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Evening star., 1949-07-12

while still a schoolboy. started his
career as a hand compositor on
the Bradford (VtD Opinion, a.
weekly paper. Mr.. Heath was grad
uated from the University of Ver-
mont in 1925 and Joined the New
Haven Conn bureau of the
Associated Press. He left AP in
New York in 1923 to go to the
World Telegram.
Since 1912 Mr.. Heath has been
a member of the staff of the News
paper Enterprise Association. His
assignments covered a wide field
and involved considerable travel.
One of his widely-read features
was his annual summary Of in
come tax regulations for guidance
of persons making out their Fed
real income tax returns.
In 1923 he married Emily j.
Dodge. They have two children,
Nancy Emily and Burton Dodge
Heath. His home was at Darien,
Conn.
CHARLES GRATKE, 48, who
started his newspaper career in
Oregon, served as it's foreign edi-
tor, the Christian Science Monitor
said, throughout the critical years
since 1887" He went to the Moni-
tor in 1927.
He served as editorial manager
In Berlin during the rise to power
of the Nazi regime.
Mr.. Gratke was the central fig
ure of an international incident
when he was beaten by Hitler'S
Storm Troopers while reporting
for the Monitor in Berlin. He
carried a conspicuous scar as the
result of a broken nose given him
by the Nazis.
Then from London he directed
the Monitors European coverage
as European editorial manager.
After his return to Boston he
made repeated trips abroad. In
1943 he was one of five guests
of the Swedish government
through special arrangement with
the State Department.
In April and May of 1946 he
made a survey of Germany under
the occupation which won him
the Sigma Delta Chi award for
foreign correspondence in that
year.
Mr.. Gratke lived with his wife
In Marblehead, a suburb of Boston.
JAMES BRANYON, about %,
Joined the staff of the Houston
Post four years ago as general
assignment reporter. He formerly
served in the Army for five years.
He was married and lived in
Houston.
JOHN WERKLEY, SO, became
o writer for Time Magazine Oc-
tober 10, 1948. The three proceed
ing years he was in the Washing
ton bureau of the New York Her.
aid Tribune, covering the State
Department a large part of the
time.
Born in Patterson, N. j., he be-
gan his newspaper career on the
Evening News of that city in 1880.
In 1888 he joined the Associated
Press, working at Columbia and
Kansas City, Mo-, before going
with the Daily Oklahoman at
Oklahoma City in 1887.
MIR. Werkley Joined the Navy in
Evening star., 1949-07-12

Mrs. Susannah Ramsbottam, of
Sheffield, Eng gland, read her 'r01st
birthday congratulations without
the aid of Spectacles.
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Sabotage
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NSoIlClIlueu r1olll rAoI 1dSol
newsmen aboard the plane had
been impressed by the Dutch side
of the Indonesian question.
The group originally went to
Southeast Asia as guests of the
Netherlands government to study
the Indonesian conflict.
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Fran and Ollie.
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TELEyISION HIGH LIGHTS.

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RADIO HIGH LIGHTS.

RADIO HIGH LIGHTS.
7:30, WTOP Club Is: Dick
Haymes sings: 'The Best Things In
life Are Free"
500. WTOP-Conductors' Show
ease: Mark Warnow offers Swing,
Swing, Dear Mother-in-Law" and
Elgar's la Capricieuse."
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Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Mrs. Kluttz's Father
Dies At Newberry

John Wolfe Earhardt, Sr., 80.
one Of the oldest newspaper editors
and publishers in South Carolina,
died at his home in Newberry, S..
C. last Saturday.. He was the father
Of Mrs. G. R. Kluttz and grand
father of John Kluttz and Mrs.
Frank Sentelle, Jr. Of Marion.
Except for one year when he
served on the Lutheran Visitor"
Mr.. Earhardt had been in some
way connected with the "Newber-
ry Observer" fer 66 years. Several
years ago, he became the sole own
er and publisher of the paper. His
son, J. W. Earhardt, Jr., has been
associated with him in the business
for a number of years.
Funeral services were held at
the home and burial made in Rose
mont cemetery.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Two Prisoners
Escaped; One
Captured

Officials of the state prison camp
here were still seeking Edward
Ward, escaped prisoner, yesterday.
Ward and Charlie Jackson escaped,
last Wednesday, but Jackson was.
lcapturad few hours later.
According to a statement by Ray
Brown, prison superintendent, the
prisoners were working near the
quarry at Woodlawn when a rain
came up. The guard allowed the
prisoners to run ahead of him to
reach shelter. Rounding a sharp
curve the two escapes darted into
"a wooded section.
Jackson, who was serving a Ii
quor manufacturing charge, told
officials he thought bloodhounds;.
would not be able to trail them be-
cause of the rain. Members Of the
searching party said the hard down.
pour did not prevent the blood
hounds from following the trail
however.
Ward, sentenced to serve 10
year term for armed robbery, is.
believed to have caught ride in a
car travelling north on highway 221.
Bloodhounds tracked him to a
point on the highway.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Final Results
Of X-Rqy Surrey
Announced

