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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
Have You This Habit?
By Margaret Morrison
SUSIE ToTTLE

DOCTOR WILLIAM and his wife
- were dining out one evening when
Mrs. William told the following tale !;
Susie Tottle is dear, ami | have
been fond of her all my life, and yet,
when ] heard OF her engagement. |
wondered ut the teInerity of Alexan-
der Strong for Alexander knew
Susie and her ways as well ms did |
myself. Once when we were young,
Susie's father and my father had each
given us a generous check and told
us to choose the place in this whole
country we'd rather 90 to for a
months trip. That seemed to leave
the easier part of the arrangement
certainly to us II didn't take long
10 choose California. We went to-
gether to an agent to buy our tickets
and make our reservations ] didn't
/ know Susie so well in those days.
| Otherwise | should have been dis
couraged when she asked the man II,
I in case we changed our minds, we
might redeem our tickets. We had no
sooner left the Office, in fact than we
began to change our minds BY the
time we reached home, Florida had
become our objective and someone
was sent down to stop proceedings to
California. Alaska, Colorado, and
Maine coast, followed each other IA
quick succession And to this day the
money for that trip reposes in my saw
ings bank account. DO you wonder
that ! was skeptical about Susie Tot
, ties married happiness?
"Then I heard of her transforma-
! ton. During the first month OF her
marriage, 1t seemed, Susie had or
dered an evening cloak. 1t happened
to arrive when her husband was home.
Susie tried on the cloak and then as
/ usual began to wonder about return
ing 1t for another.
Positively no, my dear, said Alex
ander, were not going to start life
that way" Susie kept the cloak.
Alexander cured her indecision.
"But ever since ended Mrs. Will
liam. Il have remembered the old
Susie when an undecided person
holds up whole theater line, or when
an indecision patient mOnopolizes the
new book shelf at the library, or when
I see two persons held rooted in front
Of each other on the street unable to
pass. Then 1t Is all / can do to keep
myself from telling them about Susie
Tottle and her newly acquired habit,
In moments Of indecision, OF DOING
SOMETHING and sticking to It,"
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
THE MODERN FUEL

Accurate cost accounting has shown
that gas is the most satisfactory, eff
ficient and economical source of heat.
It enables manufacturers to turn out
their products at lower cost or better
products at the same cost as before,
In some manufacturing processes,
such as enameling and carboaiziag
machine shafts, costs of production
have been cut more than one-half
through the substitution of gas.
Although the industrial use for gas
is only in its infancy, it is being real
lied that it is the cost of using fuel
not the price Of the raw fuel, which
determines its ultimate cost. Gas is
the cleanest, most easily controlled
and most flexible source of heat now
known.
With rate structpres modernized so
as to distribute among each class of
customers their fair share of the fix
ed costs, gas will soon become the IN
iversal fuel in factories and in homes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
PROSPERITY FOR AUTO INDUS
TRY FOR 1926

VS.. Knudsen, president and general
manager of the Chevrolet Motor Co.
predicts continued prosperity for the
automotive industry during 1926.
"My opinion is that 1925 will be
good year in the automobile industry"
he said.
"Tiat there will be as many pas
senger cars sold at retail as in 1926
'9That there will be as many trucks
sold at retail than in 1925.
"That dealers will improve their
merchandising methods and the deal
ers who do will increase their turn
over.
"That used cars will have to be
treated as merchandise and dealt In
as such at fair prices and in run
ming order.
"That dealers improvements IN
shops and tools will help to reduce the
maintenance cost of automobiles.
"That people will never stop buying
good motor cars at the right price
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
NATIONAL ANTI
CASUALTY CAMPAIGN

When the women of the nation,
state or city band together for right
ing any wrong or for defense of a
right, they usally succeed. Just now
the women of the nation are banding
together to fight the ever-increasing
toll of death and injury from auto
mobile accidents. This means that
organized women have determined
that careless driving, or driving by
drunken or irresponsible persons and
carless walking must cease.
The first attact of this army of
women who would defend their loved
ones and themselves from death or
manning is on. The crusaders expect
to bring home to every man and wo-
men and child in auto crashes.
The man who walks often careless
ly places himself in jeopardy by cross
ing streets at places where he should
not and where the auto speed is high
er. He steps from behind street cars
directly into the path of speeding
motor. He permits his children to PLAY
In the streets. The women seek te
save lives, and their campaign will be
educational. They only ask that mot.
orists and pedestrians alike would ex.
ersise care.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
THE NATIONAL PUZZLE

