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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27

This is the season of fur coat
ads, ranging from mink to musk
rat. Despite the proclaimed bar
gains, such coats are out of the
question for women with moderate
incomes. But new ways of treat
ing lowly sheep and lamb skins
have made mouton coats not only
possible but economical when you
consider the high price of warm
cloth coats.
These coats are not only warm
but very serviceable. They stand
hard wear and if you shop care
fully, you can find a coat without
the heaviness that is mouton's
chief drawback. What's more, a
good mouton is good-looking.
s*
MoUToNs HAVE been avail
able for several years now, and
wearers report that they neither
fade in color nor shed. which
is more than you can say of the
more expensive but still Cheap
rating furs like muslkrat and
skunk.
Usually about five skins are
used to a coat. Professors trim,
tan, plasticize, dye and finish
the skins before they go to the
coat manufacturer. Here, just
like the higher grade furs, they
go through elaborate steps of sort
ing and matching skins, cutting
patterns, sewing, lining and fin
ishing. Withal, they have been
selling for under 500 in the in
expensive grades though the very
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27

the logical person to consult in
time of illness, will not turn to
amateurs or self-styled physicians.
The great danger in going to
non-medical advisors is that mild
symptoms of serious disease may
be overlooked. A serious stomach
cancer, for instance, may be treated
for months with drug store medi-
cines, until it is too late to save
the persons life.
DRUGS which are harmful in
the patients particular condition,
may be unwittingly prescribed
through inaccurate diagnoses.
There are also those over the
counter prescribers who will sell
a patent medicine which is of no
benefit for serious condition. Es.
pecially in the venereal diseases,
where social pressure and sense
Of guilt often makes people hest
tate to consult a physician, some
INSCRIPTIONS pharmacists have
reaped the harvest.
Innumerable bottles of so-calIed
medicine" for syphilis and gon-
orrhea have been sold which are
entirely worthless and give false
sense of security.
THE pharmacist has rightful
and valuable place in the COM
munity He performs very
worthwhile service. He should
not be asked to take over the func-
ton of another useful community
servant, the doctor.
Save yourself grief by taking
your ills to a doctor for diagnosis
and treatment. The early signs
of cancer, tuberculosis and other
serious illness will not be over
looked by a competent medical
practitioner. Don't take the drug
gist's advice about bottle OF
medicine. See your doctor.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27

LIT. P1erS, pSycnOlOglSt ana Sta1f
member of the Association for
Family Living here, pointed out
that the basic characters of men
and women are the same, but
that early in life our society be-
gins to place particular handicaps
in the way of the full develop
ment of women as first class citi-
zenS.
For example, she related, at an
early age, boys generally are al
lowed to express the natural hos
tility that adjustment to life pro-
duces, whereas girls are adjured
to be ''little ladies" and bottle
up their. aggressive feelings.
FURTHER: although girls are
encouraged to prepare for jobs in
school, they are later encouraged
to marry and discouraged from
putting their job training to use.
Confronted with marriage and
child-rearing as a full-time occu-
patton, and one for which they
have received no training, wives
and mothers become too dependent
upon husband and children for
security and tend to make their
children, in turn, dependent upon
them and to manifest other I'M
constructive traits, the speaker
explained. saa -
However, she said, through ne
cessity and through understand
ing their problems, more and
more women are emerging from
home and children as a "a hour
a day job and as long as women
are needed to IMAM" jobs, they
will continue to emerge.
What to do about women's prob
lens? DIR. Piers made the follow
ing suggestions as important:
1. Both boys and girls should
be prepared Starting early in
school life) for marriage.
2. We should stop thinking about
careers and marriage as separate
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27

length is reserved for after 5
o'clock when milady arrives by
car and not-goodness gracious
not on foot.
Meanwhile, the Little Below
the Knee Club" marched stolidly
on foot. A few members of the
"Grandmothers Club of Chicago
marched with them for moral
support.
"We mean business" Mrs. Ann
Miller, "a, of ITO w. North av.,
president of the LBtKC, explained.
cts more serious than you think.
THESE ARE NOT long-skirt
times. There are starving and ill
clothed children all over the
world today-clothes are being
taken from their backs"
Mrs., Miller. explained that her
new group has 1000 members, in
Guiding 200 men "who feel pretty
strongly about the whole thing
She went on:
Our group is composed for
the most part of mothers and
working women. We think the
long skirts are outrageous. We're
going to do something about
them. Housewives like myself
can do something about things.
We've got more on our minds
than long skirts"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27
Minister blasts styles

