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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, JULY 6, 1944 VOL. XLVIII—NO. 50 Bond Auction Sale Will Be Held Tomorrow Druggists Will Sponsor Am bulance Plane Day With Bond Sale At 5 O'clock. Friday, July 7, will be observed as | McDowell County Ambulance Plane Bond Day in Marion. A War Bond auction sale will be held in front of Loven's Furniture store at 5 o'clock when a large number of valuable prizes will be given purchasers ofi "E" bonds. The bond sale is being promoted by the local druggists in an effort to j reach McDowell County's goal in the ■ sale of "E" bonds and to aid in pur-1 chasing a mercy ship to be named ; for this county. Much interest is j being manifested in the campaign j and the rally will no doubt draw a large crowd. The druggists are behind this j movement one hundred per cent and are strongly urging their friends j and customers to back them in this j act of mercy by buying at least one j invasion bond through them during the drive. Attend the sale, buy more bonds, and show them you are behind them in their effort to pro vide comfort and safety to our fight ing men. Buy an extra bond today and to morrow. I LETTER RECEIVED FROM INVASION FRONT Theodore H. Brooks, W. T. 2-c,' of Marion, who was in the first wave [ of the invasion, gives some of the! highlights he experienced in a letter; to his wife here as follows: "You have probably been very! worried about me since the invasion began, and I just want you to know that I am getting along fine. We have not been hit, and have suffer ed no casualties, although we wei*e in the first wave and have been in the thick of the battle. "I can't tell you too much anout it now, but I can give you an idea \ of some of the highlights. We have j seen just about everything you can | imagine in the way of modern war-! fare. As we crossed the English Channel, we passed through what was supposed to be one of the most effective mine fields in the world, j but we got through safely. When j we got across, we shot at enemy gun ; emplacements, tank and troop con centrations, ammunition dumps, ob servation posts and other vital tar gets. ' There have also been many un- j pleasant sights, but I won't tell you ! about those now. At one time, we j had 27 enemy prisoners on board, j but had to send them to another j ship which took them back to a pris- j on camp. They didn't look like ! supermen to me. We also had 29 wounded U. S. Army Rangers aboard who were brought to us by a small boat from an isolated beach head. Their wounds were treated j on board, and only one died. He had : been lying wounded on the beach j for two days before we could get j him aboard, and he was just too far gone when he got to us. "We have been under attack by enemy planes and glider bombs at j night, and have seen many planes j go down in flames. There have also i been shell splashes in the water j fairly close to us, caused by the ■ enemy firing at ships along the J shore, and most of us consider our selves lucky considering what we have seen happen to others. "This experience has drawn us closer together on the ship, and has shown us what a fine bunch of ship mates we have. The Army has praised our shooting, and we are very proud of the knowledge that we have done a good job. "I don't know when I will get home, but I will tell you all about it when I get there. Give everybody my love, and please don't worry' about me." I RED CROSS MEETING The annual meeting of the officers i and members of the McDowell County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be held at 8 o'clock IFriday evening, July 7. One Case Of Polio Is Reported Here; Ordinance Passed Due to the fact that infantile paralysis is reaching an epidemic stage in several counties in this sec tion of the state, the Board of Al dermen at a special meeting yester day passed an ordinance prohibit ing all children under 15 years of age from attending any public place or appearing on the streets of the town. Dr. J. F. Jonas reported yesterday that one case exists in Marion. The patient is Betty Jean Parker, age 10, at the home of Horace Tur ner, near Morehead City. It was stated that every precau tion will be taken to protect the health of the community. RATION BOARD ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICE HOURS In order to be of greater service to the public at large the office hours of the local office of the War Price and Rationing board will be changed from 9:00 o'clock to 3:00 p. m. to hours from 10:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon. The new hours will become effective on July 17 and will remain in effect there after. The announcement of the change of office hours stated that under the old schedule that it was next to im possible for a large number of em ployees running on shifts which clos ed at three o'clock to take care of their needs through the rationing office. The public is requested to note the change of office hours and to co operate in every way possible. On and after July 17 the office of War Price and Rationing board will be open to the public each week day j from 10:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. rwo HOUSES DESTROYED BY FIRE LAST FRIDAY A four-room house owned by Zeke Carson, colored, and occupied by McKinley Young, and a two-room house owned by Estelle Owens near Addie's Chapel were destroyed by fire about 3 o'clock Friday morning. The Owens house was not occupied. Carson's loss was estimated at about $1500, partially covered by insur ance. Twitty And Bolch Named Members Of Price Panel Announcement has been made by the War Price and Rationing board of the appointment of R. W. Twitty and C. C. "Pete" Bolch to its per sonnel. Mr. Twitty has been ap pointed to the tire board and Mr. Bolch to the price panel. Mr. Twitty's appointment fills a vacancy caused by the resignation of E. P. Dameron who is now a member of the United States navy. The board expressed its appreciation for the splendid service rendered by Mr- Dameron. Mr. Twitty is vice president of the Marion Manufac turing Company and is a young man of high qualities and ability. He should make a worthy successor to Mr. Dameron. Mr. Bolch is connected with the Marion postoffice and is interested in the civic affairs of Marion. He is popular with those who know him and should be an asset to the local office of the War Price and Ration ing board. The appointment of each of the above mentioned young men should meet with the hearty approval of the public. LIBRARY TO BE OPEN EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT Announcement was made yester day that beginning this evening the Florence Thomas Memorial Library will be open every Thursday eve ning from 7:30 to 9 o'clock. This arrangement has been made so that persons who cannot secure books from the library during the day may avail themselves of the op portunity to borrow books. Those who wish to remain in the reading room may also have this opportunity on Thursday evenings. S. L. Homewood Is Re-Appointed As County Agent MUs Steele Also Re-elected Home Demonstration Agent —Budget Presented. S. L. Homewood was re-elected county farm agent for McDowell county for a term of two years at the regular monthly meeting of the board of county commissioners held Monday. Mr. Homewood has served four years as county agent for this county and is now beginning his ninth year in that capacity. Miss Jean Steele was also re-elect ed home demonstration agent for a term of one year. A budget estimate asking $238, 756.83 for operation of the county and schools during the fiscal year was presented the board. The com missioners will meet later in the month to adopt the budget. An order was passed by the board requiring that all beer places in the county be closed from 11:30 Satur day night until 7 o'clock Monday morning. An order was made that the de linquent tax list for 1943 be adver tised beginning the first week in August. GIBSON COMMISSIONED SECOND LIEUTENANT E. Bryan Gibson received his sil ver pilot's wings in a ceremony at Moore Field, Mission, Texas, on June 27 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the army air corps, word received here last week stated. Gibson volunteered for service in the air corps in 1942 and was called into active duty February, 1943. He began his training at the induction center at Miami Beach, Florida. He was given further training at Capi tol University, Columbus, Ohio and the classification center at San An tonio, Texas. Afterwards he completed primary training at Gibbs Field, Ft. Stock ton, Texas, basic training at Good fellow Field, San Angelo, Texas, and advanced training at Moore Field. Lt. Gibson is a fighter pilot and has been sent to Matagorda Island for gunnery practice. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Gibson of Marion and a graduate of the Marion high school. LEGION AND AUXILIARY HAVE CALL MEETING The American Legion and Aux iliary held a call meeting on Monday night at the home of Ben E. Hend ley to make further plans for the installation of officers for the com ing year. The installation service will be held next Tuesday night at the com munity building at 8 p. m. A number of leading legionnaires within the state will be present. Each member of the auxiliary is asked to bring a picnic lunch and supper will be served on the lawn. A program of music and enter tainment will be given. All service men of World War I and 11 are cordially invited. MARION AREA HIT BY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND STORM LAST FRIDAY An electrical storm last Friday af ternoon, accompanied by a strong wind and heavy rain, put a trans former of the Duke Power company out of commission, resulting in the town being without light and power for about three hours. The lighting system and a limited amount of power was restored early in the evening, in an effort by the company to cause as little incon venience as possible. During the night, with crews from Charlotte and Spartanburg, workmen install ed an auxiliary transformer and the system was functioning normally by the next morning. It was a difficult task but was performed in short or der. No other damage was reported here except breaking limbs from trees and causing minor damage to plants and vegetables. Farm Picnic To