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, APRIL 6, 1944 VOL. XLVIII—NO. 37
Five Announce Candidacy For
Nomination and Re-election
On The Democratic Ticket
'Offer For Re-election On Past
Record; County Indebted
ness Greatly Reduced.
In this issue, The Progress carries
the announcement of the county of
ficials who will be candidates in the
May primaries. The announcements
for re-election are: Z. L. Lackey,
Register of Deeds; J. Clyde Rabb,
Representative to the General As
sembly; I. L. Caplan, C. A. Work
man, and Charles Holland for com
missioners.
Mr. Lackey is completing a four
year term. He is well known
throughout the county and is offer
ing himself to the Democratic voters
on his record. Mr. Lackey lives at
Old Fort.
J. Clyde Rabb has represented the
county for the past two terms in
Legislature. He feels that his ex
perience as Legislator better quali
fies him now than ever before to rep
resent the people and tax payers of
the county in Legislature. Mr. Rabb
is well known throughout the coun
ty, has been connected with the busi
ness life for many years. His home
is in the Pleasant Gardens communi
ty.
The commissioners are well Known
to voters of the county. Mr. Caplan
has been a member of the board for
the past ten years, he has been chair
man for the last eight years. He is
a prominent business man in the
town of Old Fort where he is en
gaged in the drug business. In mak
ing this announcement Mr. Caplan
states that he is acceding to request
of many voters throughout the coun- ,
ty that he continue on the board, i
He further states that owing to war |
emergencies that he will not make
any campaign in the May primaries,
but will rely upon his record as com
missioner for the past ten years.
Mr. Workman is a leading busi
ness man in the town of Marion. He
is engaged in the mercantile busi
ness, he has been a member of the
board of commissioners for the past
eight years. Mr. Workman is recog
nized as a capable business man. He
like Mr. Caplan is too busy to take
time out to make a campaign. He
feels that the people of the county
will give him a vote of confidence in
the May primaries for his work, ef
fort, and cooperation with the other
commissioners to give the county an
able administration of county af
fairs.
Mr. Holland is a well known far
mer of the Montford Cove section.
He succeeded the late R. P. Morris
as commissioner. He has held only
one elective term. In offering for
re-election, Mr. Holland states that
he will continue to cooperate with
the Board of Commissioners as a
-whole and will do everything he can
to see to it that the county's affairs
are efficiently managed, and that the
tax payers will be given full value
for the tax money.
In speaking for the county affairs,
Mr. Caplan, chairman, states that
the financial affairs of the county
are in excellent shape. Figures
showing the county's bond indebted
ness indicate that the financial af
fairs of the county have been ably
handled. When Mr. Caplan came in
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W. E. GRANT KILLED
BY FALLING TREE AT
OLD FORT LAST MONDAY
William Ewart Grant, 39, was kill
ed Monday morning when a large
tree fell on him in the woods back
of his home near Old Fort.
At the time of the accident, he
and his father, Mont L. Grant, were
felling trees.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs.
Gay McNeil Grant; one son, Robert
Grant; two brothers, Otis E., of
Newport News, Va., and Sgt. Locke
Grant, of Victoria, Kansas; three
sisters, Mrs. Leslie Woodford, of
Akron, 0., Mrs. Clyde Nesbitt, of
Old Fort, and Miss Eula Mae Giant,
of Newport News, and the father.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the
Old Fort Baptist church by Rev. D.
C. Wesson, Rev. W. E. Pettit and
iRev. H. C. Marley.
I SEEKS RE-ELECTION —Zeb L.
I Lackey above, announces that he
will enter the Democratic primary
on May 27 for nomination and re
election to the office of Register of
Deeds.
i ORGANIZE SCOUTERS
! CLUB; OFFICERS NAMED
A Scouters club for McDowell
county was organized at a supper
meeting at the Community building
here last Thursday night.
