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Evening star., 1949-10-14

Government authorities report
that the Pacific Northwest is
rigged up with an aerial defense
system that's as elaborate as a
Marion progress., 1949-06-30
Joint Hostesses
Entertain
For Miss BalleW

Complimenting Miss Kathryn
Ballew, bride elect, Mrs. Paul j.
Story and Mrs. B. A. Dickson en-
tertained with a bridge luncheon
at the home Of Mrs. Story Tuesday.
Play began at eleven O'Clock and
Mrs. J. L. Gourley, Jr. won high
score prize. Gifts were presented to
the honoree, Miss Marjorie Pless,
bride elect, and Mrs. Jack Ballew,
recent bride.
During the luncheon tables~were
centered with summer bouquets,
and the home was decorated
throughout with seasonal flowers.
Three courses were served.
Those playing were Miss Kathryn
Ballew, Miss Marjorie Pless, Miss
Margaret Honeycutt, Mrs. w. B.
Gibbs, Jr., Miss Betty Ann Tainter,
Mrs. Everette Carnes, Mrs. J. L.
Gourley, Jr. and Miss Doris Num-.
Luncheon guests included Mrs.
J. L. Gourley, Sr., Mrs. w. G. Bal
lew, and Mrs. Jack Ballew.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30
Mrs. John Tyler
Addresses D A r

Mrs. w. w. Neal was hostess to
the June meeting of the Martha
Pettigrew Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, at her
home on View Point Drive, Wed
nesday afternoon, June %. Mrs.
Neal, regent, presided. Opening
formalities were led by Mrs. R. l.
Corbett and Mrs. S. B. Hildebrand;
the devotional by Mrs. U. E. Cross.
Recent developments in the plans
for the Restoration of Tryon's pal
ace were discussed by Mrs. Eugene
Cross. The members then enjoyed
a travel-talk by Mrs. John Tyler,
of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, about
her recent trip to Jamaica. Mrs.
Taylor stressed the Importance of
travel as an educational aide.
The hostess served dessert
course to the members and the fol-
lowing invited guests, Mrs. Tyler,
Mrs. George P. Long, Gainesville,
Florida; and Mrs. Samuel E, Evans,
Abbeville, South Carolina.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30
Sgt. A. r. Hawkins
Radio Operator

Middletown, Pa.-Sergeant A. R.
Hawkins, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L.
Hawkins of Marion, has reported to
the 1912th Airways and Air Com
munications Service Squadron at
Olmated Air Force Base, Middle
ton, Pennsylvania, for assignment
as a radio operator.
Sgt. Hawkins, veteran of fifty
four months at overseas bases in
Europe and the atic-Pacific
Area, is a high-speed radio operator
with seven years experience in that
communications speciality.
Prior to transfer to the Middle
town, Pa, air base, the sergeant
was stationed at Pope Air Force
Base.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30
Home Demonstration
Club Weekly Schedule

The schedule of Home Demon
stration club meetings for the
month of July has been announced
by Miss Jean Steele, county agent,
as follows:
West Marion: Friday, July 8, 7:3O
p. m. (place to be announced lat
cry.
North Marion: Tuesday, July 12,
two O'Clock, office of Miss Steele.
Laurel Grove: Wednesday, July
13, two O'Clock, home of Mrs. Ed
Conley.
Providence: Wednesday, July
13, 1880 p. M, home of Mrs. J. l..
Condrey.
Bethlehem: Thursday, July IA,
two o'clock, lodge hall.
White Pine: Thursday, July IA,
1880 p. M, home Mrs. Robert Nc
Craw.
Greenlee: Friday, July Is, 1880
p. M, in the Hut.
Turkey Cove: Monday, July 18,
two o'clock, home of Mrs. E. B.
Wright.
Nebo: Tuesday, July 10, two
o'clock, home of Mrs. James Brooks.
Cherry Springs: Wednesday, July
20, two o'clock, community build
ing.
Glenwood: Thursday, July 21,
two o'clock, (place to be announced
later).
Pleasant Gardens: Thursday, July
21, 1880 p. M, home of Mrs. Jonas
Burgin.
Dysartsville: Friday, July %, two
o'clock (place to be announced).
Chapel Hill: Tuesday, July 26,
two o'clock, home Mrs. Winfield
Wall.
North Cove: Wednesday, July 27,
two o'clock (place to be announced
iater).
Old Fort: Thursday, July %,
two o'clock, Mrs. Lola Shirlen.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30
Presbyterian
Women Meet

