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Marion progress., 1943-02-11
TO GIVE INFORMATION
ON NEW RATION BOOK
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT

R. j. Noyes, chairman of the local
rationing board has issued the i'm
portant announcement that meet
ing will be held at the Marion High
School auditorium on Monday night,
February Is, at 1880, for the pur-
pose of giving information to the
public on War Book Number Tive
which covers the consumption of
processed foods. The public is urg-
ed to attend this meeting.
A member of the local OPA office
will outline the procedure for OBJ
tanning War Ration Book Number
Two. Every individual in Marion
and Mcdowell County is entitled to
the new point ration book, but it
will be necessary to exhibit an in
ventory on all processed foods on
hand. At the meeting on Monday
night instructions. will be given as
to how this inventory declaration
form should be prepared.
The number of points to be re-
ceived by each individual will be
discussed as we'll as point values.
Some member from every home in
Marion and vicinity should be pres
ent and should receive valuable in
formation regarding the new point
ration system.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
Quiet Session
Marks Week of
The Assembly
Measures Expected to Enliven
Proceedings In Senate -
Many New Proposals.

Raleigh-A typically light week
end session closed the Senate's
fourth full week of work Saturday
but the outset of next week promis-
es to enliven proceedings. on the
Senate floor
=. Into the Senate hopper during the
week poured As new bills, including
Ia proposal by Senator A. B. Palmer
of Cabarrus to allow cities of more
than $4,000 population to hold re-
ferendums on the liquor question
and establish ABC stores if approx.
ed by the voters.
Another bill, which had coun.
terpart in the House, would set up
a 16-member board to handle the
affairs Of the state mental institu-
tions at Goldsboro, Raleigh and
Morganton and Saswell Training
school at Kinston.
State acquisition Of Grandfather
mountain for either state or ma
tional park was proposed, along with
request for an appropriation of
$150,000 to be used in purchasing
500 to 1900 acres in Watauga,
Caldwell and Avery counties for the
park.
In response to a complaint of
long standing in the legal profess
sion, bill proposed to give the
North Carolina Supreme court au-
thority to govern procedure in civil
cases in all lower courts. An advis-
ory commission Of 10 members and
the attorney general would assist
the court in regulating the rules
and practices in civil cases.
Other bills would authorize coun-
ty governing boards to set up cap
CONTINUED on last page)
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
Marion Mill Has
Annual Meeting
Of Stockholders
S. M. Hamill Reelected Presi-
dent; Other Officers And
Directors Reelected.

Samuel M. Hamill of New York
was reelected president of the Ma
rion Manufacturing Company at the
annual meeting of the stockholders
here last Thursday.
Other officers selected were S. L.
Copeland, vice-president and treas
urer; S. M. Beattie, vice-president
and assistant treasurer; R. W.
Twitty, viee-president and plant
manager; Chas. A. Harris, secre-
tary.
Directors chosen included Mrs.
Mary Hamill Lambert, Wilfred An
drews, VIM. J. Gallon, Samuel M.
Hamill and David Jennings, of New
York, N. Y, VIM. K. Prentice, of
Princeton, N. j., S. M. Beattie and
j. E. Shrine, of Greenville, S. c.,
S. L. Copeland, R. w.. Twitty and
G. A. Workman, of Marion.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
Price And Rationing Clinic Held
Here On Last Monday Euening
All MOBILIZATION
PROGRAM LAUNCHED
IN COUNTY SCHOOLS

Mcdowell county began All
mobilization program this week in
an effort to enlist all boys and girls
Of the county school system between
the ages Of 10 and 20 years, S. t.
Homewood, county farm agent, an
nounced yesterday.
Approximately 1000 youths have
already enlisted. The schools of
Old Fort, Pleasant Gardens, West
Marion, Sugar Hill and Glenwood
have been organized in this Victory
effort and forms have been distribu-
ted among the youths there listing
suggested projects for increasing
food production for the coming
year. Mr.. Homewood stated that
he will conduct meetings at Nebo,
North Cove, and Dysartsville schools
and at the Old Fort and Little Noun
tain schools for colored this week to
promote the interest in this drive.
Forms will then be distributed
among the students to be filled in
and returned.
The enlistment for Victory
drive is intended to enroll everyone
in this age group in an all war eff
fort, Mr.. Homewood explained.
The primary purpose of the en-
listment drive this year is to in
crease food production, preserve
food and secure farm labor, Mr..
Homewood said.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
Utilities Firm
Fights First of
Mosquito Suits
Malaria Is Charged To Lake
James High Water In Suit
Of j. A. Bartlett.