The meting was opened by sing-'
ing America, after which Rev. V. P.
Crowder of Nebo gave the invoca
tion. A bounteous supper was serv-!
ed by the ladies of the Lutheran j
church. |
The meting was called to order j
by John M. Snoddy, vice-president i
of this county, and all troops were J
recognized.
The speaker of the evening, Dr.!
Carl Rankins, of the North Carolina '
School for the Deaf, was introduced ,
by Hugh Beam. Dr. Rankin point- j
ed out that many people think of |
scouting as a boys project only. He
showed that scouting must be sup
ported by the men of a community. ;
He emphasized that a cub scout pro-;
gram should be started in this com- •
munity.
Following the address by Dr. Ran
kin, a Scouters club was organized
with 56 members. The following
officers were elected: Frank Gold
smith, assistant Scout commission
er; Rev. V. P. Crowder, president;
S. J. Westmoreland, vice-president;
and Hugh Beam, secretary.
NAVY RECRUITER TO BE
HERE TODAY AND FRIDAY
A Navy recruiter will be in the j
City Hall in Marion on Thursday j
and Friday, April 13 and 14, and i
will accept an unlimited number of,
applications for enlistment in the;
Regular Navy and the Naval Re-!
serve, and also from women for en- j
rollment in the WAVES, it was an-j
nounced here today by Chief Sig
nalman C. J. Rhinehardt of the j
Asheville Navy Recruiting1 Station.
The age limits for enlistment in the
Navy or the Naval Reserve is 17
and 38 to 50, and for the Waves, 20
to 36.
Chief Rhinehardt urges all men
17 years of age to apply for enlist
ment in the Navy well in advance of
their eightenth birthday, for, as he
points out, after a man becomes
eighteen years of age and is regist
ered for selective service, he may no
longer voluntarily enlist in the |
Navy. j
W. J. YOUNG PURCHASES
ESSO SERVICE STATION
Young's Esso Station on North |
Main street has been purchased j
from Kenneth Young by W. J.
Young, it was announced this week.
Kenneth Jfoung left Tuesday to
enter service in the U. S. Navy. W.
J. Young stated that the station
would continue to operate as j
Young's Esso Station.
W. J. Young was employed as a j
salesman for Becker's Bakery be- j
fore purchasing the station.
It took 581,000 gallons of oil to
send American bombers to their
first assault on Rome and bring
them back to base.
$13,013 Raised
In Red Cross
County Drive
Detailed Report Made On Con
tributions; Reports Made By
Other Committees.
Dr. Carl W. McMurray, chairman
of the McDowell county unit of the
American Red Cross, presided at a
meeting of this organization held in
the community building last Tuesday
evening. The purpose of the meet
ing was to review the reports of the
various committees and the work
which they are doing.
Eugene Cross, chairman of the
War Fund drive, gave a report show
ing that a total of $13,013.07 had
been raised during the drive. The
quota for McDowell county was
$10,200.00, which was oversubscrib
ed to the •extent of $2,813.07. Mr.
Cross expressed his appreciation for
the generous response he received
from individuals, business firms and
manufacturing establishments. The
chairman also expressed his appreci
ation for the splendid work and ex
cellent spirit of cooperation of all
his co-workers. The detailed report
of contributions received during the
drive, as read at the meeting, is list
ed below:
Manufacturing plants, Otis Broy
hill, chairman, $8,757.01.
Special contributions, S. R. Cross,
chairman, $1,951.00.
Residential district, Mrs. G. B.
Justice, chairman, $332.50.
Business district, E. P. Dameron,
chairman, $624.71.
City schools, $232.18.
Miscellaneous contributions, $39.
60.
Outlying district, Homer Beaman,
chairman, $1,076.07.
Included in the contributions re
ceived from the outlying district was
money received from county schools,
$390.57; Grange, $13.50; Home
Economics clubs, $166.00, and mis
cellaneous, $6.00.