The First Presbyterian Women of
the Church met on Monday at $3.50
in the Sunday School assembly
room. The president, Mrs. Paul
Story, presided.
The meeting was opened with
prayer, followed by a vocal solo by
Miss Joyce Foster with Mrs. Ber-
nard Hirsch as accompanist.
Reports from the five circles
meetings were given. Mrs. Story
announced that the next executive
Board meeting will be held on Fri
day evening, July 8. Mrs. Story
also reminded the organization of
the Womans Training School at
Montreal which would be held
from Wednesday, June 29 through
Tuesday, July 5. All who could at
tend were urged to take advantage
of this opportunity.
Following the business session,
Mrs. Archie Mcintosh, program
chairman, introduced the program
with a Scripture reading. After a
hymn was sung, the program was
turned over to Mrs. W. S. Shiflet,
secretary of Synod's and Presby-
tery's Home Mission. Mrs. Shiflet
displayed a poster showing the five
Presbyterian mission churches in
Mcdowell county, and gave a COM
prehensive and enlightening talk
on Home Missions. At the conclus-
ion of her talk, a special offering
was taken for the above cause.
The meeting was closed with
prayer.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30
Lunger Graduated
From Officers Course

Major Richard T. Lunger grad
uated from the advanced officers
course of the Infantry School last
Friday, according to announcement
from the Infantry Center, Fort
Benning, Ga.
Purpose of the course which more
than 800 graduates completed last
Friday is to prepare officers for
duty as commanders and staff Off
GERS of battalions, regiments, COM
bat teams and combat commands,
and as members of the division gen.
eral staff.
Mrs. Lunger is the former Miss
Ann Neal Pless, daughter of Judge
and Mrs. J. Will Pless, Jr. of Ma
rion.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

During 1948 Foresters Of the
State Department of Conservation
and development gave nearly 1000
talks, showed 412 motion pictures,
put 1900 spot announcements on
the radio, participated in 65 orig
inal radio programs, wrote 1900
newspaper articles and feature stor-
les, presented 100 forestry exhibits,
and passed out 100000 pieces OF
forestry literature.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30
Forestry Service
Selecting Boys
To Attend Camp

County Forest Warden NJ. U.
Marlowe announces that Vocational
Agriculture and Agricultural Ex-
tension leaders are now selecting
FLA and All boys to attend the
Annual Forestry Training Camp
held by the Department of Conser-
vation and Development on August
1920, at Singletary Lake. Fifty
boys who have carried on outstand-
ing forestry projects on their
farms will be chosen for this hon
or. The Seaboard Railroad will also
send 20 boys from other Southern
States.
The camp, sponsored each year
by the member mills of the South
ern Pulpwood Conservation Asso-
citation, will again have staff of
trained foresters to teach the boys
the basic principles of farm forest
ry management, said County For
est Warden Marlowe. Timber
marking and estimating, tree iden-
tification, pacing, and log bucking
are some of the three things boys
will learn. And on the last day of
the camp, contests will be held and
valuable prizes will be awarded the
winners. County Warden Marlowe
added that the boys will have plen-
ty of chance for swimming, volley-
ball, softball, and horseshoe pitch
ing.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

FOR SALE-A neat little three
room house with plenty of conven-
ience located on Washington Street
near Virginia Avenue. Handy to
town and the East Marion Mill or
the bus line. On a good road. Priced
to sell for cash and possession in ten
days. See Thomas E. Price, owner
or Will Hawkins. If
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

FOR QUICK CASH SALE-I will
sell at a bargain my home and 38
acres of land fenced. Would make
ideal tourist home. Has IA rooms
and three large baths. Large barn,
cribs and double garage. Beautiful
views and shrubbery. Situated 7
miles east of Marion, on highway
81 and 70. Call or see Cecil Dob
son. Phone 480. ct
Marion progress., 1949-06-30
OIL SUPPLY

Oil, among the scarcest Of COM
modities only a few months ago, is
now in heavy supply. Supply is grow
ing faster than demand for the first
time since the wars end, to discov-
cry of new fields. Texas in 1948,
led the nation with 81 per cent of all
wells drilled. Oklahoma was second
and Pennsylvania third, followed by
Kansas, California, Illinois, Louis
lana, New York, Ohio and Indiana,
in that order.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30
Birth Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Simmons
Of Marion, announces the birth of
baby girl, June %, at the Marion
General Hospital. Mrs. Simmons is
the former Miss Mary Frances Pace
of Marion.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

