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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, MAY 11, 1944 VOL. XLVIII—NO. 42 County Schools Have Closed A Successful Year Finals Held At Glen wood Wednesday Night; District Principals Re-elected. The county schools came to a suc cessful close this week when gradu ating exercises were held in all the high schools except North Cove, which concluded its years' work last week. The finals at Nebo took place on Friday evening, May 5th, when diplomas were awarded to the mem bers of the senior class and the an nual address was given by Judge J. Will Pless of Marion. At Pleasant Gardens the finals were held on Tuesday evening when former Governor Clyde Hoey spoke to the seniors in a packed auditor ium of friends and patrons of the school district. John Ray Jimeson awarded the diplomas to the seniors and the special awards and certifi cates were given out by Principal W. A. Young. At Old Fort on Sunday, May 7th, the baccalaureate sermon was de livered by Dr. Carl McMurray of Marion. Tuesday evening the grad uates were given their diplomas and the address was given by Dr. C. Grier Davis, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Asheville. Present for the finals was an over flow audience. At Glenwood the annual sermon was delivered on Sunday, May 7th, by Rev. W. E. Pettit, pastor of the First Baptist church at Forest City. Rev. Pettit was pastor at Old Fort for something over three years. Present in the audience were a num ber of friends from the Baptist, church at Old Fort. The graduating i exercises were on Wednesday eve ning when the diplomas were given to the graduating class and the vari ous awards were made. A large' crowd was present to witness the ex ercises and to hear Solicitor Clar ence 0. Ridings, who made the ad dress of the occasion. Notwithstanding the many handi caps due to the emergency of the times, the county schools have had a very successful year. The pupils have been taught by well trained teachers and the records show that considerable progress has been made. Emphasis has been placed upon class room instruction. The several testing programs that have been carried out show that this ob jective has met with success. The county schools have been active in the various war calls of the year. Many thousands of dollars worth of bonds and stamps have been sold by the schools much money has been raised for the Red Cross, and other war agencies. The transportation has been kept <at its usual state of efficiency and the attendance upon the schools has "been very high. Notwithstanding the various handicaps Superintend ent N. F. Steppe states that the year has been very satisfactory. All the district principals have been re-elected except Fred Aber nathy, who was principal of Glen wood and has resigned to take up other work. The principals who are expected to return are: C. L. Nor wood, Old Fort; W. A. Young, Pleas ant Gardens; Frank W. Howell, North Cove; and E. W. S. Cobb, Ne bo. While most of the teachers were re-elected, there has been a few res ignations. The teacher roster of the county is not ready for publication. SATURDAY LAST DAY VOTERS MAY REGISTER Next Saturday, May 13, is the last day in which voters may register for the May 27th primary election, T. W. Gowan, chairman of the county election board, announces. Voters who are not registered in the county, or are living in a differ ent precinct from that in which they last voted, are required to register in order to vote. The precinct dividing line in Ma rion is the Southern railway. Resi dents of the North side vote in pre cinct 1, and residents of the south side in precinct 2. Alvin Rader is registrar for precinct No. 1 and G. C. Stamey registrar for No. 2. NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK IS OBSERVED BY KIWANIANS The first in a series of musical programs in observance of National Music Week was presented at the ! regular weekly meeting of Kiwanis Tuesday evening. It was an operet ta presented by students from Clinchfield school. Mrs. J. B. Laugh lin and Mrs. Bernard Hirsch were in charge of the program. Vice-presi dent J. B. Laughlin is program chair man for the month. Following the program at the community building there was an other musical at the high school au ditorium presented by combined choirs of the colored churches of Ma rion in which thirty-five members participated. Another program of special interest will also be present ed at the high school auditorium Thursday evening at 8:00 o'clock in which Miss Virginia Mae McCall, Misses Elizabeth Withrow and Doro j thy Whitten, artists from Spartan ■ burg Conservatory of Music, will | present a program of classical music. ! A. H. Mitchem reported that a | good representation from the Ma j rion Club attended