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 20, 1944
VOL. XLVIII—NO. 39
Candidates File
With Board For
County Offices
Rabb And Neal File For Dem
ocratic Nomination For
House; GOP Enters Ticket.
The filing deadline in McDowell
county arrived Saturday evening
with fifteen seeking office, but only
one contest looms in the coming pri
mary.
J. C. Rabb, incumbent, and W. W.
Neal, Sr., former legislator, both of
Marion, filed their candidacies for
the Democratic nomination for the
house of representatives.
Zeb L. Lackey, incumbent, of Old
Fort, and E. C. Hawkins, of Marion,
both filed as candidates for the of
fice of register of deeds, but Mr.
Hawkins withdrew from the race
Monday.
Uncontested in the Democratic
primary for re-election are I. L.
Caplan, C. A. Workman and C. L.
Holland for county commissioners,
and E. A. Allanach for surveyor.
W. L. Morris also filed as a can
didate for re-election as a member
of the county board of education.
He has no opposition.
B. L. Robbins, constable in Ma
rion township since 1915 with the
exception of two years, also filed and
is unopposed for nomination and re
election.
Republicans filing are E. P. Craw
ford, of Montfords Cove, for house
of representatives; C. M. Pool of
Marion for register of deeds; J. N.
Nesbitt of Old Fort, C. Y. Banning
and E. W. Parker, both of Marion,
for county commissioners.
DR. BRAY WILL PREACH
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
AT NORTH COVE SUNDAY
Dr. B. F. Bray, pastor of the Mar
ion Baptist Church will preach the
Baccalaureate Sermon for the sen
iors in the North Cove High School
auditorium, April 23rd, at 3 p. m.
Dr. Bray is well known through
out the county and he will doubtless
have a large audience for this com
mencement sermon.
On Friday evening, Judge J. W.
Pless will deliver the annual address
at 8 p. m. Judge Pless has a repu
tation for able speaking. He has
spoken to several of the schools in
the county in the past. The people
in the North Cove Section are pleas
ed with the announcement that
Judge Pless will speak at their
school during this years' commence
meat program.
MRS. WORKMAN CITED FOR
WORK IN FOURTH WAR LOAN
Mrs. C. A. Workman, chairman
of the McDowell County Women's
Division War Finance Committee,
has been presented a citation issued
over the facsimile of the Surgeon
General U. S. army, in recognition
of the great service rendered in be
half of the Fourth War Loan Drive.
The citation read:
"This citation is presented to
Mrs. Ada Taylor Workman in ap
preciation for the sale of 30 E bonds
amounting to $6,468.75 to equal
the purchase price of approximately
5.9 per cent participiation in Ambu
lance Plane campaign."
C. R. McCALL BECOMES
OWNER OF THE BENNETT
PROPERTY ON N. MAIN
C. R. McCall has purchased from
the Bennett estate the property on
corner of Main and Fort streets,
now occupied by the McCall Funer
al Home, it was announced yester
day. The funeral heme will be con
tinued at the present location and
Mr. McCall announced that exten
sive improvements will be made on
the property in the near future.
PLEASANT GARDENS
GRANGE MEETING
The third and fourth degree of
grange work was given at the regu
lar meeting of the Pleasant Gardens
Grange Tuesday evening.
Afterwards a recreation program
was directed by Mrs. T. M. Burnett
. and refreshments were served.
114 MEN GO TO
CAMP CROFT FOR
SERVICE EXAMS
One hundred fourteen McDowell
County men left here yesterday for
pre-induction examinations at Camp
Croft. The list follows:
Nelson Willis, Jr., James A. Kil
lough, Harley Willis, Jl\, Andrew R.
Finley, Tice W. Hicks, William F.
Roland, Paul W. Lavender, Albert L.
Finley, Willie Gatha Mace, Cecil J.
Clontz, Ercel L. Barlowe, John P.
Webster, George M. Wiggins, Clar
ence F. Biddix, Ira F. Knupp, Fiburn
Dellinger, David E. Warren, Clyde
R. McKinney, Albert H. Morgan,
Arnold L. Ward.
Ransom Robertson, Lawson Buch
anan, Calvin W. Stevens, James H.
