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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, DECEMBER 12, 1946 VOL. 51—NO. 22 Farmers' Night Is Observed By The Rotary Club 'Corn Growing Contestants An nounced ; John Goodman Guest Speaker. Annual Farmers Night was ob served by the Marion Rotary club last TYiday with a banquet held in the community building. Approxi mately 75 Rotarians, farmers and •other guests were present. R. C. Spratt, president of the Rotary club, presided and extend •ed a welcome to everyone present. A feature of the program was the presentation of the awards to winners of the corn growing con test sponsored by the Rotary club. Jimmy Wise, of Glenwood, won first place with a yield of 86 bush els and 56 pounds of Tennessee ten corn on one acre of land. This is the second, consecutive year he has won first place in this contest. He is 15 years of age and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wise of Glenwood. Winner of second place was J. B. Creasman of Crooked Creek who produced a yield of 84 bushels and two pounds of U. S. 282 on one acre of land. He is 14 years of age and the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Creasman. Third place winner was Ronald McFall, of Glenwood, who produced 81% bushels of U. S. 282 corn on one acre of land. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McFall. The awards were presented by: R. C. Spratt. ! John W. Goodman, assistant di- j rector of agriculture, farm exten- > sion service of T7. C. State College,' opened his address with words of: commendation to the contest win- j Tiers. He stated that less than' 100,000 boys and girls were en- j gaged in 4-H club work in North Carolina and explained that the; work includes farm, forestry and | game activities. He spoke of the work being conducted by the State College Extension department and the value of this work to the state, calling particular attention to the wonderful development of farm work in this section. He cited corn as one of the most important crops in this section and said that by scientific farming the yield had been substantially increased. He pointed out that 20 years ago aver age production was only about 20 bushels to the acre and at the pres ent time 35 counties in the state are producing as much as 100 bush els to the acre. The speaker said there are great possibilities here for good farming, especially for the production of hay, corn and other products. He also advocated the expansion of livestock and poultry industries and called attention to the large acreage of woodland urging the conservation of timber as a valuable farm crop in this section. Good man emphasized the importance of economical methods for feeding acres as heavily as they would pay. He held the rapt attention of his audience throughout his address. The speaker was introduced by S. L. Homewood, county farm agent. Following the presentation of contest awards J. R. Jimeson, chair man of the Rotary Rural - Urban i Acquaintance committee, lauded the winners for their record produc tion and expressed his appreciation i for the assistance rendered by S. L. Homewood, county farm agent, Carl Whiteside, assistant county farm agent and members of the Rural-Urban committee. Musical selections were rendered (Continued on last page) SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE | DEC. 20 FOR CHRISTMAS Marion and McDowell county ischools will close f®r Christmas holidays on December 20, accord ing to announcement this week. Superintendent H. F. Beam has announced that schools of the city system will be closed December 20 and reopen on January 6. Superintendent JN.. F. Steppe said . county schools will close Decern--! ber 20 and reopen January 2. High School Band To Give Christmas Concert Tonight The Christmas concert of the Ma rion high school band will be given this evening in the high school au ditorium beginning at eight o'clock, according to announcement by Ber nard Hirsch, director. The program will feature musical comedy numbers, marches, a clar inet solo, Christmas selections and various other types of band music. The program follows: "The Lord's Prayer," Malotte. •'Overture to 'Mirella, ", Gounod. "Introduction and Tarantella," Scarmolin. "Bells Across the Meadow," Ke telbey. "Christmas Rhapsody," Newell Long. "I'll See You Again," Noel Cow ard. "Oh, Lady Be Good," Gershwin. "National Fencibiles," Sousa. Band members are: Hilda Good man and Adeline Neal, flutes; Juan ita Elliott, oboe; Anne Shiflet, bas soon; Lawrence Atkins, Robert