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Evening star., 1949-07-07

About 80 per cent OF Ethiopia's
film fare now comes from the
United States.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
Marion-Morganton Highway
Widening Project Finished

Widening of high
way 70 from Marion to Morganton
has been completed and workers
are now engaged in extending the
project eastward to Statesville.
Two-foot shoulders are being
added on sides where the road is
only Is feet wide.
H. E. Noell, district highway en-
gineer of Shelby, said that it was
likely the whole road width would
be covered with an inch and a half
of topping.
There are many places between
Morganton and Marion where the
concrete pavement has been broken
up.
Stone and gravel for the two
foot black-topped shoulders have
been furnished by the Superior
Stone Company of Greenlee Twen-
ty-four trucks are being used to
bring the stone from the Mcdowell
County quarry.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
Z6 CARS DERAILED
ON c c & 0. RAILWAY

Forest City, Jan. 31-Large prop
erty damage resulted when 26 fruit
and vegetable cars were derailed on
the C and o railway at Harris
Sunday afternoon at 3:15 O'Clock.
The mid section of fast express
train No. 81, travelling from Spar
tanburg, S. c., to Erwin, Tenn, was
derailed when a truck bolster broke.
The engine and 19 front cars re-
manned on the rails. The mid &c
cars were derailed and II cars at
the rear remained on the tracks.
The wrecked cars contained to-
matoes, celery, egg plant, oranges,
grapefruit, fruit juices and other
vegetables and fruits. The right of
way was literally covered with
fruits and vegetables following the
wreck. Most of the cars piled up
in a small space of less than 100
yards.
Charles Fink, of Erwin, Tenn,
was the conductor in charge of the
train and Red Harvey, also of Err
win, was the engineman. No .one
was injured.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
New Vestrymen
Are Elected
For St. Johns

Henry W. Stauffer, R. W. Twit-
ty and Mack Jay were elected mem
bers Of the vestry of St. Johns
Episcopal church at the annual par
ish meeting held at the community
building last Monday evening.
The new vestrymen replace S. E.
Whitten, William Treverton and S.
L. Homewood, whose terms expired
Other members of the Vestry are S.
W. Blanton, E. P. Dameron, W. w
Neal, Jr., Wayne Jarrett, Ray Fris-
bic and Oliver Cross.
The Rev. Albert P. Mack, rector
presided at the meeting and reports
were made by the various officers,
including: Oliver Cross, treasurer;
Mrs. H. W. Stauffer, treasurer of
the Woman's Auxiliary; Mrs. Rob-
ert Teeter, president of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary; E. P. Dameron,
superintendent of the Sunday
School and president of the Mems
club.
The attendance was the largest in
the history Of the parish and the
reports showed that marked pro-
gress had been made.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
Marion PTA
Meeting Tonight
Will Be Social

FFa4 Eha aFiaa Raxent= Ieasher asso.
citation will hold its annual social
meeting of the year in the high
school auditorium at 8 p. M, Tues
day, February 8, Mrs. P. J. Story
publicity chairman, announced this
week.
Because of the nature of the pro-
gram, no provision will be made at
this meeting to care for the chill
dren while parents attend, as has
been the custom for the past few
months.
Mrs. Richard Cook has announc-
ed that meeting Of room repre-
sentatives and teachers of the ele-
mentary school will be held at 7:15
o'clock and will be adjourned in
time for members to attend the
regular PTA session.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
American Legion
To Sponsor Contest
For School Students

The Mcdowell Post of the Ameri-
can Legion will sponsor an oratori-
cal contest for all 9-12 grade stu
dents in the county, C. M. Steppe,
division chairman of the fifth di-
vision announced this week.
1t was pointed out that final plans
for the event in the fifth Legion di-
vision of the North Carolina de-
partment of which the post here is
part, have been made.
School contests will be held from
February IA through February 49,,
county contests from February FL
through February 26, district con-
tests from March 1 through March
5.
The division contest will be held
in Marion with a parade, public ad-
dress, banquet and contest.
The speeches, which are to be
ten to twelve minutes long, will
deal with the United States Consti-
tuition.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
CLINCHFlELD MANUFACTURING CO.
DIRECTORS REFLECT OFFICERS

