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Marion progress., 1948-12-02
Mrs. j. H. L. Miller
Elected President
OF Welfare District

Mrs. J. H. L. Miller, chairman of
the Mcdowell County Welt ar e
Board, was elected president Of the
Western Welfare District Of North
Carolina and Mrs. D. N. Lonon,
county welfare superintendent, was
elected secretary of the district at
a meeting held in Asheville Novem-
Der 80.
Others from this county attending
the meeting were: Pat Davis, presi-
dent of the Marion Rotary club
Mrs. S. R. Perkins, president of the
Marion Junior Woman's club; Mrs.
Sam Yancey, president of the Mar
ion Parent-Teacher association; Mrs.
Albert Shiflet, president of the Old
Fort Parent Teacher association, and
Mrs. Sara Margaret Giles, child well
fare worker.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02

Jail Breakers
Return to Cells

William Twitty and Willie Lou
Black, who broke Jail here last Sat-
urday morning are back in their
cells, according to a statement yes
terday morning by Sheriff C. M.
Pool.
The two men were arrested two
weeks ago in connection with prop
erty reported missing at the First
Methodist church here. A typewriter
and movie protector reported miss
ing were recovered soon afterwards
by Chief of Police D. w. Smith. The
third item, a wire recorder was re-
covered last week.
Police sighed Wi h relief, and
then
Last Saturday morning the men
were missing from the county jail.
Sheriff Pool said portion of the
overhead bars in the Jail had been
removed with hack saw. The break
was discovered by the cook when
he began serving lunch.
Sunday morning the men returned
and surrendered themselves.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
PAPER BOWL
FOOTBALL GAME
SET FOR SATURDAY

Canton.-When the Waynesville
Mountaineers and the Marion High
Rippers get together in Canton s
first annual Paper Bowl game, al
Black Bear Memorial stadium here
Saturday afternoon, December 4, il
will be a classic gridiron struggle
between a powerful offense and a
stubborn defense.
When Marion's Rippers wound up
their regular season with a 26-14
victory over Forest City last week
they had run up total of 289
points to become the highest scor-
ing high school team in Western
North Carolina, and established
themselves as a top power in the
Western Conference despite a slow
start in early games.
And when Waynesville's Noun
taineers shut out Canton 32-0 in
their finale last week they COM
pleted the best defensive record of
any high school eleven in VINO.
They have allowed only "a points to
opponents in nine games while Win
ming the Blue Ridge conference
championship. So it looks like a
case of the Irresistible force
meeting the "immovable object" in
the Paper Bowl clash.
An added feature of the Paper
Bowl program that will be Of great
interest to WING. football fans
will be the appearance of ALL
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Marion progress., 1948-12-02
St. Matthews
To Have Rehearsal

The Sunday School of St. Matth-
ews' Lutheran church will have its
rehearsal of the Christmas program
on Sunday afternoon at 2:3O. The
teachers of the Sunday school will
present their children in the sepa-
rate parts Of the program. The
teachers are Rev. Charles Frenzel
Mrs. Poly Fox, Mrs. Richard Shaw,
Poly Fox, Miss Lois Finley, Mrs.
Vernon Eckerd, and Mrs. L. M.
Hemphill.
The Christmas program will be
presented to the public on the Sun
day before Christmas, December 10,
at 7:3O. The Sunday school teachers
will meet this evening at the Hut.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
Countrywide Meeting
Demonstration Clubs

A cake demonstration and bazaar
for all Home Demonstration club
members in the county will be held
in the office Of Miss Jean Steele,
county agent, at 2 p. M, Tuesday,
December 7.
The cake making demonstration
will be given by Miss Rita Dubois,
foods and nutrition specialist of the
state extension service.
Club members are asked to bring
articles they have made to be sold
at a bazaar which will follow the
demonstration.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02

