On April 13, 1938, the Morganton High School Band marched in a parade down West Union Street in Morganton to celebrate the dedication of the new National Guard Armory. This was the first year of the band, and they held a fundraising drive to raise money for uniforms. Members of the National Guard along with North Carolina Governor Clyde R. Hoey joined a group of prominent figures and local leaders in the parade through downtown Morganton to the Armory building on McDowell Street prior to a formal dedication service. Officials from the Works Progress Administration joined Hoey, Morganton Mayor Benedict Bristol Sr., Capt. Howell J. Hatcher (commander of the 105th Engineers), and speaker Samuel J. Ervin Jr. at the dedication service held at the Armory. The History Museum of Burke County and the NC Room (John T. Oxford Jr.’s Walt Greene Collection) provided this image to Picture Burke.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.