In commenting on the Joint Stock
Land Bank system, a leading bond
house which is wholesale distributor
of tax-exempt government obligations
farm loan system has made loans ag-
gregating more than 100000, 900 in
northwestern states, investors resi-
dent in those states have purchased
not more than 100000 of the bonds.
This is natural because the wealth
which seeks exemption via the tax
exempt bond route is not in the north
western states-the capital in these
states is invested more largely in pro-
ductive, taxable enterprises.
Continuing, the statement says that
interest rates of the Joint Stock Land
Banks to the farmers are as low as
5 IL per cent in some pats of the
country and at no place do they ex-
coed 8 per cent, and that being tax
exempt in the same way as Federal
Farm Loan Bonds, these securities
have become especially favored by in
vestors whose iseo1aes require them
to place their money largely in tax
free bonds.
In the last stater1en is the comedy
of the whole proceeding. Why should
the law permit tax exemption to the
purcharer of this purely commercial
paper? Why should the law furnish
method for investors to escape the
taxation which must be levied for
government needs and protection of
all the people including those who are
exempted from tax payments
Why should the law on one hand
prov de for taxation of all equally and
then permit exemption for those most
able to pay?
This is national puzzle to which no
satisfactory answer is offered today.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07

signed by all property owners and
showing any contract violated by the
property owners on this street.
Fifth-We are glad to know that
the citizens are to see the financial
report but cannot understand how
errors would occur with such wonder
full business acumen as his Honor
claims for this administration
Finally-The mayor needs all his
handles Off his own use as they
would fit no one elses hammer. The
author denies the charge of failure to
investigate in single case mention
ed even to the Pavilion roof, which
is still leaking. The author defies
proof of any misrepresentation at
the time of the writing of the articles
The author disclaims any attempt 70
to injure the name of our little city,
as it is as much mine as it is the
Mayors, ! also deny the allegation of
trying to besmirch the unsmirchabla
names Of our City's custodians ar3
close by saying that only narrowness
Of mind translates friendly criticism
a. a product of the Knockers Ham
mer.
E. D. KOONTZ
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
KUNTERSFORK

Those calling at Mr.. and Mrs. JAS
per Philips Christmas Eve were: Mr.
and Mrs. Odis Shahan, Cleo and Syl-
via, Price Wilminia Ice. Geneva Price
and Lee Moore.
/. s. Price who has been seriously
i'll with carbunkle on his leg is slow
ly improving.
Mrs. B. D. Hill and sons and daugh-
ter Ernest, Anvil and Imogene are
spending the holidays with Mrs
Henry Polling of Belington.
Those calling at l. s. Prices Christ
mas day were: Lee Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dallas Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. ODDS
Shahan~ of Norton, W. Va, Porter
Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Sturms of Brown
ton were calling on Mr.. and Mrs
Luther Moore during holiday.
Lee Moore was calling on Miss
Geneva Price Sunday, he also took
dinner with her Sunday evening.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
TO ALL OFFICERS AND EMPLOY
EES OF THE BALTIMORE AND
OHIO COMPANY:

It gives me very real pleasure to-
send New Years greetings to my fell
low officers and employees in the Bal
timore & Ohio service.
Conditions of employees in the Bal
timore & Ohio service have improved
during the year and have become bet
ter stabilized.
The conditions of the property has
steadily improved throughout the year
and was never better than at the pre-
sent time.
The Company has handled large
volume of business and generally ir
manner that has been satisfactory
to its patrons.
There is q better understanding be
tween the officers and employees of
the Company today than ever before.
and better understanding means "a
better and more sympathetic relation
ship.
The loyal and effective efforts
which all have made to improve the
conditions and operation Of the pro-
perty, and the character Of the SER
vice rendered, have been very help
full and are sincerely appreciated.
The outlook for the future seems
distinctly encouraging.
For all these things and more, we.
have good cause to feel thankful.
/ hope the New Year will bring to
the members of the Baltimore and
Ohio family, good health and happi-
ness, and also success to them and to
the great Company with witch we are
all proud to be connected
DANIEL WILLARD
President.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL ECONO-
MICS APPOINTS EXPERT
AS SECRETARY


