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Marion progress., 1949-08-11
Two Fires Occur
At Same Time

Marion firemen played double
header here Saturday morning.
While one group was boarding
the smaller truck, a second call
brought word of another fire. AT
the square each went their separate
ways, the smaller truck heading for
Ross Sinclair Service on North Main
street and the larger one bound for
the home of B. C. Wages in Clinch-
field. The Wages home, back Of the
Clinchfield school, was not serious
ly damaged and the blaze was soon
extinguished.
Fire at the Sinclair Station was
in the room used for washing cars
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
BAND UNIFORM DRIVE
TOPIC AT KIWANIS MEET

Bernard Hirsch, Marion High
band director, and w: Ray Smith,
Jr., chairman of the recent Band
Uniform Drive, were presented at
the meeting Of the Marion Kiwanis
club Tuesday by J. L. Gourley, pro-
gram chairman for the evening.
Hirsch told Kiwanians he came to
Marion in 1885 and had been band
director here since then except for
one year when he taught in Win
ston-Salem and the three years he
served in the army during World
Continued or last page)
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
Mrs. Mary Moody
Died Tuesday,;
FInterment Today

Mrs. Mary Moody, 78, died Tues
day afternoon at the home Of her
nephew w. Cliff Morrow, in john
son City, Tenn, where she has been
making her home for many years.
Graveside rites will be conducted
at the Morrow plot in Oak Grove
cemetery in Marion Thursday af-
ternoon at $3.50 by Rev. P. w. Tuck
er.
Morrow is a former resident of
Marion and was an employee of the
C. C. & o. Railway for several
years.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
Blood Donors
Response To Call

Sixty-one pints Of blood was con-
tributed by 73 donors when the Red
Cross Bloodmobile visited Marion
Wednesday of last week, Mrs Ann
Hawkins, executive secretary of the
Mcdowell chapter, said
Although 125 donors and rs pints
of blood had been set as a goal for
this visit, the response was consid-
cred gratifying by Red Cross heads.
A recent report on the progress
made in western North Carolina,
placed Mcdowell at the head of a
list of IA western counties.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
Withrow Inquest
Held Thursday

A coroner's jury holding an in
quest Thursday ruled that Atlas
Withrow died of natural causes.
The body of Withrow was found
Monday of last week on a logging
road which branched off the Dy-
sartsville road at a point about Is
miles south of Marion
Funeral services were held at
Harmony Grove Baptist church
Tuesday.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
NEEDHAM INFANT
DIED SATURDAY

Leslie Elaine Needham, II day
old daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
George H. Needham of Kona and
former residents of Marion, died at
the Marion General Hospital Sun
day evening. Grave side services
were conducted at Oak Dale ceme-
terry in Hendersonville, O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon, by the District
Superintendent Rev. John Hoyle and
Rev. P. W. Tucker of Marion and
Rev. L. B. Hayes of Hendersonville.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
Aldermen Adopt Town Budget;
Tax Rate Will Remain Same
Edgar .nenSIey
Killed By Car

Edgar H. Hensley, 67-year-old ma
tive of Marion, was killed yester-
day at p. m. when he ran into the
side of a moving automobile driv-
en- by Alfred Deal Hall of BARRIERS
Junction.
State Highway Patrolman w. NJ.
Anthony, who investigated the ac-
cident reported that Mr.. Hensley
was standing beside a dirt road off
CONTINUED on last page)
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
County Schools
To Open September
Hiram D. Bishop, Jr.
Injured In Accident

The condition of Hiram D. Bish-
op, Jr., who was seriously injured
in an automobile accident last
Sunday, was reported improved
yesterday.
He received decorations about his
face and throat when the station
wagon in which he was riding col
lided with another automobile Sun
day afternoon near Crossnore. He
is patient in Crossnore Hospital.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
WISEMAN REPORTS
MEAT ROBBERY

Omar Wiseman reported robbery
of his smoke house in the North
Cove section to Sheriff C. M. Pool
yesterday. Wiseman said the rob-
berry occurred Monday night and
his entire stock of meat was missing.
Although no arrests had been made
at noon yesterday, the sheriff and
his deputies were seeking suspects.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
Annual Meeting
Of Red Cross
Set For Aug. IL

The Mcdowell County Chapter of
the American Red Cross will hold
is annual meeting at 7:30 p. m. on
August IL in the court house, E. P.
Dameron. county chairman, an
nounced this week. -
Officers for the coming year will
be elected and committee chairmen
will present their annual reports.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
Why Movies?

