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Marion progress., 1949-02-10
Mrs. Cline Entertains
HOnOring House Guest

Mrs. Ray Cline entertained at a
luncheon Saturday afternoon at her
home on New Street honoring her
sister, Miss Sarah Blanton of Latti-
more, bride-elect, whose wedding to
Hal Dedmond of Shelby will be an
event of this month.
The rooms were beautifully de-
corated with arrangements of pink
gladioli, with corsage marking the
place of the bride-elect and that of
her mother.
After the luncheon bridge was en-
joyed at four tables with Mrs. A. P.
Weathers winning high score and
Mrs. T. A. baltimore second high.
The hostess presented the bride
elect silver covered dish.
Covers were laid for Miss Sarah
Blanton, Mrs. J. S. Blanton, mother
Of the bride, Mrs L. C. Toms, Mrs.
N. B. Lee, Mrs. D. T. Bridges, Miss
Eunice Hamrick, Mrs. T. A. Lat
timore, Mrs. J. W. Martin, Miss
Louise Hamrick, Mrs. A. P. Wealth
ers, Mrs. J. S. Blanton, Jr., Mrs. H.
L. Blanton, Mrs. E. H. Blanton,
Mrs. Glenn Towery, Mrs Raymond
Jones, all of baltimore, Mrs, Tobe
Mckinney, of Forest City, Mrs. Wal
ter S. Clayton Of Cliffside, Miss
Bettye Lou Mcclure of Shelby, and
Miss Beatrix Blanton of Hickory.
Mrs. Lawrence Fuller of Marion
assisted Mrs. Cline in serving.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
Baptist Circles
To Meet Monday

The Circles Of the Women's Mis-
sionary Society of the First Baptist
Church will meet on Monday, Feb
ruary IA, at 7:30 p. m. as follows:
Circle 1 at the home of Miss Bon
ME Hill.
Circle 2 with Mrs. Ralph Phillips.
Circle with Mrs. J. F. Parker.
Circle 4 with Mrs M. D. Ledbet-
ter, Mrs. Kenneth Young co-hostess.
Circle 5 with Mrs. Joseph Taylor,
Mrs. H. F. Sadler co-hostess.
Circle 6 with Mrs. A. H. Mitchem,
Misses Mickey and Grace Mitchem
co-hostesses.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
Presbyterian
Circles To Meet

The Women's Circles of the First
Presbyterian Church will meet on
Monday, February IA. The Day Cir
cles will meet at $780, p. M, and
the Business Circles will meet at
7:30 p. m.
Day Circle l will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. F. Glenn.
Day Circle 2 with Mrs. Carl w.
McMurray.
Business Circle l will meet with
Mrs. Glenn Morris.
Business Circle 2 will meet in the
Church dining room.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
Mrs. Lunger Hostess
| At Dessert-Rridge

Mrs. Richard Lunger entertain
ed with a dessert bridge at the home
of her parents, Judge and Mrs. j.
Will Pless, honoring Mrs. George
William Ware, recent bride, on
Thursday.
The dining table was centered
with an arrangement of iris and
jonquils. The guest of honor was
presented with lovely gift.
Mrs. Archie Mcintosh won high
score prize and Mrs. William B.
Noyes, second high.
Others playing were Mrs. Ware
Joseph L. Noyes, Mrs. Robert Tee.
ter, Mrs. Mack Jay, Mrs. Albert
Neal and Mrs. Oliver Cross.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
Miss Westmoreland
On Deans List

Miss Margaret Westmoreland is
one of 65 Meredith college students
whose name appears on the Oceans
List" effective for the spring SEM
ester, according to announcement
received here this week.
| These students have been placed
on the Colleges academic honor
roll because of their high academic
, standing during the past semester's
classroom work.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
Junior Music Club
Meets Saturday

Jimmy Laughridge was host to
the Crosby Adams Junior Music
Club Saturday afternoon at his
home on Spring Street. Pollyanna
Atkins assisted as hostess.
During the business session the
members decided to contribute to
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mrs. Richard Lunger and two
small sons who have been visiting
the formers parents, Judge and
Mrs. J. Will Pless, Jr., since Christ
mas have returned to their home in
Columbus, Ga.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Perkins of Ga
lax, Va, spent several days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. S. R. Per-
kins.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mrs. E. D. Hicks is patient il
the Grace Hospital in Morganton.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mrs. U. E. Cross and Mrs. Eugene
Cross, Sr., left today for a visit in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

