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Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Funeral Rites
For Oldest Resident
Held Monday

Mrs. Teacy Autrey Gibbs, 80,
died Sunday morning at the resi-
dence of her grandson, John A. Nc
Neil, Nebo, where she has been
making her home for the last ID
years. She was the widow of Charl-
es Gibbs, who died in 1902.
She was born October Is, 1850,
in Mcdowell county, and probably
was the oldest resident of the coun-
ty.
Funeral services were conducted
in Sand Bottom Baptist church,,
Yancey county, Monday at p. M,
and burial was in Ballew cemetery
She is survived by one son and
two daughters, John A. Gibbs Of
Cello, Mrs. J. w. Mcneil of Nebo
and Mrs. N. Y. Leakey Of Sails
bury; 29 grandchildren, 73 great
grandchildren and five great-great-
grandchildren.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Achievement Dav
Will Be Observed
On November IL

Accomplishments of the past yeal
will be reviewed by Mcdowell coun:
ty Home Demonstration and All
clubs when Achievement Day is OBJ
served at the community building
next Saturday.
Each club will be represented
with an exhibit and winners of
first, second and third places in the
All contest will awarded ribbons.
Prizes will also be given.
All All members should have ex-
hibits at the building by 9 a. M,
Miss Ruby Lee Kiser, assistant
county agent. said and the judging
will be held at 10 a. m. The All
members and their parents should
be present in time for the judging.
The gavel will be awarded the club
with the most members present.
Following the exhibit contest the
Achievement Day program will be-
gin. Rev. M. 0. Owens will be
Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Marion Central School P.T.A.
observes Parents Night

In connection with National Edu-
cation Week the Parent-Teachers
association of Central School held
Parents Night and Open House at
their regular meeting on Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. S. W. B1anton, president,
presided over short business ses-
sio' in the high school auditorium.
Mrs. Arnold Pyatt reported on
the P. T. A. District meeting held
in Valdese on September 13 and
Mrs. Blanton announced that the
volley ball equipment for the ele-
mentary grades and the first aid
equipment for the high school had
been duly installed. She also an
nounced that there are 365 paid
memberships in the P. T. A. at this
time and that five grades reported
a membership of over 100 per cent
in the rooms.
AS a result Of suggestion from
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Driver Jailed
On Three Charges
After Collision

Boyce D. Biddix is being held un.
der $3.50 bond in Mcdowell county
Jail on charges of reckless driving
drunken driving and hit and rur
driving following an automobile
collision Sunday, Sheriff C. M
Pool said this morning.
He gave the following account Of
the incident: Mr.. and Mrs. L. T
Williams of Dayton Mills, S. c..
riding in '49 Mercury driven by
their son, were headed northwes
on the Buck Creek road when the
incident occurred. They reported
the collision to occupants of pass
ing car asking that they notify thu
Sheriff and inform him that the
other car involved did not stop. The
only injuries reported were bruise:
on the elder Mr.. Williams fore
head.
Inquiring at nearby service sta
ton for information regarding the
automobile driven by Biddix, a:
described to him, he encountered
two men, W. G. Slope and FREQ
Nichols who told him Biddix engag
ed in a fight with them prior to the
collision. Nichols hand was cut.
Pool located the '38 Pontiac
driven by Biddix, and made arrest
soon afterwards. The auto mishaI
occurred about p. m.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Building Permits
Issued This Week

The Town of Marion issued the
following building permits this
week:
Carter Hudgins for brick anc
block building on N. C. Highway 7(
at Logan street to be used as a ser
vice station. Estimated cost $1O,
900.
W. C. Hall for brick and frame
residence on State street. Estimat
ed cost $4,000.
w. R. Alley, composition brick
residence on Oak street Estimated
cost. $1,000.
M. D. Ledbetter for composition
frame residence on Oak street. EST
mated cost $4,000.
R. M. Walker for composition
frame store on Tate street. EST
mated cost $780,.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Lockhart Tenders Resignation
At Commissioners Meeting