The Marion Theatre presents a
special feature in this weeks issue
of The Marion Progress entitled,
"Why Movies?" In listing the bene-
fits of moving pictures, the adver-
tisement quotes an anonymous writ
er's views on the subject. Be sure to-
read the article on page 4.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
McCALLS PURCHASE
MILLER RESIDENCE

DR.. and Mrs. R. S. Mccall have
purchased the new residence on Ru-
therford road from Mr.. and Mrs.
Yates Miller, and will move into it
this week. The lot adjoining the re-
sidence lot of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Gourley.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
Dula Reunion Sunday

The annual Dula reunion will be
held at the community building in
Old Fort. next Sunday, it was an
nounced yesterday. A large attend
ance is expected.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
POWELL HOME
DAMAGED BY FIRE

The residence on Maple avenue
occupied by Otis Powell was dam
aged by fire last Thursday. The
greater part of the damage was in
side the home particularly the liv-
ing room and the living room furni-
ture.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
AUTO FIRE

The fire alarm sounded about
2:15 Monday morning when an au-
>tomobile parked near Cross Mill
Baptist church caught fire. The au-
TO, owned by Oakley Webb, was
completely demolished.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
COURT OF HONOR

A Boy Scout Court of Honor will
be held at 1880 p. M, Friday, Aug
ust IL, in the First Methodist
church.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11

The first wagon train west cross
ed the plains in 1912.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
MARAUDER SCHEDULE

Thursday: Hendersonville at
Marion.
Friday: Marion at Rutherford
ton.
Saturday: Rutherfordton at
Marion.
Monday: Marion at Lenoir.
Tuesday: Lenoir at Marion.
Wednesday: Marion at Shelby.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17
Old Violin Secrets
Believed Found

ROME-tR1 PA 35-year-old ex-
soldier who started making vio-
Inns as pastime while he was a
prisoner of war in Africa thinks
he may have rediscovered some
of the lost secrets of Italy's great
craftsmen of the past.
AT any rate, the instruments
that Franco Ponzo has been turn
ing out in his tiny shop on
Home's Aventine Hill are In
creasingly in demand among
professional musicians.
With age, the knowing say,
they even compare favorably
with the violins the Amati.
Stravari and Guarneri put togeth-
err centuries ago.
Ponzo--short, stocky, sWarthy,
fi1Oustached and modest-himself
makes no such claims, merely ex-
pressing belief that his expert
ments with new formulas for
varnish have developed some
thing better than modern Italian
violin-makers are using.
Alethough he h as untitled
orders, Ponzo expects to sail soon
for Buenos Aires. An application
he made long ago to emigrate to
Argentina, where he has rela-
tlves, has just been approved.
He expects to continue his trade
in his new homeland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

for 40 years.
He tried selling books in New
York City to maintain his wife
and two children. But at the Sug-
gestion of third son he trekkcd
westward to Colorado. The son
was with U. S. ski troops in train
ing at Camp Hale pear Leadville.
Untermayer took a job at Pu-
eblo with New York metal sal
wage company, 1t was trying to
recover metal from the Stag
dumps of the Minnequa steel
aaiIls-ef-she. Gelenaele Eael & Iron
Corp, The New York firm
abandoned the work because it
couldn't make a profit.
Untermayer decided to tackle
the job himself. He obtained a
contract from the CF&I and took
up where other firms had failed.
He is directing a big operation
now in the recovery of the metal,
The project involves the eventual
working over of about six miles
of dumps which are mountains
of blast furnace Stag.
Powder charges blast loose the
material and four bulldozers
push it aside in swaths while
workmen pick over the dislodged
scrap Most of the recovered met
al is in small pieces but some re-
coveries weigh half-ton. TRUCKS
haul the accommodations to the
steel mills where they are used
with others scrap in the open
hearth furnaces in making steel.
Untcrmayer speaks five Ian
guageS and is an etymologist-
an expert in the derivation of
words. He is also a metallurgist.
America is the land of opportu-
nifty, he says. ANY man can
learn to do anything
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17
Deplores Traffic
Mess--Civen
Cleanup Job