FOR RENT-Two room apartment
we'll furnished. Electric range
and refrigerator. Hot and cold
water. Shower bath. Suitable for
couple without children. Call tele-
phone 338-M. 1tp
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

TERRACING-Am in position to do
terracing, work out farm roads,
ditching, etc., at reasonable prices.
Phone 258 or 1851.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

NEW DRESS VALUES-Sheer
Bembergs, cool cottons, colorful
Rayon sharkskins, special values at
only 1895 to $6.45 at The Bargain
Store, Marion.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

HELP WANTED-Ladies or gen.
tlemen of refined character to
represent the south's leading hos
pitalization insurance company.
Full or part-time. An excellent in
come can be attained. Write or tele-
phone, G. K. Lemon, Jr., District
Manager, Box 555, Asheville, N. c..
Telephone 2-4481. 1t
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

WANTED-Young man, business
college graduate, desires position
as bookkeeper. Three years exper-
ience as bookkeeper for hosiery in
.dustry. Write Box SO, Rt. /, Glen
wood, N. c. 2tp
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

BABY CHICKS-New Hampshires,
pullorum clean. Two strains
For eggs. For broilers. Sexed or
straight run. Phone 901-X. Burgin
Hatchery, Route Marion, N. C.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

DO THE FAMILY WASH at the
Self Service Laundry. Economi-
cal, convenient, thorough, at East
Court street, across from Ford
garage. If
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

FOR SALE-Two room house and
lot 158x350 feet. Spring water
close to house. One mile from
C C & o Junction on old highway
10. Price $4,000 cash. See Jack
Houck at Marion Cash Store. 1tp
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

FOR SALE-Porch swing with
chains for hanging. P e
59-X.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

COME Inland see our selection
of records. Over 5000 to choose
from. We have practically all the
records you hear on WBRM Radio
Station and many others. Earley's
Radio & Record Shop, 103 w.
Court St, Marion, N. C. If
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

A small lake or fish pond is ;
valuable asset to any farm.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

Nine major railroad truck lines
serve the city of Birmingham, Ala.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

MEMS COOL RAYON PANTS
Special $4.95, value to $6.95, at
The Bargain Store. Other dress
pants $2.98 to $6.45. Mems Sport
Shirts $1.79.
Marion progress., 1949-06-30

BEAN BEETLE DUST-Contains
Rotenone. Jimeson's Hardware. 1t
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-11-26
1t Did Happen-Dr.
Charles Drew Missed
Howard By Two
English Credits

WASHINGTON - (ANP) - Elk
cept for a shortage of two semester
hours of English, DR.. Charles Drew
world famous blood specialist and
surgeon, would have attended the
Howard University Medical school
Today, he is head of the department
of surgery at Howard.
When after an excellent college
record accidentally and athletical-
ly at Amherst college, Drew applied
for admission at Howard he was re-
fused because he had only six hours
of English. Howard required eight
hours.
Since Amherst required only six
hours and the Association of Amer
lean Medical colleges required only
six hours. Drew applied elsewhere.
At McGill he made Alpha Omega
Alpha, honorary medical fraternity.
DIR. Drew has achieved interna-
tional fame for his blood bank work
in New York.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-11-26
Nab Two S. c. White
Men Who Killed
Aged Negro

WALHALLA, S. C. - amp -
Leroy Parker and Roy Lawing, both
white, confessed here last week to
the murder of an elderly Negro
farmer and the theft of his money
belt containing $500 to $500 in saw
ings. The two were captured in a
Charleston, S. c., cafe after a chase
across the state.
Victim of the robbery-slaying was
Michael Rice, 50, who died soon
after he was blasted with a shotgun
in his home. According to Henry
Davis, 14( helper and companion of
Rice, the two white men came to
the victims house and asked the
/ time. When told it was 10:45, the
two said, "Okay, we're just carous-
ing around a little"
They left, but returned a few
minutes later. Without word, one
of them fired the shotgun at Rice,
the charge blasting his groin. One
shouted to the other, Get his money
belt! l don't want to get blood on
my hands
Before leaving, the pair warned
Henry not to call for help or leave
the house. The boy remained beside
the body all night for fear the men
might be waiting outside. The next
, day, he called police.
Feeling ran high among the
White people when news of the muI'
def-robbery was circulated. A stolen
truck was discovered by police near
the scene of the crime.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-11-26
Liberia Opens New
Bridge, Dedicates
Port Plaque

