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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, SEPTEMBER, 22, 1949 VOLUME 54—No. 10 Superior Court Adjourned Friday The September term of McDow ell County Superior Court adjourn ed Friday, September 16. Judge J. Will Pless, Jr., presided. Cases not reported are listed below, although the records were incomplete at press time yesterday. W. S. Skinner vs. Troy Ledford, an action involving a claim of the plaintiff for one month's rent upon a building in Marion, based upon •the defendant's breadi of a rental contract which was for a period of five years, the plaintiff was a warded $155 with interest from September 1, 1948. In the case of W. G. Lonon vs. Ballew Motor company, the parties reached a compromise settlement awarding the plaintiff $250. Jim McClure Vance, speeding and reckless driving, nol prose with leave. Guy R. McCall, reckless driv ing. called and failed. Bond set at $1,000. Max Cordell, reckless driv ing, speeding and failing to stop for. siren, continued. Earl McKin ney, assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, defendant plead nolo contendere, verdict was as sault with deadly weapon, defendant sentenced to roads, sentence sus pended on condition that he pay $25 into the Clerk's office for use of Gene Gallion. be of good be havior and not violate laws of the state for three years. J. B. Alli son, assault on a female, plead guilty, prayer for judgment * was continued three years upon condi tion that defendant pay costs of ac tion, be of good behavior. William Moses, assault with deadly weapon, continued. Harold J. Evans, driv-1 ing during period of revocation. ' Mrs. W. E. Cannon, malicious in jury to personal property, verdict of guMty returned and prayer for judgment continued two years on condition that defendant pay costs of action and not molest her hus band during that time. W. E. Can non, assault with deadly weapon, verdict of not guilty was returned. W. J. Young, driving drunk, ver dict was not guilty. Tom Fisher, abduction, non-suit. Billy Best, as sault on a female, breaking and en (Continued on last page) West Marion PTA To Meet Next Monday The first meeting of the West Marion Parent-Teacher association will be held Monday night at 7:30 p. m. A social hour will precede the program. Everybody is cordially in vited to attend. > NINE PUPILS COMPLETE AQUATIC COURSE A two weeks Red Cross course in aquatics was completed last Satur day with eight juniors and one sen ior student qualifying for em blems, certificates and pins. The course was taught by John Poteat, representative from the McDowell County Chapter to the aquatic school for instructors held in Bre vard last August. Those completing the junior course were: Wayne V. Bradburn, Jr., Joseph T. Davis, Wayne K. Gladden, William H. Hawkins, Ar nold F. Pyatt, Jr., Billy L. Roland, William W. Suttle and Samuel M. Yancey, Jr. One senior, Fuce H. Hughes, of Clinchfield, completed the course for those over 16 years of age. Jun iors are those in the age group from 12-15. MARION PTA TO HAVE MEETING NET TUESDAY The Parent-Teacher association of Marion Central School will hold its first Fall meeting Tuesday eve ning, September 27 at 7:45 in the High School auditorium, acqording to an announcement made this week by Mrs. M. W. Gordon, pub licity chairman. Mrs. S. W. Blanton, president, will preside over the meeting, j Other officers for the coming year include Mrs. Eugene Cross, Jr., vice president, Mrs. John Setzer, secretary and Mrs. Wayne Suttle, treasurer. The program for Tuesday eve ning will be under the direction of Miss Eva Keeter, supervisor of the City Schools. Mrs. Gordon also an nounced the devotional periods of the meetings this year will be given by the mothers of the PTA. Entertainment will be furnished for the children and a cake, donat ed by Mrs. Carl McCall, will be giv en as a door prize. An attendance prize of $1.00 will also be given the room having the most parents pre sent. Committee chairmen who will serve on the Executive Board have been announced as follows: Ele" mentai'y Grade Mothers and At tendance, Mrs. Neal Morris, Pro gram, Co-chairmen, Mrs. E. P. Dameron and Mrs. G. W. Giles, Budget and Finance, co-chairmen, (Continued on last page) McDowell Red Cross Directors To Meet And Elect Officers Hamilton Speaker At Rotary Meeting Charles Hamilton, Gastonia at torney, addressed the Rotary club on, "Last Wills and Testaments" at its regular meeting last Friday. The speaker is a gr'aduate of Duke University, attended law school at "Wake Forest College, and has been engaged in the practice of law in in Gastonia for 21 years. Fred Streetman, of Henderson ville, S. W. Enloe, of Spruce Pine, and Ben Davidson, of Dover, Dela ware were visiting Rotarians. Brightie E. White was the guest of John Ray Jimeson, George Hol lingswprth was the guest of D. W. \ Tainter, and Ed McKinney was the guest of David Gray. FIRE TUESDAY MORNING Firemen were summoned to Clear Creek Lumber company Tuesday night. Only slight damage was re ported. The newly elected Red Cross Board of Directors will meet at eight o'clock, September 28, in the court room to elect officers for the coming year. Harrison H. Walker, general field representative of this region, will address the group. The county budget for the com ing year will be adopted. The new