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Marion progress., 1949-02-10
ADVENTURE THAT'S SCOUTING

Did you know that citizenship-training can
be adventure?
Take time out during Boy Scout Week,
which marks the 39th Birthday of the Boy
Scouts of America, to observe in action the
theme, Adventure Scouting' and see
its far-reaching effects. Community service
projects, emergency service training, safety
education, and conservation practices-all of
these challenging activities undertaken by
the Boy Scouts of America.
Institutions which sponsor Boy Scout Troops
have found many advantages in giving their
boys Scouting opportunities. It enables them 1v
add a program of youth-centered character
and citizenship activities under the general
auspices and atmosphere of the institution.
This tends to strengthen the loyalties of youth
toward the institution, because Scouting has
been willing to lose itself in the institution, and
thus become part of the institution. All this
brings benefits for the whole community, and
stimulating satisfaction for boys.
"Adventure-that's Scouting' is a phase
with meaning-for all of u.s.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
EARN WHAT YOU WANT

It might be we'll for the young people of
Mcdowell County to understand now that the
majority of those who have anything in
world that worships money worked for what
they have acquired.
Too often, the youthful mind is impressed
with the easy accumulation of fortune by
some exceptional figure that looms large in
the public consciousness, little realizing that
such a career is the great exception among
mass of hard workers, who got to the top by
the sweat of their brows, rather than through
some streak of luck opportunity.
More and more there is the conviction a.
broad in the world that individuals who do not
earn what they have are not entitled to their
possessions. There is something in the thought
If every youngster who begins business
life in the next ten years gets thoroughly i'm
bued with the idea of giving value for money
or rewards received, the business world will
not be worried as much by the next period of
depression and the chances are that the peo-
pie of the next generation will find life hap
pier proposition.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
A WORTHWHILE TIP TO CITIES

Cities and towns all over the United States,
are composing in feverish race for size, and
the chief goal of many communities, it seems,
is the persuading of industries to settle within
their gates.
Civic organizations give most of their time
and thought to the concoction of "dope" which
they hope will persuade somebody to come in
and build up their municipality for them Much
effort along this line is inevitably wasted.
It may be rather revolutionary idea but
we wonder if the people of any sizable city
have ever tried giving their time and attention
tc the development Of the ''best place" in the
world for family to live. There are in Marion
enough people to get together and make this
town attractive to the home builder. Properly
coordinated local effort can make Marion ideal
in appointments for the proper education and
development Of children, which, we submit,
ought to be considered real asset.
Frankly, we realize that few will take to
this idea and that the people" will continue
to pursue their dreams of Greater Marion, with
its sky black with the smoke of industry and its
streets packed with the families of workers.
Then, they reason, will prosperity and plenty
arrive for Marion.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
AMERICANISM

1t is noted by this newspaper that the Ameri-
can Legion is again sponsoring it's annual ora
torical contest On the United States Constitu-
ton. We endorse this study on the constitution
In these days of cold war, it is matter of
prime consideration and Importance for our
school boys and girls to be we'll versed in the
basic principles of Americanism which are so
fintey expressed in our constitution There
is need to impress the minds and heart of
youth a thorough and intimate knowledge of
these basic principles in order that they may
be in position to defend our fundamental law
against any un-American doctrine.
Amercanism is not based on the great in
dustrial plants or complex commercial or
ganizations, but is based on the PHILOSOPHERS
of the people-the belief in the basic rights
of individual, the belief in the sovereignty
of the people and the belief that the creative
power of men is greater under conditions
which allow him fair and reasonable reward
for his effort. These principles must be impress
sed on our youth.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

nifty loyalty. It applies to sellers as we'll as to
buyers and involves the use of money for i'm
proving, as we'll as spending money within our
municipal limits.
In addition, our citizens should compare
Marion with other communities and, if posi-
BILE, see that we acquire as many advantages as
possible. Moreover, an eye should be kept on
our living conditions and social organizations
in the hope of securing fuller life for those
who make their homes here.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
COMMUNITY COOPERATION

The Progress urges all citizens of Marion
to adopt an intelligent plan of community CO.
operation This does not involve the careless
boosting that ignores facts or the degenerating
pessimism that depreciates everything. It
merely requires the citizens of Marion to real
ize that the combined efforts of all neighbors
and friends will definitely improve our town.
One of the necessities is sound business
structire upon which to rest other ornaments.
The trade-at-home policy, so often outlined in
this paper is a cardinal principle Of commu-
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
Looking Backward
From The Progress Files
JANUARY 1O,1918

