THE MARION PROGRESS
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
ESTABLISHED 1896 MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1942
VOL. XLVI—NO. 45
Decisive Vote
Cast In All The
Races Saturday
Grady Nichols Renominated
For Sheriff And J. C. Rabb
For Representative.
McDowell county .Democrats went
to the polls Saturday and made
I known their choice of party candi
dates in one of the . most decisive
primaries ever coiiducted in this
.county.
A total of 3,906 Democratic vot
ers—several hundre'd more than ex
pected—cast ballots in the nominat
ing election for Sheriff, according
to returns tabulated. c
Grady Nichols was renominated
for sheriff, defeating his opponent,
Ben E. Hendley, by a majority of
1,732. Leading the entire ticket,
Sheriff Nichols received 2,819
votes, and carried every precinct
in the county except Dysartsville.
J. C. Rabb was also renominated
for the house of representatives,
defeating Neal by a majority of
762. Mr. Rabb received a major
ity in 13 of the 17 precincts.
A total of 3,774 votes were cast
for representative in Saturday's!
primary compared with 4,348 cast
two years ago.
Favored by McDowells voters j
were Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle |
from the new eleventh district, who
polled a majority of 2,176 over
Claude B. Woltz, and U. S. Senator
Josiah W. Bailey who drew a ma
jority of :1,741 over Richard T. j
Fountain.
On the Republican ticket for U.!
S. Senator, . Stoner W. Klutz re
ceived 28 votes and Sam Morris 19
votes.
M'DOWELL CHILDREN
GIVEN TREATMENT AT
CLINIC AT BALTIMORE
A number of children from Mc-1
Dowell County received treatment j
last Saturday at the clinic held at j
the Orthopedic Home in Baltimore,!
according to an announcement from|
the McDowell County Welfare De-j
pattment. Mrs. Sara Margaret!
Giles, case worker, was in charge of I
the group.
A group of patients was also,-tak
en from the county to Asheville
Wednesday for operations to correct
defects of the eye. These opera
tions are made possible by the
;North Carolina Commission for the
Blind. Mrs. Nelle Lonon was in
charge of this group.
rMrs. G. W. Kirkpatrick, superin
tendent of Public Welfare, stated
that the Welfare Department is in
terested in contacting blind persons
i in need of operations who are not
financially able to provide for these
operations.
TWO WEEKS TERM OF
SUPERIOR COURT TO
CONVENE HERE MONDAY
McDowell County Superior court
will convene here next Monday,
June 8, for a two weeks criminal
;;arid civil term with Judge Hoyle
Sink presiding.
During the first week criminal
• cases will be tried and the second
week will be for civil cases.
Among the cases expected to
come up for trial on the criminal
docket are four cases for murder,
one for highway robbery, several
for assault with deadly weapon, and
(■eight for driving drunk.
For the second week twenty cas
es are listed o«i the civil court cal
endar for trial at this term.
J. C. RABURN ELECTED
CLASS REPRESENTATIVE
J. C. Raburn, junior at Berea
(College, son of Mr. and Mrs. J C.
-Raburn, Marion, has been elected
class representative on the Upper
Division Senate, student - govern
ment body, and chairman of the
social committee for next year's
senior class. Duties of both posi
tions begin with the fall semester.
Raburn has been active in religious
work with the Christian Endeavor
.Society and YMCA here.
Mcdowell invests
$35,118.75 IN WAR
SAVINGS BONDS IN MA\
McDowellites invested $35,118.
75 in war savings bonds during th<
month of May, reports Paul Nafe
McDowell county chairman of the
war savings staff. This sum is
$718.75 in excess of the county's
May quota.
So pleased was the Treasury De
partment with McDowell's response
to the war savings bond plan thai
they have increased the June quota
to $45,800, it was stated. McDow
ell had been asked to sell $34,400
worth of bonds in May.
McDowell's average bond sale foi
the five months of 1942 was $25,
120. The excellent showing in
May was attributed to the fact that
so many large mills and factories
have installed payroll allotment
plans.
Under this arrangement an em
ployee authorizes his company to
deduct 10 per cent from each pay
envelope which he receives and to
invest it for him in war savings
bonds and stamps.
