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, AUGUST 17, 1944
VOL. XLIX—NO. 4
Absentee Ballots Being Mailed
To Those In The Military Service
Members Of The Armed Forc
es Must Apply In Writing
For Ballots To Vote.
Absentee ballots for the general
election in November will go out to
soldiers all over the world who have
requested the ballots, T. W. Gowan,
chairman of the McDowell county
board of elections, announced yes
terday. Forms for application will
be sent to all soldiers who request
them.
The absentee ballots to be mailed
this week and thereafter, until 30
days before the general election,
will go to servicemen, Red Cross
workers and nurses in sei-vice only,
Mr. Gowan stated. Civilians may
get their ballots for absentee voting
only 30 days before the election.
Applications for registration by
members of the armed forces are
being accepted at the office of Roy
W. Davis, a member of the election
board, where ballots are being pre
pared for mailing.
Mr. Gowan pointed out that all
members of the military services
who applied for ballots for the May
27 primary election are thereby au
tomatically on the list to receive
ballots for the general election. It
is imperative, he explained, that the
families of servicemen who are thus
qualified furnish the election board
with the latest address of the ap
plicant for ballots, many of whom
have moved since the primary.
Applications for registration and
for absentee ballots for a member
of the armed services who is 21
years of age may be made at any
time now directly to the chairman
of the board of elections by the ap
plicant himself or by his parent or
child, brother or sister, husband or
wife. Application must be made in j
■writing and signed, and no person I
other than a member of the im
mediate family as listed above need
apply, it was pointed out.
Date for mailing first absentee
ballots for civilians will be October
8th.
The absentee ballots to service
men will be mailed immediately at
government expense without any
charge to the voter or his family,
and will be sent air mail.
PARALYSIS COMMITTEE
SENDS FUNDS TO BE USED
AT HICKORY HOSPITAL
Members of. McDowell County
Infantile Paralysis Committee met
Saturday afternoon in the office of
Mrs. G. W. Kirkpatrick, McDowell
County superintendent of Public
Welfare, and discussed the purpose
for which the money obtained from
the recent campaign will be u^ld.
As the purpose could not be clearly
determined a committee composed
of Mrs. Kirkpatrick, S. J. West
moreland and Mrs. B. G. Carr were
appointed to discuss the matter
-with officials.
Monday afternoon a meeting was
held to continue the discussion. Af
ter a financial report by J. N. Mor
ris,, treasurer, a motion was passed
to send $1,023.65, which was re
ceived from the recent campaign,
to the emergency hospital building
fund for use at the Hickory center.
More donations are expected to be
received within the next few days
from communities in McDowell
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■v^hich have not yet reported.
SHERIFF NICHOLS AT
CONFERENCE IN OHIO
Sheriff Grady Nichols, president
of the North Carolina Sheriffs As
sociation, is attending the Interna
tional Police conference in Cleve
land, Ohio, this week. The state
: association is represented by ten
sheriffs of North Carolina who are
members of the executive commit
tee.
REIDSVILLE PASTOR TO
PREACH HERE SUNDAY!
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The Rev. J. J. Powell, pastor of
Linsey Street Methodist church in
Reidsville, will preach at the First
Methodist church here next Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock.
Dr. D. E. Camak, the pastor, will
preach at the union service next
.Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
PFC. DELOS PADGETT
KILLED IN ACTION IN
FRANCE ON JULY 15TH
Pfc. Delos A. Padgett, 21, son of |
Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Padgett, |
Route 4, Marion, was killed in action
in France on July 15, according to
word received here Friday by his pa
rents.
Pvt. Padgett entered the service
on February 25, 1943, and received
training at Fort Jackson, S. C., Fort
McClelland, Ala., and Greenville,
Pa., before being sent to England
where he remained until just before
the invasion in France. He was a
member of the 115th Infantry, 29th
division, and had received the expert
infantryman badge.
He attended Marion high school
and finished with the class of 1941.
He was employed at the Cross-Mill
before entering the service.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by one brother, Dean E. Padgett, of
the U. S. Navy, somewhere at sea. J
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PVT. MARION HOGAN
IS AWARDED COMBAT
INFANTRYMAN BADGE!
