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 29, 1944
VOL. XLVIII—NO. 49
New Employment
Regulations Go
Into Effect July 1
Employees Urged to Avoid
Absenteeism During Strenu
ous Days Ahead.
The United States Employment
service is urging all employees in
essential war industries to step up
production and avoid absenteeism
during the trying days ahead.
Due to the serious manpower
shortage, all war plants are finding
it more and more difficult to secure
help sufficient to maintain full pro
duction schedules.
McDowell County has vitally es
sential war industries on which full
production is a patriotic duty," says
David A. Gray, Interviewer of the
Marion branch of the U. S. Employ
ment Service.
"The textile plants of this county
are really going to war in produc
tion for the war cause, and basic
civilian needs," says Mr. Gray.
"Greater production is absolutely
necessary if these needs are to be
met. If you are a textile worker,
stay on the job a full work week,
every week, and work to get full
production," he requests.
A number of McDowell County
plants, particularly textiles and
lumber, hold large contracts with
the Government. A greater part of
their production is going directly
into the war effort. Employees of
those plants are in very essential
work, and are vitally needed on
their jobs day after day.
Mi you are 01 the general pub-l
lie, not connected with textiles, |
your support is needed in making!
all of our people aware of the vital \
part the textile industry is taking
in the war effort," stated Mr. Gray, ,
in reference to the many govern
ment contracts held by these plants.
"The United States Employment j
Service of the War Manpower Com
mission is giving all assistance pos
sible in furnishing; workers to keep
up production," said Mr. Gray. Our
boys are fighting the war all over
the world. Every employee in es
sential industry in McDowell Coun
ty can help fight it on your job.
Stick with your job and work at it," j
he concluded. I
Inauguration of manpower pri- j
orities, employment ceilings and the j
priorities referral plan on a nation- j
wide scale, effective July 1, means j
that all employers will have a I
chance at the limited numbers of
available workers in accordance
with their urgency and essentiality
in the war effort, will not be allow-j
ed more workers than their actual {
needs and will employ all male
workers through the U. S. Employ-1
ment Service of the War Manpower j
Commission, Dr. J. S. Dorton, State j
WMC Director, announces. j
All establishments in North Caro- i
lina, essential, less essential or non
essential, will have employment ceil
ings established for them by a Man
power Priorities Committee, which j
will also set requirements for re
placement schedules.
The new order means that plants
in North Carolina will get available
male workers on the basis of their
relative urgency in the war effort,
will employ them through the USES
and will be furnished their needs as
far as possible to keep essential and
locally needed industries at the
highest point of production, Dr.
Dorton explains.
Hiring quotas for all firms will be
established as of July 1, and are ef
fective for 60-day periods, after
which they will again be reviewed.
All orders for male workers must
be filed with the local offices of the
USES, local USES Offices will refer
workers to less essential or none-es
sential industries only after urgency
and essential groups have been sup
plied.
RED CROSS MEETING
The annual meeting of the officers!
and members of the McDowell!
County Chapter of the American!
Red Cross will be held at 8 o'clock
Friday evening, July 7, Mrs. B. G.
Carr, executive secretary, announc
ed this week. Officers for the year
will be elected.
A full attendance is urged.
MERCHANTS REPORT
WAR BOND SALES ARE
NOW OVER $90,000
Bond sales by local merchants and
enployees during the Fifth War
Loan campaign amount to over $90,
000 according to reports listed with
the Marion Merchants Association.
Sales announced by the associa
tion follows:
Workman's $7,621.25 (E); Belk's
$8,337.50 (E) and $7,400. (F);
Tainter's $16,875. (E) and $6,500.
(F); Marion Drug Company $6,425.
(E) and $10,000. (F). McCall
Burgin Hardware $1,668.75, Mc
Dowell Cut Rate Drug Store $11,
828.50; Streetman's $13,350.