WASHINGTON = Of P = In an
unusual Sunday sermon here Sept.
IA, DR.. A. Powell Davies of ALI
Souls Unitarian church blasted
the new style in long women's
skirts as immoral. He blamed it
on greedy financial interests"
"The 1947 styles" he said, "are
immoral because they waste the
material that is desperately need
ed by the worlds suffering peo-
pie. The moronic new fashions in
women's clothes will deprive tho
shivering people of Europe of the
wool they need to keep them warm
in coatless winter"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27

for women.
8. Women's rights should be
guaranteed and enforced, and
women should get all that they
are entitled to as citizens.
4. More and better nursery
schools should be founded.
S. Women should have intellec-
tually satisfying. work outside of
their homes and children, prefer
ably in occupations that are So
cially useful.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27

Replete in baby blue, French
dress designer Christian Dior made
a dramatic late entrance to a
luncheon staged in his honor at
the Bismarck hotel here Tuesday
after crossing a picket line, also
staged in his ''honor."
Metropolitan newspaper photog-
raphers happily clicked camera
shutters as Dior gaped at the
spectacle of pickets-members of
the Little Below the Knee Club"
marching Gin L. Below the K.
dr. esses) determinedly, carrying
signs which read:
mr.. Dior
We abhor
Dresses TO the Floor"-and
Women! Join the Fight for
Freedom in Manner Of Dress!"
DIOR then proceeded hastily to
the Mural room Of the Bismarck,
where he caressed his muted blue
paisley tie, and informed the
Fashion Group" sponsored by
Marshall Field & Coz that women
would take the new skirts and
like 'em.
An art dealer who turned dress
designer when business was bad,
Dior naively explained that his
new look" is the look of peace.
The longer skirt, he said, is APP
propriate to what he considers to
be the American way Of life. For
instance, the calf-length dress is
for daytime wear, but ankle
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27
Booklet describes
women S phone Jobs

WASHINGTON - FP)-At the
request of the Natl. Federation of
Telephone Workers (unaffiliated
the Labor Dept. women's bureau
issued Sept. II booklet describ-
ing typical women's jobs in the
telephone industry.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27

THE PERFECT two-pisce dress
for juniors. Pattern s2ls comes
in si.es IL 10 ls. Send 2sc in
coin. your name address pattern
number and size to The Fashion
Editor. The Chicago Star. lss w.
Washington. Chicago z.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27
Fight for heuIfh '-....a .'7 GA IS
Save yourself grief take your
oilment TO doctor for diagnosis
BY THE PHYSICIANS FORUM

There has always been competition
prepare the medicine and those who
when physicians few scattered pharmacist did great
deal of diagnosis prescribing of medicine
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27
Women emerqinq
from the dishpan,
psychologist says
By DoREEN rANENBAuM

should be peiness
behavior which
removed attending
meeting Congress
Monday night.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27
It's on flae house
Mouton coat may be solution
to your winter coat problem
BY 10 LYNNE

You don't have to be wolf sleeps clothing fact
with modern they clothing
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-27
Lone skirt huIIubuIIoo!
Tell Mr. Dior to 90 to-

WomanhoodS to that
afford to indulge last week
of the little round man who started the hullabuloo.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
TOURNAMENT RAISES
$145 ON CANCER FUND;
DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT

A sum of approximately one
hundred and forty-fve dollars was
made at card tournament last
Friday evening in the community
building for the benefit of the Can
Ger Control drive, now under way.
The drive is being sponsored by the
Marion Junior Woman's club with
Mrs. Joseph Stanley as chairman.
Mrs. Robert Hendley was win
ner of high score bridge prize, J. E.
Neal of Slam prize, Mrs. Pat Davis
of second high and Mrs. Clarence
Rabb received the door prize.
Prizes and refreshments for the
tournament were donated by local
merchants and business firms. -.
The goal for the cancer drive has
been set at eight hundred dollars
this year. A dance will be given
by the Junior Woman's club Satur-
day night, April 19, at the Marion
Lake club in an effort to reach this
goal. Tickets are one dollar and
are now on sale.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
BIDS ON CLASSROOMS
TO BE RECEIVED TODAY