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Clinchfield Manufac-
turing company was held in the
office last Friday afternoon.
Immediately following the ad
:5ournment of stockholders, the reg
ular meeting Of the Board of Di-
rectors was held. The full Board at
tended and were as follows: Judge
j. W. Winborne, W. R. Chambers,
W. L. Norris, Judge ]. Will Pless,
Jr., and Sam M. Yancey, all of Ma
rion; w. S. Blakeney of Charlotte
E. P. Cave and NJ. Weldon Rogers
of St. Louis, Mo-; w. R. Chandler
of Greenyille, S. c.; l. H. R. Genet,
Frank H. Leslie, Henry NJ. Leslie,
M. Rosenwasser and R. D. Scott of
New York City; c. A. Gibson of
Calhoun Falls, S. C.
The Board reelected the follow
ing officers to serve for the ensuing
year,
Judge J. W. Winborne, chair
man of the Board; W. L. Morris,
president and treasurer; Frank H.
Leslie, vice president; G. A. Morris,
secretary and assistant treasurer
Miss Marie Jarrett, assistant Sec
retary and assistant treasurer.
After the meeting Mr.. and Mrs.
W. l.. Morris entertained the Board
of Directors at luncheon at their
home on South Main street.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
Social Security
Benefits Paid
Totals 3O5

There were 305 persons in Nc.
Dcwen county receiving monthly
benefits from the Social Security
Administration during 1948, ac-
cording to announcement by D. w.
Lambert, manager of the admins
tration field office in Asheville.
Of this number, 163 or So per
cent are women and children. Of the
women and children, 13 are widows
over age 65; 19 are widows with
children under age IS in their care,
and 131 of the persons receiving
monthly benefits are children under
age 49,
"Most people think of Social Sc
curity as something that concerns
old age alone" Lambert said, "but
approximately 60 per cent of all
the benefits paid under this pro
gram in the United States as
whole go to the wives, widows and
children Of deceased wage earners
who worked in employment cover
ed by the provisions of the law"
In the Western North Carolina
area, which includes II counties,
there are 4,343 people receiving
monthly payments and of this total,
1892 of them are women and chill
dren, or SIS per cent of the total
number of persons receiving mon
thly benefits. Of these 1892 peo-
Pile, 219 are aged widows over IS
years of age; 1856 are widows with
children under 18 years of age;
and 1,787 Of these monthly bene-
fits are paid to children under age
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
J. T.. Bowman
Recommended
For U.S.. Marshal

Capt. Jacob C. (Jake) Bowman
of Marion has been recommended
for. the post of United States Mar
shall for the Western District of
1.oliHs, it WAS annannead
Saturday n ashingtor BY Senstor
Clyde R. Hoey according to an As
sociated Press dispatch.
The nomination is up to Presi-
dent Truman. Capt. Bowman, if
named, would succeed U. S. Marshal
Charles R. Price, who has rendered
his resignation to Attorney General
Tom Clark, effective when his sue
cessor is named and qualified.
Marshal Price, during the Is
years he has held the office, has
been recognized on several occas-
ions for the efficiency of his organi-
zation. He is expected to remain in
government service.
Captain Bowman was born April
1, 1888, at Bakersville in Mitchell
County and moved to Marion with
his parents in 1902.
A World War I veteran, he was
discharged with the rank of cap
tain and was engaged in the mer-
camille business in Marion until
1929.
He served as instructor for re-
serve officers while on active duty
with the U. S. Army from 1929 to
1887.
For the past l l years he has been
serving as Inspector for the State
Utilities Commission and at present
has charge of IL Western North
Carolina counties.
Captain Bowman is an elder of
the First Presbyterian Church in
Marion and a Mason. He is married
and has four children.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
VOLUME S3-NO. 29
Community Council To Organize
At Meeting To Be Held Tonight

Representative of civic clubs
which comprise the nucleus of
Community Council will meet with
the Executive Board of the Marion
Parent Teacher association at 7:15
p. M, Thursday, February 3, in the
school auditorium. The purpose Of
the meeting will be to formulate Or
ganization of the Council.
The project, sponsored by the
Marion P. T. A. at the suggestion of
Mrs. Richard Cook, has been under
way for the past few months. The
Council will be composed of repre-
sentatives of civic clubs and other
local organizations to coordinate
and promote movements for commu-
nifty betterment with especial en-
phasis on educational mprovements.
Appointment of members on the
Council to represent all organiza-
tions are incomplete at the present
time, but are expected to be named
within the near future.
Inasmuch as the project is under
sponsorship of the P T. A., the ex-
ecutive board will meet with mem
bers to adopt name for the group
and make formal plans for the Or
ganization. Later, however, two re-
presentatives from the Marion P. T.
A. will represent the P. T. A. at
meetings of the Council The names
of all persons serving on the Coun-
Gil will be announced as soon as the
list has been completed, Mrs. Cook
said.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
Martha Pettigrew
OAR Meets Wed.