Board is composed of: E. P. Dameron, Miss Doris Hill, Marion; Zeb Lane, Old Fort; James Parks, Nebo; Grayson Marlowe, Glenwood; Mrs. H. Madison Hen si ey, North Cove; Rev. H. M. Well man, Sugar Hill; R. W. Twitty, East Marion; Dr. C. A. Parker, West Marion; Glenn A. Morris, Clinchfield; Rev. Marvin Dameron, Cross Mills; Mrs. J. H. L. Miller, Pleasant Gardens CORRECTION Marion's second annual Christ mas festival wil be held on Nevem ber 30 instead of the 23rd as re ported in last week's issue of The Progress. Relatives Of 'Marion People Injured Newton Wreck Relatives of McDowell county persons were among the passengers injured in the train wreck at New ton last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George T. Warren and baby were among the passen gers. Mrs. Warren is a sister of Harold Simmons. Warren suffered a broken collar bone and leg in juries. Mrs. Warren had scratches and minor injuries ancf the baby es caped without injuries. Dwight Queen, relative of Wil burn Queen and L. E. Queen of Marion, was admitted to Catawba General Hospital in Newton after the wreck. The nature of his injur ies was not known. BUYS RESIDENCE Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Morrow have purchased the residence on U. S. highway 70, between Marion and Morganton, formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Harbison. They plan to move within the next few days Auto Wreck On Railway Crossing A 1929 A Model Ford was de molished when struck by a freight train on the Garden street crossing near the Seagle Morris, Inc. plant last Friday afternoon. Police who investigated said they were told the car was driven by Robert Collins, 20, of Glenwood. It stalled on the track while a freight train was backing into the station. Collins leaped from the auto in time to escape injury. Fin ius Collins and Guy Reel were pas sengers in the car. Finius Collins, who suffered cuts and bruises a bout the head and neck, was ad mitted to the Marion Hospital. The Collins car was carried down the tracks about 30 feet be fore the train could be stopped, officjers said. ANNUAL HORSE SHOW SET FOR SEPTEMBER 28 — ■ v James A. Brown \ Died Wednesday At Hospital James a! Brown, age f>2, died at the Marion General Hospital early Wednesday morning after a brief .illness. Funeral arrangements are not complete awaiting arrival of relatives, but will probably be conducted Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Skipper Brown; one son, Hubert W. Brown of Marion, one daughter Mrs. Lee Hamrick of Bowman, Ga., five grand children; two brothers, Dubbard Brown of Greensboro, N. C., and Max Brown of Anderson, S. C., three sisters, Mrs. J. C. Turner of Atlanta, Mrs. H. A Dunnaway of Waycross, Ga., and Mrs. Lawrence Parden of St. Petersburg, Fla. Mr. Brown was reared in Elbert on, Ga. He moved to Marion in 1928 and for the past nine years has been employed by the Drexel Furniture company. BOY AND MOTHER ARE WOUNDED IN SHOOTING A two and one-half year old boy was fatally wounded and his moth er injured in a shooting incident which occurred here Sunday night, Sheriff C. M. Pool said Monday morning. Pool gave the following account of the incident: M. A. Burton, who resides in Higgins township, had retired for the night when he was disturbed about 8:30 o'clock by a noise in the woods near his home. Seeing flashlights moving about in the darkness he prepared to load (Continued or. last, page) Fire Wardens Of Forestry Service To Have Course Local fire wardens of the Mt. Mitchell Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest, will join with lookouts, aides, and other person nel on Thursday in a full-day train ing session at Wild Acres, accord to Ranger Erwin A. Heers. The program will combine discussion, demonstration, and motion pictures on fire central subjects. Expected at the meeting also will be County Wardens of the State (Continued on last page) Marion Riding Club's annual Horse Show will be held Wednes day night, September 28 at 8 o'clock at show grounds on Ruther ford Road. The show is open only to horses owned in McDowell county. Nine classes including five-gait ed, three-gaited, harness, three gaited ponies, horsemanship, colts. Judge for the show will be Eli Long, Jr., manager of Rainbow Farms, Charlotte. One of the most prominent young trainers in the Carolinas, and long associated with saddle-horses being the son of Eli Long, Sr., of Delaware, Ohio, one of the best known horsemen in America. There will be a movie "The Horse and its Heritage in Tennessee" shown at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Cross after the show for all exhibitors, officials and their fam ilies. There will be no admission charge and everyone interested in horses is invited to attend. Rev. C. C. Cross To Be Speaker At Methodist Rev. C. C. Cross, pastor East Marion Baptist church, will be speaker at the First Methodist church next Sunday morning dur ing the 11 o'clock worship service. The film, "I Am With You" will be presented by Miss Ruth Taylor, educational director, at the evening service. Gordon Addresses Glenwood PTA The Glenwood Parent-Teacher association met on Monday evening in the school auditorium, with Mrs. K. M. Eplee, president, presiding. A large number of parents and teachers were present. Miss Brown's second grade had more parents pre sent, and Mrs. Boyd's 12th grade