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Marion progress., 1949-07-07
Atkins-Gibson
Marriage Announced

Mrs. S. M. Gibson has announced
the marriage of her daughter, Bet.
ty Hope to L. D. Atkins, Jr. of Ma.
rion.
The ceremony took place Decem-
Der 27, 1947 in Spartanburg, S. c.
Mrs. Atkins is the daughter OF
Mrs. S. M. Gibson and the late Mr.
Gibson of West Marion. She is g
graduate of Marion High School
and at present employed by East
Court Motor company.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Atkins, Sr., of
Rutherford road. He, also, is a
graduate of Marion High School
and will be a senior at Davidson
college next year.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins
Feted At Cake Cutting

Mrs. B. H. Laughridge was hos
tess with cake cutting at her
home on Spring Street Saturday
evening at o'clock, honoring Mr.
and Mrs. L. D. Atkins, Jr., whose
marriage has just been announced
The house was decorated through
out with beautifully arranged sum-
mer flowers and a three TERED we'd
ding cake was encircled with fern
entwined with small button chry-
santhemums of various colors.
The hostess was assisted in serv-
ing approximately fifty guests by
Mrs. L. D. Atkins, Sr., Miss Polly
anna Atkins and Mrs. William
Laughridge of Newland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins were remem-
bered with gift by the hostess.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07
Contract Club Meets
At Home Of Mrs. Neal

Mrs. W. w. Neal, Jr., was hos
tes to members of the Contract
club and two visitors last Friday,
with bridge luncheon at her home
on View Point Drive.
Mrs. S. R. Cross was winner of
high score prize and Mrs. B. W.
Saunders received second high.
Mrs. Saunders was also presented
visitors prize by the hostess.
Club members present included
Mrs. S. R. Cross, Mrs. Eugene
Cross, Jr., Mrs. Robert Proctor,
Mrs. Joseph L. Noyes, and Mrs.
Otis L. Broyhill.
Visitors were Mrs. H. w. Saund-
ers and Mrs. C. C. Bolch.
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Guild Will Meet

The Wesleyan Service Guild Of
First Methodist church will meet in
the church Hut Monday evening
at 1880, according to an announce.
ment by Mrs. W. W. Wyke, secre-
tary. Mrs. Ingram Holland, Mrs
R. K. Davis, Miss Mary Sweeney
Mrs. Robert Hendley and Mrs
Theodore Watkins will be hostess.
eS
Marion progress., 1949-07-07

Mrs. L. B. Hairr and son, La
moore have returned to Marion af-
ter visit with Captain and Mrs. H.
L. Garris at Fort Bragg.
Mrs. A. M. Bonner, Lexa, Jr.,
Ethel Ellen and James Bonner, of
Raleigh, are visiting Miss Ellen
Crawford and Mrs. W. G. Mccall.
Mrs. Curtis Hollingsworth and
daughter, Suzanne, Of Los Angeles,
California, Mrs. Billie Hall and
Fred Davis, of High Point, were the
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Epley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Skaggs and
daughters, Marjorie and Carolyn,
of Marion, and Miss Francis Nc
Nicely, of Morganton, left Tuesday
for two weeks visit at Hot Springs,
Ark, and points in Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Galloway,
Of Chapel Hill spent several days
last week with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Moore. Miss
Gwendolyn Moore, of Washington,
D. c., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore for two weeks.
Rev. James B. McLarty, pastor
of First Methodist church was an in
structor at Camp Fellowship in
Statesville last week. This Camp is
sponsored by the Youth Division of
Broad Street Methodist church of
Statesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Snoddy left
this morning for Spartanburg to
meet their granddaughters, Adeline
and Dial Elliott of Baltimore, who
will accompany them here for Wis
it. Their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
W. Elliott will arrive later for a
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Rogers of
Spartanburg, S. c., Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Harwood and two sons of
Albemarle were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Pyatte, Jr., last week
end. Little Miss Martha Rogers Py-
att accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
wood to Albemarle for a weeks Wis
it.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07
ATTENDS MEETING

Sheriff C. M. Pool attended the
State Sheriff's association meet
ing in Winston-Salem on Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week.
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Miss Opal Epley and Mrs. Thel-
ma Finley and daughter, Judy, left
Sunday for a weeks vacation in
Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Va.
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Local and Personal
Notes of Interest

