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 1, 1944 VOL. XLVIII—NO. 45
McDowell County Gives Large
Majorities For Cherry and Hoey
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Decisive Vote Cast In All
Races Saturday; Cherry Led
Ticket With 1,586 Votes.
Complete primary election tabula
tions from official returns Tuesday
showed that Major R. Gregg Cherry
rolled up 1,586 votes as compared
with 676 votes for his opponent, Dr.
Ralph McDonald, in the race for the
Democratic nomination for governor
in the primary in McDowell county
last Saturday.
A total of 2271 votes were cast
for the three candidates for gover
nor while only 1806 votes were cast
for the three candidates for lieuten
ant-governor.
Clyde Hoey was given a command
ing majority over Cameron Morrison
for the Senate seat now held by
Robert R. Reynolds. He received a
majority of'1,370 over the other
four candidates.
The vote received by the state
candidates follow:
United States Senator—Clyde R.
Hoey 1370; Cameron Morrison 734;
Marvin Lee Ritch 43; Arthur Sim
mons 52; Giles Yeoman Newton 24.
Governor—R. Gregg Cherryl586;
Ralph McDonald 676; Olla Ray
Boyd 9.
Lieutenant Governor—L. Y. Bal
lentine 1379; W. I. Halstead 213;
Jamie T. Lyda 214.
Secretary of State—Thad Eure
1574; W. N. Crawford 351.
State Auditor—George Ross Pou
1430; Fred S. Hunter 512.
State Treasurer — Charles M.
Johnson 1480; L. J. Phipps 339.
In the two Republican contests on
ly 53 votes were cast, Greene re
ceiving 14 votes for Lieutenant-.
Governor, Lovelace 9, and Morgan i
6. For state treasurer Worth re- j
ceived 10 votes and Roberts 19.
The vote for U. S. Senator and
' Governor by precincts follow:
Marion No. 1—Hoey 335, Morri
son 111, Ritch 11, Newton 8, Sim
mons 6. Cherry 358, McDonald
118, Bovd 0.
Marion No. 2—Hoey 222, Morri
son 115, Ritch 5, Simmons 7, New
ton 1. Cherry 240, McDonald 117,
Boyd 2.
Marion No. 3—Hoey 40, Morrison
80, Ritch 7, Simmons 11, Newton 6.
Cherry 61, McDonald 86, Boyd 1.
Marion No. 4—Hoey 70. Morrison
140, Ritch 5, Simmons 1, Newton 4.
Cherry 89, McDonald 134, Boyd 3.
Marion No. 5—Hoey 49, Morrison
88, Ritch 2, Simmons 7, Newton 0.
Cherry 72, McDonald 73, Boyd 2.
Old Fort No. 2—Hoey 142, Mor
rison 13, Ritch 2, Simmons 0, New
ton 0. Cherry 131, McDonald 24,
Boyd 1.
Old Fort No. 1—Hoey 111, Mor
rison 15, Ritch 1, Simmons 0, New
ton 0. Cherry 113, McDonald 19,
Boyd 0.
Bracketts—-Hoey 5, Morrison 6,
Ritch 1, Simmons 2, Newton 0.
Cherry 11, McDonald 1, Boyd 0.
Buck Creek—Hoey 85, Morrison
15, Ritch 0, Simmons 4, Newton 0.
■ Cherry 84, McDonald 24, Boyd 0.
Dysartsville—Hoey 20, Morrison
38, Ritch 4, Simmons 1, Newton 1.
Cherry 62, McDonald 2, Boyd 0.
Glenwood—Hoey 40, Morrison
17, Ritch 0, Simmons 3, Newton 3.
Cherry 46, McDonald 18, Boyd 0.
Higgins—Hoey 22, Morrison 3,
Ritch 0, Simmons 0, Newton 0.
Cherry 19, McDonald 5, Boyd 0.
Montfords Cove—Hoey 56, Mor
rison 13, Ritch 0, Simmons 2, New
ton 0. Cherry 56, McDonald 14,
Boyd 0.
Nebo—Hoey 65, Morrison 33,
Ritch 5, Simmons 4, Newton 1.
Cherry 88, McDonald 31, Boyd 0.
