THE MARION PROGRESS
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
ESTABLISHED t&96 MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1944 VOL. XLVIII—NO. 31
Red Cross War Fund Drive To
Start In The County March 1st
Final Plans Made For Drive
Beginning Next Wesdesday
To Raise Quota of $10,200.
In a meeting held in the office of
local chapter of the American Red
Cross, by officials of this organiza
tion, final details for the war time
Red Cross drive were worked out,
and the period beginning March 1st
through March 15 has been officially
set for the drive. Eugene Cross,
chairman of the drive committee,
stated canvassers are ready for the
huge job that lies before them.
The quota set for McDowell coun- i
ty is $10,200, which is almost twice j
the quota of last year. But it is
pointed out that the job Red Cross,
is now doing has been doubled and
trebled over its work of twelve
months ago. Sixty-nine per cent of
every dollar raised in this county
for Red Cross goes to national head
quarters, while the remaining thirty
one per cent remains in McDowell
county to be used by the local chap
ter in its work here.
The money raised through the
contributions of local citizens and
business concerns which is sent to
national Red Cross headquarters
might be considered as McDowell
county money sent tQ serve Mc
Dowell county boys as they take
their places on the four corners of
the earth in this global war. In oth
er words, whereever your boy is,
there you will find the Red Cross by
his side.
If we are to raise our quota it will j
he necessary for every citizen to do j
his part and give freely when a
member of the drive committee
calls. In all cases possible every in
dividual should double the amount
which he gave last year.
The local chapter of the Red
Cross has served many service men
and members of their family. The
office of the Red Cross is open every
afternoon of every week day except
Saturday, and on this day the office
is open in the morning. This offiee
is anxious to serve, and invites any
service man, or member of his fami
ly, to contact it when there is a j
need. j
The request of the Red Cross to
every citizen of this county is "Do
not forget the dates, March 1
through March 15, and when that
time comes be as liberal as you can."
NEGRO CHARGED WITH J
THEFT OF GAS STAMPS;
THREE ARE GIVEN FINES j
j
Smith Fullwood, negro youth
about fourteen years of age who has
been employed at the city hall, was
arrested this week on a charge of
stealing gas coupon books from the
office of the local war price and ra
tion board and has been placed in
the custody of J. F. Moody, juvenile
■court judge.
Bishop Greenlee, Joe Faucett,
Lindsay Boyce and Tony Johnson,
^11 colored, were given a hearing be
fore Judge Paul Story in county
court Tuesday on charges oi receiv
:ing stolen goods in connection with
the theft of the stamps. Greenlee
was fined $25 and costs, Faucett $50
: and cost, Boyce $50 and cost, and
Johnson remanded to juvenile court.
BOND AND STAMP SALES
AT PLEASANT GARDENS
SCHOOL $20,441.95
Pleasant Gardens School went
over the top in the bond drive, sell
ing a total of $20,441.95 worth of
"bonds and stamps in the school and
community. The schobl had set as
its goal $15,000 in bonds, but ex
ceeded that amount by more than
one-third. This gives the school the
honor of having its name placed on
a plaque in a war plane since the
'War Department has agreed to do
this for all schools selling $15>,{M)0
or more in bonds during the recent
< drive.
JOHNSON PROMOTED
Donald Johnson, Seaman First
Class, U. S. N., has been promoted
to Petty Officer Thirfd Class, accord
ing to word received here this week
by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. H.
-Johnson.
Buy war bonds and Stamps.
; M'DOWELL RAISES
TOTAL OF $1,027.90
FOR BOY SCOUT FUND
J. H. Beaman, chairman of the
finance committee for the Boy Scout
fund, reports the total of $1,027.90
j collected in the 1944 drive for Scout
j Funds which was conducted immedi
j ately following scout week. Of this
| amount Mr. Beaman stated $855
[was forwarded to the Piedmont
Council headquarters in Gastonia.
The Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs
joined in the solicitation and those
who helped solicit include S. J.
Westmoreland, H. F. Beam, W. G.
Ballew, W. S. Shiflet, of the Kiwanis
| Club, and J. A. Wier, A. C. Hewitt,
Jr., Charles H. Smith, of the Rotary
j Club.
; Mrs. Fred Bolick and Mrs. Rowe
Mauney also assisted in the solicita
tion. i
The McDowell County Scout com- j
mittee composed of John M. Snoddy, j
J. B. Laughlin, S. J. Westmoreland, |
H. F. Beam and J. H. Beaman wish j
to thank all who helped to make the
drive successful.
The 1944 budget of the Piedmont
Council Boy Scouts of America,
which was adopted at the annual
j meeting held in Gastonia in Janu
ary, amounts to the total of $22,
700 or slightly more than $5 for
each registered in the council. The
district which includes all troops in
McDowell county having a total
membership of $171 would be ex
pected to pay to the council $855 as
its share of the expense.
