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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, MARCH 18, 1948 VOL. 52—No. 35 FEDERATION HEADS NAMED AT ANNUAL MEET W. Edgar Morgan, of Nealsville, was nominated to serve as director of the Farmers Federation for Mc Dowell county for two years at a meeting of McDowell county stock holders held in the Marion ware house of the organization, Friday. He will be voted upon at the general meeting of stockholders to be held in the Buncombe county Courthouse in Asheville on March 27. New Committeemen elected at the meeting are .as follows: Jay English, Ashford; William Greenlee, North Cove; John Dobbins and Manley tedford, both of Marion. Commit teemen who were reelected are: Gurney Franklin, Linville Falls; W. "L. Morris, Marion; A. Frank Hill, Marion, Route 2; T. T. Anglin, Nebo, Route 1; T. W. Gowan, Mar ion, Route 4; 0. S. Franklin, Box "204, Marion; M. R. Nanney, Marion, Route 2; and J. M. Parker, Marion, "Route 1. James McClure Clarke, field secre tary of the federation opened the meeting and served as master of ceremonies. The Rev. Dumont Clarke, head of the Religious depart ment of the federation, pronounced the invocation. James Clarke spoke on the activi ties of the federation during the past year, pointing out that it was the cooperation and loyalty of mem bers and customers that permitted the federation to make the progress it has made during this period. He pointed out that new freezer-locker plants had been opened in Brevard, Marion, Spindale and Spruce Pine; that the Southeastern Artificial Breeding association had been form ed; a new modern poultry processing plant had been put into operation, and that Skyline Dairies had been opened. In speaking of the hatchery department, Clarke pointed out that the baby chicks hatched by the fed eration have the inherited ability to lay more than 250 eggs per year, as compared with the average of 60 eggs per hen. In speaking of last year's opera (Continued on last page) R. S. Poteat Taken By Death At Oak Ridge Robert Samuel Poteat, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Poteat of Marion, died in the Oak Ridge Hospital, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Thurs day morning following a short ill ness. The funeral services for Mr. Po teat were held Saturday afternoon, March 13, at 2 o'clock from his child hood home in Marion by the Rev. Dr. Carl McMurray of the First Presby terian church of Marion, assisted by the Rev. M. 0. Owens of the First Baptist church. Interment followed in the family plot in the Oak Grove cemetery. Mr. Poteat was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Mem phis, Tenn. He attended Marion High School, Oak Ridge Military In stitute and Davidson College. After completing a course in Business Ad ministration in Nashville, Tenn., he entered the employment of the Unit ed States Government and held im portant assignments in Memphis, Tenn., Denison, Texas, and in 1944 ■was transferred to Oak Ridge, Tenn. -where he was associated with the Industrial Personnel Branch Division •of Organization and Personnel of the United States Atomic Energy Commission and at the time of his death he was on the Administrative Staff of the. Supply Division. Mr. Poteat was married to Miss Doris Harris of Memphis, Tenn. in 1936. He is survived by the widow; Jour sisters, Mrs. Bessie McGalliard ■of Marion, Mrs. Paul Brown, of Camden, S. C., Miss Mary Poteat of Duke University, Durham, and Miss Louise Poteat of Marion; one broth er, Ben F. Poteat of Marion; two nieces, Miss Mary Allen Poteat of Marion, and Mrs. Hayne Wilks of Chester, S. C.; one nephew, John A. Poteat, Jr. of Marion; and a host of friends. Active Pallbearers at the funeral were R. F. McQuain, R. E. Owens, Frank Darby, G. W. Baldwin, III and O. F. Ellison, all of Oak Ridge, and* Carter Hudgins, Neal Morris .and Cato Holler of Marion. ... • ' ■S* W. H. Norris, above, announces this week that he will be a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Democratic pri mary in May. Norris has been a merchant in Marion for the past 13 years. He is owner of Norris Clothing Store, 1 and a veteran of World War One. Band Students Present Program At Kiwanis Meet The Marion Kiwanians enjoyed