Tommy Gibson returned to Wake
Forest Monday after spending the
weekend here.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Heaton and
son, of Salem, Ohio, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Robert White.
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Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Watt are
spending the week in Pickens and
Jacossee, S. C.
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GOVERNMENT BUYING

Government purchases of goods
and services now amount to $780,
OOO,OO0,000 a year or about IA per
cent of the nations total produc-
ton.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Finley ano
children, of Shelby, spent the week
end with relatives in Marion.
. DR.. and Mrs. B. A. Dickson anG
son, Charles, are spending the mon
tn of July at Myrtle Beach, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fowler OF
Anderson, S. C. spent last weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Watt.
Miss Marjorie Glenn, of Clear
water, Florida, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Glenn.
Mrs. Maude Gilkey, G.. Harry Nc.
Call and Harry Logan Mccall spent
last week end at Myrtle Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ray and
family, of Ware Shoals, S. c., are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lam
beth.
Mrs. Joseph Padgett and little
daughter, Jenny, have arrived from
Charlotte for visit with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Anthony and
son, Kent, of Cleveland, Tenn, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Hemp
hill.
Mrs. Ernest M. Gore has return
ed to Marion after spending some
time in Camden, New Jersey, with
Mr.. Gore.
Margaret Ann Pyatt spent last
week with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. P. Flack, in Black
Mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E. Rhodes, of
Raleigh, were the weekend house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Led
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Mccall and
children, Freddie and Linda, of
Winston-Salem, spent last weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Mccall.
Jane, Anne and Mary Mcintosh
left last Friday for vacation of
two months at Camp TonaWan-
dah at Hendersonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Cooper and
son have moved to their new home
at 29 Park avenue, formerally own
ed by Mrs. B. G. Carr.
Mrs. N. S. Fulford, Mrs. Alice
F. Powell and Mrs. Arnold Lam
den, of Asheville, visited Mrs. Mag
gle Witherspoon on July 4.
Mrs. J. w. Grayson, Marnex
Grayson and Mrs. J. M. Lancaster,
Jr., spent last weekend with Mrs.
W. L. Marks in Reidsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Wilson,
of Atlanta, Ca, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Carson and family of Kings
port, Tenn, visited Mrs. Ann Haw-
kins Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Richie had
as their guests last weekend DR.
and Mrs. E. C. Price and son Cline
Pierce, of Gastonia, and Calvin
Davis of Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. w. Saunders
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Klutt1
spent the fourth Of July in New
berry, S. c, with Mrs. Klutt's faith
er, J. w. Earhardt, Sr.
1 Mrs. Barron Caldwell returned
last week from a visit with Mrs
Thomas B. Applegate and Mrs. Will
son Adams in Greenwich,a Conn.
and a few days visit in New York
/ Miss Ruth Taylor, Educationa
Director of First Methodist church
spent last week at Lake Junalusks
where she taught a class on "Wor
ship at the older youth assembly
/ Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Ros:
and small son, Bill, spent last weel
end at Atlantic Beach, Morehead
Mrs. Ross and Bill will remain II
Morehead for a two weeks visi
f
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Mrs. r. B. Neal and daughter
Miss Ermine, Of Bryson City, spent
few days here last week.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07

Mrs. George Long left Sunday for
Old Hickory, Tenn, where she will
visit her son.
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Roddy Gillies, Jr., of Arlington,
Va, is visiting his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Whitten.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07

l. c. Crawley is spending this
week with his daughter, Mrs. John
w. Jamison, in Norfolk, Va.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Finley and
children, of Shelby, spent the week
end with relatives in Marion.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07

Mrs. L. B. Hairr and son, La
moore have returned to Marion af-
ter visit with Captain and Mrs. H.
L. Garris at Fort Bragg.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07

. DR.. and Mrs. B. A. Dickson and
son, Charles, are spending the mon
tn of July at Myrtle Beach, S. c.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. James Fowler of
Anderson, S. c. spent last weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Watt.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07

Mrs. A. M. Bonner, Lexa, Jr.,
Ethel Ellen and James Bonner, of
Raleigh, are visiting Miss Ellen
Crawford and Mrs. w. C. Mccall.
Marion progress., 1949-07-07

Miss Marjorie Glenn, of Clear
water, Florida, is visiting her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.. Glenn.
Evening star., 1949-11-18