The honor roll of employees who i
have sold $300 or more worth of j
bonds were also announced by the
Merchants Association as follows:
Workman's: Mrs. C. A. Work
man, Miss Bonnie Hill, Mrs. Georgia
Nichols, Mrs. L. D. Atkins, Mrs. Guy
Kirby, Mrs. A. R. Conley, Mrs. T.
M. Hemphill, Fred Lentz, Harold
Buchanan and Emmet Fowler.
Marion Drug Company: * Mrs.
Dean Tainter, Mrs. J. M. Tyler, Miss j
Susie Joe Eller, Afton Lizenbee, j
Miss Judy English, Miss Erna Maude'
Dysart, Miss Patricia Barnes and j
rrancis uysart.
Belk - Broome Company: Miss
Lurline Corpening, Miss Elwyn Hill,
Mrs. Pearl Ledbetter, Miss Pearl
Ricks, Norris Nanney, Mrs. Cleo
Davis, Miss Jewell Jones, Miss Sue j
Carver, Miss Lucille Payne, Mrs.!
Pearl Morgan and Mrs. Newell By-1
ers. I
McDowell Cut Rate Drug Store:
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Harrison, Dr. G.
B. Finley, Zeb Hawkins, Mrs. J. E.
Pye, Homer Walker, Zane Dalton
and Billy Stanley.
Tainter's: Dr. E. A. Tennant,
Dr. Dean Tainter, Miss Agnes Good
man, Miss Betty Ann Tainter, R. E. j
Foster, Miss Lucille Simmons, Mar- j
ion Long, Howard Hoover, Jr., and
Sammie Proctor. I
McCall - Burgin Hardware Com-j <
>any: C. Y. Banning and Mrs. j
jlenn Bradley. * M
Streetman Drug Co.: J. W.
streetman, Sr., J. W. Streetman, Jr., i
Walter Patton, Tony Grant, and j
Miss Marjorie Propst. p
Marguerite Shoppe: Miss Gwen-, 1
lolyn Cooper.
Board Issues
Warning As To \
Polio Outbreak
No Cases In McDowell But;
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Citizens Are Urged To Heed j
Recommendations.
The McDowell County Board of,
Health, following a meeting held j
Sunday afternoon, issued notices |
calling the attention of the public to j
the outbreak of infantile paralysis;
in neighboring counties and has |
made recommendations of preventa- i
tive measures for this county. It is J
recommended that all people, es-'
pecially children 12 years of age and
younger, keep away from all places
where people congregate, including
wading pools, shows, picnics, sum
mer camps and schools; keep at
home as close as possible, do no un
necessary traveling especially on1
buses and trains.
It was stated that there are no j
known cases in this county, but all
citizens are requested to observe;
these recommendations. Should!
there be an outbreak of infantile i
paralysis in this county more legal j
measures will be adopted and en- j
forced to prevent the spread of this j
dread disease. !
LOOSE COUPONS NOT
RECOGNIZED FOR GAS
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Last Sunday afternoon a man |
driving a Georgia car stopped at
Hemphill's Service Station and re
quested 6 gallons of gasoline. While j
the gasoline was being put in the I
tank, the man presented two loose'
coupons but was informed that only j
coupons in book form were accept- i
able. He claimed that he had de
tached them, but investigation prov
ed they did not correspond with his i
book. Therefore, the gas was
drawn from his tank and he con
tinued on his way. j
McDowell War
Bond Sales Now
Total $122,977
Local Stores Report Sales
Amounting To Over $90,
000 During Campaign.
McDowell County moves slowly
towards its War Bond Drive goal of
$446,000 during the week with to
tal sales of $122,977 reported by the
Federal Reserve Bank, according to
information released by J. F.
Snipes and J. N. Morris, co-chair
men for the county.
The total series "E" bond sales
was reported at $71,655 out of a
quota of $182,000.
These figures, it was explained,
are lagging several days behind the
actual sales because of the time
needed to clear them in the Federal
Reserve Bank.
The chairmen stated that while
McDowell county is far behind with
the quota they are confident that by
the end of the drive the quota will
be reached.
