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Evening star., 1948-06-20

come the indefnable sound of movement:
the footballs, the frictions of cloth, leather,
flesh and metal, the spurts and murmurs of
speech. Even the weight of what they car
ried would be part of the nameless noise they
made.
How many of them would there be? A
foolish, fearful question now. You asked
those questions before you went dashing off
by yourself, not after. Mr. Gamble knew
there would be many more of them than
middle-aged, unarmed political officer and
his little guide could handle if the situation
shifted from words to action. Words. That
was the idea. Slow them up with words until
Featherstone and his company of Gurkhas
arrived.
Would they listen to words? 1t depended
on what they were up to- The Maru runners
who had warned him of the invaders approach
seemed to think it was an ordinary looting
expedition. But this time Kaba lay in the
line of march. Kaba, the ruby town. If they
wanted rubies it would be job for Major
Featherstone. Mr.. Gamble wondered whether
q lColly Slllolt IIldll WOulO O6 SllCllR Wn6Ie
he was.
The sound was sharp, alien to the Jungle.
"Cook-pot," said Mr.. Gamble Eau was
watching the bamboo clump. That was the
trail all right MIR. Gamble glanced at his
watch. Time for the crowd noise: there it was.
family of gibbons fled from lotus tree in
the distance. A hornbill flew screaming
toward Mr.. Gamble and away. The Chinese
soldiers appeared around the bamboo and
stood blinking in the SUM-
Mr.. Gamble relaxed slightly. Eau seemed
to wind up tighter. The guide had the hill
mans congenital distrust of strangers. He
edged over behind Mr.. Gamble with a sour
look on his brown face
The Chinese shambled into the clearing.
Mr.. Gamble began to count them There!
They'd spotted him, and trim young officer
with shiny black boots was walking his way.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Mrs. Taylor Is
Guest Speaker
AT Anola Club

The part the bank plays in the
intimate life of the community
was explained to members of the
Anola Club by Mrs. Manuella c.
Taylor, executive vice president
Of the Pascagoula-Mos Point
Bank, at a luncheon meeting at
Gulf Hills Friday.
"The physician takes care of
the physical welfare OF a person
and the minister watches over the
spiritual well-being," Mrs. Taylor
said, but the bank often minis
tiers to both by furnishing a fl
nsncial hypodermic at the criti-
cal moment"
Mrs. Taylor pointed out that a
banks first concern Is for the best
interests OF the customer TO the
point that the banker often has to
decide what Is the most advisa-
Bile course of action for the in
dividuaL
"If a person comes In seeking a
loan we sometimes have to re-
fuse even though the security is
good" she pointed out, because
the payments would be more
than the person could comfortab-
ly manage or for some other rea-
son that would react against the
welfare OF the mar or woman. A
bank Is not the cold-blooded vault
of money that is so often the aver
age persons conception of such an
institution. The bank must neces-
sarily be a part of the community
and have the interest of the town
and the citizens at heart.
Mrs. Taylor, who was recently
named vice president of the re-
gional division of the American
Women Bankers Association,
spoke to approximately 40 men,
bers of the club and their guests.
Mrs. M. M. Flechas. Jr., chair
mar of the budget and finance
committee, was in charge Of the
program and Mrs. p. L. Ware,
president. presided. The club vot-
ed to make is bedjackets for cam
Ger patients in the state and to
cooperate with the March of
Dimes campaign for the infantile
paralysis drive.
Guests at the luncheon were
Mrs. Roy Lee Elder and Miss Bes-
sic Perry of Pascagoula, Mrs. E.
d. McDevitt of South Bend, Ind,
Mrs. Clyde Coleman of Dodds-
vile, Miss, and Mrs. Mayes Coop
err Of New Orleans.
Hostesses were Mrs. Z. j..
Jane. Jr., Mrs. A. M. Hardy, Mrs.
j. c. McHwain and Mrs. E. F.
OMa1ley,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
By ALExANDER r. o

