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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-08-13
NONE BETTER THAN BELTNGToN
Editor Belington Progressive,

read in your paper an article, Bel
ington School Situation and note the
complaint made by several tax PAYERS
against the board of education
for not employing local home
talent to teach in Belington schools.
! don't know who the members of tie
board of education are, neither do |
know the name of your superintendent
of schools. So what I shall say will
not be complaint directed at any
particular individual, but / would be
glad to be permitted to have a word
through the columns of your paper in
behalf of Belington young people.
10 properly present my cause | will
need to give little account of myself
and link that account with my person.
al observations.
! entered Belington in business
career in the year 1885, April 21st.
for seventeen and a half years from
that time | spent the most of my time
in Belington city limits. sold merch-
andise to many Of the citizens of Bel
ington, and the young men and young
women who now seek place in your
schools were the children then. Next
month | will have been away from
Belington, except on an occasional
visit for thirteen years, and being a
minister serving different pastoral
charges have come in touch with
many young people both in my de-
nominations. Have for the past too
years been president of the State
Christian Endeaver Union, which of
necessary brings me in touch with
eleven different church denominations.
l spent four years at Salem, the
seat of the Seven Day Baptist college,
where from three to five numbered
students were enrolled, have conduct
ed chapel services at the college many
times, appeared on the commencement
programs at different times, preached
and once at the high school. What /
am now saying is not to compliment
myself on my work, but / want to say
that in the experience above ment-
Toned | have never met with brighter
youngr people intellectually, neve
with more refined, nor more religious
then Belington young people. Ny con-
clusion is that they deserve place
in Belington schools, and the best
you is none too good
After leaving Salem / spent five
years at Fairmont the seat of Fair
mont state Normal, where many young
people Of the state were coming and
going, was brought in touch with
many young people at this place
through religious and social functions,
and | did not find any young people
better equipped or more representa-
i've than the young people Of my native
town, of Belington.
am just about to close my first
year as pastor of West Clarksburg
church, where | have been associated
with many young people in city
Christian Endeavor union work, be-
sides theses Of my own church, and
must continue to say don't find any
better than | know is in my own home
town, Belington. L hope to see the day
hasten when Belington school teachers
will recognized as leaders in ten
field of their profession, and where
their fathers and mothers pay the
bills.
Best wishes from former citizen,
w. G. Ware.
w. Va. Aug. 10th
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-08-13
CREDIT men
MAKE DISCOVERY
FOUND THE REASON WHY
FAMILIES ARE HARD UP

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The
automobile trade came in for some
rather severe criticism at the recent
national convention of credit men
here. Auto concerns are extending too
much credit, to the injury of other
business and of great numbers Of
those it's extended to, according to
many of the convention delegates.
If man can afford to pay for an
automobile it's all right to sell him
one, the critics agree. but they think
installment selling is being overdone.
One of the credit men outlined what
he called typical case.
The Jones family lives on the aver
age American wage earner's income
bureau of Labor Statistics figures)
$1513 year. Jones can't save much
certainly not enough to pay cash for
an automobile.
But he needn't pay cash. He can
buy on the installment plan. 1t looks
easy. Jones is sold.
Right away he discovers that what
you pay for an automobile isn't all
it costs. Not by any means.
Still it's a new car. Unkeep isn't as
heavy charge as it will be later on
But only a little later on, for Jones
can't afford a garage. He has to let
his machoine stand out nights and it
deteriorates fast.
Jones has made due allowance for
his installments but not for fuel and
oil and exteries and repaires. All put
togather these items pinch him.
He needs a new suit. His wife needs
new shoes. Well, they can't have 'em-
not until the car is paid for.
One day Jones has blowout. The
best he can do in the way of flat
tire is around $40 or 500. Moreover,
that first blowout was advance notice
that three more are about due. Be-
fore Jones knowes it he has shot the
better part of $50 to 500 full Of
holes.
On $1513 a year, with family to
support and cor to pay for and main
tain, that's no joke.
BY this time the jones are distinctly
hard up. They have to cut down on
food perhaps cut some of it out
entirely-cheaper butter, less milk,
no meat some of the time. Their living
stadards being lowered-except that
they have car.
Meantime the clothier, the dry good
merchant, the shoe dealer, the grocer,
the milkman and the butcher have been
getting less of the Jones money then
they got before Jones bought that
automobile.
When it's cnsidered that AUTOS
number hard on one per family
thruehcut the United States and that
the Jones are not an exceptional fam
lily but the average wage urner's
family it becomes evident that the
Jones familys troubles must be pretty
general.
The results, the critical credit men
saw. is that business isn't as good as
it ought to be-except the auto busin-
ess.
1t isn't actually bad in other lines
Building activity and other nice thing
more or less offset the Jones' finan-
cial stringency.
Nevertheless, according to credit
men, always expecting the automobile
credit men, isn't as good as it would
be if an over-extension ofcredit hadn't
induced Jones to buy car he couldn't
afford
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-08-13
SUGAR CREEK ROAD TO BE
REPAIRED