The trustees of the Marion City
Administrative Unit will hold a
meeting in the Office of Hugh Beam,
superintendent of Marion City
schools, today for the purpose of
receiving bids for the construction
of two additional classrooms at the
Eugene Cross and West Marion
Elementary Schools. Lindsey Gud-
ger, architect Of Asheville, employ
ed by the Marion schools, will be
on hand to assist in receiving and
tabulating the bids.
Plans have been under way for
some time for the addition of the
classrooms mentioned above but
have been delayed in this work be-
cause of restrictions of such con-
struction, by the Civilian Production
Administration. Due to the press
ing need of these cl classrooms, the
Civilian Production Administration
recently reconsidered the applica-
tions for construction by the Ma
rion City Schools and gave their
permission for the work to proceed.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
ROBERT HOOVER DIES
AT COLORADO SPRINGS

The body of Robert M. Hoover,
38, who died suddenly of a heart
attack at Colorado Springs, Colo,
arrived here Tuesday and funeral
services were conducted at Nc
Calls Funeral Home Wednesday
morning at II O'Clock by Rev. C.
W. McMurray. Burial was in Oak
Grove cemetery. .
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Pauline M. Hoover of Pensacola,
Fla; his father, M. J. Hoover of
Marion; one sister, Mrs. Pearl Bris-
tol of Morganton; two brothers,
Howard D. Hoover of Orlando,
Fla, and c.. Kirby Hoover of An
derson, S. c., and one half-brother
Morphew Patton of Warner T
Springs, Calf.
Hoover was a veteran of World
War II and was staff sergeant at
the time of his discharge August
28, 1945, serving three years and
8 months. He was awarded 9 oak
leaf clusters, air medal and dis
tinguished service medal, and par
ticipated in fifty combat. missions
as aerial gunner in Africa and
Sicily.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
OLD FORT ROTARIANS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

Old Fort-At meeting of the
Old Fort Rotary club Thursday
evening at the Ragle hotel, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President, DR.. D. M. Mcintosh;
vice-president, Joel McCurry; sec
retary, T. R. Kanipe; treasurer,
Fred M. Bradley; and sergeant-at-
arms, Sidney Bryson.
Other board members included
H. ]. Rocket, retiring president,
and J. M. Mackey..s
Ladies' Night will be observed
April "a.
May Is, Holt Mcpherson of Shell
by, governor Of the 194th district
Of Rotary International, will be
guest speaker for the Old Fort
club at the regular dinner meeting
at o'clock. At o'clock the same
evening Mcpherson will deliver the
commencement address to the grad
uating class of Old Fort high school.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
Laymen's Meeting
Sunday Afternoon
At Baptist Church

A meeting for Christian laymen,
under the auspices of the Mellow
ell County Ministers Association
and the National Laymen's Evan
gelistic Association, is to be held
Sunday afternoon, April 20, at
o'clock in the auditorium of the
First Baptist church. C. P. Pelham,
field secretary of the National Lay
mems Evangelistic Association, will
be in charge Of the meeting. All
Christian. laymen, of any denomina-
ton, are invited and urged to
attend.
The work Of the Laymen's Evan
gelistic Association, began origin
ally in Atlanta, Georgia, as a re-
suit Of the Billy Sunday revival 80
years ago. The first clubs were
known as "Billy Sunday" Clubs.
The National Laymen's Evangelis-
tic Association, which grew out of
the "Billy Sunday" Clubs, is now
active in large area of our ma
ton. The national president is
Vernon w. Patterson of Charlotte,
Bert Starnes of Asheville, a Bap-
tist layman, is president of the
North Carolina Laymen's Evange-
Hstic Association. Starnes will be
one of the speakers for the meet
ing Sunday afternoon. He will
also fill the pulpit of the First Bap-
tist church here Sunday evening.
Rev. M. o. Owens, host pastor
for the meeting, urges all laymen
Of Marion and vicinity to attend
the meeting Sunday.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
Attendance OF 300 Expected
At Regional Baptist Convention
At First Baptist Church Here
McLARTY is SPEAKER
4AT KIWANIS MEETING

The Marion Kiwanis Club held
its regular weekly meeting at the
community building Tuesday eve
ming with Lee 'Conley in charge of
the program.
Kiwanian Conley presented to
the club as guest speaker Rev.
James B. McLarty, pastor Of the
First Methodist church. Rev. Nc
larty used as a topic of discussion,
"a Better World in Which to
Live". He challenged the Kiwan-
ians to rededicate themselves to
make the world a better place in
which to live and to use their tai
ents and whatever influence that
the members might have individ-
ually and as group to promote
better world conditions. In con-
cluding his address, which held the
attention Of everyone in the group,
the speaker stated, 81, citizen,
consecrate myself to make the
world a better place in which to
live; l, a churchman, consecrate
myself to make the world a better
place in which to live; l, father,
consecrate myself to make the
world better place in which to
live".
S. J. Westmoreland, president,
presided during the meeting and
Miss Mary Lillian Jonas, of the
Marion Central School faculty, was
in charge Of the music
Kiwanian R. L. Conley announc-
Board of Directors at its regular
monthly meeting tomorrow night at
the Methodist hut.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
MARION RIPPERS PLAY
THE FOREST CITY TEAM
HERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT

The Forest City high school base
ball team will meet the Marion
High School Rippers in the fourth
scheduled game of the season here
Friday night Of this week at 8
o'clock. This will mark the open
ing Of the baseball season in Ma
rion when all the 12o lights will
be connected and will turn the
athletic field into sea of lights.
In the Forest, City team the Rip
pers will meet steller opposition.
The Forest City Tornadoes recent
ly defeated the strong Hickory
team to 8. However, with the
Marion Rippers showing improve
ment in each game played a lot may
happen when the two teams clash
here tomorrow night in the first
home game Of the season.
1t is expected that large crowd
will turn out to witness the game
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
HARDY AWARDED
UNIT CITATION

R. j. Hardy, Of Clinchfeld, vet
eran Of World War II, was award
ed the Presidential Unit Citation.
He received honorable discharge on
January 6, 1916 after two years
service and has the following cam
paign ribbons: Presidential Unit
citation with one star; American
theatre; Asiatic Pacific with four
vstars and Philippine campaign with
two stars. He was also awarded
the Victory medal.
He received his education at the
East Marion school and has been
employed as driver for the Ma
rion City Bus Lines for the past
six months.
The citation was; awarded for
Extraordinary heroism in action
against powerful units of the Jap
anese Fleet during. the Battle off
|Samar, Philippines, October Is,
11944."
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
REV. OWENS TO CONDUCT
REVIVAL AT BILTMORE

Rev. M. o. Owens, Jr., pastor of
the First Baptist church of Marion
is to be with the Reed Memorial
Baptist church at Biltmore all of
next week, beginning Sunday eve
ming, for a revival meeting. Rev.
James H. Smith, formerly a pastor
in Mcdowell county, is pastor of
the Reed Memorial church. Rev.
Owens will close the meeting in
Biltmore with the morning service
Sunday, April q. He expects to
stay in Biltmore most of the week.
In his absence from his own church,
his pulpit will be supplied by Mr..
Bert Starnes, a lay member of the
Calvary Baptist church, Asheville,
at the Sunday evening service, and
by DR.. Robert A. Dyer, former
missionary to Japan, now member
of the faculty Of the Gardner-W Webb
College, at the Sunday morning
service, April 27.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
Pat Davis Elected
Vice President Of
Marion Rotary Clut

Pat Davis was elected vice-pres-
ident of the Marion Rotary club at
the weekly meeting held last Fri
day. He succeeds Thurman Richie,
who was elevated to the Office Of
president. Charles H. Smith was
elected secretary, James Mccall,
treasurer, and Gordon Morris, SER
geant at arms. The new officers
will be installed in July
During the meeting a delightful
program was presented by the Ma
rion high school glee club, directed
by Miss Mary L. Jonas, music
teacher, and the Lake City high
school quartet. The quartet was
composed of Lynn Crawley, Bobbie
White, Jack Laughridge and L. D.
Atkins. The group was presented
by Rowell Lane, high school prin-
cipal.
Visitors at the meeting included
Rotarians Ben Hendley of Shelby
and Willard Hoard of Morganton;
Walter Mckinney of Spartanburg,
and Lynn Crawley, Marion high
school student.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
POISON TAKES LIVES
OF THREE PERSONS;
RITES HERE FRIDAY