WASHINGTON - Republicans
and Democrats in the congression-
al battle Of election-year 1913 will
be shooting for q least one identi-
cal goal-the favor of a majority
Of the voters.
A good showing calls for plan
ming and teamwork. It takes or
ganization when so many party
members have different views
about what to do in such matters
as high prices, tax reduction and
help for Europe and China.
Besides the traditional majority
and minority leaders and whips,
caucuses and conferences, there
are now majority and minority
policy committees, White House
and national committee liaison
men.
In this Congress, majority al
ways means Republican and mi-
nority means Democratic.
The policy committees of the
Senate are composed largely of
key" men, chosen because of
leadership positions, experience
and geographical representation
They meet as occasion demands
70 work out plans for party action
on important Legislative matters.
Somewhat similar committees
dealing with party policy in the
House are the respective steering
committees. However, the policy
committees In the Senate have
a more elaborate setup, with reg
ular stats on the government
payroll.
The Senate has a conference
majority and a conference minor
ity. Here the word conference
means a group or organization.
These conferences meet to hear
about policy committee plans and
to voice their reaction to such
plans or other party projects.
The Republicans have a similar
conference in the House, but the
Democratic all-member organiza-
ton there Is called a caucus. Theo-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
MOTHER CHECKS UP

Copenhagen - AP - Chief of
United Nations press section, for
mer Danish journalist Paul Vejby
Johansen, is going to make a Is
minute speech to his mother in
Denmark, but he will not be pres
ent and will not even know when
he makes the speech.
Recently Veiby Johansen was
interviewed by the Danish Broad
casting Systems Washington cor
respondent, Niels Brunnet. and
the interview was broadcast in
Denmark. Unfortunately johann
sens aged mother, who has not
seen her son for IL years, did not
hear the broadcast, and now the
broadcasting system has invited
her to the studio 10 hear the re-
cording played again for her.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

on Sunday to spend the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Kasaby, pa
rents of Mrs. Baria.
Mesdames George Shampine
and "Yank" Shampine of Kreole
spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Baria.
MI. and Mrs. Preston Baria of
New Orleans are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Baria.
A group of friends visited with
Mrs. Sophia Murphy and enjoyed
a quilting party. Those attending
were Mesdames John Holder, Au-
brey King, Norris Holder, T. w.
Baria, w. D. Holder and Edgar
Baria. Dinner was served by the
hostess.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
COP, Democrats Will Be Shooting For
At Lecst One Thing In Common in '8

retically, any Democratic House
member who attends a meeting OF
the caucus Is morally bound to
abide by It's decisions. Conference
decisions are NOT binding on
senator's.
A Senate or House party lead
er usually leads in debate on inn
portant legislation, brings for
ward party programs and keeps
in touch with the President OF
the latter Is a member Of the
leaders party.
The leaders support or oppo-
sition to proposed laws general
ly indicates the party's attitude.
In this Congress the Senate's
Republican leadership has been
divided. Sen. White of Maine, ma
jority floor leader, shares leader
ship responsibilities with three
other Republican senators. Sen.
Vandenberg of Michigan is gen.
orally regarded as Republican
leader on international questions.
Sen. Taft of Ohio, chairman Of the
Majority Policy Committee. and
Sen. Milliken of Colorado, who
presides at meetings Of the con-
ference majority, r co-leaders
with White on home-front mat
tiers.
Democratic leadership In the
Senate Is much more unified. Sen.
Barkley OF Kentucky, minority
floor leader, presides over the
minority policy committee and the
conference minority. In the House
Rep. Halleck of Indiana Is the
majority floor leader.
However, much of the Repub-
lican leadership in the House Is
In the hands of Speaker Martin
who presides at meetings of the
conference majority and the Re-
publican steering committee. Rep.
Rayburn Of Texas, former speaker
presides over the Democratic
caucus in the House. Rep. Muir
dock of Arizona is chairman OF
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Miss Meriwefher
Writes Article In
Safety Magazine

Safety training of the young
child should not be one of re-
straint but of education, according
to Miss Ida Thornton Meriweth-
err, teacher in Central school in
Pascagoula, who's article Cut
Loose" appears in the january
issue of Safety Education. This
publication is put out by the
school and college division of the
National Safety Council.
Miss Meriwether, who has gain
ed national recognition for her
work in safety training, advocat-
es giving the child broader and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
NEWS FROM
Baria