White, Bill Neal, Audrey Koon, Hugh Beam, Lila Earle Harrison, Charlene Arrowcod, "Vivian Suttle myre, Margaret Nickle, Sewell Laughridge, Louise Smith, Eleanor Settlemyre, Betty Cuthbertson, Bill Suttle, David Firiley and Betty Jo Ellis, clarinets. Joanne Copeland, alto clarinet; Bobby Long, Milladeen Greene, Jo sie Willis, Roy Davis and Margaret Ann Davis, saxophones. Larry Gib son, Mickey Walker, John Laugh ridge, Leonard . Wilson, Marshall Dark, Kenneth Cannon, Betsy Bow man, Ralph Fender, Howard Big gerstaff, Guy Settlemyre and Earl Mickle, cornets. John Beaman, Wilma Mclver, Betty Jo Sentelle and Thelma Stur geon, French horns. Jack Laugh ridge, Margaret Atkins and Mar garet Curtis, baritones. David Lonon, Dean Seagle, John Kluttz, Donnie Godfrey and Guy Smith, trombones. Jimmy Robb and Robert Marks, trombones. Patsy Cooper, Joanne Fields, Glynn Lam beth and Betty Lou Morgan, per cussion. POST OFFICE TO BE OPEN SATURDAY AFTERNOONS FOR CHRISTMAS MAILING The Marion post office will re main open Saturday afternoons, December 14 and 21, until six p. m. for the receipt of parcels, stamps and general delivery service, Postmaster John Finley announced this week. Postal restrictions have been lifted on parcel post and the train service including the Marion-Rock Hill division was resumed Tuesday. This week trains 11 and 12 be tween Salisbury and Asheville were alsQ resumed. The Saturday afternoon hours have been provided to give an op portunity for packages to be mail ed as early as possible. The public is asked to cooperate in every pos sible way to insure delivery of par cels by Christmas Day. CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE STILL SHORT OF GOAL The Christmas Seal Sale is still $176.80 short of the $750 goal and 428 letters have not been heard from, Miss Jessie Parker, chairman, announced this week. Of the 800 letters mailed out only 372 have responded to the appeal and members of the Mari on Junior Woman's club who are sponsoring the sale this year are now making an urgent appeal to those who have not responded to do so as early as possible. With only 12 days remaining before the drive closes and the goal still not in sight it will be necessary for buyers to mail pay ment within the next few days. Checks should be made payable to the McDoiwell County Tubercu losis association and addressed to Mrs. Eugene Anderson, treasurer. BOY SCOOT MEETING HERE FRIDAY NIGHT The court of honor for Boy Scouts of the McDowell area will be held at the First Methodist church here Fridiy night, Dec. d3, at 7 o'clock. CORN RAISING WINNERS—Shown above are the winners of the 4-H club corn raising contest sponsored annually by the Marion Rotary club. Reading left to right they are: J. B. Creasman, winner of second place; Jimmy Wise, who won first place for the second con secutive year, and Ronald McFall, third place winner. Formal Opening Of Federation Here Saturday 'J . v ... Program Includes Speaking, Music By String Band And Refreshments. Formal opening of the new Farm ers Federation Marion warehouse in the former Marion Grocery Company building at 111 West Henderson street will be held on i Saturday afternoon Dec. 14th, at 12 o'clock. James G. K. McClure, | president of the Federation, Guy M. j Sales, general manager, and other officials of the cooperative will j speak, and music will be supplied ' by the Farmers Federation String Band. Refreshments ,of coffee and j doughnuts will be served. The property on West Hendef I son street was purchased by the i Federation from W. K. Chambers | last May. It includes two brick i buildings, the larger of which Will : be used as a warehouse to receive farm produce and stock farm sup plies. Work of installing shelves and fixtures has been proceeding j for some time. A freezer locker | plant will be operated in the small er building owned by the Federa i ticn, and construction has already begun on this plant. Grady Walker, who has been with the Farmers Federation at Marion since September, 1937, ex cept for a leave of absence in the Army, will manage the new ware house. He will be assisted by Pres ton Biggerstaff, Thurston Harris, and Homer Lawing. The McDowell Cownty Federa tion committee consists of the fol lowing farmers: W. S. Burgin, Old Fort; chairman; W. S. Haynes, Rt. 2, Marion; L. A. Moody, Old Fort; Gurney Franklin, Linville Falls; W. J. Porter, Old Fort; W. Edgar Mor gan, Nealsville; John T. Haney, Route 2, Marion; J. M. Parker, Rt. 1, Marion; Tom W. Gowan, Route 4, Marion; C. E. Jarrett, Route 