quite a treat in the musical program presented to the group at its weekly meeting in the community building Tuesday evening, under the direc tion of band master Bernard Hirsch. Hirsch presented a group of young musicians in solos and ensembles. Before presenting his pupils, Hirsch gave a history of the compositions rendered and the authors writing them. He also discussed, in an in teresting manner, the various instru ments used by the pupils, giving a brief insight in the mechanical con struction and scientific designs of the instruments. Roy Davis, Jr., accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Roy Davis, Sr., gave the first solo on his tenor saxo phone. He was followed on the pro gram by Bill Neal, III, who rendered a clarinet solo. Bill Neal was ac companied by Miss Belle Grayson at the piano. Following this solo, Miss Ann Shiflet, bassoon; Miss Au drey Koon, clarinet; and Miss Char lene Arrowood, tenor clarinet, were presented together in a wood wind ensemble. Immediately after the wood wind ensemble, Bobby Ricks, using a French horn, rendered a solo, accom panied by Miss Jimmie Catherine Biggerstaff. Miss Ann Shiflet was next on the program in a bassoon solo, accompanied by Miss Mary Belle Grayson. The last performer was Miss Mary Belle Grayson who delighted the Kiwanians with sever al piano solos. The various numbers played by Hirsch's pupils were contest numb ers and this group of high school boys and girls will appear in Ashe j ville at the Western North Carolina (Continued on last page) Pfc. Henry Stauffer Receives Discharge Pfc. Henry Stauffer has received honorable discharge from the U. S. army and returned to his home here Tuesday of this week. Stauffer entered service in Sep tember, 1946 and was sent overseas the following November. He was stationed with the 35th infantry in Otsu, Japan. Returning to the States about three weeks ago, he landed at San Francisco, California and recceived his discharge there. CHAMBERS DELEGATE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION W. R. Chambers of Marion and James M. Baley were named as dele gates to the Republican national convention to be held in Philadel phia in June at the 11th congression al district convention held in Colum bus last Saturday. W. C. Chambers of Marion was elected a member of the state executive committee. Calvin R. Edney, Marshall attor ney, was selected as the Republican candidate for congressman from the district. CURRENT BASEBALL ROSTER ANNOUNCED BY J. C. RABB The roster of the Marion Baseball club took a sudden upward swing yesterday when J. C. Rabb, business manager of the local club, returned from a scouting tour of southeastern South Carolina and central North Carolina. Rabb announced the current base ball roster as follows: Wesley Fer rell, manager, from Sarasota, Fla.; Claude Hudson, short stop, from Forest City; Charles Fergerson, out field and first base, from Swannan oa; Paul Daniel, outfielder, from Marion; Aaron Hartsoe, infielder, from Kings Mountain; Dick Dabag ian, infielder, from Philadelphia, Pa.; Forrest Yow, outfielder, from Robbins; Richard Wiencek, infielder, from Green Bay, Wis.; Nathan Yab lon, pitcher, from Brooklyn, N. Y.; Higgins J. Duncan, pitcher, from Marion; Vincent Nobile, outfielder, from Dorchester, Mass.; Robert Bi-ittian, pitcher, from Salisbury, Mass.; Crede Kendall, infielder, from Gainesville, Ga. Directors and sports writers from the eight teams making up the West ern Carolina baseball loop held then annual meeting yesterday in Marion at the city hall. A number of mat ters of routine nature were consid ered and disposed of and several minor changes in the constitution and by-laws of the recently organ ized professional baseball league were made. Schedules for the in *i coming baseball season were ap proved with th« season starting on April 30, at which time, Marion will be host to the Hendersonville team. Teams making up the Western Carolina Baseball League include: Marion, Morganton, Lenoir, Shelby, Forest City, Lincolnton, Henderson ville and Newton. DR. B. G. CHILDS MRS. J. A. GRAY METHODIST TRA WILL BEGIN NE: The second Annual McDowell County Training School, under the joinst sponsorship of the Board of Education of the Methodist church