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Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Pleasant Gardens
Basketball Teams
In tournaments

The Pleasant Gardens girls bas-
ketball team has won 16 games and
lost four. The boys have won 10
and lost seven.
Defeating Startown, Happy Val
ley and only losing by two points to
the North Brook champions, the
girls advanced to the quarter finals
in the Gold Medal tournament, held
at Valdese last week.
Miss Inez Morgan was voted one
of the all tournament guards for
her second consecutive year.
Miss Joyce Moody was one of the
maids of honor to the queen of the
tournament.
The boys tournament started
Saturday at Valdese. Pleasant Gar
dens boys will play, Drexel Tuesday
at 5:55: pm.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Annual Meeting
of Farmers Federation
To Be Held at Old Fort

The annual stockholders meeting
of the Farmers Federation for Nc
Dowell stockholders who trade at
the Old Fort warehouse will be held
in the warehouse Tuesday, March l,
at p. M, it has been announced
by James G. X. 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 cleo
ton at the annual meeting of the
organization in Buncombe county
on March 26.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
s. J. West1noreland Reelected
Chairman OF Polio Committee

Officers of the Mcdowell County
Chapter of the Infantile Paralysis
Foundation were reelected at a
meeting held Tuesday afternoon as
follows:
S. J. Westmoreland, chairman
H. F. Beam, vice chairman; Mrs. D.
N. Lonon, secretary, and M. W.
Gordon, treasurer.
Announcement was made that a
total of $500 had been raised to-
ward the $4,000 goal and that the
drive will continue until the quota
has been reached.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Community Concert
Workers To Meet

The officers and directors of the
Marion Community Concert Asso-
citation will hold a very important
meeting Monday evening, February
%, at 500 in the Community Build
ing, Rev. M. 0. Owens, publicity
chairman, has announced. The
meeting will be held in conjunction
with the organization meeting Of
the teams and workers for the an
nual membership drive which be-
gins Monday. Mrs. Walker Blanton
and Mrs. Donald Mcintosh, Co.
Chairman of the drive, are calling
meeting of all their workers, 80 in
all, at the same time.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Committee
Are Named

Mcdowell County's Annual Red
Cross Fund Raising campaign will
officially open here March 1, E. c.
Carnes, fund chairman, announced
yesterday.
Preliminary plans have been un-
derway for the past two weeks and
the drive is already moving toward
the S4,389 goal.
The following committee chair
men will head the drive:
John Gilkey, publicity; Oliver
Cross, industry; Ernest Ross, busi-
ness; Everette Carnes, advance
gifts; Mrs. W. W. Neal, Jr. and Mrs.
Morgan Baldwin, residences; Zeb
Lane, Old Fort; N. F. Steppe and
Hugh Beam, schools.
Assistants for the various COM
mittees are being chosen and will
be announced next week.
New Rural Plan
Carnes explained that because
rural dwellings are so widely scat
tered they have never been ade-
quately covered before, and new
plan is being tried this year. A let
ter, outlining Red Cross needs and
aims is being sent to each rural box
holder and a contribution is request
ed to be sent to the local office of
the Red Cross. "This system will Of
fer each rural dweller an opportuni-
| ty to help, and it is hoped that the
response will be excellent" he
said.
| Speedy Drive Planned
While the entire month of March
is set aside as Red Cross Fund Cam
paign Month, chairmen have ex-
pressed the hope that the campaign
will be carried through to compile
ton long before the month is up.
Some phases of the campaign will be
carried on throughout the entire
month, but plans are now being
made to complete the actual solic-
iting the first week. The first round
of door to door soliciting in resi-
dences and businesses will be COM
pleted within the first few days and
follow up trips finished as soon af-
ter that as possible. 1t is hoped that
through the generous response of
the people the goal will be in sight
at the end of the week.
Blood Program
One new phase of Red Cross ser
vice is the Blood Program. Eventu-
ally this service will furnish free
whole blood for TRANSMISSION and
many blood derivatives for other
purposes, to all people in the United
States. Residents of Mcdowell coun-
ty will be among the first people
covered by this program. The Ashe-
vile Area Unit will inaugurate the
program in this area shortly after
March 21.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
PRISONERS
MADE ESCAPE
FROM COUNTY JAIL

Perry Melton, of Old Fort, and
Lawrence Edwards, Of Burnsville,
who escaped from the Mcdowell
county Jail last week are still at
large, according to a statement by
Sheriff c. M. Pool yesterday.
Pool said Robert White, jailer, an
swered a phone call about 1880 a. m.
Friday and was informed that two
men had employed a cab to take
them to Spruce Pine that morning.
The driver said remarks overheard
led him to believe the men had es-
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Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Building Permits