"Rev. T. G. Tate, of Stanley, has
resigned his pastorate of three
churches in CASTOR county and has
accepted a post as religious work
secretary in the army Y. M. C. A., at
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. Mr..
Tate is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Tate of Greenlee.
''The eighth chapter of "The
Fighting Trail" the great outdoor
serial now running at the Grand
Theatre, will be shown Saturday.,
matinee and night. This picture
grows more thrilling with each cpl
sode, and is attractig a large pa
tronage.
"a water pipe in the court house
bursted Sunday night, flooding the
register of deeds office. When Reg
lister of Deeds J. F. Parker entered
his office Monday morning the floor
was covered with water three inch
es deep. Several law books, office
chairs, table, rubber stamps, etc.,
were considerable damaged, but the
damage to the records was of little
consequence.
"Cliffford Porter, manager of
the Black Mountain Drug company
for several years, has accepted a po-
sition at Streetman's drug store.
ernest Stallwarth, who has been
cashier in the office of the Marion
Manufacturing Sompany for some
time, has resigned his position and
joined the navy.
''There will be a meeting Of Mt.
Ida Lodge No. So, K. of P, Thurs
day, Jan. 10. Important business is
to be attended to and full attend
ance is desired.
''The Marion graded school reop-
ened Monday, after the holiday re-
cess, with a stout full attendance.
Miss Elizabeth Belk, of Henderson
vile, succeeded Miss Mccoy in the
high school department..
''The Home Guard has resumed
their drill practice and Captain Ka-
nipe announces that all members of
the organization are expected to at
tend the meetings for instructions
at the opera house every Tuesday
and Friday night"
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
ANTIQUE TOWN

Sturbridge, Mass.-Old Sturbrid-
ge Village, copy of a typical 10Th
century town, was built by Albert
and Cheney Wells Of Southbridge
because their collection of antiques
grew too big. The brothers, Officers
of an optical manufacturing firm,
now have % buildings on their 500
acre tract here, including a black
smith shop, general store, grist mill
and church.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
TALL TALES
Bv ELIZABETH WRITTEN

Any time, you tire of the hum.
drum routine of your daily life and
would like to break the monotony,.
you can always create little ex-
citement by telling someone she has,
an easy job, short hours or in some:
way insinuate that he or she is hav-
ing a pleasant life.
Your friend may be so loyal and
devoted she would forgive you for
losing your temper and saying
things you shouldn't have said. She
might be broad minded enough to
tolerate frank, constructive criti-
cism or trusting enough to have
implicit confidence in you, but one
thing no one will forgive is the idea
that she takes life easy.
One of my friends resigned her
position because she wasn't well and
believed she needed rest. The doc
tor told her to take part in social
events, join civic clubs and enjoy
herself, but to be sure to have suf-
ficient rest.
Relating the experiences that fol-
lowed, she said during the first few
meetings she attended she was given
a title. Soon afterwards she was ask
Led to serve on committees in an ad-
visory capacity. In time this involv-
ed a few speeches here and there
which were so we'll received she had
Ito make some trips to spread her
message over a wider territory. She
had no excuse for refusing to make
countless thousands of telephone
calls, each of them entailing a few
extra services.
Finally her host of followers was
SO impressed with her abilities that
they decided to call on her for prac-
tical application of her principles to
various projects. In fact they were
SO agreeable they decided to elimi-
nate the committees and turn the
task completely over to her.
It was at this point that she con-
fessed to me she was in the market
for a job, so she could concentrate
her efforts on fewer duties in
smaller radius incidentally receiving
compensation, and having time for
at least a brief nap between mid
night and morning.
"If I'd been without something
to do for few more weeks, I'd have
collapsed from sheer exhaustion"
she said later.
1t seems. to me that somewhere
in the far corners Of my memories
have faint recollection of people
admiring the man Or woman who
was brilliant enough to delegate re-
sponsibilities to his or her subor-
dinates.
But time changes everything
You may have to be little more
SNUG than that now. 1t isn't enough
to assign tasks to Others You also
have to pretend to be occupied
yourself. But perhaps the very art
of persuading someone else to do
the work and then pretending to be
busy is enough to keep one occupi-
ed. That makes it losing game all
the way round and I guess we're all
better off the way we are.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
CLUBS FOR COURTESY