Mrs. W. W. Neal, Jr., gave an in
teresting report for the production
committee. This report stated that
about an hundred ladies have given
of their time in this work with ap
proximately half this number work
ing more or less regularly. During
the past nine months special mention
was made of the fact a group of la
dies in Old Fort were doing good
work in production, and that a club
of ladies from Pleasant Gardens
came in once a week to work in the
Red Cross production room. During
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LT. WILLIAM MELTON
IS AWARDED AIR MEDAL
Second Lt. William B. Melton of
Marion was awarded the air medal
for meritorious achievement while
participating in five missions against
the enemy, it is announced by the
Bureau of Public Relations, Air
Corps. He is a pilot with a M-24
Liberator group operating from
basas in Italy.
Lt. Melton is a graduate of Black
Mountain high school and was em
ployed with the U. S. Forest Service
prior to his enlistment as an aviation
cadet in June, 1942. He was giv
en his wings and commission from
Turner Field in April, 1943.
PLEASANT GARDENS P. T. A.
GIVES $60.25 TO CANNERY
The Parent-Teacher Association \
of Pleasant Gardens received $60.25
from a recreation night program last'
Friday evening, it was announced
yesterday. |
The proceeds will be contributed
to the community cannery, it was |
stated.
Cherry Speaks
At Rotary Club
Meeting Here
Candidate For Governor Dis
cusses Government; Club
Officers Elected.
R. Gregg1 Cherry, of Gastonia,
Democratic candidate for governor,
was the guest speaker at the weekly
luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club
here last Friday.
The speaker was introduced by
Thurman Richie, former townsman.
Mr. Cherry gave an interesting
talk on "State Government." He ex
plained briefly the financial struc
ture of fthe state, the various ser
vices rendered and the importance
of being prepared to assist young
men and women now in the service
at the close of the war.
In discussing the financial condi
tion of the state he explained how a
large surplus had accumulated solely
on account of war conditions and
stated that the money ought to be
used to pay off the bonded indebted
ness of the state.
Mr. Cherry stated that in his opin
ion the greatest war problem was
that of returning approximately
twelve million service men and wo
men to civilian life. About one
third of them, he explained, will
face changed conditions and stated
that it is the duty of the govern
ment and civilian organizations to
cooperate in some definite manner
in giving them assistance in return
ing to a peacetime life.
Dr. Macon Hewitt was elected
president of the club for the ensuing
year succeding Marshall Dark.
Other officers elected were as fol
lows: A. C. Hewitt, Jr., vice-presi
dent; J. A. Wier, secretary; Hubert
Martin, treasurer, and Lloyd Hairr,
sergeant at arms.
The board of directors is compos
ed of the following:
Dr. Macon Hewitt, A. C. Hewitt,
Jr., J. A. Wier, B. A. Buff, Mar
shall Dark and J. R. Jimeson.
Guests at the meeting included R.
I. McKinnis, R. W. Proctor, R. W.
Twitty, W. D. Lonon, Charles Mc
Call, Joe K. Giles and Sammie Home
wood, honor student of the Marion
high school for the month.
POSTAL RECEIPTS SHOW
INCREASE OF $1176.80
Receipts for the quarter ending
March 31 reached a total of $11,
163.30, Barron Caldwell, postmas
ter, stated yesterday.
For the corresponding period last
year receipts were $9986.50, it was
stated. Thus the quarter just end
ed shows an increase of $1176.80
over the March, 1943 quarter.
Records at the post office also
show the total sales of "E" bonds
during January, February and
March, 1944 as $74,193.75.
LENTEN SERVICES AT
ST. JOHN S CHURCH
Lenten services will be conducted
at St. John's Episcopal church Fri
day evening (Good Friday) at 8
o'clock by the Rev. Albert P. Mack
of Rutherfordton.
The service next Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock will be conducted by
Rev. Peter Lambert of Penland.