SOFT BALL SERIES TO
OPEN HERE TOMORROW;
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
The East Marion Sluggers of the
Marion Manufacturing Company
willl play the Marion All-Stars to
morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock on
the Marion high school athletic field
in an exhibition softball game. The
game will be the first in a summer
series to be sponsored among the
business and industrial workers and
the youth of Marion by the Greater
Marion Athletic Association.
A nominal admission fee will be
charged, and the game will be over
about 6 o'clock.
At its organization meeting Mon
day night the association elected R.
W. Twitty, superintendent of the
Marion Manufacturing Company,
president; Hugh Beam, superinten
ient of Marion city schools, vice
president and treasurer; Paul Nafe,
editor of the McDowell News, sec
retary; and Phil Hudson, athletic
coach at the Marion high school,
athletic director.
Three McDowell county indus
trial teams are already enrolled in
the association. They are the
teams of the Marion Manufacturing
Company, the Cross Cotton Mills
and the Clinchfield Manufacturing
Company. Other McDowell indus
trial plants and Marion civic organ
izations are expected to come into
the association by next week spon
soring teams and supporting the
association financially.
SALE OF WAR BONDS FOR
MAY TOTALS $31,781.25
AT MARION POSTOFFICE
The sale of war savings bonds
for the month of May at the Mari
on post office totaled $31,781.25,
Postmaster, Barron Caldwell said
Monday. This amount is only $2,
618.75 under the quota assigned to
the entire county for May and is
$11,781.25 more than the post of
fice sold in April.
Mr. Caldwell reported the sale oi
war savings stamps during May at
$2,349.
Postal receipts for last month
were $2,735.06, $55.14 under Ap
ril's receipts, but an increase oi
$514.52 over May, 1941.
Receipts for the first five months
of 1942 totaled $13,552.94, an in
crease of $1,700.77 over the same
period in 1941.
METHODIST BIBLE
SCHOOL COMPLETED
The daily Vacation Bible School
of the First Methodist Church was
completed Friday and a picnic was
enjoyed on the church lawn.
Approximately 58 completed the
course. The school was conducted
by: Mrs. J. H. Beaman, director
Dr. J. H. Barnhardt and Mrs. J. F
Jonas, leaders of devotionals, Mrs
Zach Owensby, teacher of begin
ners, Mrs. G. L. Conley, Mrs. Arn
old Pyatt, Mrs. Clyde Cannon anc
Miss Betsy Lee Erwin, primarj
teachers, Miss Martha Lee Martin
junior teacher, Mrs. W. D. Lonon
intermediate teacher, Mrs. L. B
Coone, music director, Mrs. R. B
Crisp, handicraft director, and Mrs
G. B. Justice, recreation supervisor
Mrs. Charles H. Smith served as
secretary.
Official Returns of Democratic
Primary, May 30th, 1942
PRECINCT
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Marion No. 3 _ _ 261
Marion No. 4
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112 184 132 239
171 306 150
352
Marion No. 5
121
75 132
67
71 121
150
Buck Creek
142
32
119
51 133
32 130
Old Fort No. 1
155
43
149
54 149
40 149
Old Fort No. 2 _
176
58 192
55
138
88
171
Crooked Creek
64
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68
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70
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Montford Cove
51
23
61
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56
16
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Glenwood
72
36
19
84
21
79
Dysartsville _ _ _
47
55
38
65
81
21
77
Braeketts - _
19
26
26
20
Higgins
23
30
21
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Nebo ______ 105
87 137
62
150
45 122
Turkey Cove _ _
12 129
137
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33 79 96 16 100 2 104 2
2268 1506 2819 1087 2725 984 2814 638
AMOUNT CANNING
SUGAR BASED ON
NUMBER QUARTS
The local rationing board has re
ceived notice of the liberalized al
lowances of sugar for canning.
Instead of five pounds per per
son for the season, the allowance
iwill be not over one pound for
every four quarts of canned fruit
and one pound per person for pre
i serving, jams, jellies, etc.
! Any adult member of a family
■ unit may make application for all
I people in the family. Sugar ration
j books must be presented at time of
application.