The Sugar Creek road in Barker
district, so long neglected that the
road is almost gone is to be repaired
according to reports from citizens who
were before the County Court Tues
day. This road is valuable outlet
from the Meadowville section to the
good roads.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-08-13

P. S. Exline received telegram
last Friday that his brother James A.
Exline of Pennington had died that
morning. He was one of the eldest of
the Exline family had been in i'll
health for years being almost help
less for almost year. He has gone
where no suffering will ever come to
join the loved ones gone before.
, 1925-01-14
PAT O'HARh

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J. w. Mcknight has spent
considerable time in Sand Coulee
the past weeks. He reports the sheep
all in fine shape and no losses
Andy Marler has been on the sick
list the past week.
Word has been received by friends
hat Everett Reynolds suffered some
severe cuts and loss of money in a
hold-up when he was visiting at his
old home in Wann, Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson visited the
Thompsons last Sunday.
The Marler girls visited in our
neighborhood during their vacation.
Hats off to the Sunlight hikers.
Jack Riddle. Russell Blood and
Donald Snyder walked from their
home in the upper basin to the
Mcknight ranch last Saturday, all
eager to be back in school again.
A car took them from there in to
Cody.
The Widdous spent a few days on
their Pat O'Hara ranch some time
ago. Mrs. Widdous played Santa
Claus to the little Thompsons.
Fred Walters called on the Thorn
IONS one day last week.
Howard Starr has again shaken
the dust of Bald Ridge in quest
of work. Better luck this time.
, 1925-01-14

moved into the house vacated by
Robert Smith and wife, who have
gone to California.
Earl Campbell is here seeking
ployment. If he is successful he
will move his family from North
Dakota.
The E. E. E. Club held IN all
day meeting at the home Of Mrs.
Fred voss last Thursday. A very
fine dinner was served, followed by
q social-hour and business meeting.
It being the date of the annual
election of officers a large crowd
attended. The following officers
were elected: Mrs. Frank Hart.
president; Mrs. Floyd Early, vice
president: Mrs. Leo Werts. secre-
tary-treasurer. They adjourned to
meet with Mrs. L. E. Jones jan
uary 20.
Jack Dempsey left last week to
attend the funeral of his father,
who died at his home in Los An
geles, California, at the ripe old age
of 81 years.
Mrs. C. o. Madden Of Powell is
attending the Garland station while
Mr.. Dempsey is away.
Mrs. R. L. Gillison returned home
from Billings where she took heI
small son for medical attention.
]. L. Werts left Saturday fol
Cheyenne to meet with the STATE
legislature.
The youngest daughter of John
Hendricks burned herself severly
by splitting a cup of boiling iI.tC
her face.
Maurice ellison, who is one oil
the stock judging team of the Powell
high school. has gone to Larami,
on a stock judging contest.
The Portable alfalfa meal mil
purchased by Ed Kilgore a short
time ago seems to be quite a sue
cess.
Mrs. Leo Werts has gone to Lar
annie as a delegate to the state farm
bureau meeting.
John Price is making arrange.
ments to have a sale the Goth oi
this month. They say they are no
going to leave the fiat, but change
their occupation.
, 1925-01-14

ders and Don MCGEE.
Miss Amanda Pearson and Mrs.
]. E. Cooper entertained the Lower
Sage club and their husbands to a
lard party Wednesday evening.
Mike Donovan was over from
Meeteetse the first Of the week n
at the RAIDER ranch.
Henry Dahlem brought his cattle
down from Northfork to his Sage
creek ranch recently.
l. Don MCGEE. Ed Mangus, Clarence
Miller, Fred, Louis and Ernest
Schultz and Miss Anna Haule were
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Schultz New Years " and
afterward attended the Firemen's
ball in Cody.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Newton and
daughter Genevieve called at the
David Freeborg home Friday.
Hurley McGinnis of Cody spent
his vacation with the Fritzler boys.
Mrs. 8. F. Peterson and Mildred
and Lawrence called at the L. w
Schultz home Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Cobb called
on Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.. Fritzler Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. English and
baby and Dorothy and Onas Collins
took Sunday dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. RAIDER.
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PAINT CREEK