Turkey Cove—Hoey 28, Morrison
21, Ritch 0, Simmons 3, Newton 0.
Cherry 54, McDonald 2, Boyd 0.
Noi’th Cove—Hoey 41, Morrison
26, Ritch 0, Simmons 0, Newton 0.
Cherry 63," McDonald 5, Boyd 0.
Crooked Creek—Hoey 39, Morri
son 0, Ritch 0, Simmons 1, Newton
0. Cherry 38, McDonald 3, Boyd 0.
MEMORIAL AT PINNACLE
Annual Memorial and Home-com
ing day services will be held at Pin
nacle church Sunday, June 4. Ev
erybody invited to attend and bring
basket of lunch.
All interested are requested to as
sist in having graves in cemetery
cleaned off.
POPPY DAY SALES
TOTAL $176.50 THIS YEAR
The annual Poppy Day sale rea
lized $176.50 this year, the money
to be used for the rehabilitation and
child welfare work through the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. J. F. Miller was chairman of
the Poppy Sale. Goldy Cooper and
Patsy Cooper tied for first prize for
the highest number of poppies sold,
each receiving $19 for their sales.
Betty Ann Duncan stood second with
$18.60 received from her sales.
Katherine Green held third place
with sales of $13.07 and was fol
lowed up closely by Hazel Johnson
with sales of $13. Others selling
poppies were Bobby Nesbitt, Lucille
Padgett, Lucille Greene, Rene Gibbs,
Lois Wilson, Ruby Duncan, Marie
Lane, and Helen Thompson.
This money will be used for
wounded and sick veterans of World
War I and World War II, locally
and in the Moore General hospital at
Oteen, and also for members of their
families.
Mrs. H. C. Mangum, auxiliary
president, stated that the coopera
tion received from everyone was
greatly appreciated by the auxiliary
including the passes given those sell
ing poppies by the Marion Amuse
ment Company, gun display in
Blanton’s window, the sale sponsor
ed at Clinchfield Mill by Miss Mar
guerite Wilson, and the sale of pop
pies at Old Fort by Mrs. Dan Davis.
HUGH BEAM NOMINATED
FOR NEC ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hugh Beam, superintendent of the
Marion City Schools, has been nomi
nated by his local unit for represen
tative from the Western District on :
the board of directors of the North j
Carolina Education Association.
Mr. Beam served as president of'
the Western District of The North \
Carolina Education Association in '
1941, and has acted as chairman of
various district educational commit
tees.
His sixteen years of experience in
the public schools of North Caro
lina have all been in Marion; three
as a teacher, five as an elementary
and high school principal, and eight
as superintendent.
In addition to his school work, Mr.
Beam has been most active in civic
affairs—local and national. At the
present time he is a member of the
Executive Scout Board of the Pied
mont Council representing McDowell
county. For two years he wras Na
tional Counsellor in United States
Chamber of Commerce and has serv
ed as president of the Marion Ki
wanis Club, as well as Lieutenant
Governor of Division One, Kiwanis
Carolina District.
Elections will be held early in the
Fall. The results will be announced
at the last general session of the
Western District Meeting of The
North Carolina Education Associa
tion to be held in Asheville on Octo
ber 26.
PLEASANT GARDENS
GIRL STRUCK BY CAR
AND BADLY INJURED
Miss Mildred Wilson, 17-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wil
son, of Pleasant Gardens, remains
in a critical condition at Marion
General hospital from injuries suf
fered when she was struck by an
automobile in Pleasant Gardens Sat
urday night. She has not regained
consciousness, hospital attendants
said.
Patrolman J. T. Jolley, who in
vestigated the accident, said he was
informed that Miss Wilson alighted
from a bus and had started across
the highway when she was struck by
an automobile driven by Mrs. C. A.
Reid of Asheville.
TEETER PROMOTED
TO FIRST LIEUTENANT
R. W. Teeter, of the army air
corps, now serving somewhere in
England, has been promoted from
Second Lieutenant to First Lieu
tenant, according to woi'd received
this week by Mrs. Teeter. Lt. Teet
er is a pilot.
Mrs. Teeter was before her mar
riage, Miss Jea® Tennant.