Beginning the week of June 8th,
applications can be made at the fol
lowing places and times in the dif
ferent communities of McDowell
County.
Marion — Marion High School,
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons
2 to 5 o'clock.
Clinchfield — "The Barn", Tues
day afternoons 2 to 5 o'clock, Miss
Elizabeth Wylie in charge.
East Marion— Community Build
ing, Tuesday afternoons 2 to 5, Miss
Mamie Stacy in charge.
Nebo — School Bnilding, Tues
day afternoons 2 to 5, Miss Rose
Stacy in charge.
G 1 e n w o |o ,d— Mr. Livingston's
Home, Tuesday afternoons 2 to 5.
Greenlee — Presbyterian Hut,
i Tuesday afternoons 2 to 5 with
Mrs. Francis Bradsher in charge.
West Marion — School Building,
Tuesday afternoons 2 to 5 with
Mrs. Lula McCurry in charge.
Dysartsville — School Building,
Tuesday afternoons 2 to 5 with Miss
Lillie Pyatt in charge.
Pleasant Gardens — Community
Building, Tuesday afternoons 2 to 5
with Mrs. Bruce Gibbs in charge.
North Cove—Guy Lonon's Store,
Tuesday afternoons 2 to 5 with
Mrs. Guy Lonon in charge.
Sugar Hill—Mrs. Chas. Holland's
Home, Tuesday afternoons 2 to 5
with Miss Lucile Holland in charge.
Ashford — Mr. Garvel English's
Home, Tuesday afternoons 2 to 5
with Mr. and Mrs. Garvel English
in charge.
Negroes of Marion and vicinity
—,Negro High School — Tuesday
nights 7 to 9 o'clock; Greenlee Cor
pening in charge.
CCC CAMP ENROLLMENT
TO BE MADE JUNE 19
Any boys interested in making
application for enrollment in the C.
C. C. camps are asked to call at the
office of the Welfare Department be
fore June 19 as an enrollment will
be made at that time, Mrs. G. W.
Kirkpatrick, Superintendent of Pub
lic Welfare announced this week.
RATINGS FOR MAY
GIVEN BY SANITARY
INSPECTOR GIBSON
Sanitary ratings for Marion and
Old Fort markets, cottages, cafes,
and hotels for the month have been
announced by C. S. Gibson, District
Sanitation Inspector, for the month
of May with ten Marion markets
having a grade of 90 or above, three
cottages with a rating of 90 or
more, and seven cafes with a rating
of 90 or above. Two of the three
Old Fort markets inspected averag
ed above 90.
Ratings for cottages for the
month of May were: Pleasant Gar
dens 96; Lake Tahoma Cabins 91.;
Marion Tourist Court 91.; Lake
wood Heights Cottages 82.5, and
Mills Tourist Cabins 70.
The Hotel James received a rat
ing of 92.5 and the McDowell Ho
tel 84.5.
