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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, AUGUST 4, 1949 VOLUME 54 No. 3 GROUPS MEET WITO ALDERMEN TO DISCUSS CURRENT ISSUES PRIVILEGE TAX, PHONE SERVICE AND WATER FOR WEST MARION HIGHLIGHT DISCU SSION Equalizing privilege tax rates, city water for Marion, and better telephone service were the topics of discussion at the monthly meeting of the Board of Aldermen Tuesday night. PRIVILEGE TAX i A group of Marion Merchants ap peared before the Board to discuss the recent change in privilege tax rates. The process of equalizing the tax was started by the Town on July 1, but did not come to the attention of the merchants until licenses were mailed out within the past ten days. Although no definite action was taken on the plan as a whole, the Board agreed to review individual cases brought to its attention. WATER FOR WEST MARION A group of citizens from West Marion met with the Board to in quire into the problem of securing city water for their community. Mayor J. W. Streetman, Jr., ap pointed the following committee to <x>ntact the local government com mission and investigate possibilities for a bond issue with which to ob tain money for the work: Frank Goldsmith, Pat Davis, M. W. Gordon and Reece Snyder. Lynn Garibaldi, president of the Carolina Mountain Telephone com pany, was present at the request of the Board in an effort to promote better telephone service. The Presi dent said he was doing everything possible to give the best possible and that machinery for a dial sy stem had been ordred, but he did not know when it would be received here. Oscar Lee Lowery was issued a taxi driver's permit. John Martin requested that the street off West Cburt avenue be •widened, but no definite action was taken. Announcement was made that the board will be in session Monday to set a tax rate for the Town of Marion and adopt the Town bud get for the coming year. James Kluttz Kiwanis Speaker James Kluttz, recent graduate of the University of North Carolina and from free lance sportswriter of campus activities, was guest speak er at the Kiwanis club meeting Tuesday night. He told of the peculiarities of many noted athletes. The speaker was presented to the Club by J. L. Gourley, and Roy W. Davis, presi dent, presided over the meeting. Man Found Dead Last Monday; Inquest Today The body of Atlee Withrow was found Monday on a logging road about one-fourth of a mile from the Dysartsville road, according to a report by S. J. Westmoreland, coroner. An inquest is scheduled Thursday. The side road, about 15 miles south of Marion, led from the Dy sartsville road to Withrow's home. Funeral services were held at two o'clock Tuesday at Harmony Grove Baptist church and burial followed in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dema Suttlee Withrow; four bro thers: Frank of Morganton; Win field of Marion; Roy of route 1, Ma rion; Fred of route 1, Nebo; three sisters: Mrs. Milland Holland, route 1, Marion; Mrs. Tom Holland, route 1, Marion; Mrs. Sam Curtis, route 4, Marion. Summer Music School Will Start Monday The summer session at the high school is scheduled for its first meeting next Monday morning at 8:30. Students already enrolled in the course, please report promptly Monday morning with instruments. All classes will be held in the band room at the high school. Beginning students who wish to enroll, who have not yet done so, may contact Mr. Hirsch Monday morning at the band room. The school has a few instruments avail able for free rental during this four weeks session. Students who do not own their own instruments have the privilege of the use of these 1 school instruments for the four weeks session. The music classes will run for four weeks, ending on Friday, Sep tember 2. A reasonable tuition fee will be charged. Commissioners Draw Jurors Approve Road Petitions The County Commissioners drew a list of jurors for the September term of Superior Court and approv ed road petitions at the August meeting held last Monday. Road petitions approved read as follows: Widen, ditch and gravel road from highway 221, about one-half mile beyond Lonon's Filling Sta tion to No. 26 Cox's highway, known as Hickory Bottom Branch. Improve road from Providence church to a point on Goose creek, road known as Old River road, till it would be possible for cars to travel over it. Petition State Highway to take over road from 221 from W. S. MARAUDER SCHEDULE Thursday: Morganton at Ma rion. Friday: Lincolnton at Marion. Saturday: Marion at Lincoln ton. Monday: Marion at Newton. Tuesday: Newton at Marion. Wednesday: Marion at Hen dersonville. Rice's farm to Will M. Gardner's place. State to take over, grade and gravel road from old No. 10 high way to A. D. Finley's home place. A petition concerning a road in the Glenwood section explained that the Glenwood school building is located on road 221. In order that school buses may reach the children on the Huntsville road (a dead end road) buses must retrace this Huntsville road back -to the point where it reaches 221 and then go back by the school house and travel the Mud Cut road to pick up other school children—a four mile double track. The petition fur ther states that at the end of the dead end Huntsville road there is a short cut road of approximately two miles which, if improved, so that school