L. G. REDDING RESIGNS
PASTORATE AT OLD FORT
Old Fort—The Rev. L. G. Red- i
ding of Old Fort resigned as pastor J
of the Greenlee Baptist church Sun-1
day morning, effective the first of j
September. He has been pastor four ;
years. Mr. Redding will continue j
as pastor of the Cherry Springs'
Baptist church for half time.
I
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New Ration Book Regulations
i
Officials of the local War 'Price
and Rationing board wish to call to
the attention of the public that new
regulations have been received from
OPA headquarters concerning pro
cedure when ration books have been
lost or stolen.
The new regulations, effective im
mediately, states that before the lo
cal War Price and Rationing board
jean issue a duplicate ration that the'
| individual losing his or her ration J
; book must advertise the loss of the j
! book in one of the local newspapers j
and report the loss to the police de- j
partment. After these requirements ;
have been met an application may be |
placed with War Price and Rationing!
office for a duplicate ration to re- j
i place the one lost.
MARION VISITOR — R. Gregg
Cherry of Gastonia, candidate for j
the Democratic nomination for gov- j
ernor of North Carolina, visited
'
friends in Marion last Friday and
was the guest speaker at the weekly
meeting of the Rotary club.
PROCTOR AND LONON
TO MANAGE CHERRY'S
CAMPAIGN IN COUNTY
Robt. W, Proctor, prominent Ma
rion attorney, and W. D. Lonon, Ma
rion attorney and solicitor of county
court, were named last week to man
age R. Gregg Cherry's campaign in
McDowell county.
Mr. Cherry of Gastonia, a candi
date for the Democratic nomination
for governor, spent last Friday af
ternoon in Marion in the interest of
his campaign here. He stated while
here that he had visited practically
every section of the state and that
he was confident of receiving the
nomination in the primary. He was
given a cordial welcome here.
Messrs. Proctor and Lonon, ,co
managers, plan an active campaign
in behalf of Mr. Cherry's candidacy
in this county.
38 Mcdowell men
LEjyVE MARION FOR
ARMED SERVICES
Thirtv-eipht men who have been
accepted for Navy service left here
Tuesday morning for induction at
the army center in Spartanburg.
The list follows:
Thomas Y. Angell, Clifton Raper,
Wayne C. Dillingham, Donald R.
Harvey, Locke C. Tate, Edgar A.
Allen, Eligah M. Davis, Jones E. Po
teat, James E. Smith, Daniel J.
Whitener, Jessie L. Reel, Goler
Holtsclaw, William R. Granger, Jno. ;
Carl Edwards, Charles H. Smith,
Roy D. Graiit, Willard R. Ricks,
James T. Brooks, Sr., Carl W.
Houston, Herman A. Summey, Walt
er F. Jackson, Louis R. Thomas, Wil
liam H. Poteat, Edgar B. Henline, i
Robert J. Grant, James L. Ferguson,
James V. Reynolds, Ralph A. Gibbs,
Kenneth Young, William B. Wright,
Donald D. Duncan, Edward Sherlin,
Calvin E. Vess, Roy P. Hensley,
David C. Lowery, Harlan R. White,
Paul E. Flack and Donald J. Bur
nette.
In addition to the above list three
men Edwin V. Lawing, John T.
Messer and Thomas H. Norman were
I
transferred to other boards for in
duction.
VFW ELECTS OFFICERS
AT RECENT MEETING
At a recent meeting' of Mount
Mitchell Post 2865 of Veterans of
Foreign Wars the following officers
were elected for the year:
Barron P. Caldwell, Post comman
der; Troy W. Riddle, Senior Vice
commander; Benjamin H. Chapman, |
Junior Vice commander; W. Ed.
Conley, Quartermaster; J. Edison
Houck, Advocate; George A. Con
drey, Chaplain, and Julius G. i
Brooks, Trustee.
