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. NOVEMBER 23, 1944 VOL. XLIX NO. 18
Sixth War Bond
Drive Opens In
M'Dowell County
Campaign Gets Under Way
To Reach Goal Of $365,000
Set For This County.
The Sixth War Loan drive was
officially opened in McDowell county
Monday with a determination of
reaching or over-subscribing a quota
of $365,000, including $159,000 in
E bonds.
The campaign is headed by J. N.
Morris and -J. F. Snipes as co-chair
men for the county, and the drive
will be conducted under the same
organization as in previous drives.
The campaign got off to a good
start last Friday evening when a
group of volunteer workers attend
ed a dinner at the Community
building, at which time plans for the
drive were outlined. At this meet
ing Dr. C. S. Kirkpatrick, superin
tendent of the Marion district, de
livered a stirring address in the in
terest of the campaign. He em
phasized the importance of push,
pluck and patience in making the
drive a success.
During the campaign the impor
tance of every person doing his or
her part will be duly emphasized.
McDowell has made a wonderful
record in other drives and it is hoped
that an equally impressive record
can be made in the Sixth War Loan.
The quota for the nation is $14,
000,000,000.
It is pointed out that expenses of
the war have not been decreased
and may be expected to be main
tained at about the same level, even
if Germany should surrender in the
near future, and there is a great
probability that the war in Ger- j
many may continue well into 1945. j
To fight Japan more materials
must be shipped twice as far as to!
the fronts in Germany, and in ad-'
dition to the high cost of cargoes,
more ships are needed to supply the
forces fighting Japan.
RED CROSS TO HANDLE
mail to Philippines
The local Red Cross Chapter has
received information from National
Headquarters that communications
to the Philippines from any person
in this country to any prisoner of
War or any U. S. civilian internee
stationed there can now be sent
through Red Cross facilities. The
delivery of these messages cannot
be guaranteed, but all messages will
be handled by Army Postal Savings
Service. The correct address of
the person to whom the message is
to be sent is very important. Mes
sages can only be accepted through
November 30th.
Any one in this community hav
ing relatives or friends in the Phi
lippines who wishes to use this
method of communication is urged
to get in touch with the local Red
Cross Chapter as soon as possible in
order that these messages may be
sent in accordance with this new
ruling.
JAMES MILLER RETURNS
FROM OVERSEAS DUTY
Marine Private First Class James
Chester Miller, 23, son of Rev. and
Mrs. C. A. Miller, of Marion, has
returned to the states after 26
months duty overseas with a leath
erneck defense battalion, according
to announcement from San Diego,
Calif.
Miller soon will leave the west
coast on a 30-day furlough visit to
his home here.
ROOSEVELT VOTE TOTALS
527,399 IN THIS STATE
Raleigh, Nov. 20.—An unofficial
tabulation of votes cast in North
Carolina in the November 7 election
was released today by the state
board of elections as follows:
For president: Roosevelt 527,
399; Dewey 263,155; total 790,554.
For governor: R. Gregg Cherry
523,301; Frank Patton 230,998; to
tal 759,299.
For United States senator: Clyde
E. Hoey 534,013; A. I. Ferree 226,
037; total 760,050.
MARION PLAYS FINAL
GAME OF THE SEASON;
DEFEATS CANTON 13-7
The Orange and Black Rippers of
Marion high school played their
final football game of the year Fri
day afternoon on the high school
athletic field when they defeated th6
Black Bears from Canton 13 to 7.
This contest was perhaps Marion's
best game of the season and was fill
ed with thrills from start to finish.
The climax came during the latter
part of the fourth period when
Goode, crafty Ripper end, guarded
closely by two opposing players,
went high into the air to snag a win
ning touchdown pass.
