Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-02-11
BELINGTON ROUTE 2.

pre- Saia ma ople haven't the money
ITO buy gs with, then the United
States - wallowing in prosperity.
Methinks the problem of unemploy-
ment will perhaps grow more serious.
Workers tend to the large cities, and
in. times of trade depression, and es-
pecially in the winter, there is vast
army of jobless people. Many of
these are ne'er-do-wefls, who, because
of vicious habits or all-round worth
lessness, are unable to keep job;
others may be classed as unfortun-
ates who are sick or defective or who
have been thrown out of work by
some change of conditions and have
become INDECENT, though no fault of
their own, among them are those who
find it more pleasant to loaf than to
work, and will not accept a position
unless it yields gilt-edged pay. We
look forward to the time when we
shall have some system of insurance
against unemployment. There should
be some regulations to the present
man has a job today and tomorrow
he is walking the streets; after an in
vestigation we find he has no money,
thus he is forced to become a public
charge, but if he had been required TO
contribute to an insurance fund while
working, SO he would have been en-
titled to relief when out of work, his
case would be different. AS re speak
of the war in the beginning of our
epistle, allow us to make mention of
it again. No matter how the war
turns out, che world will be forced to
pass through a period of lean years
as the result Of it. People viii have
to "scrimp and cut corners" a little,
but however it may not be necessary
to tie your purse strings; money will
be scarcer and we shall have to work
harded to get it; we will have to give
up some of the things we have en-
joyed so much, and submit to the var
ious hardships. 1t takes no prophet
nor son of prophet to see that A
great storm is on us, and the safe
course is to reef the sails and wait for
the disturbance to cease. The war
has vastly increased the running ex-
penses of the whole world, while at
the same time robbing us of the pro-
ducing power of millions We must
all contribute to this waste, for in
this age al the people Of the earth
are so linked and bound together that
what hurts one hurts all.
4 Some Of US are feeling raw
Under the d-burned Yost-Blue
law,
And due to you, Mr.. Fred 0. Blue,
We drink no more kentucky Dew"
Mr.. Granville Yeager was pleas
ant visitor at John Gibson's Saturday
night and Sunday last.
Mr. Gordon Sturms was at Being
ton one day last week, getting tooth
filed.
Mr.. Ira Booth was at Junior and
Belington on business last Saturday
Mrs. Ivy Talbot IS very much IN
disposed At present. Her sister, Miss
Mary Polling Of 3usaior IS nurse, ard
DR.. g'rahetn Nof Belingtoa attend
ing physician ia charge u IS earn-
estly hoped W her many friends that
she viii soon recover
Henry Lamb recently traded his
farm, located near the Gotf school
house and long known as the @0id
Corrick Farm. to Hessel wilson for
property III Junior. The one mostly
beneatted BY the trade, is q. hard
! problem to solve. Mr. Lamb is work.
1 ing in the woods at Tigheview. Mir.
Wilson contracted to Alfred Bond the
7 getting out Of sDye wood" Mr.. Bond
has four sons engaged in this work,
and Mr.. D. G. Foy has two teams
working every day pulling the wood
to the railroad.
VIM. Snodgrass recently purchased
hay stack from Henry Lamb, and
thirteen fodder shocks from John
Swick. ESa Booth will haul it to his
~residence.
Mrs. Julia Young returned home
Vast week from visiting relatives in
Charleston.
Blackburn Shomo who is fireman
and extra engineer on the c. & G..
10y, was the guest of his father, Mr..
! John Shomo few days last week.
BUCK NECK.