Charles Staff, prominently identi-
fled with scientific research and prac
teal work in all phases of animal in
dustry, has been appointed executive
secretary of the Larrowe Institute of
Animal Economics, according to an
nouncements made in Detroit today.
He will direct his work from the head
quarters of the Institute at Detroit.
Mr.. Staff always has been lover
and student of animals and has carri-
ed on many valuable experiments in
feeding breeding, production and man.
agement on his own form at Royal
Oak, Michigan. AS the guoding genius
of the Larrowe Institute for Animal
Economics he will supervise the Re-
search farm of the Institute, just out
side of Detroit and direct other expert
mental farm work which will be car
ried on in various states.
Born in Sydney, Australia, 1874,
Mr.. Staff came to the United States
in 1886. He has been and extensive
world traveller and student of econo-
mic conditions. For many years in con-
junction with James E. Larrowe, of
Detroit, Mr. Staff has made an ex-
haustive study of the dried beef pulp
industry of the United States, espec-
tally with reference to it's application
as feed in dairy and livestock pro-
duction.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
MARYSVILLE

This leaves us all surviving after
the zero weather is over. But most
all folks here have received colds.
S. M. Polling and son Aubrey were
home from Hinton over Holidays.
W. w. Bosely has been indisposed
for some time and is not much i'm
proved at this writing.
Cell Bean of Upshur County was
visiting at the home of his sister,
Mrs. W w. Bosely few days past.
D. B. Polling the teacher of Marys-
vile school is progressing nicely and
says the patrons are always welcome
Andrew Mclean and Arthur Bosely
are frequent callers over on Sugar
Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Ice of String
town was visiting at the homes of
VIM. Ridgeway, Geo. Gamer and VIM.
Poe during Holidays.
d. D. Polling says he gets nothing
else done these days only to churn
butter, II lbs, every week
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Poe were visit
ing their son Daniel Poe of Elkins
over Sunday.
Ingle Ridgeway was caller at
Philippi Saturday evening.
Clarence Mclean says he is soon
to start living in a new house of his
own.
s. M. Polling returned to Hinton, w.
Va, where he has charge of a five
mile road contract for the Elkins
Construction Co.
j. F. Valentine was a business call
er at Belington Monday.
Hubert Gamer was in our part
Monday on business.
If this escapes the waste basket we
viii come again
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
VALLEY RIVER

We are having some rainy weather
at this writing.
Sam Kelley was q caller at W. T..
Nestor's New Years day.
Mrs. James Phares who mas been
ii is recovering very rapidly.
Ralph Durrett has purchased him
new Ford Roadster.
! Miss. Rossettie Ware who is staying
with Mary Jane Booth spent Sunday
at home.
Mrs. Harvey Wiimoth Of Splutter
Ridge was visiting at James Phares'
Sunday.
Bernie Boner was calling on Gene
We've Everson Saturday night and
Sunday
Mr.. Dellas Corley and family were
visiting at Charley Yeager's last Sun
day
Claribell Corrick and sister Pauline
spent last week end at James Phares'
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Yeager spent
New Years day with his mother on
her 8Sth birthday.
Mr.. w. H. Turner is on the sick list
at this writing.
Lila Nestor went to Junior Sunday
! night.
Jack Hymes who has been working
at Harding is at home on his vacation.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
FUTURE OF THE TELEPHONE

1t was fifty years ago that Alex
ander Graham Bell invented the tele-
phone, and yet this anniversary is buk
milestone in the progress of tele-
phone development. As the giant oak
with its complicated structure grows
from the acron, so a nationwide sys-
tenn has grown out of Bells single
telephone instrument.
The interconnection OF millions OF
telephones throughout the land, re-
CARELESS of distance, has not come
about easily. 1t has resulted from a
series of scientific discoveries and
techinal achievements embodied IL j
telephone plant of vast extent and
intricaey. Great economies have al
ready been gained by such technical
improvements and more are sure to
follow for the benifit of telephone us
ers everywhere.
There are still to come MANY other
discoveries and achievements. not only
IN transmission of speech, but also in
the material and construct on details
OF every part of the network of plant
The future of the telephone holds
roth the promise of service grow
ing always greater and better, and Of
progress-the end of which no one
can forsee.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
ORGANIZED PRODUCTION
ELIMINATES WASTE

