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, SEPTEMBER 14, 1944
VOL. XL1X—NO. 8
City And County Schools To
Open Monday, September 25
Complete List Of Principals
And Teachers For City And
County Schools.
In a meeting held by the Marion
City School Board Tuesday evening,
it was decided that the Marion City
Schools would delay the opening
date of school until Monday, Sep
tember 25. This action was in line
with the opening date set by a num
ber of surrounding counties and
cities out of consideration of pa
rents concerned over the polio situ
ation.
In reaching the decision to delay
the opening of the city schools for
an additional week the board
thought it was wise to take such ac
tion as a precautionary measure.
The board considered the fact that
the number of polio cases being re
ported throughout the State showed
a steady decline throughout the
month of September, with only
three cases being reported in the en
tire State over the past weekend.
Teachers meetings scheduled for
September 14 and 15 have also been
postponed until September 21 and
22, according to announcement
from Hugh Beam, superintendent
of Marion City Schools. The an
nouncement stated that all teachers
of the city schools are expected to
be present for these meetings. The
meeting Thursday morning will be
held at the high school and will be
gin at ten o'clock.
Following the action of the Ma
rion City unit the County Board of
Education decided Wednesday
morning to postpone the opening of i
the county schools for the same1
period of time. The County Board j
of Education felt that every pre
caution should be exercised for the
protection of the county children.
The list of principals and teach-1
ers of the Marion City Schools fol- i
lows:
Marion High School: D. E. Poole, j
principal, Mrs. Alba P. Blair, Miss j
Alice Bryant, E. L. Carter, Mrs.!
Kate Finley, Mrs. Marguerite B. j
Gilkey, Mrs. Flora Homewood, Miss
Ruth Millsaps, Miss Mabel Beach,
Mrs. Zelda Pemberton, Mrs. Helen
Shiffet, Mrs. Sarah C. Wier.
Marion Elementary School: Mrs.
TVlary Finley, Miss Lucille Roberts,
Miss Fannie Sauls, Mrs. Ethel C.
Giles, Miss Janie Tucker, Mrs. Ef
fie C. Morris, Mrs. Marshal Dark,
Mrs. Mildred Davis, Miss Annie Lit
tle, Mrs. Pauline M. Neal, Miss
TVlary Love Bettis.
Clinchfield: Miss Ruth Greenlee,
principal; Miss Pauline Tipton, Mrs.
Florence Poole, Mrs. Katherine
Bowman, Miss Elizabeth Wylie,
Miss Mamie Goforth, Mrs. May Ross
Alley, Miss Mildred Miller, Miss
Hazel Browne, Miss Annie Spratt,
Mrs. Ruth T. Laughlin, Miss Leila
McLeod, Mrs. Rebekah L. Hirsch.
East Marion: Miss Mamie Stacy,
principal; Miss Elsie Stacy, Mrs.
Sara Margaret Giles, Miss Helen
Turner, Mrs. Margaret Poteat, Miss
Wilma Snoddy, Mrs. Lula S. Mc
Curry, Mrs. Effie L. McCall, Miss
Millie Kanipe, Mrs. Louise R. Mc
Call, Miss Louise Poteat.
Eugene Cross: Mrs. Garland Wil
liams, principal; Mrs. Sadie T. Pat
ton, Mrs. Gladys Gibson, Miss Hat
tie Taylor, Mrs. Blanche Holland,
Miss Effie Hicks, Mrs. Jennie E.
Hitchcock.
West Marion: Richard A. Shaw,
principal; Miss Clara Hemphill, Miss
Gloria Tweed, Miss Louise Holland,
Mrs. Kate C. Morgan, Miss Eliza
beth Conley.
The following teachers have been
elected to teach in the McDowell
county schools for the coming year:
Pleasant Garden School: W. A.
Young, principal; Mrs. W. A. Young,
Mrs. Lula D. Sandlin, Miss Lois
Turbyfill, Clarence Brooks, Mrs.
Mabel Moser, Miss Zelma Atwell,
Miss Jennie M. Hunter, Miss Geneva
Link, Miss Pauline Brooks, Mrs.
Mabel Haire, Mrs. Georgia Corpen
ing, Miss Louise Miller, Mrs. Sallie
P. Willis, Miss Elsie House, Miss
Lula Hicks, Miss Ola Wall.
