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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09

If You have any spare clothing,
suitable for children, or bedding
such as blankets, sheets or pillow
cases which you would like to
give to deserving family, please
call 7109 or 1894 and make ar
rangement to have it picked up.
The family is badly in need of
warm bed clothing and any con-
tributions you feel you can make
will be greatly appreciated.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09
Danbury COterie Meets

Mrs. Harley Clausen will be
hostess when the Danbury Coterie
meets Thursday afternoon with
the annual Christmas Party. Gifts
will be exchanged and a Christ
mas tree will be feature decora-
ton. Lunch will be served at the
dose of the meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09
Just In Case Agnes Duff out

Just In Case Agnes Duff out
in Bakersfield, Calf, stumblea
over the back fence this week, we
want her to know that We'll send
the information she requested just
as soon as we get over the week
ly hump, which should be about
Saturday. She says there was a
big parade in Bakersfield last week
to remind folks that Christmas
is on the way, the weather being
such that they need a reminder.
At the moment she says she's busy
in the schoolroom getting ready
Christmas program for her l45
youngsters and 1--WE quote) "Don't
ask who is coming out on top"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09

anniversary Thursday, December
Is. Friends are cordially invited
to call at the home for open
house beginning at TOO o. m.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09

All Business concerns in Port
Clinton will want to investigate
the new work regulations which
will go into effect January l re-
garding the employment of min
ors under Fl years of age. Ralph
Forster, chairman of the retail
trade committee, will call a meet
ing Of business men for January
IL to discuss the problem.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09
Holds Christmas Party

The members of st. John Sew
ing Circle held their annual
Christmas. Party in the church
basement Monday evening A $50
O'Clock dinner was served to the
81 members present. The tables
were beautifully decorated with
lighted candles and place favors
were miniature vases filled with
bittersweet.
Two piano duets were played
by Mrs. Fred Brindley and Mrs.
John Braun and Mrs. John Lorent-
zen sang two solos. Mrs. James
Bahnsen's reading of "Twas the
Night Before Christmas" complet-
ed the program.
Christmas decorations included
large lighted tree and fireplace
with lighted candles. Santa Claus
came and distributed the gifts un-
der the tree which bore both the
name of the recipient and the
giver. The name Of the Mystery
Sister was revealed in this way
During the business meeting
names were drawn for the Mys-
terry Sister of the coming year.
The committee in charge of the
dining room and program includ-
ed Mrs. Jack Burkett and Mrs
John Holder. The volunteer com
mittee for the kitchen prepared
a delicious dinner. At the close
of the program, Mrs. l.. F. Each
man took pictures of the group
and Santa Claus.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09

And Now, if you want to give
someone a different" kind of
Christmas gift, how about nice
old fossil all done up in holiday
wrappings. You see the Cleve-
land Museum Of Natural History
is all set for a Christmas sale at
which time the museum will dis
pose of many items, some quite
rare collectors items, to get rid
of duplicates and make room
for new exhibits. The fossils
range in price from 20c up. You
could get a nice shell for sc or
an arrowhead for 10c, but if you
something snowy, there's a giant
clam or q moosehead, or you
might want a beautiful Indian
basket, priced 81 to $40. Another
purpose of the sale is to interest
young collectors and to give the
long-standing collector an oppor-
tunity to purchase a rare item.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09

DO You Have an island for sale :?
If SO let US know for a young
fellow from out of the state stop
ped in to make INQUIRIES about
Mouse Island, to learn whether
it had been sold or if it was about
to be sold. Anyway he's apparent
ly interested in an island in this
locality and from the conversation
we gather it's because he and his
associates have in mind establish
ing a summer colony Of some sort.
So, if you have any old islands
lying around loose and you want
to unload them, We'll contact the
prospective buyer.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09
Bridge Club Meets

Bridge Club Meets
Mrs. Norman Willbond was
hostess to her bridge club Thurs
day evening when the annual
Christmas party was held. High
score was held by Mrs. Robert
Howarth and second high bv Mrs
Kenneth Carter. Refreshments
were served and a gift exchange
followed. Mrs. Carter will be
hostess when the club meets in
January.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09
To Observe Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Ermish of
I'll East Second street will OBJ
serve their twerty-fifth wedding
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09

There Is A new kind of Christ
mas tree lights on sale in p. C..
this year, at least we'd never seen
them before. The lights and their
sockets are detachable. First you
string the wire over your tree and
then you attach the lights where
ever you want them spotted on
the wire. If you'll send us an old
broken shoelace and complete this
sentence in two words Oh less,
What ] said when it broke I"
We'll tell you where you can buy
these new tangled lights.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09
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Just Recently Phi Sigma, ma
tional science recognition society,
initiated 25 members in ceremo-
nieg held in Brice Hall, Miami
university, Oxford, Ohio. Among
the initiates were Arthur (Jack)
Disher, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arth-
ur Disher, Catawba Island.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-09
HOnOred On Birthday

Lavonne Jensen, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Jensen, was
honored on her eighth birthday
with party given Friday after
noon after school.
Those present included Barbara
Mizener, Susan Zeis, Charlene
Bennett, Mary Kramb, Patricia
Bodnar, Jean Woolley, Linda
Forester, Theda Ann Luedeke,
Judy Misch and Lois Gottschalk.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Funeral Rites
Fora. 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-
terry.
His wife, Mrs. Alva Staff Weaver,
survives.
He was a native of Mcdowell
county, son of the late Mr.. 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 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.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Man Found Dead
Last Monday;
Inquest Today