The Town of Marion issued two
building permits Monday.
Clinton Norris was authorized to
construct a frame composition dwell
ing on State street and Baldwin
avenue at an estimated cost Of
4,00O.
Robert Mills was issued a permit
for erecting a frame composition
dwelling on Spring street at an es-
timated cost of $4,000.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
ATTEND CONFERENCE

The Mcdowell County AAA COM
mittee and Miss Louise Patton, Sc
cretary, will attend Production
and Marketing Administration con-
ference in Winston-Salem on March
2 and 3.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Oratorical Contest
To Be Held Friday

The elimination contest for Nc
Dowell county schools in the Ame-
rican Legion's Oratorical contest
will be held Friday, February 26, at
Nebo High School beginning at 7:30
o'clock, C. M. Steppe, chairman of
the fifth division, announced yes
terday.
A gold medal will be awarded the
winner of the County Contest who
will represent Mcdowell county in
the 31st District Contest to be held
next week.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
;0WENS SPEAKER
AT SPRUCE PINE

Rev. NJ. 0. Owens, Jr., pastor of
the first Baptist Church, was speak
er on Monday and Tuesday even
ings for a School of Missions being
held this week at the First Baptist
Church of Spruce Pine. Rev. D. c.
Weason, formerly pastor at Old
Fort, is the present pastor at Spruce
Pine. Owens spoke Monday evening
on, "The Centrality of Missions" "
His subject Tuesday evening was
"You and Missions"
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
H0YLE SCHEDULED
TO SPEAK SUNDAY
IN OLD FORT

Rev. John Hoyle, Jr., superin-
tendent of the Marion District, will
speak at churches on the Old Fort
Circuit next Sunday, February 27,
as follows: Bethel, 10 a. M, Bethle-
hem II a. M, Piney Grove, 2 p. M,
Carson's Chapel, 3:15 p. m. and Eb-
enezer 7:30 p. m.
He will speak in the interest of
the new Advance For Christ Move
ment in the Methodist Church.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
FOUNDERS DAY
PROGRAM GIVEN
AT CLENWO0D PTA

The Grammar Grades of Glen
wood School presented Founders
Day program at the February meet
ing of the Parent-Teacher associa-
ton last Thursday.
Matt McBrayer presented film
on the Education Commission.
The. fourth grade won the attend
ance contest in the elementary
grades and the eleventh grade in
the high school.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
METHODISTS
TO OBSERVE
|LAYMEN'S DAY

Laymen's Day will be observed
by the First Methodist church of
Marion next Sunday along with
other Methodist churches through
out America.
The program has been planned by
Joseph L. Noyes, lay leader. John
M. Snoddy and David Gray will
also have part on the program and
Pat Davis will make the principal
address.
Marion progress., 1949-02-24
Vestry Officers
St. Johns Elected

E. P. Dameron was elected senior
warden; W. w. Neal, Jr., junior
warden; Oliver Cross, treasurer,
and Wayne Jarrett, secretary of
the vestry of St. Johns Episcopal
church at meeting of the vestry
at the rectory last Thursday night.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
District Man Cleared
On Robbery Charge

James o. Vestal. 26, Of the 1900
block Of Rhode Island avenue
NV, today stands cleared Of q
charge Of robbing Mike Xanthos
lot $1,000, q watch and pistol in
Mr.. Xanthos' home, 1912 Euclid
street NV, on July. IA.
Mr.. Vestal was acquitted late
Monday by District Court Jury.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Joseph ]. Porter, 90, Dies;
VIRGINIA Merchant, Banker
s,.e;ol p;,n.,eb "a III. s,o,

SpseioI Dispatch 70 The Sior
HILLSBORO, Va, Dec. T.
Joseph Jesse Porter. 80. merchant,
former school teacher and former
director Of the Purcellville Nation
al Bank. died yesterday at his
home near here after an illness
of 18 months.
He conducted a general store
for so years. Earlier he taught
school at Neersville and Midtown
in Loudoun County.
Mr.. Porter was director Of the
Purcellyille National Bank for
many years. retiring two years ago
on account of his health. He was
! member Of st. Paul's Lutheran
Church and a former Sunday
School teacher.
His wife died In July, 1943., The
Evening star., 1949-12-07

couple had celebrated their SD
wedding anniversary.
He is survived by q daughter.
Mrs. George r. Hess and q sister,
Mrs. Minnie Frye.
Funeral services will be held
at IL am. Friday at the home.
Burial will be in Hillsboro Gene
tery.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Constitution Adopted
by World 'sUnions
Opposing Communism
by the Asseeiofsd Pres,

