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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19
NOTICE &

Belington Lodge No. 73 will hold
their anniversary sermon Sunday
May 9th at the U. b. Church at 2:30
P. NJ
Rev. R. N. Shaffer of Philippi will
deliver the sermon. All members Of
the order, also all members of Ty-
CARTS Valley Rebekah Lodge No. 181
and the public are cordially invited
to come out and hear good sermon.
COMMITTEE
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19
LOCAL NEWS

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES szf tS1xstSttt$kktsxt
George Coontz of Route a was in
town Tuesday.
Murl Moore of Junior was in town
shopping Saturday.
w. B. Baker of the West Side has
sold his property.
Tom Williamson was an Elkins
visitor Wednesday
Delbert Boyles of Philippi was in
town Tuesday on business.
D. J. Taft Of Philippi was in town
one day last week on business.
G. w. Gamer of Marysville was in
town last week blowing gardens.
J. L. johnson of Philippi was in
town last week calling on friends.
w. M. Bosley of Marysville was
in Grafton attending the circus Tues
day.
Arthur NJ. Mason Of this city was
here on business Saturday of last
week.
Delbert Boylen of near Fishers
Mill was in town Saturday attending
to business.
every day in every way" the
smell of ramps grows stronger and
stronger.
Mrs. w. C. Moore of Washington
D. C. spent the past week here with
relatives.
Stuart Schoonover of Glade was
in the city Saturday attending to
business.
E. A. .Barte, R. S. Dayton and S.
N Polling were in Elkins on business
Monday.
Geo. w. Baughman, a prominent
citizen of Glade District, was in
town Tuesday.
S. M. Polling informs us that the
Dayton Construction CO., has begun
work on the Junior road.
Marcine Elliott of Meadowville a
said to be so i'll that no hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
H. Howell, who is planning to go
TO New York in the near future was
in town Tuesday on business.
E. D. Koontz, who works in Elk
ms, and John Hester who works at
Faulkner were here over Sunday
G. A. Dayton left here Tuesday en-
route for Pendleton County with
truck for Dayton Construction Co.
H. v. Viquesney came near hav-
ing a case of blood poisoning last
week from the wound of splinter.
J K. Wamsley and Mr.. Campbell
proprietors of the Inter-Urban Bus
Lines passed through here Wednes-
day enroute to Elkins.
Mrs. J. E. Keyser returned Tues
day morning from Clarksburg. She
was called there on account of the
illness Of her mother.
Mrs. E. w. S. Kennedy a promin-
ent Sunday School worker of Phil
ippi was in town last week attend
ing the Sunday School Conference.
Attention. is called to the article
by Miss Margaret Smith on the first
page of The Progressive, on educa-
ton. She is a student of the B. H. S.
]. w. Stalpaker who has been en-
gagged in merchandising and farm
ing at Calhoun will leave here with
his family for Akron o. in few
days.
w. w. Heatherly of Philippi new
ly elected member of the County
Court was in town Tuesday looking
after road business visitor in town
Wednesday morning.
Saturday evening Laurel Mountain
looked as though it were covered with
snow, but in reality it was only the
trees sheated in ice. This ice dis
appeared during the night thus saw
ing considerable loss of fruit
J. N Huffman and wife of Meats
vile are in this locality visiting re-
latives "Unele Jake" was famil-
lar figure about here for many
years, and bis many friends will be
grieved to hear that he is very i'll.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19

FOR SALE. Buff Leghorn Eggs
for Matching, $1.00 per Is eggs. The
chickens / have are from the Frank
Fay Breed to lay strain of Clinton
Iowa. (4-19-2t)
JAMES FITZWATER
High St., Belington, w. Va.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19

L0ST-W Wednesday night, $50.
bill somewhere in Belington. Find
er please return to CLYDE FREE
MAN and receive reward.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19

FOR SALE:-One Oak Bed Room
Suit. Anyone interested apply to
Graham's Drug Store.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19
'sDEAI.ER
DEALER"
Forrest F. Talbot,
VOLGA, w. VA.
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many frien|
and neighbors for their kindness al
help during the sickness and dea|
of our father, Cicero Phillips.
THOMAS PHILLIPS Y
FRANK PHILLIPS
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19
DEVOE PAINTS DEMONSTRATED BY
EXPERT PAINTERS

