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Marion progress., 1949-03-03
Little Symphony Orchestra
To Present Concert March 4

Composition by Wagner, Handel,
and Tschaikowsky will highlight the
concert by the North Carolina Little
Symphony Orchestra in Marion on
March 4.
The Little Symphony under the.
baton of DR.. Benjamin Swalin will
appear in Concert here at the High
School Auditorium. The program is
scheduled to begin at 500 o'clock
in the evening.
Wagner Composition
Wagner's "Siegfried Idyll" will op-
en- the Symphony concert. This COM
position has curious history in that
it was first performed at 1870 in the
morning on Christmas Day in 1870.
The work was birthday gift from
Wagner to his wife and was named
in honor of their young son, Sieg-
fried. In that historic premiere, the
composer directed his work, con-
ducting from the head of the stairs.
Several of the themes of this Sc
lection were taken by Wagner from
his opera, "Siegfried" of the we'll
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DIR. JOHNSON
BEGINS PRACTICE
|0F 0PT0METRY

1t has been announced that DR..
James H. johnson has opened his
offices for the practice of optom-
etry in che Eckenrod Building, on
East Court Street.
DR.. johnson graduated from Bre-
ward Junior College and attended
n. C. State College prior to enlist
ing in the U. S. Army Air Forces
in 1941. He received his Doctor of
Optometry degree from Northern
Illinois College of Optometry.
He is the son of the late DR.. j.
H. Johnson, who was one Of the
pioneers in the field Of optometry
in Western North Carolina.
DR.. Johnson served five years in
the Army Air Forces in World War
II as a pilot, and was discharged
with the rank of Captain. His SER
vice included eighteen months in
the European Theater.
DR.. johnson is married to the for
mer Miss Margaret Patton of Mar
ion. Dr.. and Mrs. johnson are at
present residing on State Street.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
RED CROSS FUND CHAIRMEN
APPOINT THEIR COMMITTEES

Mcdowell County's Red Cross
Fund Campaign chairmen were
named last week and the drive Off
cially opened here March 1.
E.. c. Carnes, fund campaign chair
man, is heading the advance gifts
commitSe be. Those serving on his COM
mittee are: William B. Noyes, E. P.
Dameron, J. E. Neal, Jr. and Dula
Hawkins.
John Finley, postmaster, has been
appointed to solicit contributions
from postal employees. Mrs. Julia
Stanley will canvass the city hall
and Miss Mary Belle Blackburn,
court house offices.
Boy Scouts have assisted John
Gilkey, publicity chairman, in dis
tributing material.
Mrs. w. w. Neal, Jr., and Mrs.
Morgan Baldwin, co-chairmen of the
residential area, have named the
following persons to serve on their
committee:
Mrs. c. C. Bolch, Mrs. W. L.
Smarr, Mrs. William B. Noyes, Mrs.
M. W. Gordon, Mrs. w. S. Shiflet,
Mrs. Arthur Allen, Mrs. Maude Gill
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Marion progress., 1949-03-03
PROPOSED LAWS
ARE DISCUSSED
by .WILDLIFE CLUB

The Mcdowell County Wildlife
club voted on proposed amend
ments to wildlife laws and regula-
tions at it's meeting last Friday
night.
Jack Hewitt was appointed to
present the views of the club to
to Roy w. Davis, McDowell's repre-
sentative in the State Legislature.
The membership went on record
on opposing the trout stamp which
would levy an additional tax on
trout fishing over and above the
fishing license. Members also op~
posed the proposed big game hunt
ing license which would assess
hunters for deer and boar hunting.
AN amendment to a regulation
which now prohibits a hunter from
possessing game was discussed. In
view of the fact that freezer lock-
ers and other modern facilities for
preserving game now enable a
hunter to preserve game longer
than was advisable several years
ago, the members voted in favor Of
the amendment.
A vote was passed in favor Of
laws which prohibit selling game.
The members also voted for: using
hunting and fishing equipment
from sun down to sun rise, for
lighting at all times, for fines by
law, for travelling by night (cross-
ing property posted with no tres
passing signs), for fishermen who
are residents of other states to be-
required to pay $10.25 for license
instead of $6.10 as now required
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
Federation
Stockholders
To Meet Saturday