i Merchants nervously added finish
ing touches to the window displays
up until the moment when music
from the Marion High School band
heralded the approach Of the parade.
Santa brought up the rear of the
procession tossing bags of candy out
into the crowd.
The final event was a concert
given by the band on the court house
lawn.
Other events scheduled to take
place on the Court House lawn had
to be cancelled due to the public ad-
dress system being put out of COM
mission by the surging crowd around
it. A program had been planned with
music by the Marion High School
band, community singing led by
Rev. M. 0. Owens, greetings by
Santa Claus to the people of the
town and county, and a welcome by
the Merchants Association and a re-
quest that people come into the in
dividual stores and inspect the dis
plays of merchandise on sale. The
stores were to remain open until 7
p. m. for this purpose.
R. W. Perkins, president of the
Marion Merchants association, saidr
I"1 regret that we were unable to
carry through with this part of the
program, however, due to unavoid-
able and unforeseen circumstances it.
was impossible to do so. also wish
to thank those who were to take part
in this and to show our appreciation
for their willingness to cooperate
and make the entire program a sue
cess"
The prize winning float sponsored
by the Marion Junior Woman's club
featured a fireplace and "stockings
hung by the chimney with care"
The Firestone Home and Auto
Supply won the window display con-
test. Pickering flames lighted a.
mantel hung with Christmas, stock
ings.
Santa tossed the last bags of
candy from his pack on the court
house lawn. Inside some of the bags
the recipients found slips of paper
inscribed with the name of a local
store.
The slips were exchanged at the
store for prizes donated by the re
spective merchant.
The celebration was planned by
the Marion Merchants association as
a formal opening to the Christmas
shopping season. Stores throughout
the town had been decorated in
holiday wrappings to wei C o me-
! Christmas shoppers and prove to
| them that merchandise stocks in
Marion are of variety and quality
to satisfy any and all shoppers.
The merchants planned the event
this year on short notice, but with
! the idea of launching the Christmas
parade as an annual event. The
stores would then recognize the date
set by the Association as the formal
opening of the season and could
plan to have holiday merchandise on
display and stores decorated by that
date.
Virtually all Marion stores will re-
main open Wednesday afternoons
from now until Christmas with the
exception of grocery stores. The
groceries will observe the Wednes-
day half holiday except on Decem-
Der %, the Wednesday b fore
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
Rotary Club
Farmers Night
Set For Dec. 10

Frank Hamilton Jeter, of Raleigh
will be guest speaker at the Marion
R o airy Clubs Annual Farmers
Night observance to be held at
p. M, Friday, December 10.
The speaker, an agricultural edi
tor, is a native of Santuck, S. c.
and received his B.S. degree in Agri
culture at Clemson Agricultural
College. He has been awarded many
blue ribbons by the Association Of
Agriculture Editors for agricultural
writing and last June was awarded
the honorary degree Of Doctor o.
Science by Clemson College.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
|Padgett Captures
His 125th Still

A. A. P dg e t, constable of
Crooked Creek township, ended his
active duties as constable Thanks
giving Day when he captured his
125th still. This was a steam outfit
of SO gallon capacity.
He was alone when he destroyed
the still and five barrels of mash
in the Bethlehem community. Pad
gett has completed 10 years of serv-
ice as a constable.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
DR.. McMurray To Preach
At Conley Memorial

DR.. C. W. McMurray, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, will
preach at the Conley Memorial
Presbyterian church at 1880 o'clock
Sunday evening, December 4, it is
announced this week.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
Santa To Visit Marion
Saturdays Till Xmas

Santa Claus enjoyed himself
here so much last Monday that
he has promised to return every
Saturday from now until Christ
mas.
He said the sire cts were.
crowded and he missed seeing
many of his friends here in
Marion. He will be on the streets
and in stores Saturdays from now
until Christmas.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
MARI0N'S SHOPPING SEASON OPENED
WITH FESTIVE CHRISTMAS PARADE
JUNIOR WOMEN WIN FLOAT CONTEST
FIRESTONE WINDOW JUDGED BEST

Marlons biggest celebration W. Day Mon
when crowds thronged the Santa Claus
to the first Christmas parade held here.
Long before the scheduled to begin the streets
packed and rucoads of school children anxousy
awaiting the hour.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02

There are more than 5000 square
miles in the mountain region of
North Carolina.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE
PAYMENTS TOTAL $425

The Christmas Seal Committee Of
the Marion Junior Woman's club had
received $425 from the sale of seals
by Tuesday noon Of this week, Mrs.
P. T. Hollis, chairman, reported.
Those who receive seals through
the mails are asked to cooperate in
helping Mcdowell county reach it's
$1,000 goal by returning payments
promptly.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02

Total number of farm workers in
Britain has increased by $4,000 in
the past IL months.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Charles Brady Wins
Jousting Tournament
Speciol Dispotch 10 The Stor