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Our worthy Bachelor Baker had
quite n nice trip down country with
his sled this week. Must remem-
Der, George, hat all the valley is
not like your snow clad mountain
ranch. Walking is good exercise,
but feel sorry for the horses, drag
ging the sled on bare ground.
Leon O'Donnell is busy harvesting
the ice crop which is abundant and
of fine quality on the lake and
river.
Alvin Bosley is improving slowly
and is able to be up, but his hands
are still useless. e
Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Bevelhymer
had the misfortune to get caught
in the blizzard which was raging
Friday night. They were on their
way home from Cody and We're
forced to walk about three miles.
New officers are busy on state
and county affairs. 1t is hoped by
the taxpayers that they will be
economical and efficient. We hope
hat there will be some way to have
a head to our county government
, 1925-01-14
UPPER SAGE
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Delayed)

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schultz and
children called at the Sam Steward
son, L. w. Schultz, Fred Mcneil
and A. l.. Pearson homes last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dahlem and
children we're guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus Hoaglund Thursday.
The farm bureau members had
all interesting meeting at the Coun-
try Club building last Friday night.
After the business session the young
folks danced to the music of the
o. V. b. orchestra. A lunch was
served at midnight. A telephone
meeting was also held in the base
ment.
Mrs. Christine Freeborg and
daughter Mildred, Mrs. VIM. Eng
fish and baby. Mrs. H. C. Fritzler
and Clifton. Hurley McGinnis and
Mrs. w. A. RAIDER and Woodrow
called on Mrs. Peery and daughter
Ruth last week.
About thirty young people gath
cred at the f. NJ. Coe home last
Tuesday evening and had a surprise
party on Don MCGEE. who is think
ing of joining the V A very
pleasant evening was passed with
cards and games.
Clarence and Norman Miller spent
last Monday evening at the Gus
Hoaglund home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. RAIDER en-
%tertained at a dinner and watch
party New Years " The guests
were j. NJ. Schwoob, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. j. Lowe, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Scholes and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. E. Dunn and Edwin and Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Tinkcom.
Louis Schultz left for Casper
Monday morning after spending the
holidays here with relatives. He
is employed at the Neithammer
packing plant.
dinner Sunday al the L. w. Schultz
home.
Leonard Stewardson visited his
sister, Grace, at Fenton a few days
last week. He returned Saturday.
Norman A. Miller, who has spent
the past month with home folks,
left on Wednesday for North Platte,
Nebraska, being transferred there
from Laramie.
Miss Anna Hauffle visited with
Faye Mcneil, Mrs. Albert Schultz
and Mrs. David Freeborg last week.
The Mcneil children entertained
a few friends Sunday evening at
their home. Those present we're;
Louis. Fred and Ernest Schultz,
Leonard Stewardson and Misses
Louise Blaine, Dorothy Siddle and
Anna Haufe. The latter stayed un-
till Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Schultz
entertained to dinner New Years
day: L. w. Schultz and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Schultz and chill
dren and Miss Anna Haufie.
Dinner guests at the H. c. Frit-
zler home Thursday were: Evelyn
and Carl Cogswell, Margaret Chill
, 1925-01-14
CrandaIl

