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, OCTOBER 26, 1944
VOL. XLIX—NO. 14
Appointments Of
Pastors Made By
WNC Conference
Rev. D. E. Camak Returns To
First Methodist Church;
Kirkpatrick To District.
Few changes were made in the
appointments of ministers of the
Marion distz-ict at the Western
North Carolina conference held in
Charlotte last week. Rev. D. E.
Camak, pastor of the First church
in Marion for the past two years,
was returned to this charge for
another year, and Rev. C. S. Kirk
patrick was returned as superin
tendent of the Marion district for
his fourth year.
The Rev. H. A. Huss, transferred
from the Winstor^-Salem district to
Old Fort during the past year to
succeed Rev. R. M. Yarner, who
entered the navy, was returned to
the Old Fort charge.
The conference adopted a resolu
tion asking congress to postpone un
til after the war a decision on a
proposal to "establish compulsory
peacetime military training."
Greensboro was selected for the
1945 meeting.
Appointment for the Marion dist
rict are as follows:
District superintendent, C. S.
Kirkpatrick.
Avery circuit, Joe T. Melton.
lAvondale, Sam B. Moss.
Bakersville, H. E. Murphy.
Bostic, J. Max Brandon, Jr.
Broad River, E. P. Greene.
Clifiside, E. L. Kirk.
Connelly Springs, G. L. Wilkin
son.
iDrexel, C. F. Tate.
Elk Park, O. D. Smith.
Forest City, J. W. Braxton.
Gilkey, McRae Crawford.
Glen Alpine, T. B. Huneycutt.
Henrietta, M. W. Edwards.
Linville Falls, C. C. Murray,
(A. S.)
Marion — Cross Mills, M. W.
Heckard; First, D. vE. Camak; Ma
rion Mills, H. D. Jessup; Marion
circuit, H. W. Bell.
McDowell circuit, V. P. Crowder.
Mill Spring, C. W. Dennis.
Morganton—First, Fletcher Nel
son; North Forest, R. C. Nimon;
Morganton circuit, A. W. Wellons.
Old Fort, H. 0. Huss; Old Fort
circuit, L. C. Stevens.
Pleasant Grove, J. B. Tabor.
Rutherford College, J. H. Melzer.
Rutherfordton, D. M. Nifong.
Spindale, R. L. Bass.
Spruce Pine, M. T. Hipps.
Sunshine, E. H. Spencer.
Table Rock, W. M. Rathburn.
Todd circuit, W. E. Stevens.
Valdese, P. L. Smith.
Watauga, R. J. Starling.
District missionary secretary, E.
L. Kirk.
District director of evangelism,
D. M. Nifong.
Chaplain, United States Army,
Connelly Springs Q. C., G. F. Hood.
Chaplain, United States Army,
Pleasant Grove Q. C., C. H. Peace.
Chaplain, United States Navy,
Old Fort Q. C., R. M. Varner.
Retired: L. S. Helms, W. I.
Hughes, E. K. McLarty, J. I. Spinks,
P. W. Tucker.
ASSOCIATE AIR BASE
ESTABLISHED AT MARION;
FORMAL OPENING SUNDAY
The Southeastern Air Service.
Inc. will establish an associate base
at the Francis Marion airport with a
formal opening to be held October
29, R. C. Corley, Jr., proprietor has
announced.
Modern facilities and nationwide
contacts of this large aviation ser
vice will be made available to citi
zens of Marion as well as flight in
struction and the opportunity to
charter planes for business trips.
All planes are licensed and main
tained under Civil Aeronautics au
thority and all pilots are ex-army
pilots, Mr. Corley stated.
At the formal opening Sunday
planes will be on display so that they
may be observed in flight and on the
ground.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this formal opening.
Further information is contained
in an advertisement in this issue of
the Marion Progress.