Be Held At Old Fort August 2nd Celebration Will Include Mus ical Program, Contests And Picnic Dinner. The Farmers Federation War Ral-1 ly Picnic in McDowell county will j be held at Old Fort high school on ; Wednesday, August 2. Announcement of the picnic was j made this week by James G, K. Mc- j Clure, president of the Farmers i Federation, who announced that the 1 county agent, a Farm Security Ad-j ministration representative, and! those in charge of War Bonds sales j in the county will be invited to par-; ticipate in the celebration. While the sale of bonds and the all-out production of food for vic tory will be stressed throughout the day, there will be plenty of fun and entertainment, Mr. McClure said. ; All quartets and choirs and individ- j ual musicians are invited to sing or j play during the day. Pender Rector and the Farmers Federation String Band will be present. Each family is invited to bring a picnic dinner. Watermelons andj lemonade will be furnished free by I the Farmers Federation. Mr. McClure will preside as usual, j and the Rev. Dumont Clarke, re-1 ligious director of the Farmers Fed- j eration, will supervise athletic con tests during the lunch period. Mr. McClure will tell of the pro-! gress of the Farmers Federation I some time during the day, and the 1 Rev. Mr. Clarke will tell of the' spread of the Lord's Acre Move- j ment for financing of the rural church. The program will start at ten o'clock and will continue until twelve. Watermelons and lemonade will be served after those present I have had an opportunity to eat their j lunches. Athletic contests will be! held following the serving of the j lemonade and watermelons. The ] program in the afternoon will con-1 sist mainly of singing by the con- j gregation and individual perform ers. | PARALYSIS COMMITTEE TO SEND 50% OF LOCAL FUNDS TO NAT'L FUND ! ——————— j The McDowell County Infantile i Paralysis Committee met Wednes-! day morning and endorsed a recom- j mendation by C. H. Crabtree, state; field representative of the Infantile , Paralysis committee, that 50 % of | the local infantile paralysis funds be sent to the national fund with the privilege of sending any polio j case to camps, which will be spon sored by the National Infantile Pa ralysis Committee, for treatment.! This motion was passed at a meeting j held Wednesday morning at the court house. The committee also made recom-; mendation to the Board of Alder- i men that children under 15 years of j age be prohibited from attending • any public gatherings or allow any such child to appear on the streets, j GAS RATION HOLDERS URGED TO APPLY FOR RENEWALS IN ADVANCE | All holders of "B" and "C" gaso line rations are requested to make application for a renewal of the ra- i tion by mail a week or ten days be fore the expiration date of the ra tion now held. If this practice is followed it will mean much to the issuing clerks at the War Price and Rationing board. If application is made by "B" and "C" gasoline ration holders a week or ten days in advance of the expira tion to their ration it will allow the clerks issuing the ration ample time to process the application, as well as ! sufficient time for the ration board j to review any cases needing their I attention. If application for renew al of gas rations is made in accord ance with the suggestions set out above the car owner will not be in- [ convenienced by unnecessary delay, | as the time limit suggested is ample to take care of processing. » Holders of "B" and "C" gasoline rations are expected to bear in mind the above request and to cooperate fully with rationing authorities. WAR BOND SALES MADE BY MARION STORES NOW OVER $120,000 Total bond sales made through the retail stores of Marion through Tuesday were $120,398.00, accord ing to the report made yesterday through the Merchants association. Tainter's drug store led in individual "E" bond sales with a total of $28, 225. Sales announced follows: Workman's $7,621.25 (E); Belk's $9,450.00 (E) and $7,400. (F); Tainter's $28,225. (E) and $6,500. (F); Marion Drug Company $11, 825. (E) and $10,000. (F). McCall Burgin Hardware $1,668.75, Mc Dowell Cut Rate Drug Store $20, 509.75; Streetman's $15,325. The Leader $1,875. The honor roll of employees who have sold $300 or more worth of 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. Conlev, Mrs. T. M. Hemphill, Fred Lentz, Harold Buchanan and Emmet Fowler. Marion Drug Company: Mrs. Dean Tainter, Mrs. J. M. Tyler, Miss Susie Joe Eller, Afton Lizenbee, Miss Judy English, Miss Erna Maude | Dysart, Miss Patricia Barnes and j Francis Dysart. Belk - Broome Company: Miss j Lurline Corpening, Miss Elwyn Hill, Mrs. Pearl Ledbetter, Miss Pearl Ricks, Norris Nanney, Mrs. Cleo! Davis, Miss Jewell Jones, Miss Sue 1 Carver, Miss Lucille Payne, Mrs. j Pearl Morgan and Mrs. Newell By- i ers. McDowell Cut Rate Drug Store:1 Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Harrison, Dr. G. j B. Finley, Zeb Hawkins, Mrs. J. E. j 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. Foster, Miss Lucille Simmons, Mar ion Long, Howard Hoover, Jr., and Sammie Proctor. McCall - Burgin Hardware Com pany: C. Y. Banning