John Harris has returned to his
home in Raleigh after visiting Mr..
and Mrs. S. R. Perkins.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Twitty had
as their guests for the weekend Mr..
and Mrs. John Massey of Charlotte,
N. G.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mrs. R. J. Noyes and her house
guest, Miss Marjorie Noyes, of New
buryport, Mass, have returned from
a two weeks trip to Fort Lauder
dale, Fla, and Havana, Cuba.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mrs. S. E. Collins, patient in the
Marion General Hospital, under
went an operation on Tuesday.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

AI ana NILS. N. w. L witty udu
as their guests for the weekend Mr.
and Mrs. John Massey of Charlotte,
N. G.
Mrs. Howard Hawkins, who has
been a patient in the Marion Gen
eral Hospital, returned to her home
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs E. G. Dorsey have
as their house guest their niece,
Mrs George G. Kelakos of Lowell,
Mass.
Robert White, student at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, spent the
week end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. w. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Davis of Chap
ell Hill, N. c., spent the weekend
with Mrs. Davis parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Y. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Cross, Jr.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Noyes
were the weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Otis L. Broyhill at their
home in Blowing Rock.
Mrs William G. Ross and small
son are visiting the formers moth
er, Mrs. C. W. Dyer, in Sacramento,
Calf. Mr.. Ross plans to join tehm
at the last of the month.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

the Grace Hospital in Morganton.
John Harris has returned to his
home in Raleigh after visiting Mr..
and Mrs. S. R. Perkins.
Mrs. U. E. Cross and Mrs. Eugene
Cross, ST., left today for visit in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Mrs. S. E. Collins, a patient in the
Marion General Hospital, under
went an operation on Tuesday.
Mrs. Emmanuel Biggerstaff un-
derwent an operation Tuesday at the
Biltmore Hospital in Asheville.
Mrs. Sam Yancey spent several
days last week in Raleigh, N. c., as
the guest Of Mrs. Emily Shore.
Mrs. w. S. Greene is recuperating
at her home after an operation at
the Charlotte Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. W. R. Chambers is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. James Black
burn, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Mrs. Ned A. Parks of Jackson
vile, Fla, is spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. W. S. Green.
-O-
W. S. Green, Billy and Sadie
Green visited Mrs. W. S. Green in
the Charlotte Memorial Hospital last
week.
Mrs. Dazel M. Williams of Char
lotte spent a few days with her mo-
ther, Mrs. w. c. Mccall, and her
aunt, Miss Ellen Crawford
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mrs. Emmanuel Biggerstaff un-
derwent an operation Tuesday at the
Biltmore Hospital in Asheville.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mrs. W. R. Chambers is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. James Black
burn, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mrs. Ned A. Parks of Jackson
vile, Fla, is spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. W. S. Green.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

W. S. Green, Billy and Sadie
Green visited Mrs. W. S. Green in
the Charlotte Memorial Hospital last
week.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mrs. Sam Yancey spent several
days last week in Raleigh, N. c., as
the guest of Mrs. Emily Shore.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mrs. Dazel M. Williams of Char
lotte spent few days with her mo-
ther, Mrs. w. C. Mccall, and her
aunt, Miss Ellen Crawford.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Mrs. w. S. Greene is recuperating
at her home after an operation at
the Charlotte Memorial Hospital.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

months ago, until the secret police caught
up with them, were going around making
snide remarks about him and otherwise
comporting themselves as the sort of
characters likely to respond to the Comm
forms appeal to rub him out.
Considering the nature of the Yugoslav
Soviet cold war-which conceivably may
become hot at any moment-al this
smacks of sheer bravado on Tito's part.
He is shrewd fellow, however. Knowing
that he is marked for liquidation, and
being aware that Communists can't be
trusted even when they renounce Stain,
it seems more than probable that he has
instructed his secret police to keep sharp
eye on his amnestied ex-enemies and not
let them get within miles of him-at least
not within shooting, knifing, poisoning or
bombing distance.
Anyhow, although it cannot look upon
him as a friend, the Western world must
hope that Tito is not becoming careless
of his health. The free part of the globe
has reason to be solicitous about that. The
longer he lives and remains in control, the
better for us and the worse for the soviets
May his years be many!
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Handicapped Champions