the district meet i ing at Shelby last Thursday. ' There will be a meeting of the ! chairmen of all committees at Royal I Cafe on Friday evening at 6:30. j Curtis Leonard, Past President of ! the Lexington Kiwanis Club, and j Quinn Fisher, U. S. Navy, were 1 guests at the meeting. i CLINCHFIELD YARDS TO BE JUDGED MAY 29 The Clinchfield yard contest is nearing its close and yards will be | judged the 29th of May, it was an nounced today by Mrs. James Mc Call, home ecomonics teacher. First prize in the contest will be $25 for the yard in the village that shows most improvement. Forty one additional cash prizes will be given in order of improvements and j attractiveness. I Flowers, bulbs, and seeds will be i given all entering the contest. Annual Singing Convention Here \ i Draws Big Crowd Fine Program Rendered By Well Known Singers; Mc Kinney Re-elected Pres. The annual McDowell County singing convention was held here last Sunday with a large crowd in attendance. The court house was filled to capacity throughout the day, with not even standing room avail able at times. Throughout the day well-known j gospel singers rendered a delightful programs of hymns, gospel songs and other types of sacred music. j Musical groups offering enter- j tainment throughout the day in- j eluded the Gospel Trio, Tabernacle j Quartet and Chapel Hill Quartet of' Marion, The Comer Trio and Garden I Creek Choir, Bartlett Quartet of j Drexel, Melody Boys of Hickory,, the Vaughn Happy Four of Rhode- i hiss, Harmony Five of Asheville and Travelers Quartet of Micaville. A special feature of the program ; was a song by Roy D. Comer, 9 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Comer, dedicated to the boys and girls who have fathers in the armed forces. . Other songs were also dedicated to boys in service. During the noon recess lunch was i served singers at the Marion Drug, company. Carl McKinney of Marion was re-\ elected president of the association, j John C. Burnett, vice-president, 'and ( Mrs. N. C. Comer, secretary and I treasurer. The next annual convention will' be held at the court house in Marion on the first Sunday in September. j I 1 MEETING OF MERCHANTS TONIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK The regular monthly meeting of the Marion Merchants Association i will be held Thursday night, May 11,' at 8 o'clock in the firemen's room in the city hall. Price ceilings and, other matters of importance will be | discussed. It is hoped that each member will be present. | MARTIN BROTHERS AT HOME—Three Martin brothers, above, (reading left to right) C. Wilson Martin, S 1 jc, Pvt. Paul J. Martin, of Camp McCain, Miss., and John W. Martin, Seaman 2|c, Newport, R. I. each arrived home unexpectedly on April 22. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Martin of 260 Spring street. Pvt. Paul J. Martin arrived on Afril 20 from Camp McCain, Miss., for a 12-day furlough. Wilson, who is serving on a ship, arrived April 22 for a 72-hour leave, and John, stationed in Newport, Rhode Island, ar rived April 22, a few hours later. Wilson left April 23 for his station while John returned with his family to Drexel. Paul and Wilson had not seen each other since they had been in service, 18 months. It was indeed a happy and joyous oc casion for the entire family. WARN TIRE INSPECTION RECORDS ARE- REQUIRED j IN APPLYING FOR GAS Motorists and automobile owners in McDowell county were reminded yesterday by the local office of the War Price and Rationing board that all applications for renewal of gaso line rations must be accompanied by the tire inspection sheet record. Unless this instruction is observed it will be necessary for the application for renewal gasoline rations to be returned to the applicant. Since the periodic inspection of tires was discontinued, many per sons have been making applications without attaching their old tire in spection sheet records, and it has been necessary to return the applica tions without issuing the gasoline ration. This action does not mean that it is necessary for car owners to have tire inspections made, but it does mean that the old tire inspec tion sheet records must accampany the application for renewal gasoline rations. ROWE MAUNEY PROMOTED TO SENIOR LIEUTENANT! Lt. (j. g.) Rowe Mauney, who has I been serving in the Seabeas over- j seas for one year, has been promot ed to Lt. (s. g.), according to word j received here this week. Mauney is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ; W. S. Mauney and a native of Ma- j rion. He is a graduate of Marion i high school and N. C. State College j at Raleigh. Before entering service j he resided at 202 East Court street i with his wife, the former Miss Becky j Brady of Newton, and little d&ugh- j ter. He held a position as salesman ! engineer. QUEEN GIVEN TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES, ILL. James H. Queen, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Queen, Route 3, Marion, is receiving his initial naval j indoctrination at the U. S. Naval i Training Center, Great Lakes, 111. His "boot" training consists of instruction in seamanship, military' drill, and general naval procedure, j During this period a series of apti- j tude tests will be taken by the re cruit to determine whether he will j be assigned to a Naval Service i School or to immediate active duty; at sea. His recruit training completed the | seaman will spend a period of leave j at home. REV. ALBERT P. MACK TO BECOME RECTOR OF SAINT JOHN'S CHURCH The Rev. Albert P. Mack has re signed as rector of St. Francis' church in Rutherfordton to become rector of St. John's Episcopal church in Marion. Ft. Mack, who has serv ed as rector of the Rutherfordton church for the past 13 years, is well known in Western North Carolina. He succeeds the Rev. David N. Peeples who resigned as rector of St. John's church here last October. He expects to take up the work here the first of June. GLENN DIXON DIES AT HOME AT NEALSVILLE Glenn Millard Dixon, 32, of Neals ville, died Tuesday afternoon at Nealsville after an illness of five days caused by some form of men-( ingitis. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Dysartsville Baptist church with Rev. M. V. Snipes conducting. Dixon was born in McDowell county April 18, 1912, and on June 18, 1938, married Martha Mosteller. Besides his wife he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Julia Dyson Poteat, j also of Nealsville. He was employed by the Drexel Furniture Company at Marion and was a member of Macedonia church. CUT RATE DRUG STORE TO MOVE TO NEW STORE The McDowell Cut Rate Drug store will be moved to the Lonon building formerly occupied by Pen- j ders, in a few days, it was announc-[ ed yesterday by B. W. Harrison.' Work on the building has been un-i der way for some time. The larger ' quarters will afford a better display j of goods and meet the demands of an increased business. KENNETH BRADFORD REPORTED PRISONER S. Sgt. Kenneth Bradford, who 1 has been reported missing in action 1 since March 18th, is a prisoner of ! war, according to a telegram receiv ed May 8th by his mother, Mrs. Dan- j iel M. Bradford. 1 The telegram stated: "Report just received through the interna tionel Red Cross states that your son Staff Sergeant Kenneth F. Brad ford, is a prisoner of war of the Ger man government." CORPORAL CARTER OF MARION UNDER FIRE AT BOUGAINSVILLE Corporal Maurice S. Carter, Jr., of Marion, who enlisted on August 26, 1940, at Fort McPhearson, At lanta, Georgia, and has' spent the past two years in the South Pacific, is now under fire at Bougainville, it is announced. Carter was recently promoted from Private First Class to Scout Corporal in his Field Artillery Bat tery. He has also served as cannon eer, machine gunner, and truck driv er in his unit. The Corporal is a veteran of Gaudalcanal and has been awarded the 'Good Conduct Medal' for ex emplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity. Carter worked for the Blue Ridge Knitting Mills of Marion before his enlistment, He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice S. Carter of Marion. NEAL IS DELEGATE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION! W. W. Neal, Sr., of Marion was' elected a delegate to the Democratic j National convention to be held in Chicago at the State Democratic i convention held in Raleigh last week. Other delegates from this' district are T. Max Watson of For-; est City, O. M. Mull of Shelby and j Dr. W. L. Bennett of Burnsville. R. W. Proctor, who is chairman of McDowell county's executive com-1 mittee, was reelected a member of the executive committee of the; eleventh district. J. Grayson Neal i was elected a member of the con gressional committee, W. D. Lonon was elected a member of the judicial committee, Dr. B. A. Dickson a mem ber of the solicitorial committee, ■ and C. F. Barnes a member of the j senatorial committee. Much Interest Manifested In Yard Contest Prizes Announced For Contest At East Marion Sponsored By Junior Club. The East Marion yard contest, sponsored by the East Marion Jun-1 ior Woman's Club, is proud to an- j nounce the prizes for the contest ants, Mrs. James McCall, chairman,' announced this week. First prize will be the remodeling of the home in which the winner re sides. Other prizes Will be yard equipment. • The yards will be judged the 26th of May. Those who have not enter- j ed may do so by notifying Mrs. James McCall, home economics teacher at the East Marion school. Aid will be given those who desire j it. . | Much interest is being manifested and an enthusiastic contest