more in high school. M. W. Gordon was guest speak er for the evening. The program committee reported that the theme of the pear's pro gram would be "Building A Better School." Church Group To Meet The regular monthly meeting of the Presbyterian Women of the Church will be held Monday after noon, September 26 at 3r30 o'clock in the ladies parlor"of the church. Mrs. Paul Story, president of the Women of the Church will preside over the meeting and all members are urged to atttemL County Calf Show Winners Announced McDowell Calves Win Ribbons In District Show Red and blue ribbon winners in the McDowell County Galf Show who entered the Western North Carolina District Junior Dairy Cat tle Show in Asheville brought home a number of red and blue ribbons. They will also receive cash awards. Competing with 300 entries from 15 western North North Carolina counties, the McDowell boys won the following honors with their calves: Harold Morgan, showed a senior (Continued on last page) New Teacher Added To Faculty Of Marion School Mrs. Harry Tyler began her work this week as ninth grade teacher in the Marion Elementary School. She is a graduate of Eastern Carolina Teachers College and has had four years experience as a teacher. Mrs. Tyler holds an A certificate. Homecoming At Linville Methodist The annual Homecoming at Lin ville Methodist church on the Yel low Mountain road near Lake Ja mes will be held Sunday. Mrs. Helen Howard McThagien will speak at 11:30 a. m. Mrs. McTha gien is a missionary from China where she has served 33 years. The rest of the day will be spent by short talks by local persons and singing by choirs and quartets. Pic nic dinner will be spread on the lawn at noon. ATTENDS MEETING Robin Hood, executive vice presi dent of the First National Bank, attended a meeting of the commit tee on publications of the N. C. State Bankers Association in Raleigh last week. McDowell county's Calf Show / held on the Marion Riding Ground Monday featured original heifers of the McDowell County Youth Fundation, their offspring and a. few privately owned and purchased by 4-H youths. This was the second annual Calf Show presented un der sponsorship of the Marion Mer chants association with F. R. Farn- ?-r ham, extension dairy specialist, as official judge. Amos Seagle, presi dent of the Marion Merchants as sociation, presented the cash a wards. Ribbons were presented by Misses Marilyn Brinkley, Margaret Carpenter and Beverly Lonon. The Danish system of judging was observed with all calves being placed in one of three classes. Top winners received blue ribbons, se cond best, I'ed, and third class,, white. Calves were placed in classes ac cording to breed and age. AWARDS The awards were presented as follows: JERSEYS Junior calves (those dropped from January 1, 1949 to June 30, 1949 inclusive): John English, blue; Donald Hennessee and Red Srown, red. Senior (dropped July 1 to De cember 31, 1948): Harold Morgan, blue; Jean Early and Kenneth (Continued or last page) PASTURE DEMONSTRATION HELD WEDNESDAY About 300 farmers attended the Pasture Demonstration conducted on the farm of J. D. Little Wed nesday of last week, S. L. Home wood, county farm agent, estimat ed. Seven acres were sowed in grass and clover. The public is invited to visit the farm from time to time and see the progress made, Home wood said. North Cove PTA Has First Meeting The North Cove Parent-Teacher association held its first meeting last Thursday evening with Mrs. O. G. Lonon presiding. Committees for the year were named. E. D. Wilson, principal, spoke on the needs of each grade in the school. A motion was passed to hold meetings the second Thursday of each month. All parents, teachers and other interested persons are cordially invited. Lions Sharpening Claws For Battle With Rippers Funeral Rites For T. E. Poteat Held Last Friday Funeral 'services for Thomas Ed ! gar Poteat, 60, farmer and textile j worker who died at his residence, I Marion route 1, Wednesday after a brief illness, were held Friday at 3:30 p. m. in Chapel Hill Baptist church. The Rev. Millard Hall and i the Rev. G. F. Overstreet officiated ! and burial was in Glenwood ceme ; tery. Survivors incude the widow, Mrs. Lula Reel Poteat; three sons, W. Floyd of Springfield, Mo., Carl of Swannanoa and Harold of Marion RFD 1; the father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. G. Posey Poteat of Marion RFD I; and eight grand chidren. SCARLET FEVEN One case of scarlet fever was reported to the McDowell County Health Department this week, Dr. S. V. Lewis, county health phy sician r reported. The Strong Shelby High Lions will try and claw the Rippers to morrow night when they tangle with the Marion Rippers. j "Not much is known about this Shelby outfit in the rain and mud * this past week they played to a 0-0 tie, Coach Art Ditt said. Probable line-ups are: MARION McGalliard LE; Jenkins LT; Wil son, H. LG; Walker C; Gibbs RG; Wilson, D. RT; Rader RE; Ponder GB; Packett HB; McCall HB; Ham mett FB. SHELBY Ingle LE; Horn LT; Lee LG; Hicks C; Miller RG; Allen RT; Brewer RE; Dixon GB; Hendrix HB; Weaver HB; Lackey FB. CIVITAN CLUB The luncheon meeting of the Civitan club was held last Thurs day noon at the Sunset Restaurant. Plans were made to elect officers at the next meeting on Thursday, September 29.
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