The New York Yankees certainly did
their part in the observance of Physically
Handicapped Week. They have proved
what a bunch of crippled players can do
when the supreme test comes. Certainly
the injury ridden Yanks needed no aid
from any one in smashing the world
championship hopes of the courageous but
inadequate Brooklyn Buns. The Flatbush
boys must have been glad that aging
Casey Stengel and his invalids were not
feeling better in this years World Series.
Even the ailing Joe Di Maggie managed
to clout homer out of the diamond In
yesterdays final game. Joe entered the
series so weak and wobbly that, to use his
ing him, rather than vice versa. His
strength gradually returned as the series
advanced, however, and finally he man
aged to lift one into the left-f1eld
stands. The crowd at Ebbets Field, which
included many Brooklynites appreciated
the sentiment of the occasion and gave
Joe a deserved round Of applause
1t was obvious to nearly every one
except the die-hard Dodgers fans that
Jne Detter team, nanulCdppeu as ~ WdS,
won the 1949 baseball championship.
There was no huke about the Yankee
victory. Thus, the interborough title
has been settled in most decisive fashion.
Most baseball fans will hope, however,
that next years series will have more of
a Nation wide, If not world, aspect. It is
anomalous to think of world champion
shin heinr fought out within the confines
of one city.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

seem wise for France, Britain and the
United States to speed up decision on
the question of admitting the West Ger
man Republic to formal membership in
international groups like the World Bank,
the Food and Agriculture Organization,
and the Organization for European
Economic Cooperation. Such measures,
coupled with vigorous information cam
paign designed to keep the people of Ger
many from being hoodwinked by Soviet
ruses, can do much to counter the propa-
ganda and other operations of the Red
puppet regime. The potential danger Is
clear. The West must meet 1t head-on.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Lonq Live Tito

Things have been moving so fast in the
cold and bitter war between Tto's Yugo-
slavia and the Soviet Unions attacking
Cominform that it is difficult either to
keep track of them or comprehend their
full meaning.
The latest development is the amnesty
granted 713 Yugoslavs who have been
languishing behind bars because of having
sided with Stain and the Cominform
against the rebellious Tito. Some months
ago they were rounded up by the secret
police and tossed unceremoniously into
various prisons, but today they are free
at time when it would seem that the
embattled dictator at Belgrade has more
reason than ever to be on guard against
the danger of having knife, bullet or
bomb addressed to him by just such
elements.
Apparently, however, Marshal Tito and
his omnipresent secret police are satisfied
that these amnestied individuals have
turned over a new leaf. At any rate, they
themselves have publicly proclaimed that
they have seen the error of their ways;
that they have been morally and polit-
ically re-educated by their stay in jail;
that they have come to understand that
Titoism alone is true communism; that
they now regard stalinism as an anti
Marxist evil; that they will fight to the
death against the Cominform and its
sympathizers; and that they have nothing
but love for the 100-per r-cent orthodox
regime at Belgrade.
So, having thus reformed, these erst-
while Stalinists have been let loose in
Yugoslavia with propagandistic rolling
Of drums and blaring Of trumpets. Ap-
parently, as If thumbing his nose at the
Kremlin, Tito has made this gesture to
show how all his countrymen are united
behind him and how he fears nothing and
nobody-not even people who . few
Evening star., 1949-10-10
The Farmers Friends

II the Senate passes the Anderson farm
price support bill today, as expected, it
will be moving in the direction Of a sane
farm policy.
BY this time almost every one is agreed
that the price Of farm products must be
protected one way or another. If one Is
not persuaded by the arguments as to
the time and labor that go into, the pro-
duction Of farmers crop, he must agree,
on purely economic grounds, that any
drastic decline in farm income would be
a very bad thing for the whole national
economy
The trouble has been that the farmers
friends-notably the bipartisan Senate
farm bloc-are afflicted with one-track
minds. They are obsessed with the desire
to keep the farmer happy cost what it
may That this solicitude is inspired by
political considerations is immaterial.
Whatever the motives, the result, in the
end, would hurt the farmer more than 1t
would help him.
Selected farm prices have been sup
ported at 80 per cent of parity. One result
has been the accumulation Of surpluses
in protected crops that have been sinful
waste Another result has been an I'M
considerable gouge of the taxpayer for
the supposed benef1t of the farmer. To
perpetuate this injustice, as is the aim
of the farm bloc, would lead, not only to
an unmanageable agricultural situation,
but also to rising public hostility which
could not possibly be good for the farmer.
Under the present law the fixed sup
port level would be discontinued as of
January /, 1850. Replacing it would be
sliding scale of price supports ranging
from go to 80 per cent. The Anderson bill
is a compromise in the sense that the
range of price supports would be from
IS to 80 per cent OF. parity.
The object of both bills is the same
to discourage overproduction by lowering
the support level of commodities that are
in surplus. But the farm bloc is opposed
to both measures, and succeeded tenn
porarily last week in reviving the fixed
80 per cent provision.
That has now been knocked out, and
the indications are that it will stay out.
If the Senate adopts the Anderson bill it
will still be necessary to come to agree
ment with the House, which has voted for
the 80 per cent level. The Senate version
ought to prevail, however, and if the
would-be friends Of agriculture are wise,
they will not kill the goose that has been
doing so well by the farmer
Evening star., 1949-10-10
New Dancer in Germany