Private First Class Marion C. Ho- j
gan, Marion, North Carolina, re-1
cently was awarded the Combat In-1
fantryman Badge in recognition of
his performance in action against !
the enemy on the Fifth Army front I
in Italy, it is announced by the Pub- j
lie Relations Bureau.
The 20-year-old soldier is a front
line radio operator with the 34th j
"R^d Bull" Infantry Division. Be- j
fore entering the army in February,
1943, he was employed at the Mc
Call-Burgin Hardware Company in j
Marion.
Hogan took basic training at;
Fort McClellan, Alabama, and went;
overseas in July, 1943. He joinedj
the division in Africa the following i
month. Since the Red Bulls landed
at Salerno last September, the Fifth'
Army infantryman has participated j
in every engagement of the outfit j
in Italy.
Hogan's wife, Carey Joyce, lives!
in Marion. His parents, Mr. and j
Mrs. James W. Hogan, live in Old j
Fort, North Carolina. He has three!
brothers in the armed forces. They |
are Private William, Camp Perry,
Virginia; Private James B., India,
and Sergeant Jesse R., New Guinea.,
Another brother, Private First Class
Lester J., lost his life recently in |
the Pacific theater. I
PAPER COLLECTION
DAY IN MARION SET
FOR SATURDAY, 26TH
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The Progress has been requested ■
to announce that a scrap paper j
drive will be conducted in Marion
on Saturday, August 26. It was
pointed out that there is urgent
need for scrap paper and all citi- j
zens are asked to place all their
waste paper in front of their resi-'
dence or place of business early |
Saturday morning of next week so
that cars can be quickly filled by
those making the canvass.
Scrap paper has been designated
as the greatest salvage need in the
country today and those who help
to provide this large volume of
scrap paper will be doing their
country a great service, it was de
clared.
FARMERS FEDERATION
HORTICULTURIST TO
VISIT MARION AUG. 28!
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Professor S. C. Clapp, horticul-!
ture expert employed by the Farm-j
ers Federation to give his services
free of charge to all farmers in
Federation territory, will be in Ma- j
rion on August 28. All farmers
having questions they would like to I
ask or farm problems they would!
like to discuss are invited to see j
Professor Clapp at the Farmers j
Federation Warehouse on that day. i
Questions and problems pertaining
to grasses, field crops, gardens, or
chards, and insects are especially
invited. i
There is no obligation and all
farmers, whether they are custom
ers of the Farmers Federation or i
not, are invited to avail themselves
of Professor Clapp's wide know
ledge and experience.
PVT. JOHN M'CORMICK
OF OLD FORT KILLED
IN ACTION IN ITALY
Pvt. John W. McCormick, 23, was
killed in action in Italy, according to
word received today by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John W. McCormick,
of Old Fort. He had previously
been reported missing since July 13.
Pvt. McCormick enlisted in No
vember, 1942, and received his
training at Camp White, Oregon.
He had served overseas since May,
1944.
He attended Cross Mill school and
was employed by the McDowell Fur
niture Company before entering the
service.
The McCormicks have two other
sons in service. They are Pvt. Don
ald McCormick of Camp Davis, and
Pvt. Clifford McCormick, of Wheel
ing, Ga.
BRONZE STAR AWARDED
MARION OFFICER FOR
BRAVERY UNDER FIRE
With the U. S. Forces in France: j
The Bronze Star for bravery under;
fire has been awardd in France to j
First Lieutenant Jesse L. Morrow,
Jr., of Marion, N. C.
The ward was presented to Lt.
Morrow by Major General Walter;
M. Robertson, commander of the
2d Infantry Division, during cere
monies on the battlefield in Nor
mandy.
The citation said in part:
"On June 13, Lt. Morrow's bat-1
talion was moving in a wide turn to |
cross the Elle River from the north '
when the supply of communications j
wire became exhausted. Lt. Mor
row personally crossed the open;
fields and returned to the rear to]
obtain additional wrie. During thisj
time he was under fire from enemy
riflemen and machine gunners, but;
he successfully evaded their fire.
"Lt. Morrow then alternated with !