Ats j. Kittes, Store, April 26, II and Is, 1923 Prize
Gven Contest open to ALL Come and learn what Paint and
Varnish will do.
Everyone invited
ST. KT1LE, Devoe Agent
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19

FOR SALE:-A few choice seed po-
tatoes. A good table potato and a
good yielder. / growed last year
from this potato 238 bu. to the acre.
]. M REEL
Belington. w Va, R. 1
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19
S. J. KIT7LE, Devoe Agent

REPORT FIRST NATIONAL BANK .
BELNGToN IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. AT
CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON APRIL sRD, 1928
RESOURCES
discounts including redscoun aeceptan
foreign bills of exhage drafts sold with in
overdrafts unsecured
U. 8. Government securities owned:
All other United States Government SECURITIES 5ooo III
Banking House. $2looooo fixtures
Lawful with Federal Reserve Bank 1658o4S
national e2e74
Checks other banks in the city town reporting bank
Total Of Items Sn40oo4
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and U.
Treasurer AOoooo
TOTAL Observation-Disclosures 452s115s
LIABILITIES
Capital paid in 100000
Undivided profits Observation-Disclosures. 14,l7so4
expenses interest s4sooe 1o747es
Amount due to national banks 3l4oo3
Cashiers check outstanding 3o590
Demand deposits( dian depoi subject
deposits payable within 30 days.:
deposits 116S1367
Certificates deposit in less than 80 days (other for
State county other municipal deposit. BY pledge
assets of this bank or surety bond bbo44o
Dividends unpaid 348oo
Total Of demand deposits (othsr bankd eposi
Time deposits subject to payable days.
ject to days more postal savings:
deposit (other than for borrowed) 5o69472
Other time denots
O time deposits subject to Reserve. $189294OO
rowad other than redscoun ............... 37O50o0
TOTAL Observation-Disclosures 452, s11 IS
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF BARBOUR,
T. H. the above named bank 10 solemnly
knowledge
belize
o. Cashier
Correct -
J. E KEYSER j. W. CRISIS, w. w THOMAS - Directors
Subscribed to of April 1928
BERNIE TETER, Notary Public
NV Commi sion Expires October 90 1890
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-04-19

Doubtful.
"Pa." said Johnny, locking up from
his composition, "is 'waterworks' al
one word or de you spell 1t with a
hydrant ?''-Bosten Transcript
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. James Mason spent the week end with her brother, MT. W. M. Nell son, of Thomas.
 Mrs c. G. East and Mrs. Howard Vaughn motored to Sayre and spent the day with relatives recently.
 Miss Mayre Moulton, daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. c. Moulton, of Thomas, who graduated from Louie Compton Seminary last spring, will leave Tuesday for Nashville to enter Ward-Belmont college.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Kaul and Miss Virginia Raul will go soon to Att lantic City for a visit.
 MT. Tom Anderson left sunday for Tuscaloosa to attend the U. of A.
 pr. and Mrs. W. P. CcCrossin and Miss Virginia Hassinger left on Sunday night for trip to New York. MT and Mrs Morris G. Henis and son, Norris, IT,, have returned to their home in Memphis. Tenn, after a delightful trip to Florida, where they visited Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tampa and St. Petersburg. En route home they were the guests of friends in Birmingham.
 MT. and Mrs. B. F. Wilkerson left Sunday for St. Louis to spend week
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Wager of Thomas announce the birth of twin daughters. on September 12. whom they have named Nolie Juanita, and Nina Beatrice.
 Mrs F. A. Lawson has returned from visit to Wilmington, N. C., and Washington, D. C..
 Mrs. Tomlinson Cabell returned Monday from a visit to her daugh- ters Mrs. Jack Carter, and Mrs. Vaughan Bostick, of Atlantic City.
 