It's the jounty Clip coot" teens love, to weor
bock-beIted Or fIored. Luscious olI wool shoe
fleece. Double -breostsd, big stitched pockets.
Noturol; sizes O to rs. s 1.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
AMVETSU.S.A.
On Air Dec. 81
To Have Premiere
On Station WSPD

The AMVETS u. S. A. will
be the title Of radio program
which will have its premier on
Saturday, Dec. 81 over radio
station WSPD at 7:45 pm 1t
every Saturday thereafter.
Leo Gromnicki, Of Toledo and
former employe at WHY'S
Overland was recently appoint
ed to manage the new Public
Service Radio Program over the
local station.
The radio program, as announ-
ced, will include stars of Holly
wood, plus nationally famous
leaders of state, the military,
and famous correspondents. The
premier broadcast will star Hen
ry Fonda on the subject of
Prejudice" The plans for sue
ceeding programs will include
such famous stars as Bob Hope,
Robert Montgomery, James Ste
wart, and many more. Also,
famous national authorities like
General Eisenhower, Former
Secretary of State, George c.
Marshall, Warren Austin, Bob
Considine, Donald Nelson. John
Sullivan, and Attorney General
Tom Clark. The AMVETS
RADIO SERIES are produced
as a public service to acquaint
the public with the problems
facing the American way of life.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Lobby Spending
Reaches New Hiqh

WASHINGTON CLPA) -
Congressional lobbyists spent as
much the first nine months of
1949, according to a tabulation
by Congressional Quarterly, as
they reported spending in all of
1948.
Final reports on 1949 lobby
expenditures will not be avail
able, until early next year-but
reports so far filed show nine
month expenditures totalling
$6,712,285 by 331 organizations
or individuals. The total for
1948 was $6,763, ,480 by 222 or
CARNATIONS. For 1947, the total
years reporting expenditures
were $5,191,856.
These reports are far from
complete. A Congressional Lob
by Investigating Committee,
headed by Rep. Buchanan (D.,-
Pa, has reported finding vio-
lationS of the lobby law which
probably will be exposed in hear
ings early next year. The nature
of the violations has not been
disclosed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
II. S. Faces Loss
Of High Jump
Supremacy

Is America at last losing her
high jump supremacy?
From way down under" the
answer would appear to be yes.
After dominating the event in
international meetings for many
years, during which she has al
ways Cat least since 1887 held
the worlds record, the u. S. this
year had only eleven men clear
ing 6'6" or higher, To make mat
ters worse, the Americans fail
ed to provide the high jump win
ner in the years major interna-
tional meeting against Scandi-
navia at Oslo), when Olympic
hop, step and jump champion,
Arne Amman, won at 6'6",
Only a year ago, Australia S
John Winter, despite an injured
back, cleared the same height TO
down the us. trio in the Olym-
pics, and again i'm the British
Empire VS.. U.S.A. dual meet.
II current form is any indi-
cation of what will happen in
the future (say up TO the 1852
Olympics), than the Empire may
overtake and pass the Americans
at their own long time specially
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Broun And FDR
On Broadcast

NEW YORK LPA) - The
voices of Haywood Broun and
F r a n k | n ID. Roosevelt were
h heard in a broadcast Sunday,
December 18, over WNYC, in
memorial program arranged by
the American Newspaper Guild
CIO, which Broun founded. The
voices were from old recordings.
The FDR portion was the presi-
dent reading Broun's a m o u S
Christmas column, as he did
over a nationwide network ori-
ginally. Others on the program
were Quentin Reynolds, Lewis
Gannett, Connie Broun, and
Dale Kramer, author of a recent
biography of Broun, who died
ten years ago. A memorial room
to Broun was dedicated Dec. l8
at the headquarters of the New
York Guild.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Found alton
For Unity

NEW YORK (LPA) - David
Mcdonald and Allan Haywood
were guests Of honor at a CIO
luncheon Dec. 16. Mcdonald,
secretary-treasurer of the United
Steelworkers, and Haywood,
CIO director of organization,
were delegates to the organiza-
tion meeting of the Internatio-
nal Confederation of Free Trade
Unions in London.
American unions must teach
the French and Italian labor or
ganizations our ideas of trade
unionism, Mcdonald said. That,
he said, would be "a body blow
against communism" Commu-
nism can be destroyed, and 1--WE
have the power to do it," he
said.
Haywood praised the coopera-
tion in London between the AFL
and CIO and said 1--WE have laid
the foundation" for unity.
Jacob Potofsky, president of
the Amalgamated Clot n in g
Workers, said unity with the
AFL had been achieved in poll
tical action and in world affairs.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Chicago Firm
Bars Communists