Walter Hardy of New Orleans
was a hunting guest of j. D. and
Edgar Baria on Sunday.
Rosa Lee Baria of Mobile was
the guest of her mother, Mrs. T.
w. Baria on Sunday.
The community has been great
ly grieved by the death of Mrs.
Pat Ware who died on last Thurs
day at the Jackson county hospit-
al.
Mrs. Edgar Baria and daughters.
Patsy and Mary Lou, spent the
weekend with Mrs. Baria's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Sham
pine of Kreole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Baria and
children motored to Escatawpa
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

Denver-AP-John T. McPar.
land, retiring at II as superin-
tendent Of the city auditorium,
recalls that in the silent movie
days. former Mayor Robert Speer
insisted on a free show for the
public every Sunday.
Eighteen of us used to 60 crazy
trying to give realistic sound eff
fects for these shows" MCFARLAND
said. "We had rock crushers,
steam whistles and fire bells back
of the screen and a 35-piece or
chestra out In front.
I'VE had a war picture one
Sunday. l got hold of the adju-
tant general of the state national
guard and he loaned me a Calling
gun. There was no blank ammu-
milton for the gun. so he had an
entire company stay up Satur-
day night digging the slugs out
of the bullets. The theater even
smelled like q battlefield after
that show.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

wider experiences in teaching
him to take care of himself and
OF others.
"The child should not be for
biden the use of TOOLS" Miss Meri-
wether asserted. "Insteal he
should be taught how to handle
them carefully and s~killfuily. A
good safety education program
helps the child to become self
reliant and self directive"
More deaths are caused by acct
dents among our young children
than by any other cause, Miss
Meriwether declared. She recon-
mends that safety education be
included in the daily program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

the Democratic steering commit
tee.
Both parties have a whip" in
the Senate and the House. The
whip is an assistant to the leader.
It's his job to see that party MEN,
bers are present when important
bills are to be voted upon. House
whips have from three to six as
sistants. They often work on q
regional basis in helping round up
members when their votes are
needed.
Sen. Wherry of Nebraska is Re-
publican whip in the Senate. SEN
ator Lucas of Illinois is Demo-
cratic whip. Rep. Arends of Illi-
nois is Republican whip and Rep.
McCormack of Massachusetts De-
mocratic whip in the House.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

People of the United States
normally consume 100 million
pounds of tea a year, enough to
about 20 billion cups.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

The chapel of Henry the VII in
Westminster Abbey is regarded
as the finest example in England
of Tudor Gothic.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
RELIGION GOES TO SCHOOL

Religion today is increasingly coming down
out of the pulpit and going into the market
place and the forum Symptomatc of the times
is the Institute for Religious and Social Studies,
described as "a scholarly and scientific fellow
ship of clergymen and other religious teachers
who desire authoritative information regard
ing some of the basic issues now confronting
spiritually minded men,
Established ten years ago at the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America in New York,
the institute has since founded extensions in
the Chicago and Boston project of having the
specific topic at each weekly meeting presented
by three speakers-a Protestant Roman
Catholic, and Jew
There is understandable fear in some quar-
ters that religion may be watered down to a
social gospel which is ethical than
spiritual Certainly religion must always ad-
dress its spiritual influence direct to the heart
of the individual. Yet in so far as the individual
is nodded humanity by his environment and the
social forces of his times, religion is compelled
to understand and meet the challenge of these
forces. Many clergymen particularly deplore
the churches failure to have reached out more
dynamically to the labor movement.
The day of the hermit saint is over-though,
as Emercon said, the saint may seek privacy
for ends the most public and universal, and
man must still meet privately with his God.
Never, in fact, was it more important to "enter
into thy closet'-the quiet inwardness of pray
er-and "shut thy door, on the worlds clamor.
Yet there is also the inescapable command to
go into all the world" Spiritual vision
cannot finch from the utmost complexities,
responsibilities and challenges of today's So
ciety. There is social gospel too.-Christian
Science Monitor
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
LEARN THE ART OF LIVING

