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, DECEMBER 22, 1949
VOLUME 54—No. 23
Symbolically, the traditional Christmas celebration combines the customs of many lands and peoples,
not all of which are rooted in Christian beliefs. The Yule Log was part of celebrating the Winter Solstice in
Scandinavia, during which an enormous log was ceremoniously burned.
Hospital Building Fund Drive
Post Office
On The Boom
Last Monday
The Marion Post Office hit an
all-time high last Monday selling
44,370 stamps ranging in denomi
nation from one-half cent to $1.00.
This included 35,300 two cent
stamps.
The canceling machine at the
main office ran letters and cards
totaling 29,295. This does not in
clude mail dispatched from the
three stations which do their own
canceling.
Receipts for funds Monday were
$1,042.03.
The Air Mail parcels were mount
ing heavily also, especially those
traveling to the West Coast.
Truck Plunges
Into Lake Tahoma
A truck with three passengers
plunged into Lake Tahoma last
Wednesday night and all escaped
without injuries, Sheriff C. M.
Pool said.
The Sheriff said he was told the
right wheel locked as the truck
made a turn and the truck plung
ed over the embankment. Passen
gers were Mr. and Mrs. McKinney
Loftis and Mrs. Loftis' sister.
Gouge To Preach
At Woodlawn Baptist
Rev. Sam Gouge will preach at
Woodlawn Baptist church Sunday
morning at the 11 o'clock service,
it is announced. Sunday school will
be held at 10:30 a. m.
There will be a Christmas tree
program for the children of the
community Saturday night at sev
en o'clock in the church
Kiwanians Present Charter
To Marion High Key Club
Walker Passes
At Dysartsville
Anderson Calvin Walker, 54,
died suddenly at his home in the
Dysartsville section at 12 p. m.
Saturday.
He is survived by his wife Mrs.
Martha Bradley Walker; two sons,
A. C. Jr., of the U. S. Navy, who
lias been in Japan for the past two
years, and Homer Lee Walker of
Groton, Conn.; one daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Cannarilla, New Brittain,
Conn.; his father and moth«r, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Walker, Old Fort;
three brothers, Edward, Old Fort,
Jerry, route 4, Marion, and J. H.
Walker of Nebo; three sisters, Mrs.
Mildred McAfee, route 4, Marion,
Mrs. Fred Knowlton, Old Tort,
Miss Mabel Walker, Old Fort, and
four grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were in
complete Wednesday,
At the regular meeting of the
Larion Kiwanis Club held on Tues
ay of this week, President Roy
(avis presented the charter for the
ewly organized Marion High
■chool Key Club. Donnie Godfrey,
resident of the Key Club, accept
d the charter. He was also pre
ented with a president's pin as
personal gift from President Da
is.
The club at the local high school
i the 53rd Key Club to be estab
shed in the Carolina's District of
awanis International since 1945.
t is the second club to bte formed
i McDowell county, the first hav
lg been chartered several months
go at Nebo High School.
Kiwanian E. L. Carter, faculty
dvisor, introduced the members
f the Key Club. Key Clubber Al
ert Hale of High Point, Lieuten
nt-Governor of the Carolina's Dis
rict, made a most interesting talk
f the work in this organization.
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The Marion Fire Department
gave the Marion Hospital Building
Fund Drive a sharp boost this week
with a contribution of $1,000. Net
proceeds from the Slabtown Con
vention presented by colored wo
men singers of local churches to
taled $62.20. S. R. Cross, fund
chairman, said yesterday the total
amount to date was approximately
$65,000 toward the $100,000 goal.
Other donations include Clear
water Finishing company of Old
Fort $2,500; United Rayon com
pany $500. Lesser contributions
amounted to approximately $500
from individuals and the Old Fort
Telephone company has pledged
100 per cent.