The first of 124 suits against the
Duke Power company for several
hundred thousand dollars for dam
ages allegedly caused by malarial
mosquitoes bred in Lake James is
being tried in superior court here
this week.
This suit in which ]. A. Bartlett
asks for $4,000 is the only case
docketed for this weeks session and
disposition of the other suits is ex-
pected to hinge on the outcome Of
this "test case"
Witnesses for the petitioner testi-
fed that in 1888 and 1889 the lake
waters impounded by the power
company for it's hydro-electric plant
at Bridgewater were kept at high
er level than usual and that this re-
suited in the breeding of malarial
mosquitoes.
Several witnesses living in the vi
cinity Of the lake testified that they
suffered from chills and fever short
ly after the mosquitoes allegedly be-
gan to breed in larger numbers.
DR.. j. W. Williams of Williams
ton, former Asheville health officer,
testified that he had found malaria
type mosquitoes at the lake and de-
scribed conditions favoring their de-
velopment.
DR.. D. M. Mcintosh of Marion,
told of treating Bartlett for malaria
several years ago but readily ad-
mitted that the lake couldn't be
blamed as a sole source of the mos
quitoes unless all breeding places In
the adjacent area were CLEANED
up"
Bartlett took the stand Tuesday
afternoon and told of his illness.
Defense attorneys cross examined
him Wednesday morning.
/ While the defense has yet to in
troduce it's evidence in the answer
filed to the petition as applicable 20
all 124 cases the power company
claimed that the lake is oil treated
regularly to keep mosquitoes from
breeding.
The answer also alleged that
there are numerous mosquito
breeding places in the area around
lake, outside Of the company's pro-
perty.
The petitioner however alleged
that an unusual outbreak of ma
laria occurred soon after the i'm
pounded waters rose to the higher
than-average level.
Attorneys for the plaintiff are
County Judge Paul J. Story of Ma
rion and ]. Y. Joyner of Asheville.
On the defense counsel are Judge J.
G. Marion of Charlotte, general at
torney for the Duke Power COM
pany and the Marion law firm Of
Robert w. Proctor and E. P. DAM
eron.
Judge Felix E. Alley, of Waynes-
vile, is presiding.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
SEAMAN RETURNS TO
HIS POST IN NORFOLK

Marvin Fletcher Burgin, seaman
second class, recently returned to
his post at the Naval training school
at Norfolk after spending a leave
with his mother, Mrs. T. R. Burgin
at East Marion.
He has just completed his basic
training and will be sent to a radio
training school in the near future.
A graduate of Marion high school,
he is former employe of the West
ern Union Telegraph company at
Sumter, S. C.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
NEW BLACKOUT RULES
TO BE EFFECTIVE FEB. II

New blackout regulations have
been received by Lee w. Erwin,
chief observer, and will become eff
fective one minute after twelve on
February IT,.
Mr.. Erwin suggests that these
rules be clipped from the paper and
posted where they may be referred
to at any time.
The blue signal will begin with
the steady blowing of the blackout
whistle and the fire siren for a
period of two minutes and is the
signal for all defense workers to as
semble and stand by for the red
signal.
The red signal is the blast of the
whistle for a period of two minutes
and will be followed by the blue
signal, the steady blast of whistle
and siren for a period of two minu-
tes. This means that street lights,
traffic and manufacturing plants
shall resume operation, but does not
mean that the public can turn on
lights in homes until they have been
notified by radio or civilian defense
workers. It was suggested that the
public tune in on radio stations
Charlotte and Asheville.
Mr.. Erwin explained that the only
alarm that effects the public will be
the blue and then the red which is
the actual blackout signal. Then
the blue again which is stated above.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
METHODIST TO HAVE
BOY SCOUT SERVICE

The annual Boy Scout service will
be held at the First Methodist
Church Sunday morning .at IL
O'Clock, DR.. D. E. Camak, pastor, an
nounced yesterday. J. B. Laugh
lin, county vice-president of Boy
Scouts, will assist DR.. Camak in
conducting the service. Special
music will be presented by tthe Boy
Scout orchestra.
The pastor will use as his sermon
subject Zone Real Scout" Seats
will be reserved for the Scouts, as
well as for any who have ever been
boy scouts or worked with the
scouts.
Vesper service will be conducted
at five o'clock and the pastor will
use as his sermon topic Light in
the Darkness"
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
NATIONAL BOY SCOUT
WEEK OBSERVED HERE

National Boy Scout week is being
observed in Mcdowell County this
week with all Mcdowell County
scouts participating in some form
of the observance.
Representative Of the civic clubs
headed by S. j. Westmoreland met
yesterday morning and began the
annual financial drive to raise $500
for the Mcdowell Boy Scout pro-
gram in 1043.
The annual Boy Scout service will
be held at the First Methodist
Church next Sunday morning at II
o'clock, J. B. Laughlin, Boy Scout
vice president, will assist the pastor
DR.. D. E. Camak in conducting the
service. The Boy Scout orchestra
will render special music.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
tOPA Officials Discuss Issuance
Of War Ration Book No. 2
And Price Control.