MARION MARKETS
Markets
April May
Holler's Market _ _ _ 93.5 94.0
Cowan's Market _ _ _ 91.0 92.0
Buff's Market _ _ _ _ 90.0 90.5
Cut Rate Market _ _ _ 90.5 91.0
Buff's Market _ _ _ _ 90.0 90.0
Marion Mfg. Co. Mkt._ 90.0 90.5
Dixie Home Store _ _ 90.0 90.0
A & P Market _ _ _ _ 91.0 90.0
R. L. Penland _ _ 86.5 90.0
Pender's Market _ _ _ 90.0 90.0
Steppe's Grocery _ _ _ 83.0 86.0
Horton and Son Mkt. _ 85.5 86.0
Bradley's Cash Store _ 82.5 85.5
Rowe's Market _ _ _ 80.0 85.0
Qaality Store _ _ _ _ 86.5 84.5
Horton's Market _ _ _ 74.5 83.5
W. B. Parker & Son _ 84.5 83.0
Miller's Grocery _ _ _ 82.0 83.0
Marion Parker's Store 84.0 82.0
Gregg Grocery _ _ _ _ 74.5 81.5
Brook's Grocery _ _ _ 82.5 81.0
Ross Cash Store _ _ _ 80.5 80.5
Hemphill & Summey _ 76.5 80.5
Watkina Bros. Mkt. _ _ 78.0 80.0
Grayson's Market _ _ 75.5 80.0
Marion Cash Store _ _ 80.5 80.0
Rabb & Suttlemyre. _ 76.0 76.0
Anderson Majrket _ _ 70.0 74.5
McDowell Co. Store _ 80.0 72.5
Cafe*
Royal Cafe _____ 93.0 93.0
Gladden's Cafe 91.5 92.0
James Hotel Cafe _ _ 90.0 90.5
Carolina Cafe _ _ _ _ 91.0 90.0
Marion Drug Co. Cafe 91.0 90.0
Red Pig Cafe _ _ _ _ 90.0 90.0
Lakewood Hhts. Cafe _ 90.5 90.0
Dale's Cafe _ 87.0 83.5
Davis Drug Co. Cafe _ 84.5 83.0
Nesbitt's Cafe - _ . _ 85.0 82.5
Fuzzy Duck Cafe _ _ _ 85.0 80.5
George Strange Cafe _ 80.5 80.0
Jolly Time Lunch _ _ 77.0 77.0
Mills Lunch Stand _ _ 72.0 73.0
Lake Tahoma Cafe _ _ 61.5
(Continued on last page)
NYA SEWING PROJECT
CLOSED HERE SATURDAY
Marion's NYA girls sewing proj
ect was closed Saturday in accord
ance with an order issued by Leo
H. Manley of Asheville, director of
the sixth North Carolina NYA area.
Mr. Manley said that National
Youth Administrator Aubrey Wil
liams of Washington, D. C., has
called for the closing of all NYA
projects which do not train youth
for employment in defense indus
tries or produce a product used di
rectly by the armed forces.
Mrs. Ralph Alexander, NYA in
terviewer, will interview all girls
who were assigned to the sewing
project for placement in girls' de
fense resident centers or for em
ployment. on the NYA clerical and
hospital projects in McDowell coun
ty.
Mrs. Bessie S. Carr, who has been
supervisor of the Marion project,
began her new duties as the super
visor of the Sardis NYA Resident
Center at Charlotte Monday. "She
did a splendid job with the Marion
girls sewing project," said Mr. Man
ley.
The Sardis NYA Center is a de
fense project, training girls chiefly
in radio.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY MAN
SERIOUSLY INJURED IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
! P. G. Conner, of Ruth, Ruther
i ford county, sustained a skull frac
ture and other injuries in an auto
mobile accident near Old Fort last
Saturday night. His condition was
reported slightly improved yester
day.
While he is being treated at Ma
rion General hospital, Willis Gregg,
! about 30, of Ruth, alleged driver
of the car in which Mr. Conner was
| riding, was being held in the coun
jty jail here on an open charge pend
ing the outcome of Mr. Conner's
i injuries.
Sheriff Grady Nichols said the
' machine failed to negotiate a sharp
(curve at Dripping rock, on Route 70
J a few miles west of Old Fort, and
crashed into the rough side of the
rock at a fairly high rate of speed.
The machine was badly damaged,
it was reported, but Mr. Conner was
the only person injured seriously.
HARDING C. NOBLITT
AWARDED B. A. DEGREE
AT BEREA COLLEGE
Harding C. Noblitt, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter T. Noblitt, of Ma
I rion, graduated from Berea College
with a B. A. degree in Political Sci
ence at commencement exercises
there Monday.
Noblitt has been outstanding on
the campus both for his scholastic
record and his extra-curricular pro
gram. He has been a member of
the Public Affairs Forum three
years, serving as president during
his senior year; is a member of Tau
Kappa Alpha, honorary forensic or
ganization and Pi Gamma Mu, hon
orary social science society. He
has been a member of the student
board of governors, serving as fi
nance chairman during his junior
year; was treasurer of the junior
class, and president of the graduat
ing class. While on the campus
he has distinguished himself in ora
torical contests by winning first
place in the Peace Oratorical con
test during his sophomore year and
first in the Men's Oratorical con
test during his junior year. He
was a member of the winning de
bate team at Midwestern Tau Kap
pa Alpha convention this year.