The outcome of the game was un
certain until the final whistle. Can
ton was the first to draw blood when,
in the first quarter, a lateral was
good for the first score. »The Rip
pers tried to square the score in the
second period when a long pass,
Rader to Toney, was caught in the
end zone, but Marion's attempt for
extra point failed and the half end
ed 7 to 6 in favor of the visitors.
Coach Hugh Beam evidently gave
his boys a shake-down during^inter
mission, for they came back with a
fighting spirit that would not be de
nied. Both teams sparred for an
opening at the beginning of the new
half, and several exchanges of punts
were made. The Rippers marched
over the field, adding first downs,
but the visitors fought stubbornly
when their goal was threatened.
Things did not ease up until Rader
passed to Goode in the end zone for
| Marion's second marker. The game
was put on ice when Sullivan went
around for the extra point.
j Coach Beam was high in his
praise for the defensive work of the
Ripper line. Captain Gaddy, Reel,
Toney, Mclver and Kanipe were
outstanding, as the Orange and
Black line, time after time, threw
the Canton backs for substantial
losses. Sullivan was the fleet-foot
ed lad for the locals and Dalton hit
the line for a number of nice gains. \
All other members of the squad see
ing action gave a splendid account!
of themselves.
TOPIC AT LUTHERAN
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
The Thanksgiving service will be
held at St. Matthew's Lutheran
church next Sunday morning at 11
o'clock, it was announced yesterday
by the pastor, Rev. Howard Tepker.
The sermon topic will be "Forget
Not the Lord Your God."
The young people will meet
Thursday evening at th'e church at
7:30 o'clock.
There will be a meeting of the
congregation at the church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
LT. TEETER PRESENTED
DISTINGUISHED CROSS
Word has been received here that
Lt. Robert Teeter was presented the
Distinguished Flying Cross, by the
Commanding General of the Ninth
Air Force, somewhere in Belgium.
The cross was presented Lt. Teet
er for having successfully led a
dive bombing attack against a com
pany of demolishing engineers and
having destroyed the entire com
pany.
Lt. Teeter was one of the first
Americans to get a close look at the
new jet propelled planes being used
by the Germans.
FIRST SNOW OF SEASON
COMES TO THIS SECTION
The first snow of the season fell
here last Sunday. A light rain be
gan falling about 9 o'clock and turn
ed to snow and rain about 11
o'clock. Later it began to sleet,
turning into a heavy rain during the
afternoon. Marion had a high tem
perature for the day of 49 degrees
with a low of 30 degrees.
Last Friday was the coldest day
of the season with a low tempera
ture of 27 degrees at an early hour.
11 REGISTRANTS PLACED
IN CLASS 1-A BY BOARD
McDowell county draft board has
placed eleven registrants in class 1
A, according to a list released by
the board yesterday. They are:
William G. Burgin, Thomas Epley,
Jr., Earl Vaugn, John McAbee, Pal
mer Gillenwater, Walter Gibson,
Ashford Davis, Guy Biggerstaff,
Williard Davis, Clifford Knupp, and
Bishop Greenlee.
We Give THANKS
For Our Heritage of Freedom
We have much to be thankful for—even in this year
of war and sacrifice. We can be thankful that our
cities and towns have remained unharmed . . . that
we are on the road to Victory . . . that through it all
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we have upheld the ideals we have been fighting for
. . . that we have kept our heritage of Freedom. On
this Thanksgiving Day, . . let us thank the Etern
al Power: convinced that Heaven but tries our virtue
by affliction—that oft the cloud which wraps the
present hour serves but to brighten all our future
days."
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PRIVATE PAUL LOWERY
OF MARION WITH EIGHTH
AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND
Private Paul J. Lowery of Mar
ion is one of the men who keep 'em
flying for the 92nd Bombardment
group, oldest B-17 fortress group in
the Eighth Air Force.
Pvt. Lowery, a member of a Fly
ing Fortress ground crew, has been
one of the skilled men responsible
for dispatching bombers from this
group on more than two hundred
combat missions during the past
two years, it is announced from the
Eighth Air Force station in Eng
land.