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the wiremen in his section in bring- j
ing the wire across the river. While j
thus engaged, he was again exposed!
constantly to enemy fire."
BOARD MUST TIGHTEN
UP ON GAS RATIONING
On June 9 the OPA provided that
local War Price and Rationing
boards could issue gasoline rations
for periods as short as 30 days, at
their discretion. j
On August 1, all boards were in !
structed to invoke this amendment;
in the case of applicants for sup- j
plemental rations for home-to-work
driving who are required under the
regulations, to belong to car pools j
but who do not.
In such cases, the boards are in
structed to issue only sufficient ra- j
tions to last the applicant for 30
days of home-to-work driving. Be
fore the issuance of additional gas- i
oline rations, the applicant must j
present evidence to show that he !
has obtained sufficient riders to fill
his car. Upon presentation of such ;
evidence, the applicant will be is- j
sued a three-months supplemental j
ration.
Thus, local boards will have to j
tighten up on orders from Washing- j
ton—because of the critical short- j
age of gasoline, vehicles and tires— |
not because of any desire to make j
gasoline rationing harder for car:
owners to live with.
If the applicant claims that he is ;
unable, for any reason, to obtain a
full quota of riders, his local board j
will require him to present full and j
conclusive evidence in support of!
his claim. In the event adequatei
public transportation is available, i
the board will be instructed to re-1
fuse supplemental rations, in the,
absence of a car pool.
DALTON P. HUTCH1NS
WOUNDED IN ACTION!
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Dalton R. Hutchins, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. H/utchins, was slight
ly wounded in France on July 26,
according to word received here. He |
has been ovrseas eighteen months!
and has fought in the invasions of!
Africa, Sicily and France.
They also have two other sons in j
service. Pfc. Dewey E. Hutchins,
who has been in the South Pacific
for the past 29 months, and Doug-.
las P. Hutchins who is training to be
an airplane mechanic at Whitehav
en, Tenn.
Their son-in-law Pfc. Dallas Brad
shaw has fought in three campaigns, i
He was wounded in France.
Buy More War Bonds.
Utility Grade
Beef And Lamb
Points Removed
Pork Loins, Hams, And Can
ned Fish Require Stamps;
Changes Effective Sunday.
No more ration points for utility
grades of beef and lamb will be re
quired through September 2, and for
the same period point-values have
been restored on pork loins, pork
hams and canned fish, the office of
Price Administration has announc
ed. Point values of cheeses were in
creased from two to four points a
pound and farm or country butter
from eight to 12 points a pound.
Creamery butter continues at 16
points a pound.
The changes became effective last
Sunday.
Utility grades beefsteaks and
roasts are being taken off the ration
list and pork loins and hams restor
ed to the lists in line with previously
announced plans of OPA and the
War Food administration. Utility
grade popular cuts of lamb are be
ing made point-free, OPA explained,
because with the same grade of beef
available without points "it was
judged that utility lamb might not
move under a point value."
The three top grades of popular
lamb cuts and beefsteaks and roasts
—choice, good, and commercial—
continue under rationing.
Present heavy movement in mark
et of utility grade cattle prompted
elimination of point values on steaks
and roasts from those animals.
In returning the more popular
pork cuts to the ration lists because
of a seasonal decrease in hog mar
keting, and heavy consumer demand,
OPA assigned a value of 4 points a
pound for end loin cuts and 8 points
for center cuts. For whole loins and
smoked as well as fresh hams the
value is 5 points.
Shank ends of ham will cost 2
points a pound and slices 9 points,
while the value for ready-to-eat
hams is 2 points higher than on un
cooked varieties.
Canned fish, ration-free since ear
ly in May, gets point value again be
cause of a national scarcity. Tuna,
salmon, shrimp, and other highly
popular varieties are given a value
of 6 points a pound, while sardines
and mackerel will require 4 points
and canned oysters and miscellane
ous fish products 2 points a pound.
An extra red stamp—D-5 in Ra
tion Book 4—became valid Sunday
and will be good indefinitely.
Hereafter, OPA said, new series
of red stamps will be validated at
the beginning of each monthly ra
tioning period, instead of every
fourth Sunday. Thus the next series
will become good September 3 rath
er than on August 27.