Old Fort: C. L. Norwood, prin
cipal; Miss Elizabeth Whitesides,
Mrs. Lilly M. Huss, Miss Mary
Chambers, Harry Swofford, Miss
Marie Scott, Miss Elizabeth Long,
Mrs. Lola A. Lonon, Mrs. Gladys
:Kanipe, Miss Carolyn Albright, Mrs.
Emily Bradley, Mrs. Sarah Brown
Lewis, Miss Margaret Marley, Mrs.
Alice Biddix, Mrs. Grace Steppe,
| Miss Maggie Taylor, Mrs. Elizabeth
; L. Lindley, Mrs. Maude E. Leonard,
IMiss Glossie Pyatt, Miss Mary C.
! Burgin, Mrs. Beulah Nichols, Miss
j Delia Williams.
North Cove: Frank W. Howeli,
principal; Mrs. Prank W. Howell, J.
M. Tyler, Mrs. Hazel Lombardy,
Miss Pearl Prichard, Miss Mamie
Whitesides, Miss Faye Dixon, Mrs.
Raymond Wilson, Mrs. Letha
Brown, Mrs. Martin Hennessee,
Miss Frances Hicks.
Nebo: E. W. S. Cobb, principal;
Rose Stacy, Mrs. Margaret Gourley
Miller, Mrs. Lucille Parker Guthrie,
Thomas W. Stacy, Mrs. G. F. Greer,
Mrs. David Gray, Miss Lottie Wil
son, Miss Selma Boyd, Mrs. Bertha
M. Hemphill, Miss Dorcas Cline.
Glenwood: W. H. Davis, princi
pal; Miss Mary Frances Harrill, Mrs.
Mabel T. Bradsher, Miss Louise
Phillips, Mrs. Charline B. Teague,
Mrs. Lois E. Shaw, Miss Mary B.
Beam, Mrs. Dessie Lawing, Mrs.
Mary A. Cochran, Miss Ellen J.
Crawford, Mrs. Edna Hemphill, Miss
Essie Hemphill.
Sugar Hill: Mrs. Geneva A. Tis
dale, principal; Mrs. Daisy J. Hemp
hill, Miss Beatrice Harris, Mrs.
Laura Brown.
Dysartsville: Mrs. Annabel West
moreland, principal; Mrs. Chai'les
Steppe, Mrs. N. G. Lonon.
MERCHANTS ASSN. TO
MEET THIS EVENING
The regular monthly meeting of
the Marion Merchants Association
will be held Thursday night, Sept.
14, in the fireman's room city hall,
at 8 o'clock. Several decisions are
to be made which will be of special
interest to each member. Business
discussions will be held. Entertain
ment is being planned by the Pro
gram committee which is composed
of Watson Wilson, John Ray Jime
son and C. B. Grubb. Refresh
ments will be served. All members
and non-members are expected to
be present.
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
ASKED TO KEEP THEIR
RENT CHARGES IN LINE
%
The Price panel of the local of
fice of the War Price and Ration
ing board stated yesterday that sev
eral complaints with reference to
rising rent on houses and apart
ments had been registered recently.
It was pointed out to those making
the complaints that Marion is not
in a rent control area, but that
should rents continue to advance
that an investigator from the Char
lotte office would be called to Ma
rion to make a survey of housing
costs here.
Inasmuch as Marion is not locat
ed near a defense project, and since
many former residents are away
from their home either in some
branch of the war services or de
fense project work, the housing sit
uation here should not be acute.
Citizens owning property for rent
are asked to keep their charges in
line, and in this way keep it from
becoming necessary to request that
Marion and McDowell county be
made a rent control area.
MINISTERS MEETING
MONDAY AFTERNOON
The fall meeting of the McDowell
County Ministerial association will
be held with Rev. and Mrs. R. I.
Corbett next Monday afternoon at
4 o'clock at their cottage on Lake
James. Plans have been made for
a picnic luncheon and all members
are requested to bring baskets of
lunch.
Officers for the ensuring year will
be elected at this meeting, it was
stated.
AUCTION SALE OF HOME
SITES NEXT SATURDAY
Seventy wooded home sites at
East Marion owned by Jack Morris
and J. F. Snipes will be offered for
sale at public auction next Satur
day, Sept. 16, at 1:30 p. m. The
sale will be conducted by the Cy
clone Realty Co.