CHICAGO GPA) - Mem
bers of the Communist Party.
former members, or supporters,
can't work for the Stewart War
ner Corp, said William w. Mil
Ter, industrial relations director
of the electrical manufacturing
firm. Suspected workers will be
asked 10 sign affidavitS, and
failure TO do so will mean dis
miSsal This is not merely a
question Of a political belief of
an individual" said Miller. we
believe the Communist Party is
out to destroy our business sys-
tenn"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30

UAW maintenance men. Events
Immediately preceding discovery
reflect credit on neither the
Detroit Police nor the Detroit
Times, a daily paper. Here seems
to be what happened: On the af-
ternoon of Dec. 20, a Times re-
porter received an anymous tip
about the bomb. Before calling
the police he himself tried to
find the bomb, apparently in
anticipation of scoop, without
worrying about what happened
to the building or the four peo-
pie who were in it, Not until
z pm. did he phone the cops
who also failed to find it al
though it was wrapped in Christ
mas paper with blue ribbon.
The bomb, consisting of 80
sticks of dynamite, would have
gone off If a detonator had not
been faulty and if a fuse hadn't
burned out.
The anonymous tipSter told
the Times reporter that the bomb
would be exploded when the
big guy" was there. Presum-
able the "big guy" was Walter
Reuther, who was out of town.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30

this idea and gear total capacity
to total need" A fifth basic
freedom. he went on, should be
the freedom from fear of abund-
ance.
He predicted the British Labor
Party would win the 1850 elect
ions. because they have done
something positive" In France,
he said, we have so far merely
contained the Communists; in
the Ruhr the cartelists are COM
ing back into power.
The great challenge, he said,
is to find a way to narrow our
gap between progress in the
physical sciences and lack OF
progress in the social sciences.
The world will judge us by how
we manage that problem, he
said. We must find a way, he de-
clared, to release the energies
of our people in peace as we
did in wartime, for the positive
ends of peace as we did for the
negative ends of war. Il say it
can be done" he concluded.
Reuther's speech was broad
cast over a nationwide network,
and also over a hookup of AFL,
CIO and cooperative stations.
The proceedings were recorded
by Voice of America for broad
casts overseas.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
Don't Be In Rush To Get
Yourself Tagged An Executive

at least SIS a week and must
devote 80 per cent of your time
to administrative tasks or pro-
jects.
If you draw $100 or more a
week, however, your boss will
have a lot less trouble insisting
you are an executive, an admin
istrator or a professional. I'm
less your union contract guaran-
tees you overtime, you may not
be able to get it.
The Wage-Hour Division said
it would entertain petitions for
changes in the rules, and would
hold hearings on suggestions it
found possessing merit. The
administrator of the division,
w. r. McComb, said that special
consideration might be given to
certain industries or certain
classes of employees.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
People Want Jobs Social
Workers Tell The Conqress

WASHINGTON UPA) - A
panel of the nations leading So
cial workers, appearing before
the Joint Congressional Commit
tee investigating low income
families, agreed with Chairman
Sparkman 3D., Ala) that per-
manent full employment would
go "a long ways" toward Solv-
ing the problems of dependent
families-but that other meas
ureS were needed.
The welfare workers, led by
Helen Hall of Henry Street Set
tlement in New York, empha-
sized that the people who rely
on charity want to workout
need much greater efforts on the
part of government to rehabili-
tate them, and to provide edu-
cational and health opportuni-
ties.
Arthur Kruse, representing
the national community chest
groups, testified that during the
war, with maximum employ
ment opportunities, the number
of dependent people dropped to
about three per cent showing
that when the figure goes be-
yond that it is because people
who want and are able to work
cannot find jobs. He warned
that the figure has now climbed
to about five per cent, indicating
the lack of employment oppor-
tunity was becoming 'increas-
ingly serious"
Mrs. Gertrude Zimand, of the
National Child Labor Commit
tee, told of how low incomes in
terfere with the education of
children. She presented figures
showing poverty is major fac
tor in causing children to drop
out of school, thus curbing their
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30