There were 7,743 persons exam
ined in the X-ray survey sponsored
by the Marion Junior Woman's
club and the Mcdowell County
Health Unit here last summer.
Final figures were submitted to
the Club recently by DR.. c. N. Sisk
who was head of the Mcdowell
Burke Caldwell Health Unit at the
time of the survey.
Of the 7,743 persons examined
there were ,276 cases diagnosed as
essentially negative. Definite tuber-
culosis was found in "a cases, sus-
pected tuberculosis in 345 cases,
cases, and 28 on-tuberculosis pa
thology (heart condition, cancer,
etc.
The survey was co-sponsored by
the Marion Junior Woman's club
and the Mcdowell County Health
Unit and was major project of the
Club, during the club year 1947-48.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
City Manager Government
Explained By Snyder

Reece Snyder, Marion's new town
manager, has been speaking before
civic groups here during the past
week explaining the city manager
form Of government.
He told his audience that the city
manager plan is not new one. He
said both Staunton, Virginia, and
Sumter, S. c. claim to have been
the first in the nation to try the
plan and one Of the two was first.
Now more than 1000 cities are
members of the International City
Manager association. There are
other cities using the plan besides
association members.
Towns and cities in North Caro-
lima adopting the plan this year in
clude Dunn, Fayetteville, Lumber
ton, Statesville and Marion. Mon
roe had discontinued the plan for
a few years and reinstated it this
year.
There are three ways to accept
this type of government, he said.
Any governing body may ask the
Legislature for permission and if no
opposition is voiced, the plan may
be placed in effect. A vote of the
CONTINUED on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
M ariOn Tax Rate
Remain The Same

Marion's tax rate will remain at
$3.50 per hundred dollars valua-
ton for 1949-50, Reece Snyder,
town manager, said this week.
His statement was made after
the Board Of Aldermen tentatively
adopted the 1949-5O budget, call
ing for expenditures of $163,570
next year as compared to $134,320
during the fiscal year ended June
so.
The budget estimate lists revenue
from parking meters at $10,500
and violation fines at $500. These,
sources and the revenue from tax
es and sales Of water total 1884,
900. This amount plus miscellane-
Gus revenue of $39,57O makes the
budget total of $163,57O.
The largest increase was in the
street and sewer allotment from
$35,500 last year to $49,651.45
for the coming year. The water de-
partment figure last year was
81, $40. An increase of $1,654
brings the estimate up to $13,274
for the coming year. Capital outlay
was Increased from $12,50O to-
$4,000.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Marion Defeats Hendersonville
Loses to Rutherfordton

The on and off Marion Maraud-
ers were on Thursday night as they
defeated the Hendersonville Sky
larks in Marion by the tune of ten
to six.
Skipper Johnny Lanning went the
route for his club yielded thirteen
hits However, he kept the bangles
we'll scattered and came through
the one or two times he was in
trouble. He also struck out thirteen
Skylarks.
The Marauders lost no time in
taking over as they scored three
runs in the first, three in the
third, three in the fifth and one in
the sixth. They held the lead
throughout the game.
Everett Clontz, formerly in the
Marion camp, started on the hill for
Continued or last page)
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
ALL STAR GAME
SET FOR JULY rs

Plans have been made for the
Western Carolina All-Star game
which is scheduled to be played in
the new Newton-Conover baseball
park located at Newton on July 25.
A select group of all-stars will play
the league leading Twins on the
above date.
The Marion Marauders will send
two members Of its squad, Johnny
Lanning and outfielder Tom Cum
by, to take part in the all-star ac-
tivities. Cumby has been selected
as a regular member of the all-star
player roster, while Lanning will
act as one of the coaches.
The entire all-star roster is as
follows:
Pitchers-Walter Lentz QO-2),
Lenoir; Radio Jaynes (11-3), Nor:
canton; Roy Lamb (9-5), Hender-
sonville; and Sam Jones 10-4),
Lincolnton.
nfielders-Carl Miller, 400,
Lincolnton and Boyer McGimsey,
400, Morganton, first base; Bus
Huffstetler, 331, Lincolnton, Sc
cond base; Noel Cusbier, 353, Le-
noir, short-stop; Bobby Caldwell,
291, Lincolnton, third base; and
Walter Alexander, POI, Shelby,
utility.
Catchers-Hicks Duncan, 293,
Rutherford County and Bill Bowles,
280, Morganton.
Outfielders - Elmer Roberts,
80, Morganton; Ralph Dixon BAL,
Rutherford County; Al Stevens,
CONTINUED on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
kiuQniQns
See Photographs
OF Contention