DENVER-(P)-When I. w.
Bond complained at City Hall
about traffic conditions i'm his
part of town he was referred to
the Traffic Engineer Henry w.
Barnes.
The retired businessman told
Barnes how he would correct the
situation, and was given a job by
Barnes as field investigator for
the department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

The greatly increased glass
area is exactly where you
need tt in the windshield
and rear window. And the
new design of the hood and
the entire body gives the
driver a clear, undistorted
view of the road - i'm all di-
rections-day or night-rain
or Shine! Blind spots are
practically eliminated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17
Whas IA Meansi
The Mystery OF Bread Prices

WASHINCTCN-The price Of q Loaf Of breed is mystery
ihoi il battling the best OF EN-.
The Senue Banking and Currency Committee decided to
ook into the moor when the price of wheat fell 80 percent in
l9fe-d the price Of breod instead Of fdng slightly
Flour prices dropped Is percent in the yeur.
80 Tar the committee husnt gotten ground to mcing its
investigation. But the Agriculture Department mode study
o The moier and found thot the thing holding up the breed
pEce the marketing margin This margin is determined by
costs and profits Of mers boxers and retuerswhoever is
added 10 the price Of wheat flour between the buying of the
row materials and sole OF the finished product.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

You just turn the ignition
key and the engine startsl
No buttons to push, no choke
to pull. You save on oil and
get longer engine life with
new oil control piston rings
and the brand-new chrome
compression ring. These are
just two of the great new
features in the great New
Plymouth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

WHHt Wtt Ntpaftment WOutu
like % know smore about Is:
Just what are the items in the
marketing margins which arc
budding bread prices high? Large
expenditures for wages. transpor-
tnilon storage. packaging. adver-
tiKing, new plant investment or
lust high profits7
The department IS considering
waking . new study TO go into
this inner mystery of the Great
Bread Price Mystery. Meanwhile,
IN nearly store in the nation the
average price OF bread is las
crnts--thc all-time peak. reach
Esd in February l948.
IN a few localities minor drops
brought the average down to l4.4
CENTS last December. But the ex-
perts think this small decrease
promises much. The Agriculture
Department predicts that the
pfirr % a loaf will remain at APP
pfoxmatcly the peak price at
lcaat until July
W. Blackmorc. agricultural
ecunumist who made the bread
piic e study. said marketing costs
wiii not decline until the overall
price level declincs-when wages
and al other cost items start a
downward adjustment.
There isn't much competition
irsiay In the milling and baking
Industries. They expanded their
plants very little during the war.
bui the bread-eating population
kept increasing all the time.
There Is now very little of the
surplus producing capacity which
unpels Industries 10 reduce their
prices Ia order 10 sell more goods.
The milleTs and bakers, mean
whilC. have been squeezed by
hiRh wages and other costs. which
sCcuunis for some Of the price
risc And ON paper 1t looks as
thuugh they have been earning
steadily fatter profits since 1910.
The farmer, meanwhile, is hav-
ln a tougher time than the city
tolk The price Of his wheat went
20 ail through the war and reach
81 an all-time peak OF $2.8l a
biishel IN January, i948. Then il
~ Ban " diogy Now who af~selIs
for sist a bushcl But when the
farmer goes 20 the store to buy
bark his wheat in the form of
bread. hc has 10 pay the all-time
pOak price. just like city people.
AZ present prices he is getting
about three cents out of each las
cent lnai of bread. The other
items that make up the price of
bread are 3 cents for the miller,
% cents for the baker and re-
taller, aud one cent for all other
costs salt, soda. spices, storage
charges and so forth.
Farm prices always dance up
end down as market conditions
play the tune. and today the mar
bet Is flush with wheat from
GOOD crop years. But food pro-
cCssors marketing costs move
forward or backward very slow
N under the stimulus of market
conditions. II will take many a
micc decline in other fields to
move them from their present
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17
Extension Telephones in easy to-getto places give
on the spot service for all the family

