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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, SEPTEMBER 28, 1944 VOL. XLIX—NO. 10 New Pastor Of First Baptist Church Arrives Rev. M. O. Owens Assumes Pastorate Of Church Here; To Preach Next Sunday. Rev. Milum Oswell Owens, Jr., of Palmetto, Fla., who has accepted a call to become pastor of the First Baptist church of Marion, will preach at this church next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Mr. Owens and family arrived in Marion yesterday and will occupy the Baptist parsonage on North Main street. Mr. Owens is 31 years of age and a native of Aiken, S. C. He is a son of the Rev. M. O. Owens, who is now pastor at Lamar, S. C., and Mrs. Owens. He attended elementary school and high school at Cordova and completed high school at Tay lors, S. C. He finished Furman University, Greenville, S. C., in 1933, cum laude, and taught school at Bardwick, Ga., for two years. He entered the Southern Baptist The ological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., in 1936 and finished wih Th. M. in 1939. In 1938 Mr. Owens married Miss Ruby Bridges of Greenville, S. C., a former classmate at Furman. She is a graduate of the Woman's Mis sionary Union Training School at Louisville, Ky., and holds the A. B. and M. R. E. degrees. While in Louisville Mr. Owens was associate pastor of the Carlisle Avenue Baptist church, and also of i the Virginia Avenue Baptist church.} Upon finishing the seminanrny, IMr. Owens was called to the pastor ate of the Baptist church at Myrtle IBeach, S. C., where he served over three years. During his pastorate there an educational building was ■ erected and the auditorium remod eled; he left the church debt free and the membership of the church was increased from 70 to 230 mem bers. While there he was Major Chaplain of the 4th Separate batal lion of the South Carolina Defense force, and a member of the Civitan Club. Mr. Owens was called to the pas torate of the First Baptist church at Palmeto, Fla., in December 1942. During his pastorate there an idebt edness of more than $16,000 was paid off and he leaves the church debt free. In spite of the loss of at least 30 to the armed forces, the Sunday School attendance has in creased during the past year. Rev. and Mrs. Owens have two children, Celia, aged 5, and Linda Martin, aged 2 years. thirty Mcdowell men SENT TO CAMP CROFT Thirty McDowell county men were sent to Camp Croft for pre induction physical examinations by the McDowell County Draft Board last Friday. The list follows: Ralph Edward Harris, Woodrow Tranklin Hail, J. D. Hayes, James Robert Elkins, Robert Frank Bus bin, George Carroll Moore, Billie Eugene Messer, Harry Allen Baker, Starlin Bennett Sowers, Rosevelt Anderson, Paul Jonathan Flynn, Alvin Eugene Callahan, Luther Al vin Curd, Jr., Jennings Bryan Rob ertson, John Milton Hollifield, Thos. L. Jonson, Jack Lee Laughridge, Ray Lester Lane, Ray Mike Arro wood, Carl Windfield Lamb, William Ray Proctor, Howard Alexander Toney, Bruce Wise Bartlett, Leo Goodson Revis, Douglas Earl Wil liams, Walter Walker, James Tilgh man Ray, Wayne Page Adkins, Ru ben Hutson McKinney, James Perry Sartain and Jacob Clay H/ollifield. HAYNES RETURNS TO STATES FROM AFRICA Sgt. Alvin S. Haynes, son of Mr. B. F. Haynes, Marion, Route 1, has returned to the States after serv ing with the armed forces in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He was -wounded in Italy in June and was brought to McGuire General Hos pital, Richmond, Va., the latter part of August. He was then transferr ed to Moore General Hospital, -where he was given a fifteen day furlough to visit at home with his father and friends. NEW BAPTIST PASTOR — Rev. M. O. Owens, Jr., new pastor of First Baptist church of Marion. He is a native of Aiken, S. C., and has been pastor of the First Baptist church of Palmetto, Fla., since December, 1942. He will begin his pastorate here October 1. MRS. NEWTON PASSES AT HER HOME HERE; FUNERAL SATURDAY Mrs. Laura Neal Newton, widow of the late John Brockenbrough Newton, died at her home in Marion Thursday after an illness of several months. Mrs. Newton was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Neal and had a large circle of friends in this community. She was a member of the First Methodist church. She is survived by two grand daughters, Mrs. Laura