and Mrs. Glenn Bradley. Streetman Drug Co.: J. W. Streetman, Sr., J. W. Streetman, Jr., Walter Patton, Tony Grant, and Miss Marjorie Propst. Marguerite Shoppe: Miss Gwen dolyn Cooper. The Leader: Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Londner, Mrs. J. M. Atkins and Miss Doris Woody. McDowell County War Bon:! Sales Total $254,132 Bond sales in McDowell county in the Fifth War Loan drive have reached a total of $254,131, accord ing to reports through June 1. Sales of "E" bonds amounted to $81, 536.50, making over $100,000 in "E" bonds needed to reach the sub quota for "E" bonds. The need of more sales of "E" bonds was emphasized by J. F. Snipes and J. N. Morris, war loan chairmen. The county has a quota of "E" bonds of $182,000, which is included in the total quota of $446, 000. In order to have a perfect record, the county must reach the "E" bond total as well as the total quota of $446,000. Efforts are being made to reach both the overall and the "E" bond quotas by next week. MARION INFANTRYMAN MEMBER OF THE NOTED BATTLE PATROL IN ITALY —__— * Corporal Howard D. Loftis of Ma rion was a member of the 3rd "Marne" Division patrol that pene trated deep into German held terri- j tory in a sector of the Fifth Army front in Italy recently covering over 15 miles and clearing the area of many Germans, according to word from the Fifth Army in Italy. The group of infantrymen, known as the "Battle Patrol" spent 27 hours in rugged mountainous coun-1 try accomplishing its mission. It has many successful patrols, both reconnaissance and combat, to its eredit. Its men are picked and have been trained by British Commandos. In the recent Allied drive on Cori, the patrol group was the first outfit to enter the city! In this drive it ac counted for 75 enemy either killed or wounded. Tomatoes And Peas Are Back On Point List OPA Resume Rationing Of Three Canned Vegetables, Including Asparagus. The Office of Price Administra tion has ordered the restoration of ration point values for canned peas, tomatoes and asparagus, effective Sunday, and dropped a broad hint that other vegetables now ration free may required points again soon. OPA assigned a value of five points for No. 2 cans of peas and tomatoes. Asparagus goes back on the list at 10 points. Price Administrator Chester Bowles said the changes were in line with OPA's earlier statement that points would be restored when the remainder of the 1943 pack was cleaned up. Indicating that the time is near for placing other vegetables back under rationing, he added: "We are already getting into the new canning season, the problem now is to distribute this year's out put of canned vegetables evenly. giving everyone an opportunity to buy his share. This could not be done with canned vegetables at zero point values." Other canned vegetables still ra tion-free are green and wax beans, beets, carrots, corn, spinach and leafy greens. Other processed food changes for the period through July 29 include the return of brandied, spiced and pickled fruits to rationing. They get the same point values as other canned fruits. Vegetable Juices Increased Spaghetti sauce and tomato sauce in eight-ounce containers are re duced a point, but vegetable juice combinations in 46-ounce cans get a new value of five points, up from four. All canned fruits, still in short supply, retain their current high values, while all frozen fruits and vegetables remain ration-free. Indicating further that most canned vegetables will be back un der rationing, Curtis Kogers, proc essed foods rationing chief, said at a press conference that the supply for civilians will be 15 to 20 per cent less during the new pack year, commencing Saturday. Increased requistions for the armed forces have trimmed the public allot ment, he said. When they were removed from rationing May 1, asparagus had a value of 14 points, four more than the new ration cost, and tomatoes had a five-point tag, the same went into effect Sunday. Peas went off the list April 1 when they were at three points a can. However, the new five-point value compares with an average of 15 points since the start of rationing. PARKER KILLED IN ACTION IN ITALY * Pvt. Roy L. Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Parker, of Old Fort, previously listed as missing in action, was killed May 31, in Italy, according to a recent casualty list. Overseas since September, 1943, he had received his basic training at Camp Rucker, Ala. He was a grad uate of Old Fort high school. His brother, wounded in Burma, is in a hospital in India, and a second brother is with the navy, serving in the South Pacific. GRANGE TO SPONSOR BOY SCOUT TROOP Members of the Pleasant Gardens Grange voted to sponsor the local Boy Scout troop at their regular meeting held Tuesday evening in the Pleasant Gardens community build ing. A patriotic program was given. BURGIN-LYTLE REUNION The Burgin-Lytle Reunion will be held Sunday, July 16, at Bethel Methodist Church, south of Old Fort, according to announcement this week. Services will begin at ten o'clock under the leadership of Fon.s Bur* gin, reunion president,
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