One or more extension telephones can
now be installedin your home without
delay - and at, surprisingly low cost,
You don't need to write Us or come %
the office. Just call tina Telephone
Business Office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17
u ILL YOU SMILEy
Hard To Select

Interviewer Which ten books
would YOU choose Il you were
east upon a desert island?
Blundc Novelist 49, It's hard TO
dcrido I've written over 80, you
know. IN the last 10 years.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

Extensions in your home give your
telephone service wings - bring it
within easier reach Of all the family.
Extensions save time. steps and
trouble, make your telephone more
valuable by increasing it's usefulness.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

EdelweisS, low growing flower
# the high mountains of Switzer-
land, is protected by law because
" its rarity.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

The CossackS, who had some
degree of independence, supplied
the Russian Empire with cavalry
and scouts in lieu of paying
taxes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17
The Veterans
Corner
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ON INCOME TAXES

Effect of income taxes on CT
compensation and problems con-
corning other benefits bring q
stream of questions from vet
Grams. Answers are obtained from
the Veterans Administration and
published in this column by The
Key West Citizen as service to
veterans and their dependents.
@: am an honorably dis
charged World War II veteran.
AT present, | am in prison for a
minor offense. May l receive a
correspondence course under the
provisions of the CT Bill?
A: Yes. The Veterans Admins
tration makes contracts with APP
proved schools and will pay for
accredited courses, but no sub
siStence allowance will be paid.
@; l am a World War l veteran
and have been working out my
income tax report. Do ! have to
show my compensation from the
" Aa-es--s--ss-s-- sssrs ssss -sSs~
A: Disability compensation is
exempt from federal income tax.
However, this is a matter within
he jurisdiction of the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
Q: | would like TO know why
the pension l had been receiving
under the law is now called COM
pensation?
A: Public Law 494, 10th Con-
gress, provided that the term
compensation" be applied to all
vice-connected disability OF
death benefits paid through the
Veterans Administration.
@: w at income limitation
provision is attached to the pen
sion l will get as the widow of a
soldier who died in a Japanese
prison?
A: No income provisions are
applicable to compensation paya-
BILE for service connected with
death.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

Driving 500 miles, a dav. a per-
son would have to drive for more
than 7ha years to cover all the
l,400,0 600 miles. of. improved roads
in this country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17
BAVARIAN LINEN MAKER
SALYACES US. STEEL

PUEBLO, Colo-(o-Eugene Untermayer has made long
making fine linen in Bavaria savaging
iron at Puebos steemillS ..,...
The 63yeaod fled Germany with his family in 194O He
left behind of Bavaa largest linen plants which he'd owned
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

There's bcautyin every sweep
ing new low line of it-and
throughout its brilliant new
interior. And this is beauty
that's built on advanced en-
cheering =. to give you a
great new automobile that
handles easier, rides SMOOTH
er, performs better-the
greatest in a long line OF
great PlymOuths.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

Veterans wishing further in
formation regarding veterans
benefits may have their questions
answered by writing the nearest
VA office).
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17

Talk about room for coinfoTt
--tln New Plymouth has iti
Those famous chair-beight
seats are nov even wider.
and deeper from front 10
back. Long legs can stretch
out and hats stay put. Disg.
onally mounted rear siiGNk
absorbers reduce Sliesway
You can drive this car fof
hours and still feel fresh.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17
Albzl0N1z-m MSwWMzqy

Now there's more diff
ference them ever In
iow-Prised aSs--and The
great New plymouth
makes the difference +!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-03-17
New Convenience

Because of less overhang,
the New Plymouth Is easy
to park. easy to put i'll the
garage. Tenders flow into
the body but they're scpa-
rate and detaehable-and it
doesn't cost a fortune to
repair themi Windows lift
and lower easier. Doors
open wide-you get in and
out of this car with case!
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-17
Yochtsmen To
Visit PascagouIo
On Annual Cruise