Few people outside of the com
bat flyers, who place their lives in
the hands of the ground crews ser
vicing their planes, realize the im
portance of the ground crews' job.
Without the glamor and excitement
of combat these maintenance men
work day and night, often in rain,
sleet, snow and cold, repairing and
servicing the Fortresses. Theirs is
the job of repairing battle damaged
planes, tuning up the engines and
controls, changing engines when
necessary, giving the planes daily
inspections, anything necessary to
ensure that the maximum number
of Fortresses are ready and ship
shape at "take-off" time before each
mission.
Pvt. Lowery, formerly a waist
gunner on a Flying Fortress and
the holder of the Aid Medal with an
Oak Leaf Cluster for "meritorious
achievement" while flying a number
of combat missions, was transferred
to ground crew maintenance sever
al months ago where his practical
knowledge of aircraft in combat
could be put to good use.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Lowery, Pvt. Lowery graduated
from North Cove high school in
1940. He entered the Armed Forc
es 20 months ago.
DRAFT BOARD SEEKING
ADDRESSES OF THREE MEN
The local draft board wishes to
locate the following men: Clarence
Edward Webb, whose last known
address was 15 West Court St.,
Cincinnati, Ohio, Clifton R. Peter
son, whose last known address was
1507 S. Boulevard, Charlotte, N. C.
and Scott William Harrison whose
last known address was Y. M. C. A.,
Main St., Danville, Va. Anyone
who has knowledge of their present
whereabouts please contact the
draft board.
RED CROSS WORK ROOM
WILL CLOSE THURSDAY
The Red Cross surgical dressing
work room in the Community build
ing will be closed Thursday for
Thanksgiving, it was announced yes
terday by Mrs. E. C. McMillan,
chairman.
Mrs. McMillan stated that work
ers are asked to go to the work
room as often as possible to help
finish the November quota of 25,
200 dressings which have to be ship
ped to the medical supply depot on
November 30.
HORACE PAUL LYTLE
IS REPORTED MISSING
Horace Paul Lytle, torpedoman's
mate third class, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred P. Lytle of Old Fort, is report
ed missing in service. The date and
place was not given.
TO OBSERVE DAY OF
PRAYER AT GREENLEE
CHURCH DECEMBER 6
The Women's Missionary Union
of the Blue Ridge Baptist Associa
tion will observe Wednesday, De
cember 6, as a day of prayer at the
Greenlee Baptist church. The theme
for the day will be "Ye Shall Be
Witnesses."
The service will begin at ten
o'clock. An instructive program
has been planned for the day and
representatives from all the church
es in the association are expected to
attend. The pastors have been ex
tended a special invitation. ;
The guest speaker will be Mrs.
John Wacaster of Cherryville, su
perintendent of the W. M. U. of the
Kings Mountain Baptist association.
She will give the life story of Lollie
Moon. A missionary will also at
tend and take part in the program.
Lunch will be served ladies of the
association, it was announced by
Mrs. C, C. Parker, superintendent.
BUSINESS TO SUSPEND
HERE THANKSGIVING
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The third war-time Thanksgiving
will be observed quietly here today
with the stores and other places of
business being closed for the day,
following the usual custom.
The offices in the court house,
with the exception of the sheriff's
office, offices in the city hall, and
the banks will observe the national
holiday.
The city schools will close Wed
nesday afternoon for the week-end,
allowing a two-day holiday period.
In order to make up lost time due
to delay in starting, the county
schools will not observe the holiday.
The postoffice will be closed1
Thursday and there will be no de-'
livery of mail by city or rural car
riers, Postmaster Caldwell stated.
Only special delivery and perish
able parcels will be delivered oil
that day.
Thanksgiving services will be
held at St. John's Episcopal church j
at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. The
offering at the service will go to
the Thompson orphanage.