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I. S. Bispham and Martin Ran
mael have gone down the canyon
with a bunch of horses. They will
go as far as Joliet, Montana, stop
ping at Clark, Belfry, and different
points.
Arne Olson, Martin Ranmael, R.
Oliver and Henry Shrine were at L.
S. Bispham's Saturday for the round
up.
1. S. Bispham and Arne Olson
spent New Years with r. l.. Morton
and the divers.
Martin Ranmael was a recent
guest at the Wright ranch.
Oscar Shaw has been helping
Fred Wright several days.
F. E. McGrew was a business Wis
itor at the Dickinson ranch We'd
.nesday.
Martin Ranmael was a guest at
the Shrine ranch Friday.
John Stab was a recent guest at
the Shrine ranch.
F. E. McGrew has gone to the
IClarks Fork country where he will
finish the census. He will then go
" kOuH MICIe ne Will HIlSn some
work in the office before going to
Meeteetse where Mrs. McGrew is
spending the winter.
Delayed)
The cold has moderated a little
although the thermometer keeps be-
low zero a great deal of the time.
In the past few DAYS it has gone
up to 20 above, but at night drops
to s or 8 below. On the 18th II
went down to 80 degrees and staved
at 81 below for "a hours. On the
nth it dropped to "a below and
held its own for "a hours and then
went to 2S below on the night of
the 18th. and on the 18th to Sc
below and was % to 80 below for
several nights. moderating during
the day to 10 or II beIow-so our
beautiful long fall was We
have very little snow for this sec
ton at this time of the wear: about
10 inches on the level. and are
having lots of wind, which is IN
usual. Yet with all its cold and
snow Crandall is wonderful to real
lovers of nature. We can always
see something beautiful and inter
'esing in u lovely mountains. To
the casual observer we may seem
crude and unpublished, yet upon in
innate acquaintance you will find
some wonderful characters IN our
midst ana the sincere generous
hospitality whlch is tound In unoe-
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system, for as it has been headless
in the past, and has had no way
of eliminating the graft that is
mounting higher each year. 1t
should be controlled in a different
manner, as the a payers see it.
, 1925-01-14

with the privilege of buying at the
expiration period for 100000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann intend to
spend a short time in the south
when through here. intending TO,
make permanent residence some
where else after that. His successor
enjoys the reputation as a very sue
cessful stock man and soil tiller.
, 1925-01-14
GARLAND

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Mrs. w. L. Sanders left last
week for here home in Indiana. Mr..
Sanders will not leave for some
time, when he will go in his car.
Mrs. John Hendricks returned
home from a visit with home folks
in Indiana this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Jones have
, 1925-01-14
POWELL MAN CONTRACTS FOR
MANN ACRES ON GREYBULL

(Meeteetse News)
o. B. Mann has leased his 1900
acre ranch, a tract that has been
the growth Of 20 years endeavor,
to Fred Friess. of Powell. possession
to be given March LIST. The lease
reads for a term of three years
, 1925-01-14

You'll find no fool like on old
any young fool.
, 1925-01-14

Horizontal.
1-ShOemaker's tool
4-One hundred pounds tabbr.)
Pause
f covering
1O-PertatainE to fairies
12-Where Che ocenn stops
13-Citrus fruit
15-Pilc of hny
I8-what YOU ought 10 do IL your
subscription Inns expired
1S-Bit Of flame
10-MarIs left by n wound
-
2I-what tte rubbc on your pencil
In fO~
23-Mytkicat origin OF f~rant<furters
24-Those syso make charts
2S-Wisc man
29-Fodder
s-FroI
32-LonG periods of time
34-P. II. OF "wiir'
35-Fear
37-From n deGnit past time until
3S-SeIliaEs
perennial plant having
n singular main stem
heavy hair about neck of
some quadrupeds
42-word awaited by lover to make
him hnppiest man In world
43-Stain. color
, 1925-01-14

Vertical.
1-SoIemn wonder
NJ rooms have four of them
3-JniIbird who never expects to
get out
4-Wedge
5-LnbOr
G-SmaII mound of Garth
S-Rrcurrent occasiony repetition
9-Parcel of stock
11-Prcsent time
12-Tasteless from age
14-At hand
I5-Fight
17-Outside covering Of a cigar
1S-Deprive of sensibi1ity
22-To take liquid food
tt giving n valuable sap
25-Oid
26-Any of various
grasses
2S-A relish
3O-NOcturnal fancy
31-GcomctricaI figures
33-Mixturc of vegetables
34-SIender rod of metal
38-Contrndic
37-PIg pen
3g-Observe
Solution will nppear in next issue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-21

rectly to the person to whom it is ad-
dressed and seldom goes astray.
Such has been the growth of al
most every city that it is essential to
give the street and number of of the
addressee. Authorizations in writing
the name of a state sometimes re-
suits in misrouting, because it can
not be told which state it is intend
ed.
LAS a matter of precaution the
sender should ont fail to put his or
her own name and address onthe
package and it is not a bad plan to
put the same information on the in
side. Thus if the outside marks be-
come defaced the identity of the
owner or that of the person to whom
it is sent, is not lost"
AS means of encouraging better
addressing, special labels have been
issued to give Christmas express
packages the right way during the
holidays.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-21
EARLY SHOPPING
IS SUGGESTED
Agent for American Railway Eek
press Urges Early Shopping
and Shipping