The annual stockholders meeting
of the Farmers Federation for Nc
Dowell stockholders who trade at the
Marion warehouse will be held in the
warehouse Saturday, March 5 at II
a. M, it has been announced by ia
mes G. K. Mcclure, president of the
organization.
Reports of the federation's busi-
ness during the past year will be
made and committeeman will be
elected for the coming year. One di-
rector will be nominated for elec-
ton at the annual meeting of the
organization in Buncombe county OH
March 26.
Present committeeman for the Ma
rion warehouse are: Gurney Frank
lin, Linville Falls; w. Edgar Nor
gan, Nealsville; W. L. Morris, A,
Frank Hill, Tom w. Gowan, o. S.
Franklin, M. R. Nancy, J. M. Park
er, William Greenlee, John Dobbins,
Maniey Ledford, Marion; T. T. Ang-
lin, Nebo, and Jay E. English, Ash
ford. Directors for Mcdowell coun-
ty are W. J. Porter and w. Edgar
Morgan.
Music will be furnished by the
Farmers Federation String band and
refreshments will be served. All
stockholders are urged to attend the
meeting
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
Community Concert
Underway

The annual campaign for men,
berships in the Marion Community
Concert Association got underway
last Monday evening with a meeting
of the officers and directors of the
Association together with the Cam
paign chairmen under the direction
of Co-Chairmen Mrs. Walker Blan-
ton and Mrs. Donald Mcintosh at
the Marion Community Building.
The Concert Association is a COM
munity project having for it's presi-
dent, Paul J. Story. The purpose is
to provide for Marion and Mellow.
ell county outstanding and world-re
newned musical talent This season
the Association has brought to Ma
rion Joseph Battista, pianist, anc
the famous Barry Ensemble. The last
Of this series is to be presented next
Monday evening when John Tyers:
baritone soloist, appears at the Ma
rion High School auditorium.
Attendance at the concerts is by
membership card only. No tickets
are ever sold at the door. The pur
pose of the Association is to pro-
vide a guaranteed audience for the
artists, and to guarantee good en-
tertainment for the people Of Ma
rion and vicinity. Last year, the AS
sociation had a membership of ap-
proximately $50. 1t is hoped to in
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MARION MERCHANTS
TO MEET MARCH 10

G. Lloyd Langdon, agricultural
engineer, Of Asheville, will address
the Marion Merchants association
at it's meeting Thursday, March 10,
it is announced.
The meeting will be held at 1880
p. m. in the city hall. The speaker
will discuss better agricultural con-
ditions for Marion and Mcdowell
county.
During the business session mer-
chants will discuss the closing hour
for the Wednesday half holiday.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
Oratorical Contest
Winners Announced
For This County

Gene Watson won first place in
the elimination contest for Mellow
ell county schools in the American
Legion's oratorical contest at Nebo
Friday and Wayne Munday was
runner-up.
Watson Wilson, commander Of
Mcdowell Post Sc, awarded medals
to the winners who will be eligible
for entrance in the district contest
to be held in Spruce Pine on March
4.
Barron Caldwell addressed the
group on the history of the Ameri-
can Legion and the Watauga con-
test. Brief remarks were also made
by c.. B. Dobson, division command
er. G. M. Steppe, chairman Of the
fifth division, presided.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
Cow Owners
To Have Meeting
On March IS

S. L. >Homewood, county farm a
gent, has written to all cow owners
in this county to attend a meeting
in the court house at one o'clock,
Tuesday, March Is.
Topics slated for discussion are
dairying and milk production. F. r..
Farnham will be speaker. The meet
ing will last one hour and will be
followed by visit to three OF four
farms here in Mcdowell county.
Two of the farms to be visited
have just completed Grade A milk
barn at minimum cost.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
Blood Program
Is Approved
For This County

The Mcdowell County Health
Department, Marion General Hos
pital and Mcdowell County Medical
Society have approved a Red Cross
blood program for this county, D..
P. Dameron, chairman Of the coun-
ty chapter, announced this week.
The objective Of the program is:
Ito provide sufficient whole blood
and blood derivatives without
charge to help save lives and pre-
vent needless suffering throughout
the nation"
Dameron said chairman will be
appointed and committee named
within the near future.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
Baseball Club
Receiving Contracts

Two additional baseball contracts
have been received by the Marion
Baseball Club according to announ-
cement made by J. C. Rabb, busi-
ness manager. Rabb stated that yes
terday he received the contracts of
Jack Triplett, popular center field
er of last season, and Art Brickner,
who served as catcher last year.
Rabb said the addition of the con-
tracts of these two players boosts
the stock of the local baseball ag-
gregation considerably. He also
stated that several other contracts,
now in the hands of reserve players
and rockies, were expected NOM
entarily.
Work on the playing field con-
tinues to make progress. Rabb stat
ed that if weather conditions per-
mitted, additional top soil to the
field would be added this week.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
Carl Whitesides
Resigns Position
Of Farm Agent

