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, FEBRUARY 10, 1949
VOLUME 53—No. 30
Eades Killed !
I
In Accident
Here Friday
Automobile Struck
By Westbound Train
At Clinchfield
The body of M. K. Eades was
shipped to his home in Chattanooga,
T'enn., Saturday following a fatal
accident Friday afternoon.
Eades, a salesman for the Corley
Manufacturing company in Chat
tanooga, was driving his Nash auto
mobile across the railroad at the
Clinch Cross crossing when it was
struck by westbound train number
21 about four o'clock, according to
a statement by Chief of Police D.
W. Smith.
Following an investigation by lo
cal police Eades was removed to the
Marion General Hospital and was
pronounced dead on arrival. Coron
er S. J. Westmorel&nd said no in
quest would be necessary.
COMMISSIONERS
APPROVE SIX
ROAD PETITIONS
The County Commissioners in ses
sion Monday approved the follow
ing road petitions:
Black top the road from Cross
Cotton Mill Baptist church to the
Old Carson Mill crossing at the
.slaughter pen.
Widen and gravel the road from
Clear Creek road on Shady street
to the H. L. Ollis property.
Replace the bridge across Camp
Creek at Walker Noblitt's on the
road from Davis Town Free Will
Baptist church.
Gravel and repair the road known
as the Davis Town Road, running
from Walker Noblett's to the head
of Davis Town for one mile.
O
Replace Catawba River bridge,
recently washed away by rain, in
Old Fort township.
.Widen and gravel the road from
the Burgin Hatchery through G. A.
Condrey's property to the property
owned by Slim Whisenant, C. R.
McCall and Grover C. Green.
Sale Of Property
Declared Legal
By Supreme Court
The State Supreme Court handed
down a ruling last Friday uphold
ing the decision of the McDowell
County Superior Court in regard to
the sale of the Gilkey property on
South Main and West Henderson
streets.
Judge J. H. Clements, presiding
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Marion Fish Hatchery And Station
Will Have New $25,000 Building
The Wildlife Resources Commis
sion's newly renovated fish hatch
ery and rearing station at Marion
will have a new $25,000 trout hatch
ery building, subject to Budget Bu
reau approval, according to Clyde
P. Patton, Executive Director of the
Commission.
At a meeting in Raleigh recently
the Wildlife Commission voted for
the hatchery building to augment
trout production for streams in the
western part of the State and to
place facilities for trout hatching
in a centrally located area.
The new hatchery building is an
addition to the Commission's pro
gram of completely renovating the
Marion hatchery. Work has recently
been completed on the construction
of new rearing ponds and water
supply ponds. Trout are now being
reared at the Marion hatchery for
release during the coming season.
Trout Stocking Program
At a meeting in Raleigh recently,
the North Carolina Wildlife Resour
ces Commission approved^ a! plan'
suggested by Executive Director
Clyde P. Pattton, which calls for
encouraging sportsmen and sports
mien's organizations to assist with
the distribution of hatchery-reared
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Marks Honored
At University
Word has been received from the
Dean of Student Awards of the Uni
versity of North Carolina that Ro
bert Lee Marks has been admitted
to the Phi Eta Sigma, freshman
honorary scholastic fraternity. In
order to qualify for membership in
this fraternity, a freshman must
make at least half A's and the rest
B's, or an equivalent, either his
first term or his first year in col
lege.
Robert, who is a graduate of Mja
rion High School, is the nephew of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lancaster.
METHODIST PARSONAGE
The new parsonage of the First Methodist church was dedicated
Wednesday, January 19, when Bishop Costen J. Harrell, of Charlotte,
preached the dedicatory sermon. Value of the house, lot and furnishings
has been estimated at approximately $40,000. Henry Irven Gaines, of
Asheville, was the architect. The home was built by Beaman Lumber
company of Marion with Ed Williams of Spruce Pine as superintend
ent. (Photo by Eckenrod)
Josephine Mills, Inc.
Moving To New Location
MARION BOYS
LOSE; GIRLS WIN
OVER MORGANTON
Morganton—Smarting under the
37-19 thumping they had taken re
cently at the hands of Art Ditt's Ma
rion high Marauders, the Morganton
Wildcats turned the tables on the
ancient foe and walked off with
45-37 victory here Friday night be
fore a capacity crowd in the high
school gymnasium. The Morganton
girls, however, were not able to
match the feat of their male coun
terparts and went down in defeat
the second time to the McDowell
lassies, 31-23.
Mask of the 'Marauders was the
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The Eleventh Calf
Of Youth Foundation
Born Last Monday
The eleventh calf born under the
McDowell County Farm Youth
Foundation arrived last Monday af
ternoon, Carl Whitesides, assistant
county farm agent, announced Sat
urday.