Young, Jr., Willard Johnson, Curtis
K. Poteat, Paul V. Lusk, James R.
Ward, Ollis V. Vess, Homer E. Rob
ertson, Lawrence H. Bartlett, James
R. Clontz, Wade Miller, Roscoe J.
Rumfelt, Loy Max Toney, Virgil G.
Hollifield, Elmer L. McGinnis, Floyd
A. Bruner, Bruce V. Hoilman, Hor
ace J. Hall, Frank R. Hall.
Arlon T. Bank, Arnold L. Morgan,
James H. Finley, Velvie Hugh Dal
ton, Wilbern Renn Miller, Charles A.
McCormick, Lat E. Robinson, Max
Jack Hollifield, Parry L. Tilley,
James L. Finley, Howard H. Laven
der, Everette L. Hutchins, Enoch W.
! Shirlen, Thad W. Stewart, Clyde G.
Rabb, Adie A. Wiseman, Jr., Eugene
Causby, Terrence M. Poteat, William
L Early.
Pryor E. Williams, James E.
j Jones, Fred R. Smith, Eugene V.
Lewis, Joseph E. Cuthrell, Addie Y.
Causby, Lewis H. Johnson, Roy
Woody, Bruce McNeal, Eugene M.
Toney, Robert E. Morris, Joseph N.
j Presnell, Steve J. Lowery, J. D. Ad
Idison, John C. Ayers, Clarence E.
Finley, Ralph M. Haynes, Flake S.
Moffitt, Willie B. Taylor, Norman A.
Osborne, Frank J. Beam, Wilburn
Stevens.
James T. Taylor, Wade B. Rum
felt, Jasper F. Davis, Earl Grind
staff, Frank J. King, William K. Gill,
Jr., Ruben Hutson McKinney, Dan
iel W. Adams, Jr., Everett L. Pyatt,
Paul Webb Toney, James L. Lane,
James A. Carswell, John W. McCar
thy, James L. Gill, Raymond C. Den
nie, Ray Andrew Rhom, Charles H.
jTrinks, Henry C. Finley, J. D.
| Hayes, Ernest F. Price, Ernest J.
(Wood, Homer Lawing, Donald J.
! Evans, Andrew G. Owensby, George
iC. Brian, Robert G. Palmer, Elmer
|E. Mann, Wade Johnson Rumfelt,
J Carl Phillips, Elmer V. Willis, John
| H. Willis and Willard Mills.
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Democrats Of
McDowell To
Hold Meetings
Precinct Meeting Will Be Held
At Voting Places Saturday,
April 22, At 2 P. M.
Democratic precinct meetings will
be held throughout the county next
Saturday in preparation for the
county convention April 29, it is an
nounced by R. W. Proctor, chairman
of the McDowell county Democratic
executive committee.
The county convention which will
be held at the court house in Marion
at 11 o'clock on Saturday of next
week will elect delegates to the
State convention to be held in Ra
leigh on May 4.
County conventions will be held
throughout the state on April 29
under the party's" plan of organiza
tion. Chairmen of McDowell's 17
i precincts who will be named next
Saturday will hold a session follow
ing the convention to elect officers
and otherwise prepare for the 1944
election campaign.
Democrats will hold their precinct
meetings at 2 o'clock Saturday, as
sembling at the polling place to elect
a precinct committee and to name
delegates to the county convention
April 29, according to notice issued
by the county chairman.
GARDENS
Canners have been asked to set
set aside about 40 per cent of this
year's pack for war uses as compar
ed with 25 per cent last year. More
and better Victory Gardens are
needed this year.
Annual Meeting
Of Presbyterial
Here Next Week
Session Will Be Held At First
Presbyterian Church Wed
nesday, April 26.
The thirty-eighth annual session
of the Woman's Auxiliary of Con
cord Presbytery will meet in the
First Presbyterian church here on
Wednesday, April 26th, with the
president, Mrs. W. H. Goodman, of
Kannapolis presiding. Fifty church
es are included in this presbytery,
covering an area in western North
Carolina from Salisbury to Old Fort.
Registration will begin at 9:30 A.
M. Wednesday. The local Auxiliary
president, Mrs. B. F. Pollard, will ex
tend greetings, after which Dr. Carl
McMurray will conduct the worship
service.
