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Milford chronicle., 1949-02-25

ton were town callers on. Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Warren
entertained at Sunday dinner in
honor of their daughter, Mrs. w. c.
Cason, it being her birthday. Be-
sides Mr.. and Mrs. Cason of Sea
ford, the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Paynter Collins and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Higman.
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-25

Vienna's famed coffee houses
were instituted in 1888 when a Pole
discovered a bag of brown beans
left by retreating Turks, learned
TO brew them into a drink, and set
up cafe for appreciative con-
Sumers.
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-25

The flicker's diet is almost SO
Percent ants.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
DRAFT BOARD
TO Be MOVED
TO ASHEVILLE

S. w. Blanton, chairman of local
draft board No. 81, Mcdowell coun-
ty, has announced that the local
board will be moved after the close
of business August 26, 1949, to a
sub-depot in Asheville.
Blanton stated that he was advis-
ed that the action is part of the re-
duced program necessitated by the
limited appropriation. He explained
that the board would continue the
function of classification and Undue
ton, should the latter be resumed,
He also pointed out that youths are
still required to register when they
attain their 18th birthday, and that
they should register with Barron P
Caldwell in the court house, who has
been appointed the official regis
trar for this county. He stated that
registrants of Mcdowell county
should address any communications
for the local board to 40 County
Court House, Asheville.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
IMAM KILLED
|UNDER TRUCK
I'm MCDOWELL

Ridgecrest A Birmingham,
Ala, man was crushed to death
Sunday when the heavily-laden
truck he was driving went out of
control on the steep, twisting sec
ton of Route 70 about four miles
east of Point Lookout.
He was identified as Allen C.
Bell, SO.
Bell had been nursing a tractor
trailer down the mountain, hauling
a 5,o00-gallon steel storage tank
consigned to Winston-Salem firm
when he fell under the wheels.
Eyewitnesses said the brakes on
the truck apparently had been slip
ping. Just before the accident Bell
was seen standing on the running
board and appeared to be trying to
guide the vehicle into an embank-
ment. Apparently his foot slipped
and he fell under the wheels. He
was killed almost Instantly.
After running over Bell, the truck
ran into an auto, crushing it but
not injuring any of the occupants.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Marauders Defeat Shelby;
Lose To Lincolnton

"a double and triple, which gave
them a pair of runs. The other tally
was added in the seventh.
The Marauders jumped on the
ball to begin the game and scored
twice early in the first and second
frames to gain a lead which was
never overcome. Another score was
added in the fifth and two more in
the hill for Shelby, but was driven
to the showers in the seventh as
States answered the call for relief
duty.
Ezio Bonnetti was the man with
the big stick for the Marauders
with three for five including
triple, a double and a single. Jack
Triplett and Tom Cumby also took
batting honors, each hit two out OF
four trips to the plate. Phil Fagc
led the Farmers with two for four.
The line score:
Shelby - O02 900 1903 6
Marion --- 220 010 02x-7 IL ]
Batteries: For Shelby-Howel
and Slater (D to Kennedy anc
Jubin (8); for Marion-Harmon tt
Bonnetti. Doubles: Fago, Triplett
Campbell. Cumby and Bonnetti
Triples: Howell, Hulkard and Bon
Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
HEALTH OFFICER
lis ELECTED
FOR THIS COUNTY

DR.. S. V. Lewis was unanimously
elected health officer of the Nc
Dowell County Health Department
last week. He will begin his duties
here September l.
DR.. Lewis was district health Of
ficer in the old Burke-Caldwell- Nc
Dowell district for a short time,
and has been public health Of
ficer for number of years.
Following his resignation as a.
district health officer here he went
to eastern North Carolina where he
has been engaged for the past sew
eral years. Because of climatic
health conditions, he was anxious to-
return to the western part of the
state. He returns to Marion from
Windsor where he was in charge of
health work embracing Chowan and
Bertie counties.
No nurse has been secured yet-
but DR.. Lewis hopes to secure one
to begin her duties here soon.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25