CERTAIN FOODS NOT
RATIONED BUT STILL
UNDER PRICE CONTROL
Removal of several processed
foods from rationing September 17
does not mean that these items will
be removed from price control, ac
cording to information released
from the local office of the War
! Price and Rationing i)oard. It was
emphasized that it was not likely
that these items, or other basic
foods, would be lifted from price
control any time soon.
Processed foods to be removed
! from rationing include jams and
jellies, fruit butters and the fol
lowing canned vegetables and relat
ed products: asparagus, fresh lima
beans, corn, peas, pumpkin or
squash, mixed vegetables, baked
beans, tomato sauce, tomato paste
or puree, soups and baby foods.
Commenting on this action, Dist
rict OPA Director L. W. Driscoll
said: "The decision to take these
foods off rationing was a decision
of the War Food Administration
which has the responsibility of de
termining when there are adequate
supplies of food to allow removal
from rationing. The action has
been taken quickly and there may
be some inconvenience to the trade
and the consumer at first, but we
are doing everything we can to see
that this move is put into effect in
as orderly a manner as possible."
DOBSON DISCUSS V-E
DAY AT KIWANIS MEET
C. B. Dobson, former commander
of the American Legion, McDowell
County Post No. 56, outlined plans
for V-Day at the regular Kiwanis
Club meeting Tuesday evening.
Following the collapse of Germany
plans are being arranged for church
services to be held in all churches
in McDowell county especially ob
serving prayer and thanksgiving,
thanksgiving for the defeat of one
enemy and prayer that the other
may soon be brought to uncondi
tional surrender. There will also
be a parade which will be followed
by an address of Judge J. Will
Pless, Jr.
S. J. Westmoreland reported that
the campaign to raise funds for the
polio drive were progressing satis
factorily and insisted that all who
could make their contributions to
one of the committee as soon as
possible.
The directors will meet Thursday
evening with Kiwanian D. E. Poole.
Guests at the meeting were Judge
J. Will Pless, Jr., F. O. C. Fletcher
of Asheville, Charles Dobson, U. S.
Army, and John McMurray, U. S.
Navy.
NOYES AND BIGGERSTAFF
AID IN BOND CAMPAIGN
Corporal Lee P. Biggerstaff, of
Niebo, and Privte First Class Robert
J. Noyes, of Marion, have "bought
themselves a piece of the air force"
a released from an eighhth AAF
fighter station in England received
this week stated.
Thty were among the first sold
iers stationed on this Eighth Fight
er Command Mustang base to make
purchases in the War Bond cam
paign staged by the Eighth Air
Force to buy a "Victory Squadron."
All planes flown by the Eighth will
be represented in the "Victory
Squadron," and each officer and
enlisted man buying bonds in the
drive becomes a "shareholder."
N. C. THANKSGIVING
SET AS NOVEMBER 23
Raleigh, Sept. 8. — Governor
Broughton reiterated today that
Thanksgiving would be observed
this year on November 23, the
fourth Thursday. He said queries
continued to come to him about the
date.
The fourth Thursday is the tradi
tional date for Thanksgiving and
has been fixed by congressional act,
although the act affects only the
District of Columbia and federal
agencies. The states may fix their
own dates.
SCOUT MEETING SET
FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
The court of honor for McDowell
county Boy Scouts will be held at
the First Methodist church here Fri
day evening, Sept. 15, at 7:30
o'clock. This will be the first court
of honor since June and all mem
bers of the organization are urged
to attend;
Marion Rippers
Preparing For
First Fall Game
Opening Game Will Be At
Newton On Sept. 22; Sec
ond Game At Waynesville.
The Marion High School Rippers
began practice about a week ago for
the hard football schedule which
confronts them. Since that time all
football candidates have been work
ing hard daily in preparation for
their opening; game with Newton.
This game will be played in Newton,
under the lights there, on Septem
ber 22. This opening game is a
conference tilt and tough opposition
is expected.
Practically all members of last
years team which was an excellent
combination under Coach Gilmer
Graham are gone. To date only
three letter men of last year's squad
have reported for duty.
Hugh Beam, Superintendent of
Marion City Schools, is acting as
football coach, this agreement be
ing necessary as a result of the in
ability of the High School to pro
cure a full time coach.