Neal Carlisle, of Norfolk, Virginia; Mrs. Dorothy Newton Worcester, of Asheville, N. C.; one brother, W. W. Neal, Sr., and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Neal Blanton, both of Marion. Funeral services were conducted at the residence Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. D. E. Camak, pastor of the First Methodist church, assisted by Rev. C. S. Kirk patrick, district superintendent. In terment was made in Oak Grove cemetery. SGT. ROWE SLIGHTLY WOUNDED IN FRANCE Word has been received from the War Department that Staff Sgt. S. C. Rowe of Marion was slightly wounded in France on July 8. Ho received a shrapnell wound in the right shoulder but, it was stated, he returned to active duty on July 20. He is a paratrooper and has been in service overseas since last Decemb er. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Rowe of Marion. Sgt. Rowe's brother, Pvt. O. D. Rowe, is now stationed in New Guin ea. BREAKS ARM Charles Dickson, son of Dr. and Mrs. B. A. Dickson, suffered a brok en arm while at play on the Marion City school grounds yesterday | morning. City And County Schools Open For New Terms i Splendid Enrollment Reported For Both The City And County School Units. The city and county schools got j under way for the fall terra Mon day. N. F. Steppe, superintendent of county schools, reported that at tendance in the units of his system was very good. Figures on the en rollment will not be available until j tabulations are received from all j the schools and compiled the latter I part of the week, but Mr. Steppe | said that he was well pleased with ; preliminary reports received yester ; day. The enrollment for the first j day was estimated at approximately i 2500 for both the white and colored schools. In the city schools tabulations of enrollment for the first day of school was 1,957, broken down as follows: White, higk school 281; j white, elementary 1,692; colored ihigh school 55; colored, elementary 210. Superintendent Hugh Beam said that he was sure that there was a number of children yet to report and urged parents to see that their children enroll immediately. STORAGE EXHIBIT OF HOME GROWN FOODS McDowell county agricultural! and home economics workers have a j splendid exhibit on storage of fruits and vegetables in the store building formerly occupied by Rabb-Hitch cock in observance of nutrition month. The storage space is of minature size, and the canned food on exhibit was loaned by the mem bers of the county home demonstra tion clubs, each club being repre sented. The showing is typical of the food canned by the club mem bers throughout the county this 1 season. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE NEXT MONDAY EVENING The fourth quarterly conference of the Marion district will hear final reports and make plans for the com ing year at the First Methodist church here Monday evening, Octo ber 2, following the regular stew i ards meeting wihch will immedately follow the annual dinner at 7 -.15. All members of the conference are expected to attend. VETERINARIAN OPENS OFFICE IN MARION ! Dr. E. F. Winter, veterinarian, of | Franklin, Va., has arrived in Marion | and opened an office here for prac tice in McDowell county. Marion Rippers Play First Home Game On Friday Will Meet Hickory Team On High School Field Tomor row Afternoon at 4 O'clock. Coach Hugh Beam, of the Marion High School Rippers has been work ing his charges hard this week in preparation for the first home game of the season which is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon on the high school athletic field at four o'clock. The coach said that the game would | start promptly at the hour above j mentioned and that the game would | be with the team from Hickory high j school. The local gridsters lost their first game of the season to Newton, j which was played in enemy territory j last Friday night. Newton downed j Marion 13-0 in this contest. Coach Beam stated that the game was bet ter than the score would indicate, and after considering that a large number of his boys were playing J football for the first time that local i fans should not be too downcast | over the outcome. However, the game did indicate several weak spots which the coach hopes to im prove before the game with Hick-1 ory. j Joe Gaddy was outstanding on j the defense against Newton and! made