Thanksgiving services will be held
at the First Presbyterian church;
Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock,'
it was announced Monday by the
pastor, Dr. Carl W. McMurray. j
PFC. JAMES SHUFFORD
IS KILLED IN FRANCE
Pfc. James L. Shufford, son of
Mrs. Willie Shufford of Marion, was
killed in action in France on Octo
ber 20, according to word received
here.
Pfc. Shufford entered the army
March 25, 1943, and went overseas!
in September, 1943. He received the
Purple Heart for wounds received
May 28, 1944, in Italy.
Survivors include the parents and
three sisters, Georgia and Lorene
Shufford and Mrs. Robert McMahan,
all of Marion.
CARA NOME SPECIALIST
TO BE HERE NEXT WEEK
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Miss Earle Singleton, Cara Nome
specialist, will be at the McDowell
Cut Rate Drug Store all next week
for an individual skin analysis,
beautifying facial and make-up and
to give advice for complexion care.
Ten consultations will be given
daily by appointment.
CAPTAIN GRADY BURGIN
OF OLD FORT ASSIGNED
TO NEW POST RECENTLY
Barksdale Field, La. — Captain
Grady W. Burgin,, of Old Fort, N.
C., formerly commanding officer of
Squadron U of the 380th AAF Base
Unit (Mil. Police Training Center)
who served a short time as unit ad
jutant, was recently appointed di
rector of administration of the unit,
Lt. Col. Benedict Ray, commanding
officer of the 380th, has announced.
In his new post, Captain Burgin
has supervision over several large
sections including personnel, intelli
gence, mess and morale work. Un
der a reorganization plan which be
came effective Oct. 1, the MP Train
ing Center now has three key di
rectorates, Administration, Opera- j
tions and Training, and Mainten-!
ance and Supply.
The new system which is expect- j
ed to conserve manpower and ma-:
teriel considerably, replaces the tra
ditional Armv stnff organizations as
personnel, intelligence, training,
and supply within the Army Air
Forces. Born in Old Fort, Captain j
Burgin has been in the army since;
1929. He was appointed a Second
Lieutenant in the Corps of Military
Police Sept. 2, 1942. and has been:
on duty with the MPTC since May
15, 1944.
His Wife, Mrs. Irroa A. Burgin,
resides with him in nearby Shreve
port, La.
SGT. HARRIS, PILOTS,
MISSING IN PLANE
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Harris of
Route 2, Marion, have received
word, from the Chaplain of Dover
Field, Delaware, that their son,
Staff Sgt. Huland Thad Harris, and
pilots, have been missing, in a plane,
on a mission flght from Middleton,
Pa., to Dover, Delaware, since Nov.
14th.
No trace of the plane has been
found.
Sgt. Harris is master mechanic
and crew chief on a B-24 plane and
has been with the air force since
August of 1942.
FIVE AMENDMENTS WIN
APPROVAL IN COUNTY
By margins ranging from 323 to
807, McDowell county voters in the
election November 7 approved five
amendments to the Constitution of
North Carolina, and reports show
the approval was state-wide. The
official vote in McDowell was as fol
lows:
Amendment No. 1. ToNmake the
commissioner of agriculture, the
commissioner of labor and the com
missioner of insurance constitu
t'onal officers and members of the
council of state.
For 1,567, against 760.
Amendment No. 2. To exempt
notaries public from prohibition
against double office holding.
For 1,469, against 861.
Amendment No. 3. To change
the state board of education
amendment.
For 1,542, against 793.
Amendment No. 4. To authorize
the general assembly to provide
compensation for lieutenant gov
ernor.
For 1,251, against 928.
Amendment No. 5. To abolish
eonstitut onal requirement of pri
vate examination of wife for sale of
homestead.
For 1,313, against 1,054.
According to the official returns
tabulated last Thursday 6,135 votes
were cast in McDowell county this
year, compared with 7,506 cast in
1940.