The people of Mcdowell county usually
can be counted upon to give generous financial
support to their school system and the cause
of education in general.
For many years, they have been convinced
of the economic value of education. While
there was time, during the depression years,
when education failed to insure profitable
employment, there is general recognition Of
the fact that education improves individual
and makes a more efficient human being.
There has been, perhaps failure to under
stand clearly that education is not end in
itself, but means to more complete living for
the individual. Some teachers in fact, have
become so enthused over methods and improve
ments in the educational system that they have
lost sight of the fundamental purpose of educa-
ton itself
Teaching technique has been perfected to
Considerable Degree the distribution of intel
igence has been increased and the knowledge
of human beings greatly advanced through the
ages. Nevertheless, there sometimes seems to
be something of failure to develop the wis
dom necessary to make intelligent individuals
or to apply knowledge intelligently to the prob
lens of living itself.
Some modern psychiatrists attribute many
of the mental ills of the present day to the dis
parity between abstract knowledge acquired
and education as to how to use it in the art Of
living. Because, with all our intelligence, few
of us know how to live and, therefore, many
suffer physical breakdowns.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
KEEPING FAITH

The 1948 Christmas Seals, which are being
distributed by the Mcdowell tuberculosis
association, under sponsorship Of the Marion
Junior Woman's club, show a young boy eX-
pectantly awaiting Santa Claus before fire
place from which three empty stockings hang.
It is typical night before Christmas scene
in America. The boy knows that Santa Claus
will come. He always has. There is no reason
to doubt this year
Yes, on Christmas morning the stockings
will be full. The boys faith will be rewarded
Will the faith of the tuberculosis associa-
ton in the people of this community likewise
be rewarded when Christmas comes?
The association depends entirely upon pro-
ceeds from the annual sale of Christmas Seals
to support its work.
When the Christmas Seal Sale closes De-
cember 25 the association will know whether
1T will have the finances to continue its activi-
ties for the coming year, to expand it's services
which benefit every resident of Mcdowell
county.
The association has kept faith with US for
several years. We must keep faith with it by
the generous purchase of Christmas Seals to
enable tuberculosis association to continue
its campaign against this deadly disease.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02

cation places Mcdowell with the
highest counties in educational mat
ters. If it is to maintain its high
rank it must go forward and keep
pace with those other progressive
counties that are seeing to it that
all their boys and girls are given
the best that can be afforded in
the way of training for life's work" :"
LAUREL HILL
"Nebo, Rt. l, Nov 28-J. B.
Walker spent several days last week
in Rutherford county.
"Herbert Foster of Shelby spent
few days here recently with friends
and relatives.
81 NJ. Walker, Jesse Price and
Miss Beatrice Walker motored to
Spindale last Sunday.
"Lee Whitener is spending some
time with relatives in Rutherfordton
and Spindale.
j al. G. Price made a business trip
to Marion Monday.
Edgar Price of Shelby spent a
few days here recently with home
folks.
"Mrs. M. L. McCurry is spending
a few days with relatives in Marion.
/ "Guy Walker and Burgin Cooper
of Spindale were visitors here the
last of the week.
! "Miss Matte Walker, who holds
position at Spindale, spent the
weekend with homefolks.
! 81. V. Whitener and family Of
New House visited the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Whitener,
! the first of last week.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
WATCH physically

About the only time that the average citizen
of Mcdowell county pays any attention to his,
or her, physical wel-being is when illness or
accident puts them in bed.
This is unfortunately, the truth in regards
to most persons. It is a reflection upon the in
telligence that men and women are supposed
to have.
The neglect of the body is only comparable
to our negligence in regards to mental powers.
Every individual has abundant opportunity to
Improve Intellectually, but few of us bother
ourselves to do so.
When it comes to the realm of spiritual
Improvement, the average individual goes into
complete eclipse, except in extremely rare
and trying moments. Those of us who believe
in the possession of soul know full we'll that
our spiritual growth is possible and most of
us believe that it is the great function of human
existence.
In spite of this belief and the faith that
moves us along life's highway, we carelessly
drift along without bothering very much about
principles or the lack of them Few of us at
tempt to guide our daily lives by the eternal
ver1ties that profess to accept. This is little
bit foolish, when one begins to reflect upon it.
The encouraging thing about individual
growth is that it requires committee meet
1ngs, no mass purpose and no assistance from
other people. It is one job that the individual
can plan and complete upon personal initiative.
The only question u.s. when will it begin?"
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
MOTOR VEHICLES; MORE
THAN 100000, 900 TURNED OUT