Noblitt has been appointed grad
uate assistant in Political Science
at Duke University for next year.
SEVEN BUS RUNS WILL
START ABOUT JUNE 15
Seven new daily bus runs be
tween Aaheville and Salisbury, via
Black Mountain, will be added
about June 15, it was announced by
officials of the Queen City Coach
company. These buses were sched
uled to start yesterday, but post
ponement was made necessary by
failure to obtain the required equip
ment. Under the new schedule,
when it becomes effective, bus ser
vice between the two cities will be
hourly from 8 a. m. through 7 p. m.
Under the new schedule, bus ser
vice through Marion will be hourly
from 9:30 a. m. through 9:30 p. m.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick
Reelected Head
Of Welfare Dept.
Under New Set - up Instituted
Appointment Is Made For
Indefinite Term.
At a recent meeting of the Mc
Dowell County Board of Public
Welfare, Mrs. G. W. Kirkpatrick
was re-appointed as superintendent
of public welfare for the county.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick has served in this
capacity for the past ten years,
having been appointed to this posi
tion in 1933.
A new public welfare set-up is
now in use in the state, following
changes in the organization made
by the last legislature. Under the
new plan each public welfare head
is required to pass a merit examina
i tion before his appointment to the
office.
For the first time in the history
of the State's welfare program the
superintendent chosen this year will
serve for an indefinite term, being
given tenure under the merit sys
tem installed last year and requir
ed by the Federal government in
order that the State and counties
may continue to receive funds un
der the Social Security act.
Previous terms of welfare depart
ment heads in the counties have ex
pired every two years.
Members of the McDowell board
of Public Welfare are R. V. Wilson,
'chairman; J. F. Harmon and J. H.
L. Miller.
jj. MARK HUNTER, WELL
KNOWN CITIZEN, DIES
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
j John Mark Hunter, 72, well
1 known McDowell county saw mill
| operator of the Buck Creek commu
| nity, died at his home on Marion
Route 4 Sunday night after an ill
ness of a little more than one week.
Mr. Hunter, a native of Yancey
j county, moved to McDowell as a
j young man and was engaged in the
lumber business for many years.
Funeral services were conducted
at Clear Creek Babtist church at 2
olclock Tuesday afternoon by the
Rev. W. F. McMahan. Burial was
made in the church cemetery.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Julia Hoover Hunter; five children,
Mrs. Sophia Loftis, the Misses Ab
bie and Joyce Hunter, Mrs. Martha
[Silvers, and Mrs. Ruth Silvers; a
step-son, Spud Smith; two brothers,
I Will and Dave Hunter; a sister, Mra.
! Robert Smith; 14 grand-children;
I three step-grandchildren and six
! step-great-grandchildren. All except
Dave Hunter, of route 1, Old Fort,
! live in the Marion, route 4, com
I
' mumty.
BAILEY WINS BY BIG
MAJORITY; BULWINKLE
ELECTED IN DISTRICT
Raleigh, June 1. — There won't
be any new faces in the North Car
olina congressional delegation—not
for a while anyway.
Saturday's Democratic primary
brought overwhelming victories to
Josiah Bailey and all eleven of the
incumbent representatives.
Only four of the 11 incumbent
congressmen were opposed. They
were Representatives Herbert Bon
ner of the first district, John H.
Folger of the fifth, W. 0. Burgin
of the eighth and A. L. Bulwinkle
in the 11th. All four won easy
victories.
RUFF AWARDED PRIZE
At HAMPDEN-SYDNEY
John A. L. Ruff, son of the Re'/.
Thomas B. Ruff, pastor of the Old
Port Presbyterian church, and Mrs.
Ruff, has been awarded the Rose
well Page prize of $25 in public
speaking at Hampden-Sydney col
lege, it has been learned here.
Young Ruff, a sophomore, was al
so awarded the trustees' literary
medal and the Literary key, both
scholastic honors. Several weeks
ago he was elected a member of
Sigma Upsilon, national honorary
fraternity.