MUTUAL, Md, Aug. 28.-Charles
Brady of Baltimofe. County repeated
last years victory performance when
he took first place in the annual
jousting tournament here today.
Mr.. Brady finished ahead of eight
other riders in the professional class
Second was Philip F. Love of Silver
Spring, and third, Joseph Brady,
brother of the winner.
A crowd of about 300 persons wit
messed the event on property adioin-
ing the Christ Episcopal Church.
The charge to the riders was made
by Leroy Humphrey of Upper Marl-
boro, Democratic majority leader of
the Maryland House of Delegates.
In the amateur class, in which
there were II participants, the win
ner was David Gates of Silesia.
Prince Georges County. Second was
his brother, Howard Gates, and
third, James Weems of Barstow
Calvert County.
Jack Schwallenberfi, jr.. IL, of
huntingdon. Calvert County. was
first OF five participants in the
novice class. Mary Jane Hardness
of Calvert County finished second.
At the coronation ball tonight,
Mrs. Vada Parran was crowned
queen by the professional riders.
Miss Betty Eby by the amateur rid
ers and Miss Barbara Schwallen-
berg by the novice class.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Liquor Drinking Drops
7.6 Per Cent in Virginia
BY the Associated prexs

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. 2s.-Vir-
glnians are drinking less liquor.
In the six-month period from
January through June of this year
consumption of distilled spirits de-
clined rs per cent in the State.
compared to national drop of 1.9
per cent. according to Alcoholic
Beverage Control figures.
Virginia's consumption in the six
months was 1859 ,203 gallons, COM
pared to 2,7S0.3l2 gallons during the
similar period of 1947. National
consumption dropped from 77,55s,-
372 to 76.072, ,591 gallons.
Last year the State showed a con-
siderable gain over the previous
year, but this was primarily because
liquor was rationed in tie State in
1916. while in 1947 the wartime ra-
tioning system was discontinued
Consumption of distilled spirits in
the 194S-47 fiscal year was 5,411,77S
gallons, according to ABC Board
figures.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Virginia Apple Crop
May Aid Babies Milk
By the Associoied Press

BLACKSBURG, Va, Aug. %
Two researchers here may have
found a profitable use for Vir-
ginia's surplus apples and at the
same time helped mothers find a
more digestible formula for baby S
milk
c. w. Holdaway, head of the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute Dairy
Department. and DR.. c. C. Flora, as
sociate professor of dairying. report
that concentrated apple juice has
been found effective in reducing the
curd tension of market milk.
They explained that most child
specialists believe the size and de-
gree of toughness of curd particles
in milk are among the most i'm
portant factors in its digestibility
by babies.
The problem, they said, is to give
the characteristics of human milk
to cows milk, as nearly as possible.
Human milk forms very soft. al
most fluid. mass in a baby's stomach,
while cows milk tends to form a
medium tough, compact mass, they
added.
Mr.. Holloway and Dr. Flora said
the ratio of concentrated apple juice
to milk should be about one part
juice to IS parts milk in order to
have the proper sugar concentration
for infant feeding. When boiled or
evaporated milk is used, the ratio
should be about one part juice to 10
OF milk, they stated.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Man Found With Wrist
Cut Declared Suicide

Elon H. Beauchamp, So, painter
was found dead yesterday in a base
ment room at 1904 Dixon avenue
Silver Spring, with cuts on his wrist
and right arm which police said
were self lf7inflicted with nail file.
Dr. Frank J. Broschart, county
deputy medical examiner, issued a
certificate of suicide. He said Mr.
Beauchamp had been dead about II
hours.
Mr.. Beauchamp was a native OF
Crisfeld. Md. He is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Catherine Beauchamp
1915 Holbrook terrace NE, from
whom he had been separated about
5 years: daughter. Roma Jane, Is
who lives with her mother; a
brother, Herbert, of Washington
and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Reyn-
olds and Mrs. Mildred Price, both OF
Wilmington, Del.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday in Townsend. Del. Burial
Will be In the Townsend Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-08-29