The guernsey calf is the offspring
of a cow owned by Lawrence Du
vall, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Du
vall of Dysartsville.
This mjakes. a total of eight heif
er calves and three bulls born un
der this program.
Mill Operations
Will Be Resumed
In About Two Weeks
The Josephine Mills, Inc. is mov
ing1 from Elizabeth Drive to its new
home where the Southern Railway
•intersects Avenue A.
The new brick structure contains
13,300 square feet of floor space
and houses 120 knitting machines.
The present payroll includes 125
employees, though the normal per
sonnel is approximately 175, C. F.
Smith, president, said.
Turnover at the present time is
approximately 2500 pairs of sox,
but the maximum production is
7500, Smith said. He added that the
mill operations had ceased while the
move was underway, but hopes pro
duction may be resumed within a
bout two weeks.
The Joseohine Mills were origin
ally known as Elizabeth James Mills
No. 1 under the ownership of the
late Mr. C. F. James. In 1939 the
mill was purchased by the present
Board and the name changed to Jo
sephine Mills, Inc.
Officers of the mill are: C.- F.
Smith, president; W. Alec Smith,
vice president, and Carter Hudgins,
secretary-treasurer.
Community
Council Formed
For McDowell
An organization to be known as
the Community Council was formed
at a meeting held in the Marion High
School last Thursday evening.
The idea of forming such an or
ganization was instigated by the Ma
rion Parent-Teacher association at
the suggestion of Mrs. Richard Cook,
who presided. In her opening re
marks, Mrs. Cook expressed her ap
preciation for a gratifying response
from local gi-oups to an appeal for
an organized group to promote civic
improvement.
She read the following list of re
presentatives named by local clubs
and groups to serve on the Council.
Mrs. Colin Wright and Mrs. P. T.
Hollis, Marion Junior Woman's club;
J. E. Neal, Jr., and E. P. Damieron,
Francis Marion; Albert Hewitt and
T. L. Richie, Marion Rotary club;
V. T. Eckerd, Rev. P. L. Smith, Ki
wanis; Eugene Cross and Mrs. B. A.
Dickson, members of the Marion
City Schools Board; M. W. Gordon
and Mrs. R. R. Cook, Marion Parent
Teacher association; G. L. Jenkins
and James Arrowood, Cross Mill
Parent-Teacher association; Mrs. P.
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February Term Of Superior Court
Will Be Convened Next Monday
For Trial Of Civil Cases
POLIO CAMPAIGN
WILL CONTINUE
TILL GOAL IS REACHED
McDowiell County has raised
about half its $10,000 quota in
the current polio campaign, S. J.
Westmoreland, county chairman,
said yesterday.
"The industrial plants and
their employees have come
through with the largest part of
this money. The rural sections
and the town have fall en short.
We have been urged to carry on
this campaign until the quota is
raised. It is necessary that all
of you keep working to reach
this goal that our children may
walk," Westmoreland said.
He urged all persons who have
not contributed to please mail
donations to J. N. Morris, treas
urer, at the First National Bank.
BAND CONCERT
IS SLATED
FEBRUARY 24
The second band concert of the
year set for Thursday, February 24,
includes something old and some
thing new. An overture by Joseph
Haydn composed in 1789—and the
well-known "Sword (Sabre) Dance"
by Khachaturian, set the pace, in
terspersed with compositions by
Mozart, Flowtow, R. Vaughan Wil
liams, Raymond Scott, Cole Porter
and others.
This concert progvam promises to
maintain the high musical standard
set by the band in its pre-christmas
concert.
Frank Watson
To Speak At Rally
Sunday Afternoon
E. Frank Watson, of Spruce Pine,
will be the keynote speaker at the
Law Enforcement Rally this coming
Sunday afternoon, it was announced
today by B. F. Pollard, president of
the Allie^ Church League of Mc
Dowell county. "Watson is known
throughout Western North Carolina
as a fine speaker and for his ad
vocacy of temperance and law en
forcement," Pollard said "and the
League feels itself fortunate in se
curing1 his services for the occa
sion'."
The Law Enforement Rally is to
be a mass meeting of county-wide
emphasis, and is to be held at the
Court-House at 3:00 p. m., this Sun
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P. H. Mashburn
Died Tuesday;
Funeral Today
Old Fort—Pinckney Hodge Mash- i
burn, former State Senator and Re
presentative from McDowell county
and prominent civic leader of Old
Fort, died Tuesday at 4:20 p. m. in
an Asheville hospital after a long
illness.
Mr. Mashburn, who was a son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Washburn of
Greenlee, had held various county
offices, including that of sheriff,
and had served as a member of the
State Highway and Public Works
Commission.