WOMEN TO SERVE IN THE
WAVES NEEDED BY NAVY
The navy still has need for a
large number of young women to
serve in the WAVES in many cate
gories of work, according to Chief
C. J. Rhinehardt, recruiter in charge
of the navy recruiting station in
the Federal building.
Recruiter Rhinehardt pointed out
that the navy's field of operation
now is the largest since the begin
ning of the war, requiring more and
more men to operate ships, guns,
and planes.
The Navy and WAVE Recruiter,
Chief Rhinehardt, will be at the city
hall in Marion on Nov. 23 and 24
and will be glad to interview all in
terested applicants at the recruiting
station on how and where they may
serve.
Christmas Seals
Will Go On Sale
On November 27
Christmas Stickers Will Be
Mailed Out Next Week;
.State Goal Set At $215,000,
Christmas seals will be mailed
out next week to hundreds of indi
viduals and firms to launch the an
nual distribution of health stickers
which have become the symbol in
the fight against tuberculosis.
Mrs. Jack James, chairman of the
Christmas seal committee of the
Marion Parent-Teacher Association,
is preparing the mailings for next
week with a letter to accompany"
the seals'. The mailing method has
been used for some time in prefer
ence to the individual canvass for
the sale of Christmas seals. ,
While efforts will be made to
reach everybody, persons who do
not receive the seals through mail
should notify Mrs. James who will
see that they are provided with the
stickers widely used on letters and
parcels during the Christmas season.
It is urged that all who receive
seals by mail send the money as
soon as possible for the stickers
which they retain.
In North Carolina, the tubercu
losis death rate for last year reach
ed a new low of 39.E per 100,000,
compared with 45.6 in 1942. For
the first time, the death rate in
North Carolina was lower than that
of the nation, which was 41.9.
Even in the fact of this encour
aging progress, made possible
through constant vigilence, the
State and the nation, soon to move
into the fourth year of the war, are
facing a threatened wartime rise in
tuberculosis, and every day the war
continues the threat becomes more
serious.
To hold the spread of tubercul
osis to a minimum, the voluntary
tuberculasis associations and seal
sale committees throughout North
Carolina and the nation this year
will put forth a concerted effort to
make the 1944 Christmas Seal Sale
a success. The sale will open offi
cially on November 27, with North
Carolina's goal set at $215,000. "
LOW-PRICE CIGARS TO
BE RESTORED TO MARKET
The Office of Prime Administra
tion has acted to return low-priced
cigars on the retail market and, at
the same time, compensate -manu
facturers for sharply increased ma
terial and labor costs.
The action is expected to make
possible estimated savings of fifty
millions dollars annually to cigar
smokers of the nation.
Under new maximum price sched
ules, effective November 13, the
5-cent cigar of March, 1942, will re
tail at 2 for 15 cents, the 10-cent
cigar of 1942 at 2 for 29 cents, and
the 25-cent cigar of 1942 at 2 for
65 cents.
In granting the increases the OPA
made it mandatory that manufac
turers resume production of low
priced cigars, which had virtually
disappeared from the market under
previous price schedules, at a com
parable ratio with 1942 sales.
Thus, OPA said, cigar smokers
who have had to buy more expen
sive cigars because manufacturers
had ceased making low-priced items,
will again find the low-priced cigars
available in quantity, though at a
slightly higher price. The net re
sult will mean savings, OPA esti
mated, of $10.98 per thousand cig
ars to the average smoker.
ARMY CASUALTIES UP TO
OCT. 28 PLACED AT 437,356
Washington, Nov. 17.—The wai*
department yesterday announced
that United States army casualties
in France, the lowlands and the
German border region from the
time of the invasion to November
1, totalled 200,349.
Of these, 35,884 are listed as
killed, 145,788 wounded, and' 18,
677 missing. United States Air
Force casualties are not included.
Total army casualties of World
War II through October 28th, were
437,35(3.