The Martha Pettigrew Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution named delegates to the State
Conference and to the Continetal
Congress at it's meeting Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Miss An
ME Laurie Blanton.
Delegates to the State Confer
ence to be held in Asheville on
March 1, 2 and are: Mrs. W. W.
Neal, Sr., regent, Mrs. R. j. Noyes,
vice regent, Mrs. R. I. Corbett, Mrs.
W. R. Chambers, Mrs. William B.
Noyes, Miss Bonnie Hill and Miss
Annie Laurie Blanton.
Delegates to the Continental Con-
gress to be held in Washington, D.
c., the second week in April are:
Mrs. W. W. Neal, Sr., Mrs. R. J.
Noyes and Mrs. J. F. Jonas.
Adeline Neal was named page
to Miss Gertrude Carroway, state
regent, for the State Conference in
Asheville. Miss Ann Hildebrand
was named a page to the national
officers at the State Conference and
Miss Marie Griffin, page at the
State Conference and also page at
the Continental Congress.
Mrs. A. C. Hewitt, Sr., presented
C. C. Elledge, principal of the Ma
rion High School, who reported on
Findings of the North Carolina Ed
ucation Commission" and also de-
scribed conditions in the local
schools.
Mrs. R. I. Corbett reported on
OAR approved schools.
Out-of-town guests present at the
meeting were Mrs. T. G. Stone and
Mrs. 0. J. Holler, of Union Mills.
Mrs. Minnie Blanton was local
guest.
Mrs. Ralph Alexander assisted
the hostess in serving.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
Lutheran Laymen
Vote To Sponsor
An Hour Rally

Representative of the Lutheran
Laymen's League in Western North
Carolina met in the Hut of St.
Matthew's Lutheran Church on
Sunday afternoon and organized to
sponsor Lutheran Hour Rally in
Asheville on May 1 at $3.50 p. m.
The speaker will be DR.. Walter A.
Maier
DR.. Maier is a noted Lutheran
Hour evangelist and one of the
country's leading foes of commu-
nism DR.. Maier has been pointing
out the conflict between the Church
of Christ and the communism of
Marx for over a decade.
The meeting at the Hut voted to
accept budget of $1,000 to ad-
vertise this rally in newspaper and
radio. Carl Beck of Hickory presid-
ed over the meeting and is chair
man of the executive committee;
Henry Beam of Hickory is secre-
tary; and George Schneider of
Asheville is treasurer.
Rev. Charles Frenzel, local pas
tor, was chaplain of the meeting;
and Elmer Erwin represented St.
Matthews Lutheran Laymen's Lea
que.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
.lWarlick Approved By
elA G. A. Iudge

Washington, Jan. - The Senate
today confirmed Wilson Warlick of
Newton, N. c., to be Federal judge
Of the Western North Carolina dis
trict.
Warlick, State superior court
judge was nominated last year for
the Federal post but the nomina-
ton was never confirmed. President
Truman again nominated him this
year.
He will succeed Judge D. e. Hen
derson, who has been acting judge
since last fall. Henderson's resig-
nation has been accepted by Presi-
dent Truman to be effective upon
confirmation and qualification of
Warlick.
Judge E. Yates Webb of Shelby
retired from the post last year.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
March OF Dimes Ball

Jack Reynolds, chairman of the
March of Dimes Ball, has announced
plans for a dance at the Marion
community building, Friday night,
February 4, from nine till one
o'clock. The Melodeers orchestra
will alternate on the band stand
with Bob Carter and His Lake
City Playboys providing round and
square dance music. Both orches-
tras have agreed to donate their
time and the public is urged to
"Dance That Others May Walk"
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
Rotary Meeting

Master Sergeant John Hall and
Sergeant Harry Belt, local recruit
ing officers, presented film entitl-
ed, "GI Holiday in Europe" at the
weekly meeting of the Marion Ro-
tary club last Friday.
j. M. Snoddy was the guest of
Clarence Wise at the meeting. Ed
Porter, of Gastonia, was the guest
of Ernest Ross and Bill Stanley was
the honor student Of the month.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
BOY SCOUT
DISTRICT HEADS
ARE NAMED