Local merchants and employees
have purchased over $90,000 worth
of bonds according to the reports to
the Merchant's Association. Of this
amount $59,400 has been credited
on the druggists' drive for a hospital
plane.
SGT. ARTHUR PARKER
RETURNS TO STATES
T|Sgt. Arthur C. Parker, 29, of i
East Marion, returned from service
jutside the continental United j
States, now is being processed j
through the Army Air Forces Re- ■
listribution Station No. 2 in Miami j
ieach, where his next assignment j
vill be determined, the Public Rela-!
ions office at Miami Beach has an-;
lounced.
Sergeant Parker served as com
nunications non-commissioned of- j
icer in the information center for |
;wo years in the Southwest Pacific.!
3e was hospitalized one month after|
lis return to U. S. May 2, 1944. |
Sergeant Parker is the son of Mr. j
md Mrs. G. W. Parker, 1400 Gault:
St. S. E., Atlanta, Ga., and the hus-;
aand of Mrs. Mary Sue Parker of,
Marion.
P. T. A. RECREATIONAL
PROGRAM DISCONTINUED
The recreational program, spon- j
sored by the Marion Parent-Teacher!
Association, has been temporarily i
discontinued upon the advice of the
McDowell County Board of Health,
it was announced this week.
Notice is given in this issue of i
rhe Progress that an outbreak of!
infantile paralysis has occurred in
leighboring counties and all people, ]
and especially children 12 years of j
ige and younger, are advised to
<eep away from all places where
people congregate.
It was stated that public announ
cement will be made when the pro
;ram can be safely resumed. |
PARKER REPORTED
MISSING IN ACTION
Pvt. Roy L. Parker, son of Mr.
md Mrs. A. W. Parker, of Old Fort,
las been listed as nnssing in action
n Italy since May 31, his parents
lave been notified by the war de- j
jartment.
The private entered service March!
25, 1943, and received basic train
ng at Camp Rucker, Ala. He left
;he States in September, 1943, and j
las been attached to an infantry di- j
vision. He is a graduate of Old j
Port high school.
Pvt. Parker has two brothers in
service, one with the army in India
md the other with the navy in the
South Pacific area.
FOOD SPECIALIST TO
GIVE DEMONSTRATION
HERE NEXT SATURDAY
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Miss Mary Thomas, nutritionist of j
;he extension service of N. C. State
College, Raleigh, will give a demon-;
jtration on bread making at the j
lome demonstration agent's office in i
;he court house next Saturday af-i
;ernoon at 2 o'clock.
All club members and others in- j
terested are invited to attend. j
Local Churches
To Hold Union
Night Services
First Service On Baptist Lawn
Sunday Evening With Dr.
Blackwell As Speaker.
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The First Baptist, Fh'st Metho- j
dist, and First Presbyterian church
es will unite in their Sunday eve
ning service of July 2 and will have
Dr. Hoyt Blackwell, president of
Mars Hill College, as guest speaker.j
This will be the first of the union
Sunday evening services to be held
by these churches during the months
of July and August on the lawn of
the First Baptist church at 8 o'clock.
Music will be furnished by the |
combined choirs of the three church- j
es under the direction of Albert'
I
Hewitt, Jr., J. D. Little and J. L.'
Gourley, directors of the choirs of i
the three churches represented.
The public is cordially invited to j
attend. I
MAY MAKE APPLICATION
FOR EXTRA SUGAR TODAY
Beginning today (Thursday) and!
on each Thursday for the next four!
to six weeks any consumer needing
extra sugar for canning purposes
may make application for it, accord
ing to an announcement issued by
the local War Price and Ration!
board. The board can consider such j
applications on Thursday's only and |
the public is asked to cooperate by j
making applications at time men-;
tioned above. j
To be eligible for additional can-1
ning sugar there must be a real j
need; that is, the applicant must!
have fruits available for the can-1
ning, and he must show that he has
no sugar on hand and that all prior j
allotments of sugar issued for can-!
ning pui-poses has been used for j
these purposes only.