NOMINATED — Former Governor Clyde R. Hoey, left, of Shelby,
was nominated Saturday by North Carolina Democrats as the party’s
candidate for the United States senate seat now held by Robert R.
Reynolds, of Asheville. Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia, right, won the
Democratic nomination for governor in a hotly contested race against
Dr. Ralph McDonald.
Plans Are Made
For Fifth War
Loan Campaign
Leaders To Emphasize E Bond
Sales During The Big Drive
Starting June 12.
Henry Morgenthau, -Jr., Secre
tary of the Treasury, has announc
ed that the Fifth War Loan Cam
paign will be launched on Monday,
June 12, and continue through Sat
urday, July 8. The goal will be
$16,000,000,000, of which $6,000,
000,000 is to come from the sales of
bonds to individuals.
J. N. Norris, co-chairman with J.
F. Snipes of the McDowell county
Fifth War Loan campaign, attended
a regional meeting of Western
North Carolina county chairmen
held in Asheville last Thursday when
plans were made for the campaign.
C. T. Leinbach of Winston-Salem,
state chairman of the War Finance
committee, and J. Gerald Cowan,
regional chairman, led the discus
sion. Mr. Leinbach stated that the
average person often feels the pur
chase of a $25 E bond does not
amount to much, but gave figures
from the Fourth War Loan drive
showing it an important factor in
the campaign.
Better 1 nan Cash
“E bonds are much better than
cash which may lie idle doing no one
any good and having no part in the
war effort,” Mr. Leinbach said. “In
E bonds the money will have an act
ive part in financing the war and
give the owner an income if he holds
the bond. Or he can cash it in in
emergencies requiring cash.” !
It was pointed out that of all the
E bonds sold since the war started
9 per cent are in the hands of the
original owners and of Series E, F
and G bonds, 92 per cent are in the
hands of the original owners.
In the general plans outlined it
was stated that the goal for North
Carolina in the Fifth War Loan
drive is $148,000,000 which is 22,
000,000 more than the Fourth War
Loan quota of $126,000,000. The
E bond kuota for the coming drive
is $39,000,000 for the state. In the
previous campaign North Carolina
was sixth in the nation in the pro
portion of total sales to the total
state quota, it was pointed out.
“Back the attack, Buy More
bonds than before” is the slogan for
the coming campaign. It was ex
plained that all E, F and G series
bonds and treasury savings notes
sold between June 1 and July 31 will
count in the drive while the market
able securities will be offered only
June 12 to July 8.
Mr. Morris stated yesterday that
the quota for McDowell had not
been announced. However, it is ex
pected to be somewhat larger than
the Fourth War Loan quota, which
was $380,000. He stated that the
campaign will be conducted on the
same plan as before.
WHEAT
The BAE announces that April 1
stocks of wheat on farms show an
estimated 218 million bushels or 26
per cent of the 1942 crop.
WINS "WINGS OF GOLD”—
Julius F. Parker, Jr., 20, above, son
of Mr. J. F. Parker of Marion, N. C.,
won his Navy “Wings of Gold” and
was commissioned an Ensign in the
Naval Reserve this week following
completion of the prescribed fight
training course at the Naval Air
Training Center, Pensacola, Fla. the
“Annapolis of the Air.”
Having been designed a Naval
Aviator, Ensign Parker, will go on
active duty at one of the Navy’s air
operational training centers before
being assigned to a combat zone.
Prior to entering the Naval ser
vice he attended Mars Hill College
for two years.
CADET BLIESENER WINS
APPOINTMENT TO NAVAL
ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS
Lieut. B. I. Byrd and Mrs. Byrd
have received word that their grand
son, Cadet Arthur Byrd Bliesener,
of the Marion Military Institute,
Marion, Alabama, has passed the
entrance examination and has the
Presidential appointment to the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
He also passed the V-12 examina
tion at Birmingham last month.
Cadet BliesPner is seventeen
years of age and is a son of Major
A. G. Bliesener and Mrs. Bliesener,
U. S. M. C., commanding officer of
the Mlarne Barracks at Key West,
Florida.
After a short visit with his par
ents he will then visit his grand
parents here before reporting to
the Naval Academy June 25th.
