; Singles And
Doubles Featured.
CONTEST WINNERS AT
CROSS MILLS ANNOUNCED
The population of Marion and
outlying villages is 9,604, according
to information received this week
from Charles Miller, of Asheville,
who has just completed the publica
tion of the Marion city directory.
Mr. Miller’s figfures show the pop
ulation of the city proper to be 2,-
966, approximately 100 more than
I were counted in the recent census
enumeration. In East Marion there
are 2,816. Clinchfield was listed as
having 1,636 residents and West
Marion was credited with 682. Peo
ple in outlying districts not listed in
the mill villages number 1,474, ac
cording to Mr. Miller.
The new directory, as published
by the Southern Directory Company,
was released to Marion business
firms and townspeople this week.
The book is prefaced by an article
written by Mayor Zeno Martin and
Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Walter J. Cartier.
In addition to the complete listing
NEW BOOKS ADDED TO
MARION PUBLIC LIBRARY
A total of 16 prizes were awarded
The annual tennis tournament of
the Francis Marion club began here
this week with play scheduled to run
for two weeks and the finals matches
set for July 26 and 27.
Fourteen matches in the singles
play were set for this week and were
supposed to have been completed
yesterday afternoon. Three entries
drew byes in the first round. Few of
the preliminary matches have been
run off.
Entered in the singles play this
year is Burrage Beam, of Cherry-
ville, who last year won the tourna
ment. Beam downed Alford Morgan,
of Marion, in the semi-finals round
to win the title. Both Morgan and
Beam are entered in the tournament
this year and are expected to meet
again in the semi-finals round.
Five doubles matches have been
scheduled for this week for the first
round of play. Three doubles teams
drew byes. The first round doubles
matches are scheduled to be comple
ted this ‘afternoon.
Three cups are being awarded to
A total of 97 new books have re
cently been added to the Marion
Public Library, announced Mrs. Coit
Edison, librarian, this week. The
1939 edition of the American Stand
ard Encyclopedia of 15 volumes has
been donated to the Library by Mrs.
Lizzie Perkins Smith, of Marion. Fif
ty-five books have been purchased by
the library and 27 others have been
donated.
Of the 55 books purchased 21 are
of the Golden Arrow series and are
for children.
Circulation is high at the library
this summer with an average of 50
books a day being taken from the li
brary, said Mrs. Edison. Monday of
this week a daily record was set
when 88 books were taken out by
the public.
Among the new books is a copy of
“A Guide to the Old North State,”
of the American Guide series. The
book contains information about
tours through scenic and historical
sections of North Carolina and much
of the historical, economic, social and
religious background of the state.
Many illustrations of interesting
places and people in the state are
given.
Included in the list of new books
are: “Twenty Best Plays of the Mod
em American Theatre,” edited by |
John
TOTAL OF $27,699
IN BENEFITS PAID
IN 3 COUNTIES
Unemployed And Partially
Employed Persons Are Giv
en Assistance.
of the residents of Marion and out-
by the Cross Mills last Thursday toj^^*"^ districts the directory contams;^j^g tournament winners this year by
families in the mill village in the an-directory, giving the names Francis Marion club. The win-
nual yard beautification contest.
of householders and business firms j
ner in the singles play will be awar-
iiuiiico 11* wic each street; a numerical telephone| ^ gold cup and each member of
judged on improvemente maX toi team will re-
The State Employment Service of
fice, serving the area embraced in
McDowell, Mitchell and Yancey
counties, has distributed $27,699.00
in benefits to unemployed and parti
ally unemployed workers in this
area in the first six months of 1940'
while benefits distributed in the 32
i.ionths of payments reached $249,-
463, it is announced by Alden P.
Honeycutt, local office manager,
based on figures compiled in the
Central office of the N. C. Unemploy
ment Compensation Commission.
Benefits have been distributed by
the Marion local office this year by
months, as follows: January, $5,008;
February, $4,610; March, $4,518;
April, $3,579; May, $4,637; June,
$5,346; total, $27,699.00.
{ Benefits on a state-wide basis have
shown reasonably large increases
''jl during each of the six months of this
Gassner; the “New Oxford j
Book of English Verse;’
“Worldpreceding month, in-
' dicating a marked increase in the ex-
A total of $89 was given to parti
cipants in the contest with top prize
of $25 going to Eugene Dobson,
whose yard was judged the most at
tractive.