A special phase of the campaign
developed recently permits an in- j
dividual or organization to contri
bute Memorial Gifts for hospital
rooms. A plaque on the door would
be inscribed with appropriate j
wording. For private rooms the a- j
mount is $2,500 permitting the use
of one name. A semi-private room,
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Marion Women
Are Honored
By State Paper
The North Carolina Clubwomen,
magazine of the North Carolina
Federated Womans Clubs has as its
cover design for the December is
sue a picture of Mrs. Wade H.
Britt, of Marion, third vice presi
dent of the North Carolina Feder
ation of Womans Clubs and Direc
tor of the Junior Clubs of the
State.
The December issue is devoted
almost entirely to the Junior clubs
and carries an inspiring message
from Mrs. Britt to the clubs under
her direction.
In addjtion to Mrs. Britt's mes
sage the issue carries a report by
Miss Pat Nesbitt, Marion club re
porter, on the activities of the lo
cal club and a picture of Mrs. P.
r. Hollis, president of the Marion
Junior Womans Club with a resume
af her community activities.
Kiwanis Club
Will Sponsor
Dime Board
The Kiwanis club w: 1 sponsor
its annual Dime Board on the
street Thursday, Friday and Satur
day of this week from 10 a. m.
until 6 p. m., it is announced.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements this year is competed
of W. G. Wiatt, chairman; Wayne
Suttle, J. M. Snoddy, S. J. West
moreland, H. L. Tyler and Barron
Caldwell.
Members of the Club will take
turns supervising the collection of
dimes for the benefit of under
privileged children.
A report of the work done by
the Underprivileged Child Com
mittee during 1949 lists the fol
lowing projects.
Had eyes examined and furnish
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Holidays
Closings
Announced
Practically all business firms of
Marion will observe Monday and
Tuesday, December 26 and 27 as
Christmas holidays. A poll was con
ducted last week by the Marion
Merchants association to determine
the wishes of local merchants and
in favor of re
main in g cIomS^ot the two days.
Motor companies, however, an
nounced later that they will reop
en Tuesday morning as usual.
Marion City Schools closed Fri
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County Breeder*
Elect Officers
S. L. Homewood was reelected
chairman of the McDowell County
Artificial Breeders Association at
a meeting of the directors held in
the court house last Saturday.
Clyde Gilliam was reelected se
cretary^ treasurer and Paul L.
Nave, assistant secretary-treasur
er.
There was a round table discuss
ion of the program.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. TREVFRTON
HELD HERE MONDAY
Mrs. Amy Ward Sellers Ti-ever
ton, died Friday at the residence
on Morgan street after an extend
ed illness.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday at 11 a. m., in St. John's
Episcopal church with the Rev. A. .
P. Mack, rector, officiating. Burial
was in Oak Grove cemetery here.
Surviving are the husband; three
sons, William Montgomery Trever
ton of Marlboro, N*. J., Ward R.
Treverton of Denver, Colo., and
Edward C. Treverton of Wrangell,
Alaska; three grand children; two
sisters, Mrs. J. E. Williams of Car
lisle, Pa., and Mrs. Ida L. Haines
of Bay City, Mich.; one brother, E.
B. Sellers of Carlisle.
Mrs. Traverton was born in
Pittsburgh, Po., a daughter of F.
B. and Martha Porter Sellers. She
svas educated at Dickinson College
in Carlisle. She was interested in '
child welfare work and organized ;
i society known as "The Children's .
Friend" in Carlisle and served as ^
its first president.
Shortly after her marriage she
moved with her husband to Old
Fore in 1906. She was a charter ,
member and first president of the
Old Fort Woman's Club.
In 1928 she moved to Marion.
She was an active member of the
episcopal church and of the Mar- 1
ion Study Club for years.
Christmas Day
Church Services
Roger W. Babson
BABSON'S OUTLOOK
WILL BE PUBLISHED
IN THE PROGRESS
Roger W. Babson's Business and
Financial Outlook For 1950 will ap
pear in The Marion Progress, De
cember 29.