The resignation of Charles H
Lockhart as assistant county farm
agent was rendered at the Novem.
her meeting of the County Com.
n'issioners last Monday to become
effective December 1.
Road petitions were approved as
follows:
Improve. pave or black top the
Old Fort Highway No. 81 from the
end Of the present black topping
to the Buncombe county line.
Widen, ditch and gravel High
way 70, four miles east of Old Fort
and across the Southern Railway at
1O7 mile post to Cane Creek.
Grade and gravel the road from
the end of the new county road,
which turns off of the Glenwood
Providence church road west of
Jack Elliott's and extending from
the end of said road for distance
of about one half mile.
and repair the small portion of the
road from the Catawba road tc
property adjoining school.
Give general overhauling to road
from Evans Hammett to Mrs
Westmoreland's.
Work and gravel and make pass
able the road in the Dysartsville
township from Joe Gibbs proper
ty to James Woodby's property.
Grade and black top the road
from the five mile post or Tate
bridge to Buncombe county line
known as upper Crooked Creek OF
Mt. Hebron road .,
Widen, grade, straighten and
gravel the road in Dysartsville
township from Pinnacle church
road to Harm mony Grove
road, known as Old Walton Mil
road.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Marion Mans Father
Died Last Week


David S. Gray, 79, of Ruther-
fordton, father of David Gray OF
Marion, died Friday at his home.
Funeral services were held in
Gray's Chapel Methodist church
Saturday afternoon.
He is survived by the widow, Or
rah Callahan Gray; two sons, David
Gray of Marion and C. B. Gray of
Graycourt, S. c.; four daughters,
Mrs. Paul Griffin of Spindale, Miss
Carolyn Gray of Winston-Salem,
Mrs. R. A. Patrick of Winnsboro, S.
c., and Mrs. Hicks Beason of Ru-
therfordton; and one sister, Mrs.
John Abrams of Rutherfordton.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Described And Win Theatre Pass
Guess The Name OF The Man

Beginning this week The Marion
Progress and the Marion Theatre
will award passes each week to two
adults living within the city limits,
two living outside the city limits,
one to a student over IL years Of
age and one to child under IL.
Anyone is eligible to try for
these passes except employees Of
The Progress and members of their
families.
Here's all you have to do.
Read the biographical sketch be-
low and decide what man in his
tory it describes. Then look through
the advertisements in this issue to-
find his name. You will find his
first name in one ad and his last
name in another. Look carefully!
1t may be contained in fine type.
The first two adults living within
the city limits, first student over
II and first student under 12 to-
bring the Progress to the office
Thursday morning and show us the
names as they appear in the ads.
will receive free passes.
No phone calls. You must call
for the passes in person.
IMPORTANT! PLEASE NOTE!
In order to give the county read
ers the same opportunity our town
readers have to participate in the
contest, county passes will not be
awarded until Saturday morning.
The first rural reader arriving Sat-
urday morning with the correct So
luton will be awarded a pass.
Here is this weeks biography.
Read each word carefully, then
(Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
CHRISTMAS SEAL
CAMPAIGN PLANS
ARE UNDERWAY

The annual sale of tuberculosis
Christmas Seals will be project of
the Marion Junior Women's. club
this year with Mrs. Edna Earle
Sancell as chairman. The seals will
be mailed out November 21 and a
goal Of s1,25O has been set for
this years campaign.
Objectives have been outlined
as follows:-
Rehabilitation of local arrested
tubercularss
Diagnostic x-ray and examina-
tions.
Providing lunches for 159 child
rem of indignant tubercular par
ents.
Purchases of a developing tank
and film cassetts for the county
Continued or last page)
Marion progress., 1949-11-10

MRS. WILLIAMS
WILL ADDRESS
JUNIOR WOMEN

Members of the Marion Junior
Womans club are asked for special
attention to be paid to the meeting
of the club to be held Tuesday eve
ming November Is, at o'clock in
the club room in the community
building.
Several items of especial inter-
est to the club will be discussed
during the business session and
Mrs. Garland Williams will speak
on Education" under the depart
ment of Education.
All Junior Women are urged to
attend this meeting by Mrs. P. T.
Hollis, prsident.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Special Notice
To Tobacco Farmers

Mcdowell county farmers inter
ested in growing Turkish tobacco
should notify S. L. Homewood
county farm agent. He would like
to know in order to plan for meet
ing of specialists on Turkish tobac-
cos.
The Agent said all you need to
grow this tobacco is poor land. The
climate here is suitable.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Cay Acquitted
OF ADV Charge