Other prize winners and the am-
amounts they won are as follows: J
. . .» u « J • 1 tent of unemployment in the state,
ing of an American, by Hendnck;i , „ ^ j t> i. •
. »> u T> J Mr. Honeycutt said. Payments in the
“Lee, the American,” by Bradford;; . ^ . „• »oooocooi^
J. rr,-u J 4r - o* I SIX mouths, totalling $2,292,632.14,
“Twenty Thousand Years in Sing «ook qqo.
„ f r T • iWere as follows: January, $285,382;
Sing” by Lawe8l ‘With Lawrence ™ j, jsog,145.51; March, »362-
Arabia,” by Thomas; and The Book: f417,426.27; May,
of Dogs, by Lawson. |$438,712..05; June, $490,789.86.
j Total distributions of the jobless
DIRECTORS OF C OF C j benefits in the 32 months of pay-
BEING CHOSEN TODAY !™ents, from January, 1938, through
jjune, 1940, were $14,903,248.27,
Members of the Marion Chamber which included $273,646.32 sent to
of Commerce voted yesterday for ■ ^^esidents of other states who had
, ... 'three directors at large from a list Previously earned credits in North
The McDowell Post No. 56 of the . touraament is b^g dir^ted- ^ been j Gar^ina.
American Legion will send two boys j'’!' «f the Pranm Man- the posts. 1 These benefits have been distribu-
^ 'on club composed of Dula Hawkins,
scaping design, and the general | ! ceive a silver cup. The trophies are
beauty of the home surroundings. county. , „ow on display at Rabb-Hitchcock’s
I store.
j Tournament games are being play-
!ed on local private courts and at the
i Marion Lake club.
TRAINING TO BE OFFERED
TWO BOYS BY LEGION
from McDowell county to Chapel |
In balloting early this week 80 ted by 46 local white offices, with 10
out of 113 members of the Chamber | branches which serve colored people
were nominated for the directorship.! in the immediate areas of the offices.
The nine high men in the voting were ; The forty-six ^ white offices
OF IN SUPERIOR COURT 1 those considered as the list of nom-| white
linees, from which three are to be ^^^eas
versary was most appropriately re-|D. Carrigan, $20; W. Gordon Wilson! jjjjj iag|. in August to re-1®' Eugene Cross, Jr.
membered with the splendid gift of |$l5; Fred L. Murray, $10; Mrs. |ggj.y.g draining in youth work of the|
two fine chancel chairs in memory of; Rayburn, $5; Mrs. Lula McCormick, ’ decided at a meeting] THREE CASES DISPOSED
the Gospel ministry instituted byi$3; Fred Carrigan, $2. Ijjgijj j^g^g Tuesday night, July 9.
Christ Jesus,” stated Rev. Boriack. Receiving honorable mentton and I commander ..
The two chairs were a personal gift,prizes of one dollar each were; Histrint of th^ American Three civil cases were disposed of elected. , , . ^
of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon T. Eckerd|Charles Reid, Howard Bradburn, ntppn «nnkp thp localMcDowell county Superior court The nine candidates for the three,by means of regular visits of repre-
and their son, Joseph. The chairs Mack Hester, Nelson Clontz, Chester ’ ’ _«s— — rj—^ TaJn.isentatives to about 125 service
were in use for the first time during | Davis, Robert Webb, R. W. Work-
the anniversary services. I man. Ruby Lonon and Iva Caraway.
“The fifth anniversary services at]
serve
people in their immediate
and also serve white and
colored people in outlying sections
St. Matthew’s Lutheran church were 1 coMING TO BE
most encouraging from every angle
stated Rev. Boriack this week, “and
the church is grateful to everyone
that helped make this anniversary a
real success.”
officprs i ^ere Monday before court adjourn- offices are Zeno Martin, Dean Tain-j sentatives
r/tL local i" the afternoon, for thejter, Eugene Cross, Jr., A. S. Brad- and, at present, to ab»ut 175 “spor
Of the local post were installed. Presiding was Judge W. H. ford, V. T. Eckerd, W. S. Shiflet, R. pomts m rural or urban sections
C OF C WORK REVIEWED
AT KIWANIS MEETING
HELD AT WEST MARION
The annual homecoming at West; ,
Marion Presbyterian church will be;B„,^,„„; j. h. Beaman,iBrown s land were or-
Green talked on the work of the Le
j Bobbitt, of Charlotte.
, . I In the case of W. L. Ledford vs.
New oMcers installed at tne meet-;^ ^
ing were: John E. Melton, comman-. ^ ,^5
vice-coniman er, • | j easements for right of way andjlected this morning.