J. L. Gourley was in charge of
the program of the Marion Kiwanis
club at it's meeting held in the Mar
ion community building last Tues
day evening.
The program centered around
scouting activities for Mcdowell
county, and mention was made of
the recent Kiwanis project in build
ing an overnight or weekend
camping ground for the scouts at
Lake James.
Reverend J. B. McLarty, scout
executive for Mcdowell county, was
the chief speaker of the evening
and was presented to the club by
program chairman Gourley. The
speaker stressed the Importance of
scout work and the value of spon-
sorship for this youth activity. He
discussed scouting in Mcdowell
county and gave brief history of
the work being done here, and ont
lined the costs of the program. He
expressed his appreciation to the
Kiwanis club for it's help in estab-
fishing the week end scouting camp,
stating that this was an investment
in youth that would pay dividends
in the terms of good citizenship.
John Snoddy, Kiwanian in charge
Of scouting activities, also address
ed the club as did past president
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
County Schools
I'm Good Condition
For School Opening

Schools in the Mcdowell County
System will open September /.
In making the announcement N.
F. Steppe, county superintendent,
called attention to various phases
Of the program for the coming year
as follows:
To be eligible for enrolment a
child must have reached his sixth
birthday on or before October 1.
The schools will open at $3.50 a.
M, September /. School buses will
make their first trip on this date
and follow the same routing in
force at the close of school last
spring. Mcdowell county operates
35 buses and transports 5000 chill
dren daily
BETTER SCHOOL CONDITIONS
School will open under the best
conditions since the war. The last
published rating of teachers as to
qualifications put Mcdowell coun-
ty schools in the first rank among
all schools in the state.
The buildings will be in the best
condition since pre-war years. Not
only the building structures, but the
lighting, and heating facilities, the
furniture, etc.
Lunch rooms will open Monday,
September 5.
Work on the addition at Nebo and
Glenwood is going forward at a
rapid rate and additions are expect
ed to be ready for use within a
short time after school opens.
Steppe estimated an increase in
attendance Of two per cent over
last year. There will be a marked
increase in the number of beginners
and also in the high schools. He at
tributed the latter to decrease in
demand for teen age workers in in
dustrial plants.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Vocational education is being es-
tablished in the various schools as
rapidly as possible. All of the high
Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Eastern Star
District Meet
Held Friday

Marion Chapter No. 278, North
Carolina Order of the Eastern Star
was hostess chapter to the 10Th
District School of Instruction, held
Friday in the community building.
The school was opened at 2:3O
o'clock with Mrs. Katherine Laugh
ridge, Worthy Matron of the local
chapter presiding. Mrs. Laughridge
turned the meeting over to Mrs.
Daphne Mackey, District Deputy
Grand Matron of the 10Th district
who presided over the school.
During the afternoon session of
the school various phases of East
ern Star works was exemplified by
members of the eight chapters Of
the 18th district Short reports were
heard from each chapter and the
afternoon session closed at $50
o'clock for a picnic supper, served
by the Ways and Means Commit
Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Funeral Rites
For Mrs. Siluer
Held Wednesday

Mrs. Mount Sinnie Silver, 59
died at the Marion General Hos
pital early Monday morning. She is
resident of the Curtis Greek Sec
ton.
Funeral services were held at II
a. m. Wednesday at the home Of he1
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Mash in the
Curtis Greek section. Burial was in
the Silver Creek cemetery, also on
Curtis Creek.
The Rev. j. G. Hicks, pastor of
the Old Fort Baptist church, will
conduct the services.
Surviving are her husband, G. H
Silver; eight sons, Roy and Walter
of Detroit; George, Mischer, Wood
row, Fred and Johnnie, Old Fort;
Robert, Marion; two daughters,
Mrs. Jesse Davis of Marion and
Mrs. Mash; "a grandchildren.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25

The Marion Marauders avenged
singing defeat they received at
the hands of the Shelby Farmers
the night before when they downed
the visiting Farmers Thursday night
by the tune of seven to three.
Jud Harmon received credit for
the win as he went the distance for
the Marauders, allowing six hits
and six walks as he struck out six
batters. Harmon was a bit wild in
spots but his team mates pulled him
out of several holes to keep him
out of serious difficulty.
In the thi1d inning Skipper Walt
Dixon's boys put together two hits,
the sixth. Bobo Howell started on
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Mayors Committee In Raleigh
To Study West Marion Problem