HOMER C. JAMISON
RECEIVES PROMOTION
TO RANK OF CAPTAIN
Word has recently been received
by Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Jamison,
Route 1, Marion, that their son,
Hjomer C. Jamison, has been pro
moted to the rank of captain.
Captain Jamison graduated from
Glenwood High School in 1938 and
attended Western Carolina Teach
ers College, graduating in June,
1942.
Capt. Jamison attended C. M. T.
C. during his high school and col
lege years. He was commissioned
2nd lieutenant on March 11, 1942,
in the field artillery. He began his
training at Fort Bragg, N. C. and
later was transferred to Fort Leo
nard Wood, Mo. Then he was trans
ferred to Fort Sill, Okla. In May
1943 he was sent back to Fort Leo
nard Wood and promoted to the
rank of first lieutenant. Later he
went to California and stayed sev
eral months before returning to
Port Bragg. In March, 1944, he
started oversea and for the past
few months he has been stationed
somewhere in England.
RADER BUYS NICHOLS
HOUSE ON PULLIAM ST.
Albert Rader has purchased the
J. L. Nichols apartment house on
Pulliam street. Mr. Rader now oc
cupies the property.
PVT. J. D. BRADLEY
REPORTED KILLED IN
FRANCE ON JULY 11TH
Pvt. J. D. Bradley, son of G. A.
Bradley and the late Mrs. Bradley
of East Marion, was killed in action
in France on July 11, according to
word received here. Mrs J. D. Brad
ley is the former Miss Shallot Stev
ens of Route 2, Marion, N. C.
Pvt. Bradley was a native of Mc
Dowell county. He graduated from
the Marion high school in 1936.
Since that time he was employed at
the Drexel Furniture Company, ex
cept for a short while at "the N. C.
Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington,
N. C.
Pvt. Bradley was inducted into
service at Ft. Jackson, S. C., Sep
tember 7, 1943. He received his
training at Camp Van Dorn, Missis
sippi, and Camp Breckinridge, Ken
tucky. He served in the 329th In
fantry. He was sent overseas in
April, 1944.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Shallot Stevens Bradley; oneNdaugh
ter, Janice Delores; four brothers,
Lawrence and James H. of Marion,
Wilson Bradley of Wilmington, and
Staff Sgt. Ernest Bradley, who is
now serving in the Southwest Pa
cific; five sisters, Mrs. G. D. Styles,
of Danville, Va., Miss Beatrice
Bradley, of Whitmire, S. C., Miss
Annie Bradley, Miss Nora Bell
Bradley and Mrs. M. P. Young of
Marion.
Memorial services are'being plan
ned for Sunday, August 27 at the
Clinchfield Baptist Church of which
he was an active member.
RECEIPTS FROM POLIO
CAMPAIGN NOW $1,669.40
Total receipts in the Infantile
Paralysis campaign had reached $1,
669.40 yesterday afternoon, it was
stated by J. N. Morris, treasurer.
This amount includes funds which
have already been mailed to be used
in combating the disease.
Donations were made by organi
zations and individuals throughout
the county. The generous response
of the public has resulted in the
goal of $500 being exceeded by $1,
169.40, with possibly more contribu
tions to be received.
DR. JOHNSON DIES
AT RESIDENCE HERE;
FUNERAL THURSDAY
Dr. James Hamilton Johnson,
well known optometrist of Marion,
died at his home here Monday eve
ning after an illness of several
weeks.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the First Methodist church by his
pastor, Dr. D. E. Camak, assisted
by Dr. Carl McMurray, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church. Bu
rial will be made in Oak Grove
cemetery.
Dr. Johnson has been a resident
of Marion for the past 27 years.
He came here May 26, 1917, and
was one of the oldest practicing op
tometrists in the state.
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He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mabel Mae Price Johnson; one
daughter, Mrs. Andrew D. Ayres,
of Baltimore, Md., and two sons,
Capt. James H. Johnson, Jr., U. S.