; G. Clar , vice-comman er, . '! jnin sites on Brown’s land were or- Following the election of the di-
Tniv 91 if was an-i;r '-nr jdered to be effective according to a [rectors at large members of the
utippH this wpek The Program I ^ ^ | five-year contract signed by the par- Chamber of Commerce will choose
nounced this week. Ihe programofficer; Roy W. Davis, guardian '
J. Noyes, J. G. Beaman and H. D.jwhere plant layoffs may occur, it was
Bishop. explained.
Ballots have been distributed by! —
Marion Boy Scouts and will be col-
FATHER OF LOCAL MAN
PUBLISHES NEW
BOOK
Walter J. Cartier, secretary of the
Marion Chamber of Commerce, was
the guest speaker at the weekly
meeting of the local Kiwanis club
Tuesday night. He was introduced
by Lee Conley, who had charge of
the program for the meeting.
Mr. Cartier spoke on the subject,
“Your Chamber of Commerce.” He
reviewed the accomplishments of the
local Chamber during the past year
and pointed to the value of the or
ganization to the community. A
membership drive is being conduc
ted by the Chamber and efforts are
being directed to increasing business
and professional representation in
the organization, he said. He outlined
the objectives of the Chamber for
the coming year.
Presiding at the meeting was Ce
cil Dobson, president.
Dinner was served by ladies of
the Presbyterian church.
for the day will open with the Sun-I^^^p e. Conley, sergeant: j.he^sZeme^rr;
Q, chap-;
lain; B. S. Clark, historian
day School at 10
morning.
B. F. Pollard, of Marion, will be |
in thp! ^ ^ TT ^ i J V tice ot appeal to the bupreme
o clock the Dr D. H. Crawford, chap- ^^^0.
hain: B. S. Clark, historian: H. C. 1 ^ Ledbetter, as plaintiff in
Mangfum, athletics director; Dr. J. F.
in charge of the morning service. welfare officer J. P.
There will be special music. At tbejj^jj^gg^ Americanism officer; G. C.
completion of the morning service Crawford, graves registration offi-
M.
case against the Hickory Harness
C. M. Dickson, father of Dr. B.
^ ^ A. Dickson, of Marion, has recently
three officers for each department »f lj,„yished a book entitled “Fireside
the organization. iphilosophy,” according to an
The annual memberehip meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce will, Dickson was visiting his
dinner will be spread, picnic style,
on the grounds. Families will bring
their own basket of food for the
dinner.
The evening service will begin
about 1:30 p. nu with Rev. Carl W.
McMurray, pastor of the Presbyte
rian church of Marion in charge.
There will be special music during
the afternoon.
An invitation has been extended
to the public to attend the services
and join the picnic dinner.
BELK CLEARANCE SALE
DRAWS MANY PEOPLE
cer; W. M. Gladden, employment
chairman; R. K. Davis, membership
chairman; B. H. Laughridge, publi
city officer; and C. B. Dobson, chair
man, Sons of Legion.
Mrs. J. P. Dodge spoke on the
work of the Boys State and Ameri
canism. Other speakers on the pro
gram were Mrs. T. M. Green and
Miss Rose F. Lynn, of Oteen, and
Mrs. H. C. Mangum, of Marion.
R. K. Davis gave a report on the
State Convention of the Legion held
in High Point.
The book, a collection of homely
be held in the community building
and Leather Company, was ordered 1 at 7 o’clock Monday night, August 5.
to recover the sum of $21.54 of the | New directors and officers will be anrobservalTion7‘on \he' way
defendant. The defendant was taxed stalled. j^^^h Carolina, was written
the costs of the action. Included on the program will be an;..^^ ^ long-felt need for hu-
The case of J. M. Hinson vs. Thom- address by L. P. Dickie, managerof i ^ behavior, or conduct, that will
as Elliott was dismissed. the Southeastern Division of the,
United States Chamber of Com-j.^^^ ignorant and superstitious,
C OF C WORK REVIEWED
AT ROTARY MEETING
The annual July clearance sale of
the Belk-Broome Company, of Mar
ion, opened last Friday morning
with hundreds of McDowell county
WILLIAMS OUT ON BOND and outside visitors flocking to the
IN AUTO ACCIDENT CASE!store during the day.
1 Before the store opened for busi-
Charles Williams, of Grassy Creek {ness Friday morning several hundred i , . ^
was released from McDowell county j people jammed the sidewalks, wa^*‘1 J”, ^
OFFICERS TAKE THREE
STILLS IN TWO DAYS
Three liquor stills were captured
and destroyed by McDowell county
officers this week in raids conducted
in two townships in the county.