1, Nebo; W. F. McCurry, Route 2, Marion; and J. H. Greenlee, Route 3, Marion. All McDowell county stockhold ers of the Farmers Federation and all interested farmers are invited to attend the opening. OYSTER SUPPER The Pleasant Gardens Grange en joyed an oyster supper at the com munity building Tuesday evening. Approximately 35 members were present. Invest in U. S. Savings Bonds. Tax Listing To Begin The First Of Next Month All Property Must Be Listed For Taxes During January; Tax Listers Announced, The board of county commission ers in regular session Monday re appointed Mrs. Mary G. Burgin tax supervisor of the county and an nouncement was made that the fol lowing tax listers for the various townships in the county have been approved as follows: Crooked Creek—Harlow Noblitt. Dysartsville—C. N. Laughridge. Glenwood—A. P. Poteat. Higgins—C. Rex Wilson. Marion—John M. Snoddy. Montfords Cove — Mrs. M. R. Nanney. Nebci—L. C. Parks. North Cove—Rom Brown. Old Fort—E. T. Burgin. Tax listing will begin the first of the year and last through the month of January, it was announc ed. A meeting of all the list takers is expected to be held here in the near future and at that time they will be given instructions and sup plies. FREEMAN INQUEST HELD HERE MONDAY A coroner's jury at an inquest conducted here Monday afternoon by Coroner S. J. Westmoreland re turned a verdict that Frank Free man, 55, of Old Fort, came to his death at the hands of a person or persons unknown. Mr. Freeman's body was found in an abandoned well about a quar ter of a mile from his home Nov. 28 after he had been missing sev eral days. Officers have been con ducting an investigation into the case since that time. It was brought out at the inquest that he suffered a fractured shoul der, chest wounds, a broken leg and cuts and bruises about the head. AMERICAN BUSINESS MEN HAVE MEETING TUESDAY The American Business club of Old Fort held a dinner meeting Tuesday evening at the Siloam hut. Herbert Jarvis, of Asheville, was guest speaker. I. L. Caplan, Fred Bradley, Horace Early, Roy Early and Dr. J. B. Johnson were guests of the club. Marion Stores To Be Open Evenings Until Christmas tion met Thursday evening to dis cuss remaining open evenings dur ing the holiday season, period of closing for Christmas holidays and Wednesday afternoon closings. A vote was passed for business firms to remain open evenings un til 7 p. m. during the period from Wednesday, December 18, through Saturday, December 21. Monday and Tuesday of the following week stores will remain open evenings until eight o'clock, it was stated. The merchants also voted to re sume Wednesday afternoon closings beginning January 1 and agreed that stores will close Wednesday afternoons throughout the year with the exception of the month of December. It was agreed to observe Christ mas by closing business establish ments December 25 and 26. RED CROSS SERVICE DISPLAYING GIFTS FOR VETERAN PATIENTS The display window of the Duke Power company has been arranged with Christmas gifts which will go j to patients of Moore General hos pital. The community service to vet ' erans of the local Red Cross chap i ter has packed 60 boxes of gifts : to be distributed among veteran j patients on Christmas morning, i These gifts were contributed by the American Red Cross. Those who assisted in packing and wrapping the gifts ai-e: Mrs. J. F. Snipes, chairman of the com munity service committee; Miss i Lurline Corpening, Miss Gladys Corpening, Mrs. T. V. Ellis, Miss Pearl Ricks and Mrs. Gordon Mor ris. ? > tssf-, vi v: Announcement was made this week that the gifts will be taken ! to the hospital December 15 and } anyone who wishes to contribute a j box or the price of a box is asked I to do as early as possible. Boxes i should be taken to the local Red I Cross office in the court house. The boxes which have been pack ; ed contain the following articles ; and boxes contributed must con J tain the same selections: Toilet articles, cigarettes, small picture frames, handkerchiefs, cig ' arette cases, comic books, address S books, inexpensive lighters, bill folds, detective stories, small dic tionaries, puzzles, games, playing cards, stationery, pencils, chewing gum and ashtrays. The Marion associa PARENT-TEACHERS OBSERVE FATHER'S NIGHT Te Marion Parent-Teacher asso ciation observed Father's Night with a program at the regular, monthly meeting held last Thursday evening. Miss Mary Lillian Jonas, public school music teach«r, presented the i high school glee club which ren dered three selections. A