You don't have to join club in order to be
courteous driver. But if you join a Courteous
Drivers Club, sign pledge to observe IA safe
ty and courtesy rules and put membership
sticker on the windshield of your car-then it
may be mite easier to take the trouble to dim
your lights the other bedazzled drivers ap-
proaches you.
That is the theory of the club sponsored by
the Phoenix, Arizona, Junior Chamber of Com
merce. It is meeting with enthusiastic response
both from drivers and from other organiza-
tons and agencies right up to the National SAT-
ETY. Council.
Americans are traditionaly individualistic
courtesy, like safety, starts with the sense of
individual responsibility. But Americans are
|traditionally joiners also-and clubs for cour-
tesy may be one useful means of reminding in
dualism-on-w wheels that modern living is a
Joint enterprise-Christian Science Monitor.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

ing.
"Seventh grade: Irene Franklin,
Jack Justice.
Eighth grade: Ruth Cowan, Ro-
bert Holmes.
"Ninth grade: Mayo Laughridge,
Edwin Pless, Sara Margaret Neal,
Pauline Conley, Pauline Hawkins.
eleventh grade: nellie Corpen-
ing, Ida Mcclure, Robert Burgin. -
"Dysartsville, Feb. 4.-Rev. c.
c. Totherow filled the regular ap-
pointment at the Methodist church
Sunday, and made deep impress
ion on his hearers.
"Walter Mangum, Ed. Narvil, J..
c. Upton and probably others of
this place attended the funeral SER
vices of DR.. Tennessee at Glen AL
pine Sunday. We were sorry to hear
of DR.. Hennessee's death, for
his practice as a physician in this
part of the county was successful
"Both the Methodist and Baptist
Sunday schools have been suspend
ed for the past six weeks on ac-
count of the severe cold weather.
ernest Satterwhite and z. V.
Dawes made business trip to Ma
rion last Friday. J.
81. @. Stephenson is having his
gold mine machinery at this place
moved to Lincoln county He prob
ably has sold it to another company.
"Glad to see Carson Jarrett out
again after having measles. There
are no new cases so far as we
know"
: "Nebo, Feb. 5.-Rev. ]. A. Frye
filled his regular appointment here
Sunday. On account of the muddy
weather he preached at the dormi-
tory in order to accommodate the
people who live close.
"Miss Seagle Hemphill left Mon
day for Caroleen. She has accepted
a position as primary teacher in the
graded school there.
"Several of the boarding students
here spent the weekend with home
folks" ......
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
FEBRUARY 7, 1918

"Mid-term honor roll of Marion
Graded School week ending January
18:
"First grade B: Alice Holmes, AL
bert Hensley, Charlie Boone, John
Michael.
"Second grade: Earl Howell,
Martha Buchanan, Jeanette Gilkey.
''Third grade: Jimmie Gibson,
Lila May Lonon, Ermine Neal, Dor
is Troutman, Benson Davis, Eugene
Laidlaw.
"Fourth grade: Helen Franklin,
Teddy Saunders, Paul Ruth, Fran
els Bush, Mary Tate, Margaret Nc
Connell, Gertrude Parker, Ida Ra-
der, Millard Wilson, Dorothy Gil
key.
Fifth grade: Julia Cogdil, Sara
Conley, Simnie Cross, Paul Corpen-
Marion progress., 1949-02-10
SAVE EN- ALI

Don't discard those broken unat-
tractive potato chips in the bottom
of the package-roll them with a
rolling pin and use for topping cas-
seroles or coating ground meat
croquettes.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

It is estimated that 81 per cent of
people who live beyond mid-life de-
velop bone and joint changes char
acteristic of arthritis and rheuma-
tism.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

There will be, around March 15th those
Americans who will understand that they can
not afford their income tax.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

The reason most people have little money
is because it is much easier to spend than to
save. .ts.~
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Health hint: Wear an armor-plated vest
when out hunting with friends
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Buy U. S. Savings bonds.
Marion progress., 1949-02-10

Gke legitimate Oh eet government is to do fora
community peop pie 'Ohatever they need 70 have
done, but cannot do at all, or cannot 50 ,oel do
for themselves in their separate and individual
capacities. In all that the people individually
can do 'ue(l for themselves, the government
sht not to inter (ere.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Chicago Groin