Air Corps, and Donald G. Johnson;
one sister, Mrs. Matilda Collier of
Pikesville, N. C., and one brother,
George Johnson, of Georgia.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
EXTENDS CALL TO PASTOR
The Rev. M. 0. Owens, Jr., pastor
of the First Baptist church of Pal
metto, Florida, has been extended a
call to become pastor of the First
Baptist church of Marion. The de
cision to extend the call to Mr.
Owens was made at a meeting of
the congregation last Sunday morn
ing. Mr. Owens has not announced
yet as to whether he will accept the
call.
FARM AT GARDEN CITY
TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH
The farm owned by Jack Morris
at Garden City and known as the
Winborne farm will be sold at auc
tion next Saturday, August 19, at
1:30 p. m. This farm, containing
108 acres, located on highway No.
70, will be subdivided into large
home sites and small farms, it is an
nounced. This property is located
in one of the best communities in
this section of the state.
Gift Mailing
Period Overseas
Sep. 15-Oct. 15
Important Rules For Mailing
Christmas Gifts To Soldier»
In Service Overseas.
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"Save strong string and box ma
terial and start to plan shopping,"
Postmaster General Frank C. Walk
er advises American . in announcing;
the rules for mailing of Christmas
I gifts for Army and Navy Personnel
; overseas.
I This year the Christmas mailing
I period for both Army and Navy ov
I erseas forces is the same—Septemb
er 15 to October 15. After Octob
| er 15 no gift parcel may be mailed
! to a soldier without the presents
I .
ition of a written request from him.
1 The great demands upon shipping
and the need for giving preference
! to arms, munitions, medicine and
i food is the prime reason for the
i early mailing date. Moreover, gift
! parcels must travel great distances
to reach Army and Navy personnel
who are located at remote points,
! and frequently the transfer of large
j numbers to new stations necessitat
; es forwarding of the packages and
| additional time is required.
I "The response that our people
I made last year during the overseas
i mailing period demonstrated that
j they will cooperate in any measure
I designed for the welfare of our
: armed forces personnel," Mr. Walk
er said.
i We must be mindful that these
■ gifts must travel far, with shipping
' space crowded. If the gifts are to
j be protected in transit they must be
' packed in boxes made of metal,
'wood, solid fiberboard, or strong
double-faced corragated fiberboard,
i reinforced with strong gummed pa
j per tape or tied with strong twine.
| If both tape and strong twine are
: used, so much the better. If the
! outer wrapper is crushed — and this
lis likely to happen—the loss of con
sents may be prevented if fiber
! board boxes are wrapped in heavy
i paper.
"Because strong twine, heavy
paper and boxes and fiberboard will
prove of real help in making deliv
ery of gifts possible I urge those at
home to begin saving these mate
rials now. As time goes on they are
; going to become even more scarce
than they are now.
Among the more important rules
for Christmas mailing to the armed
forces overseas are the following:
The parcel must not exceed five
pounds, and must not be more than
15 inches in length or. 36 inches in
length and girth combined. It
should be marked "Christmas Par
cel" so that it may be given special
attention to assure its arrival be
fore December 25.
i Not more than one parcel may be
mailed in any one week to the same
; member of the armed forces by or
in behalf of the same mailer.
When combination packages are
made up of such items as miscel
laneous articles, hard candles, soaps,
etc., the contents should be tightly
, packed so that they will not become
[loosened in transit and damage the
j contents or the cover. Hard cand
; ies, nuts and caramels, cookies, •
i fruit cake, and chocolate bars indi
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' vidually wrapped in waxed paper
I should be enclosed in inner boxes of
good, metal, or cardboard.
Perishable goods, such as fruits
i and vegetables that may spoil, are
i prohibited. Intoxicants, inflamable
materials such as matches or lighter
fluids, poisons, „ and anything that
may damage other mail also are pro
hibited. Gifts enclosed in glass
, should be substantially packed to
! avoid breakage. Sharp instruments,
| such as razors and knives must have
i their edges and points protected so
that they cannot cut through the
coverings and injure postal person
nel or damage other packages. Rel
atives and friends who know that
the personnel in the armed services
to whom they plan to send gifts are
at far distant points should begin to
mail their packages on the opening
date—September 15—of the mail
ing period.
There are only three counties in
the state of Delaware.
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