In the fifty-five years of its exist
ence the automobile industry has
turned out more than 100000
vehicles. The industry now employs
directly or indirectly more people
than any other business in the world.
More than 100000 persons in the
United States are employed in max
ing, selling, servicing or in the
commercial use of motor vehicles.
Today more than 40,O00,000 motor
vehicles, including motor trucks, are
rolling the street sand highways of
this nation.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
Looking Backward
From The Progress Files
November 80, 1922


''The County Board of Education
has the greatest program ahead of
it for the next eight or ten months
that it has ever had for the same
length of time. Within the next few
months three handsome and modern
school buildings will be completed.
The money has been secured and the
Board is ready to go ahead.
"The new East Marion school
building will probably be the first
to be completed; in fact operations
have already commenced. This build
ing when finished will be one of the
best in the State. 1t will compose
twelve class-rooms, office, library,
reading rooms, domestic science and
manual training departments and a
large auditorium of nearly one thou
sand capacity will provide an as
sembling room for the population of
this growing community. This build
ing is to be furnished throughout
with modern equipment and is to be
complete in every respect. This
building will be the result of cam
paign for better c h ools which
brought about an election for an
issue of 100000 of bonds.
'In the Stroudtown community a
modern building will be commenced
as soon as plans be adopted A bond
election was carried last June. The
money has been realized from the
sale of these bonds, and the school
authorities are planning to build a
building that will take care of the
district for some time. 1t is to be
of sufficient size to provide eight
or ten class-rooms, an assembly hall,
office and library. If nothing pre-
vents, the building will be completed
before beginning of another school
year.
! "Probably the most forward step
ever taken for better schools in Nc
Dowell county was put forth at a
recent meeting of the Board of
Education when several schools of
the North Cove township were con-
solidated and arrangements wer e
made for the construction of a mod
ern building for this section. For
some time there has been a growing
demand on the part of the progressive
people of the North Cove section for
modern school advantages. T e
people have not been satisfied with
the m al | one and two teacher
schools, giving instruction in the
common school subjects only. They
find it unsatisfactory to send their
boys and girls to other communities
for high school advantages. They
are willing to pay for education,
and arrangements have been made
for the erection of modern school
! building in this section. Work on this
building will begin in the early
spring in time to have it ready for
the fall opening of school.
"With the completion of the
bove three buildings Mcdowell
.county will rank we'll with any coun-
ty in the State in the matter of
school buildings. A recent report
from the State Department of Edu-
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
COLLEGES AT NEW PEAK

A total of 2,408,307 students is reported by
1900 colleges, according to the Federal Office
of Education, which says that this represents
peak for the third successive year.
The fact that veterans enrolment dropped
from 1,122,738 for 1947 to 1921 ,041 for this
year is interpreted to mean that the influx of
veterans under the CT Bill of Rights has passed
it's peak and that leveing=off process is
underway.
Reports from all over the nation, from many
institutions that the veterans have done
splendid work, and in many cases, the average
is better than that of other college groups.
Naturally, the veterans had to maintain a good
record to keep their pay and housing benefits
but, with few exceptions, they have behaved
themselves exceptionally WELL
Marion progress., 1948-12-02
Philosophic Cook

Judge: l notice that, in addition
to nlisappropriating $500, you took
a considerable quantity of valuables
in the form of rings, watches and
other trinkets.
Prisoner: Yus, sir; I remembered
that money alone don't bring happi-
ness.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02

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Marion progress., 1948-12-02
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Marion progress., 1948-12-02

Lest you forget: A subscription to The
Progress makes a most acceptable Christmas
gift and one that keeps on giving.
Marion progress., 1948-12-02

A happy spirit is the greatest possession that
comes to man, regardless of his wealth or lack
of it.