! PHILLIPS TO SPEAK — C. W.
i Phillips, director of public relations
I at the Woman's-College, and presi
ents and Teachers, will be a main
: ents and Teachers, wil be a main
| speaker at the district meeting of
I the congress to be held in Marion
next Wednesday,
i
MARION P.T.A. RESUMES
RECREATION PROGRAM
FOR YOUTH OF MARION
The Marion Parent-Teacher Asso
i ciation has resumed the recreation
i program which was begun the earl
ier part of the summer, but had to
j be discontinued during the polio
' ban.
| The project will reopen Friday
' evening in the gymnasium of the
j Marion high school for boys and
j girls of high school age and will be
j properly chaperoned and supervised
every Friday evening.
I In making plans for a program
j including such amusements as ping
J pong, shuffleboard and other games, i
i the citizens of Marion are now call -;
j ed upon to aid in furthering this
f most worth while cause by contri
buting card tables so that provision
may be made to accommodate a
large crowd. Anyone who has a
table to donate is asked to call the |
office of the principal of the Marion j
high school, phone 29, and leave
their name or to call Mrs. Albert
* f
Shiflet, president of the Marion P.;
T. A., or Mrs. J. A. Wier.
The P. T. A. has named the fol-,
lowing committee to conduct the
project:
Mrs. Eugene Cross, Jr., chair
man; Mrs. R. W. Proctor, Mrs. Roy
W. Davis, Mrs. J. A. Wier and Mrs.
Albert Shiflet. Members of the
'Marion Junior Woman's Club have
volunteered to alternate in sei'ving
! as chaperones.
| The purpose of the program is to
provide wholesome entertainment
| for the young people of Marion.
■DEDICATIONAL SERVICE
SUNNY GROVE BAPTIST
CHURCH SUNDAY, OCT. 29
The dedicational service of Sunny
Grove Baptist Church near Dysarts
ville will be held next Sunday, Oc
tober 29. The service will open at
10:30 with prayer by a former pas
| tor, after which there will be special
! singing, recognition of former pas
tor and scripture reading. A paper
on the history of the church will be !
read by Rev. G. A. Condrey.
The dedicational sermon will be
delivered by the Rev. R. L. Smith, of
Old Fort. Dinner will be served on
the grounds following the sermon.
The program will be in charge of
Rev. G. A. Condrey. '
CHANGES MADE IN
RAILWAY SCHEDULE
A change in the schedule of pas- •
senger trains numbers 15 and 16
was announced yesterday by Agent
G. W. Sandlin. According to the
new schedule number 16 leaves■
Asheville at 4:40 p. m., arriving at j
Marion at 6:00 with coaches to trav
el as far as Washington, D. C. and
Pullman cars to New York City. j
Train number 15 will now arrive
in Marion at 7:35 a. m. and in Ashe-'
ville at 9:00 a. m. !
DEALERS CANNOT "PLAY
FAVORITES" SELLING TIRES
Dealers who have new tires in;
stock are required to sell them to :
anyone who presents a valid tire
rationing certificate and the pur- j
chase piyce. Recent actions enforc
ing this ruling were taken because
of numerous complaints that some
dealers were holding back tires for
favored customers.
District Meet
P-T.A. Congress
Here Wednesday
C. W. Phillips, State President
Of Association, Will Be
Principal Speaker.
The district meeting of the Par
ent-Teaeher Association will be
held at the First Methodist church
here Wednesday, November 1. Reg
istration will begin at 9:30 and the
meeting will open at 10:00.
Mrs. Worth Morgan, of Forest
City, is district director and will
preside at the meeting.
C. W. Phillips, state president of
P. T. A. and director of public rel
ations at Woman's College U. N. C.,
will be the main speaker at the as
sembly. The district will also be
signally honored by having Mrs.
Charles E. Roe, of Chicago, as spec
ial guest. She is a nationally known
author of Parent-Teacher problems.
Mrs. J. W. Burke, of Gibsonville,
state treasurer, will also be present.
The members of the local organi
zation are making arrangements for
the meeting with Mrs. R. W. Proc
tor, chairman and Mrs. J. H. Bea
man, vice chairman; Mrs. Walker
Blanton and Mrs. B. A. Dickson,
registration; Mrs. Charles H. Smith
and Mrs. Jack James, lunch tickets;
Mrs. Ray Smith, Mrs. Vernon Eck
erd and Mrs. Paul McBee, flowers.
Lunch will be served to the dele
gates in the Methodist hut at 1
o'clock.