chances of climbing out of the
low-income class.
Presenting a dramatic picture
of the problems of migrant farm
families, Mrs, Zimand called for
a new congressional inveStiga-
tion of their plight, and recon-
mended specific remedial legis-
lation. She proposed repeal of
the law requiring liquidation of
the former farm labor camps by
July, 1880; extension of mini
mum wage and social security
projections to agricultural work
erS; legislation regulating the re-
cruitment and transportation of
migrant workers, and provision
of low-coSt housing for agricul-
tural workers.
Most of the social workers en-
phasized that it was far more
economical in the long run to
spend more money for rehabili-
tation of disabled workers and
to provide jobs for unemployed,
than to pay for continuing direct
relief.
Reginald A. Johnson, of the
National Urban League, testified
that enactment of legislation
curbing discrimination against
Negroes in employment would
reduce the number of Negro
families forced into the low in
come groups. He also called for
better educational, housing and
health programs for Negroes.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30
CIO Action On
Set
For January 10

WASHINGTON (LPA) - No
CIO action on the United Office
and Professional Workers will
be taken until January 10, when
a hearing will be held in the
UOPWA suit for an injunction
to block its expulsion. The suit
was filed by James H. Durkin,
UOPWA president, in federal
court, following a hearing be-
fore a special CIO board Dec.
10. Durkin, after the hearing of
charges that the UOPWA fol-
lowed the Communist Party line,
asserted the board was biased
and the trial was illegal. His
charge came after the board had
offered him all the time he want
ed to present his case. The board
was composed of three union
presidents; Emil Rieve, Textile;
Harry Sayre, Paperworkers;
Joseph E. Bierne, Communica-
tions. The UOPWA hearing was
the first on 10 left-wing unions.
The CIO went into federal
court after the hearing to ask a
judgment against UOPWA for
S13,700 in debts dating back to
1888. Similar suits will be filed
against other left-wing unions
which owe the CIO money. Tne
CIO has already suspended the
UOPWA and five other left
wing unions for failure to pay
per capita.
I'm Louisville, KY, w a ! t r
Reuther, UAW-CIO president,
predicted that the Farm Equip
ment Workers, expelled by the
CIO at the Cleveland convention
after it merged with the United
Electrical Workers, also eXpell-
ed, will "shrivel up" soon)
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-30

are being VlctlmlZed.
On Dec. %, just as the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation was
beginning to investigate the lat
est bomb plot against the UAW,
it was reported that the Street
Car & Bus Operators-AFL had
received an anonymous letter
10 days earlier threatening to
bomb the unions division 20.
The bomb that was discovered
outside a basement door of UAW
headquarters here the evening
of Dec. 20 Immediately brought
to mind the shooting of UAW
President Walter Reuther on
April 20, 1948, and of his broth
er, UAW Education Director
Victor Reuther, on May "a,
1949. Walter Reuther has not
yet regained complete use Of his
arm. Victor Reuther lost an eye.
Trial Pending
The bomb also brought to
mind attacks or threats to a
number of other UAW officials
and two Teamster officials. Po-
lice never turned up any evil
dence, although one mans trial
for the shooting of Walter Reu-
ther is pending. However, while
this man was in Jail, Victor Reu-
ther was injured in crcumstan-
ces almost identical with those
in which his brother was wound
ed-by a shotgun blast through
a window in his home.
The FBI has moved into Det-
roit with the utmost reluctance.
FBI chief j. Edgar Hoover duck
ed all requests that he investi-
gate the Reuther shootings, in
Guiding one from the US Senate
After discovery of the bomb on
Dec. 90, the FBI told reporters
it was a local Detroit affair. A
few hours later, Atty Gen'l j..
Howard McGrath ordered the
FBI to get busy and they did.
Reward Offered
Meanwhile the UAW has Of
fered close to a quarter of a
million dollars in rewards for in
formation leading to discovery
of the perpetrators of the at
tempted bombing, the attacks
on the Reuthers and other acts
of violence. There is 100000
reward in each of the Reuther
cases.
The bomb at UAW headquar-
ters was found by a couple of