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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, JULY 25, 1940
VOL. XLIV—NO. 52
FDR-WALLACE
TICKET CHOICE
OF DEMOCRATS
1940 STANDARD BEARERS
Third Term Tradition Is Brok
en By Delegates At Chicago
Convention.
By George A. Barclay
A tradition of 152 years standing
was shattered when President Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt was nominated
by the Democratic convention in
Chicago. It was the first time in his
tory that such an event has occurred.
From start to finish at the conven
tion it was evident he would be nom
inated. Even when speakers proposed
the names of other candidates, it was
apparent that when the vote was fi
nally taken. President Roosevelt
would be drafted. A surprise to many
convention attendants was the fact
that whep the nominations started,
Alabama did not yield to New York,
but gave its junior .senator. Lister
Hill, the honor of nominating the
President.
Greatest speculation centered
around the nomination of a vice-
president. It became known on the
A
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
ROTARY DISTRICT
GOVERNOR TO VISIT
LOCAL CLUB FRIDAY
Joe E. Timberlake,' who is enga
ged in the wholesale grocery busi
ness and is a member of the Rotary
club of Columbia, S. C., will attend
the meeting of the Rotary club of
final day that President Roosevelt’s I Marion on Friday, July 26, in his
PLANS PROCEED FOR
“OLD TIMERS” REUNION
IN MARION AUG. 16TH
choice was Henry A. Wallace, secre
tary of agriculture. As in the case
of the renonunation of the President,
the delegates knew for whom they
were to vote before entering the hall.
But it was only after a neck-and-
neck race with Speaker William B.
Bankhead and a noisy demonstration
by a group of del«gates and specta
tors who shouted objections when
official capacity of Governor of this
Rotary district.
He will meet with President Jen
kins, Secretary Rabb, and the other
officers and members of the Rotary j
club of Marion to consult with them
and advise on matters relating to
club administration and Rotary
service activities.
Mr. Timberlake was elected to the
Paul V. McNutt, federal security ad-j office of district governor at the
ministrator, asked withdrawal of his 11940 Rotary convention which was
own name, that Mr. Wallace was! held in Havana, Cuba, during June,
nominated. His selection is expected | and will continue to serve until the
to appeal to agriculture and to act! 1941 convention in Denver.
«s an offset to the same appeal ofj The 5,000 Rotary clubs of more
Senator Charles McNary, Republican: than 60 countries of the world are
vice-presidential nominee. [grouped into* 149 districts. The 190th
Acceptance Speech
Preparations for the entertain
ment of from 300 to 400 visitors at
the sixth annual meeting of the “Old
Timers” Memorial Reunion in Mari
on on Augrust 16 are now under way.
announced George W; Sandlin, chair
man of the committee on arrange
ments and entertainment, this week.
Assisting Mr. Sandlin is W. K. M.
Gilkey, of Marion.
A group of ladies mfet at the home
PROGRESS ENDS
44TH YEAR WITH
TODAY’S ISSUE
Usual August Birthday Rate
Offered Its Subscribers, Both
. Old And New.
Today marks another milestone in
the life of The Marion Progress, the
44th anniversary of continuous pub
lication since it was published in Au
gust 1896. The management of the
paper is proud of its record, feels
grateful for public support and
looks forward to continued service
pledged to carry on its established
policy of serving the people in every
honorable way a clean weekly news
paper can be helpful to the public
and its patrons.
In observance of this 44th anni
versary and in appreciation of its
loyal patrons. The Progress is again
offered the public at the usual “Au
gust birthday rate” of one dollar a
year. New subscribers who make
payment during the month of Au
gust will receive the paper one full
year for one dollar. Likewise, any
old subscriber who has paid or does
pay any arrears due, will have The
Progress extended one year for a
dollar plus any amount due to date.
Old subscribers will not receive the
dollar rate unless arrears are paid,
if any.