Mr. Beam has been working daily
with the football players in an effort
to get them in shape for the tough
assignment confronting his team in
the approaching game with Newton.
He stated that the number of boys
reporting for football try-outs was
one of the largest in recent years
but that the boys were exceptional
ly young, light, and inexperienced.
Most of the workouts so far have
consisted of conditioning exercise
and practice on the fundamentals of
charging, blocking, tackling, punt
ing and passing. Team play, both
offensive and defensive, will get
considerable attention next week.
Following the game with Newton
on September 22, the High School
Rippers will play Waynesville in
Waynesville on September 29. Fol
lowing this engagement the local
gridsters will play their first game
in Marion with Cherryville on Oc
tober 6.
PFC MARTIN COMPLETES
ORIENTATION COURSE
Pfc. Martha J. Martin, daughter
of Mrs. Josephine D. Martin of Ma
rion, recently completed an orien
tation course designed to bridge the
gap between training in the States
and actual work in a war theater of
operation in England, it is announc
ed by an air service command sta
tion in England.
At this air service command sta
tion Pfc. Martin attended a series
of lectures given by veterans of the
command which included instruc
tions on chemical warfare defense
and pertinent tips in staying heal
thy in a combat zone.
Her next station will be one from
which American's fighting planes
cover our liberation of Occupied
Europe.
LOOSEN LID ON STOVE
RATIONING OCT. 15TH
The local War Price and Ration
ing board announces that coal and
wood heating and cooking stoves
will be removed from rationing to
consumers on October 15. Oil and
gas stoves, however, will continue
to be rationed.
According to the announcement
local War Price and Rationing
boards will continue to issue ration
ing certificates to eligible appli
cants until that date, but quota re
strictions will be removed immed
iately. Dealers and distributors
may continue to use certificates
with orders placed up until Novem
ber 1.
OPA said civilian supplies of the
specified types of stoves are ample
enough to allow lifting of ration
ing restrictions.
PFC. GERDINE PRESNELL
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED
Pfc. Gerdine Presnell was slight
ly wounded in France on August 27,
according to word received here by
his sister, Mrs. Harry Johnson. He
has been serving overseas for about
one year.
KILLED IN ACTION—Pfc.
Roy Ellington, 24, above, son
of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Elling
ton of Nebo, R.F.D. No. 1, was
killed in action in France Au
gust 9, according to informa
tion received by his parents. *
MRS. MILLER TO BE
PRESENTED CITATION
AT COUNCIL MEETING
The State Council of the N. C.
Federation of Home Demonstration
Clubs will hold its annual meeting
at State College in Raleigh on Sept.
19 to 20.
The first meeting will be held on
the evening of Sept. 19 in the audi
torium of the Y. M. C. A. Dr.
Jane S. McKimmon, assistant direc
tor of the extension service, will
bring greetings. The first day of
the meting will be devoted to busi
ness matters, following greetings
by Col. J. W. Harrelson, dean of
State college, and others. Sixteen
district chairmen representing 1,
523 club andn about 45,000 mem
bers will report on their activities
for the past year and make recom
mendations for 1945.
On Wednesday evening, Sept. 20,
the rural women'will join the mem
bers of the N. C. Federation of
Women's clubs and the State Nurs
es' association in a meeting at the
Raleigh Woman's club. Governor
Broughton will present a plaque to
a representative of the surgeon
general's office to be placed in the
hospital ship "Larkspur," signifying
that it was purchased by the sale
of bonds of the three organizations.
A citation will be presented Mrs.
J. H. L. Miller, president of the N.
C. Federation of Home Demonstra
tion clubs, in recognition of the
splendid work done by the organi
zation in the Fifth War Loan drive.
PFC. WOODY TO RETURN
TO THE STATES SOON
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Woody, of
Route 4, Marion, have received a
telegram from the War Department
stating that their son, Pfc. Rufus F.
Woody, is en route from Gatebery,
Sweden, to the United States. He
is expected to arrive within the next
few weeks.
Pfc. Woody saw action in Italy
and was captured by the Germans
on February 1, 1944. He was taken
to a German hospital where he stay
ed until June 4, when he was moved
to a different camp and remained
there several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Woody are expect
ing their son home soon after he
lands in New York.