SIXTY-FOUR M'DOWELL
COUNTY REGISRTANTS
ARE CLASSIFIED l^A
A number of McDowell county
men have been placed in class 1-A
for military service, according to a
re-classification list announced by
the local draft board. Status also j
was assigned to a number of other j
men. The list placed in 1-A follows:!
Carl W. McGee, Willard R. Ricks,
Breman A. Parker, Columbus D.
Brown, Lewis E. Reynolds, Locke C.
Tate, Alvin F. Parker, Horace A. I
Poole, Carl F. Hensley, Clyde T.
Whitesides, Edgar A. Allen, Fred
Cline, Baxter H. Whelchel, Henry I.
McGee, Roby L. Seagle, Geo. A.
Waycaster, Clarence R. Mcintosh, i
Joseph D. Gibson, Howard N. Willis,
Elijah M. Davis.
Plato Arrowood, Milt B. Duncan,
Jones E. Poteat, Fred McBee, Ben
jamin A. Marler, Daniel J. White
ner, Carl W. Christopher, Lewis D. !
Roland, John D. Johnson, Gilmer H.!
' ' i
Moody, Thomas T. Jaynes, John R. j
[Ellis, James T. Curtis, Floyd W. |
Strikeleather, Robert A. McPeters, j
j Holland M. Shuford, Millard F. Wat- j
| son, Jesse L. Reel, Jones Burgin, j
Guy Hensley.
Glenn F. Searcy, Richard G. Rob
erts, Marion Blevens, Ed. Dennie,
Thos. W.' Throneburg, Charlie C.
Buttle, Robert N. Mills, Lawrence E.
Hensley, Donald 0. Burgin, Milton
C. Pittman, Gettys H. Hall, Goler
; Holtsclaw, Carl J. Autrey, William
| H. Condray, Herman W. Martin,
•William P. Elliott, Jr., Max J. Holli
i field, James Williams, Harlan R.
! White.
Colored list: Gregg Forney, Wil
i lie R. Greenlee, Thomas E. Mc
iKesson, Sidney J. O'Neal.
! OLD FORT WOMEN RAISE
$75,000 IN RECENT DRIVE
i
j The Old Fort Woman's Club has
| received to date $10,325 in the re
jcently sponsored "Buy A Bomber
j Campaign," according to informa
jtion received Tuesday from Mrs. S.
! P. Mauney, chairman of the drive,
jand Mrs. WinSlow Burgin, assistant
chairman.
Mrs. Mauney explained that each
club district has $75,000—the cost
of one bomber—as a goal.
| BOND AND STAMP SALES
FOR THE LEADER $9,175
| I. J. Londner announces that bond
and stamp sales for the Leader dur
ing the War'Loan drive amounted to
$9,175.00. Mrs. Lennie Grindstaff,
\ employee of the store, is credited
jwith the sale rof $8,000 of this
..amount.
This year, with service flag* in windows of nearly every home, Red Cross will
mean so much more to Americans. As depicted in this reproduction of a 1944
Red Cross War Fund poster, many windows also will display the symbol of
participation in the cause of Mercy /wid Humanity—the Red Cross.
I
MAJOR STANCILL NANNEY i
STANCILL NANNEY
PROMOTED TO MAJOR j
Capt. Stancill M. Nanney has been '
promoted to Major, according to [
iword received here by his parents,
| Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Nanney.
| Major Nanney volunteered for j
| the army air corps in September, j
; 1940 and finished technical school in |
j communication and radio at Scott j
Field, Illinois in Apri, 1941. After ;
completing basic training at Albu-!
querque, New Mexico he was made
Second Lieutenant and sailed with
the 19th bombardment group from
San Francisco, California on Sep
tember 4, 1941 for Clark Field,
Phillipine Islands. He remained
with the group through the struggle
of Mindanao, Java and Australia,
was awarded the Silver Star in Java
for remaining on duty while the field
to which he was stationed was under i
fire. T
He came back to the states Dec.
ember, 1942, with the remaining
| portion of the 19th bombardment;
j Group and was commissioned Cap-!
itain and decorated. Major Nanney
| is now with the Air Force at Colo
| rado Springs, Colorado where he
I has been doing instruction work,
i
I TO OBSERVE WORLD DAY
OF PRAYER HERE FRIDAY
Marion churches will unite in the '
| observance of the World Day of |
j Prayer on Friday afternoon of this
I week at First Presbyterian church
i from four to five o'clock,
j Preparations for the union obser
vance of World Day of Prayer,
'which is sponsored by United Coun
| cil of Church Women, is in charge of
I local women, and representatives
(from the participating churches will
[take part in the one hour program,
it is announced.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this devotional period, which
j comes on the first Friday in Lent.
| GRAFTON BIRD DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
IN WASHINGTON, D. C.
i Many of the older residents of
| Marion will regret to learn of the
[ sudden passing of Grafton C. Bird,
formerly of Marion, who succumbed
to a heart attack at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Alda Bird, in Washing
ton, D. C. on February 16.