/ LONDON, Dec. 7.-Leaders Of
i50, 600, 900 anti Communist trade
union workers In SO countries, in
cluding the United States. for
mally organized the International
Confederation of Free Trade Un-
ions today.
BY lopsided majority. the
delegates adopted a constitution
pledging the confederation to
fight for, job security for men,
bers. and for their right to work
where they choose.
No negative votes were cast.
But leaders Of the French and
Belgian Christian (Catholic)
Workers Unions, representing L.
800, 900 workers. abstained from
the vote.
The new organization will carry
the fight to communism and the
World Federation Of Trade un-
ions. They quit the WITH early
this year because Reds controlled
1t.
A 20-man Executive Board
along with president and execu-
tive secretary will be named late
today.
Paul Finet Of Belgium. chair
man of the conference which
formed the new international.
seemed assured of election as
president.
j. H. Oldenbroek Of the Neither
lands, led in speculation for the
executive secretaryship.
Neither the CIO nor the AFL
nor John L. Lewis United Mine
Workers sought oflices. They felt
that If principal officers came
from large countries. the smaller
countries would fear big nation
domination.
Mr.. Oldenbroek wants the head
quarters to be in London. But
London is not acceptable to the
AFL or the CIO, whose leaders
say that If London is selected the
new international would be domi-
mated by the British Trades Union
Congress.
Paris. Brussels or Copenhagen
would be acceptable to both the
CIO-AFL. There was some specu-
lation that The Hague may be
selected as q compromise.
The Dutch. Swiss and Luxem-
bourg Catholic Workers Union
rejected invitations to attend the
conference which formed the In
ternational, 1t was learned today.
The Canadian Christian Work
ers' Federation accepted, but was
advised by President CASTOR Tes-
sier Of the Catholic international
not to send delegates.
All were invited with the con-
dition that II their unions joined
the new international they must
quit the Catholic international
within two years.
The Belgian and French Chris
tian Workers Unions abstained
from voting today because the
same condition applies to them
and their membership In the new
international still is undecided.
p.:x:.L .p.L> g.. Il. H.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
CoIcIouoh Tukes 6. w. Post

Rear Admiral Oswald 8. Col
clough, former judge advocate
general of the Navy. yesterday
assumed his duties as dean Of the
George Washington University
Law School. He succeeds Dean
william Cabell Van Week who
will continue to teach but who re-
linquished his administrative du-
ties more than a year ago because
Of Ill health.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

A raindrop an eighth of an inch
in diameter contains as much
water as several millions OF the
droplets that form the average
cloud,
Evening star., 1949-12-07

British Bakers Study Here
To help Britain's small bread
producers, i've master bakers have
been sent to the United States to
study modern bakery methods.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-10
Reds Claim Role In
u. s. Discoveries

hoScoW-tPD-A recent book
by a Russian geographer claims
that the exploration and settle
ment Of America Russia played
mo small role"
rfc book, From The History
Of Russian Expeditions In The
P'erlftr Ocean," was written by
A.-X-Efimov and published by
the--Aasiitary Publishing House of
ths Jlhistry of the Armed Forces
- Ahs- Soviet Union. II claims
that-lmmense areas of north
wesLsKn America were discover
ct, investigated and described
by Russian navigators and only
by them, and then by right of
discovery and settlement Alaska
was united 10 Russia"
The book states that "the role
1T Russian people--state figures,
scholars. travellers, sailors, SOL
diers--all those who by heavy
labor conquered the elements,
battling with death, discovered
new routes, new lands, the role
ui those who in the most direct
sense discovered America from
the West-cannot be exaggera-
ted!t..
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-10
Volunteers OF America
Representative Here. To
Aid Unfortunate Girls
Major L. A. OdOm
la Key West; Gives
Details OF Help To
Girls, Their Babies
Communicated