Mayor J. w. Streetman, Jr. ap-
pointed Pat Davis, M. W. Gordon
and Frank Goldsmith as a commit
tee to investigate possibilities of ex-
tending a water lsne into the West
Marion section.
Davis and Gordon accompanied
by Reece Snyder, town manager,
and " T. Eckerd, an interested cit
izen, left yesterday to confer with
the local government commission in
Raleigh as to the legality of the pro-
posed plan.
A group of citizens from West
Marion met with the Board Of AL
dermen at its August meeting to
inquire into the problem Of secur.
ing city water for their communi
ty. The community is outside the
city limits.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
RAINFALL
THIS WEEK

Rainfall since last Thursday to-
tailed 2.15 inches, figures at the 10.
cal weather bureau show. The pre-
vious week 1.63 inches was record.
ed.
Highest temperature reading OF
the past week was Thursday with 6
maximum of 90. Low reading OF
the day was 50. The coolest day
was Sunday with ", high and Sc
low.
Mondays readings were 73 anc
81; Tuesday 81, 81.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25

Raleigh, Aug. 2O-Ihe State
Board of Award has approved con
tracts for a record-breaking $4,453,
446.42 worth of trucks, tractors
and road machinery needed fol
Governor Scott's expanded high
way program.
The approval was granted yester
day, exactly a week from the day
the Carolina Branch of the Asso
ciated General Contractors Of Amer
lea and the Carolina Road Builders
association filed petition protest
ing that bond issue money should
not be spent for equipment.
The contractors and L. P. Nc
Lendon of Greensboro, J. C. B.
Ehringhaus, Jr., Of Raleigh and
Charles Ross, former highway COM
mission counsel, claimed in the peti-
ton that the move would "spell the
end of private road contractors.
Scott and Highway Chairman
Henry Jordan said at press con-
ference Tuesday they felt the pro-
test was groundless. Scott told re-
porters the contractors were sun
duly alarmed"
The highway commission will use
the machinery to supplement con-
tractors in work under it's $780,
100000 rural roads program, chief
ly on short lengths of road and SIM
liar projects for which private con-
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
.KiwQniQns
Will Attend


/ Roy W. Davis, president of the
Kiwanis club of Marion, S. R. Per-
kins and Francis Bradsher will re-
present the local club at the 1949
convention Of the Carolinas Kiwan-
is District to be held August % to 80
at Chapel Hill, Davis announced
this week.
More than 95 clubs in the dis
trict, embracing a membership of
1000 business and professional
leaders, are expected to send dele
gates to the three-day meeting.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
|SSS&G@A.. 81
BcCCb$HED
BOXSCORE
ON n. c. HIGHWAYS
ON n. C. ~ WAYS

The bloodshed boxscore on North
Carolina h avs August 20
through % as compiled by the de-
partment Of motor vehicles:
Killed August 20 through August
22, 18; Injured August 20 through
August %, 178; Killed through
August % this year, 5O7; Killed
through August %, 1948, 425; In
jured through August % this year,
5,798; Injured through August 22,
1948, 4,515.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Town Awards Contracts
To Purchase New Equipment

Lie DOdIu O1 AluoIIueu dWdIucU
contracts last Wednesday for the
purchase of a street flusher and q
pickup truck, but rejected all bids
for extension of sewer lines.
The North Carolina Equipment
company was awarded the street
flusher contract on low bid of
S2,445 for 1900 gallon capacity
flusher to replace the one now in
use. Delivery is expected within
about two or three weeks.
Ballew Motor company was
awarded the contract for a truck to
mount the ,flusher on at a cost of
$195O.32.
Snipes Motors, Inc. was awarded
contract for a three-quarter ton
Dodge pickup truck for the water
department, replacing one in use.
Cost was $1198.90. Sain-Brooks
Motor company was low bidder on
the two door VS. sedan $1353.65.
Rejecting all bids on sewage ex-
tension, the Town of Marion began
work Monday of this week. Installa-
tions of sewerage systems will ex-
tend from Clinchfield school west to
Sunset Restaurant, branching out
to include Gilkey and High streets
another would provide a system for
the new Grand View Park subdivi-
sion and Teal street. The lowest bid
of $20,797.20 was rejected because
the Aldermen felt the Town could
install the systems at a substantial
saving.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Harris Arrested
For Skipping Bond

