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, MAY 13, 1948 VOL. 52—No. 43
JURORS DRAWN
FOR JUNE TERM
SUPERIOR COURT
Jurors for the June term of Mc
Dowell County Superior Court were
drawn at a meeting of the County
Commissioners Monday as follows:
FIRST WEEK
H. L. Clontz, Harvey Arrowood,
Lee Hick, G. C. Stamey, George R.
Bryson, Alvin Revis, C. N. Jenkins,
M. F. Burgin, Lawrence M. Miller,
Clyde Dover, Don M. Davis, J. Roy
Morrow, B. Y. Rector, T. J. Willis.
Spurgeon Parker, E. C. Cameron,
Ray Stevens, J. Grayson Neal, Jay
E. English, Richard Cable, Joe K.
Giles, Miss Gladys M. Corpening,
Clarence J. Rabb, Odie Lowery,
Claude A. Burnett, G. Logan Tate,
Delon Hawkins, J. B. Laughljn, Ar
thur Baucom, Bennie F. Baker.
SECOND WEEK
Arvel Bates, L. C. Collins, Floyd
Ayers, Richmond Hollifield, Fred
Webb, Clyde Fender, E. J. Burgin,
Jeff Ollis, B. H. Revis, Sanford
Webb, R. W. Twitty, L. P. Gordon,
H. C. Hendley, Erwin A. Frady, H.
D. Noblitt, Hardie Baker.
Miss Gertrude Dula, B. G. Cheek,
W. E. Davis, J. H. Frisbie. C. R.
Presnell, LeRoy Effler, Carl Brown,
Fred T. Morgan, W. H. Condrey,
Walter L. Laming, George Ingle,
Roy J. Chapman, W. G. Pack, Mont
G. Burgin.
Legion Auxiliary
Elects Officers
The American Legion Auxiliary
elected the following officers at its
regular meeting Tuesday evening in
the community building:
Mrs. John Melton, president,' Mrs.
Margaret Wall, vice-president, and
Mrs. Ray Brown, secretary-treasur
er. / .
Mrs. Sam Proctor, vice-president,
presided in the absence of the presi
dent.
Following the meeting the Auxili
ary held a joint meeting with the
Legion. *
C. B. Dobson, district commander,
addressed the group on the import
ance of a preparedness program for
the United States.
Rev. George W. Needham spoke
en "What the Poppy Means to Us."
The speaker described the poppies as
a symbol of brotherhood. "They
represent the very life blood of com
rades that died during the two World
Wars."
He urged that every person in Mc
Dowell county buy a poppy on Poppy
Day, not merely for the sake of mak
ing a small contribution, but to give
as liberally as posible, and wear the
poppy with pride, realizing the true
significance of the flower.
Burke-McDowell Corp.
Will Meet Saturday
The Annual Meeting of the Mem
bers of the Burke-McDowell Electric
Membership Corporation will be held
Saturday, May 15, at 2:30 p. m. in
the court house in Morganton, ac
cording to announcement by Lee
Hatley, manager.
The purpose of the meeting is to
elect directors for the coming year
and act upon any other business
which may come before the meeting.
The Corporation is a private en
terprise owned by the members. Its
purpose is to extend electric power
to more rural homes. The member
ship now totals approximately 1300
of which 500 are McDowell coUnty
residents.
The Julia Shop
To Open Friday
The formal opening of The Julia
Shop on South Main street will be
on Friday, May 14, according to an
nouncement by Mfrs. Earl Teal, man
ager.
The shop will specialize in infant's
wear, piece goods and household
goods.
Refreshments will be served on
opening day from 10 a. m. until 12
noon, Mrs. Teal said.
Court Of Honor
The McDowell County Boy Scout
Court of Honor will be held at 7:30
o'clock, Friday night, in the Metho
dist Hut, it is announced. A District
Meeting will be held at 7:00 o1clack.
REV. M. O. OWENS
Baccalaureate
Speaker Named
.—.——
The Rev. M. 0. Owens, Jr., pastor
of the local First Baptist church,
will deliver the Baccalaureate ser
mon to the graduating class of Mar
ion High School on Sunday, M<ay 30,
it has been announced by Rovyell
Lane, principal of the high school.
Rev. Owens was selected as this
year's speaker under a rotating sys
tem that permits each of the local
pastors to deliver the Baccalaureate.
This service will open the closing
events of school, which will be cli
maxed wi+h the commencement ad
dress and presentation of diplomas
to the Senior Class on Friday, June
4. "
Home Demonstration
Club Weekly Schedule
Thursday, May 13 — Bethlehem,
lodge hall, two o'clock.