Organization of a district COM
mittee for the Mcdowell County
Boy Scouts of America is now un-
derway, Rev. J. B. McLarty, county
chairman, announced this week.
In making the announcement Nc
Larty said the following persons
have been asked to serve:
E. P. Dameron, vice chairman
Eugene Cross, Jr., secretary.
Organization and Extension: j.
M. Snoddy, chairman; Carl White
side, sub committee on troop or
ganization chairman; J. E. Peppers,
sub committee on clubbing chair
man; E. l.. Carter, sub committee
on Senior Scouting chairman.
Leadership Training: J. Homer
Beaman, chairman; Paul Story and
E. C. Carnes.
Advancement (and Chairman of
the Court of HONOR: E. P. Dam
eron.
Camping and Activities: Fred
Murray and Oliver Cross, chair
man; Fred Murray, sub committee
on camping chairman; Oliver Cross
and Vernon Eckerd, sub committee
on civic service chairman; Rev. NJ
0. Owens, sub committee on read
ing chairman.
Health and Safety: DR.. George
Rowe and DIR. Donald Mcintosh.
Finance: J. Neal Morris and J. E.
Neal, Jr., finance.
Public Relations: Ray Murray,
chairman and sub committee on
publicity; Charles C. Elledge and
Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
County Schools
Are Opened

The schools in the Mcdowell
county system were closed Monday
and Tuesday of this week because
of adverse weather conditions. All
schools reopened Wednesday how
ever.
The schedule of schools in the
Marion City, Administrative Unit
was not interrupted.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
DISCONTINUANCE OF
STATION REQUESTED

A member of the North Carolina
Utilities Commission will be, in
Asheville Wednesday, February 9,
for a hearing on the petition of the
Cinchfield Railroad Company to
discontinue the railway agency at
Sewer, is announced by the Ashe-
vile Times. The hearing will be
conducted in the seventh floor
courtroom of the courthouse.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
THREE MEN INDUCTED

The Mcdowell County Draft
Board sent three men to the induc-
ton station at Greenville, S. c., last
Thursday for induction in the U. S.
army.
They are: Clyde Julian Cressmon,
of Old Fort, Jack Walker, 532 W.
Court street, Marion, and Bobby
Rudolph Roberts, Nebo.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
ATTEND MEETING

Mrs. Virginia James, clerk of the
Mcdowell, County Draft Board, and
w. c. Chambers, member of the
County Draft Board, attended a
meeting Of members of draft boards
and clerks of the western district
of North Carolina in Asheville last
Thursday afternoon.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03

In part Of the nation than 220O00O boys and
their adult leaders, will observe Boy Scout Week. Feb 9Th to 2h
marking the S9th of the Boy Scouts of America
Inc theme OF the celebration sco9tng
members get out of the of Scouting high adventure
planned in the Their adventure citizenship
will find Scouts emphasizing civic service activities
service training and world Scouting relationships During Boy
Scout Week Scouts their and countless communities
will honor the volunteer adult of the nations 10000
Cub Packs Scout Troops and Senior Units Above the official
poster marking the Scout r day
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
BETHEL METHODISTS
TO HAVE SINGING

The Sunday Singing Convention
of the community group will be
held at Bethel Methodist church,
Sunday, February 6, at two O'Clock.
All singers are cordially invited to
attend.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
NEW sXoRE

The New Stepp's Dry Goods Store
will be opened this weekend, ac-
cording to announcement by John
NJ. Stepp, owner.
The Store is located in the build
ing formerly occupied by the Bar
gain Store on South Main street. W.
H. Hinkle will be manager.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03
WEST MARION PTA
WILL MEET MONDAY

The West Marion Parent-Teacher
association will meet at 7:30 p. M,
Monday, February Z, with C. C. FL
ledge as guest speaker.
Marion progress., 1949-02-03

The dome of the Kentucky capi-
tol in Frankfort is copy of Napo-
Icons tomb.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28

5S46. Said slab was purchased and
installed for the net sum or $1O.5O.
This old Masonic Hall continued
to be used by the lodge until 1907
when the residence Of the late Mrs.
Ruth Carlisle on Front Street was
purchased. The third floor rooms
of this building were furnished, de-
dicated and occupied during that
year.
Temple Lodge has been honored
by the elevation Of a number Of her
members to the Office of Grand
Master of Masons of Delaware. The
first to be so elevated was Jesse
Green, her first Master. in 1909 to
1911: Joseph Oliver, 1834-95; JAM
es P. Lofland, 1894; Daniel c.
Goodwin, 186O-61; George w. Mar
shall. 1861, G. Layton GrieT
1910; George B. HynsOn, 1917
James P. Pierce 1925; and George
4. Macklin, Sr. 1887.
The oldest living Past Master is
William G. Sammons, 1895; follow
ed by John c. Truitt 1899; Charles
D. Abbott, 1900; Walter L. GTier
1906; William v. Sipple 1909; Sam
uel c. Evans Jr., 1913; James F
Pierce, 1918; NJ. Haswell Pierce
! 1919; Samuel NJ. D. Marshall, 1920
William R. Murphy, 1921; R. Ar
thur DerricksOn 1922; c. DonnaI
Rolzmuller, 1928; George T. Mack
lin Sr., 1924; Robert D. Prettyman
1926; Charles E. Banning, 1926
| Jesse +. Legar, 1927; Edwin P
Mes3ick, 1928; George A. Swain
1929; Leander G. Markert, 1880
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28