former national research director of
the Republican Party. attempted
unsuccessfully to run in a COP.
primary which he contended had
been called by Mr.. Humphrey for
August 3.
He charged that at meeting of
only IL of the % committee men,
bers, it was decided not to hold a
primary and his notice of candidacy
was rejected.
In his statement, Mr.. Pumphrey
said:
While it is true I said there
would De primary, the county
committee overruled me and refused
to have one The committee did
that because of requests by the
League of Women Voters, the Civic
Federation and many other civic
groups who had adopted resolutions
requesting that the County Board
race be kept on nonpartisan basis.
The committee meeting that Mr..
Clair complains about actually had
IA members there when I called it
to order and Is of the % members
were present before the meeting was
adjourned. At that meeting, the
committee rejected Mr.. Clairs petit
ton because no primary had been
called"
Mr.. Humphrey also denied Mr.
Clair's claim that I. Lee Potter, vice
chairman of the Republican Com
mittee, who is running for the
County Board as an independent,
attended the meeting. He added
that Mr.. Potter did not appear until
after the meeting.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Virginia Progressives File
Ballot Petitions Monday
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. 28.-The
Progressive Party of Virginia will
file petitions containing 1900 sig
natures with the State Board of
Elections Monday to place the party
on the ballot. George Elwood, sec
retary of the party, disclosed today
We expect prompv certification, "
Mr.. Elwood said.
Although only 1000 signatures are
needed. Mr.. Elwood said additional
signatures will be filed before the
October deadline.
Meanwhile party leaders are con-
sidering two names as possible can
didates for the United States Sen
ate. They are Mrs. Virginia Foster
Durr of Fairfax, and DR.. Palmer
Weber, native Of Smithfield. FORM
er University Of Virginia instructor
The party's nominating conven-
ton will be held here tomorrow. 1t
will feature an appearance by Hen
ry A. Wallace, Progressive candidate
for President
Evening star., 1948-08-29
County Society to Hear
Talk on Historic Homes

Historic houses in Maryland and
Virginia will be discussed at a meet
ing of the Montgomery County His
torical Society at 8 pm. September
Is in the Bethesda Elementary
School.
The speaker will be Architect Ed
win Bateman Morris, who is presi-
dent of the Thornton Society, archi-
tects' group here.
Among the Montgomery County
houses that Mr. Morris will discuss
are Clifton, the William John
Thomas house at Sandy Spring;
Norwood. the Milton Bancroft
House. Sandy Spring; the Sandy
Spring Monthly Meeting House;
Falling Green, the Charles Brooks
house and the Caleb Stabler House
in BroOkeville,
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Illegal Whisky, Still
Charged Against Former

A Clinton CMd) farmer will be
arraigned before United States
Commissioner Sam Meloy at Marl-
boro tomorrow on charges of pos
sessing equipment for making
whisky, and of possessing illegal
whisky.
William Glass. %, of Clinton. was
arrested Friday when Prince
Georges County police and a Fed
eral revenue agent raided a still on
his farm. police reported.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Tax District Trying Out
Simpler Deduction Form
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2S.-A SIM
plified form for making withholding
returns on employees income taxes
and on old-age benefits in one re-
port is being tried out in the Mary
land Internal Revenue tax district
If the new method is found sue
cessful, it may be extended to cover
the other Ga internal revenue dis
tricts of the country, Federal of
flcials here said today.
They said the new form is the
first effort to reduce the amount
of complicated reporting which en-
ployers must make to the Federal
Government.
The new forms will be mailed out
In September to the $4,000 employ
ers of the district, which includes
Maryland and the District of Co.
lumbia.
Employers will be invited to ex-
press their opinion on the simpli-
fed form, which was devised by
George Hofferbert, Collector of In
ternal Revenue in Baltimore, and
L. A. Chamberlin, his assistant.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Vireinio Formers Due
For Corn Crop Looms

Virginia is one of % States where
price supporting loans on the 1948
corn crop will be offered to farmers,
the Agriculture Department has an
rounced.
The loan program is expected to
get under way about December J..
Loan rates have not been announced
yet. but are expected to average
about Las bushel nationally. The
Government also will offer growers
in Virginia, among other States,
agreements to purchase surplus
corn.
The bumper corn crop has re-
suited in lower prices for corn, as
have large crops of wheat, rice,
oats, barley, cotton and potatoes.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
By Alex R. Preston
Stor Stoff Correspondent