S. S. OPENING POSTPONED
BY THREE CHURCHES
Announcement was made yester
day by Sunday School superintend
ents that the Methodist, Presbyter
ian and Episcopal Sunday Schools
will not be open for children under
15 years of age until September 24.
Sunday school services at the
First Baptist Church, however, will
continue in their regular order, it
was stated.
FARMER-DAIRYMEN
REQUESTED TO MEET
S. L. Homewood, county farm
agent, announced yesterday that
the district manager of the office of
Defense Transportation had re
quested ail farmer-dairymen who
make retail or wholesale deliveries
in McDowell county, meet in the
court room at Marion on Friday,
September 15, at 11 a. m.
Mr. Homewood stated that this is
an important meeting and that
there should be a full attendance.
Arrowood Given
16 To 20 Years
I In State Prison
I
j Convicted On Charge Of Slay
ing Carl Rhom; Allison
i Gets Prison Term.
|
i Guy Arrowood, who was charged
; with the slaying of Carl J. Rhom
j last June, was found guilty of sec
| ond degree murder in Superior
; Court here Thursday and was sen
tenced by Judge J. A. Rossseau to
a term of from 16 to 20 years in
state prison. Arrowood is alleged
| to have struck Rhom with a shovel
in an altercation at Vein Mountain
last June, resulting in his death.
Greene Biggerstaff plead guilty
to a charge of assault of female with
intent to rape and was sentenced to
fifteen months in jail to be assigned
to work on roads.
Hobart Burleson, on a charge of
driving drunk, was fined $50 and
cost and will not be allowed to oper
ate a car for a period of one year.
Sid and Vick McCall, charged
with breaking and entering and ar
sen, in connection with the burning
of the school buses and garage at
North Cove, were sentenced to two
years in the county jail to be as
signed to work on the highway on
the charge of breaking and enter
ing; nol pros with leave as to arsen
case. Jasen Burnett, breaking and
entering and arsen, nol pros with
leave as to arsen case.
J. W. Allison, on a charge of for
gery, was sentenced to not less than
one nor more than two years in
state prison.
Work on the criminal docket was
| completed Friday and court ad
journed until Monday when civil ac
tions were heard. Several cases on
the civil calendar were continued
and only one day was required to
complete the docket.
! Four divorces were granted as
follows: Carl Cable versus Sarah
Robinson Cable, Georgia Gibson
Couch versus Claud Cecil Couch,
Fred W. Hensley versus Milam
Lewis Hensley, and W. B. Hall ver
sus Sarah Hall. -j.
H. S. SAWYER IS TAKEN
BY DEATH AT OLD FORT
H. S. Sawyer, 54, of Old Fort,
died September 12. Mr. Sawyer
was a prominent church and civic
leader.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Friday at 5 p. m. at the First
Baptist church of Old Fort, by Rev.
W. E. Wesson, and interment will
be made in the Old Fort cemetery.
Mr. Sawyer was a member of the
First Baptist church, a member of
the fire department and a Woodman
of the World.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
H. S. Sawyer; one son by a former
marriage, Claxton Sawyer, pastor
of the Bent Creek Baptist church of
Biltmore; two daughters, Mrs. T. E.
Byrd, of Newport News, Va., and
Miss Carolyn Sawyer of Miami,
Fla.; one son, Earl Sawyer of Old
Fort; one brother, Athal Sawyer of
Old Fort; one sister, Mrs. Paul
Twist of Los Angeles, Calif.
F1NLEY ENROLLED IN
TECHNICAL SCHOOL
Madison, Mis., Sept. 9. — Pvt.
James L. Finley, whose wife and
father live in East Marion, has been
enrolled in the technical school for
training of radio mechanics stu
dents at Truax Field, an installa
tion of the Army Air Forces Train
ing Command.
Pvt. Finley will receive a com
plete couisse in aircraft radio mech
anics and will take supplemental
AAF courses in defense against
chemical attack, physical training,
and related subjects designed to fit
him for overseas combat duty with
the fighting AAF.
In civilian life, Pvt. Finley was
employed by Allied Van Lines, Inc.
in Chicago.
METHODIST SERVICES
Dr. D. E. Camak, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, announces
his sermon subject for the morning
service "A Thing of Magic." In the
evening he will speak on "Jesus'
Sincerity."