CHICAGO. June y P.-whest dis;
Of Trade today. The bread cereal fen
after the openins. but then recovered part
of the loss. Weather again vas clear In
the winter wheat belt
sinkine .iiFhily on the drop in wheat,
above the previous close Rye, soybeans
AND l:Ia showed little price s shasss
was Is-'. lower. July. 1885,; corn was
unchanged to I. HIGHER, July, l.3l,s,
and oats were is-l4 hiEher, July, 69la
soybeans were "a cent lower to !. higher.
Clear we.ther In the Southwest will
mean more wheat harvesting, probably an
sibly q further decline in premiums for
the cash grain. traders said. Weakness
OF cash premiums helped TO upset the
traders said this could not be considered
an unexpected development,
The real test on producer marketinss
cash wheat price sinks below he loan
level in the Southwest as It Is believed 1t
might. Then, it was said, II will be seen
s.,n wh:ther ths produce. = wiz market his
Tns uSlmsnn Grain Co had conflicting
reports Of producer marketings From
wiiiins to sell quite q 6it Of wheat From
Great Bend. Hutchinson and Colby. Kans..
however DISPATCHES said not much selling
was expected around present prices
Another weakening influence in wheat
during early dealings was rumors the
Governments temporary loan program was
not Is extensive % orieinaliy thought
According to the reports, the program
Texas. oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico.
Cash corn receipts fell of rather sharp
y today. which is normal on Friday.
They totaied b6 cars. Oats receipts
amounted to 40 cars
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Marc antonio Asks $40
Extension for Veterans

Veterans s:-.e asss-rpss.yrssra' :
senrsss. wnScA exrsgv .fugy .
sAcsaSe Ne ex.rn6~6, Errrwwrsa =
tive Narearsngsc ArarrseAa iAs~s
Party, from New Yosk. urged AAs'
r1nt.
Speaking ai AZ uaesnGscyEner;
rally. Mr MaEvRnsoss - rsessa~fa
20 ssre,cs Ire program - lsss sfse
increase Ire payments SIS o week
The meeting. he'd .; tfsaea Hal
SIS New Jersey avenue Nv wss
sponsored by tire SatSasaaa Vet
e-sns Provisional CoEaEt'l@e
A SECOND xreskrs Ms Ts2esess
Lre Robinson. grand ear~ctF~ss ot
The FlkS Cgvtl Liberties IAefAaFf- =
.aert. explained ira; cssssFr rS:
printers ASSISTANTS tos the Csssf-
eminent Rad 70 ;aks genera I'll
formation exAras,9&s4ef4s whseh
many could nes raSS
Mrs. Robinson said II rad n~~r
vrpogiea 10 her that tiae$e saskegt
intended 10 form = r4ckrg ltns
around the RaT~ka ot EIagravsrg
and Printing ThurSdas Mr. ROB
lnson added that many OK tE2s as
Sistantx are women
Mrs PAU Reac@Saa. wlie ot The
colored SINGER. also sF~cke 10 TIE
more than zoo persons
Evening star., 1949-06-17
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, June II ~ CuspA) .-sala-
Die hoss. 1000; sics: ssnsraily stead,
on butchers under 900 pounds and OF,
sows under 900 pounds marrow demand
for heavier weights both closes. these
unsvenH weak 70 - much a. 30 lever.
TOP Il 90 spartnxiys most sood ana choice
l7o-24o pounds eo.15-aoTs: s4o-sTO
pounds, 10 a.b0-2a.e5; 2s0-3Oo pounds
ls. I5-iese 3oa-3so pounds. 1880
1880: several lots 375-4ss- pound butch.
ers; le2S-i7 90. good and ehoire sows
under 36o pounds is.o0-is %: few
70; 31b-40n pounds, is75-is7bs 4ak-
Is pounds, II 3s-i525: ao0-ASo pounds.
1900 4 90; heavier sovs down 70 ie 50
for eoo-pound averages, saod clearance
saIable cattle, 500. sAlshls calves. 500;
steers 600 pounds down and COWS and
neifefs steady: little or no inquiry for
steers over 200 pounds; bulls 80 or more
lower; vea!ers wssk 20 100 lover. actual
top 1913 for load sood i.i2s-pound
yesrlinFs 90 5o-as 30; common ana me me !.
cows up 10 10 SO; mos, common ana
medium COWS. is aS-sS0: eannsrs ana
cutters ie.5o-ibSo; medium 70 iow-sood
sausage bulls. 10 lo-e1 90, common 20
choice vsaisrs. is.0o-25 SO, undsrtone
weak on stock cattle.
salaele sheep. zoo: hardly enough here
to make market; biz packer sentiment
very bearish In face OF continued down
turn In dressed lamb and mustoni scat
tered supply medium 10 geod native sprins
lambs to small killers sboat steady at
"a ,00-25 90. auotabis % "a 90; SHEEP
mainly stead st Q 90 down 10 o 90, sc-
eording to weight: bueks, 500.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
stock Market Declines
Fractions as Trading
lis Week k'sSIowest
Dr. ne Ass@eSassd Press