and the Methodist churches of Mc Dowell county, will begin Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock and continue each evening through Thursday. All sessions will be held at Marion's First Methodist church. Three courses are being offered. Mrs. J. A. Gray, of Marietta, Ga., will teach a course on "Activities with Children." This course is for workers with nursery, kindergarten, primary and junior children. Par ents and other interested persons are invited to participate in this class. "Young People and Christian' Home-Making" is the subject of the course to be taught by Mrs. E. H. Ould, of Roanoke, Va. This class will be interdenominational in scope and young people from neighboring churches have been invited to enroll. Only Young people between the ages of 15-23 are eligible for enrollment in Mrs. Ould's class. Dr. B. G. Childs, professor of edu cation at Duke University will offer a course on "The Life of Christ" for the general adult membership of the church and for all interested per sons. Dr. Child's course will be to preachers, Sunday school teachers and leaders in church work, it was stated. Rev. James B. McLarty, who is acting as director of the school, urges that every one interested in taking any of the courses be present Sunday night at 7:30. The opening assembly will be held in the church sanctuary, at which time class rooms for the groups will be assigned. Arthur M. Evans will have charge of selling textbooks and supplies. Local Unit NCEA To Meet Tuesday \ The local unit of the North Caro lina Education association will meet at three o'clock, March 23, in the auditorium of the • Marion High School, it is announced. The legislative committee, com posed of E. L. Carter, Mrs. G. B. Finley and Miss Barbara Wagner, will have charge of the program. INING SCHOOL U SUNDAY MRS. E. H. OULD PROMPT RESPONSE URGED BY RED CROSS Contributions to the 1948 Red Cross campaign totaled $2,800 yesterday, according to announcement by Dula Haw kins, county chairman.. In making the announcement Hawkins said none of the di visions had completed their can vass and stressed the need for all chairmen, committees and workers in the drive to intensi fy the campaign. "We will need the wholehearted cooperation of everyone to reach the $4,400 goal," he said, "and we want to maintain McDowell county's re cord of topping the quotas in campaigns of this type within the allotted time." A factual summary of medica care services in North Carolina witl respect to inadequate hospital facili ties states that some hospital expan sion is needed in at least 62 of Nortl Carolizxn's 100 counties. NEW SANITARIAN — Jack D. Cobb, above, is the new sanitarian for McDowell county. He assumed his duties here on March 1 and fills the vacancy caused by the resigna tion of F. C. Maynard. VFW Auxiliary Is Conducting Safety Campaign The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 2865 of Marion is conducting a Safety campaign in the community the entire week of March 15-20 in an effort to make the town more safety conscious. The program has been outlined by Auxiliary leaders as follows: School children will receive the Green Cross for Safety lapel but tons. They are called "Safety Con scious" buttons for they do make children more aware of the traffic hazards. A safety slogan contest will be arranged in all grade schools. Each child will write its own safety slogan and some cash prizes will be given. All winners will receive the Na tional Safety Council certificates of Merit. Judges for the contest will be J. W. Streetman, Jr., Barron Caldwell. Mrs. M. O. Owens, B. H. Laughridge, M. W. Gordon and V. T. Eckerd. Safety posters will be displayed in all prominent places. Safety stamps, for use on packages and mail, will be distributed. A street banner is to be put up at the busiest intersection in the com munity. The safety book, ''Invitation to Live," will be distributed, all schools will be supplied and plans are un derway to place a copy in every home. "We hope to help to make Marion the safest community in the state," said Mrs. William Gladden, Auxili ary president. Childs To Be Speaker At Methodist Service Dr. B. G. Childs, member of the faculty of Duke University, will speak next Sunday morning