These officers and those appointed i
will be installed at the regular meet
ing in the Community Building
April 18.
This will be an important meeting |
as plans must be made to help care '
for service men and women when
they return.
LEGION AND AUXILIARY
TO HAVE JOINT MEETING J
The regular monthly meeting of |
the American Legion and the Legion j
Auxiliary will be held next Tuesday!
evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Leg
ion room of the community build
ing, according to announcement this
week.
Food Stamps
Have No Date
Of Expiration
No Change, However, In Man<
ner In Which They Become
Good, It Is Announced.
Expiration dates for food stamp*
are out for the duration, housewives
are reminded by the war price and
rationing: board.
Red and blue stamps in war i-a
tion book No. 4 will be good indefi
nitely, but no change in the manner
in which stamps become good will be
made. Housewives will continue to
get three red stamps worth 30 point*
every second Sunday and five blue>
stamps worth 50 points the first of
every month.
Removal of expiration dates on
red and blue food stamps in war ra
tion book No. 4 applies to all trade
levels as well as to consumers.
This change in no way affects the
time within which brown stamps V,
W. X, Y and Z in war ration book
No. 3 and green stamps K, L and M
in wa£ ration book No. 4 must be
used by the trade.
Initial dates of current ration
stamps follow:
Red (ration book No. 4) meats,
fats and oils, canned fish and dairy
products:
A8, B8 and C8, Feb. 27; D8, E8
and F8, March 12; G8. H8 and J8,
March 26; K8, L8 and M8, April 9;
N8, P8 and Q8, April 23. Good for
10 points.
These stamps have no assigned
expiration date, either for consum
ers or the trade.
Blue (ration book No. 4) process
ed foods:
A8, B8, D8 and E8, Feb. 27; F8,
,G8, H8, J8 and K8, April 1. Good
| for 10 points.
These stamps have no assigned
expiration date, either for consumer
or the trade.
Stamp No. 30—Sunday, Jan. 16.
Stamp No. 31—Saturday, April 1.
These stamps have no assigned ex
piration date, either for consumer
or the trade.
Sugar stamp No. 40—Saturday,
Jan. 29 (home canning). This
stamp is good in the hands of the
consumer through Feb. 28, 1945. It
cannot be used without ration book
account after Mar. 31, 194-5, and
may not be deposited to ration bank
account after Apr. 10, 1945.
The following food stamos have
expired in the hands of consumers.
They must be used by the trade
within the time indicated below:
Brown stamps (ration book 3)
V, W, X cannot be used without
ration bank account after Mar. 27,
and may not be deposited to ration
bank account after Apr. 6, 1944.
Green stamps (ration book 4) K.
L, M, cannot be used without ration
bank account after Apr. 20, and
may not be deposited to ration bank
account after June 30, 1944.
W. M. U. ASSOCIATIONAL
MEETING AT CLEAR CREEK
CHURCH NEXT WEDNESDAY
The annua! associational meeting1
of the W. M. U. of the Blue Ridge
Baptist Association will be held at
the Clear Creek Baptist church Wed
nesday, April 12, it was announced
this week by Mrs. C. C. Parker, as
sociationai superintendent.
A very interesting program be
ginning at 10 a. m. has been ar
ranged for the day, it is stated. Miss
Attie Bostic of Shelby, a returned
missionary, will be the principal
speaker. Others who will take part
on the program include Miss Ruth
Keller of Granite Falls, new field
worker, and Mrs. E. S. Elliott of
Cherrvville.
Representatives from the various
churches throughout the county will
attend the meeting. Everybody is
invited to attend.
CADET Wm. ALLEY ENTERS
PILOT SCHOOL IN MACON
Aviation Cadet William R. Alley,
Jr., of Marion, has completed the
first stage of his flight training at
the AAF primary school in Douglas,
Ga., and has been transferred to
Cochran Field, Macon, Ga., for ther
intermediate stage of his flying
training.