The body of Atlee Withrow was
found Monday on 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 Is 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 Suffice Withrow; four bro
thers: Frank of Morganton; Win
field Of Marion; Roy of route 1, Ma
rion; Fred of route l, Nebo; three
sisters: Mrs. Milland Holland, route
l, Marion; Mrs. Tom Holland, route
1, Marion; Mrs. Sam Curtis, route
4, Marion.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Roads And Streets
10 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-
ton 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-
DENY and West Court streets, corn
er Of the Marion High School
grounds, to Carson street intersec-
ton. From the intersection of South
Main and West Henderson streets to
Logan street. From Burgin street
on West Henderson street to the
city limits,
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Commissioners Draw Jurors
Approve Road Petitions

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 Ia
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
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.
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Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Union Petitions For Election
Of Broyhiu 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 a. 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 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.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
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 General 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 80 pistol, Toney
said.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04

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 record at
tendance.
Winners and exhibition events
not contained in last weeks issue
are as follows:
During lunch hour three calves
bred by Southeastern Artificial
Breeding association were display
ed on the school grounds. Owners
of the calves are Don M. Sartain,
Marion, R. F. D. No. 2; Ebert S.
Wilson, Marion, R. F. D. No. l, and
Ira Kanupp, Old Fort, RID. No. l.
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,
Don Sartain, Dewey Worley, Bill
Greer, Hugh Ledbetter, Charles
Grant, Mildred Elliott, Joyce Girls
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.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
MCDOWELL COUNTY
TO RECEIVE SHARE
OF INTANGIBLE TAX

Mcdowell county will receive
$8,183.04 from the state this week
as its share Of revenue from the
intangible personal property tax.
Marion will receive $2,e39.37 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-
tailed .s3,O84, 4,211.92. The law re-
quires that so per cent of this be
distributed among cities and coun-
ties with 20 per cent going to the
State. The States share Of the
1948-49 receipts was O616,842.38.
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 years collections were a.
bout $128,000 higher than the ST.
957,858.36 collected in 1948-49.
That year cities and counties got
$2,366, ,286.69 and the State $780,
571.67.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Home For Aged
To Be Established
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 home 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, easements or any place where
it is not in use. Dishes, glassware,
beds, chairs, chests, etc. are among
the items most needed.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Summer Music School
Will Start Monday

The summer session at the high
school is scheduled for it's first
meeting next Monday morning at
$3.50. 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
school in s rum e n IS 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.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Hail Curtails
Streak OF Heat

The $40 inches of rainfall which
fell from Friday of last week
through Monday Of this week plus
hail storm Saturday afternoon
started the mercury on 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 heaming
.countenance brought maximum
of 81 into being. Low readings since
last Thursday ranged in the higher
SOS.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
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 years has been appoint
ed to serve the coming year as Gen
eral Motors Community Relations
Chairman for Marion and vicinity.
The chairmanship carries 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
lures, booklets and presentations.
General Motors also is the spon-
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Marion progress., 1949-08-04

fklVlLEIE Ian
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
/, 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
contact the local government COM
mission and investigate possibilities
for a bond issue with which to OBJ
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 dial sy-
stem had been ordred, but he did
not know when it would be received
here
Oscar Lee Lowery was issued a
taxi drivers permit. John Martin
requested that the street off West
Court avenue be widened, but no
definite action was taken.
Announcement was made that
the board will be in session Monday
to set tax rate for the Town of
Marion and adopt the Town bud
get for the coming year.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04

The County Commissioners drew
a list of jurors for the September
term of Superior Court and approx
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
ton to No. 26 Cox's highway,
known as Hickory Bottom Branch.
Improve road from Providence
church to 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.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
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.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Federation Picnic
Winners Announced

Prize for the couple the longest
married went to Mr.. and Mrs. S. J.
Crisson Of Hollifield, Al years, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Whetstine of
Glenwood won the prize for the
most recently married couple, they
were married months ago. W. H.
Pace had the largest family present,
10 in number, and the most bald
man present was John Condrey OF
Greenlee.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
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
church on August 8. Beginning
Tuesday morning, August 9, there
will be morning services at 1880
each day except Monday and Sat-
urday.
The music will be directed by
Troy Davidson of Clinchfield. Song
services will begin at 1880 each eve
ming. Rev. W. R. Grigg is former
pastor of Clinchfield. A hearty in
vitation to the services is extended
to the public.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Musical Program
At Rotary Meeting

Joe Carter and 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 Left
Ter, of New York were the guests of
Albert Hewitt, Jr.
Reece Snyder, town manager, was
welcomed into membership.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
MARION, N. c., THURSDAY, AUGUST i, 1s4s
Annual Meeting
Of Red Cross
Set For Aug. II.

The Mcdowell County Chapter Of
the American Red Cross will hold
is annual meeting at 1880 p. m. on
August IL 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.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
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.
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
Eringhaus Dies
In Raleigh Hotel

Raleigh, August Former Gov
ernor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, 67, died
at his suite at the Sir Walter Hotel
last night about 1880 p. m.
Death was caused by a heart at
tack, his physicians said later. He
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Marion progress., 1949-08-04
STANLEY AND Dit
TO LEAVE SUNDAY
FOR ALL-STAR GAME

Two Marion men will participate
in the ALL Star football game to
be played in Greensboro, August
IL. Art Dit, Marion High School
Ripper coach, has been selected
coach for the occasion and Bill
Stanley, former Ripper star, will
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Marion progress., 1949-08-04
GROUPS MEET WITH ALDERMEN
TO DISCUSS CURRENT ISSUES
PRIVILEGE TAX, PHONE SERVICE
AND WATER FOR WEST MARION
HIGHLIGHT DISCU SSION

Equazing privilege tax rates. city water for Marion and
better telephone service the topics of discussion at the
monthly meeting Board of Aldermen Tuesday night
Marion progress., 1949-08-04
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.