Among the distinguished guests
will be Mrs. Geo. U. Baucom, Jr., of
Raleigh, Synodical president, and
Dr. G. A. Wilson of Wilmington,
who will speak on the work in the
war areas. Miss Lucy Steele, Peace
Institute, Raleigh, will address busi
ness girls and women, especially, on
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Miss
Margaret Shelby, missionary from
| Mexico, will speak on Wednesday's
program.
Miss Steele will also be a speaker
on Wednesday's progTam. Mrs. C.
A. Harris, synodical secretary of
schools and colleges, will present
Miss Agnes Perkins, student of
Mitchell College, who will bring a
message from Mitchell College.
Miss Louise Poteat will bring a mes
sage in song.
Dr. Nettie Grier, former mission
ary of China, and Mrs. O. F. Yates,
both of Montreat, will be guests of
the Presbyterial.
Members of the executive board
will arrive on Tuesday and have a
business session ^Tuesday afternoon
at the church, after which Mrs. Chas.
A. Harris will serve supper.
Dinner will be served at the
church at 1 o'clock on Wednesday by
members of the local Auxiliary.
PFC. OTIS C. LONON
AWARDED ARMY MEDALS
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i Pfc. Otis C. Lonon, of Route 3,
■ Marion, was recently awarded a
| campaign medal and also a good con
! duct medal, word received here yes
terday stated.
| Pfc. Lonon entered service in
I April, 1942 and was assigned to the
I 45th Division of the Field Artillery.
: He landed in North Affrica in June,
1943 and was sent immediately to
the initial invasion of Sicily where
he saw 38 days of combat with the
7th army.
At the close of the Sicilian Cam
i paign, Pfc. Lonon, with the 45th di
i vision, was transferred to the 5th
! army and took part in the invasion
; of Italy at Salerno and saw 110 days
combat in Southern Italy before be
ing sent to the initial landing at
! Anzio. According to clippings from
! "Stars and Stripes" it was the 45th
: division which met and turned back
; the second and heaviest German
! counter attack on the Anzio Beach
head on February 16, this battle
; lasted four days.
i Pfc. Lonon is a graduate of Lees
j McRae College at Banner Elk and is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Lonon
i of Route 3, Marion. The Lonons
have four other sons in the armed
service. They ai*e Cpl. Robert W.,
overseas; Pfc. A. Guy, Patterson
iField, Ohio; Sgt. William L., Barks
idale Field, La., and Pvt. James H.,
i Camp Davis.
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WHITSON RITES SET FOR
THURSDAY AT 3 O'CLOCK
The remains of Second Lieuten
ant Warren A. Whitson, U. S. Ma
; rine Air Corps, who was killed is
\ an airplane crash at Santa Barbara,
! California on Monday, April 10, ar
; rived here Wednesday, and funeral
j services will be conducted at Garden
| Creek Baptist Church Thursday af
I ternoon at 3 o'clock by Dr. B. F.
J Bray. He will be assisted by Dr.
Carl W. McMurray and Rev. Chas.
| C. Parker. Burial will be made in
: Oak Grove cemetery. The Ameri
can Legion will conduct the military
services at the grave.
Plans Made For
General Sugar
Registration
Will Take Place At The Vari
ous School Sites Next Thurs
day And Friday.
Plans for a general sugar registra
tion for home canning purposes have
been completed, according to an an
nouncement from the Local War
Price and Rationing board.
The registration will take place at
the various school sites in Marion
and the county. Hours for registra
tion will be from 1:00 p. m. until 5
p. m. on April 27 and 28. The
schools where these registrations
will be held are listed as follows:
Marion, Clinchfield, East Marion,
Eugene Cross, West Marion, North
Cove, Pleasant Gardens, Nebo, Dy
sartsville, Glenwood and Sugar Hill.
Citizens making application for can
ning sugar should go to the school
nearest them at the time mentioned
above.
Every person living within the
boundaries of McDowell county is
entitled to make application for ex
tra sugar, provided there is a need
for it. The extra allotment of su
gar may be used for canning pur
poses only, and the maximum
amount that may be obtained at
time of registration is twenty pound*
per person. Some time ago sugar
stamp number 40 became valid, good
for five pounds of sugar to be used
for canning purposes.
When making application for su
gar on either April 27 or 28, the ap
plicant must have with him his War
Ration Book No. 4, containing spare
stamp number 37, which stamp will
be deleted as the registration is com
pleted. Any one member of a fami
ly may register for the entire family,
provided he has with him War Ra
tion Book No. 4 for each individual
member of the family.