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE
stock market eoasted down q
gentle incline today.
A mere breath OF selling va,
enough TO push prices lower. De
clines. though. seldom exceeded
minor fractions and numerous key
sticks either failed TO appear or
the ticker tape or remained q,
Thursdays closing levels.
Trading was skinny and easily
at the slowest rate Of the week
The market evidently was still
resting-as it did yesterday-fron
Mondays violent decline TO O Az
year low and Wednesday equally
violent rise.
Among the losers were United
Steel. Bethlehem Steel. Genera
General Motors. Chrysler. Mont.
gomery Ward. Sears Roebuck
International Harvester. Douglas
Aircraft. American Telephone
American Smelling. United States
Smelling. Phelps Dodge. Ameri-
can Can, Air Reduction. Westing-
house Electric, Johns-Manville
Santa Fe, Southern Railway. Stan
dard Oil IN. j.. and Texas Co.
Steadier spots included Schen-
ley. Consolidated Edison. Com
monwealth Edison. Eastman
Kodak. Guf Oil. and Twentieth
Century-Fox.
Price changes among corparate
bonds were inconclusive. United
States Governments tended to slip
here and there In over-the counter
dealings.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
RuhIand Dog Pound
Plan Is Rejected

The District Commissioners yes
terday turned down . proposal by
Health Of'scsr George c. Ruhisnd
that q veterinarian head the city
dog pound.
Frank b. MARKS. for IL years
head Of the pound. is not . vet
ertnartan.
Or. Rutland recently has lev
eied criticism at the pounds exe-
cution methods Underlying The
controversy s An agitation ossr
vfyssectlon. The health ofieer
favors the ttse Of dogs for medical
experiments and poundfnasssg
MARKS Ia definitely against H.
DR.. Ruhland also coutends that
contrary 20 regulations. dogs ere
not being innocuiatef before be-
tnx sold q. the pound.
Evening star., 1949-06-17
DC. Transit Volume
More Stable in May
After Postwar Drop
by ponaId B. HadIeY

After a postwar decline, revenue
passengers Of the Capital Transit
Co. in May showed signs Of stab
ilizing at levels far above prewar
1941.
The company reported today
26,866,546 passengers for the
month. o lag of only Ia per cent
behind the same 194s month. AS
a result Of larger declines in pre-
ceding months. 49,, 1893 ,065 pas
sengers for five months Of 1949
were 9.6 per cent behind a year
earlier.
Although far below wartime
1945 peaks. the May total was
39.4 per cent above prewar 1941
while the five-month figure was
49.2 per cent above the same 1941
period. Figures for May and the
five months of different years
follow:
Evening star., 1949-06-17

Nation.
Stock Dividend Voted.
Government Employees 1nsur-
ance Co. directors today declared
q 20 per cent stock dividend and
a regular semi-annual cash divi-
dend of SO cents a share. includ-
ing new shares, both payable July
/ to stockholders of record,
June 20.
Washington Gas Light Co. sales
In May totaled 11,057,128 therms.
a gain Of 3.96 per cent from the
same 1948 month. Sales in five
months of 1949 reached $2,229, ,162
therms, a drop of 1877 per cent
from a year earlier.
Insurance Training Praised.
Oficers and members of the
District Of Columbia Life Under
writer's attending the annual in
stallation of officers at luncheon
yesterday afternoon were enthu-
siastic over results Of the first
year Of the life underwriters
training course here.
II. Lawrence Choate, instructor
of.the first class, and others who
assisted in the program received
the highest praise. The outgoing
president, Charles p. Suter pre-
sented awards of merit to Mr..
Choate, w. Elwood Baker, Joseph
s. Baldwin, Thelma Davenport,
H. Cochran Fisher. William j..
Haggerty. Charles I. Haycraft,
Chester r. Jones. William D. Macy.
Joseph A. Marr. John d. Marsh,
Walter r. Parker, Charles K. Reid,
II, Charles P. Rice and William j.
McCausland. 81
Warren Stone Honored.
Warren Stone. G. L. u, OF the
New York Life Insurance Co.
branch Office here, has qualified
for membership in the Million
Dollar Round Table Of the Ma
tional Association Of Life Under
writers. He has been consistent
member of his company's Top
Club Council.