NJ. to which lodge a loan Of Temple
No 8 jewels of Office had been loan
ed for the installation. August 10,
1925 a group of Temple No. 9 mem
hers helped to form EndeavOr
Lodge No. II at Frederick (this
ledge surrendered it's charter at
the time of the Anti-Masonic per-
secutiOn). Thus the seed of Mas
Onry was planted in other towns
by the devoted members of Temple
No. 9.
In August 1925 an invitation was
received from the Grand Lodge at
Wilmington to meet and welcome
Brother Marquis de Lafayette on
the occasion Of his visit to Wilm-
ingtOn during his triumphal tour of
the infant nation, whose liberties
and freedom he had helped to win
the Revolutionary war under the
command Of brother George Wash
ingtOn.
The interest in public education
is shown by minute entry of May
13, 1886, whereby the lodge pur-
chased, for the sum of $25O.OO, from
Louder Layton, all of the rights OF
Layton and Sipple in the Milford
Academy, located on second street
A board Of Trustees was appointed
to make the necessary repairs, sci
aside a room on the second floor
for a meeting place and to devote
the first floor for a school for. the
children Of the poorer people of th,
community of Milford. Thus for {
few years the lodge was in the fielC
of education, until 1846 when tn,
building was sold to the town O
Milford for $60O.OO.
Very little is known as to tn,
meeting places Of the lodge prio
to 1846. Following the sale of thu
Milford Academy to the town. A
that time Brother Daniel Goodwin
proposed to build a three stor,
building at the corner Of Front an,
Walnut Sts. For the sum of $500. Oh
he offered the lodge a ninety min
year lease on the third floor, fre
of taxes and repairs, renewable a
the option Of the lodge. This offe
was accepted and a suitable marbl
!. slab was duly installed on tn
Front st. side of the buildins
bearing the following inscriptio
J Masonic Hall, A. D., 1S46, A. l
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28

Richard Allen and his associates
did not remain as members of st.
Georges Church, because of the i'll
treatment at the hands of their
white brothers, who pulled them
from their knees while in the act
Of prayer and ordered them to the
gallery.
When they withdrew they we're
invited to join the Episcopal Church
Allen told them, II could not ac-
cept their offer as / was MethO-
dist. Those who went out with
Richard Allen were Absalom Jones,
who later became Rector of st.
Thomas, Philadelphia, the First
Episcopal Church in America; Will
liam White, Doris Jennings, Will
liam Gray, William Milsher, Mon
day Janney, Caleb Hyland. They,
together, purchased an old black
smith shop from a Mr.. Sims for $35,
and moved it to Sixth street, above
Lombard street. There on that same
site stands the Mother Cathedral
dedicated to African Methodism. In
the Church Building is the Tomb of
the Sainted Richard Allen, a mu-
scum of the first" of all things, the
Underground Railroad Depot where
the slaves were delivered to free
dom and many other items of in
terest to the world.
In 1884 Richard Allen and his as
sOciates adopted a Declaration OF
Independence and organized the
African Methodist Church. They
named this church, Bethel, on July
20, 1894, and it was dedicated by
Bishop Asbury. In 1916 at the First
Conference of this new society they
took on Organic Form by the adop-
ton of the Episcopal form of gov
ernment, thereby at it's First Con-
ference became the African Meth
Odist Episcopal Church. At this
Conference Richard Allen was elect
ed and consecrated the First Bishop
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Since that time we have made
rapid strides as we now have haC
. SIAIy-IWO blSuOpS5 IL VI WuOlu dl
: now living and serving as many
Episcopal Districts throughout the
: world, two of whom are in Africa
2 and one in the Isles of the Sea; will
/ nearly 10000 communicates; $500
pastors; II colleges and universi
/ ties; church property valued at $50,
r 100000; seven church periodicals
5 one of which the Christian Recorder
is the oldest Negro Paper in the
= world.
,. Is it any wonder that we arr
proud of our founder, Richard AL
len, whe started us worshipping un
$ der our own "Vine and Fig Tree
! and we shall lever go on to assis
r in the achievement of his grea
r goal, which was God, Our Father
i Christ, Our Redeemer, and Man
n Our Brothers"
(Research by present pastor
= Rev. Eugene e. Henley