 Mir. and Mrs l.. L. Stephenson, Sr and daughter.s Mrs. Bowen, left Sat- urday for a two weeks trip to New York and Washington.
 Miss Margaret Oliver has gone to Tennessee to be the guest of friends Miss Maurine Brownie has re- turned from a visit to her grand mother in Wisconsin,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
A ~AAvxmtNrGs # - KassNA,, Arm KonAeAV AnAy

Raggedy Andy just kept on smll- ing even though Wanda Witch had taken the scissors and had shipped open his cotton stuffed body and had taken the magical Wishing Stick from 'ts hiding place.
 You mean little old witchesv' RRggedy Ann said. That Wishing Stick belongs to Raggedy Andy and 1t is not right for you to take #. You'll be sorry, I'll bet!'
 No, we won't Raggedy Ann!' Wanda Witch laughed.
 Let's make a wish right away ing Stick!' Winda Witch said to her sister.
 "All right" Wanda Witch said. What shall we wish for?"
 Let's both wish for new dresses!' Winda suggested.
 We both wish for lovely new dresses" Wanda Witch said as she held the magical Wishing Stick in her hands. Nice. shiny new rustiy silk dresses The two mean little old witches held their breath and waited. but the new dresses did not appear.
 "Ha," Wanda Witch said, some thing is wrong"
 "Of course it it." little Ned Gnome said. Tt is because we haven't got Raggedy Andy's magical Wishing Stick. That is what Is the trouble"
 No, sir Wanda Witch howled. Tt is because we haven't got Rag gedy Anns magical Wishing Pebble. Raggedy Andy's Wishing Stick is nothing but q piece of ordinary stick and it is not a Wishing Stick ct all. We must snip the Wishing Pebble out of Raggedy Anns cotton stuffed body"
 'It won't work a bit better than my Wishing Stick did," Raggedy Andy laughed.
 Will you please keep still. Rag Gedy Andy?" Wanda Witch howled.
 No. 1 shant!' Raggedy Andy re- piled. "Ragsedy Ann's Wishing Pebble belong to her and if you take your wishes come true any more than my magical Wishing Stick did.''
 T know now to fix RGggedy An dy," Winda Witcjl said. q shall put him in cigar box so that he will remain quiet And into the cigar hox she pushed Raggedy Andy, fold ing his rag arms and legs over his face so that ne would go inside. Then she shut the lid and sat upon the box.
 Now we will snip open Raggedy Ann's cotton stuff body and get the magical Wishing Pebble" Winda Witch laughed.
 "Ah," Wanda Witch cried as she poked her finger around in Raggedy Ann's cotton stuffing. Here it is! Isn't it nice and white? And she held up the h1agical Wishing Pebble.
 Now we can make our wishes come true. Let us wish again for new dresses. Winda Witch" So tho two witches wished again for nice new shiny silk dresses.
 "Ah," little Ned Gnome laughed when the witches wished again for nice new shiny rustly silk dresses.
 Aha little Ned Gnome laughed when the witches saw the dresses did not appear. "The Wishing Stick and the Wishing Pebble do not work for you"
 '0We will put the Eaggedys and little Ned Gnoine in the closet until they show us laow to work magic with these" Wanda Witch howled And into the closet the moan witches stuffed Raggedy Ann and little Ned Gnome
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
THE CAMf.
 A CITY
 ROMANCE nng ,uhrYn,A Trnufnr v1auA.funTrn
M VlsGInlA TrugpE 1sFpiMrn

CHAPTER 16O She had to repeat her question before Muir answered. His eyes were fixed on the floor, and he seemed to be thinking deeply.
 Don't you think it is big and fine of Richard to say he will not use any of my money?" she in sisted.
 "Yes," was the thoughtful an- swer; perhaps it is in a way way' ,st | me talk frankly to you?"
 Sure I will" she said. T may have been unreasonable when you gave me advice before. But, Don aid, you are so understanding to- night-so like som ecne-not rather, of course, but perhaps like an older brother-that 1 hope I will not get vexed no matter what you say.
 Thank you,' he smiled down at her. Then Iscen. In the first place, no matter how much Rankin may mean what he says about not touch ing your money, he will have to, for you and he cannot live on his m come. Moreover, you say you want to go abroad. His job would nave to stop then.".
 Yes, but what about this other money he has gotten lately from investments? With that and my money we could get along."
 An! the exclamation was almost triumphant. You have struck tn } nail on the head. His money and yours. Your money will have to be used.'
 well" she argued. what woulu be the harm i nthat? Should not woman be willing to share her money with her-with the man she marries%
 Her companion noticed the slight pause before the word she started to utter. but did not. Yet he ig- nored 1t.
 Not always he said. You have given me permission to speak plain ly So I will call your attention t9 the fact that Rankin Is not practical not q business man."
 Yet he has made some money
 "Yes, he has. But aside from his regular line of business. This other is an uncertain thing, and may fall him any moment"
 What do you know about it?' she asked abruptly. Have you made any inquiries about it?''
 He flushed slightly. Yes, my dear-although I have not prled into what may be none of my affair. But l happened to meet only yester- Cay a man who knows of Rankin B. nvestments-and who told me that recently he had been rather fortu- nate. uBt Paine thought with me that it was after all a very clancy kind of thing"
 "Paine!' she echoed. T know him."
 "Yes. you introduced him to mo at Hopatcong."
 '' do not like him much
 "Netthar flo But that did not interfere with my ascertaining If he krew what he was talking about. And I found that he did"
 Tn Re Continuedl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
Don't Wait Till Tomorrow To Help
 Others

