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, JUNE 24, 1948
VOL. 52—No. 49
Francis Marion Horse Show
Held Last Friday And Saturday
The Francis Marion club awarded
approximately $2,000 in prizes at its
annual Horse Show held on the Mar
ion Riding Grounds last Friday and
Saturday. Shows were held Friday
night, Saturday afternoon and Sat
urday night. The attendance Satur
day night was estimated at 1,200.
Entries in the show included horses
and exhibitors from South Carolina
and Georgia as well as from various
sections of North Carolina.
Mighty McArthur, a beautiful
chestnut stallion, owned by C. R.
Segars of Hartsville, S. C., and train
ed and shown by Jack Boyd of Sinrp
sonville, S. C., was winner of the
■five-gaited championship. The re
serve championship (second place)
was won by Edna Rhythm, a small
but showy liver chestnut mare, own
ed by Ray Morris of Lenoir, N. C.,
and shown by Jack Morris of Marion.
The three-ga'ited champion winner
was Irish Rex, sensational young
gelding, owned by .J. H. Saylors of
Anderson, S. C., and shown by
Jack Boyd. Reserve winner was
Genius Majestic., beautiful golden
chestnut gelding owned by Eugene
Cross, Jr. of Marion and shown by
Pete Cole of Thomasville.
Pint O'Gin, diminutive black mare,
owned and shown by little Elizabeth
Cross of Marion, won the three-gait
ed pony championship and Seabee,
a fine, bay gelding owned and shown
by Gene Cross of M&rion, was the
three-gaited reserve.
Other championship awards were
made as follows:
Fine Harness Champion: Night
Star, owned by Calhoun Lemon of
Barnwell, S. C. and shown by Jack
Boyd.
Roadster Champion: Lady Amber,
owned by Long's Stables of Newton
and driven by Rex Watts.
and Farms, Albany, Ga. and shown
by Tom Fulton.
Amateur Five Gaited Champion:
"£rue Genius, owned and shown by
Miss Connie Argust of Savannah,
Ga.
Amateur Three Gaited Champion:
Sensation Mack, owned and ridden
by Miss Barbara Ford of Clover, S.
C.
Amateur Fine Harness Champion:
Birthday Greetings, owned by T.
J. Townsend of Liberty, S. C., and
ridden by Miss Frances Thomason of
Greenville, S. C.
Equitation Champion: Miss Bar
bara Myers, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Myers of Winston-Sa
lem.
VACATION CHURCH
SCHOOL OPENED
AT FIRSTMETHODIST
The annual Vacation Church
School of the First Methodist church
began Monday morning, June 21,
and will continue through Friday,.
June 25. Classes are being conduct
ed from nine until eleven-thirty each
morning.
Each of the four departments is
studying a course which includes
worship, class discussion, recreation
and activity. The Beginners are
studying the text, "Let's Go Out-Of
Doors." The theme of the course for
the Primaries is "Holnes For All."
The Juniors are taking "A Trip To
Palestine." "Becoming A Person"
is the text used by the Intermediates.
Those assisting in the school are:
Mrs. Arnold Pyatt, Mrp. S. R. Cross,
Mrs. Clyde Cannon, Mrs. R. R. Cook,
Mrs. Macon Hewitt, Mrs. Charles
Coffin, MJrs. Therman Richie, Mrs.
Eugene Cross, Jr., Mrs. Garland Wil
liams, Mrs. Virginia James, Mrs. W.
Ray Smith, Jr., Mrs. Harry McCall,
'Miss Clara Justice, Mrs. Edley Lo
gan and Miss Rosalind Clark.
The school is under the direction
of Mrs. W. Ray Smith, Jr., Super
intendent of Children's Division and
Miss Peggy Pennington, Director of
Christian Education.
ATTENDS CONVENTION
W. R. Chambers is attending the
Republican National convention in
Philadelphia this week.
Wholesale lamb prices were the
highest on record in early May.
Shuford Services
To Be Held Sunday
At Garden Creek
The remains of Private First Class
•James Lloyd Shuford, who was kill
ed in France October 20, 1944, ar
rived herd Monday.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Garden Creek Baptist church
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by the
pastor, Rev. Charles C. Parker and
burial will be in the Carroway ceme
tery at Celo, Yancey County.
He is survived by his parents Mr.
and Mrs. William W. Shuford of
Marion, and three sisters, Miss
Georgia Shuford, at home, Mrs. Guy
Robinson of Marion, and Mrs. Rob
ert McMahan of Pleasant Gardens.
The American Legion will have
charge of the service at the grave.
The body will remain at McCall's
Funeral Home until Saturday after
noon and will be taken to the home
for the services.