In hearing this morning before
J. M. Snoddy, justice of the peace,
of w. j. Cay VS.. Frank Lavender
charging assault with deadly
weapon, verdict of "no probable
cause" was returned.
W. J. Cay, teacher in the Old
Fort school, faced a charge of as
sault with deadly weapon to wit a
leather strap on Frank Lavender, a
13 year old school boy who was a
pupil in his school room.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Baptist Ministers
To Attend Convention

Among the Baptist ministers in
this county who plan to attend the
Baptist State Convention in Raleigh
next week are: Rev. M. O. Owens,
First Church, Marion; Rev. C. C.
Cross, East Marion; Rev. Paul Stok-
es, Clinchfield; Rev. John Hicks,
Old Fort; Rev. John Crouch, Nebo;
Rev. C. C. Parker and Rev. Carl
Mckinney. The Pastors Conference
will be held Monday afternoon and
the Convention will open Tuesday
and continue until Thursday noon.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Marion Theatre
Reported Robbed
Sunday Night

Four youths, three of them under
16 years Of age, were arrested by
Marion police Monday on breaking
and entering charges following a.
robbery at the Marion Theatre Sun
day night. Of the s27.8O in cash
and three rolls of tickets reported
missing, police recovered $16.77
ard all but four tickets.
Robert Dover, IT, will face trial
at the next term of court. The other
three youths, Hernal Dover, Paul
Woody and Harold Huffman, all
under 16, will be tried in juvenile
court.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
ADOPT ZONING ORDINANCE
Plan Will Provide
For Uniform Growth
OF Town Of Marion

The Board of Aldermen in ses-
sion Tuesday night adopted zon-
ing ordinance creating and setting
up a zoning commission as the first
step in zoning the Town of Mar
ion. The commission will be ap-
pointed by the Board.
The purpose of the plan is to pro-
vide for a uniform growth of the
Town, limiting the building of
business and industrial esta blish-
ments in the area designated for
that purpose.
A tract of rs acres of Mackey's
Greek was purchased to be used in
connection with the water system.
The Town pipe line crosses this
Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Youth Rally
To Be Held
At East Marion

There will be youth rally at the
East Marion Elementary School or
Saturday, November IL, at 1880 p
m. This rally is sponsored by the
Pentecostal Holiness Youth Society
Of the East Marion Pentecosta
Holiness church. A three act com.
edy will be presented. This play
"Chintz Cottage" is approximately
two hours in length.
A special invitation is extended
to the churches of the community
Everyone, young and old, is invited
to attend this rally!
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
School Bus Collides
With Club Coupe

No injuries were reported anc
no arrests made in connection with
a school bus collision Wednesday Of
last week, according to statement
by State Highway Patrolman Ar
chic Burrell The bus, 1941
Dodge, was entering the highway
from a side road in the Pleasant
Gardens community and collidec
with 1910 Chevrolet, five-passen
ger coupe headed west.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Deacons Vote
For kindergarten

Deacons of the First Baptist
church voted last Sunday to open
a kindergarten as soon as feasible.
Rev. M. O. Owens, pastor, said at
least one full-time worker will be
employed and possibly more later
on. The course will be open to all
children of the community. Further
details of the plan are incomplete.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
'Kiwanis Club
To Have Minstrel
November 1919

The Marion Kiwanis club will
sponsor the annual Minstrel Show
on November 1919 and proceeds
will be used for the benefit of un-
derprivileged children.
The presentation will be given in
the Marion High School auditorium
beginning at eight o'clock. The pro-
gram will include a full chorus and
a jug band.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
COURT OF HONOR

The Boy Scout Court Of Honor
will be held at First Methodist
church, 7:30 p. M, Friday, Novem-
Der II, it announced. There will be
a training course and supperette at
$50 O'Clock for leaders.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Atkins Bros.
Grocery Opened

Atkins Bros. Grocery, a new
store on Rutherford road, was op-
en- this week by Clarence Atkins
and L. D. Atkins. 1t is located in a
new building opposite Wayne's Ser
vice Station.
Further details are contained in
an advertisement in this issue of
the Progress.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
SHERIFF POOL
RAIDS STILL