REXALL lc SALE HERE
THURSDAY FOR 3 DAYS
The good news that Marion shop
pers have been waiting for has been
announced by B. W. Harrison, local
Rexall druggist. Beginning today
and continuing through Saturday of
this week the McDowell Cut Rate
Drug Store again will feature the
nationally known Rexall Original
One Cent Sale.
Mr. Harrison emphasized that all
items are full-quality and that all
are from fresh stocks just received
prior to the Rexall Original One
Cent Salle..
GUEST SPEAKERS AT
METHODIST CHURCH
Laymen’s Day will be observed at
the First Methodist Church next
Sunday. W. W. Smith, well known
layman and Bible class teacher of
the First Methodist Church of Ruth
erfordton, will be the guest speaker
at IT o’clock. There will be no eve
ning service.
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Gregg Cherry Defeats McDonald
In Spirited Race For Governor
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REV. MACK TO BECOME
RECTOR ST. JOHN’S
CHURCH HERE SUNDAY
The Rev. Albert P. Mack, who re
cently resigned as rector of St.
Francis Episcopal church in Ruther
fordton to become rector of St.
John’s church in Marion, will begin
his work here next Sunday. The
service for his institution as rector
will be held at St. John’s church at
11 o’clock Sunday morning with the
Rt. Rev. Robert E. Gribbin of Ashe
ville, bishop of this diocese, officiat
ing. The service will include ser
mon by the Bishop Gribbin and Holy
Eucharist.
The Rev. Mr. Mack has served the
Rutherfordton church for the past
thirteen years where he has render
ed valuable service and has many
friends. He succeeds the Rev. David
N. Peeples who resigned as rector of
St. John’s last October.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the service next Sunday.
Fr. Mack and Mrs. Mack expect to
move to Marion this week. They
will occupy the Londoner residence
on Pulliam street.
FORTY-ONE LEAVE FOR
SERVICE IN U. S. NAVY
Forty-one McDowell men, who
were recently accepted for service in
the U. S. Navy, left Tuesday morn
ing to begin training. The list fol
lows:
Frank James King, Paul Webb
Toney, James Albert Carswell, Er
cel Lee Barlowe, Charles Harold
Trinks, Henry Calvin Finley, Ernest
Wood, Jr., Donald Joseph Evans,
Lawson Buchanan, Curtis Kenneth
Poteat, Paul Virgil Lusk, Roy
; Woody, Bruce McNeal, Joseph Nor
1 man Presnell, Flake Shannon Mof
fitt, Willie Broadus Taylor, Norman
Arley Osborne, James Thomas Tay
lor, Fuller McKenzie, Earl Grind
staff, Ollis Virgil Vess, James Robert
Clontz, Roscoe James Rumfelt,
Charles Arnold McCormick, Thad
William Stewart, Adie Alexander
Wiseman, Jr., Harles Willis, Jr.,
Terrence Miles Poteat, William Lo
gan Early, Fred Ray Smith, Eugene
Victor Lewis, Addie Young Causby,
Arnold Lee Morgan, Cecil Johnny
Clontz, Harold Lee Little, William
Clifton Byrd. Andrew Green Owens
by, William James McLaughlin,
Clyde Roland McKinney, Ralph;
Vernon Hensley and John Harrison
Willis.
William Jonas Waters was trans-'
ferred to Washington, D. C.
RECREATION PROGRAM
WILL START MONDAY
The Marion Parent-Teacher As
sociation announced plans last week
to sponsor a program of recreation
for all children of school age in the
Central high and elementary schools
and yesterday made further an
nouncement that this program will
begin next Monday morning. All
interested children in this group are
asked to meet at the Marion high
school building Monday morning at
10 o’clock.
E. L. Carter, director of the pro
gram, will be assisted by Lucille
Fisher and Lewis Wall, it was stat
ed.
According to last week’s an
nouncement the program will be
held on the grounds of the Marion
high school and the community
building and will be properly and
adequately supervised. It will last
approximately ten weeks.
All students of the Central high
and elementary school are urged to
take part.
BICKLE WILL CONDUCT
COMBINE SCHOOL JUNE 9
J. D. Bickle, extension agricultur
al engineer, will conduct a combine
school on the horse show grounds on
Rutherford road on June 9, begin
ning at 10 a. m., it was announced
this week.