Thursday — Providence, home of
Mrs. J. D. Little, two o'clock.
Friday—West Marion, Mrs. Frank
Goforth, 7:30.
Monday — Turkey Cove, Mrs. M'.
D. Hollifield, two o'clock.
Tuesday—Nebo, school building,
two o'clock.
Wednesda y—Cherry Springs,
community building, two o'clock.
Thursday —Glenwood, school
building, two o'clock.
Thurs,da y—Pleasant Gardens,
Mrs. Fred Willis, 7:30.
Durant Accepts
New Position
R. L. Durant, former manager of
the Carolina Mountain Telephone
company office here, has accepted- a
position with the telephone company
in Rock Hill, S. C., according to an
nouncement by the local office.
No one has been named to suc
ceed Durant in his position here, it
was stated.
Junior Baseball
Team Practice
To Start May 17
Practice for the 1948 McDowell
Post No. 56 American Legion Junior
Baseball team will start Monday,
May 17, W. E. Carter, Athletic Offi
cer of the Post, recently announced.
All boys interested in playing with
the McDowell county team this sum
mer are ui-ged to meet with Carter
at Carroll Baldwin Hall in East Mar
ion Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
This McDowell Post No. 56 Junior
team will not be made of Marion
boys only, but will be selected from
boys all over the county. Any boy
who was born after January 1, 1931,
is eligible to play with the team.
Boys from Glenwood, North Cove,
Old Fort, Nebo, Montford's Cove,
Pleasant Gardens, Cross Mill, West
Marion, Clinchfield, or any communi
ty in or around McDowell county
are urged to be present at the first
meeting of the baseball players at
Carroll Baldwin Hall.
Piano Recital
Mrs. Guy Steppe will present her
piano pupils in recital at the First
Presbyterian church at eight o'clock,
Friday night, May 14. The public
is cordially invited.
McDowell County Democrats
Hold Precinct Meetings Saturday
Democrats throughout the county
met last Saturday and elected chair
men and vice-chairmen and precinct
committees in the various voting pre
cincts in McDowell county. Dele
gates were also named to the county
convention to be held in Marion next
Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. At
this meeting delegates will be elected
to the state convention in Raleigh on
May 20.
The new chairmen will meet Satur
day at 12 o'clock, following the coun
ty convention, to elect a county
chairman and vice-chairman.
Next Saturday, May 15, will be
the last day to register for the pri
mary. May 22 will be registration
challenge day.
Finley Injured
In Auto Mishap
G. B. Finley is receiving treatment
at the Marion General hospital for
injuries received Sunday evening
when he was struck by an automibile
driven by N. A. Revis.
Chief of Police D. W. Smith said
the incident occurred about 8:30
o'clock, Sunday evening, on Main
street when Finley stepped in front
of the approaching automobile.
Rotarians Honor
Sons And Daughters
The Marion Rotary club observed
Father - and - Son - and - Daughter
Night with a banquet at the com
munity building last Friday evening.
Members present were accompani
ed by their sons and daughters. An
informal program of games was di
rected by Jack Hewitt, program
chairman.
Marion High School Band
To Present Final Concert Of Year
Presenting a program chosen fol
ks interest and variety, the high
school band will make its final con
cert appearance of the year Tuesday
evening, May 18, Bernard Hirsch,
director, has announced. The band
is composed of 62 members of whom
12 are members of the senior class.
The seniors making their last ap
pearance with the band are: Juanita
Elliott, Celia Hawkins, Anne Shiflet,
.Lila Harrison, Roy Davis, Jr., How
ard Biggerstaff, Betsy Keith Bow
man, Wilma Mclver, Jimmy Kather
ine Biggerstaff, Margaret Curtis,
Jimmy Robb and Robert Marks.
The complete program is as fol
lows:
Oxford Street March (From Lon
don Again Suite) — Eric Coats;
Cherubim Song — Dimitri Bortnian
sky; Miarco Polo Overture—Scarmo
lin; Solo De Concert—Combelle, Roy
Davis, Jr., Tenor Saxophone; Jerome
Kern Selection — Kern - Leidzen;
Noibe — DeRubertis; Carnival of
Venice — Holmes, Robert Marks,
Sousaphone; Excerpts from "Song
of Norway" — Grieg - Wright; Pa
vanne—Gould; King Cotton—Sousa.
The concert will commence at 8
o'clock promptly and will be given
as usual in the high school auditor
ium. A complete list of the music
ians participating is as follows:
Flutes — Hilda Goodman, Adeline
Neal, Janelle Harrison.
Oboes—Juanita Elliott and Celia
Hawkins.