No person is expected to apply for
sugar unless there is a need for it
under the regulations set up by the
OPA for the issuance of sugar for
home canning purposes.
PFC. MARTIN AWARDED
GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
Pfc. Martha Josephine Martin
{who is stationed at MacDill Field,
Florida attached to the Base De
j tachment and is driving the line
taxi which takes the WACs back and
I
' forth to work, has been awarded a
good'conduct medal for one year's
jgood conduct in the WAC. Pfc.
Martin started her training at Day
tona Beach, Florida in February,
1943. After basic training she at
tended motor transport school. Upon
| completion of this course she was
j transferred to MacDill Field, Fla.,
; where she has been stationed to this
: date. She was awarded a medal for
j driving without an accident.
! She is the daughter of the late
j Ben E. Martin and Mrs. Josephine
j D. Martin of Route 3.
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jCADET Wm. MOODY TO
RECEIVE SILVER WINGS
Aviation Cadet William S. Moody,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moody, is
a member of a class of Student Of
ficers and Aviation Cadets and was
graduated from the Army Air
Forces Pilot School (Advanced
; Two Engine) at Stockton Field,
j California, on April lf>.
i Hie will be made a full-fledged
j pilot and will be given the coveted
| silver wings. He will be placed on
| active duty , in his rank with the
I Army Air Forces.
j Before entering the final and acj^
| vanced course at Stockton Field,
: Cadet Moody completed 18 weeks of
! primary and basic training at Blythe
and Merced, California.
ROM HUSKINS ACCEPTS
POSITION AT WORKMAN'S
Rom Huskins, veteran of World
! War II, has accepted a position in
| the men's department of Workman's
i Store after receiving a medical dis
charge from the army.
Mr. Huskins entered service at the
age of 15 and received his discharge
at the age of 18 after serving at
Guadalcanal, New Hebrides and oth
er island!; in the South Pacific.
VICTIM OF PLANE CRASH—
Lit. Warren A. Whitson, above, was
killed in airplane crash at Santa
Barbara, Calif., April 10.
MRS. BURNETT ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF PLEASANT
GARDENS P. T. A. UNIT
A large crowd attended the Par
ent-Teacher Association picnic sup
per and Program at Pleasant Gar
dens school last Thursday evening.
It was estimated that about 250
people of the community attended
the affair. A feature of the meet
ing was the program given by the
rhythm band under the direction of
Miss Elsie House.
Mrs. M. B. Burnett was elected
t president of the association for the
' ensuing year. Others officers elect
! ed included G. C. Crawford, vice
, president; Mrs. Geo. W. Sandlin,
| secretary, and Mrs. Lock Tate,
j treasurer,
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BOY SCOUT COURT OF
HONOR FRIDAY NIGHT
| The Boy Scout court of honor for
| McDowell county will be held at the
I First Methodist church Friday night,
! April 21,. at 8 o'clock. All scouts are
; urged to attend.
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Program Given
! For Meeting Of
\ Baptist Group
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Association Session Is Sched
uled April 27 At Baptist
Church In Old Fort.
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1 The program of the annual spring
meeting of the Blue Ridge Baptist
; Association at Old Fort Baptist
church Thursday, April 27, beginn
ing at 10 a. m. has been announced,
; following the pastor's conference at
_ East Marion Monday.
! The general theme of the meeting
iwas given as "Christ Pre-eminent
j in His Church in a War Torn
| World." "Introducing the Theme"
! will be given by Dr. B. F. Bray, pas
| tor of the Marion First Baptist
} church. "Christ Pre-eminent in the
i Teaching of His Church" is the sub
| ject for the Rev. W. E. Abrams, pas
tor at Pleasant Gardens.
The Rev. R. 1. Corbett, pastor of
the Clinchfield church, is to speak of
j "Christ Pre-eminent in the Worship
j Service of Hi9 Church." "Christ Pre
j eninent in the Doctrine of His
Church" will be discussed by Dr.
j
IJudson L. Vipperman, pastor of the
i Long Creek Memorial Baptist church
; of Dallas.
After lunch, at the church, Mill
| ard Freeman, of Rutherfordton, will
| talk about "Christ Pre-eminent in
|the Music of His Church." The next
| subject and speaker, "Christ Pre
' eminent in the Training of His
I Church," James W. Ray, of Spin
| dale, will be followed by Mrs. C. C.