several good tackles. Jack Gouge also played a good defensivej game, and Hugh Elliott backed up the line in splendid fashion. As for j the offense Coach Beam said that he could not say so much. The in- j terference was poor and the plays were not properly timed. Blocking was also poor and the boys fumbled the ball. With the newness of the season worn away with the first game, and with at least one game's experience gained for the new players the Rip pers athletic director expects a bet ter performance from his boys in the Hickory game. JONAS COMMISSIONED LT. AND RECEIVES M. D. Karl C. Jonas received his medical degree in a special commencement exercise held at the Duke University School of Medicine on September 23, and was also commissioned a Lieutenant (j. g.) in the U. S. Navy Medical Corps. The medical graduates were given a special commencement of their own at this time due to the fact that shortly they will disperse to such widely separated areas of the coun try that their attendance at a regu larly scheduled commencement would be impossible. Lt. Jonas will intern at the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia. Dt. and Mrs. J. F. Jonas attend ed the graduation exercises. GOVERNOR VISITS HICKORY POLIO HOSPITAL—Little Mary Ruth Gordon of Marion, one of the patients at the hospital established at Hickory for the treatment of infantile paralysis cases, is shown above giving Gov. J. M. Broughton and Mrs. Broughton a broad smile es they stopped at her bed for a brief chat while visiting the institution to observe the work being carried on there. Mary Ruth's mother, Mrs. M. W. Gordon, Jr., is .standing at the right. COTTON CARAVAN TO GIVE SHOW AT HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY NIGHT The final appearance of the series of entainments by Camp Croft Cot ton Caravan will be given at the Ma rion high school auditorium Friday evening, September 29, at 7:30 o'clock. The program will include two dramatic films, "Brief For In vasion," and "Film Communique Number 9." showing battlefront conditions formerly confined to mili tary audiences. A variety show will also be pre sented featuring: Helen Case, love ly lady of song; Dotty Blaekwell, Camp Croft Pin-up girl; Laura Ab ner, girl of the Golden West; Sgt. Phillip Liljestrand, violinist; Pvt. Bill Schweiter, accordian ace for merly featured on N. B. C. Break fast Club; Pvt. Phil Masi, clown prince of comedy; Pvt. J. Silver steine, baritone, and two recently returned veterans. Music will be furnished by the 286th A. E. F. Band. All textile workers are especially invited to attend and the public is also welcomed. DESCRIBES SUGAR SUPPLY SITUATION AS SOUR; CONSERVE America's civilian sugar supply situation was described as "sour" today by L. W. Discoll, district di rector of the Office of Price Admin istration. With many boards in the western district of North Carolina besieged with requests for more canning sugar, Mr. Discoll said: "The sugar supply situation is such that the al lowance for home canning cannot I be increased — there simply isn't enough sugar on hand or in sight in the United States to permit auth orization of a larger maximum home i canning allowance than the present 25 pounds." Sugar refineries, working on 24 hour schedules, were described as being six to eight weeks behind schedule because of manpower shortages. Mr. Discoll appealed to all citi zens to use all practical means of sugar conservation and to house wives to use regular allotments of sugar, wherever possible, to can this year's bumper fruit crop. PFC. HUSKINS HETURNS FROM OVERSEAS DUTY Pfc. Grady G. Huskins, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Huskins of Marion, has returned from service outside the continental United Stat es and is now being processed through the Army Ground and Ser vice Forces Redistribution Station in Miami, Fla,, where his next as signment will be determined. Pfc. Huskins served 20 months as a machine gunner in the Mediter ranean theater of operations. While there he was awarded the Purple i Heart for wounds received in action against the enemy, the Good Con duct ribbon and the African cam paign theater ribbon. Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Stations are located in various parts of the United Stat es. Military personnel returning j from overseas are processed through j these stations before assignment to ] military organizations and installa i tions within the United States. During the period that returnees stay at an Army Ground and Ser vice Forces Redistribution Station, they are given a painstaking occupa tional and physical classification as well as physical and dental recondi tioning together with various lec tures designed to reorient men re cently returned from combat areas. This processing is carried on with out haste in pleasant surroundings conducive to mental and physical relaxation. Before entering the service Pfc. Huskins was employed as a sales clerk. He became a member of the Armed Forces on Aug. 29, 1942. PERRY WARD TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES, ILL. Perry B. Ward, of Marion, Route 1, is receiving his initial Naval in doctrination at the U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illi nois. When his recruit training is com I pleted, the seaman will receive a I period of leave. j Buy a War Bond today in behalf ' of a fighting man. Workers Red Corss Given Recognition Workers Awarded Stripes For Services In Surgical Dress ing Work Room. Volunteer workers who have serv ed faithfully in the Red Cross surgi cal dressings work room have been awarded stripes for their uniforms signifying the number of hours they have worked, Mrs. E. C. McMillan, surgical dressings chairman, an nounced Monday. The following workers were pre sented two stripes in recognition of 100 hours of work each year for the past two years: Miss Rena Neal, Mrs. J. E. Neal, Sr., Mrs. W. W. Neal, Jr., Mrs. E. C. McMillan, Mrs. R. B. Crisp, Mrs. Eugene Cross, Jr., Mrs. R. H. Bo mar, Mrs. J. Q. Gilkey and Mrs. J. W. Ouzts. Other workers presented one stripe for 100 hours work during the past year were as follows: Mrs. G. G. Gladden, Mrs. R. W. Proctor, Mrs. Grayson Neal, Mrs. J. E. Neal, Jr., Mrs. R. I. Corbett, Mrs. W. K. M. Gilkey, Mrs. Boyd Pyatt, Mrs. J. F. Snipes, Mrs. J. H. Tate, Mrs. H. F. Beam, Mrs. A. S. Brad ford and Miss Martha Smith. The Old Fort Red Cross surgical dressings work room has only been operating a year, but eight workers there are already entitled to one stripe. They are: Mrs. Janie Reid, Mrs. Will Grant, Mrs. Joe Giles, Mrs. Pauline Brown, Mrs. G. D. Roland, Mrs. Ruth Beech, Mrs. W. A. Fleming and Mrs. Lillie Hicks. In addition to the above eight Old Fort Women have earned pins for 50 hours of service. They are: Miss Polly Noblitt, Mrs. I. L. Caplan, Mrs. C .L. Norwood, Mrs. Mae Thomas, Mrs. S. F. Mauney, Mrs. Joe Moody, Mrs. Thomas RufF and Miss Clara Artz. Flora Lueley, colored, is in charge of a group of colored women who work in the Red Cross surgical dressings room on Thursday even ings. She has been commended for her faithfulness in supervising this project. The Junior Woman's Club mem bers work each Tuesday evening and a group from the Baptist church on Monday evenings. MAYOR ASKS MOTORISTS TO DRIVE CAREFULLY Mayor J. F. Wilkinson appeals to all motorists to drive carefully on the streets of Marion since many children are crossing the streets go ing to and from school. The safety of these children is of utmost im portance, it is pointed out by the mayor. i "It i^> true," he says, "that child ren going to and from school will j be crossing the streets daily, and : motorists are cautioned to drive | carefully so as to avoid accidents. Watch out for them. Remember, if | someone had not been careful when iyou were a child perhaps you would ! not be here today to drive an auto ; mobile." Parents are asked to instruct I their children in walking rules and , teach them to observe stop lights on : their way to school and returning i home, Mayor Wilkinson continued. "Let us work together on this mat !ter and try not to have a single ac cident to a school child this year," he said. I STATE YOUNG DEMOCRATS TO MEET IN ASHEVILLE A statewide meeting of the : Young Democrats of North Carolina jwill be held at the Langren Hotel in i Asheville, Saturday, Oct. 14, it is announced by Miss Henrietta Pricer ! president. | The meeting will be in the form of a banquet or "Victory Dinner" in the Governor Vance room and Clyde R. Hoey, former governor, and R. : Gregg Cherry, Democratic nominee for governor, are scheduled to speak. There are more than 100 geysers and 4,00 hot springs in Yellow-* [stone National park.
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