In his annual report, Secretary
Hoover calls attention to the remark
able results American industry has
accomplished in the last five years BY
organized efforts to eliminate waste.
He calls it zone of the most astonish-
ing transformation in economic his
tory"
Largely to these efforts he attri-
butes the fact that whereas in 1920
the wage rate was 80 per cent above
pre-war and the wholesale price
level 1876 per cent above pre- war, in
1924 the wage rate has risen to 1913
per cent above pre-war, while the
Wholesale price lecel had dropped to
o0 per cent above pre-war.
Discussing fundamental purpose Of
waste elimination campaign, the Sec
rotary said: 1T is but one purpose (;
that is, to maintain American stand
ards Of living for both workers and
farmers, and to place production on a
more stable footing. The high stand
ards of living enjoyed by American
people are resulted of steadily mount
ing per capita productivity. There is
only one way to further advance these
standards and that is by improving
methods and processes, by elimination
OF waste in materials and motion Ia
our production and distribution sys-
tenn
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
MORE BIRTHS THAN
DEATHS IN 1924

The number of births reported in
West Virginia for 1924 is nearly three
times greater than the number of re-
ported deaths, according to figures
given out yesterday by the division of
vital statistics of the State Depart
ment of Health
Last year 44,579 children we're re-
corded. There were over 1000 more
births recorded for 1924 than for 1929
the number that year being 42,033.
The number of deaths reported de-
creased from 1901 in 1923 to the
last registered 1887 in 1924.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07
EARLY ITEMS FOR THE PAPER

Please get all your news in early
not later than Tuesday evening II
possible. We are often compelled to-
lay aside valuable items that would
be stale news by the following week
The makeup of newspaper is plan
ned just as you would the building
of new house, or the making OF
new dress. This makeup or layout
il a part of the weeks work. so
please be prompt. This also applied
to advertisements.
Tho Elitoy
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The Editor


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h. 4..ipr ren have hard job to but
!, tlpir hrp8tl IS because there's too
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High Finance.

Inspired by the written evidence in
recent breach of promise cases, many
maidens are now buying diaries ana
begging the men ''to keep them for
MY Sake"--l.an,lon Opinion.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-07

$50 much" violation to look after.
Fourth-Relative to the grading on
Serpell Ave-, will reply to this by a
list of questions: Why was it sug-
gested to grade this street at point
which connected nowhere with an i'm
proved street and is this customary
procedure? How many times during
this slow process of grading was his
Honor on this job? Were all proper
ty owners consulted relative to this
work and if so did they all approve
Of the plan? Was this plan officially
approved by the city council? Why
was there no provision in this project
to take care of that part of Serpeli
Ave, from the intersection of How
ard Street connecting with the Pike :?
This part of Serpell Ave, (including
the mud-hole, which has been in pass
able, condition by some of the citi-
zens) is probably the worst piece Of
street in the city, AND STILL IS
MUCH THE SAME. How many peo-
rle are benefited by sidewalks cor
structed recently in some parts of
The city. l challenge his Honor to
publish copy of the contract he
mentions in connection with the grad
ing of Sarpell 1--WE, showing same
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05
ELY YOUNG PEOPLE
MARRIED SATURDAY

Rev. B. E. Williams of the Metho-
dist church performed the ceremony
Saturday which united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, Raymond Hoef-
ler and Miss Blanche Mitchell. The
marriage took place at the parsonage
and only members of the families
of the contracting parties were pres
ent. James Mitchell, brother and
Marian Mitchell, sister of the bride
attended the couple. After the cere-
mony the newly weds left by car for
points in the southern part of the
state where they will visit relatives
for few days.
Both are well known in this city
where the bride has resided sincs in
fancy, being daughter of Capt. and
Mrs. James Mitchell. The groom is
the manager of the Community
Center and secretary of the Ely
Commercial Club. Both have in
Vulnerable friends who join in WISH
them all that is good in the new life
they have assumed.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05
LEGION AUXILIARY ELECTS =
NEW SET OF OFFICERS.