He had been a member of the
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TWO WEEKS TERM IS SLATED
WITH JUDGE NETTLES PRESIDING
RED CROSS
CHAIRMAN
E. C. Carries, Marion attorney,
will be chairman of the 1949 Red
Cross Fund Raising Campaign in
McDowell county.
He announced this week that the
quota for this year's campaign will
be $4,389.
Carnes, a native of Hot Springs,
Arkansas, received his degree from
Wake Forest college and came to
Marion from Four Oaks, N. C., last
September to engage in the prac
tice of law with offices in the Ecken
rod building. Carnes is a veteran,
having served four years in the U.
S. army. (Photo by Eckenrod)
RED CROSS
SUB-CHAIRMEN
ARE NAMED
E. C. Cai-nes, county Red Cross
chairman, yesterday announced the
appointment of three sub-chairmen
to assist in this year's campaign.
John Gilkey was named publicity
[chairman, Oliver Green, chairman of
industrial plants, and Ernest Ross,
chairman of the busniess division.
These chairmen will begin pre
liminary plans immediately and the
campaign will officially open March
1, Carnes said.
The February term of McDowell
County Superior Court will be con
vened Monday, February 14, for
the trial of civil cases. A two
weeks term is scheduled with Judge
Zeb V. Nettles presiding.
Jurors have been drawn as fol
lows:
First Week
Robert R. Hall, H. K. Patton,
Alvin McGinnis, Ed Denny, Harlow
Moody, H. D. Bishop, Lester H.
Knupp, George R. Grindstaff, Ern
est Banks, J. B. McEntyre, Clarence
Buckner, E. B. Grindstaff, C. Rex;
Wilson, Charles L. Biddix, A. C.
Crouch, Herman Walker, C. F.
Barnes, Kenneth Young, Harrison.
Church, J. L. Haney, C. M. Murphy,
Troy Burrell, Madison Hensley, W,
B. Pyatt, W. J. Roe, Ewart Walker,
Robert McCraw, Elvis Turner, B. H.
Lowery and A. J. Hewitt,
Second Week
Walter Jackson, John Ray Jime
son, George D. Baker, Lloyd Shell,
Ben C. Epley, R. O. McCurry, O. J,
Pannell, H. S. Quinn, L. M. Hemp
hill, W. W. Neal, Jr., Paul Laugh
ridge, H. C. Lavender, Earl Ben
field, A. D. Quinn, R. V. Price,
Hardy Murphy, L. A. Carver, D. E.
Lonon, James Vess, R. G. Lambeth,
G. G. Moore, Gibb Dennie, Luther
Toney, R. Il Knupp, Melvin C.
Burgin, Boydston Frisbie, J. S. Hens
ley, Eugene Brown, Lewis Rash and.
J. R. Holland.
Howard Owens
Body Found
In Flaming Home
McDowell county's second violent
death for the week-end occurred
Saturday afternoon when the body
of Howard Murphy Owens, 72, was
found in his burning residence ia
Nebo township near Murphy's Chap
el.
Sheriff C. M. Pool made investi
gation after he was notified of the
tragedy by James, son of the de
ceased.
Pool said he was informed that;
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Marion Manufacturing Company
Elects Officers And Directors
At Annual Meeting Tuesday
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Postal Receipts
Increased Last Month
Postal receipts last month totaled
34,091.30, a gain of $437.05 over
January 1948, according to figures
released by postmaster John Finley.
Receipts from the sale of U. S.
Savings Bonds was $8,006.25 in
January of this year. Other monthly
totals included $41,859 in postal
savings certificates issued for cash^
$25,035 in postal savings certificat
es issued in exchange for new cer
tificates, making a total of $66,894
in certificates. Deducting $65,217
for certificates paid, the decrease
in deposits was $1,677.
Annual reports revealed a total
of $47,548.87 in 1948 and $42,875
.46 in 1947 or a gain of $4,673.41 in
the past year over the preceding
year.
COURT OF HONOR
The Boy Scout Court of Honor
will be held at 7:30 p. m. Friday at
the First Methodist church.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Marion Manufac
turing company was held in the
office of the company last Thurs
day morning.
R. W. Twitty was reelected pre
sident and treasurer of the com
pany.
Other officers were reelected as
follows: Terry A. Moore, vice pre
sident and assistant treasurer; J.
F. Parker, secretary, and S. M.
Hamill,. of New York, ^airman of
the board of directors.
Other members of the board of
directors for the coming year are:
Mrs. Mary Hamill Lambert, New
York Cjty; Wilfred Andrews, New
York City; T. A. Moore, W. S. Shif
let, R. W. Twitty, C. A. Workman,
all of Marion, Cary L. Page, Wel
ford, S. C., and R. T. Stevens, New
York City.
Following the business sessions,
officers, directors and other of
ficials were entertained with a din
ner given by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
Baldwin at their home in West
Marion.