Approximately $50 cruise men,
bers on ~ boats are expected To
be guests in Pascagoula Friday,
June "a, when the Eastward Hol
annual cruise steams into the in
ner harbor as a port of call on
the i949 itinerary.
The fleet of yachts left New
Orleans Saturday bound for Fort
Walton, Fla, on a l5-day cruise.
Fishing Is the feature of the sec
ond annual New Orleans Power
Squadron's Eastward Hoi trip
and prizes will be awarded for
the largest fish of any species
taken by a cruise member and
the largest bonito will bring
awards of cupboard motors.
The fleet is expected to begin
arriving about 3 p. M and the
boats will tie up in the inner har-
Dor. Necessary provisioning will
be done while in port here and
at 5 p. m. buses will begin trans
porting the guests to the Munich
pal Beach Park where there will
be a buffet supper featuring fried
chicken. Later in the evening a
Hill Billy band will play for
square dancing.
Any towns person who is inter-
ested in yachting is invited and
urged to attend the supper to
meet the visitors. Reservations for
supper must be made at the
Chamber of Commerce office by
Thursday and the price is 81 a
person.
John Cole is chairman of the
general cruise committee assisted
by J.. F. Velcich, Elmer Baum, W.
d. Pelan. Quinn Gautier, Claude
Blanchard, Elmer Gautier and
Ben Scholtes. Sub committees
are: Elmer Gautier, harbor mas
ter, who with Mr.. Scholtes. has
been assigned to mark the chan
mel into the inner harbor; Claude
Blanchard, chairman, A. F. Dantz-
Ter and f, A. Khayat, Meet'em
and Greet'em committee; Quinn
Gautier, chairman, Mr.. Pelan,
transportation; Mr.. Baum, chair
man, provisioning.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-17
Speech Training
Teacher Sought
For Handicapped

The addition OF a trained teach
er to the public school system
for any child with a speech
handicap and for spaStic children
with speech difficulties is being
promoted, according to S. H.
beckham. who has discussed
the problem with city and county
educators.
Mr.. Beckham became interest
ed in the problem due to the
handicap in speaking suffered
by his small son.
If enough children who are in
need of speech training are To-
Gated in Pascagoula and Moss
Point, it is possible that such
a trained teacher might be added
to the city school faculty. Mr..
Beckham stated.
Mr.. Beckham is asking the pa
rents of any child needing speech
training to contact either him or
one of the school officials. It Is
remarkable. he said, what can be
accomplished for these children
by a teacher who has specialized
in this work he said. Children of
both pre-sehool and school level
could attend the class if such a
class is organized, he stated.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-17
Joe Moore Named
President OF
Civic Council

Joe Moore was elected presi-
dent of the Pascagoula Civic
Council at a meeting Tuesday
night at the 18th street activities
building. He succeeds Mrs. S. B.
McIlwain as head of the organi-
cation.
Other officers are Thomas r.
Wells. vice president: Miss Billie
Koch, recording secretary; Miss
Margaret Burnsed, corresponding
secretary; and Mrs. McIlwain,
Mrs, Leo Trehern, G.. E. Briggs
and Vaughan Smith, members of
the executive board. They will
take office at the July meeting.
The possibility of turning the
Municipal Beach Park back to
the use for which it was original
ly intended - that of public play
ground and recreation center =
was discussed by the council
which is composed of represeta-
tives of various groups and or
CARNATIONS in the city. Plans
were also made for installation
Of barbecue pits on the park
grounds to be used by picnickers.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-06-17
Bids Rejected;
City Crew Takes
Over Sewer Work

Laying of a new sewer and
service lines along Jackson ave-
nue. will be done by the city pub
lie works department, Commits
sioner Harold c. Ezell announced
Tuesday following the opening of
sealed bids for the work at city
hall.
Two bids were submitted and
both were rejected, Commissioner
Ezell said, on the grounds that
the city can do the work cheaper.
Bids submitted were as follows:
Hancock Company. $1l 1868
Hollis Temple, $l0,348.35.
ut is the city's belief that this
work can be done with its own
crew at a considerable savings,
which will make available more
funds for doing other work on the
Jackson avenue project" Com
missioner Ezell said.
All materials are on hand and
city crews will start work on the
laying of the new line Monday,
Commissioner Ezell said.
Following the completion of
this work plans call for the COM
plete resurfacing of Jackson
avenue.