Roy W. Davis, president of the
Marion kiwanis club, presided at
the weekly meeting of the club held
in the community building Tuesday
evening. Attention was called to a
number of photographs showing the
activities of the International XII
wants Convention held in Atlantic
City during June. Vernon Eckerd
and Rem Honeycutt were the clubs
delegates to the convention
Kiwanian Francis Bradsher was
in charge Of the program and pre-
sented John Conley and his colored
quartet. This quartet rendered a
number of Negro spirituals. This
colored quartet is known as the
Marion Jubilee Singers and appears
each week over radio station
WBRM.
Francis Bradsher announced
that he would entertain the direc-
tors at the Garden City Drive In
Grill this evening at $3.50 p. NJ
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
SCOTT DELAYS ACTION
In MARION DISPUTE

Raleigh, July 13-Any action
the Governor might take in connec-
ton with a labor dispute in Marion
won't be known until after Satur-
day.
That will be the first day Govern
or Scott will have a chance to dis
cuss the matter with Attorney
General Harry Mcmillan. And the
Governor said he wants to consult
with the Attorney General before
taking possible action.
Scott also wants Labor Commits
sioner Forrest Shuford to be at the
conference.
81 think that by virtue Of his po-
sition and experience" Scott said,
she knows better what to do in
this matter"
They will discuss two reports
which have been made by the State
Bureau of Investigation following
charges of two union organizers.
The organizers, members of the Up
holsters International Union, AFL,
charged they were beaten while
trying to organize workers in the
plant of the Drexel Furniture COM
pany.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Boy Scouts
Sight Seeing
In Washington

Thirty members of Boy Scout
Troop 4 left Monday for a sight
seeing tour of Washington, D. C.
They were accompanied by Scout
master Wade Miller, Assistant
Scoutmaster Fred Murray, Troop
Committeeman Paul Holcombe, L.
M Watkins, D. F. Barnes. They
left Marion by truck and will camp
on the Blue Ridge Parkway one
night, in the Shenandoah National
Park the second night and will
spend two days in Washington.
Leaving Washington Friday they
will camp at Old Hickory Scout
camp at Winston-Salem, and re-
turn to Marion Saturday.
The group is composed of:
Jack Mauney, Jimmy Murray,
Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Class Rooms To Be Added
To Schools In This County

Contracts have been awarded for
the construction of additions to
three schools in this county.
J. F. Glenn was the low bidder
for additions at Nebo and Glenwood
schools and was awarded contracts
to add four class rooms at each of
the schools. The Nebo project was
listed at $26,226 and Glenwood
$26, ,649, making total of $52,875.
Beaman Lumber company made
the low bid of $24,785. for the ad-
dition of four class rooms to the
West Marion school.
The building program is to be-
gin this week and completion is ex-
pected within 80 days.
N. F. Steppe, county superin-
tendent, said heating, plumbing
and wiring contracts for the struc-
ture will be awarded in August.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
SUPERIOR COURT
in SESSION HERE
THIS WEEK

The July term of Superior Court
convened here Monday for trial of
civil cases with Judge J. Will Pless,
Jr. presiding.
Divorces were granted the fol-
lowing: Lessie Lee Morris from
Ernest c. Morris; Kiffin R. Hayes
from Helen Leslie Hayes; Ruby
Sprouse Hayes from Burdett A.
Hayes; William A. Suhins from
Ruby Folk Sullins; Virginia G. ia
mes from C. Jack James.
In the case of Samuel P. Duncan,
minor, by his next friend T. R.
Duncan VS.. Mildred Jarrett and
Mrs. D. F. Jarrett, an action for
personal injury sustained by Sam
Continued on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
American Thread Go.
Buys Land At Sewer

After a protracted and extensive
survey Of available North Carolina
sites combining access to a water
supply and railroad siding within
reasonable distance Of the COM
pany's present plant, The American
Thread Company has acquired a
tract of approximately 200 acres
at Sewer, North Carolina, situated
miles North of Marion and ad-
jacent to the confluence of the Ca
tawba River and Armstrong Creek.
The American Thread Company,
with head offices in New York, op-
crates several New England mills
in addition to it's Southern Division,
with plants at Troutman, North
Carolina, Clover, South Carolina,
Bristol, Tennessee, and Dalton and
Tallapoosa, Georgia. It's widely di-
versified production includes full
rang of industrial and domestic
thread, combed and mercerized
yarn.
Although the company is pro-
ceeding to complete plans for the
erection Of finishing plant at
Sewer, no decision has been reach
ed as to whether construction will
be commenced during 1850 or at
some later date.
Company officials who have con-
tacted a number of the citizens of
Marion and Sewer have expressed
themselves as most appreciative of
the assistance and cooperation ac-
corded them in the community and
of the resulting friendly relation
ships which have been established.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
STOLEN AUTO
RETURNED
TO OWNER