The school will last approximate
ly two hours, it was stated, and is
conducted to show methods of get
ting the greatest use from combines
in this county this harvesting sea
son. Mr. Bickle will have several
combines and will show the improv
ed methods of operating and adjust
ing them.
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Clyde Hoey Sweeps Field In
Primary Race For Reynolds'’
Seat In Senate.
Charlotte, May 29.—By a better
than two to one majority, North
Carolina Democrats have chosen 66
year-old, frock-coated Clyde Hoey
for their next junior senator, and by
a slimmer but still impressive vote
nominated Gregg Cherry, 55-year
old Gastonia lawyer, for governor.
Fairly complete returns today"
turned the race between Hoey,
known as the silver-tongued orator
from Shelby, and 74-year-old Rep.
Cameron Morrison into virtually a
Hoey landslide, with Morrison fail
ing to carry even his home county
of Mecklenburg.
With 1,686 of 1,921 precincts re
ported, the latest tabulation today
gave Hoey 183,996 votes to Morri
son’s 71,756.
The race between Cherry and Dr.
Ralph McDonald, the Winston-Salem
educator and militant sales tax foe,
was closer, but the outcome was so
decisive that McDonald conceded
defeat less than eight hours aftet
the ballot-counting began Saturday
night.
Cherry led McDonald 173,841 to
127,749, after returns from 1,713
precincts had been tabulated.
Most heat in the campaign was
geneated by the gubernatorial race.
It was the second time that Dr. Mc
Donald had bid for the governor’s
office and lost. In 1936 he ran
against Hoey, and lost in a second
| primary. The 1944 campaign be
| gan listlessly but became heated to
j ward the end.
I The incumbent state officers who
jhad opposition—Secretary of St^te
I Thad Eure, Auditor George Ross
j Pou, and Treasurer Charles M.
j Johnson—won renomination easily,
and in the four-cornered race for
lieutenant-governor, L. Y. Ballen
tine of Fuquay had a walkaway.
In 1,309 precincts the vote for
lieutenant-governor was Ballentine
129,277, W. I. Halsted 46,913, and
Jamie T. Lyda 12,324; secretary of
state, 1,325 precincts, Eure 158,648;
W. N. Crawford 43,242; auditor,
1,319 precincts, Pou 137,962; Fred
S. Hunter 55,617; treasurer, 1,331
precincts, Johnson 175,656, L. J.
Phipps 32,643.
E. B. BABER TAKEN BY
DEATH AT HOME HERE
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Elijah El. Baber, 80, well known
citizen of this community, died last
Thursday afternoon after a linger
ing- illness at his home on South
Main street.
Funeral services were conducted
at the residence Saturday morning
at 11 o’clock by Dr. D. E. Camak,
pastor of the First Methodist church,
assisted by Rev. C. S. Kirkpatrick,
superintendent of the Marion dis
trict. The services at the grave
were in charge of the Masonic Order*"
of which the deceased was a mem
ber. Interment was made in Oak
Grove cemetery.
The pallbearers were L. D.
Greene, J. H. Tate, A. K. Weaver,
Roy W. Davis, B. F. Pollard, I. A.
Holland, J. S. Cowan, R. G. Honey
cutt, J. Clay Conley, J. W. Street
man, Jr., and W. L. Smarr.
Mr. Baber, a native of Ruther
ford county, came to Marion 45
years ago and for many years was
superintendent of the Catawba Fur
niture company.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Winnie Weaver Baber; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Ellis R. Wells of Gaffney,
S. C.; five grandchildren, Mrs. Paul
Howard, Gainesville, Ga.; Mrs. Har
old Clark, Huntsville, Ala.; Mrs.
Rodney Swinson, Riverside, Cal.;
Sgt. J. M. Edwards, marines, New
Britain, and Ellis Wells of Gaffney;
and two great-grandchildren.
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MINISTER SUFFERS
STROKE AT OLD FORT
Old Fort—The Rev. Jesse Peele,
pastor of the Old Fort and the Mt.
Hebron Wesleyan Methodist church
es, suffered a stroke while at church
last Sunday morning. He was car
ried to the Norburn hospital in Ashe
ville. His condition is reported to
be fair.