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THE MARION PROGRESS
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
ESTABLISHED 1896 MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1945
VOL. 50—NO. 3
Army Wood For
War Motorcade
Coming Aug. 22
Army Unit With Lt. Mitchell
And Five Wounded Veter
ans to Make Stop in Marion.
The Army's "Wood for War"
•motorcade, under the command of
Lt. Joseph M. Mitchell, with five
wounded veterans from the "Pacific
and European battlefronts, was of
ficially dispatched on a 1,500 mile
tour of North Carolina's wood pro
ducing areas by Gov. R. tJregg
Cherry on Monday, July 23. The
pogram is designed to influence far
mers and woi-kers in the woods and
mills to increase the production of
jpulpwood and saw logs.
"North Carolina welcomes these
distinguished fighting men," Gov.
'Cherry told Lt. Mitchell. "You may
rely on the full coperation of all
concerned with the production df
forest products in North Carolina.
"Last year this state produced 1,
633,000,000 board feet of lumber
and 521,400 cords of pulpwood. "We
are one of the major wood produc
ing states in the nation and we have
a very real contribution to make to
the war effort with our forest pro
. ducts."
Lt. Michell served in the Sicilian
and Italian campaigns for fourteen
months with the "504th Parachute
Infantry Regiment. He participat
ed in the airborne assault on Sal
erno and for his part in the landing
at Anzio he was given the Presi
dential Unit Citation. 'He comes
from Knoxville, Tenn.
In addition to Lt. Mitchell, the
motorcade includes S. Sgt. William
O. Heydt, of Mertztown, "Pa., who
fousrht against the Germans torj
twenty-one months as a rifleman i
with the 45th Infantry Division, j
wounded four times in action he
holds the Presidential Unit Citation,
the Combat Infantry Badge, and the
Purple Heart with three clusters;
S. Sgt. Frederick W. Crocker, veter
an of Corregidor, survivor of three
years in a Jap prison camp, holder
of the Bronze Star, the Liberation
Medal, and the Purple Heart; T-5
George Collier, of Tampa, Florida,
-veteran tank commander, holder of
the Purple Heart; T-5 Alfred
Murphy, of Montgomery, Ala., vet
eran of the Southwest Pacific, and
Pfc. Jimmie Williams, of Teacheys,
North Carolina, also from the
Southwest Pacific battlefront.
More than fifty stops have been
scheduled by the mot«roade in ar
eas where a large percentage of
woods and mill workers make their
homes. Employees of ninety lumb
er and pulpwood producers will be
•visited and in thirty-three communi
ties night rallies will be held. Dur
ing the night presentations of the
Army's special combat film "San
Pietro" will be shown.
'The motorcade carries loud speak
er facilities, a sound motion picture
projector, and travels in regular
army equipment.
Marion has been included in the
tour, the visit here to be on Wed
nesday, August 22.
WILDLIFE CLUB MEET
AT COMMUNITY BUILDING
FRIDAY NIGHT, AUG. 10
The McDowell County Wildlife
club will meet Friday night, August
10, at 8:30 at the Community build
ing to adopt by-laws for the new
organization.
It is pointed out that this is not
an organization for bear hunters
alone, but for fishermen and all
types of sports. All interested in
wildlife in any form are invited to
attend the meeting and become a
member of the organization.
The object of the club will be to
restore and conserve the wildlife
and other natural resources; spon
sor more adequate laws tor the pro
tection and restoration of the re
sources; cooperate in enforcement
of conservation laws, collect and
-disseminate information pertaining
to the wildlife resources to school
^children, youth organizations and to
members of this organization.
; Talks will be made by Solicitor
^Clarence O. RidingS of Forest City,
■ president of the Rutherford County
Wlub and .Robert W. Proctor.
ALBERT HEWITT HEADS
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
drive in Mcdowell
Albert C. Hewitt, Jr., of Marion,
fhas been appointed chairman of the
McDo'well County campaign for the
fund for the State Symphony Or
chestra. The appointment was
made by James G. K. McClure,
Western North Carolina District
chairman. Governor Gregg Cherry,
ex officio chairman of the board of
directors of the Symphony Society,
has approved the plan of the so- j
ciety to ambark upon an expansion
| program, and for this purpose to.
seek contributions from the citizens
of the State with which to establish
a substantial Symphony fund. The
orchestra, after playing 200 con
! certs in the communities of North
j Carolina, was recognized as the of- {
jficial State Orchestra by the 1943
^Legislature and $2,000 was appro
priated toward its support. In 1945 j
[this appropriation was doubled.