during the eleven o'clock service at the First Methodist church, it was announced yesterday by the minister, Reverend James B. McLarty. His subject will be "Cavalcade of Destiny." Dr. Childs is coming to Marion as an instructor in the second an nual McDowell Training School that will be held at the First Methodist church and sponsored by the Board of Education of the Western North Carolina Conference and the Meth odist churches of McDowell county. Long recognized as an outstand ing lay leader of Methodism, Dr. Childs has frequently represented h i s denomination a t important church conferences. For years he was lay leader of the North Carolina conference, and at the present time is lay leader of the Durham District and teacher of a large Men's Bible class at Trinity church, Dux-ham. The pastor expressed great pleas ure in being able to secure such an outstanding speaker for the Sunday morning service. A large congrega tion is expected to be present for the service MERCHANTS MEETING The Marion Merchants association will meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the community building, according to announcement by Mrs. Ethel Crisp, executive secretary. SIX STAR SCOUTS ADVANCED FRIDAY AT COURT OF HONOR Six McDowell County Boy Scouts were advanced to Star rank at the Court of Honor held in the Metho dist church last Friday night. The were: Harold Sartain and Gerald Chapman of troop 5; Troy Brown and Don Jenkins, troop 4; Bennie Byers, Jr., troo*p 6; and Jack Brown, troop 1, Ashford. Other advancements were made as follows: Tenderfoot: Gerald Hyatt, Carol Henderson, Rex Pope and James Freeman, troop 1, Marion; Donald Watkins, troop 4, Marion; Ray Mc Cun-y, troop 6, Marion. . Second Class: Paul Brooks, Bobby Foxx, Bill Hendley, Jack Hensley, Bobby McNeel, Horace Smith, War ren Suttle and Carl Wood, troop 1, Marion; Paul~Elliott, troop 4, Mar ion; Blake Suttle and Frank Laii, troop 5, Marion; Thomas Hensley and Donald Johnston, troop 6, Mar ion. First Class: J. T. Davis and Law rence Rhinehart, troop 4, Marion, and J. W. Carpenter, troop 1, Ash ford. MERIT BADGES Merit Badges were awarded as follows: Art—Wayne Bradburn, troop 4. Marion. Bookbinding'—Harlan Town send, troop 1, Ashford. Botany-—Henry S. Brown, troop 1, Ashford. Carpentry — Jerry England and Gerald Murray, troop 4, Marion. Citizenship—Gene Cross, troop 6, Marion. Conservation -—B o b b y Harris, troop 5, Marion. Cooking—Bill Bradford and Bill Wilson, troop 6, Marion. Cycling—J. L. Williams, troop I, Ashford. Firemariship — Franklin Ward, Joseph Buchanan and Franklin (Continued on last page) FUNERAL RITES FOR W. C. M'CALL TO BE HELD TODAY William C. McCall, 75, died Tues day afternoon after a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence on Morgan street this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Sue Crawford McCall; two sons, H. Glenn McCall of Laurens, S. C., and Clay C. McCall of Char lotte; two daughters, Mrs. Dazell Williams of Charlotte and Mrs. Clarkson Brown of New Orleans, La.; five grandchildren; five broth ers, R. Edgar, George S., and Clifton R. McCall of Marion, Charles A. McCall of North Cove, and Dr. A. C. McCall of Asheville, and a sister, Mrs. E. H. Morris of Evanston, 111. He was reared in North Cove, son of the late William McCall and Mrs. Katheryn Conley McCall. He came to Marion in 1893 and was engaged in the mercantile business until 1930 wehn he retired. Presbyterian Church Will Hold Meeting Further plans for the Bible lec tures to be held at the First Presby terian church by Rev. F. Crosslejr Morgan, were announced Monday by Dr. C. W. McMurray, pastor. Rev. M. 0. Owens, pastor of the First Baptist church, will lead the evening song services, April 4-9. The First Baptist and First Methodist churches are cooperating in the meeting. The services will be held daily at 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Gives Warning Not To Follow Fire Truck Chief of Police D. W. Smith, in a notice in this paper,, calls attention to the fact that it is strictly a viola tion of the law to follow the fire trucks when on calls to a fire. He states that the law will be enforced and that citizens who violate the law may expect to be sent to the mayor's office to pay a fine.