Sheriff C. M. Pool raided his
152nd still Wednesday afternoon
Of last week. The 50-gallon steam
outfit had not made run for a.
bout month. 1t was located in the
Cross Mill community.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
Arnnistice Day
To Be Holiday

TIL Marion Post Office, Marion
Industrial Bank, First National
Bank and N C. Employment Ser
vice office will observe Friday,
November IL (Armistice Day. as
a holiday.
Marion progress., 1949-11-10
READ THE DISPLAY ADS CONTEST
STARTS IN PROGRESS THIS WEEK
Pleasant Gardens
P. T. A. To Meet

The Pleasant Gardens Parent
Teacher association will meet at
7:30 O'Clock, Thursday night, Mrs.
Locke Tate, publicity chairman,
announced this week. There will
also be a Christmas bazaar at this
meeting.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-06-17
700 let prace pod zemi.

V Kutne Hore v Ceskosloven-
sku byla v prvn1 polovine me-
Size kvetna otevrena velka hor-
nicka vystava k oslave 700 let
csl. hornictvi, ktera soustfedila
vsechny pamatky, jez souvisl s
hornictvim. Vystava ukazala
hornicke praci kdysi a dnes
.zelizka a mlatky, S kterymi Sc
pracovalo v XIV. stoletl, prvnl
ddlni lampy, prvnf vodnl a par
nj stroje az pc nejmodernejs1
technicke zarfzenf: zasekove
a brazdfcf stroje, nakladace a
transportni pasy, obrovska ry-
padla. Vystava "700 let ces-
koslovenskeho hornictv1' pfi-
pomela i prvni horn1 pravo, Wy
dane kralem Vaclavem l., po-
catkem XIII. stolet1, jez Sc sta
10 zakladnim kamenem 1pravy
hornickeho prava donna i dale
ko "a hranicemi Ceske zeme.
"Domov"
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-06-17

fall, re 81 sym darem Jakuba
zavaz1, ably ~prozradil tajemstv1
mistra Hanuse. Ale Jakub Or
|loj neopravil. Pc dlouha leta
nebylo nikoho, kdo by stroj O.
pravil, nikdo Sc nevyznal v mi
strovskem ollie. Ma nejakou
dobu Sc jej podarilo sprawl p1-
sari Janu Taborskemu z Klo-
kotske Hory, vseumelci: basni-
ku, mal1ri a mechaniku, ktere-
mu pomahal hodinaT Skrivan.
To bylo kolem roku 1870. V
XVIII. stolet1 chteli dat praz-
sky orloj do stareho zeleza, ale
prece Sc zas nasli hvezdar a no
dinar, kteri jej opravili. Pr1-
mluvou universitn1ho p~rofeso-
Ira Strnada a zasluhou magi-
Istratnfho rady Fischera povoli-
llo mesto Praha ma opravu.orlo-
lie castku 795 zlatych. Opravu
proved hodinaf Jan Landes-
berger.
Bylo to Ease ma kratkou do
bu. Casem sc stroj znovu po-
kazil. Temef pc sto letech pra-
cuje Sc ma novych opravach,
vyrezavany move figurky apo
|stol1, pTidano male okenko s
kokrhajfc1m kohoutem, vynika.
jic1 cesky mal1r Josef Names
namaloval znovu alegorii diva
nacti mes1c1. Obrazy vsak tr.
Ipely vlivem pocas1 a byly prote
ulozeny do mestskeho musea:
ma orloj um1steny v roce 1886
kopie malfre K. E. Lisky. Hla-
vni vsak bylo, re prazsky hodi-
mar Holub v roce 1865 opravil
jstroj tax, re orloj spravne uka-
zoval az do roku 1915.
Tenkrat utrpela prazska Sta
romestska radnice rany nejtez-
81. V kvetnove revoluci obrati-
ly Sc zbrane nemeckych vetrel.
CT proti vzacnemu pokladu sta
re Prahy. Temer cely radnic-
nj biloxi znicen, vypalen, ostfe-
lovanfm znicen i orloj, ktery pc
stalet1 obdivovali navstevn1ci z
celeho sveta. Ones je Stare
mestska radnice z cast opra.
vena, okenka sc zas otevlraj1
lakomec vrti hlavou, kohout
kokrha a hodiny bill.
A pred orlojem Sc t1sn1 "a
stupy Prazand i cizinc1 jake
tenkrat, v roce 1890. Memo
hou sc vynahledet ma krasu d1-
la, jez vzniklo temeT pred p1l
tislciletlm.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-06-17