EARLY shopping and early ship
ping" of Christmas packages go
hand in hand, according to W. H.
Morris, Agent of the American Rail
way Express Co., Steps have been
taken to expedite the movement of
ell Christmas gift shipments and the
cooperation of the public is sought to
relieve the starin of the rush usu-
ally encountered during the last few
days before Christmas.
Most of the troubles which delay
Christmas shipments are due to in
adequate packing or errors in ad-
dresses, according to Mr.. Morrison.
If the contents of package are
fragile, caution on the wrapping
to that effect will inform those
through whose hands it passes that it
requires extra careful handling.
eve have found. by past expert
ence, that when the address is legibly
written and complete in all details,
the package is quickly handled di-
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and all corners in course of easy
lessons.
Fifteen minutes a day, there
people cry, will put you on an in
innate footing with the great
thinkers of the past will fortify
your mind so that you will be-
come a success in short order.
Probably it's a valid reflection
of the national state of mind. We
value chiefly things that can add
cash to the right side of the led
ger; anything else may be nice,
but it's relatively unimportant.
Some day, perhaps, we will
learn that nothing that is really
valuable ca nbe expressed in dol
lars and cents; that all the great
literature in the world is worth
less if it is studied merely to help
one to get ahead; that the rich
ness and beauty that are stored
in books give one a broader, full
er life than all the pay envelopes
in America can give.
Then, meybe, we will begin to
be really cultured. And the cul-
ture-by-mail firms will die.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-11-21
EDITORIALS


President Ernest M. Hopkins of
Dartmouth hits the true note. He
advocates freedom of speech "and
even the presenting of prenicious
doctrine" in colleges, $50 long as
like access is not denied to the stud
ent to other points of view"
If he thought a college "were a
training school, trying to discipline
men into acceptance of the theory
that all present-day procedures
were desirable for permanency, he
would agree to the contrary policy
Of censorship.
But he thinks, on the contrary
that its function is ''to allow men
access to different points of view
and to secure their adherence to con-
clusions on the basis of their own
thinking, rather than to corral them
within given mental acreas. Moreover
quite aside from any theories, ere
preston and censorship never work
within an Intellectually, alert group
Of boys, such as constitute the col
lege."
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Local
Patriotism

One encouraging thing about
American life is the intense To-
cal patriotism of most citizens.
Nearly every man you meet is
ALWAYS ready to defend his home
city or town, and on occasion to
do all he can to make it a better
place.
Too often, however, we fail to
have a good understanding OF
Just what it takes to make a city
better place, Because it isn't
simply a matter of getting more
population. more factories. a new
railroad or a deeper harbor.
1t is something deeper-some.
thing that depends on the indi.
vidual heart and conscience oI
the individual citizen. 1t cam
be expressed in dollars or steel
few really worth while things can
but it makes the difference be
tween a city that is sitting to in.
tellectual and moral development
and one that isn't.
3 * =
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were caused by road hogs who
tried to pass other cars on curves,
at the top of a hill or at points
where traffic going in the opposite
direction prevented.
AS result. the cars of people
who were driving sensibly were
foI ced into ditch or smashed.
The amazing thing was that
during that entire distance the
Cleveland man failed to see one
motorcycle officer patroling the
road. 1t passes through three
states.
Main highways between impor-
tant cities must be patroled. That
won't stop accidents but there is
nothing that makes an autoisi
drive more sensibly than a few
motorcycle officers.
* x 8 y
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OTHER DAYS IN AMERICAS

TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
tFrom The Times Recorder, Nov.
81, 1900
Mr. John A. Mcdonald of Plains
was in the city yesterday coming
over on business.
Miss Katherine Street, of Buena
Vista was guest in the city yester-
day erroute to Macon.
Mr. Marion Harper returned to At
lanta, today after spending several
adys in Americas on business.
MissElizabeth Harris has gone to
Ogletzorpe to attend the Brooks
Burgess Marriage wedding there to-
morrow.
Mrs Albert Harris left yesterday
for Oglethorpe to attend the mar
riage of her sister, Miss Ruby Brooks
to Mr. Burgess of that city tomorrow
1t is only ten days until the time
to eat the turkey. but up to this
blissful hour our turk looks more
like strip of western sow bosom.
Mrs Henry Collier has returned
to her home in Atlanta after a pleas,
ant visit to her father, Mr. ]. w.
Sheffield at his home on Taylor
Street.