Major L. A. Odom, field repre-
sentative of the Volunteers of
America. Of Jacksonville, is in
Key West this week, in the
interest of a statewide service,
which has for its purpose, the
aiding Of unfortunate girls and
their derelict babies.
The Volunteers of America is
a. religious and benevolent or
ganizatiOn, of a militaristic form
Of government, and features, so
TAT as Florida is concerned, the
aiding and reclamation of un-
fortunate girls and their babies.
A large home is maintained and
operated at Jacksonville, wholly
~ the interest of unmarried ex-
pectant mothers and their off
spring; which service is state
wide in its activities and liberal
in Us benefits.
Major Odom, who has devoted
more than q half a century to the
work in question states that it is
he purpose Of his organization to
render service to every county
and community throughout the
state. in that, any unfortunate
girl. who may come within the
scope, of the work outlined above,
may find a helping hand and
shelter al this door of hope, as
long as may be found necessary.
Special care is always given to
the babies being born in this in
stitution and where the mother
Is unable 10 care for her Off
Sprlng. a suitable home is found
for Il by the society, (Which
works in harmony with the State
Welfare Board, relative to all
adppiions). Therefore, the Volun-
tccrs al America, through this
Tar feaching service 10 humanity,
-. making Il possible for many
CaIidiess couples to become
proud parents, who otherwise
WOllld go through life childless
ana lonely Many couples are
seeking for the adoption of these
babies, hence a long waiting list
is N Ole at this institution at
lives tiIne However, this should
Bot discourage other couples
BON making application. due to
we fact that every request is
thoroughly considered and even
sially served as prompt as is
possible for the society to do so.
MAJOR Odom states that no
oupls ever encountered a tfaee-
- more soulracking. reekinp
l'n more glume and terrible
pfeoodings apd fraueht with
pore direful eventualities for the
Ea'are than TO stand disconsolate
Sad terror stricken before the
empty Cradle" and no nation
eNer gazed upon a more dis
Quoted problem than that of the
empty cradle mentioned above.
when the shadow of the eve
ning Of life dull the light of
Eiory's pluhn. what a terrible
hlng Il Is TO walk through the
Solgoiha Of the hopeless Cruel
hN'on OF home without child
h'n' no strong manly arm to
somiort and support them: no
bceming eyes that reflect them:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-10
up Wirephoto

and pulpwood as made by slave
labor.
1888 - Schaaf- Camera prize
fight ends in death of Schaaf, on
the l4th.
1939-Died-aged nearly 81,
Pope Plus XI.
1943-U,S. House renews the
Dies Committee for two more
years.
l945-U.S. Seventh Army fights
in the streets of Oberhoffen, Ger
many.
l946-Some 1900 brides from
England arrive in New York.
l947-First treaties of peace
following World War II signed in
Paris by Italy, Hungary, Ru-
mania, Finland and Bulgaria.
The ring watch, common to-
day, is not new: George III of
England had one.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-10
TO-DAY in HISTORY
know America)

1812-Historic John Henry AT
fair: President Madison buys
from Englishman John Henry for
$4,000, letters purporting to i'm
plicate Britain in plot to split the
Union-the letters were fraudu-
lent.
1841-Upper and Lower Can
ada united into Federation of two
Provinces.
1890 - Presidential proclama-
ton opens part of the great Sioux
Reservation in the Dakotas to
settlement.
1930-31 corporations indicted
in natios-wide bootleg ring in
Chicago.
1931-U.S. Treasury Depart
ment embargoes Russian lumber
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-10

no loving daughter to smooth
away their wrinkles, and kiss
the pain from their fading
cheeks.
Those wishing more informa-
ton regarding the work of this
society, may address Major and
Mrs. o. p Strickland. officers in
charge. Is West 18th Street,
Jacksonville, Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-10
Idaho Divorces
Popular

GOODING. Idaho - R- This
little south-central Idaho town is
gaining as a second Reno.
During l948, 217 persons took
advantage Of Idaho's liberal resi-
dence laws to obtain divorces
here. That reflected an increase
of almost 400 per cent from 1943,
County Clerk Bert Bowler said.
Marriage licenses were issued
to 70 couples last year. Gooding
had a 1910 population of 1853.
Much of Gooding'S divorce bust
ness comes from Sun Valley, &c
miles away, where celebrities
may wait out the six weeks resi-
dence requirement.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Virginia Beach Camp Work
Praised by Gen. Abendroth