is prom- j ised. ! The following persons have enter-1 ed the contest: Mrs. Jack Sherrill, C. O. Smith,! Kermit Fender, Lewis Bishop, C. B. Minish, Amos Hall, Maii-o Allison, A. G. Mose, Floyd Bruner, James i Wyatt, Ai-thur McKinnev, W. A.! Fender, J. F. Odom, B. N. Bishop,' P. H. Gurlev, J. H. Burgess, C. T. Davis, L. D. Hall, J. L. Crough, Frank Glenn, Maude Brown, E. C. i Condrey, T. W. Randolph, Thomas Jackson, Giles Moody, Rev. Jeta Baker, T. W. Goforth, Ada Beng, N. Lewis, Charles Vickers, Charles Stevens, Coral Hall, S. A. Curry. Lelia Proctor, Ralph Smith, J. H. Burnett, John Rabb, Will Early,1 Clark Flowers, D. 0. Bradley, C. A. j Bi-adley, C. C. Clayton, D. E. Holli-; field, H. McKinney, J. F. Parker, Carl Edwards, M. G. Mace, Richard Milwood, J. E. Rumfelt, Perry John-j son, Dalien Buchanan, M. W. Twiggs. T. M. Flack, John Austin, Annie Bell Hill, D. L. Wood, E. W. Wilson,: Dewey Helms, Roland Rumfelt, A. R. White, Clyde Elliott, T. C. Buff, 0. D.~ Turner, J. M. Poteat, 0. W. Greene, Robert Burgin, Charles Hall, 0. G. Sullivan, Math Evans, j Hattie Sturgeon, Loy M. Toney, Everett Lawing, L. J. Toney, J. D. Waters, Bill Jones and Rev. Jessup. Group of 140 Men Left On Tuesday For Camp Croft Fourteen Transferred To Oth er Boards; Most Of Men Married With Children. One hundred and forty selective service registrants were sent by the local draft board Tuesday to Camp Croft, S. C., for pre-induction phy sical examination. In addition to the group leaving here Tuesday 14 were transferred to other boards for examinations, making a total of 154. Practically all of the group were married men with children. Composing the group were: Charles Whisnant, James C. Rabb. Eugene D. Hitchcock, Hiram J. Hun ter, Glenn G. Early, Carroll R. Hall, Arthur T. Woody, William F. Nich ols, Fred S. Bowman, William N. Bolton, Albert M. Huffman, Gentry M. Miller, James H. Moore. Paris Johnson, Frank R. Bost, Spurgeon Parker, Frank P. Roland, Roby J. Sutton, John S. Conner, John R. Davis, Joseph W. Owensby, Raymond D. Workman, Roy R. Lewi§, Robert H. E. Ballew, Johnie R. Godfrey, Delmar T. Hollifield, Loyd A. Clark, Franklin W. Ran dolph, Ralph W. Deal, Lerov H. Walker, Garthur F. Rhom, Claude A. Murphy, William C. Revis, War ren T. Johnson. Andrew W. Ryrner, Paul McG. Bryant, Willis M. Early, William L. Snypes, Donald L. Turner, Winfred J. Poteat, Harlin Moody, Presley B. Jaynes, Louis Evans, Dennie L. Morgan, J. R. Harris, Jr., Everette G. Johnson, Walter H. Padgett, John R. Morrow, Ralph D. Patton, Jonas C. McCraw, Bernard W. Fen der, Carl A. Glenn, Melvin R. Bar ber, Elva J. Perkins, Selden C. Rob erts, Jr., Prince A. Lewis, Walter B. Phillips, Hubert G. Hensley, Wood row W. Byrd, Roy L. Lamb. Ray V. Greene, Ervin W. Martin, Garland L. Plemmons, William B. Sowers, Roy P. Rabb, Ross Lewis, Knisley E. Giles, Charles E. Young, John S. Duncan, Joseph Williams, Horace W. Gouge, Thomas F. Holli field, Roten J. Fowler, Hilliard Ward, Ray W. Queen, Charlie Pad gett, Horace R. Rector, James H. Hollifield, James F. Warren, Hubert W. Brown, Clyde W. Vickers, Wal ter E. Ollis, Martin H. Mull, William L. Effler, John C. Gilkey, Daniel A. Lamb, Paul C. Pittman, Lester J. Roland, Robert J. Sparks. Harold L. O'Dear, Paul H. Bart lett, Carl E. Roland, Richard N. Al lison, Hershel S. Robertson, Robert J. Morgan, Ted R. Souther, William L. Allison, Bis R. Lewis, Paul G. Ray, William V. Poteat, Ranson H. Mann, Ernest Fox, Thomas H. Go forth, Jr., Jake Y. Biggerstaff, Nel son D. Cox, Donald J. Barlowe, Jim my G. Vess. James W. Pritchard, Cecil F. Moody, George T. Mathis, Hoyle D. Lawing, Fred L. Hoppes, Therman J. Staton, Dewey G. Arrowood, Homer A. Conner, Hugh J. Price, Gaylon H. Isaacs, Kenneth W. Kabbr James P. Hennessee, Jr., Marion M. Hicks, Paul W. Simpson, Gilmer T. Byrd, Herman R. Robinson, Jack D. Wilson, Milton A. Hollifield. Clarence W. Jolly, Albert L. Jen nings, Cecil E. Mask, Everett E. Swafford, Howard G. Woody, Paul L. Davis, Linzie L. Hollifield, Wil liam S. Davis, Clyde A. Laughridge, Arria W. Bartlett, Robei't N. Jen kins, Clarence M. Sheffield, Paul J. Reel, Conrad Baker and Willis L. Letterman. Those transferred to other boards ivere: Herman L. Meredith to Mo bile, Ala.; Ernest E. Franklin to Wilmington, N. C.; James L. Wil iams to Portsmouth, Va.; Paul J. Cooke to Hickory; Douglas L. Young to Baltimore, Md.; Carroll B. Beck to Rahway, N. J.; John B. Lawing to Wilmington, N. C.; James R. Blackwell to Spartanburg, S. C.; R. D. Cuthbertson to Wilmington, M. C.; W'illiam H. McLean to Fay sttevilie; Alvin Newton to Dundalk, Md.; Lankfird Adkins to Lenoir; William R. Ball to Burnsville and Arthur R. Jones to Baltimore, Md. Ten percent of radium's use is in making luminous coatings for clock, handles, gun sights and military in struments.