Willard Harris was arrested Mon
day night at his home in Crooked
Greek section and turned over to
Buncombe county law enforcement
officers, Sheriff C. Pool said.
Harris had been released under
bond and was to appear in Bun
combe Superior Court to answer
charges of driving drunk and no op-
orators license. When the case was
called he failed to appear.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Singing Convention
Will Be Held
September 4

The Mcdowell County Singing
Convention will hold it's annual fall
singing September at Marion High
School.
The convention will begin at 10
a. m.
All singers are urged to attend
and the public is cordially invited.
Officers are: Lloyd Bennett, pre-
sident; Thermal Ross, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Lloyd Bennett, secretary
treasurer.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Funeral Monday
For Smith Infant

Edward Lester Smith, three month
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester A.
Smith, Of Old Fort, died Sunday
afternoon after a brief illness. Flu
neral services were conducted at
Old Fort Church of God Monday af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev.
Manner and buriaLwas in the Old
Fort cemetery.
Other than the parents, he is sur
vived by his parental grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith of Old
Fort and maternal grandmother
Mrs. Kate Walker of Greenlee.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
CIVITAN CLUB
PLANS STEAK FRY

The Civitan club voted to have a.
steak fry August 81 at Lake Refuge,
during the business session last.
Thursday. The meeting was held at
noon in Sunset Restaurant. A din
ner preceded the discussion.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Mcdowell Students
To Graduate At ASTC

The following Mcdowell county
students will receive bachelor of
science degrees from Appalachian
State Teachers college on Friday of
this week:
Bessie M. Lawing and Clara FL
lis Rayburn, Glenwood; Richard
Alexander Shaw, Marion.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Scout Activities Reviewed
At Kiwanis Club Meeting

Vernon Eckerd, who is a member of
the street committee. Eckerd point
ed OUT some Of the future needs Of
the scouts for this county and So
licited the continued assistance of
the club in this undertaking.
A delicious pork barbecue dinner
was served to the Kiwanians and
their guests prior to the program.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Conference
At Old Fort Church

The fourth quarterly conference
for the Old Fort Methodist Circuit
will be held in Ebenezer church
on Tuesday night, August 80, begin
ming at 7:30. District Superintend-
ent John W. Hoyle, Jr., will preach
and preside over the business ses-
sion.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
WARRANTS ISSUED
ON ARSON CHARGES

Warrants were issued yesterday
for Edward Lee Harrison and Roy
James Owensby on charges of arson
Sheriff c. M. Pool said The men
have been held since Tuesday for
questioning in regard to fires at the
Dalton and Summey residences.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Poteat Reunion
Set For August %

The Poteat Reunion will be held
at the home Posey Poteat on Ruther-
ford road Sunday, August %. ALL
relatives and friends are invited to-
attend and bring picnic lunch.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
City Schools To Open
September 8

Schools in the Marion City Unit
will open September 8.
Principals will meet at 10 a. m.
on August 81 and teachers will
meet at 10 a. M, September 7.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Huge Road Building
Contracts Approved

tractors could not afford to move
in machinery and labor.
BOND SALE SET
The cost of the machinery cover
ed by the contracts will be met with
a $5,000,O00 ALLEGATION from a.
$4,000, 900 block of road bonds,
scheduled for sale next month. At
torney General Harry Mcmillan is
sued an opinion nearly month
ago holding the plans are legal un-
der the language of the bond act.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25
Revival Services
At Free Holiness

Services at Free Holiness church,
in East Marion began last Sunday
The morning services start at II a.
m. and the evening services at 7:30.-
Rev. Frank Jones, of Roanoke, Vir-
ginia, and Rev. Herman Higgins, Of
Sioux, N. c., are conducting the,
services.
The public is cordially invited
Free Holiness church is located at
the intersection Of highways 26 and
221.
Marion progress., 1949-08-25

Per capita consumption of eggs in
the United States during 1947 was
$50, or more than rs per cent a.
bove the prewar average.
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Bill Requests Stamp
To Honor PTA Founder