Bassoons—Anne Shiflet and Mary I
Lou Haire.
Alto Clarinet—Mary Belle Gray
son.
Bass Clarinet—Harry Logan Mc
Call.
B Flat Clarinets—Bill Neal, Au
drey Koon, Charlene Arrowood, Lila
Harrison, Sewell Laughridge, Vivian
Suttlemyre, Bill Suttle, Peggy Crea
sy, Joyce Pace, Jane Shiflet, Mlary
Jane Martin, Hubert Martin, Jr., Da
vid Finley, Betty Cuthbertson, Ellen
Ann Morris.
Alto Saxophones — Bobby Long,
Ikey McClain, Josie Willis.
Tenor Saxophones — Roy Davis,
Jr. and Gray Proctor.
Baritone Saxophone — Margaret
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MARION DEFEATS
LINCOLNTON FOR
FIRST LOOPWIN
The Marion entry in the WNC
Class D loop racked up their first
victory of the season Monday night
by defeating the league-leading Lin
colnton nine, 9 to 5.
Circuit clouts»with the bases load
ed in the second inning by Howard
Potoell, third sacker, and in the
ninth by Charles Ferguson, first
baseman, proved the winning margin
for Marion.
Lincolnton scored one run in the
tenth inning on an error to defeat
Marion by the count of 13 to 12 in
an over-time game at Lincolnton
Tuesday night.
Marion will play at Lenoir Thurs
day night.
The next home game will be with
Morganton on Saturday night.
Schedule Of Closings
For County Schools
The closing dates for schools in
the McDowell county system were
announced by County Superintend
ent N. F. Steppe this week as fol
lows:
Pleasant Gardens, May 28.
North Cove, May 31.
Nebo, June 7.
Glenwood, June 9.
Old Fort, June 11.
Rev. W. J. Gordon, Jr.
Will Be Consecrated
Rev. William Jones Gordon, Jr.,
of Spray, brother of Mrs. E. P.
Dameron of Marion, will be consec
rated May 18 as the youngest bishop
of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Mr. and Mrs. Dameron will attend
the consecration ceremony to be held
in the Church of the Good Shepherd
at Raleigh. He will be bishop of the
missionary district of Alaska.
MISS HILL ELECTED
CASHIER OF BANK
Miss Doris Hill was elected
chshier of the Marion Industrial
Bank at a meetine of the direc
tors here yesterday.
Miss Hill succeeds William
Treverton, who retired after
serving as cashier since the bank
was opened in 1930.
Miss Hill has been in the em
ployee of the bank for the past
15 years and assistant cashier
for the past four years. She
was elected to her new position
by a unanimous vote and is the
seventh woman to be elected as
bank cashier in the state of
North Carolina.
Farmers Cooperaitve
Elects Directors
The McDowell Farmers Coopera
tive Market had its final organiza
tion meeting- in the court house
! Monday night.
Stock was subscribed by a number
of new members, the charter and
by-laws were read and approved
and the following board of directors
was elected:
Jack L. Clontz and Guy Little,
elected to serve for a three year
term; Clyde Gilliam and William G.
Greenlee, two years, and W. A.
Lonon and Charles H. Greenlee, one
year.
S. L. Homewood, county farm
agent, spoke briefly stressing the
need for all workers to work to
gether to make the cooperative a
success.
SISHOP CLARE PURCELL
Bishop Pur cell
To Preach Sunday
Bishop Clare Purcell, resident bis
hop of the Charlotte Area of the
Methodist church, will preach Sun
Jay morping at the First Methodist
church.
In making the annonucement,
Rev. James B. McLarty, minister,
said: "Bishop Purcell has distingu
ished hi»nself as a churchman of
nutstandmg ability and has won a
host of friends in the area under
his supervision, which includes the
Western North Carolina Conference,
and the recently combined South
Carolina and Upper South Carolina
Conferences."
Rev. PiIcLarty expressed delight in
announcing the Bishop's visit. "An
overflow congregation is expected to
be present for the service. Worship
ers should come early in order to
get a good seat," he said.
Kiwanis Attains
Attendance Goal
Announcement was made at the
meeting of the Marion Kiwanis club,
held Tuesday evening at the com
munity building, that the club had
attained its goal of 100 per cent
membership for the month of April.
The committee on membership and
I attendance expressed delight that
this achievement had been made and
reported that the attendance thus
far in4 May is exceptionally good,
and that it is possible that the 100
per cent attendance may be repeated
for the current month.
Roy Davis, vice-president, presided
in the absence of president Vernon
Eckerd. Frank Barnes was in charge
of the program and presented movie
shorts on Community Concerts.