MONROVIA, Liberia - (ANP) -
The nation of Liberia opened a new
955 foot bridge last week, and also
dedicated a plaque at the new adj
ministrative building of the Free
Port of Manrovia
President William V. S. Tubman
cut the silk string officially open
ing the bridge, and he and Ambas
sador Dudley of the United States
made short speeches.
The bridge will carry a railroad
track, two sidewalks four feet wide
each, and a vehicular roadway, 20
feet wide.
At the unwilling of the plaque
President Tubman decorated Com
mander w. NJ. Brown Of the u. S
Navy, and George Meissner. general
manager, Raymond Concrete Pile
company of New York, builders of
the new edifice.
The new administration building
was completed last year under
terms of an American lend-lease pact
with Liberia.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-11-26
Frat Group Asks IL
Northeastern
Schools To Drop
Race, Religious Bias

HANOVER, N. il. - (ANPl-The
Dartmouth College internationally
council dispatched letter to the ~
member Northeastern Interfratern-
ity conference last week urging the
latter group to support "a real
step" toward eliminating racial and
religious bias in fraternal organiza-
tons. The letter specifically asked
that the northeastern colleges and
universities strike out restrictive
clauses in college fraternity char
tiers when the conference meets
Thanksgiving day in Washington.
Members of the MIC had urged
abolition of discriminatory clauses
in a meeting at Amherst college last
October II. The Dartmouth student
body has voted 1854 for the discard
ing of discriminatory clauses, S7S
against, and 2S0 undecided. About
so percent of the student body parti-
cipated in the voting.
The Dartmouth letter went to Am
herst, Massachusetts, Institute of
technology, Cornell, Middlebury,
Renseekaerm Polytechnic institute,
st. Lawrence, Syracuse, Union, Wor-
chester Polytechnic institute and
the state universities of Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-11-26
Mother Church Of
African Baptists
Celebrates 14Oth
Year


PHILADELPHIA - amp The
First African Baptist church. moth
er church of the Baptist denomina-
ton, is celebrating its 140th ami
versary of continuous service as an
institution Of Christian teaching and
religious emphasis in this city. The
event started Nov. II. and will be
terminated Nov. 81.
Founded May 10. 1909. by the
First Baptist church (white), with
10 members. this historical church
was the first regularly organized
colorsd Baptist church in the city.
1t is regarded among Negro Bap-
lists Of the city and state as the
mother church" The present pas
tor os DR.. d. Manning Jackson, the
ninth in its history.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1949-11-26
1000 Attend YWCA
international Meeting

WASHINGTON - (ANP) - Al
interracial gathering of 1000 people
who attended the vesper services
at the Washington cathedral in the
nations capital last Sunday after
noon, presented at the altar a total
contribution of $145, 945,37 for the
world service movement of the
Young Women's Christian associa-
ton.
At the same hour this service was
being conducted, the 104S YWCA's
in the United States were holding
Vesper services in their own COM
munities as an official opening of
the annual YWCA Week of Prayer
and World fellowship.
YWCA's throughout the world
are observing this week as one of
prayer and conservation to the cause
of good feeling among the peoples
of the earth.
The contribution taken at the Ca.
thedral in Washington will be used
to promote world fellowship through
aid to YWCA's in the Sc other coun.
tries where they are organized.
Many of these countries. were rep
resented in the professional which
opened the Sunday vesper service,
by women dressed in native attire.
They made a colorful picture as 81
Negro and White girls, dressed in
4WCA navy blue and white walked
past them to lay the gifts from
their states at the altar Also in the
professional were the members of
the Cathedral choir and clergy, the
Howard university choir, and the
YWlCA chorus.
The Howard choir very beautifully
rendered Francesca Durante's Mis-
ericordias Domini" and the Spiritual
Let Us Break Bread Together ar
ranged by Ryder.
The sermon was delivered by DR..
John Sutherland Bonneli, radio
speaker for national vespers and
minister of the Fifth Avenue Pres.
byterian church of New York City
Having travelled widely in Europe,
visiting 10 countries including
CzechOslovakia and Hungary be-
hind the Iron Curtain, the minister
was well prepared to speak from
experience on the subject World
Fellowship in Christ"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-06-03
High Honor Is Won
By University Hour