A state-wide campaign is being
organized to enable the State Or- ]
chestra to play in all parts of the
State. Plans also are being worked j
out for more concerts for children
for radio broadcasts, and for train
' ing the musicians who live in the
| State. Hewitt will organize the |
[campaign for McDowell county.
Mcdowell reads more
THIS YEAR THAN LAST
The Florence Thomas Memorial
Library distributed 308 more books
last month than in July, 1944, a sta
tistical report compiled last week
revealed.
j Total circulation for July, 1944 j
was listed at 2,282 and in July, 1945 j
. the figure stepped up to 2,590. Of j
this number 1,511 were borrowed
from the library desk and 1,079
were distributed from the shelves of
the bookmobile.
A decided preference for fiction j
was shown. A pro rata summary of
the report that for each 27 books of
adult fiction and 72 books for young,
people assigned to bookmobile reftd-T
ers, only one non-fiction edition was
sought.
For each 51 books of adult fic-1
tion and 48 books for young people j
stamped at the Library desk for cir- ■
culation, only one volume of non- j
fiction was borrowed.
The most marked increase on the
report was in the number of visi- j
tors to the library. In July of last
year 933 persons called while 1,045
I visits were recorded during the past j
; month.
j Special attention was called to
I the variety of subjects contained on
jthe shelves. The reference collec
Ition includes Webster's Unabridged
| Dictionary, World Book Encyclo
pedia, Encyclopedia Britannica
(with yearly supplement), World
| Almanac and Twentieth Century
j Authors.
! The wide scope of subjects in the
j non-fiction cases are a source of in
formation in many fields. The major j
Jsubjects are listed as follows:
| Philosophy, religion, etiquette,
clubs, careers, holidays and cus
customs, folklore, chemistry, biol
ogy. general science, flowers, birds,
insects, aviation, nutrition, clothing,
interior decoration, landscaping,
art, travel, history, geography, poet
ry, plays and several hundred books
of biography, also books about
World War II and many other sub- j
jects.
DULA HAWKINS BECOMES
SECOND LIEUTENANT
Curtis Dula Hawkins, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Hawkins, was com
missioned second lieutenant August
3 at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, it was
announced this week.
Lit. Hawkins is a graduate of the |
law school of the University of j
North Carolina and was engaged in j
the practice of law before entering j
I service in 1943.
Prior to attending Provost Mar-.
j shal General's School with the mili
jtary police officer candidate class he
i was a weather observer in the air
("force.
PROCTOR NAMED ON
CONSERVATION BOARD
i
Robert W. Proctor, prominent j
Marion attorney and chairman of i
the Democratic Executive commit
tee, has been appointed to a term of
four -years* on' %he State . Board of
-Conservation and Development, sue
eeeding tlje late Dr. J B RnHisill nf
Lenoir.
Three Elliott Brothers In Service
PFC. NEIL ELLIOTT
\
PFC. W. P. ELLIOTT, JR.
PFC. MACK ELLIOTT
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Elliott are
the parents of three sons in the U.
S. armed forces and have one son
in-law in the U. S. air corps.
••Me.' Neil Elliott, 19, is serving
with the U.* S. Infantry in the army
3f occupation in Germany. He en
tered service last July, went over
seas in March and was recently
awarded the bronze star.
Pfc. W. P..Elliott, Jr., 26, is now
stationed in Italy near Trieste. He
entered service about 15 months
ago, was assigned to the infantry
and has been overseas since last
October.
Pfc. Mack Elliott, 22, is a mem
ber of a quartermaster's corps now
stationed in England. He has been
SGT. W. P. ELLIOTT, SR.
in service two years and seven'
months of which 20 months have j
been spent in England.
The three sons attended Marion!
high school and in civilian life were
"associate "with their fathef in theA
operation of the Overlook Mills. '
S. Sgt. John D. McFadden, a son- j
in-law, is with the U. S. air corps in ;
Guam. He began his military career
five years ago. His wife, the form- j
er Miss Margaret Elliott, is resid-1
ing w"ith her parents until his re
turn. She is a graduate of the Mar
ion high school, Montreat college
and W. C. T. C. at Cullowhee.
W. P. Elliott, Sr. is now serving
as a Battalion Sergeant in the local
contingent of the North Carolina
| |
[ State Guard.
Reduction Made,
In County Tax
Rate Next Year
McDowell's Tax Rate Next
Year To Be $1.15 On $100
Valuation Of Property.
The Board of County Commis
sioners in session Monday set the
county tax rate for the year at
$1.15, a reduction of five cents over
the past year. The new rate is bas
ed on the approximate property val
uation of $17,870,522.