The Progress invites all its old
friends to accept the August offer
of the paper one year for a dollar,
if any arrears are paid, and also the
of Mr. Sandlin last Thursday night
and arranged for providing lunches
for visitors at the Reunion. The work
of the ladies in preparing for the. - - -
meeting is being directed by Mrs. people of Marion and Mc-
W. Sandlin, assisted by Mrs. J. Q.j Dowell to subscribe during the
Gilkey. Mrs. L. B. Coone of Marion ■ ™onth.
heads the luncheon committee with! On this occasion the management
Mesdames W. M. Gilkey, J. C.
Rabb, J. E. Rayburn, of Marion, W.
NEW
Peeples,
RECTOR —Rev. David N.
of Savannah, Ga., who will
WATERS OF LAKE
JAMES CLAIM UFE
OF YOUNG CHILD
Twelve-Year-Old Lucille Hill
Perishes As Two Others Are
Pulled From Lake.
Little Lucille Hill, age 12, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Briscoe Hill, of
East Marion, drowned in Lake James
yesterday and George Sprouse, of
East Marion, was confined to the
Marion General Hospital after he
had unsuccessfully attempted to save
the life of the little girl and her
playmate, Alma Allison.
According to information received
here, Lucille and her family, togeth
er with Mr. and Mrs. Allard Allison
become rector of St. John’s Episco-jand family, of Brevard, and Sprouse
pal church here next month.
NEW RECTOR TO PREACH
AT ST. JOHN'S AUG.
Rev. David N. Peeples, who has
been serving a church in Savannah,
Ga., for some time, will become rec
tor of St. John’s Episcopal church in , , , , , , . ,
Marion in August and will preach j of the
were having a picnic and fishing par
ty at the lake. The children were
playing in the water when the Hill
Girl and Alma Allison, age 11, stray
ed off into water over their heads.
Sprouse was said to have rushed
to the rescue of the two children,
but was overcome in the attempt to
save them. Mr. Allison, fishing on the
his first sermon here August 4.
[children and their parents and rush-
He has been serving as rector of i
Saint Paul’s church in Savannah I
since 1938. Rev. Peeples for three with the assistance of a
years organized and directed the As-i’'“P*
sociate Mission in the diocese ofl‘=“'*'.‘* |" Sprouse He wa.
South Carolina, leaving there to take!
of the Savannah
land was unable to locate the Hill
the rectorship
church.
He graduated from St. Stephen’s
College, Columbia University, at
Annandale-on-Hudson, N. Y., with
an A. B. degree in 1931. After at-,^, . , j ^ ^ ^ , i i
‘was recovered about 1 o clock
of The Progress extends best ^ for some!*>y
to its readers and any to whom this ij. v, * ,io4-Tir> Q ' respiration failed to revive her. The
Igirl, it was said.
j The drowning was said to have oc-
jcurred about 12 o’clock yesterday.
■A rescue party rushed to the lake
I about 12:30 and the body of thelit-
E. Teague, W. W. LeFevre, K.
Rhinehardt, D. S. Gosom, of Old
iFort, Fred LeFevre, Russell Green,
district, of which the Rotary club of! r. s. Simpson, Miss Lorene Butler
Tr. „ 1 ^arion is a part, consists of 49 clubs [and Miss Irene Parker, of Glen Al-
Carolina I pi„e. At the meeting Mrs. Sandlin
himself once more a tradition smash-iCaroUna, and has a mem-,^as assisted by her daughter, Mrs.
€r.
In a radio address broadcast from j
the White House to the delegates he i
1 bership of
i Rotarians.
approximately 2,000 | Millaway, in serving tea.
BOARDS APPROVE PLANS
FOR WORK ON BUILDING!
Members of the
of Commissioners and
city School Board officially approved
plans for the remodeling and recon-
itvne, he entered St. Luke’s Seminary I ‘. I T ,
t. „ m J • J I.- idrowning happened at a place on the
in Sewanee, Tenn., and received hw;, , ® ^ .. i.