Although Self-eVtdently puppet made
in Moscow to do the bidding of the Krem-
lin, the newly proclaimed Communist
controlled East German republic" cannot
be ridiculed out of existence. It has been
set up-carefully, deliberately-to create
conditions calculated to help the Soviet
Union achieve eventual dominance over
the whole of Hitler's shattered Reich
Accordingly, in a psychological political,
economic and military sense, it constitutes
threat and q challenge much too serious
in their potentialities to be minimized by
anybody in the West.
OF course, the phoniness of this new
republic" will be recognized by every in
formed adult in Germany. Puppet though
it is, however, the Russians can use it as
powerful propaganda weapon to offset
and weaken the appeal of the West
German Republic sponsored by France,
Britain and the United States and de-
mocratically established under the Bonn
Constitution. Thus, if the Kremlin under
takes-as indicated-to negotiate q peace
treaty with its Communist stooges in Ber-
lin and if it puts on show of troop with
drawals the Germans adhering to the
Bonn regime may begin to feel that they
would be better OF If that regime made
some sort of deal with the stooges.
Obviously, should such q feeling become
widespread, the Western Powers would be
placed at marked disadvantage and. the
Soviet Union would find it that much less
difficult to move forward toward it's long
range objective of dragging the entire
country behind the Iron Curtain-a devel-
opment that would expose all of Europe
to Red totalitarian control.
Certainly, at very least, it seems clear
that the Russians-while working cease
Iessly to absorb the whole country-will
make the most of their new puppet set-up
in an effort to embarrass the Western
Powers, discredit Bonn, and play upon the
universal German desire for unification, a
peace treaty and the withdrawal of all
occupation troops. To meet this challenge,
France, Britain and the United States will
have to take affirmative, concrete meas
ures Of their own. One such has already
been suggested by British and American
officials. It is to make the western sectors
OF Berlin part Of the West German Repub-
lie, just as the eastern sector is part Of
the phony Red regime. Although the
French are opposed to the idea, they can
hardly argue that any good can be accom-
plished, psychologically or otherwise, by
maintaining wall between Bonn and
the more than 100000 Berliners who are
under our Allied tri-zone control but who
now are kind of political non-entity
hanging in midair between two rival
governments.
In addition to doing something about
this anomalous Berlin situation, it would
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Old One

Sntoke-,Dreathed October Is drotDsing In
the sun,
An old man putting slo,DIy on his pipe
And dreaming there OF youthful plans
begun
When he and time aDere young and
strength ap1s ripe;
Recalling too hotD s10iftly rose March sap
In strong young limbs, ho,D vigorously
green
The truitage season pas 1aoo oper.
Tap
The pipe out gently, old one! Noao the
scene
Is peiled In dusk and for you the hour
grotps late:
A uhite-clud hatcher stands beside your
gate.
MOISE WADE HACKETT.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Relieving Griffith Called
Only Hope For Mats
tn the Editor of Tn. s+.r.

To the Editor OF The Star:
Now that Joe Kuhel has officially taken
the rap for the Mats finishing in the cellar,
ne joins the rapidly growing list of scape-
goats, Haefner, Masterson, Vernon, Priddy,
Bluege, etc.
It is surprising how well these Senator's
cast-offs can do with other teams. i Is
more or less mystifying how well the Mats
could do when they tried, witness the final
series with New York and Boston.
Clark Griffith, himself, on television went
on record as saying that the Mats did their
best against top teams. If they can beat
top teams, they surely ought to beat the
bottom ones. Now that there have been
changes in players, managers etc. to no
avail. why don't they try what they haven't
tried? I mean change ownership.
am baseball enthusiast but a COM
parative newcomer to Washington. I am
not bound by tradition or enthusiasm for
what Mr.. Griffith did for baseball 20 to so
years ago. Neither am unwilling to give
due credit for his contributions in the past
to the national pastime. But don't thrill
to the fact that Washington had great teams
20 years ago, as would If they had
team that would go out and battle for
every game at the present time.
No other city in the country would sup
port cellar team the way Washington fans
have supported the Mats. I suspect that
as long as they do and the present owners
make money, they won't make an honest
effort to build up championship team be-
cause, in plain English, they're too tight.
II Mr.. Griffith really has the public inter-
est at heart and still loves the game as he
used to, he'll get out and give some one q
chance to build up the team and the morale
of the team.
CLIFFORD @. LAMBERT
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Lazy, Indulgent Parents Held Responsible
For Juvenile Delinquency