Carl Whiteside has rendered his,
resignation as Assistant County
Farm Agent of Mcdowell county to
become effective March 81.
He will then assume the position
of field man and assistant manager
of the North Carolina Milk Produc-
ers Federation Cooperation, with
headquarters in Greensboro.
Whiteside came to Marion three
years ago after serving in the u.
S. army during World War IL.
prior to that time he was as
sistant agent Of Cherikeee county.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
R. |. James And Son MIL
To Increase Production
ADDITION OF NEW MACHINERY
TO PROVIDE 100 PER CENT INCREASE

The R. l.. James and Son mill is
adding knitting machines, loopers,
dye machines and boarding forms
to increase production by 100 per
cent, according to announcement
by the owners this week.
This new equipment will all be
in operation by April l and will
give this mill production of 5000
dozen pair of mems hosiery weekly
and an annual payroll of $4,000.
The annual value of this production
is estimated at more than half mil
lion dollars.
The mill, organized here in 1885,
has operated "a hours daily six
days a week for the past Is months
and now has it's production sold
through March, April and May.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03

The Marion Junior Woman's club
will play the Marion High School
girls basketball team in cage
game here March 5 in the high
school gymnasium. The Francis
Marion club will challenge the Ma
rion High boys team in a game i'm
mediately afterwards.
Proceeds will be used for the
Teen-Age club, major project of
the Junior Woman's club.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
DR.. Bell Will Speak
To Presbyterian Men

Men of the First Presbyterian
Church will hold a meeting at the
church on Wednesday, March 9, at
700 p. m. Dinner will be served by
the ladies of the church.
Ds. L. N&son Bell, Asheville sur
geon, will be the principal speaker
of the evening. DR.. Bell is a former
medical missionary to China and is
now associate editor of the South
ern Presbyterian Journal.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03

Suicide Verdict
Returned By Jury
In Childer's Death

A coroner's jury Investigating
the death of Sherman Childers here
rendered verdict of suicide, ac-
cording to a statement by S. J..
Westmoreland, coroner.
Sheriff C. NJ. Pool said Mrs.
Sherman Childers swore out a war
rant for her husband Sunday af-
ternoon on charge of assault on
female. She had brought charges Of
s u prior to that time
and he was under bond of $500
pending trial at the June term of
Superior Court.
Poole said Deputies Earl Sebas-
tian and Mark Toney were accom-
panied to the Childers home at Nebo
by J. T. Jolley, state highway pa
trolman. When Childers refused to
open the door, Jolley returned to
the Sheriff's office for a tear gas
bomb. 1t failed to function and
officers threatened to smash the
door. A shot was fired, they said,
before the door was broken and
they found Childers with the barrel
of a 12 gauge shotgun in his mouth,
shot having been fired into his
mouth and through the back of his
head
The coroner's jury in session
Monday afternoon returned ver-
dict of suicide.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at Glen Alpine Meth
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Marion progress., 1949-03-03
Buys Beauty Shoppe

Rev. B. D. McMahan has purchas-
ed the K and w Beauty Shoppe from
Mrs. Ray Laughridge, owner of
Iva's Beauty Shoppe.
McMahan, a former Baptist min
lister, came to Marion from Mica
vile last summer.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03
keesee To Speak
At Wildlife Meet

George w. Keesee, commissioner
of the eighth district, will address
the Mcdowell County Wildlife club
at meeting to be held at 1880 p.
m. Monday in the court house, Jo-
seph Blalock, president, announced
this week.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03

DR.. WILLIAM GLADDEN. opened
office in the Tainter building on
West Henderson street this week
for the practice of optometry
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
M. GLADDEN., Sr. of Marion, and
graduated from the Southern Col
lege of Optometry in Memphis,
Tenn. last summer. He interned un-
der DR.. James Frye in China Grove.
Last fall he served as a member of
the Industrial Division of Congress
at Georgia Tech.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03

A well-kept hive Of bees may pro-
duce from 100 to 400 pounds of
honey each year.
Marion progress., 1949-03-03

The third and final concert of the
1948-49 Marion Community Con-
cert Association series will be pre-
sented at the Marion High School
auditorium next Monday evening at
eight o'clock, when John Tyers,
and personable young bari
tone soloist appears.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-03
BOstOnPOrt
Is Trying To
Become Buster