Broken down tfye rate of $1.15 on
each property valuation was dis
tributed as follows:
General county fund, 15 cents;
county health unit fund, 3 cents;
general county health fund, 2 cents;
general county poor fund, 4 cents;
old age assistance fund, 5 cents;
aid to dependent children, 2 cents;
special expense fund, 3 cents; coun
ty schools, current expense, 8 cents;
Marion school capital outlay, 3
cents; school debt service, 22 cents;
highway debt service, 36 cents;
funding debt service, 2 cents; court
house debt service, 10 cents.
CAPT. HECKARD TO SPEAK
AT FIRST METHODIST
Captain Cecil L. Heckard, army
air corps chaplain, will speak at the
First Methodist church Sunday
morning on "Soldiers and Relig
ion."
He is a son of Rev. M. W. Heck
ard, pastor of Cross Mills, and fias
been in service nearly three ye^rs,
serving in the Southwest Pacific
and the Phillippines.
RECREATION PROGRAM
MARION HIGH SCHOOL
- P.T.A. CLOSES FRIDAY
The recreation program of the j
Marion high school will close with i
a square dance at 8 p. m. Friday in ;
the community building, it is an
nounced.
The program, which opened June :
18, has operated for eight weeks I
with about 150 children of Marion
proper and Clinchfield participating,
j Supervised recreation has been pro
vided at the high school gymnasium,
the community building and on the i
city tennis courts. i
Several "competition games have I
been played in the various games, j
with emphasis on tennis. The ten- j
nis team will play a post season I
match with the A. A. F. Redistribu-1
tion Center of Lake Lure on Thurs- i
day, August 16, on the Marion city i
court.
LAND SALE AT PLEASANT
GARDENS ON WEDNESDAY j
The Cyclone Realty Company an
nounces that the Hollifield land,
known as the Conley farm, at Pleas
ant Gardens will be sold at auction
next Wednesday, August 15, at 2
o'clock. The property consists of
50 wooded home sites and small \
farms. The property is located'
near Pleasant Gardens in one of the j
best communities in McDowell!
county. I
GOLF TOURNAMENT
An Invitation Golf Tournament!
will be held at the Mimosa Golf
club in Morganton August 17, 18
and 19, according to announcement
this week.
Golfers, locals and visitors may
play 18 holes for qualifying for the
tournament any day ,from Saturday,
August 11 through August 16, the
announcement stated.
SOLDIER CHRISTIANS
NOT DIFFERENT FROM
CIVILIAN CHRISTIANS
"A soldier on the battlefront is
not vastly different from the, aver
age civilian in his relationship with
religion and his church," Captain
Cecil L. Heckard, army air corps
chaplain, said in interview yester
day.
Capt. Heckard is spending a 30
day furlough at his home here after
spending 20 months in the Pacific.
He wears the Philippine Liberation
ribbon, the Pacific ribbon, and three
battle stars of the Pacific.
"The soldier in his early 20's is
an average American boy suddenly
grown mature," the chaplain said.
In his opinion good food, mail from
home and plenty of good work to
provide a sense of accomplishment,
contribute more to the upbuilding
of a service man's morale than any
other factors.
According to government plan:
ning a chaplain is usually assigned
to about 1500 men, he explained.
The Protestant services follow the
form of the civilian service with a
choir to provide the music. About j
75 per cent of the men attend, he!
said, which is probably higher than
the ratio of civilian members at
tending services.
Twice a week the men conduct i
the services themselves. The re-!
sponse to the call for this leadership j
would not exceed a similar call in
the churches at home, he believes.
The duties of a chaplain consist
of holding regular services, lending i
individual aid where it is desired
and visiting his men while they are
confined to a hospital. One of a
chaplain's problems is to find a
place to conduct services. "They
are held aboard ship, prayer servic
es are conducted prior to a battle,
and in any place that can be
found," he said.
Five regular services" are held a!
week and the communion services
are the most impressive, the chap
lain said. •••••••• •
>1With regard" to soldiers returirflrtf?
to civilian life he believes many
men will be more religious, but not
necessarily more active in the
church. "A boy returning from
battle is more deeply religious be
cause he is more mature than a civ- ,
ilian his own age, and we become;
more religious as we grow older,";
he stated. j
When questioned as to the bene-1
fits usually derived by a chaplain
serving overseas Capt. Heckard
expressed the opinion that these
men will be better prepared to un- j
derstand the problems of the re
turning veteran.
Capt. Heckard is the son of Rev.