Each association in the county
and city schools is requested to send
representatives.
This district includes some eight
or ten associations in McDowell
county as well as associations in
Burke, Rutherford, Caldwell, Yan-'
cey and Mitchell counties and a
large attendance is expected. i
M'DOWELL WAR FUND
FIGURES REACH $7,000;
$2,200 MORE IS NEEDED
A total of $7,000 has been con
tributed to the United war fund in
McDowell county, it was announced
yesterday by J. F. Wilkinson, coun
ty chairman. McDowell county's
quota is ?9,200, leaving a balance
of $2,200 to be raised.
The campaign was supposed to
have ended last Thursday, but since
the goal has not been reached, it
will be continued through this week.
"It is of utmost importance that
we reach our goal and in order to
do that everyone must give all that
they possibly can," Mr. Wilkinson
stated. i
Any individual who has not yet'
made a contribution to the fund isi
urged to contact the chairman or
make their donation to J. N. Morris,
treasurer. I
BURROUGH IS ASSIGNED
TO CHARGE AT NEWTON
Rev. F. J. Burroughs, pastor of
the Pentecostal Holiness church at
West MaiV>n for the past three
years, will leave next week for j
Newton to become pastor of the
Newton Holiness church, having
been assigned to that charge at the i
recent annual conference held in \
Winston-Salem. He will be sue-!
ceeded by Rev. Woodrow Smith of.
North Wilkesboro, who will take up ,
his work here October 29.
Rev. R. N. Williams was return
ed to the Holiness church at East
Marion and is now beginning his j
second year there.
Mr. Burroughs announced that
the annual W. N. C. conference of
the Holiness church and annual
camp meeting will be held at East j
Marion during the early part of
next August. j
METHODISTS TO OBSERVE !
WEEK OF PRAYER SUNDAY
The Methodist National Week of
Prayer, October 25-31, will be ob-1
served with a service held at the
First Methodist church Sunday af- j
ternoon at three o'clock.
The theme of the program will
be "We Must Build in Peace and
Love," and will be presented by;
members of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service and the Wes
leyan Service Guild. I
Marion Rotary
Club Observes
Farmers Night
M. G. Mann Of Raleigh Guest
Speaker At Banquet Held
Last Friday Evening.
M. G. Mann, of Raleigh, secretary
and general manager of the N. C.
Cotton Growers Cooperative Assoc
iation and general manager of the
Farmers Cooperative Exchange, was
the guest speaker at the annual Ro
tary Farmers' night banquet held at
the Community building last Friday
night. Speaking on agriculture, co
operation between capital, labor and
industry was the theme of his ad
dress. Whether a farmer or not, he
said, all are interested in farming
which means so much to the com
munity. He presented the agricul
tural situation in the nation, county
and state in an interesting manner
and discussed the farmers income
and farm prices. Economic prices
must be worked out, he stated, so
that the farmers will receive fair
prices for their products.
He spoke of deplorable conditions
in farms in some sections due to
small incomes. He urged all to get
together in an effort to promote bet
i.ei j-auiiiiig conaiuons in oraer tnac
the farmer may be able to purchase
the things necessary for a better
life. He said that in order to make
farming a profitable business the
farmers must be shown how to pro
duce and market their crops. He
urged cooperation between agricul
ture, labor and industry to bring
about better conditions, and pointed
out improved conditions in farming
industry would mean better schools,
better churches and home, and bet
ter communities in which to live.
Brief remarks were made by I. L.
Caplan, chairman of the board of
county commissioners, and M. P.
Young, master of the Pleasant Gar
dens Grange.
The meeting was presided over by
Dr. Macon Hewitt, president of the ,
club.
The speaker of the evening was
introduced by John Ray Jimeson.
Group singing was led by Albert
C. Hewitt, Jr., with Miss Louise Po
teat at the piano.
Special guests for the evening in
cluded J. C. Rabb, Jay English, Dr.
E. F. Winter, Chas. H. Greenlee, W.
S. Haynes, J. D. Little, A. J. Wilk
erson, M. P. Young, W. E. Morgan.