Mr. Bird spent his early life in
Marion and secured part of his edu
cation at the Marion high school.
After graduation he left Marion to
accept a position with the Southern
Railway in Asheville as chief clerk,
j and was later connected with the T.
|H. Martin Insurance company of
'Memphis, Tenn., where he made his
home for twenty-three years. He
was a veteran of the World War I,
serving in France, Luxembourg, and
with the Army of Occupation in Ger
many. He was a noble of the Mystic
Shrine and a member of the B. P.
|0. E.
i He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
1 Tess Bird, his mother, a sister, Mrs.
' Josephine Weaver, two brothers,
j Fred Bird, of Washington, D. C.,
|and Lenore Bird.
| Funeral services were conducted
j at the Elks and American Legion
I home in Washington and interment
'made in Arlington National ceme
tery with full military honors.
MARION CAGERS WIN
ONE GAME AND LOSE
ONE WITH GLENWOOD;
|
Marion girls lost to Glenwood;
here last night in one of the most j
thrilling cage tilts of the season. It j
was either team's game until the
last minutes when Glenwood made
the score 35 to 34 and with that
score the game ended. Evans lead
the high scoring for Glenwood while J
Neighbors lead for Marion.
The Marion boys trounced the
well balanced team of Glenwood by
a margin of 40 to 35. The game
was packed with thrills from start to
finish. High scorer for Glenwood
was McGullock with Red Walker
leading Marion.
The Rippers will play Glenwood in
a return engagement here next
Tuesday night.
CPL. NONI JARAMILLO
ADDRESSES ROTARIANS
Cpl. Noni Jaramillo, WAC recruit- j
ing officer of the Asheville office, |
was guest speaker at the luncheon !
meeting of the Rotary Club last Fri- |
day noon. j
Cpl. Jaramillo explained the WAC|
program pointing out that forty J
new kinds of work were open to wo- j
men who wish to enlist and release
a man for active service.
| She laid particular stress on the
new opportunity for WACs to be
' stationed within the locality they
; prefer.
Ration Tokens Will Be Used By
Shoppers Starting On Feb. 27
M'DOWELL COUNTY
BOND SALES EXCEED
QUOTA BY $104,917
McDowell County has topped its j
quota in the Fourth War Loan drive
by 8104,917.25, according to the
latest records of war bond purchases
received from the Federal Reserve j
Bank, it was stated yesterday.
Reports for sales of all types of j
bonds showed a total of $484,917.25 ;
on the county's quota of $380,000. j
It was also announced that the |
goal of $190,000 in the sale of E j
bonds had been exceeded by $24,- i
231. McDowell county is one of ten i
counties in the state that has exceed- j
ed its quota in the sale of E bonds, i
it was stated yesterday.
BOY SCOUTS ADVANCED
AT HONOR COURT HERE
LAST FRIDAY EVENING!
Eleven McDowell county Boy j
Scouts were advanced in rank and j
fourteen received merit badges at j
the court of honor held at the First'
Methodist church here last Friday
evening.
Ranks conferred were as follows: j
Tenderfoot: Herbert Suttlemyre ■
and Jackie D. Houck, troop 6, Ma-!
rion; Hobart Chapman, troop 1, j
Ashford; Don Silver, troop 1, Glen- '
wood.
(Second class rank: John Poteat, j
Jimmy Ray and Dean Seagle, troop j
6, Marion; Jimmie Lawing, troop 1, j
Glenwood.
First class rank: Clarence Mor-j
gan, troop 1, Glenwood; Raymond;
Evans, troop 1, Nebo; Howard Hoo- \
ver, troop 6, Marion.
Merit badges were awarded as ■
follows: ]
Automobiling and camping, B. H. j
Laughridge, troop 6, Marion.
Civics: Bill Giles, troop 6, Ma
rion.
Cooking: J. B. Morgan and Her- j
bert Epley, troop 1, Glenwood.
Firemanship: John Beaman, j
troop 6, Marion.
First Aid: Ned Dobson, troop 1,!
Nebo.
Machinery: Bill Giles, troop 1,'
Marion.
Personal Health: Guy Morgan,'
troop 1, Gfenwood; Jack Corpening,
troop 1, Nebo.
Poultry Keeping: Joe English j
and Frank English, troop 1, Ash-1
ford.
Public Health: Jack Corpening,1
troop 1, Nebo.
Reading: Harold Wilson, troop 1,'
Nebo.
Safety: J. B. Morgan, troop 1,'
Glenwood.