' Parker of Marion, W. M. U. super
| intendent of the Blue Ridge associa
tion, who will speak about "Christ
! Pre-eminent in the Missions of His
i Church." The closing message of
,the day will be by Dr. Vipperman
j on "Christ Pre-eminent in Church
j Evangelism."
j The Rev. L. G. Redding will lead
the devotional service of the morn
ing session and the Rev. D. W.
Hodge will be the leader for the af
ternoon session. W. R. Chambers,
moderator, will preside.
Teachers Of
County Hold
Final Meeting
Miss Alice Paulukas Speaks
For Education Association
At Pleasant Gardens.
Last Friday afternoon the county
teachers held their final meeting of
the year. At the opening session.
Superintendent N. F. Steppe, dis
cussed briefly some of the prob
lems now facing the schools. He
made mention of the difficulties aris
ing from the war, warning the teach
ers that indications are that schools
will operate next year under severe
handicaps particularly in the matter
of transportation and school sup
plies.
Following the opening session,
the teachers met in groups. The gen
eral theme of all groups was Stand
ards of Promotion. The Primary
group was under the supervision of
Miss Mary G. Burgin of Old Fort
School, Tom Stacy was supervisor
of the Grammar grade group, and
Frank W. Howell was in charge of
the high school group. It was the
general opinions of all groups that
every possible means must be used to
enhance instruction in order that
pupils may be more proficient and
better qualified for promotion. Con
siderable research has been made in
the county schools during the year,
it was stated. The results indicate
that pupils are not as thoraugh in
the mastery of subject matter as
modern standards require. The
teachers of the county schools have
pledged themselves to an active pro
igram of remedial work in order that
I instruction may come up to modern.
' standards.
{ Following the group meetings,
teachers again met in general ses
sion. The teachers of Marion ad
j ministrative unit were present in a
i body for this gestral session. Miss
| Alice Paulukas of the North Caro
lina Education Association address
jed the teachers on modern educa
i tional needs and trends. Miss Paulu
|kas speaks with ease and she arous
j ed much interest among the teach
| ers of the county and city units. She
j spoke particularly of the low salar
ies of teachers, the inequality of
! educations oppox-tunities, and of the
obligation of the Nation to recog
nize its duty to all of its citizens.
She made a very strong argument
for Federal appropriation for pub
lic education.
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forty-six Mcdowell
MEN PLACED IN CLASS 1-A
The McDowell County Draft
board has placed the following 46
men in class 1-A for military service
during the past week:
Clarence W. Jolly, Albert L. Jen
nings, James Woodby, Herman L.
Meredith, Velvie H. Dalton, Everett
E. Swafford, William S. Davis, Clyde
| A. Laughridge, Arria W. Bartlett,
I Paris Johnson, Guy R. Buchanan^
j Frank R. Best, Spurgeon Parker^
! Frank P. Roland, Roby J. Sutton,
' John S. Conner, James L. Williams,
j Joseph W. Owensby, Raymond D.
j Workman, Roy R. Lewis, Robert H.
1 Ballew, Paul J. Cooke, Douglas Lt
| Young, Erastua B. McEntire, Wil
| liam V. Poteat, Ramson H. Mann,
| Ernest Fox, Thomas W. Goforth, Jr.*
jJake Y. Biggerstaff, Donald J. Bar
! lowe, Jimmey G. Vess, Cecil F.
i Moody, George T. Mathis, Lankfird
[Adkins, Hoyle D. Lawing, Fred L.
jHoppes, James W. Pritchard, Wil
liam F. Nichols, Dewey G. Arrowood,
Homer A. Conner, Hugh J. Price,
Gaylon H. Isaacs, Johnie R. Godfrey,
Delmer T. Hollifield, Ernest E.
Franklin, Kenneth W. Rabb.
PRICE CEILING, SHOES
DISCUSSED BY MERCHANTS^
Price ceilings, unrationed shoes
and credit reports were discussed at
the meeting of the Merchants Assoc
iation last Thursday night.
It was announced that a number
of merchants who have not joined
in the half holiday will begin clos
ing their stores on Wednesday after
noons the first of May. The list of
stores closing on that date will be
announced next week.
Buy war bonds and Stamps.