Lester Simmons, J. M. Mackey, Ray
Curtis, C. A. McCall, Will Sparks,
Clint Simmons, Fate Brown, How-1
ard Lawing, H. T. Conley, I. L. Cap-,
lan, S. E. Whitten, Richard Roberts,
John Setzer, and L. A. Ammon.
PLEASANT GARDENS P. T. A.
TO CONTINUE CANNERY
AS PROJECT FOR YEAR
'The Pleasant Gardens Parent
Teacher Association held the first
meeting of the year in the auditor
ium of the Pleasant Gardens school
Friday evening, with Mrs. Melvin
Burnette, president, presiding.
Mrs. Fred Willis was elected,
treasurer, replacing Mrs. Locke
Tate, "resigned. The president an
nounced that the year's project
would be a continuation of financ
ing the initial cost of the communi
ty cannery.
The president then urged that a
large delegation attend the district
meeting to be held in Marion at
which the state and national officers
will be present. »
The following committees and
chairmen were announced: Pro- i
gram, Mrs. J. H. L. Miller, Miss Ge
neva Link, Mrs. M. B. Patton; ways
and means, Mrs. Tom Gowan, Mrs.
Fred Conley, Mrs. G. C. Crawford;
publicity, Mrs. George Sandlin; hos-i
pitality, Mrs. J. R. Jimerson, Miss
Lois Turbyfill, Mrs. Dwight Mc
Knight; membership, Miss Ola Wall,
Mrs. Ed. Biddix, Mrs. Charlie Mae
Harshaw, John Burnette, Mrs. J. M.
Mackey, Mrs. Floyd Withrow; and'
recreation, Mrs. W. A. Young, Jonas
Burgin, and Miss Louise Miller.
Mrs. J. H. L. Miller, chairman of
the program committee, introduced i
the guest speaker, the Reverend i
Howard W. Tepker of the Lutheran
church who analyzed possibilities
f^- a Parent Teacher organization
to be very real help to a community.
Mcdowell residents
CAN STILL REGISTER
TO VOTE NOVEMBER 7
McDowell county residents who
are eligible to vote in the Novemb
er election and who are not entered
on the registration books, still have
an opportunity to register on next
Saturday, October 28, and at any
other time during the week when
they can locate their registrar.
All persons who are in doubt
about whether or not they are reg
istered should check with their reg
istrars Saturday and be certain
they are on the books.
If they have moved in the last
four months they vote in their old
precinct, or if they are not regist
ered they register in their old pre
cinct. If they have moved since
the last election or are new resi
dents, and have been living in their
present precinct four months, they j
register in the new precinct. In ;
order to do this they must have to 1
get a removal certificate or transfer !
from their old registrar and take it
in pex-son'to the new precinct to be;
registered. No one can register for j
them; it must be done in person. j
Registrars may be found at the j
regular polling places in each of
McDowell county's 17 precincts j
next Saturday.
Saturday, November 2, is chal
lenge day. j
BULWINKLE HEARD
BY ENTHUSIASTIC
CROWD AT OLD FORT
A large and enthusiastic crowd
of McDowell county citizens greet-'
ed Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle as
he opened the Democratic campaign
in McDowell county with a speech;
at Old Fort Monday night.
Robt. W. Proctor, county chair
man, presided, and introduced the
county candidates who made brief
talks. I. L. Caplan, chairman of
the board of county commissioners,
gave a brief review of the financial
condition of the county showing
that the affah's of the county had
been handled in an efficient manner. ;
Major Bulwinkle, appearing in
his home district, said this may be
the most important election ever
held as there is much at stake. He
said "when we examine the record
of the Republican party, they don't
like to have their record brought to
light." He pointed out that no ef-,
fort was made on the part of the
Republican party to give relief to
the people when they were in pow
er. He called attention to the state
of affairs when President Roosevelt
took over; unemployment, farms,
homes and places of business being
closed out with people in dire
straits.
Under the administration o f
President Roosevelt, he said, bank-'
ing operation was guaranteed,
farms and home were saved and in
dustry helped, including small busi
ness concerns. Aid was given to
the people, jobs supplied, roads and
parks built, public buildings and
school buildings, erected, giving
employment to many people.