MARION AND OLD FORT ,|
SPLIT IN CAGE GAME
The Marion "Rippers" and Old
! Fort played their return game last
| Thursday night at the high school
j gym with the Marion girls and Old !
I Fort boys victorious.
I The Marion girls, who haven't lost
a game, won over the Old Fort team
j 22 to 11. The Marion girls were
j led by Kanipe and Godfrey, the for
imer scoring 10 points and the latter
j 9 points. The Old Fort girls were
I led by Deane who scored 6 points,
i The Old Fort boys beat the Ma
! rion boys by a score of 25 to 23.
! Old Fort was lead by Nesbitt, who
[ scored 9 points, with Harris scoring
18. "Red" Walker and Charles
| Mask shared honors on the Marion
, team with 10 points each.
i
CADET MOODY COMPLETES
TRAINING AT AIR FIELD
I
Aviation Cadet William Moody j
has just completed his basic flying!
training at the Merced Army Air
Field, California. He will now pro- j
ceed to an Army advanced flying;
school, where he will take the final j
steps toward attainment of his sil-,
ver pilot wings.
He is the son of J. F. Moody.
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FIRST METHODIST
SERMON SUBJECTS^
1
Dr. D. E. Camak, pastor of the j
First Methodist Church, will use as'
his sermon subject Sunday morning •
j "The Church at Work."
! At the 5 o'clock Vesper Service
Dr. Camak will speak on "An Ade
jquate Religion." J
Tokens To Be Used For Mak
ing "Change"; Red And
Blue Tokens Good For One
Point.
February 27 will be a "red and
blue token" day for Mrs. American
Housewife. Because, starting that
day, she will begin to use new OPA
one-point tokens in connection with
her regluar ration stamps.
These tokens are slightly smaller
and thinner than a dime and are
made of a light but durable plastic.
Stamped on each token is "OPA 1
Red (or Blue) Point." To begin
with, she will get some of these tok
ens as change from her grocer and
butcher—red tokens in change from
her new red stamps and blue tokens
in change from her new blue stamps.
There after she can use these tokens,
at 1-point value, on the same pur
chase on which she uses stamps of
similar or equivalent color.
To aid the housewife in switching
over to the revised food rationing
system, OPA has prepared the fol
lowing calendar:
BROWN STAMPS: Y and Z
(Book 3) will continue valid for
meats, cheese, etc. until March 20
at their face value of 8, 5, 2 and 1
points as in the past. Red tokens,
however may be used with brown
stamps after February 27.
GREEN STAMPS: K, L and M
(Book 4) will continue valid for
processed foods until March 20 at
their face value, as in the past. Blue
tokens may be used with green
stamps after February 27.
| RED STAMPS: Three red stamps
i—A8, B8 and C8 in Book 4 — be
S come valid on February 27 with a
| point value of 10 each or a total
: value of 30 points. They will be
I good through May 30, 1944, for use
jwith red tokens in buying meats and
j fats Three more red stamps will
(become valid March 12 and others
(successively during the year.
! BLUE STAMPS: Five blue
| stamps—A8, B8, C8, D8 and E8 in
Book 4—will become valid Februai-y
27 with a total value of 50 ponits or
10 points each. They will be good
through May 30, 1944, and may be
used with blue tokens for buying
processed foods.
OPA gave this example of shop
ping with stamps and tokens: If
you buy items worth 23 blue points,
you will give your merchant two
blue stamps and three blue tokens.
If you have no tokens at the mom
ent you will give three blue stamps
(worth 30 points) and will receive
seven blue tokens in change. In all
transactions until March 20, when
the green and brown stamps run out,
you can get change in tokens for
these stamps just as well as for the
new red and blue stamps. Further
more, in case some localities might
be short of tokens at the beginning,
! during the period between February
27 and March 20—when the brown
and green stamps run out—valid 1
point green stamps and valid 1 —
point brown stamps may be usedt
where necessary in making change;,
valid 1-point green stamps in place
of blue tokens and valid 1-point
brown stamps in place of red tok
i ens.
OPA also added these highlights:
1. No tokens will be issued to
consumers. They will be obtained
only as "change" from stores.
Stamps may not be exchanged for
tokens.
2. Tokens are valid indefinitely
but, while they have have no expira
tion date, they should be spent in
preference to stamps. If they are
hoarded they may be lost, mislaid
or stolen and they cannot be replac
ed.
3. Red and blue stamps will, in
the future, expire together on the
same dates and will be valid for
about 12 weeks, or three times as?
long as previously.
4. Red and blue stamps will be
torn from ration books from left to
right—not in up-and-down strips as
heretofore.
5. Brown and green stamps will
continue to be removed in vertical
strips until they run out.
6. OPA urges shoppers to use
their green and brown stamps first,
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