Lazy, Indulgent Parents Held Responsible
For Juvenile Delinquency
To the Editor of The Star:
Congratulations to The Star for its edi-
torial concerning juvenile delinquency and
the efforts Of the Bethesda police captain
to handle the problem in his area. Con-
tinued publicity on this subject such as the
pictorial evidence of the Falls Church vacant
house vandalism in The Star will focus on
the public mind subject which can not be
handled by remember your childhood" and
1T is only childish prank"
The very parent who utters such inanities
would speak quite differently If his own prop
erty suffered such damage; and he would
be the first to demand police cooperation.
prosecution and damages. Each case even
from minor to expensive damage presents
its own probable cause. but the general atti-
tude OF the home towards the personal and
property rights of others stems largely from
the attitude Of the parents.
II in home each parent respects the
others OF the home and the rights of the
people of his community. then the children
absorb that attitude and give little or no
trouble along this line. My stock admoni-
ton to my youngsters Is, "You wouldn't
want such thing to happen to your place.
Remember that everything costs work and
money. so treat the other fellow the way you
want to be treated" used the same tactics
In dealing with problem children in the
schools here and it worked, too. It has been
my observation and experience that the par
ent who CLOSES over, ignores and blandly
excuses his offsprings' antics, or is too lazy
or indifferent to check how his children
spend their time, presents our greatest prob
lem.
People are like nations-no one should be
allowed to ride rough-shod over anothers
rights. If The Star and the authorities such
as the police, the schools and the psycholo-
gists would lend hand, feel that all US
parents would greatly benefit in teaching
our children to live harmoniously in the
community. Please enlighten U.s.
MILDRED K. WRANGLER.
Evening star., 1949-10-10
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Why is the f1eur -de-lis placed at the
north point of compass card?-C. G. N.
A. The United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey says that there are several theories
concerning the origin of the feur-de-lis at
the north point of the compass. Sylvanus
Thompson suggested that the fieur -de-ls
was an outgrowth. of a spear head combined
with 1T" representing Tramontano. the
Italian name for the North Wind in the
scheme according to which compass cards
once bore the names of the eight principal
winds.
Q. Why is "salt-rising" bread so called?
M. P. j.
A. The origin of the name is a mystery
but although only small amount of salt is
used IN this bread, it is the presence of this
salt that prevents undesirable fermentation.
Q. When does the brain stop growing?-
K. M. NJ
A. The size of the brain at birth is about
half that attained by the sixth year. The
brain mass then remains practically the
same throughout life. Full growth may be
attained as early as the fourth year.
@. What is the size of the largest spider?
ID. L. u.
A. The bird-spider of South America is
the largest spider known. Some Of these
spiders have bodies as long as inches and
their strong hairy legs may have a spread
Of or inches.
@. What is. the significance Of being
"Drummed Out" of the Army?-H r. M.
A. drumming Out" was the ceremony Of
ANONYMOUSLY discharging soldier from the
service, in which he was marched out Of
the garrison at the point of bayonet the
drummer playing the "Rogue's March,"
This method of dishonorable discharge from
the Army has long been in disuse and such
form of punishment has not been provided
for in the late editions Of the Manual for
Courts Martial
Evening star., 1949-10-10
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
writer, although 1t is permissible for
1Driter kno1Dn to The Star to use
q nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

Telling the Briton once more to tighten
the belt recalls the protest of the burlesque
comic in the ardent vamp's embrace: If
I get any closer, kid, I'll be behind you"
Evening star., 1949-10-10

fsh-filled hot dog called the Friday
frank is something new, in Gloucester.
the only marine denizen in
tights has been the implausible film
mermaid.
Evening star., 1949-10-10

With the bomb no secret any more, some
toy with the possibilities of meteorological
warfare, and in fancy we see the CT at
sick call sent out to sneeze at the Russians.