„ J 4.V jlake near the intersection of the
B. D. degree there in 1934. Lt i • j j u- i.
Tj tT I J • J J ! Hankins road and the highway
I Rev. Peeples was ordained deacon; j ...i. i i
• ino>i J • • -inoc o- u ! around the lake,
m 1934 and pnest in 1935. Since be-i _ , . n u u u *
— I • X 1- 1. 1. JI Funeral services will be held at
McDowell Board I 11:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the
the Marion i‘" ‘>*»lEast Marlon Baptist church. Rev. R.
Savannah church. ^ t tt m j.
X , .. • J u mu Ti Von King and Rev. L. H. Clayton
In a letter received by The Prog-! ~
will officiate.
Taking part in the Reunion cele- i . .. ^ a j j „ ^'^ss this week Rev. Peeples stated,
X- -II V as -1 1 i struction of the fire damaged Marion i i,^ I
bration will be officers and employ
ees who have worked on the Ashe
said that he accepted the nomination I RITES FOR CAPTAIN ARTZ
only after deep conflict between his| ARE CONDUCTED JULY 23,ville Division of the Southern Rail
[high school building here Monday
I and affixed their signatures to the
am looking forward with the greatest j
• pleasure to coming to St.
personal desire to retire and the urg- j
ings of his conscience. But now, he!
jway for 30 years or more, employees
plans.
The details of the project, as ap-
j church and of ministering in thatj
I parish. It is my intention to leave Sa- i
j vannah on August 1st and arrive in'
John’s I WORK ON JAIL ADDITION
RUNNING'on SCHEDULE
Funeral services for Captain Wels-|of other divisions of the railroad, ^y state officials of the WPA,|;T““““
said, the European war had created a | ford Parker Artz, 84, who died atjPloyees who worked m the Asheville explained to the boards by! ® ® fol-^ McDowell county court
v even-1 Division at any time during the past | ^ , a morning. At any rate, I shall ning according to scl
public danger in the United States, jhis home in Old Fort Sunday even-
^'In the face of that danger,” he j ing, were held Tuesday morning at j 30 years, and widows of
told the delegates, “all those who can' 10 o’clock at the Old Fort Presbyte- Southern employees,
be of service to the republic have nojrian church. The Rev. W. E. Pettit
other choice but to offer themselves j officiated. Burial was in Johnson
for service in those capacities for City, Tenn., at 2 o’clock. Masons
were in charge of the services at
the graveside.
Captain Arts, who had been a
i Lindsey Gudger, Asheville architect j
Work on the jail addition to the
house is run
ning according to schedule, stated
which they are best fitted.”
It was #n apparently united party
that made the ballot unanimous for
Roosevelt after the vote of the state resident of Old Fort for 37 years,
delegations had given tiie President j died after a brief illness. A native
946 13-30 of the 1,100 votes in the {of Nova Scotia, he went to Old Fort
convention and the other candidates as superintendent of the Union Tan-
a combined total of 149 2-30. These: ning Company a subsidiary of the
candidates included Postmaster Gen-iU. S. Leather Company. He held
eral Farley, Vice-President Gramer, jthat position until he retired fifteen
and Senator Millard Tydings. Secre-,years ago.
tary of State Hull, although not a! Captain Artz was a master Ma-
candidate, had received 5 2-3 votes, j son; was a McDowell county road
One after another the names were! commissioner for eight years, and
withdrawn and finally Mr. Farley.[for several years was a member of
spearhead of the opposition to the i the Old Fort board of aldermen. For
third term, moved the nomination of
the President by acclamation.
Aside from the balloting and the
reading of the plattks in the plat
form, three things stood out in sharp
relief in an otherwise unemotional
and unexciting convention. One was
the candidacy of James A. Farley
and the speculation over his future
role in the party. The other was the
reading by Permanent Chairman Al-
ben W. Barkley of Kentucky of a
statement summarizing President
Roosevelt’s views on the nomination
the night before the balloting in
which he said he had no desire orj
purpose to continue in office and re
leased all delegates pledged to him.