Approximately two hundred mer-
chants, clerks and food dealers,
;along with various members Of local
rationing boards, attended the price
and rationing clinic held in the COM
immunity building last Monday night,
;at which time O.. M. Hollingworth
and F. E. Carlton, of the Charlotte
<OPA Office, discussed plans for is
suing War Ration Book Number 2
and price control.
Hugh Beam, community service
member of the local rationing board,
presented Mrs. Madolyn Flynn, of
the Distributive Education Depart
ment Of vocational education, who
presided throughout the meeting.
Mr.. Hollingworth first discussed
the why of rationing and then out
lined plans for issuing War Ration
book number two. He stated that
registration for this ration book
would begin on February 22 and
would continue throughout that
week. The schools in both the city
and county will offer volunteer ser
vice on various school sites in issu-
ing to the public point rationing
books. 1t was pointed out that all
holders Of War Rationing Book
number one could register for War
Ration book two on the dates speci-
fed above.
: Point rationing will begin on the
morning Of March l and all individ-
uals must present the proper num-
Der of coupons to merchants on and
after this date to purchase foods
covered under this program. Foods
covered will include most canned
q number of dried fruits and vege-
tables. Meats are not to be ration
ed at the present time but may be
expected to follow at an early date
Detailed information as to the
mechanics Of point rationing will be
released through the press next
week, and a list of rationed COM.
modities with their point values will
be posted in retail stores on and af-
ter March i.
Mr.. F. E. Carlton, Of the Char
iotte OPA office, spoke on price cell
ings and price CONTROL and discussed
many questions on this subject ask
ed by members of his audience. He
pointed out that the chief aim of
price control is to defeat imitation.
Many inequities are in existence and
some hardships are being expert
enced by both the merchants and the
consumers but OPA is developing a
program which will eventually take
care of these situations. The speak
er informed his audience that OPA
has simplifed many of it's regula-
ttions and that in the very near fu-
ture there will be no reason for .vio-
.1ation of price regulations.
March ceiling still exists on many
of the food products, while on 9TH
,ers, price raises have been permit
ted in order that merchants may re-
ceive a reasonable return on their
commodities. Mr.. Carlton promised
merchants that an adjustment on
meat prices would be forthcoming
at an early date, but that until such
adjustment was made that price cell
rings as Of last March, would have to
prevail. The newly formed Price
Panel, headed by J. N. Morris, will
assist in all price problems for Ma
rion and vicinity.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
MISS MILLSAP REPLACES
FUTILE AS A MEMBER OF
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY

W. D. Tuttle, who has been q
member of the Marion High Schoo.
faculty for the past three and one
half years, and head of the CONNER.
cial department, has resigned his
position to accept employment al
Presbyterian Junior College, Max
ton, N. c., according to an an
nouncement from Hugh Beam, su.
perintendent Marion City Schools.
Mr.. Beam stated that the vacancy
created by Mr.. Tuttle's resignation
had been filled by the employment
of Miss Mary Ruth Millsap OF
Statesville, N. C.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
AIRCRAFT OBSERVERS
TO MEET WEDNESDAY

A meeting of all aircraft observ-
ers will be held at 8 p. m. February
II at the city hall to receive instruc-
tions from headquarters, Lee w.
Erwin, chief observer announced
this week. All observers are re-
quested to be present at this meet
ing.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11
JAMES GOURLEY
~' PROMOTED TO SGT.

Corporal James Gourley, who is
stationed at Spokane, Wash, has
been promoted to the rank of Ser
geant, an announcement received
here stated.
Sergeant Gourley is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Gourley.
Marion progress., 1943-02-11

Buy Bonds or wear 'em.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

The redrood trees of Cali
foruia are the oldest iu the
,corid?
The lowly juniper of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains are
still older.
Guinea pigs are prolific?
The average litter of the
guinea pig. in her prime, is
only about three.
St. Luke ,ras one of the
.Tpelre 4postles?
Evening star., 1943-07-25
WOULD YOU SAY THAT