be easily prefabricated, if you care
for outdoor plumbing. But you
can't produce a lot, a foundation g.
deep, underground plumbing and
water connections to the street; a
paved street or a sidewalk, in o
factory. In facA you can't even
factory-build the hole under the
backhouse.
The modern, ordinary comforts,
conveniences and land-the essen
tial nature of any American home
account for about II of the cost
of the house even though more and
larger parts of the house are being
factory fabricated and shipped.
Americans are no longer salts
fed with a rooms and a path.
That's why we have the highest
standard of living in the world for
the average citizen. In fact, 9 out
of 10 of the worlds bathtubs are
in American homes, according to
latest compiled Observation-Disclosures
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-06-17

Catania. - Sopka Etna, nej-
vetsf v Europe, jew cinnost.
caste vydava vybuchy a tn a
tam chrll popel.
Jeji cinnost zacala pred ne
kolika dny a je patrne We spo-
jenf S cinnosti sopky Stromboli
ma sopecnem ostrdvku ma sever
cd Sicilie.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-06-17

ri posluchaci napjate ticho, O.
81 vsech upreny ma uceneho
hvezdare, ktery vysvetluje, jak
orloj zaznamenava postup slun-
ce, v kolik hodin slunce vycha-
ri, kde zapada, jak stoj1 vyso-
ko mad obzorem. Dale uka-
zuje stroj svatky celeho roku",
konci mistr Hanus svuj vyklad,
vsichni prikyvujf a mistri a dok
tori z Karlovy university cesky
i latinsky haste vychvaluj1 kru
ny a znamenf orloje. Odcha-
zeji dovnitr, ably 81 PAM radnl
prohledli take stroje. Mestane
Sc podivuji bezpoctu kolecek
a zvlaste nejslozitejsimu kolu
kalendaTnimu S 365 vroubky.
Staricky hodnarsky mistr, kon-
sci Jan, temer onemel dzasem
mad slozitost1 stroje; writ bllou
hlavou: "Veru, jsem starry no
dinar, videl jsem znamenite or
loje We francouzske i vlasske
zemi, ale kdybych mel tentc
stroll ridit, nevim, nevfm, doka-
zal-li bych to. Vzdyt je to Il
plny zazrak. Takovy orloj ne
mali ma celem svete. Ledaze
by mistr Hanus jeste jeden v
CHI zemi zhotovil", a vsichni Sc
obrac1 tazavym pohledem ma
hvezdare. Ale Hanus z RUE
odmltave mavne rukou: "Jsem
rad, re jsem toto slozite dllo do
koncil, je to ma zivotn1 prace.
jakeho bych Sc musil doz1ti We
ku, abych jeste jeden orloj
zhotovil."
Povest O prazskem orloji roz-
nesla sc brzy pc okoln1ch re.
mich, a do Prahy Sc sj1zdejf po-
slove sc zadostmi svych panov-
nfkn, ably slovutny mistr take
v jejich zemf podobny orloj Sc
STROLL. Mistr Hanus odm1ta.
ale prazsti mestane Sc prece jen
obavaji, ably nekteremu krali
nevyhovel. Nepfeji nikomu ma
svete takoveho d1la: sesli Sc k
porade a uvazujf, jak zbranit
hvezdari, ably pro jinou zemi
nesestrojil orloj, snad jeste lep-
81 neil prazsky. Pozde v noci
Sc uradili, jak tomu zabranl, a
urceno skutek hned vykonat.
Druheho dine rano nalezli
sousede mistra Hanuse v jeho
pracovne pololez1c1ho v kresle
u stolu, oci prevazane satkem,
v mdlobach a horecce. Vypra-
vi souseddm, jak jej v noel pre-
pablo nekolik zakulenych mu-
"a v cernych plastenkach, "a
vazali mu 1sta, mad plamenem
svice spalili nakresy a plany
stroll, O kterych pracoval, a
ma konec jej oslepili.
Hanus z R1ze chradl We vec-
ne tine, We vecne neclnnOstl, ru-
ce Sc TRASHY, vlasy zbelely. Pin
lftosti mysl1 ma odmenu, jake Sc
mu dostalo cd prazskych kon-
SELF "a jeho praci. Slepota, bo-
lest a zarmutek. Nevychazf z
posedava ma SVEN lozi
ci v kresle a ruce 81 pohravaj1
Sc svitky pergamend. A jed
nou vzkaze pc SVEN jedinem
zaku, snad SVEN synu, mladic-
KEN Jakubovi, pandm mesta-
Nun, re by Sc rad podlval ma
svu6j stroj. Stoji u slozitych
kol a kolecek, posloucha bit1
hodin, a vztahne ruku. Stroj "a
hrc1, pero vyletne, kola Sc "a
A pod strojem hvezdaf
Hanus mrtev.
Nikdo 81 nevi rady S mlcic1m
Ami jediny mistrGv
Yak, Jakub, ktery bydlf v biz
Ike PlatnaTske ulici, dome,
ienz dostal cd obce prazske k
Prazsti konsele dou-
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-06-17
Prazske plakaty.