The third was the dramatic appear
ance of 82-year-old Senator Carter
Glass of Virginia from a sick bed to
inveigh against breaking the third-
term tradition as he nominated Mr.
Farley.
With evidence mounting that Mr.
Roosevelt would be drafted when it
came time to ballot later in the week,
there was little opportunity for sus
pense or excitement the opening day
The keynote speech of Temporary
Chairman William B. Bankhead on
(Continued on page 7)
37 years he was a member of the
Old Fort Presbyterian church and he
was also a member of the board of
deacons.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Carrie Hoss Artz, a native of John
son City, Tenn.; two daughters, Mrs.
William F. Eissing, of New York,
and Miss Claire Artz of Old Fort,
and a son, John Artz, of Gatesville.
Active pallbearers were C. W.
Graybeal, J. Harvey Rockett, Clay-
boume Gray, Horace Early, Don
Gosom, C. L. Norwood, J. L. Lackey
and Burroughs Miller.
Honorary pallbearers were P. H.
Mashburn, W. W. LeFevre, Millard
Hensley, Charles McGee, Avery
Fleming, E. W. S. Cobb. Clyde Mil
ler, Fred Bradley, Charles Faucette,
I. L. Caplan, William Treverton, C-
F. Noblitt, A. C. Tate, J. M. Kanipe,
Henry Westerman, Will Westerman,
S. A. McDuffie, S. F. Mauney, Geo.
Gildersleeve, Johnson City, Tenn.,
Ben LeFevre, Middlesboro, Ky., W.
H. Gildersleeve, Columbus, Ind., R.
J. Noyes, J. F. Snipes, J. W. Win-
Sbrne, W. W. Neal, J. L. Nichols, J.
L. Martin, all of Marion; George E.
Moore, of Old Fort, and R. P. Mor
ris, of Montford Cove.
deceased , -n u i. j? i be there for your accustomed services: County Commissioner
who will have charge of the con- ' c j * ^ »»
® ion Sunday, August 4th.”
struction. ]
Mrs. Mamie Burgin Morris, of Mar-j Qnly one step remains before the
ion, now in her eighty-first year, met | school building will be-1 THREE TEACHERS CHOSEN
gin—approval of the project by na-j
tional officials of the WPA. The | , j u u i j
floor. Windows have been placed on^
the first train to arrive here in the
year 1870. She is expected to speak
to the “Old Timers” at the reunion.
The invocation will be given by some
local pastor.
The meeting will get under way in
the Marion high school auditorium
on the morning of the 16th , at 10
o’clock. Most of the visitors are ex
pected to arrive on a special train,
running to Marion from Asheville.
The complete program for the Re
union has not been announced, but
preparations are being made for a
full day of entertainment, said Mr.
Sandlin.
MRS.
STAUFFER HEADS
CRAFT WORK OF N
Y A
Mrs. H. W. Stauffer, former assis
tant district superviseor of District
No. 3, of the National Youth Admin
istration, has been appointed State
Supervisor of Arts and Crafts, State
NY A Administrator John A. Lang
announced this week,
Mrs. Stauffer left the NY A last
May to return to her private busi
ness in Marion and has so arranged
her local shop that she may now
give full time to youth work.
“During the coming year Mrs.
Stauffer plans to estabilish retail
outlets for youth craft articles and
will coordinate work activities to
that end,” stated Mr. Lang. Mrs.
Stauffer will be employed in the es
tablishment and supervision of shops
in Eastern and Western North Caro
lina for the sale of articles made by
young people of the NY A. Her head
quarters will be in Asheville.
Ptijring tribute to Mrs. Stauffer’s
ability, Mr. Lang stated, “Mrs.
Stauffer has long been recogrnized as
one of the leading national authori
ties in craft work.”
FOR SCHOOLS IN COUNTY
I. L. Caplan
this week.