Mr. Babson—a pioneer in the
field of business and financial sta
tistics—enjoys a truly remarkable
record for accuracy in his Annual
Forecasts. His score for 1949 was
80% correct.
On December 29, 1948 Mr. Bab
son predicted.
That the total volume of busi
ness for 1949 will be less than that
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Total $1407.
This Week
Contributions to the tuberculo
sis Christmas Seal Sale total $1,407,
according to a report yesterday by
Mrs. Edna Earle Stancell, chair
man.
"We are well pleased with the
progress of the campaign thus far,"
she said, "but urge an early re
sponse from all who have not con
tributed"
Blood mobile Visit
. \
Set For December 31
The Bloodmobile will visit the
Prison Camp on December 31,
Rev. M. O. Owens, program chair
man, announced this week. This
visit is in the interest of providing
a surplus for the holidays. Prison
ers who contribute will be given a
holiday from work.
Christmas program, White Gift
services and other observances were
held in Marion churches last Sun
day. The schedule of services for
Christmas Day have been announc
ed as follows:
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday School will be omitted. A
morning Worship Service at 11
o'clock will feature Christmas mu
sic and the pastor will bring a
Christmas message.
ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN
St. Matthew's Lutheran church
will have a service at 11 a. m.
Christmas Day. The choir will ren
der "0 Rejoice Ye Christians
Loudly," by Hammers chmidt-Key
mann, and "To Shepherds As They
Watched By Night," by Wolder
Luther.
Rev. Charles Frenzel, pastor,
will use as his sermon subject,
"The Great Festival of Christmas."
FIRST METHODIST
A special Christmas Worship
Service, combining both Sunday
School and the Morning Worship
Service, will be held at the First
Methodist church on Sunday, De
cember 25th. The service will start
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PMA COMMITTEE
IS ELECTED 1
LAST THURSDAY
Forty of the county's farmers
were elected by their neighbors last
Thursday to serve as Community
Production And Marketing Admin
istration Committeemen for the
coming year.
Each of the county's eight agri
cultural c^wununlms' alib' " selected
a delegate to represent them in the ■
county convention held on Friday ^ -
in PMA Office in the Courtnouse ? '
at which the County PMA Com
mittee was chosen.
These are the men who will be
responsible during the 1950 year
for the local administration of
such Federal farm programs as Ag
ricultural Conservation, price sup
ports, acreage allotments, and mar
keting quotas.
Eighteen of the new committee
men and alternates have never
served as a PMA Committeeman
before. The balance were either
re-elected or had served during
some previous period.
W. E. Morgan, of Glenwood, will
again head the McDowell County
Production And Marketing Admin
istration Committee during the
coming year.
Morgan was elected chairman
of the county committee of three
members and two alternates at the
county convention for community
delegates held Monday at 1:00 p.
m. in the Courthouse.
Vice-chairman of the committee
is W. S. Haynes of Route 2, Mar
ion; W. J. Porter of route 1, Old
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Glenwood Methodist Church
To Have Christmas Service
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ng outside the city limits, one to
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Christmas will be observed by
the Glenwood Methodist church
when the Methodist Youth tFellow
ship presents the Christmas candle
light service, "Immanuel — God
With Us", by the Reverend J. Har
old Gwynne, on Saturday evening,
December 24, 1049, at 7:00 p. m.
Th worship service composed of
scripture and hymns, is divided in.
five parts. Each of the parts, "His
Word of Prophecy," "His Angel
Messengers," "His Only Begotten
Son," "His Supernatural Signs,"
and "Abiding Spirit," is built a
round the central theme, "God—*
With Us", and carried out by the
use of the Christmas scripture tak
en from Isaiah, St. Matthew and
St. Luke, and will be read by Ja
mes Haney. The hymns to be used
are centered around the scripture
reading and are sung by the M.
Y. F. choir. Special music will be
"0 Holy Night,' sung by Mary
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