Bible School
Commencement
Held Sunday
Daily Vacation Bible School Com
mencement was held at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday morning!
with a program of music, memory
work, display of handwork and a
warding of certificates.
The school was undfr the direc
tion of Mrs. Walter Patton, general
superintendent, who also taught
classes in music.
Miss Katherine Ballew was super
intendent of the Junior-Intermediate
department and taught classes in
erintendent of the Primary Depart- j
ment and Mrs. J. Neal Morris was
superintendent of the Beginners De
partment. Assistants in the depart
ments were Miss Martha Mclver, '
Miss Daphne Goodman and Mrs.
Joseph1 Bowman. The woodwork
handcraft was supervised by Wins
low Ballew, Jr. The handwork for
girls was supervised by Mrs. W. C.
Mclver, assisted by Misses Wilma
and Margaret Mclver.
Mrs. Paul Story and Mrs. Archie
Mcintosh were in charge of refresh
ments.
There were 30 pupils enrolled.
The themes of the school on suc
cessive days were Worship, Work,
Witnessing, Winning Friends and
Wearing A Crown As Conquei'ors
with Christ.
Wm. A. Norris Dies
After Short Illness
Funeral services for William Am
brose Norris, 78, who died in the
Marion General hospital Thursday
after a short illness, were held Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
Baptist church at Joe, Madison coun
ty. The services were conducted by
Captain Cecil Brown of the Salva
tion Army, and burial was made in
the church cemetery.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs.
J. L. Morrow of Marion, Mrs. Milton
Roth, Charleston, Mo., Mrs. Ed Gen
try of Marshall, Mrs. J. C. Allison
of Marietta, S. C., and Mrs. Claude
Ferguson of Joe; two sons, W. H.
Norris of Marion and Boyce Norris
of Hamilton, Wash.; 20 grandchil
dren; 10 great-grandchildren; a
brother, J. P. Norris of Joe, and
two sisters, Mrs. George Franklin of
Fields, La., and Mrs. J. R. Teaster
of Ball Knob, Ark.
Smith To Speak At
New Holiness Church
The opening service in the new
Pentecostal Holiness church will be
held Saturday evening, June 26, at
7:45 o'clock, it was announced yes
terday by the pastor. Rev. Woodrow
Smith, of Lincolnton, former pastor
who organized the church, will speak
at the opening service..
The new cinder block building on
West Court street, was recently com
pleted at an approximate cost of
$8,000, with an indebtedness of only
about $500. I
ONE MENINGITIS
CASE IN COUNTY
One case of meningitis was
reported to the McDowell Coun
ty Health Department yester
day, but to date no polio cases
have been reported.
The meningitis patient is re
ceiving treatment at Grace Hos
pital, Morganton. m
FEDERATION WILL
HOLD PICNIC AT
GLENWOODSCHOQL
The annual Farmers Federation
picnic for McDowell county, an all
day event of string music, quartet
and choir singing, and many special
and varied acts, will be held in the
Glenwood high school building on
Wednesday, July 28, starting at 10
a. m., it was announced by Jan^es
G. K. McClure, president of the
federation.
The annual picnic, which is be
coming traditional for this area, has
drawn larger crowds each year to
participate in the games and con
tests. Musicians, singers and other
performers are extended a special
invitation to attend and take part
in the program. Prizes will be given
for the best choir and quartet, as
well as for athletic games and con
tests on the school grounds during
lunch time.
The day's festivities will begin
with string music and singing by
many groups, each attempting to
3ut-perform the others. Special acts
will add to the life of the program.
\lec Houston, young ventriloquist of
Hendersonville, will attend the pic
lic again this year.
During the lunch hour the feder
ition will supply watermelon and
emonade for all. Races, tug of war
UMLj.other eoxfiQst ..„wdl be held at
§»s time on the school founds and
irizes will be given to the winners.
The afternoon program will con
sist of a contest between choirs and
quartets, and other contests.
Funeral Services
To Be Held Sunday
For Pfc. Washburn
Funeral services will be held at
four o'clock next Sunday at the
Glenwood Baptist church for Private
First Class Samuel Learaan Wash
hum, 23, who was killed in World
War II on July 3. 1944. Rev. Frank
Early, pastor, will officiate and will
be assisted by Rev. Millard Hall.
Burial will be in the Glenwood ceme
tery.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Annie Brown Washburn, of East
Marion, Homer Wa^liburn, Misses
Myrtle, Annette and Luzeal Wash
burn, Mrs. Riley Hensley and Mrs.
Jerry Price, all of East Marion, and
Edward Washburn of Glenwood.
The remains arrived Tuesday and
will remain at McCall's Funeral
Home until time for the services.
The American Legion will have
charge of rites at the grave.