Londyn. - Ma vefejnych mi
stech v Praze objevily Sc pla-
katy S napisem: "Politicke no.
worry jsou nezadouc1!"
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1949-06-17
Sylvester Says:

Heres n
key to lOw-cOst
housing but
who wants to
use it,"
Even the house
in front of The
back : house can
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Inaugural Ball
To Be GIamOrOHs,
GAY and Colorful

Plans for the largest and most
elaborate inaugural ball in the his
tory of the Nation are rapidly near
ing completion, according to Mrs.
George Mesta and Mr.. Edgar Morris,
co-chairmen of the Ball Committee.
Beginning this morning, workmen
and interior decorators will be
swarming over the huge National
Guard Armory hanging draperies,
putting flags on walls and boxes and
doing the thousand and one other
things which will transform the
large drill hall into a veritable fairy
land.
Every one of the 120 opera type
boxes surrounding the $4,000 square
feet of dance floor have been sold
and the names of their occupants
will represent the greatest cross
section of America gathered under
one roof in the Goth century.
The President and Mrs. Truman
and their daughter, Margaret; the
Vice President, the Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court and his Associate
Justices, members of the Presidents S
cabinet, members of the diplomatic
corps, political bigwigs. Senator'S
Representatives, businessmen and
civic leaders will make up the vast
assemblage Of $500 persons.
There will be three bands. per-
forming at 15-minute intervals on a
revolving stage which brings the
new band into view as the old one
finishes. These include Xavier
Cugat, king of the rumba; Benny
Goodman and his orchestra and the
popular Guy Lombardo.
Thirty attractive members OF the
younger set will be flower and pro-
gram girls at the ball. They will
carry colorful hand-woven baskets
filled with Mexican gardenias, a
gift of that country. Each lady at
the ball will be presented with one
of the gardenias during the evening.
Mrs. Earle Stewart. chairman OF
the Program Committee, has also
arranged for 1850 -stemmed
American Beauty roses-also to be
distributed among the feminine
guests. The gardenias will be flown
in by American Airlines two days
before the ball from Fortln de las
Flores. located about 100 miles from
Mexico City in the Province OF Vera
Cruz, and long noted as one OF the
gardenia-raising centers OF the
world.
Evening star., 1949-01-16
Miss MaryVandoren
To Be March Bride

Mrs. Lucian Hall Vandoren an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Mary Katharine
Vandoren, to Mr.. c. Edward Nichol-
son, jr., son of Mrs. Nicholson and
the late Mr.. Nicholson. March IL
has been selected for the wedding.
Daughter of the late Mr.. VAN
doren, the bride-elect Is member
of an old Washington family. Her
father was a well-known attorney
here and served with distinction in
1918 with the Marine Corps. She
is the granddaughter Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William Charles Shaw
and of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore j. Vandoren of Washington
and Hyattsvile.
Mr.. Nicholson, who is with the
Department of Justice, is a mem
Der of the District Bar Association.
He attended American University
and is a graduate Of Columbus Law
School