Representative Lanham, Demo-
crt. of Georgia has asked Congress
to authorize and direct the Post
master General to issue a postage
stamp commemorating the career
and services of Washington
woman who died 48 years ago, but
whose work still is going forward.
He wants this honor for Mrs.
Alice Mcclellan Birney, founder of
the National Congress Of Mothers,
now the National Congress of Par
ents and Teachers.
A bill has been introduced by
Mr. Lanham and is being consid-
cred by the Committee on Post
Office and Civil Service.
Mrs. Birney developed her idea
for the mothers congress at Chau-
tauqua. N. Y. in 1896. The first
meeting of the First Congress of
Mothers was held in Washington
the same year. Mrs. Birney re-
manned president until i'll health
forced her retirement in 1902. She
died at her home in Chevy Cha Sc.
December 20, 1907. Two daughters
live here. They are Baroness Won
Schoen Of the Dresden Apart
ments, and Mrs. Edward r. Fink
enstaedt of 1923 N street NV.
The stamp proposed by Mr.. Lam
ham in Mrs. Birney's memory may
show a portrait of her reproduced
in The Star half q century ago
last week.
Evening star., 1949-02-20

| who was one OF the con1ereeS, de-
clared his opposition to giving
married women the survivorship
annuity benefits.
They've got no business work.
ing anyway" Mr.. Murray is re-
ported to have said.
His fellow conferees. who were
anxious to get final action on the
omnibus retirement measure, al
lowed MIR. Murray to have his way
on this one provision and, conse-
quently, married women lost out
in this regard.
The other day the White House
gave its approval to legislation
that would correct this situation
and the bill is expected to be in
troduced soon in Congress by one
of the administration leaders on
Capitol Hill.
All of which makes Mr.. Murray
the central figure once again. The
bill will have to be considered by
the committee of which he is now
chairman. It remains to be seen
whether he will again oppose the
measure or if he will agree to go
along with it this time.
The bill would give married
women employees the right to
select, upon their retirement, their
husband, son or daughter, or any
other person. to receive their an
nuity payments on a reduced basis
when they die.
* 4 \
COMMISSION-The Civil Serv-
ice Commission. in preparing its
annual report to Congress this
year, omitted its time -honored
practice of getting the advice and
recommendations of its various
unit chiefs.
The commissions report the
other day was characterized by
broad generalizations, without very
many specific plans to improve
the Governments personnel serv-
ice.
Main reason for this was the
commissions feeling that the.
Hoover Commissions proposals
would be getting all the attention
at this time and its belief that it
would be rather futile to try and
spell out any kind Of a specific
program that would be seriously
considered by Congress this year.
There were. however, a few top
commission officials who argued
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Two Jailed in France
For Crash Fatal 10 5
By the Associofed Pnsss

PORT D'ATELIER, France, Feb
l9.-Police made two arrests to-
day following a train wreck in
which at least 35 persons were
killed.
The accident occurred last night
when a lone locomotive sma sed
from connecting line into the
Metz-Nancy-Dijon express.
Taken into custody were Gull
laume Schaaf, 40, engineer of the
locomotive. and his apprentice.
William Faivre. 26, who was at the
controls. Faivre was quoted as
saying he tried to brake the loco
motive but too late.
The large number of deaths
was attributed to the fact the
passengers were in wooden coaches.
} Rescuers had recovered q bodies,
and seven or eight more were be-
lieved buried in the wreckage.
Estimates of the injured varied
from 70 to $50.
: No charge was Immediately
; placed against the two trainmen.
: Under French procedure, an arrest
can be made and charges filed
= much later at the discretion of
>. the examining Judge named to
:. handle the case.
Evening star., 1949-02-20
Dr.. Robin Is Installed
AS Dental Group Head

DR.. Philip Robin last night was
installed as president OF the
w shington Chapter. Alpha
Omega Dental Fraternity, at a
dinner in the Woodmont Coun-
try Club.
Installation ceremonies. which
included officers for the Women S
Auxiliary, were conducted by DR..
Phil LoWenstein. national presi-
.dent. Other chapter officers are
DR.. Herman Brodie, vice president
Dr.. Louis Keren, secretary; Dr.
Jack Zeller. treasurer; DR.. Sidney
Davidson. financial secretary; DR.
William Binder. sergeant-at-arms
and DR.. E. Marvin Rabin, his
torian.
Women's auxiliary officers are
Mrs. Louis Dubit. president; Mrs
Robin and Mrs. Brodie, vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Raymond Field, re-
cording secretary: Mrs. Melvin
Meyers. corresponding secretary:
Mrs. Zeller, financial secretary
and Mrs. Max Silverman. treas
urer.