Brig. Gen. William H. Aben-
droth, new commander of the Dis
trict National Guard, expressed
himself as pleased with the prog
ress made in camp at Virginia
Beach, Va. by his own staff and
the 260th Coast Artillery Group,
commanded by Col. LIE Roy S.
Mann. .
Gen. Abendroth said his two
day trip to Virginia Beach was a
real opportunity to get acquainted
with a large segment of District
Guardsmen performing an actual
field mission.
Both off |ers and men clearly
Evening star., 1949-07-23

demonstrated that they are learn
ing the skills that will enable
them to perform their assigned
missions, If the need arises" the
general said. In addition. these
men are learning to live and func-
ton as soldiers in the field.
THE cooperation" he added,
which our Guardsmen have re-
ceived from the regular services.
especially the I'd Army, has been
outstanding"
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Judge Ho|tzoff Rejects
Bennett Meyers s''P|ea
To Lift Prison Term

Judge Alexander HOltZOH yes
terday refused to disturb the 20
month-to-5-year sentence of for
mer Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers,
serving time since his March. 1948,
conviction of suborning perjury.
In denying Meyers petition for
District Court to vacate judgment
and sentence, Judge Holtzoff
ruled he had mo authority" to set
aside the jury's verdict subse-
quently affirmed by the United
States Court of Appeals and re-
fused a Supreme Court review.
The jurist based his decision on
two primary points. He said the
court had no jurisdiction over the
case since the petition did not
raise either a question of consti-
tutionality or question OF the
trial courts jurisdiction.
mot Entitled to Relief"
He added that. even If he had
authority to grant such petition,
Meyers was not entitled to relief
either legally or in fact"
Judge Holtzof made that state
ment in connection with the de-
fense citation of the recent Su-
preme Court decision in the Har-
old Christoffel case. In that de-
cision, the judge recalled. the high
court reversed Christoffels con-
viction for perjuring himself be-
fore a congressional committee on
the ground quoroum of commit
tee members was lacking.
In the case against Meyers, who
was convicted of inducing wit
ness to lie before a Senate sub
committee, the judge pointed out
the quorum question was not
raised by the defense until the
Judge undertook his instructions
to the jury.
Quorum Evidenced.
Evidence presented in the
Meyers trial showed that a quo
rum of the Senate committee was
present, and no testimony was in
troduced to controvert that evil
dence," the judge declared.
Judge Holtzof thus rejected the
defense argument that. if Meyers
conviction were allowed to stand,
"he would not receive the same
benefit of law as Christoffel' under
the Supreme Court decision on the
quorum question.
Evening star., 1949-07-23
Quorum Evidenced.
Il Traffic Deaths Reported
In Maryland During June
sAe Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE. July 23.-The
Maryland Traffic Safety Com
mission reported yesterday that
81 persons were killed in traffic
accidents on streets and highways
in June.
Another 869 injured and there
were 1908 accidents in which
property damage resulted.
Four were killed on Baltimore
streets, two of them pedestrians.
Anne Arundel and Baltimore
counties had three fatalities
apiece. Hartford. Prince Georges,
Montgomery and Somerset Coun-
ties had two each. Charles.
Queen Anne's and st. 7Marys had
one each.
Milford chronicle., 1949-02-18
FRANKFORT

Mrs. James ]. VOnHagel was
hostess to the New Century Club
for the regular February meeting.
The club met in the assembly room
at the local fire house. The vice
president, Miss Hilda Schmidt
conducted the meeting in the abb
sence of Mrs. Robert H. Elliott.
president. The topic of the pro-
gram, Youth Conservation and
Guidance was presented by the
chairman, Mrs. Harry w. Bunting.
Community singing, led by Mrs. T.
NJ. Heath at the piano, was a fea-
tuTe of the evening.
The United Daughters Methodist
Sunday School Glass and it's tea
cher, Mrs. Wallace Truitt. will con-
duct a food sale Of baked goodies
and other items at the fire house
at / p. m. on Saturday, February
19.
J. J. Hastings has returned to the
u. S. Marine Hospital i'm Baltimore
for check-up. 1t will be recalled
that genial Jim" underwent sur
gerry there before Christmas. He
has been recuperating at his That
cher street home for several weeks.
Mrs. Robert S. Long, Sr., Mrs.
William S. Long and Mrs. Burton
G. Cannon mOtOred to Wilmington
on Friday. Mrs. Cannon attended
an official meeting of the Family
Court panel, as she is a member
of that body.
In observance of their wedding
anniversary, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
II. Watson entertained Mr.. anC
Mrs. Russell Jones of Georgetown
to dinner on Friday evening, Feb.
ruary II.
The recently organized Frank
ford Chamber of Commerce held ;
dinner meeting i'm the local fir,
house on Wednesday evening. 4
hearty chicken dinner with all tn,
trimmings was served by the
members of Keturah Lodge No. Z
Of this town.
The Hummers," a Methods