playlet entitled "The Three Bears" was j presented with Walker Blanton, Jr. as father bear, Jeanette Cross, mother bear, Freddie Hewitt, baby bear, and Margaret Ann Pyatt as Goldilocks. Pupils of the first and second grades sang at intervals dur ing the play. Mrs. Roy W. Davis' classroom won attendance prize for the gram mar grades and the home room taught by Rev. Chester Smelser won attendance prize for the high school. CHRISTMAS RECITAL WILL BE GIVEN FRIDAY AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN A recital featuring Christmas carols and instrumental numbers will be presented to the public Fri day night at 8:00 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church by the Crosby Adams Junior and Juvenile Music clubs of Marion. The public is cordially invited to attend this program heralding the approaching Christmas season. Participants are students of Hel en' Johnson McMurray. Mary Al len Poteat and Virginia McBee are piano students of Mrs. John Poteat. One seventh of the linen looms in Northern Ireland were destroyed during World War II. AAA Officers For McDowell Are Announced W. E. Morgan Elected County Chairman; Township Com mitteemen Named. The McDowell County AAA con vention was held in the court house here Monday with M. R. Nanney, acting chairman, presiding. Officers were elected as follows: W. E. Morgan, county chairman; M. R. Nanney, vice-chairman; J. W. Dobbins, regular member; Charles. A. McCall, first alternate, and C. Y. Pyatt, second alternate. Community committees elected in the voting on Saturday were as fol lows, listed in order, as chairman, vice-chairman, regular member, first alternate and second alternate. Bracketts: T. W. Arrowood, Dew ey Arrowood, J. H. Sprouse, and T. W. Arrowood. Crooked Creek: John Early, Clyde Gilliam, Harlow Noblitt, Normarv i Jenkins, S. E. Gilliam and John j Early. ! Higgins: T. R. Hall, M. A. Bur I ton, Arnold Whetstine, Oscar Kirk ! land, N. R. Lane and T. R. Hall. ; North Cove: W. G. English, Char i les A. McCall, J. E. English, S. M. | Avery, Fred Brown and W. G. Eng i lish. Nebo: J. T. Finley, D. L. Rowe, | Hoyle Hemphill, J. R. Gray, J. L. Craig and J. T. Finley. I Marion: J. W. Dobbins, H. Bruce I Gibbs, J. M. Parker, J. D. Little, J. j S. Setzer and J. W. Dobbins, i Glenwood: Howard Lawing, J. W. McCall, Kelly Eplee, G. C. Craig |and J, W. McCall. j Dysartsville: F. C. Daves, A. A. Wiseman, C, Y. Pyatt, E. L. Chris - '■ ty, W. E. Lonon and F. C. Daves, J Montford« Cove: O. B. Morgan, i Jf H. Harris, Leonard Lawing, W. j S. Havnes, O. I. Berry and W. S. j Haynes. | Old Fort: Charles A. Parker, W. | J. Porter, William V. Carswell, | Ernest Parker, George E. Lindley and J. M. Kanipe. HORACE F. NANNEY DIES AT HOME HERE TUESDAY; FUNERAL TO BE TODAY Horace F. Nanney, 64, wholesale groceryman and prominent church man, died at his residence here early Tuesday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services will be conduct ed at the First Methodist church Thursday afternoon at three o'clock and burial will be made in the family plot in Oak Grove cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Judie Upton Nanney; four daugh ters and two sons, Clyde A. (Sam) Nanney, Mrs. Guy Rabb and Mrs. (Frances Hagna, of Marion; Mrs. Andrew Tainter, of Spruce Pine; Mrs. Ruth Lowden, of Asheville, S and Guy W. Nanney, of Putnam, Ga.; seven grandchildren, and four sisters, Mrs. Howard Hamrick of | Lattimore, Mrs. M. V. Jackson, of Rock Hill, S. C., Mrs. M. L. Nan ney and Mrs. C. D. Nanney of Spindale. LAST RITES HELD FOR FRED BOLICK Funeral services were held last Friday afternoon at the Calvary Lutheran church, Morganton at 2 o'clock for Fred U. Bolick, 44, who died Wednesday at Grace Hospital after an illness of four years. The Rev. A. W. Lippard, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. J. A. Satterfield of Marion, was in charge of the rites and burial was in Ma rion. The deceased was the son of E. E. Bolick and Lula Bolick of Mor ganton. He is survived by his parents; his wife, the former Ida McGuire; five brothers, E. O. Bo lick < and Floyd Bolick of Morgan ton; Harold Bolick of Raleigh; Clarence Bolick of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Ralph Bolick of Miami, Fla.; and a sister, Mrs. Charles P. Lewis of Petersburg, Va. Pall bearers were Jim Crockett and Francis Bush, nephews, J. E. Ridgon, Harold Reichard and E. J. Houck, all of Morganton, Ebb Smith of Lenoir and J. E. Neal, Jr. and R. M. Dark of Marion.
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