The applicant also will be asked to j
supply information for a question- j
naire dealing with fruits and other •
foods processed this year. j
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AMERICAN LEGION TO
INSTALL OFFICERS!
The American Legion will have an
installation of officers on July 11 at
a meeting to be held in the Legion '
room of the community building and i
will also have on the program John
E. Melton, who was recently elected
commander of the 18th district of j
the American Legion, and Judge J. j
Will Pless and Howard Hoover, past!
trict commander has been elected i
Post 56. !
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This is the third time in the his
tory of Legion Post 56 that a dis-'
drict commander has been elected
from this post. i
All veterans and members of their j
families are asked to plan to attend.
Refreshments will be served at j
the close of the meeting.
The Legion has made arrange-;
ments to send Billy Stanley and j
John Homer Beaman to the Tar |
Heel Boys' State to be held in Chap- j
el Hill August 27-September 3.
HAGNA PURCHASES
ROY'S CURB MARKET!
Brent Hagna has purchased Roy's'
Curb Market on South Main street,
it was announced this week. Mr.
Hagna, former employee of the
Dixie Home Store, has assumed man
agement of the business and will
continue to operate it as The Curb i
Market. j
Roy Morrow, former owner, has j
passed the physical examination for I
service in the U. S. Navy and is i
awaiting his call.
THURSDAY, JUNE 22,
LONGEST DAY OF YEAR
Thursday, Jun 22, was listed as |
the longest day of the year, the I
time of the summer solstice, and the i
official beginning of summer. The.
almanac indicates that the days are ]
now more than fourteen hours and
30 minutes long.
After a few days, the sun will
start on its apparent southern jour-;
ney, causing the days to grow grad
ually shorter until December 22, j
the shortest day of the year. [
Mcdowell man retires
FROM RAILWAY SERVICE
COMPLETING 45TH YEAR
A. B. Cuthbertson, former resi
dent of McDowell County, who has
served as supervisor for the Geor
gia and Florida railroads for the
past 15 years in Edgefield, S. C., re
tired from active duty on June 1,
after 45 years in the railroad ser
vice.
Mr. Cuthbertson, who was form
erly connected with the C. and W.
C. Railways went to Edgefield in
1929, where he completed the con
struction and put in operation the
new Grenwood extension from Aug
usta, Ga. to Greenwood, S. C. He
has been rated as one of the com
pany's most faithful and efficient
supervisors. During his service as
supervisor of the new line, only one
derailment occurred. He kept the
road inspected regularly and avoid
ed derailments on the new line.
Mr. Cuthbertson is a Spanish
American War veteran and for sev
eral years was section foreman on
the Southern railway at Nebo. He
is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas C. Cuthbertson of Nebo and
a brother of Mrs. A. L. Finley of
Marion.
He was born and reared at the
Cuthbertson place, now the site of
the Marion Lake Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbertson plan
to return to this county soon to
make their home. They have two
daughters and three sons. Mrs.
Cuthbertson, who was formerly Miss
Nellie Hunter, is a sister of Mrs.
Gertie Lewis of Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbertson have
many relatives and friends in this
county who will be glad to learn
that they will return to this county
to make their home.
DRUGGISTS TO CLOSE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS
Announcement was made yester
day that until further notice the lo
cal drug stores will join in the half
holiday observance, closing every
Wednesday afternoon. The four
stores are Tainter's, Streetman Drug
Company, McDowell Cut Rate Drug
Store, and Marion Drug Company.
Next Friday To
Be Observed As
Ambulance Day
Bond Auction Sale To Be Held
at Court House at 5 O'clock;
Prizes Offered.
McDowell County Ambulance
Bond Day will be observed here next
Friday, July 7, featured by the bond
auction sale to be held on the court
house lawn at 5 o'clock. The sale
will be held in cooperation with the
county bond leaders in the Fifth
War Loan Drive to stimulate inter
est in the campaign, it was stated by
Dean Tainter, county chairman of
the druggists division.