St. Luke was author of one
of the Gospels but he was not
one Of the Apostles.
Daniel Boone tUOre a COON
skin cap?
Boone disliked coon skin
caps and refused to wear one.
1t hurts a pdtch to turn it
backward?
1t does not hurt a watch to
turn it either backward or for
ward. -0RvILLE A. lINDQUIsT
Evening star., 1943-07-25

way of apportioning it. In -fact,
the night my buddy got to Tuni-
sia, the boys were sitting around
getting last smoke before lights
out, when the sergeant rushes up
to the Looie, excited as all hell,
and the Looie calls for five volun-
teers to bring in an enemy tank.
My buddy jumps up eager to
cover himself with glory, but five
pair of hands pull him down."
Don't be sucker, says
someone. They probably want the
water tank filled.
Evening star., 1943-07-25

DiKlNe hNT0 NATER-or daily
use of water as a dressing
tends to wash away natural
oils, leaving hair more unruly
than ever. That's why many
thousands have found it so
important in summer to
use Kreml regularly.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
The Old Corporal's
a slick guy. Watch
him operate .. ,

~ AM afraid the famous volun-
teer spirit of the American
soldier is being discouraged
by an unfortunate practice OF our
non-coms, said Mac, the lawyer
The American soldier is as
brave as ever" demonstrated the
Old Corporal.
You know as we'll as do
Mac persisted, that in every
camp in the country the slogan is
Don't Volunteer!
''Oh, that" said the Old Cor
poral unhappily.
Yes. that" said Mac. And
why? On my first day in camp
they asked for volunteers who
could take shorthand, and when
| stepped up they said they're
shorthanded at the coal bin. Help
them out"
Il know" said the Old Cor
poral, "and those who wanted to
be aviators we're given brooms to
make the dirt fly. Of course, we
all should pitch in and do the
dirty work with the clean, but l
won't deny there is danger in this
Evening star., 1943-07-25

GREASE GOES to the other ex-
treme. Crease makes the hair
Law down-and how! Gives
it that ''patent-leather" look,
plastered down and shiny. OF
course, if you're a hep cat,
you may like grease. If not,
please try Kreml.
Evening star., 1943-07-25
How is
your
GARDEN
HA|R" !?

DRY AND STIFF? Is that how your hair feels, after you've
worked for hours in the garden No wonder The good
is drying hair often making it wild weeds, while
fellow hoes and cutivates the good earth
Evening star., 1943-07-25
Not So Dumb

xVOS ~ ~SA8kkO
30. MY buddy sat down, happy
to have made such smart friends,
while five green arrivals marched
off with the sergeant
And what were. they stuck
with?' asks Brooklyn.
"An enemy tank whose crew
had fallen asleep. The boys
climbed in and went off to sur
prise the main unit, capturing ten
tanks in all.
"Now, who will volunteer for
China Clipper service tomorrow
"Me," yelled Brooklyn.
Very we'll, then," said the Old
Corporal, report to the Mess
Hall tomorrow morning for dish
washing" LOSE ScH0RR
Evening star., 1943-07-25
KREM HAIR TONIC

Makes hair feel softer plabe easier comb Removes ugly
dandru scales and relieves itching scalp they Kem also
relieves breaking and falling of
wind has made brittle. Use Kreml daily
directed On the label. Try Krem today!
Evening star., 1943-07-25

KREAlL IS RI6HT-thousands
declare-for better-groomed
hair! Right because it's never
drying like daily use of too
much water. Right because
it's never sticky or greasy.
Kreml removes dandruff
scales, makes your scalp feef
so refreshed-helps hair look
its natural best!
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
Householders Giuen Hope
OF Getting Coal Supply

The 1900 mines which got the
order normally produce about l..
800, 900 tons a day, but the Solid
Fuels Administration explained
that only prepared sizes are in
Guided, and that screenings which
can be used for industrial and
metallurgical purposes will contin-
ue to go for those uses.
Ickes said the need for the order
emphasizes again "the critical con.
dition of the coal industry-it has
only been possible through tn e
strictest distribution controls that
We have been able to keep steel
mills and other war production in.
dustries operating the past + e W
months"
He said one days production
wouldn't meet all household de-
mands-''it will. however, relieve
the pressure in many Of the crit.
cal areas which have been without
coal since the weather turned cold,
and will permit coal dealers to
give their customers whose bins
are empty, enough coal to alleviate
discomfort and sickness W h h
might result from heatless homes,
schools and hospitals.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
TRIPLE CRISES
SEEN FOR AXIS
Continued From Page One)