One Of the greatest radio honors
Of the year has been won by the "Uni-
versity Hour" 30-m;nute radio pro-
gram series put on by the Univer-
sity's communication center, the di-
rector of which is Earl Wynn. The
series, written and directed by stu
dents, recently received the First
Award in the American Exhibition
Of Educational Radio Programs held
annually at Ohio State University.
In announcing the award, Mr..
Wynn said: "The significance Of this
honor is not fully appreciated unless
it is realized that students here have
written and enacted radio scripts
which have been selected as being
superior to professional scripts"
Jane Grills, who has directed the
University hour, was SO elated at the
news she said, II wasn't sure | could
believe it." Bob Schenkkan, who di-
reefs the communication center's
writing activities, said he wanted to
congratulate the student script writ
ers, especially Sam Hirsch, who
wrote the representative program en-
tered in the contest.
The University Hour is a weekly
radio series running &c weeks year
and carried by SO stations through
out the state.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-06-03
Gods Blessing Called Down on Coates and Company

During the session of the legislature year the Institute of
government sent out to all newspapers the weekly sum-
maes Of what went in the Senate and the House Now
Director Albert Coates has sent letter to editors asking them
10 write me any suggestions which might help make these
summaries more useful to you in the future"
MY answer to this letter my only suggestion to YOU
people in the Institute is that do the thing next time
Gods blessing be for the help you have given to
editors"
Mr. COates assistants in this valuable work Coch
rane, George Esser Jr Donald Hayman Henry W. Lewis
John Alexander Mcmahon Donald W. Mccoy Davd G. Monroe
Clifford Pace, and ]. Dickson Phillips Jr
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-06-03
Marshall Contributes to Book

Roy X. Marshall, director Of the
Morehead Planetarium and professor
Of astronomy in the University, Is a
contributor to the book, Philosophy
for the Future, z published this week
by the Macmillan Company. In a
chapter entitled "An Astronomers
View of the Universe" he describes
in non-technical terms the present
observed picture Of the universe and
discusses the expanding universe"
theory.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-06-03

3. w. Anderson, Gray professor 81
Biblical literature in the University
here, spoke last Sunday at Colgate
University, where he taught for two
years before coming here.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-06-03

Norbert L. Kelly, instructor in So
ciology at Ohio Wesleyan, will re-
turn here soon to resume his graduate
studies in the University He re-
ceived his MA. degree here.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-06-03

the Truck Operators Association
was supporting his road bond
issue program in full.
The road bond bill was intro
duced in the House and promptly
passed. Then the bill to allow
increases in the maximum
weights of trucks from $4,000 to
$4,000 pounds on designated
roads was introduced. 1t also
promptly passed the House.
Both bills were delayed in the
Senate.
The bill allowing the increase
in truck weights was considered
in the roads committee. w. H.
Rogers, chief engineer of the
State Highway Commission, ex-
pressed some opposition at the
first hearing. Later when the
bill was considered again in the
committee, and the State High
way Commission had passed by
unanimous vote a resolution op-
posing any increase in the gross
weights Of trucks on the high
ways, Mr.. Rogers came out
strongly and stated that any in
crease in the weights of trucks
would be damaging to the high
ways and bridges.
Then the bill, amended to
allow a maximum weight of So
UDU pounds Vent 70 the Senate
floor Il passed second reading
by a close vote and the predic-
ton was freely made that the
amended bill would be defeated
on the third reading. At this
time, the truck operators lobby
was working in high gear, and
it was common talk around the
capitol that the truck operators
were being let down by the Gov
erner-that their promise of
support Of the road bond bill and
one-cent gas tax increase was
cert b gent 81 fEelna
the Governor to support their
bill for increase in truck weights
up to $4,000 lbs. The truck
operators We're reported des-
perate and angry.
At this point there was a de-
lay between the second and third
reading votes on the truck
weight increase bill, from Fri
day to Tuesday. On Tuesday
morning it was stated publicly
on the floor of the Senate that
the engineering department Of
the State Highway Commission
had changed its opinion and had
decided that an increase in the
truck weights up to $4,000
pounds would not be damaging
to the highways and bridges.
That was a complete reversal
OF the written opinion Of the
Commission and the
chief engineer of the Commis-
sion. Somebody had reversed
the opinion Of the Commission
and the engineer between Fri
day afternoon and Tuesday
morning, Notwithstanding tnat
the Commission had had no
meeting. Who caused this re-
Versal? Make your own guess.
Since that time the Governor
has appointed nine new mem
bers to the ten-man Commits
sion. One of the new members
is the States largest operator of
heavy trucks and the man who
did the most effective work as a
lobbyist for the bill to increase
the gross weight of trucks.
/ on Coates and Company