buses could use same, would eliminate the double tracing and save time, gas and buses and give an outlet for folks living on that road. A petition was also approved to hard surface a road link in the road passing through Montford Cove from Sugar Hill to Shingle Hollow via Montfords Cove Baptist church. (Continued on last page) J. C. B. EHRIGHAUS Eringhaus Dies In Raleigh Hotel Raleigh, August 1—Former Gov ernor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, 67, died at his suite at the Sir Walter Hotel last night about 7:30 p. m. Death was caused by a heart at tack, his physicians said later. He (Continued on last page) Home For Aged To Be EstablishedJ In Marion Marion will have a home for its aged persons by September 1, if present plans materialize on sched ule. Licenses will be issued by the State Welfare Board for the old J. H. L. Miller homestead on the corn er of North Garden and New streets to be operated as a nome for older persons, Mrs. D. N. Lonon, county superintendent of public welfare, said this week. An appeal is extended the pub \c to offer aid by contributing any old piece of furniture now in at tics, basements or any place where it is not in use. Dishes, glassware, beds, chairs, chests, etc. are among the items most needed. Funeral Rites For A. K. Weaver Held Friday Alfred Kenneth Weaver, 63, died Wednesday night in the Marion hos pital of injuries received in an au tomobile collision here July 20. Funeral services were held Friday at 10 a. m. in the First Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. James B. McLarty. Burial was in the family plot of Oak Grove ceme tery. His wife, Mrs. Alva Staff Weaver, survives. He was a native of McDowell county, son of the late ivfr. and Mrs. A. K. Weaver. For many years he had been an automobile salesman. The accident occurred in front of the Marion community building when a Chevrolet driven by Weaver and an Oldsmobile driven by W. D. Page of Raleigh, collided. Page and a passenger, H. J. Adams of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, re ceived minor injuries. Former Marion Woman Accepts Position Mrs. Ruth D. Carpenter, former Marion resident, is Ashe county's new home demonstration agent. Be fore her marriage to the late Mr. Ed Carpenter, she was Miss Ruth Williams, daughter of Mrs. John Hastings of Asheville. Annual Meeting Of Red Cross Set For Aug. 12 The McDowell County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold is annual meeting at 7:30 p. m. on August 12 in the court house, E. P. Dameron, county chairman, an nounced this week. Officers for the coming year will be elected and committee chairmen will present their annual reports. Roads And Streets lo Have Top Coat Plans are underway for surfacing portions of highways surrounding Marion and also for giving a top coat to several Marion streets, E. D. Braley, resident engineer of the State Highway Commission, said yesterday. The following highways will be surfaced with asphaltic' concrete: From the community building west to the intersection of U. S. 70 and U. S. 221. From the intersec tion of East Court and North Gar den streets, at the foot of the court house hill, east to the Burke county line. ( Streets to be resurfaced are: From the intersection of Aca demy and West Court streets, corn er of the Marion High School grounds, to Carson street intersec tion. From the intersection of South Main and West Henderson streets to Logan street. From Burgin street on West Henderson street to the city limits. Old Fort Veteran Shot Wednesday Horace Davis, World War II vet eran who was shot at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dalton in the Crooked Creek section Wednesday of last week was transferred from Marion General Hospital to the Moore Genefai Hospital Friday morning. Willard Toney, deputy, who in vestigated, gave the following ac count: Mrs. Dalton was working outside her home when she heard a shot. Entering the home she found Davis lying on the floor and took the weapon from his hand. Toney said he visited Davis while he was at the Marion Hospital and asked him if he knew the gun was loaded, and that Davis said he did. The in cident occurred about 10 a. m. The shot was from a 32 pistol, Toney said. Musical Program At Rotary Meeting Joe Carter arid Willie Crisp, en tertainers from the Dixie Supper club, entertained the Marion Rotary club with piano playing and singing at its meeting last Friday noon. Visiting Rotarians included: A. S. Arnold, of Greensboro, and W. J, Christy of Dunedin, Florida. Rudolph Rawak and William Leff ler, of New York were the guests of Albert Hewitt, Jr. Reece Snyder, town manager, was welcomed into membership. * Hail Curtails Streak Of Heat The 3.70 inches of rainfall which fell from Friday of last week through Monday of this week plus a hail storm Saturday afternoon started the mercury on a downward trend. High readings of 95 last Tuesday and Wednesday dropped to 85, Monday, and 81 Tuesday of this week. Folks who were saying they just could not work because of the heat now openly admit they are feeling lazy. Hottest day of this year was^ last Thursday when Sol's beaming countenance brought a maximuih of 97 into being. Low readings since last Thursday ranged in the higher 60's. ALL STAR COACH Art DM Art Ditt leaves Sunday for Greensboro where he will .serve as coach in the All- Star