"Roosevelt saw," he said, "the
storm arising in Europe and advis- j
ed congress and the people of im-i
pending danger, but the Republi- j
cans opposed measures of defense as
sponsored by the administration. j
When President Roosevelt asked for
50,000 planes a year the Republi
cans scoffed at the undertaking. To
date we have built more than 235,
000 planes. We have built a large ,
navy, a strong air force, a large,
well trained and equipped army j
with proper means of transporta-j
tion. This army and navy is win
ning and we are deeply indebted to
them for what they have done, and
yet the Republicans have never giv
en any credit or praise to the army j
or navy for those in charge."
Major Bulwinkle said we are win
ning this war under trained leader
ship and we want to win it as soon !
as possible, but we do not want to j
unnecessarily lose the lives of men
in the armed forces, so why change
leadership? He asked how Dewey
could be for the principles of world
peace when those in charge of the
Republican party are against it.
E. MARION P. T. A. WILL !
HAVE SPAGHETTI SUPPER
The East Marion Parent-Teacher
Association will sponsor a spaghetti
supper at the East Marion commun
ity building October 27.
Supper will be served from 6:00
to 8:30 p. m. j
Banquet Given
By Merchants
Thursday Night
Principal Address Made By
City Superintendent Hugh
Beam; Cver 200 Attend.
The Merchants Association of Ma
rion sponsored a banquet in the com
munity building Thursday evening
with more than 200 employers and
employees present.
The ball room was decorated in
the Hallowe'en motif, and table3
were centered with fruits and other
decorations in keeping with the har
vest season.
The program opened with the
singing: of "The More We Get To
gether" and "America." This was
followed by an address of welcome
and introduction of guests by D. W.
Tainter, president.
J. C. Rabb presented a most in
teresting discussion of the Merch
ant's Association relating to the
founding of the organization an-l
the progress and improvements that
have been made since it was estab
lished.
H. F. Beam, superintendent of
City Schools, made the principle ad
dress of the evening on "The Heri
tage of America." Mr. Beam traced
briefly the early history of America
explaining that the fore fathers of
America came to this country so that
they might enjoy the freedom of
worship, freedom of speech and
freedom of assembly. He stated
that the heritage of the American
people is the most valuable thing
possessed by them and the most
worthy attribute to be handed down
to future generations.
In stressing the importance of
this heritage he stated that it was
often accepted too complacently
without remembering the sacrifice it
had cost. He called attention to the
fact that the attack on Pearl Har
bor awakened Americans to the ad
vantages and privileges of this heri
tage and with it the responsibility
of continually guarding and protect
ing it at any cost, even being wili
ng to die for it.
"It is the biggest and most price
less thing to be handed down to our
posterity," Mr. Beam said.
He also said that America had
("ought five major wars to retain
:hese rights and privileges. He list
ed and briefly outlined the American
Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican
War, Spanish War and concluded
with the statement that World War
[ was fought for the purpose of giv
ing democracy to all people of the
world, and inasmuch as this plan
failed, American boys were now
fighting on probably 1000 battle
fronts in World War II.
In closing, he reached the climax;
of his address by expressing his be
lief that with the help of everyone
on the home front, with the efforts
of the men on the battlefronts, and
with the faith of our fore fathers
and the help of God, the war for
freedom will surely be won.
The evening's entertainment was
brought to a close with a square
lance.
CHANGE MADE IN NAME
OF WEST MARION CHURCH
The name of the West Marion
Presbyterian church has been
changed to Story Memorial church
in memoiiam of the late Rev. J. C.
Story, former Presbyterian minis
;er, announcement made last weetc
stated.
This change came as the result of
i petition made by members of the
:ongregation which was approved
jy Concord Presbytery at the meet
ng held last week in Mooresville.
The Rev. Mr. Story organized
,wenty-one churches during hi*
ninistry of which the West Marion
;hurch was the last.
TREVERTON PROMOTED
Ward Treverton, son of Mr. and
Urs. William Treverton, of Marion,
las been promoted to the rank of
lieutenant Colonel, according to
vord received here this week.
Lt. Col. Treverton was serving in
Holland when word was last receiv
ed from him. He has been in ser
fice more than three years.