Joint graveside rites for three
victims of poisonous fluid, who
died in Asheville Wednesday, were
held at o'clock last Friday at Oak
Grove cemetery here.
The victims are Mrs. Bonnie
Murdoch, 26, of the Skyland hotel ;
her sister, Mrs. Fred Banks, 23, of
81 Woodfin street; and Mark Hon
eycutt, 33 of 631a West Haywood
street, brother of the two women.
Survivors of the three include the
mother, Mrs. G. C. Honeycutt, of
Marion; six sisters, Mrs. Vista
Reed, Of Marion, Mrs. Minnie At
kins, Of Swannanoa, and Mrs. Mel
lie Lee, Mrs. Bessie\ Reed, Mrs.
Hazel Hudgins, and Miss Geneva
Honeycutt, all of Asheville, and
three brothers, Arville and Coolidge
Honeycutt, both of Asheville, and
Charles of Marion.
Mrs. Banks, in addition to the
husband, is also survived by three
sons, Roger Dale, William Albert
and Fred Banks, Jr.
Mr.. Honeycutt is also survived
by the widow, two daughters, Susie
Diana, and Doris, and two sons,
Charles and Paul.
Mrs. Murdoch is survived also by
the husband.
Mrs. Murdoch was found dead in
her bed Wednesday morning at the
Skyland hotel. Mrs. Banks, of
Woodfn street, and Mr.. Honey
cutt, of Haywood street, were tax
en- to a hospital, where Mrs. Banks
died Wednesday night at 1925, and
Mr.. Honeycutt died at Ills
o'clock,
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
Two New Players
For Try-Out With
The Marion Club
J. c. Rabb Named Manager
OF Club; First Home Game
Scheduled For May 10th.

Rainy weather has placed a dam
per on semi-pro baseball activities
insofar as active baseball practice
is concerned; however, on the ether
hand, Paul Dunlap, playing man
ager and ]. C. Rabb, business man
ager, have taken advantage of
weather conditions to visit a num-
Der Of other baseball clubs for the
purpose Of interviewing prospective
players.
Saturday morning manager Dun
lap made a trip to Rutherfordton
and procured the services Of four
baseball players who are now try
ing out for the Marion club. Over
the week end, Dunlap and Rabb
went to Thomasville where a large
number Of baseball players are en-
camped for training preparatory to
semi-pro playing. AS a result of
this trip, two players from Thomas
vile will report in Marion the lat
ter part of this week. On Tues
day, Dunlap and Rabb again made
a baseball trip, this time going to
Asheville, to interview several play
ers now in the Asheville Tourists
Baseball Camp. Charles Posey, an
out-felder with Asheville, and Will
liam Whitten, snappy in fielder
with the same club, will report to
Marion for try out. Bill Horne,
stalwart right hand pitcher of
Swannanoa, will also come to Ma
rion to display his wares.
Despite adverse weather condi-
tions,> Manager Dunlap was able to
sandwich in snappy workout
Saturday afternoon. Eighteen play
ers reported for this practice and
the skipper seemed well pleased
with the activity of the in-field and
out-field. After the workout he
stated that several of the boys were
beginning to show good form and
that he liked the way they were
handling themselves in the field and
at the plate. He is anxious, how
ever, to contact and to include on
his roster several pitchers.
The first home game scheduled
for Marion is set for May 10 with
Forest City, an old rival of Mari
on, furnishing the opposition.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
NAMED MEMBER
PUBLIC WELFARE BOARD

J. F. Harmon Of Old Fort was
re-appointed a member of the Nc
Dowell County Public Welfare
board for a term Of three years at
the meeting of the board Of coun-
ty commissioners Monday. The
other members Of the board are
Mrs. J. H. L. Miller, chairman,
and NJ W. Gordon.
The county commissioners and
public welfare board approved the
addition of a child welfare work
er, effective July L. A person who
has had special child welfare train
ing will be employed as her work
will deal only with children who
have special problems.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
MISS ABRAMS TO ENTER
SPEAKERS CONTEST HERE

Miss Emma Jean Abrams, daugh-
ter of the Rev. and Mrs. w. E.
Abrams, will represent the Blue
Ridge Baptist association in the
Better Speakers contest to be held
Friday night of this week at the
First Baptist church here. There
will be contestants from several
different counties and associations.
Miss Abrams will use as her sub
ject "The Meaning of Life" She
is an able speaker and very con-
secrated young woman and takes
great interest in the young peoples
work of the association.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
DRIVERS LICENSE TO
BE ISSUED ON 2 DAYS

The Office in the court house will
be open on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of each week, effective April
%, for the purpose of issuing driv-
ers license, it was announced yes
terday by F. V. Wilson, examiner
of the State Highway Safety divi-
sion. All applicants 16 to 18 years
of age are required to bring their
father with them to sign their ap-
plication, Mr.. Wilson stated.
Marion progress., 1947-04-17
}. PAT DAVIS ENTERS
RACE FOR ALDERMAN

D.. Pat Davis has announced as
a candidate for the Office of alder
man in the municipal election on
May 6, bringing the list of candi-
dates to seven for places on the
town board. Davis is connected
with the Laughridge Furniture COM
pany, is an active member of the
First Methodist church and is vice
president of the Marion Rotary
club.