game of Au gust 13. STANLEY AND Dm TO LEAVE SUNDAY FOR ALL-STAR GAME Two Marion men will participate in the All- Star football game to be played in Greensboro, August 12. Art Ditt, Marion High School Ripper coach, has been selected a coach for the occasion and Bill Stanley, former Ripper star, will . (Continued on last page) Mcdowell county TO RECEIVE SHARE OF INTANGIBLE TAX McDowell county will receive $8,183.04 from the state this week i as its share of revenue from the intangible personal property tax. Marion will receive $2,639.37 and Old Fort $309.46. Checks totaling $2,467,369.54 will be mailed to counties and cities throughout the state on Thursday of this week. In the past fiscal year, net col lections of the intangible tax to taled $3,084,211.92. The law re quires that 60 per cent of this be distributed among cities and coun- < ties with 20 per cent going to the» State. The State's share of the 1948-49 receipts was 0616,842.38. The tax is levied on money on deposit, money on hand, accounts receivable in excess of accounts payable, bonds and notes, shares of stock, interests in foreign trusts, and funds on deposit with insur ance companies. Last year's collections were a bout $128,000 higher than the $2,^ 957,858.36 collected in 1948-49, That year cities and counties got $2,366,286.69 and the State $591, | 571.67. Federation Picnic Winners Announced Contest winners at the Farmers Federation picnic had not been an nounced when The Progress went to press last week. The annual event was held Wednesday of last week at Glenwood school with a record at tendance. Winners and exhibition events not contained in last week'3 issue are as follows: During lunch hour three calves l bred by Southeastern Artificial Breeding association were display ed on the school grounds. Owners of the calves are Don M. Sartain, Marion, K. F. D. No. 2; Elbert S. Wilson, Marion, R. F. D. No. 1, and Ira Kanupp, Old Fort, R.F.D. No. 1. Games and contests were held on the school grounds and prizes were awarded to the following: G. M. Clark, Alonzo Roberts, Henry Whitener, Bob Lawing, Howard Wise, Louis Wall, James Goforth, Howard McKinney, Genelle Davis, j Don Sartain, Dewey Worley, Bill Greer, Hugh Ledbetter, Charles Grant, Mildred Elliott, Joyce Cris son, Charles Dayberry, Bill Bryant and Wayne Laughridge. First prize winner in the quartet singing contest was the Cherry Springs quartet. They competed with the Happy Valley quartet. Prize for the couple the longest married went to Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Crisson of Hollifield, 47 years, and Mr. and Mrs. Clay Whetstine of Glenwood won the prize for the most recently married couple, they were married 9 months ago. W. H_ Pace had the largest family present, 10 in number, and the most bald man present was John Condrey of Greenlee. f ■ « Ballew Named To Chairmanship Of General Motors General Motors, Detroit, Michi gan, announced today that W. G. Ballew, local Chevrolet dealer for the past 25 j^ars has been appoint ed to serve the coming year as Gen eral Motors Community Relations Chairman for Marion and vicinity. The chairmanship carries a com munity service responsibility under auspices of General Motors Depart ment of Public Relations, which makes available to the public a va riety of interesting and educational, materials in a form of motion pic tures, booklets and presentations. General Motors also is the spon (Continued or last page) Union Petitions For Election Of Broyhill Furniture Employees A National Labor Relations Board hearing to determine if union representation elections should be conducted at the Broyhill Furniture Company here was conducted here Thursday by Miles McCormick, NLRB hearing officer. The discussion, which was held in the court house, was mainly devoted to the question of what should con stitute an appropriate unit for an election. Counsel for the Broyhill inter ests, comprising five corporations owning and operating six plants in various parts of North Carolina, ex pressed the opinion that the six plants should vote as a single unit. The Upholsterers International Union of North America AFL ar gued that the election should be held for the Otis L. Broyhill Furni ture company of Marion as a single unit. Union counsel accused the opponents of "pulling a fast one," and said they had not distributed literature nor made any other pre paration for an election at any of the other plants operated by Broy hill interests. McCormick said records of the hearing will be transmitted to the National Labor Relations Board in Washington for a decision. Revival Services At Clinchfield Rev. W. R. Craig, of the South side Baptist Church Winston-Sa lem, will begin a series of Revival services at Clinchfield Baptist I church on August 8. Beginning Tuesday morning, August 9, there will be morning services at 10:30 each day except Monday and Sat urday. The music will be directed by Troy Davidson of Clinchfield. Song services will begin at 7:30 each eve ning. Rev. W. R. Grigg is a former pastor of Clinchfield. A hearty in vitation to the services is extended to the public. LEAGUE STANDINGS W L Pet. I Newton 53__26__671 Lincolnton 51__27__654 Lenoir > 43__36__544 Rutherford 43-_37__538 Morganton 42__40__512 Shelby 30__49__380 Marion 29__50__367 Hendersonville 25__53__321
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