Every man and woman should work and economize until they have laid by a modest competence for their old age.
 / If they fail to do thls, they doom themselves to certain misery, for there are none so forlorn and so pitiful as the old who must eat the litter bread of dependence. To spend all that one makes as one goes along, so that there is nothing left for the rainy day that comes to us all, is the greatest folly that one can com- init.
 It is also dishonest thing to do, because 1t forces other people to provide for those who could perfect ly well have provided for themselves if they had not spent all they earned on selfindulgence. The thief who steals your purse does not rob you any more than do the impe- cunious relatives and friends whose hands are always in your pocket be- They well knew that affection and family pride and common humanity would not allow them to starve. so they spent their own money on rio*- ous living, and depended on graft ing their support from others when they grew old.
 Between the tightwad and the waster, however, is the golden mean. Wise are they. who, having safely cached the little nest egg that will nourish them after they get too old to work. do not seek to roll up a fortune to leave their heirs, but use their money to buy for themselves and for those they love the things they crave while they still want them.
 You see many people at middle life who are more than well-to- do, who deny themselves all the little lUxuries they would like to have the comfortable home, the nice trip, the good car. They dream of having these things. but they keep putting off buying them until 1t is too late until they are too old and infirm to enjoy them, or until death catches them still longing for the things they desired and might have had but never did have.
 And how often we see money come any goodi A stingy father will deny the pretty girl the clothes and the social opportunities that would have enabled her to make a good marriage. Or he will refuse to give boy the education that would have launched him in the profession for which nature designed him. Or he will withhold the little help that would have saved his daughter, mar rfed to a poor man. from the labor that broke down her health. Or he would not buy for his son the part rership in some business that would have saved him years of grinding Ola a pd ntff h i'm ta hn nf } fortune,
 The father jlstifies himself by saying that all that he has Is hls children's, and that they will event. ually get it. So they do when he dies, and small gratitl de they feel to him who only gave at last when he could no longer hold on to dollar The time when he could really have helped them had passed. They had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wahouma chapter. No. 221. O. E. S.. will entertain with a musical pro- gram Tuesday at D. m. at tho Wahouma Masonic temple. A splen- did program has been arranged. A free will offering will be taken. Re treatments will be served. The pub lie is invited.
 Birmingham Review No. 25, Womans Benefit association, will hold cake sale next Saturday. the place to be announced later.
 The Sunbeams of the First Bap- tist church will meet Tuesday. im- mediately after school, with Mrs. w. R. Chambers. 1906 Twenty-sixth
 Mrs. M. M. Hughes calls a meeting of all teachers and children over 12 at the Methodist churches of the on Wednesday. at 12 o'clock, at the First Methodist church. Plans for children's week will be discussed.
 The Psychology Study club will meet Tuesday at II a. m., with Mrs. R. c. McCarty in Hanover Circle.
 On account of illness in the home If Mrs. J. L. Crumley. the John Wesley class of the Woodlawn MetnOQlSt cnurcn WILL nOlu US reg Bu- lar monthly business and social meetings at the home of Mrs. G. T. Odell, 341 Floral Park, Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. All members are earnestly urged to be present as tue annua! selection of officers will be held at this meeting and other matters of importance will be dis cussed.
 The West End Catholic Women's club will meet September 19 with Mrs. l. E. Dulion, 1909 Third avenue
 Central w. c. T. U. will meet Tues day afternoon at 8 o'clock at head quarters. Refreshments will be served and full attendance Is re-. Quested
 Woodlawn Music Study club will meet Wednesday with Mrs. J. H. Carr, coll First avenue, north. at 2:30 in the afternoon.
 The Junior league will meet Wednesday at 10:30 a.. m. at the In- dependent Presbyterian church.
 When. fe ftagrancep of sweet grass articles is no longer perceptible, 1t can be restored by dipping the art cle in boiling water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
Advises Policy
 Of "Do It Now"
Dorothy Dir
The Gift Or The Helping Hand Should Be Given Now, When It Is Needed-Before The Years Rob Life Of The Power Of Enjoyment