M. W. Heckard, pastor of Cross
Mills. He served in the New Gui
nea, the Papuan and the Philippine
campaigns. After a 30-day fur- j
lough here he will report to Greens
boro for reassignment.
He will be speaker at the First
Methodist church here Sunday.
RAT CONTROL PROGRAM
PLANNED BY MERCHANTS
L. C. Whitehead, of Raleigh, out-.
lined information relating to a con
templated rat control campaign for
Marion at the monthly meeting of
the Merchants' association last
Thursday.
The cost of such a program, in
cluding labor, was estimated at |
$325 provided the area did not ex- j
ceed the city limits.
Walker Blanton was appointed
chairman of the committees who |
have been appointed to supervise all!
phases of the campaign.
The financial committee has an-1
nounced that it will start collecting i
contributions from individuals in
the near future for the treatment
of basements of homes and other
buildings, back yards, railroad
banks, street banks and areas un
derneath buildings.
The public is asked to cooperate
by notifying County Agent S. L.
Homewood of infected areas.
Plans for the annual employer
employee banquet were discussed
and motion was passed to decide the j
date at the September meeting. j
HOME-COMING DAY AT
EBENEZER NEXT SUNDAY;
J
The annual Home-Coming Day j
will be held at the Ebenezer Meth- j
odist Church Sunday, August 12, \
with singing in the afternoon, j
Visiting singers will be present.
A!1 relatives and friends are invited
to 'come and bring picnic lunch.
Young People
Hold Rally At
Baptist Church
Rev. M. O. Owens Is Principal
Speaker, Large Attendance
14 Churches Represented.
The call for young people is
stronger today than ever before,
Rev. M. O. Owens told members of
the Blue Ridge BaDtist Association
at a rally held at the First Baptist
church Friday.
A total attendance of 185 from
the 14 churches which comprise the
association membership, was report
ed.
The speaker stressed the especial
need for young people in the field
of missions. Using as his text
"Here Am I, Send Me," Isaiah 6:&,
he pointed out that God calls young
people today in much the same man
ner as He called Isaiah.
"Throughout the history of Chris
tainity God has called young people
to carry out his work. China pleads
for missionaries—Africa seeks mis
sionaries. So today the call comes
as to Isiah. Will your answer be aa
his?"
The meeting opened with a de
votional presented by ten young
women of the Harmony Grove Bap
tist church. Musical numbers were
presented by the girls' trio and a
choral group from that church.
Conferences for women were led
by Mrs. C. C. Parker, associational
president, for young women by Miss
Kathryn Abee, of Raleigh, and for
the Girls' Auxiliary by Miss Laura
Frances, field worker in the N. C.
Woman's Union. Miss May Bomar
conducted the conference for the
"Sun Beams."
"•Forward Along the King's High
way" was the subject of an address
by Miss Abee. In observance of
1945 as the Baptist Centennial year,
she reviewed the history of the de
nomination as a means of laying the
foundation for future opportunities.
A pantomine was presented by
the Cross Mill Y. W. A. Group con
ferences for the boys' organization
known as "Royal Ambassadors"
led by Rev. James Ray, pastor
of the First Baptist church of Spin
dale.
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EAST MARION TEAM
DEFEATS BEACON MILLS
The weather man let up longf
enough Saturday for the Marion
Manufacturing company baseballera
to send Beacon Mills of Swannanoa.
home with the short end of a 5-2
score.
A real pitcher's battle ensued be
tween Harden of Beacon and Smith
of Marion Mfg. Co.
Beacon pushed across a run in
the third inning only to have the
score tied by the East Marion boys
in the fifth when moore bunted
Mask across with the tying run. In
the sixth the single by Grunner, a
sacrifice by Smith and doubles by
Woods, Fender, Mask, Davidson and
four runs and a win for the Marion
team.
Verl Woods led the hitting with
two doubles and a single followed
by Cecil Mask who had a double
and single. Marion collected 10
hits off Hardin while Smith gave up
5 and struck out 11 Beacon batters.
Friday East Marion will meet
Drexel Furniture company's team
of Morganton on the East Marion
field. The public is invited to at
tend.
LOCAL BOYS RECEIVE
GROUP CITATION
V
Pfc. Benjamin C. Epley and Pfc.
Walker Cooper, who are serving*
with the 9st Infantry in Italy have
received group citations for heroic
achievement on the field of battle.
They assisted in a drive which the
citation termed "a drive unsurpass
ed in' modern warfare."
"The eighteenth division of the
91st Infantry breached the defens
enemy in the Po Valley and forced
the surrender of beaten, demoral
ized and disorganized troops in the
Alps,' according to the wording of
the citation.
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