Rites Held Tuesday
For Robert Greene
Funeral services for Robert
Greene, 64, who died in a Morgan
ton hospital Monday following- a long
illness, were held Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at Westmoreland-Haw
kins funeral home. Burial followed
in Oak Grove cemetery.
The Rev. C. C. Cross, pastor of
East Marion church, and the Rev. M.
O. Owens, pastor of the First Baptist
church here, conducted the services.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. El
len Kelly Greene, and a sou, Clar
ence, of Salisbury.
Mr. Greene was connected with
the Marion Machine Shop as a ma
chinist until his health failed him
some time ago.
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits have been issued
by the Town of Marion as follows:
Ted Hensley, block, composition
shop on Spring street between Caro
lina Avenue and Spring street. Esti
mated cost $2,000.
Ray Lewis, four room, composition
dwelling on State street. Estimated
cost $3,500,
Dentist
CLARENCE F. BIDDIX
Clarence Biddix
Gets Degree From
Emory University
Clarence F. Biddix, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles F. Biddix of Marion,
was awarded the degree of Doctor
of Dental Surgery at Emory Uni
versity on June 4.
Dr. Biddix is a graduate of Pleas
ant Gardens high school and receiv
ed his pre-dental education at El on
College. At Elon he was a member
of D. J. L. S., the Student Senate
and served as president of the class
his junior year.
Dr. Biddix entered Emory Uni
versity school of Dentistry in 1944.
While there he served on the Student
Council, the Pan-Hellenic Council
and was a member of Delta Sigma
Delta Fraternity, the oldest dental
fraternity in existance. He was a
member of this fraternity for four!
years, serving as treasurer his jun
ior year and as president his senior
year. Upon graduation he was chos
en to become a member of Omicron
Xappa Upsilon national honorary
dental fraternity.
On July 1 he will begin a one
year internship in oral surgery at
Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Steppe Attends
Education Meet
Superintendent N. F. Steppe left
Tuesday morning for Raleigh to at
tend a meeting of a committee ap
pointed by the State- Board of Edu
cation to make a study of the rules
governing substitute teachers.
It was explained that this com
mittee was appointed with a view of
making recommendations to the
State Board of Education in the
matter of changes in these regula
tions which govern absences from
school on the part of teachers. Dis
cussions in recent months have em
phasized the importance of uniform
and definite regulations governing
these matters.
Gourley Addresses
Marion Kiwanis Club
The high light of the program of
the Marion Kiwanis club given at
its regular weekly meeting held
Tuesday evening at thg community
building was a report by Kiwanian
J. L. Gourley of his trip to Los An
geles, California, as a delegate of
the local club. Vernon Eckerd, pres
ident, presided during the meeting.
Kiwanian Gourley reported that
the 33rd annual international con
vention of Kiwanis was an outstand
ing success. He made the trip from
Marion to Los Angeles by car and
was accompanied by Mrs. Gourley
and Mr. and Mrs. James T. Miller.
During the discussion Gourley told
of the points of interest he had ob
served on the trip. He stated that
Dr. Charlie Armstrong of Salisbury,
North Carolina, International Presi
dent of Kiwanis, delivered a master
ful address during the convention.
He had copies of the printed text of
Dr. Armstrong's address which were
made available to members of the
club.
An announcement was made by
President Eckerd that the Marion
Kiwanis club would observe its an-,
nual Ladies Night next Tuesday eve
ing. The meeting will be held at the
Marion Lake club and an appropriate
program has been arranged-.
JOHNSON, scon IN RUN-OFF
PRIMARY SATURDAY, JUNE 26
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Five Teachers Named
For City System
H. F. Beam, superintendent
of the Marion City Schools, yes
terday announced the appoint
ment of five more teachers in
the city system for the next
school term.
They are: Miss Martha Mc
Iver and Miss Margaret Led
better of Marion; Miss Betsy
Webster of Morgan ton, for the
white schools; Madge S. Logan
and Marjorie W. Carson for the
colored school.
Barsarge Conley
Drowned Sunday;
Funeral Yesterday
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday at Roses Chapel for Bar
sarge Conley, 21 year old colored
youth, who was drowned in the Ca
tawba river last Sunday.
According to a statement from the
sheriff's department, the drowning
was reported about 3:20 p. m. The
body was found at 6:30 o'clock about
15 feet southwest of the bridge on
highway 70.
Sheriff C. M. Pool said he was in
formed that Conley had gone bath
ing with Ernest Owens and Herbert
Conley. He waded into the river on
a steep slope and was in deep water
before he realized it. Conley could
not swim, it was stated, and his com
panions said they were unable to
rescue him.
He is survived by his mother, Mary
Elizabeth Conley of Hollifield; four
sisters and four brothers, Charles,
James, Hoke and Garfield Conley,
Rena McGimipsey and Annie Boyce,
all of Marion, Maggie Conley of De
troit, Michigan, and Beatrice Mic
Gimpsey of Morganton.