A large number of prizes have
been donated by local firms for the
sale. Frank Tolvert well-known
auctioneer, of Morganton, will con
duct the sale.
The druggists of the state will
seek to sell "E" bonds equal to the
purchase price of five giant hospital
planes during the campaign.
The local druggists have entered
the contest to be one of the five
counties selling the largest quota of i
"E" bonds per capita that a plane
may be named for McDowell county. |
The cooperation of all citizens of
the county will be appreciated in the
drive, it was stated.
Local sales credited on this drive
up to this time amount to $59,400, j
it was stated yesterday by Mr.,
Tainter.
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SHUFFORD REPORTED
WOUNDED IN ACTION
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Shufford of
Marion have been informed that
their son, Pfc. James L. Shufford,
has been wounded in action in Italy.
He was awarded the Purple Heart
medal. Entering the army March
25, 1943, he received basic training
at Fort McClellan and Camp Ruck
er, Ala., and has ben overseas since
September.
Tract Of Land
Donated Town
For Cemetery
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Marion Manufacturing Com
pany Give Tract For En
largement Of Cemetery.
The Marion Manufacturing Com
pany has generously contributed a
large tract of land to the Town of
Marion for the further development
of Oak Grove cemetery. The tract
contains over three acres and will
afford the Town an opportunity to
complete development of the ceme
tery which is deemed necessary.
In a letter to R. W. Twitty, vice
president of the Marion Manufac
turing Company, the members of
the Board of Aldermen express their
appreciation for the gift as follows:
"We are writing to try to express
to you our deep appreciation of the
gift of the lands for our Town Cem
etery which the Marion Manufactur
ing Company recently made to the
Town of Marion. In undertaking to
thank you and your company for
this splendid gift, we are sure we
are expressing the sentiments of the
citizens of our town as well as our
personal feelings.
"This property was necessary for
a complete development of our
Town cemetery and, while we fully
appreciate the actual monetary val
ue of the property, we more than ap
preciate the sentiment behind the
gift.
"We feel that by making this gen
erous contribution to the welfare of
our town, that your company has
identified itself as a part of our
[community by strong and unusual
ties.
"We, and each of us, ask that you
accept our sincere thanks and ex
press our appreciation personally to
each and every member of your
board of directors."
IDEAL CLEANERS SOLD
TO HORACE WILKERSON
Announcement was made this
week that the Ideal Cleaners, dry
cleaning and pressing establishment,
has been purchased by Horace Wilk
erson.
The plant was formerly ownedl
and operated by Mrs. J. L. Gourley.
Mr. Wilkerson, who is now employ
ed by Jimeson's Farm Supply, will
begin management of the plant on
July 3, it was stated.
CHANGE OF SERVICES
AT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH
During the months of July and
August the Sunday and Week-day
services in St. John's Episcopal
church will be as follows:
The eight o'clock and eleven
o'clock services on Sundays will be
discontinued; instead, there will be
one service only which will be a
celebration of the Holy Communion
at 9:00 a. m. Sunday School, as
usual, at 10:00 a. m.
Week-Day and Holy Day services
will be at 9:00 a. m.
On Tuesday, July 4th, Independ
ence Day, there will be a celebration
of the Holy Communion at 9:00 a.
m., with special intention for world
peace.
CHILDREN UNDER 12
ASKED NOT TO ATTEND
SERVICES SUNDAY
The Presbyterian, Baptist, Metho
dist, Episcopal and Lutheran church
es of Marion, upon the advice of the
McDowell County Board of Health,
have asked that children 12 years of
age and younger do not attend
church and Sunday School services
until further notice is given, be
cause of the outbreak of infantile
paralysis in neighboring counties.
TO OBSERVE FOURTH
OF JULY AS HOLIDAY
The banks, post office, county of
fices, retail stores and practically all
business houses will observe Tues
day, July 4, as a holiday.
TIMBER NEEDS LISTED
National timber requirements for
1944 have been estimated to in
clude 36 billion board feet of lumber
and 14 million cords of pulpwood.