NEW YoRK.-lR-Just give
Boston Is years and see what it
can DO for itself in The way of
becoming buster port. That's
she stand Judge James Nolen,
Chairman Of the Boston Port
Authority.
Nolen claims that in that time
Boston can regain the position Of
one 81 the busiest ports on the at
lantic coast Freight traffic2 WHY
not With he 20 million dollars
The authority has appropriated
for immediate Improvement Of
piers and cargo handling facili-
tiesy Passenger traffic-why not?
h0len has said Boston could
easily handle such vessels as
britain's two Queens.
he added that Boston has Gull
tural and historical Significance
"a offer anyone who does not
want 70 eonfiae himself to the
bright lights Of New York. Nolen
made his remarks as ne sailed
from The porn Of New York on
the Frenc9 liner lie De France.
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BORN Of the STOR
BY Sidney 8. corier

Dennis, too, seemed to feel very
gay. He teased Tom about his
cooking every time the man came
into the room and, although Tom
didn't seem to mind the teasing,
Priscilla kept telling him how
good the food was for fear his
feelings would be hurt. Kenneth
seemed very far away.
After dinner they settled them
selves costly on the couch, Dennis
arm placed protectively about
Priscilla's shoulders.
Why did you come back, Den
nis2" she asked after few min
utes of silence. did il have any
thing to do with me2H
Yes, it had a great deal to dc
with you, Dennis answered.
Gertrude wrote to me and your
brother in law"
why, what did they Pris-
ella began. She was really sur
prised. It was surprising enough
to know that Gertrude had writ
ten to Dennis about her, but
James that was the most sur
Hprising Of all
Dennis cleared his throat as if
in embarrassment. well, they
said," he told her, s'they wanted
to let me know how you were
getting along They thought I'd
be interested. They told me that
your marriage wasn't working
1,.4 81 ,.ykIl 49, 4t.o& +t,i,4 "a,
were expecting baby"
sYes, said Priscilla, Il tUdS ex-
pecting a baby, but Her
mouth twisted bitterly, as did her
thoughts. She could not say any
more about that.
$50 / came back when l heard
the things that were happening
to you. He put his lips against
her hair. when / left you that
night two years ago, I never
thought you wouldn't be safe,"n he
said passionately. 81 never
dreamed that anything bad would
happen to you. / guess I was
thinking only of myself my own
problems and then when / heard
what was happening, I knew that
/ had been a fool to 60 away. l
couldn't bear the thought that
you were being hurt"
Priscilla put her head on his
shoulder. Then he had come back
because of her. It was wonder
full thing to know, even if nothing
came of it.
When ! came back to town, /
didn't hope for anything like. this,
like our sitting here together SO
close again, he continued s'Pris-
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Correct Way
70 Tlyi By Seat
OF Your Pants

NEW ORLEANS. lR Pro-
fsssors at Tulane University
psychologists, that is--are trying
to find why pilots sometimes lose
all sense Of direstion nd position
while ia the air.
Experience shows that the hui
man senses often trick a flier.
especially while flying il a fog
or between layers Of clouds. Very
often pilot win override what
he sees on his instrument board
and correct his position, only to
fly upside down.
Strange thing about that--the
pilot feels all right in the revers-
ed position. Experiments with a
tilted chair gadget. made on the
ground, indicate that the expert
ence of old time pilots. who
a. H
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THE LOW DOWN
HICKORY GROVE