He served in the U. S. Marine
Corps from July 14, 1945 until Au
gust 21, 1946.
County Court
Has Heavy Docket
The docket for County Court this
week was one of the heaviest in sev
eral months.
Roy Griggs, assault on a female,
was sentenced to three months or
$50 and cosis. He appealed and
made bond of $400.
Robert Pyatt, driving drunk and
no operator's license, sentenced to
four months or payment of $125 and
costs and was prohibited from op
erating a motor vehicle on the high
ways of North Carolina for one year.
He appealed and posted bond of
$400.
Hubert Gouge, carrying concealed
weapon and assault with deadly
weapon, three months or $50 and
cost and defendant not violate pro
hibition laws of North Carolina for
two years. The weapon was confis
cated and destroyed.
James Henlsey, non-support, six
months or pay cost and pay $10 a
week for his wife, Annie Hensley.
Horace Effler, driving drunk, four
months or $100 and cost and not
operate a motor vehicle for 12
months. He appealed and posted
bond of $300.
A number of other minor cases
were disposed of.
Marion Merchants
To Install Officers
The Marion Merchants association
will meet at 7:30 p. m., Thursday,
June 24, in the firemen's room of
the city hall to install officers and
directors for the coming year, Mrs.
Ethel B. Crisp, executive secretary,
announced this week.
Frenzel Attends
Church Convention
Rev. Charles Frenzel, pastor of
St. Matthew's Lutheran church, re
turned last Friday from a three day
convention of the Southeastern dis
trict of the Lutheran Churck, Miss
ouri Synod, held in Christ's Church
in Washington,. B.. C.
Democrats of North Carolina will
go to the polls again on Saturday,
June 26, to nominate a candidate
for governor which is tatamount to
election.
Next Saturday North Carolina
Democrats will choose between the
two survivors of a six-man field that;
went before the voters May 29 in
a first primary.
In the run-off contest are State
Treasurer Charles M. Johnson, who
led the field in the first vote, and
W. Kerr Scott, former state com
missioner of agriculture. Scott, who
trailed Johnson by 8,848 votes, made
the call for the run-off.
Only one of the candidates who
fell out after the first primary has
pledged support to either of the con
testants. Oscar Barker, who ran
fourth, announced he would back
Johnson in the second campaign.
Mayne Albright, No. 3 in the race
and wooed heavily by supporters of
Johnson and Scott, took himself en
tirely out of the picture by announc
ing he would take no part in the
second primary beyond voting.
In the primary In McDowell coun
ty on May 29, Johnson received
1,685, Scott 1,007, Albright 349,
Barker 53, Stanley 31, and Boyd 25.
T. W. Gowan, chairman of the
McDowell county board of elections,
said Democrats have been appointed
as judges for the primary to replace
regular Republican judges, who will
be retained to serve with the Demo
crats in the fall election.
The polls will open at 6:30 a. m.
Saturday, and will close at 6:30 p.
m., as prescribed by law.
CONGRESSIONAL^
SCORE ON BILLS
PASSED, KILLED
Washington.—Here is the record
of major legislation passed by the
80th Congress:
It passed these bills:
The Taft-Hartley Labor-Manage
ment act.
The presidential succession bill,
designating the Speaker of the
House as next in line for the presi
dency behind the President and Vice
President.
The portal-to-portal pay bill, re
stricting claims for pay from the
time a worker reaches his place of
work until he leaves it.
A bill freezing 'social security pay
roll taxes at one per cent.
' A rent control bill, permitting
rent boost in many cases and tak
ing controls off completely in others.
An income tax reduction bill.
A bill allowing World War II vet
erans to cash bonds' they received
for unused leave time at the time
of their discharge.
A bill to admit 205,000 European
refugees to the United States in the
next two years for permanent resi
dence.
A bill creating a special commis
sion to study the executive branch
of the government, aimed at effect
ing economies through consolidations
and elimination of overlapping func
tions.
A bill raising pay of 1,330,000
Federal employees, with 480,000
postal employees getting $450 a year
more and 850,000 other Federal
workers getting $330.
A farm bill continuing existing
farm price supports through 1949
and then putting into effect a new
and somewhat lower level or price
props.
A bill continuing the life of the
Commodity Credit corporation which
handles price support programs and
does buying for foreign relief.
A bill extending the terms of
Atomic Energy commissioners a flat
two years.
A bill authorizing the Reconstruc
tion Finance corporation to establish
a secondary market for G.I. home
loan mortgages.
A bill providing $6 million to aid
school districts overburdened by
war-swollen populations.
It refused to pass:
A bill to curb the Communist par«
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