either succeeded of themselves. or failed. For them the die was cast.
 A woman I knew inherited a half million dollars from her father when she wat fifty years old. She sald to me bitterly:
 Tt means nothing to me. I can get no enjoyment out of 1t, because l do not know how to spend money. I want nothing now that money can buy. Our nome was always hard and bal and ugly. My mother and l did all of the homework, and we scrimped every penny. l never had any pretty clothes when I was a girl. never had any treats. I never had any pleasures of any kind. never went with the crowd, because I never had tho money to do the things that the other girls did.
 q never had q chance ar any fun, or at love, or marriage, and so I am pincned old maid, who has worked and saved until 1t has become a second nature. l don't even want the things now that 1 once broke my heart for. AS the old proverb says, I've got rly nuts when l no longer have the teeth to crack them, and so far us bringing me any real happiness Is concerned, my money might as well De scraps of paper. If my father had spent S5,oo0 on me when I was young 1t would have done me more rood than this big fortune when I am old"
 The time to help people Is when they need help. The time to give Is when the gift can pass warm from giving hand to living hand. Under no circumstances should parents inn poverish themselves for their chill dren, or make themselves dependent upon them, but 1f they have the money to make life easier for their children, why not give 1t to them while they are young and while they need 1t?
 You can give a child more pleasure with a ten cent toy Ahan you can give a mid dle-aged man with gov- ernment bond. A youngster will en- Joy being taken to a circus more than a careworn Erown-up would a trip to Europe. A pretty frock means more to young girl than a llmou- sine does to a grandmother Surely it is worth while to remember these things, and to give happiness to the young while 1t Is still in our power to do 90.
 After all, we only have today. None of IS know what the future holds. The help we pain to give to- morrow may come too late The hap piness we mean to bestow may not be ours to give. Sickness, disap pointment. the eAhausting of long struggling, the disillusionment of life, rob people of all power of en- joyment So the moral of 1t all Is we must enjoy now as we go along.
 What we give to others we must give while they want and need 1t. There is no use in spreading 0 feast before those who have no appetite. We must do 1t now, if we want to give pleasure or receive pleasure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18

To remove scorch stains wet the spot and cover with borax. If it is only a slight scorch dampening and hanging the article in the direct sun light will remove the stain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18

when. fe fragrance of sweet grass articles is no longer perceptible, 1t can be restored by dipping the art cle in boiling water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18

Every man and woman should work and economize until they have laid by a modest competence for their old age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18

Woodlawn Music Study club will meet Wednesday with Mrs. J. H. Carr, 6011 First avenue, north. at 2:3o in the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18

The Junior league will meet Wednesday at 10:30 a. m. at the In- depAndent Presbyterian church.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-15

ish influences permeate smaller brains in our higher universities? What kind of American readers will our young college men of today make, sit ting as they are at the feet of these counterfeit American professors, breathing in. as they are, an atmos- phere of ti-Amaricanism What a lineup those modern professors make, inoculating their students with the anti-American doctrines of bol- shevism and pro- -Britshism
 "Is it any wonder that many of our o-called university products, carried by some inscrutable turn of fate to the highest positions in the life of our nation. are dragging old glory and all it stands for in the dust while the Union Jack is lifted high above the clouds by George Harvey ct al?
 "The time is ripe for the Elks and
New Britain herald., 1923-06-15

other 100 per cent American societies to take n stand on this question of alien propaganda.
 We hear much talk of the need for better methods of Americanizing new immigrants We think there is q much more urgent need of infusing the spirit of America. the indepen- dence, high thinking and self-reliance of our ancestors, into our select class es into our fashionable society and in to our spokesmen at Washington.
 As a parting word let us realize that vigilance. eternal vigilance is the price of liberty and that we can be either one of two thins, Americans or something else"