You know folks. sittin' under
a tree once in full moon and
thinkin' not jrst sittin could
pay more dividends than putting
in all the time reading how we
are to be saved via one more
new trick law to be cooked up by
Uncle Harry and his boys.
And as you sit and ponder you
will maybe become little dub
ious as to whether you have been
as. smart as you thought or have
been a sucker all the time, as
you look back on how you been
voting. For my ownself I got
mad years ago when it was the
fashion for the guy making the
speech to say, friends, I will
now tell you all about it in Sim
pie words so everybody will un-
derstand." That got meme,
needing Kindergarten language
insult, / calls it. And still do.
But to proceed-the guy who
is to be hurt worst via a Big and
Fancy u. S. A. Govt, is the same
kind of guy who was hurt worst
via Herr Hitler, and j. Stain
and Mr.. AtIee-Mr, Average Guy
-us-we viii be the goat.
So, the next good day that
comes along, go on out there and
sit. And while bordering, maybe
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ella. / can get you 4 divorce. And
then then viii you marry
me?"
Priscilla did not answer him at
once. He wanted to take care Of
her forever and that would be
heaven. She wanted that, but her
mind kept running around in cir
cles. thinking of Dennis and how
he had already helped her. Two
things made connection in her
memory. The hospital bill.
nENNISl' she exclaimed. "ycn
~ paid my hospital bill. di M
you? And / thought it was Viola
all the time.
Dennis seemed embarrassed as
she looked up into his face.
ooh, well, I may as well ten
you" he n1uttered yes, ! did.
But We Viola and / have got to
be quite good friends we thought
it would be better if you thought
she did it. / didn't want you 10
pay me back, SO I told her to put
the money in the bank for You
when you started paying it back
Priscilla's eyes were like CRATE
full stars. 1t was simply amazing
the way she was being taken care
of without even knowing it.
You know, she said, II don't
believe | ever really appreciated
you before. Is it that | had to
have these things. these bad
things, happen to me before |
could appreciate goodness to the
fu1l?"
Possibly" said Dennis. Il
might say the same Of myself. If
I had appreciates you before.
perhaps ! wouldn't have gone
away. 4 1865
We ought to start back" said
Priscilla.
"Why," said Dennis, you could
stay here. Tom would chaperone
US" He said it rather stifiy as if
afraid his meaning would be mis-
but Priscilla turned
to him eagerly. ooh, could II"
she asked. I'D like to stay here
tonight. / hate going back to Mrs.
Wilson's after this. I mean
it's so dreary in my room and
this oh, Dennis. ] love you"
For a moment she saw pain in
his eyes, then he was kissing her
passionately -. her hair -. her
eyes -. her lips.
The jangling of the telephone
broke rudely into their long
dreamed-of togetherness.
(TO be continued)
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Chapter "a

DENNIS helped her out Of the
car and led her indoors to the
living room. Priscilla was SO in
terested in the fire. which was
exactly as she had known ii
would be. and in the comfortable
furnishings that she scarcely
knew that Dennis had helped her
of with her coat and handed it to
a manservant to take away.
Tom. this is Mrs. Kent Den
mis- was saying. Priscilla turned
apollo getically and smiled at Tom.
He was a thin. capable looking
man who smiled back at her and
disappeared. a moment later he
reappeared noiselessly with a
couple of long ones.
Priscilla took her drink from
the tray and sat down with a
feeling Of relaxation she had not
known for long time.
"This is wonderful" she said
with a sigh. She had really meant
You are wonderful, but one
couldn't be that frank until the
other person =.
Dennis was seated on an otto
man at her feet. looking at her
with his soft brown eyes. ssYou
are wonderful he said. Priscilla
felt a rush Of emotion. It was
simply too much, the contrast be-
tween this lovely place and the
Kent home. Dennis kindness as
against Kenneth'S brutality. Her
eyes filed with tears and Dennis,
seeing them. turned away and
gazed into the FIRE.
Priscilla leaned over to put her
drink on the coffee table and
somehow she and Dennis were in
each others arms. He pulled her
over to him and they sat ON the
ottoman together, her arms
around his neck. He raised her
head and his lips rested ever So
lightly upon hers. Gradually he
pressed her to him and their lips
chung closer. Reluctantly he re-
leased her. He held her head be-
tween his hands.
"Oh, my darlingp he breathed.
Priscilla gazed at him, her
senses CENTRALIZED unable to
speak. She drew his face down to
hers and kissed him again.
II knew It would be like this"
she said. For answer he drew her
to him again.
Priscilla was flushed and ex-
cited as they ate their meal and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-03
TODAY's BIRTHDAYS
lKnow Americal

George v. Allen. new ambas-
sador to Yugoslavia, former as
sistant secretary of state for pub
lie affairs, born 46 years ago.
Joseph w. Martin, Jr. of North
Attleboro, Mass, noted congress
man, born in Attleboro, IS years
ago 80 ~ -
Prof. Morse A. Cartwright of
Teachers College, New York. pre-
sident of the American Asso. for
Adult Education, born Oman,
Nebr., SO years ago.
Robert w. A. (''Bob'O Teller,
famous pitcher, born Van Meter.
Ia, 81 years ago.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, famous
Arctic explorer, born in Canada,
20 years ago.
Artemus L. Gates of New York.
banker, onetime undersecretary
of the navy. born Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, 81 years ago.
Robert v. Fleming, noted Wash
ington bank head, born there, SO
years ago.
Prof Arthur N. Holcombe of
Harvard, teacher of government,
born Winchester, Mass. IS years
ago.
DR.. Theodore Maynard of Wash
ington, D. c., author-lecturer,
noted Catholic poet, born in India,
SO years ago.