ton up the Italian peninsula have
been issued from Berlin. That inn
plies that there may have been
forced thinning out Of troops de-
ployed for final stand in north
central or southern Italy due to
the increasingly tense situation in
Yugoslavia.
Both the Yugoslav patriot fac
tons are now reported from Cairo
in full action against Nazi invad-
ers. They say that two or more
Nazi divisions have been rushed to
reinforce Nazi Marshal Rommels
troops. The implication is that
they may have been taken out of
Italy for that purpose since Mos
COW advices say Nazi reinforce
ment divisions hastily drawn from
Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark
and France have been recently
encountered on the eastern front
A growing strain upon the Nazi
high command to meet all the
commitments of the present de-
tense front is obvious Only by a
new drastic shortening of the line
in Russia can that be met, and
the indicated retreat fr o m the
Dnieper bend and the Crimea could
accomplish that and also greatly
ease the enemy's transportation
problems if it was achieved with
out a disaster.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19

WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, Up -
Chilly householders who have or.
dered coal and can't get it were
given hope of early relief today
as more than 1900 mines were or.
dered to speed between 300, 900 anc
400, 900 tons into the hands of wait.
ing retailers.
Secretary Ickes, as solid fuels
administrator, reporting critica.
shortages of coal for household use
in several areas. said domestic
consumers now are feeling the eff
fects of the coal strikes last spring
"We have never recovered
from the loss of 25,000, 900 tons Of
coal in those strikes. Ickes saio
in a statement announcing thai
most of the bituminous mines east
of the Mississippi have been or
dered to divert one days output
this week, exclusive of Industrial
types, to "all-rail" retailers from
whom they now have orders that
are untitled.
"All-rail retailers are those who
get their coal by rail without any
transshipments by truck.
Retailers, have been delayed ir
receiving their orders because Goa
has been flowing in large quaint
ties to war plants and to grea'
lakes docks for shipment before
winter closes the lakes.
The solid fuels administration
said most of the emergency ship
ments will 60 to retailers east Of
the Mississippi.
The order went to bituninous
mines of Pennsylvania, West Vir.
ginia, Kentucky, Ohio, northern
Tennessee, Virginia, Indiana and
Illinois, except for mines owned
outright by the steel companies
and mines which can ship only by
truck.
Anthracite mines were not at.
fected, as most of their coal now
goes to retailers. The bituminous
mines in Alabama, where produc.
ton has been halted by a strike,
did not receive the order, and ii
was explained that the coal stu
alton is not as critical in areas
served by the Alabama mines as
it is in regions where temperatures
have dropped sharply.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
DIR. FRANCIS M. DWIGHT

SUMTER, S. c., Oct. 18-lR-
Dr. Francis Marion Dwight, 81, \
retired physician and descend
ant of the Revolutionary war hero
for whom he was named, died at
his home near Wedgefield, Sum-
ter county, yesterday. He had
been i'll for some time.
DR.. Dwight was an honorary
member of the South Carolina
Medical Society and the Sumter
County Medical Society. He was
the son of Samuel Jamison Dwight
and Sarah Ann Scott Dwight, both
of Richland county.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
Columbus County Death
Toll Reaches Three In
Series OF Road M;sbon.

WH1TEVILLE. Oct, 18m
weekend highway death ton :.
Columbus county mounted >.
three Sunday afternoon whom =
mis- Patrick, 26-year-old Po..S
Indian, died from Injuries ~" ~
tanned when his car went of n sas
troll near Council earlier s,'n5 Iol'
Coroner Hugh Nance WY ~
led jury to view PATRICK bls
and inquest was set for TbnrSJ u,
at 8 p. m. in the Columbus co''.
ty courthouse. so'if
The death of Patrick brou,h4
total of three the numbe CIV 70
persons meeting a violent desth VI
Columbus county in practicaJL, m
many hours Sunday aftern,. az
Traffic deaths were also renn ,yD,.,
at Chadbourn and HaDshorn ''eo
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
Ciuitans Hold Annual
Ladies' Night Fete

The Civitan Club held its an
nual Ladies Night recently
when they met at the Blue Top
lodge in farewell to Adair Nc
Coy, who is leaving Wilmington.
The program was as follows:
Introduction, Meet Your Neigh
bor";; dinner at eight, John Ward,
chief host; toast to Mr.. Mccoy,
Louie Woodbury.: report to the la
dies, Jim Stanley; favors for the
ladies, Pete Moose; games, led by
Fred Rippy and Jesse Reynolds,
and dancing.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
RECREATION MEET

Leaders Mt the city's recrea-
tional centers met at Lake For
est community building Mon
day morning to discuss ideas
for Halloween parties, and
mimeographed suggest II
were distributed. City Recrea-
ton Director Jesse Reynolds
has announced that copies of
the party data may be secur-
ed from his office in City Hall.