Workmen have completed the ex
terior construction of the basement
of the addition and are now doing
I the outside brick work on the first
plans for ^e work were fo^ardedj appointment of three teachers: g^st floor and the waUs are tak-'
to Washin^on upon approval by the j McDowell county schools was an-1 shape on all sides.
jnounced this week by County Super- ! jg expected that the work on the
j intendent N. F. Steppe. I addition will be completed by the
J. R. Hagaman has been appointed, ^his year, but some interior
local boards.
According to Hugh F. Beam,
perintendent of Marion city schools,
work
J on the building should begin ^^e teaching staff at the Pleasant; ^^rk and the remodeling of the old
within the next few weeks. Since it Gardens school. He will take the gtill remain to be done,
place of Mrs. S. J. Westmoreland, |g|.ated Mr. Caplan.
is evident that the building cannot
be completed for the opening of
school, temporary plans are being
made to take care of the emergen
cy,” he stated.
MOVE FOR GUARD UNIT
AND ARMORY CONTINUES
The Marion movement for the es
tablishment of an armory and nation
al guard unit here advanced this week
with the announcement that 164
young men had signed their names
to a petition, signifying their willing
ness to join the national guard.
The local committee directing the
movement for a national guard unit
has asked for a hearing before state
officials and it is expected that the re
quest may be granted this week. Two
Marion men who are expected to ap
pear before the state officials are
Mayor Zeno Martin and Grayson
Neal.
A group of local business men,
meeting last week, agreed to fumi^
a suitable site for the construction
of- an armory, if and when the proj
ect should be approved.
According to Chamber of Com
merce Secretary Walter J. Cartier,
efforts are being made to secure all
the local support possible before the
requests for the national guard unit
and an armory are presented before
state officials.
The nation’s motor vehicle traffic
took a toll of 32,600 lives in 1939.
who will not teach because of illness j painters drew near the comple-
Mr. Hagaman has had a number of Ljon of their work of recoating the
years of experience, said Mr. Steppe
having taught in the Elk Park ele
mentary school for the past five years
Mr. Ralph Abernathy has been
chosen to succeed Mr. Leonard Hug
gins at Nebo. Mr. Abernathy is a re
cent graduate of Appalachian State
Teachers’ College at Boone. He will
be in charge of athletics in addition
to; classroom work at Nebo.
Miss Margaret Wilson, teacher last
year at the Sugar Hill school, has
been ^appointed to the faculty of the
Old Fort school. She will succeed Miss
Marley, who resigned to take up
school work in Lenoir.
OXFORD SINGING CLASS
TO GIVE CONCERT HERE
The Oxford Orphanage Singing
Class will give a conce^T at the Mar
ion high school auditorium on Tues
day evening, July 30, at 8 o’clock.
The program will consist of songs,
recitations, pageants, and patriotic
drills.
This year the public is invited to
attend as gruests of the Masons. No
admission will be charged as in for
mer years, but a free will offering
will be taken which will go directly
to the upkeep of Oxford Orphanage.
During their stay here, the 14
children in the gryup will be the
guests of the local Masonic group.
interior surfaces of the courthouse
this week, as they Were employed in
putting coats of black paint on the
window frames. Interior walls and
stairs of the building have recently
been covered with several coats of
paint.
SUTTON APPOINTED TO
LOCAL POLICE FORCE
The appointment of Ossie L. Sut
ton, of Marion, as an addition to the
local police force was announced
this week.
Sutton will go on night duty here
tonight and Officer Ralph Penland
will be shifted from night work to
day duty.
Sutton has been a resident of
Marion for some time, having been
employed here in the James Hotel
and recently with the J. F. Snipes
Motor Company.
Penland has been shifted to day
duty to act as a city patrolman, as a
result of action taken by the town
board of aldermen recently to curb
speeding and traffic lai^ violations in
the town. The aldermen voted at
their last meeting to employ a po
liceman, to enforce traffic laws in
Marion.
The new schedule for the officers
will go in effect tonight with Penland
beginning patrolman work tomorrow