The American Legion Auxiliary
held it's regular meeting Wednesday
evening at the Legion Club rooms.
The officers were elected for the en-
suing year as follows:
President, Mrs. Ida Erickson.
First Vice President, Mrs. Byrd
Brownell.
Second Vice President, Mrs. Gus
sic Larson.
Chaplain, Mrs. Peter Schaefer.
Sergeant at Arms. Mrs. Thomas
Murn. &g
Treasurer, Mrs. Jack Seraphine.
Executive Committee, Miss H.
lKoski, Mrs. B. Santo and Mrs. Harry
Homer.
After the business meeting a light
lunch was served by the entertain
ment committee of which Mrs. Henry
Berg is chairman.
Mrs Schaefer gave q very inter-
esting account of the National Con-
vention at Philadelphia.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

l THANK YOU, FRIENDS OF
ELY, FOR THE BIG BOOST ON
ELECTION DAY. I SHALL
NEVER FORGET WHATA PLEAS
URE 1T WAS TO HEAR ELY'S
RESPONSE AT ROLL CALL ON
ELECTION DAY. YOUR SEVEN
HUNDRED STRONG SENT NE
STRAIGHT TO THE STAT E
HOUSE. YOU ARE A SHELTER
IN THE TIME OF STORM.
L. w. WILSON.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

Mrs. Henry Berg and Mrs. George
I. Ayres entertained at a bridge
luncheon Saturday evening compli-
menting Mrs. Harry E. White Of
Minneapolis and Mrs. William A. Nc
Curdy of Virginia. Covers were laid
for twenty. Mrs. McCurdy won the
honors. The hostesses were assisted
in serving by Mrs. Lewis J. White.
Miss zella Richter and Miss Florence
Ayres.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

The Misses Gayle Shirey, Grace
Garland, Louise Gellerman, Unive
Gossman Faye Collicott, Ruth Olson
and Margaret Tupper left Wednes-
day for st. Paul where they will at
tend the meetings of the Minnesota
Educational Association.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

The Business Girls Club met on
Thursday evening at the Community
Center, the hostesses being Miss
Tome Ahola, Miss Yordes Carlson
and Miss Stella Dahl. Miss Florence
Nankervis and Miss Marian Mitchell
gave a'vtry delightful talk on their
trip to Europe last summer.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

The Friendship League of the
Methodist church are having a tea
this afternoon at the Community
Center. Tea will be poured from
four to six. Miss Florence Nanker-
Wis is chairman of the lunch COM
lmittee and Miss Gunhild Paulson is
chairman of the advertising and dec
Grating committee and serving.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

Mrs. John Schaefer has returned
from the east where she had spent
the summer and where she had been
called to attend the funerals and set
tie the estates of her only brothers.
She is now the only survivor Of a
large family.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

Mrs. B. o. Strachan and Mrs. W..
d. Gallaghe entertained at Line
tables of bridge Monday afternoon
honoring Mrs. William A. McCurdy
of Virginia and Mrs. Harry E. White
of Minneapolis. The home was very
prettily decorated in Halloween col
ors and favors. Mrs. w. E. Trezona
won first honors, Mrs. Henry Mer-
dink second and Mrs. Thomas Murn
the consolation prize. Mrs. o. W..
Parker, Miss Zella Richter and Miss
Ethel Forbes assisted the hostesses.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

Miss Elizabeth Strandness of the
Superior Forest Service is i'll at the
detention hospital with scarlet fever
Miss Florence McGindley Of Duluth
is relieving Miss Strandness at the
Forest office.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Anderson and
young son left last week after
spending a month here as the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Browne and
family. From here they left to visit
Mrs. Anderson's mother at Grand
Forks and will leave this week for
their home In Honolulu.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

Miss Marguerite E. Hovde, Mr..
Ernest A. Bailey of the faculty and
Supt. Englund left Wednesday for
Minneapolis to attend the M. E. A..
meetings. Mrs. Englund accompan-
led her husband to Minneapolis.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

DR.. and Mrs. II. ]. Lockhart re-
turned Monday evening from Super
ior, Wis, where they had spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hag-
erman. Mrs. Peter Schaefer made
the trip as far as Duluth and also
returned with them.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

The Music and Drama Club met
at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Dun
can Monday evening with Mrs. Dun
can and Miss Mae Saul as hostesses.
After splendid program a delicious
lunch was served. Mrs. w. A. Nc
Curdy of Virginia, Mrs. H. E. White
Of Minneapolis and Mrs. Henry Berg
were guests Of the Club.
The Ely miner., 1926-11-05

This expression is supposed to DO
elliptical, the complete expression b.
ing "as easy as eating pie" 1t prob
ably refers to the fact that most Of
US, especially In our younger days
find little trouble in eating pies made
By mother.