Monday, Deputy J. E. Roland
found a still in operation on Curtis
jail last week on $1,500 bond after j ing to enter.
having been charged with homicide in Visitors from Union Mills, Spruce
connection with the death of Charles j Pine, Bakersville, Micaville, Busick
McKinney of Uttle Switzerland. | and many other towns in this section
McKinney died in the Marion Gen
eral Hospital Monday of last week
from a fracture of the skull which
he received in an automobile ^Jfecident
which occurred on highway 221 near
Woodlawn on the previous Sunday
Sheriff Grady Nichols, who, with
Deputy Jim Roland, investigated the
accident, said that Williams appar
ently was driving the automobile and
lost control, crashing into a bank.
attended the sale on the opening
day and many more are daily shop
ping at Belks. The sale is continuing
all this week and many items are be
ing reduced to sale prices daily.
DIRECTORS TO MEET
Directors of the Marion Rotary
club will meet tonight at 7:30 o’
clock at the home of Rev. W. A.
Jenkins, it has been announced.
tors of the still fled and have not
been captured. Between 15 and 20
gallons of whiskey and about 250
gallons of beer were said to have
been found at tile stiil. The plant,
which was steam operated, was de
stroyed by the deputy.
In a raid in Bracketts township
Tuesday afternoon Sheriff Grady
Nichols and Deputy Roland captured
two steam operated stills. Approxi
mately 500 gallons of beer and mash
was found at each plant. The stills
were not in operation and the own
ers were not discovered
The work of the Marion Chamber
of Commerce during the past six
months was reviewed before the lo
cal Rotary club last Friday by Wal
ter J. Cartier.
Mr. Cartier, explaining that the
ChaSwber now had 174 members in
good standing, gave as some of the
achievements of the organization:
the establishment and expansion of
credit bureau, the staging of a
three-day trade festival in Marion,
the holding of a July 4 celebration
featuring boat races at Lake James,
and work on a proposed new road
from Marion to Lake Lure.
Members of the rotary club deci
ded to hold an attendance contest
to end in October. The membership
was divided into two groups for the
contest. Heading the groups are
Ralph Tate and Earl Sebastian. The
loseTs in the competition furnish a
fish supper for the winners.
Guests at the meeting were Tom
Rose of Shelby, and Robert Twitty,
of Marion.
Reservations for the dinner meet-j
be made at the local
jthe over-presumptuous, the egotistic
and the sophisticated,” said Mr.
mg may now oe niaae ai u.e ,jiokson, and “to appeal to the inter
office of the Chamber of Commerce. intelligence of all
— — classes of society.”
PIEDMONT SCOUT BOARD | Mr. Dickson has been prominent
TO HAVE MEET SUNDAY!in the educational life of the state.
I He was county superintendent of
The executive board of the Pied-j schools in Ashe county for 12 years,
mont Council, Boy Scouts of Amen- and has served as principal and
ca, representing the counties of Al-j teacher in many counties. He ^
exander, Burke, CaldweU, Catawba, | been a lecturer and has written for
Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, | magazines and newspapers for many
McDowell, Polk and Rutherford, will I years. During the summer montta he
meet at the Piedmont Boy Scout = makes his home on a farm near Silas
camp at Lake Lanier on Sunday i Creek.
morning, July 21, it was announced! “Fireside Philosophy conUms
REUNION
The annual reunion of th* Laugh
ridge family will be held Sunday;
July 28,
nounced this week.
this week.
Attending the meeting from Mar-j
ion will be Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Laugh-
lin and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Beam.
his thoughts on human nature.
AUCTION SALE
The Chapman property located on
Judge Bismarck Capps, of Gasto-1 Highway 104, adjoining the Lake
nia, president of the Piedmont Coun- Tahoma property, will be sold at
cil, will conduct a devotional service auction on Saturday, July 27, at 2
at 11 o’clock and a short business o'clock. Announcement is made that
meeting and inspection of the camp property has been subdivided in
will be made. to desirable home sites.
JULY CLEARANCE SALE BEAUTY SALON REOPENS
An annual July Clearance sale is Raye’s Beauty Salon on South
announced by Rabb-Hitchcock, be- Main street, which has been closed
ginning Thursday, July 18. Out- for some time due to damages by a
1,11V will r/c , standing values on summer goods are recent fire, was reopened for busi-
in Dysartsville, it was an- j listed in an advertisement in this ness this week. Repairs on the budd
ing have been completed.