James Moore, now being held in
the Mcdowell County Jail, was ar
rested by North Wilkesboro police
and an automobile in his possess
sion returned to- Frank Atwell, who
reported theft of an automobile to
local police last Friday, according
to a statement by Chief of Police D.
w. Smith.
Smith said Atwell told him he
was held up and his automobile and
$25 in cash taken from him at the
intersection of Avenue A and State
street about 1880 p. m.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Lockman Funeral
Held Monday

Jacob Hardy Lockman, 83, died
Monday morning in the home Of a
son, D. C. Lockman, in the East
Marion section.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at 2 p. m. in Yancey Street
Baptist church. Burial was in Hoov-
er cemetery.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs
Martha Ann Searcy Lockman, son
and eight grandchildren. .
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Lands Presbyterian
Bible School Opened

Lands Presbyterian Church Bi-
BILE School opened Wednesday of
this week with Miss Frances Wood
as director. Glasses will be held at
9 a. m. for a period of ten days be-
ginning yesterday.
Revival Services will begin Sun
day, July II, at p. m. and contin-
ue eight days. Rev. R. C. Clontz
will preach for DR.. J. E. Flow.
The public is cordially invited.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Mcdowell Youths
To Attend Camp

The following Mcdowell County
All Club members will leave Fri
day of this week to attend All club
camp at Swannanoa.
Beverley Lonon, Elizabeth Gray,
Mary Lou Carpenter, Revonda
Brookshire, Peggy Burgin, Jean
cite Jimeson, Pat Outlaw, Freddie
IBlanton, Daryl Petty, Troy Lee
Baker, Billy Higgins and Glenn
Morgan.
Youths from Mcdowell, Polk and
Henderson counties will attend the
camp July 1913.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
BOY SCOUT
COURT OF HONOR
HELD FRIDAY


The Mcdowell County Boy Scout
Court of Honor was held in the
First Methodist church Friday night
E. P. Dameron served as chair
man and ]. H. Beaman as secretary.
Announcements were made as fol
lows:
Tenderfoot rank: John English
Joe Swafford, troop I, Ashford.
Star Scout: Jimmy Laughridge,
troop 6, Marion.
Eagle Scout: Gene Cross, troop
6, w. Ray Miller, troop 4, Marion.
MERIT BADGES
Angling: Gene Cross, troop 6,
Continued from first page)
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
TWO DOUBLE HEADER
BALL GAMES SCHEDULED

Two double-header base
bail games are scheduled
this week to make up "rain-
ed-out" games.
Shelby will play the Ma
rauders here toni g h t
Thursday at $3.50 o'clock
and the second game will
follow Immediately.
Saturday the Morganton
Aggies will be in Marion to
play a game at $3.50 p. m.
and again at 8 p. m.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Snyder Addresses
Civitan Club

Reece Snyder, town manager, was
speaker at the meeting of the Civi-
tan club in Sunset Restaurant last
Thursday evening. He explained the
city manager form of government.
Members of the club voted to
contribute a trophy to the winning
junior baseball team and also pre-
sent each team member with a
small award.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
District Contests
In Food And Clothing
To Be Held Here

District contests in dairy foods
and wear and care of clothing will
be held in the Home Demonstration
office here at 1890 a. M, Thurs
day, July ID, Miss Ruby Lea Kiser,
assistant agent, announced this
week.
Miss Marilyn Brinkley Of North
Cove will represent Mcdowell in
the clothing contest. Representative
es will be present from Allegheny,
Burke, Madison, and Watauga.
Winners will be eligible to enter the
state contest.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
Steppe Accepts
New Position

c. M. Steppe has resigned as
teacher Of science at Nebo High
School to accept work with the De-
partment Of Conservation and De-
velopment of State Parks. He will
be engineer for this area with head
quarters in Raleigh.
His family will join him there
this week.
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Community Council
Will Meet Monday

The quarterly meeting of the Ma
rion Community Council will be
held in the Junior Woman's club
room of the community building at
eight O'Clock next Monday evening,
Mrs. R. R. Cook, president, an
nounced this week. Z
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
CANNERY OPENS
TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS

I. E.. Burnette has announced
plans to open the Community Can
merry all day Tuesdays and Fridays
until further notice. The Cannery
on the Pleasant Gardens school
grounds is open to all county resi-
dents.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14

First flying time between Miami
and Buenos Aires was II days. To-
day it is less than % hours.
Marion progress., 1949-07-14
MARAUDER SCHEDULE

Thursday, July IA: Shelby at
Marion.
Friday: Marion at Morgan
ton.
Saturday,: Morganton at Ma
rion.
Monday. Marion at Lincoln
! ton.
Tuesday: Lincolnton at Mar
ion.
Wednesday: Marion at New
ton.