Stor Stoft Correspondent
BERRYVILLE. Va. Aug. 28.-Gov
Tuck believes Virginians will draft
Senator Byrd for another term.
He said this today in an oak grove
where the Senator was host at a
picnic to more than 1000 of his
neighbors, growers and others asso-
ciated with the apple industry and
number of political figures.
Referring to Senator Byrd's speech
at the picnic year ago, Gov. Tuck
had this to say:
He is alleged to have made some
sort of statement last year that he
would not serve again at the end of
his term. I believe we in Virginia
will draft Senator Byrd as long as
he is willing and able to serve
Earlier, Senator Byrd mounted the
rear of a flat-bed truck. backed
among the trees. In shirt sleeves.
and removing his tie, he said:
We're not going to discuss politics
here for it would hardly do to mix
politics with '100-degree' heat"
PAYS Tribute to Tuck.
So saying, he launched forthwith
into a tribute to Gov. Tuck. The
chief executive was described as a
courageous" leader whose name is
known throughout the nation as
that of a man who maintains the
great principles and traditions of
Virginia"
Gov. Tuck made an indirect ref
erence to the anti-Truman legisla-
ton he sponsored at this years
General Assembly session. The law
would permit the States Democratic
electors, if so instructed, to vote for
some one other than the President.
He compared his visit to the Dem
ocratic National Convention in Phil
adelphia. where President Truman
was renominated, to Daniel in the
lions den. He told an anecdote
which brought out the point that
Daniel stayed in the den even
though he was scared but, he added,
Those lions were scared too"
Byrd's Work Praised.
The fine position Virginia occu-
pies fiscally and in other ways"
Gov. Tuck said, ''is due to the ad-
ministration of Senator Byrd, both
in the Senate and white Governor. -
Later he asserted:
Il believe that many of our prob
lems-including the school problems
can be solved at the local level. -
He then said that not all locali-
ties were meeting fully their re-
sponsibilities to the schools. The
ability of the State to provide as
sistance for schools is limited. he
said. although the State does have
its share of responsibility in seeing
that all children, regardless of race.
are properly schooled
There was plenty of other politics
discussed-but not openly. A score
of the States leading political
figures clustered in groups under the
trees and mingled with the crowd. :
Picnics Started in 1924.
Actual purpose of the picnic. how
ever. is not politics which is bound
to manifest itself at an affair staged
by the leader of the predominant
organization of the State
Senator Byrd started the picnics
in 1924 as q means Of getting to-
gether with other growers and those
Evening star., 1948-08-29
MonticeIIo's Fountain
To Go: Wos Used as Bor

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug.
28.-The memorial fountain near
the gates of Monticello, home Of
Thomas jefferson. has been ordered
removed because too many tourists
used it as bar.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Foundation, which ordered removal
of the 20-year-old fountain. de-
clared that the many empty whisky
bottles that tourists scatter near
the fountain constitute a nuisance.
1t appears that travellers have been
using the fountains waters as
"chasers" and mixers"
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Fairfax Man and 7 Others
Join State Fisheries Unit
BY the Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Aug. %. - John r
Stringer of Fairfax was among three
new members added today to the
Flying Squadron of the Game and
Inland Fisheries Commission.
The other new members are Rob-
ert c. Yates of Holdcroft and John
B. Nicholson, Wakefield.
These appointments bring the
strength of the squadron" to nine
one short of authorized strength
Members of this group are available
to assist with game law enforcement
problems at any place in the State
Mr.. Yates and Mr.. Stringer for
merlv uere uorSenS
Evening star., 1948-08-29
ST. MarysCounty Buys
Air Base Dormitory for
Carver Heights School
SpeciqI Dispoieh 10 The Stor

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Aug. %
Aloysius F. King, secretary to the
st. Marys County Commissioners,
announced today the county has
purchased the Carver Heights dor
mitory building near the Patuxent
River Naval Air Base for use as
high and elementary school for COL
ored pupils. The county now is ne
gotiating for purchase of the Great
Mills High School for the use of
white children That school also
is owned by the Federal Govern
ment.
The Government, Mr.. King said,
has accepted the county's offer of
$500 for the Carver Heights build
ing, built in 1912 at a cost of $780,
900. 1t has been used as a hous-
ing facility for colored civilians
employed at the naval base.
He did not disclose the amount
offered for the Great Mills school,
Informed sources said. however. that
the county's offer is approximately
$4,000
The Carver Heights building. a
tWo-story brick structure with
lighting, water and heating systems,
will be adapted for school purposes
by the county at an estimated cost
of $4,000.
Miss Lettie M. Dent county su-
perintendent of schools, said the
building. when completed, will be
one of the best school units in the
county. She added that it will ac-
commodate 200 pupils, many of
whom will be transferred from the
colored high and elementary school
at Jarboesville.
The Great Mills High School,
built in 1912 and said to have cost
the Government $186.00O. is a two
story brick building with all modern
improvements.