Judge Paul Story spoke to the club
briefly urging the support of Com
munity Concerts which has been re
cently organized for Marion.
Hat Rack Club
Memberships
Now Total 125
The Hat Rack, teen-age club of
Marion and vicinity, opened less
than a month ago and now has well
ovar 25 memberships, according to
announcement this week.
The project is sponsored by the
Marion Junior Woman's club to
provide wholesome recreation for
the youth of McDowell county.
The canteen is located in the base
ment of the community building and
is open Tuesday and Saturday
nights; however, the Junior Women
hope to be prepared to have the cen
ter open three nights a week during
the summer months.
Local merchants and clubs have
contributed articles of furniture and
equipment. A snack bar is open
and ping pong, dart games, mina
ture bowling, table games as well
as music provide entertainment.
Chaperones are on duty each night.
In announcing the progress of the
canteen, Mrs. E. W. Parker, Jr.,
president of the Junior Woman's
club, said the public had been most
cooperative in promoting the pro
ject and the club is hoping for con
tinued support.
She also explained that students
of the school in the McDowell coun
ty system are eligible for member
ship as well as those in the city
system. Only students in the age
I group of 13-19 are eligible.
CONCERT DRIVE
LAUNCHED MONDAY
WITH DINNER
The Marion Community Concert
association launched its campaign
with a dinner at the community
building last Monday evening.
Plans for the sale of tickets were
discussed and a movie film was pre
sented illustrating the types of art
ists available for concerts.
Rev. M. 0. Owens and Rev. J. B.
MvLarty will serve as co-chairmen
of the campaign to enroll associa
tion members.
The "organized audience" plan
provides for a series of concerts to
be given here. Local citizens will
sell tickets to the entire series from
now until Saturday evening when
the sale will be ^closed. No single
tickets will be available for any of
the individual concerts.
A minimum goal of 400 member
ships has been set, but the associa
tion has expressed a desire to sell
enough memberships to have the
Marion high school auditorium filled
to capacity, which would total a
bout 950 memberships.
Headquarters of the campaign
are located at the Smith Furniture
company.
Marion Rippers Win
Over Granite Falls
Collecting four hits off of the
Granite Falls pitcher, the Marion
Rippers scored three runs, which was
enough to defeat the home towners
as Billy Joe Davidson pitched a per
fect ball game Friday. In the agreed
seven inning game not a single
Granite Falls runner was allowed to
reach first base. Davidson struck out
14 batters, retiring the first eight
in order. Frank Pace, captain and
short stop, saved the no-hitter for
\ Billy Joe vtfhen he travelled far to
his right to make a pretty one-hand
ed stop of a hard hit ball and man
aged to throw the runner out.
Billy Joe becomes the first high
school boy to pitch two no-hit games.
Friday night, May 14, Billy Joe
will take the mound when Marion
faces the strong Shelby high school
at the high school park at 8 o'clock.
Behind the two hit pitching of Don
Clayton, ace right hander of the
Marion high pitching staff, the Rip
pers came from behind to defeat
Granite Falls 7-4 here Tuesday
night. Granite Fall's four runs were
made posible by the six errors com
mitted by the Ripper infield. Clay
ton kept his pitching average in con
tact by allowing no more than two
hits a game. Frank Pace led the
Mai ion hitters with 3 for 4; one go
ing for an extra base.
Scout Troop Three
Has Camping Trip
Scout Troop Number Three en
joyed a week-end hike and camping
trip last week-end at the 'Five Mile
Post' on Lake James. The Clinch
field Manufacturing company truck
took them part of the way and the
boys along with Scoutmasters Fuse
Hughes and Paul C. Stokes, hiked
the rest of the way.
After the camp was set up and
supper eaten the boys spent several
hours around the camp fire prepar
ing for advancement in Scouting.
Saturday was spent in hiking, fish
ing and swimming. Sunday morning
the Sunday School lesson and short
ly after noon they returned home.
This was their first trip of the sea
son and they anticipate many more.
Mother's Day Program
At Glenwood Baptist
A Mother's Day program was giv
en at the Glenwood Baptist church.
Sunday, May 9. Special music was
presented by the Blue Ridge quartet
and Oliver Leonard.
Prizes were presented to the
oldest mother present and to the
mother with the largest family of
children. Mrs. T. L. Marlowe won
both prizes.
Anderson Williams made a short
talk on "The Baptist Hospital" from
a patient's view point. A special
offering was taken for the Baptist
hospital in Winston-Salem which a
mounted to $125. There were 120
present at the service.