Marshals matter: China Grove's Mortons tapped for parade role

Marshals matter: China Grove's Mortons tapped for parade role

By Susan Shinn Turner For the Salisbury Post The weather may have been a bit cloudy on Tuesday, but the grand marshals of the Southern Rowan Christmas Parade didn’t mind a bit.  Jim and Shirley Morton were comfortably ensconced in a 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser courtesy of Cloninger Toyota in Salisbury.  In the days before the event, they joked that they’d been practicing their “pageant waves.” The Mortons, both 91, celebrated their 71st anniversary…