Newspapers / Marion Progress (Marion, N.C.) / April 25, 1940, edition 1 / Page 3
Part of Marion Progress (Marion, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
« MARION PROGRESS, MARION. N. C., THURSDAY, APR. 25, 1940 Better Homes Week Praised PARKWAY CONSTRUCTION TO BE PUSHED IN 1940 tional Program. ei-nor Wilkins P. Horton, Pitts-: boro, for the Democratic nomina-; ^^^ny members of the organization than 100 political leaders, Lieuten-j ant Governor Horton delivered an i address on a statewide hookup. In and as Lieutenant I Governor during a greater part of! i the past twenty years. He appealed !■ home It is an ! Washington, April 20.—Many ad- I ditional miles of the Blue Ridge * Parkway will be completed this sea- Governor Hoey Urge. T.r Heels to Take Part In Na> park service today in a report pre- j pared for nation-wide diiitribution. I More than 300 miles of roadway, [free from sharp curves and steep I grades, will be completed or under Raleigh, April 14. Governor j during 1940, the re- Hoey said today that North Caroli-jport stated. In addition, numerous na needed to improve its home build- \ wayside parks are being developed i night. ¥ar better hXs' l'er"“”"“' -week from April 28 to May 4. He is-j The parkway, threading the pic sued the following statement: 'turesque Blue Ridge mountains be “I call attention to the national tw’een Shenandoah National Parkj^jjis mes'=age his first statewide organization for better homes the Great Smoky Mountains Na-Lpeech of\L’campaign, Mr. Horton = America which is promoting the ob- tional Park, is the first of its typeireviewed his acts and service as a servance of better home^ week end scale planned as a single unit, | gtatg Senator throughout the nation from April the report stresses. 28 to May 4. During this period! ^hen the season opened thousands of communities will be gpring^ the longest continuous]to the people of'North Carolina to. carrying out special programs of^gtretch was 140 miles between Ad-1determine his aualificationa “as a! and community improvement. | „ey Gap, Va., and the North Caroli-1 p„bHe servant and as a private citi-1 . , , . I state line, opened for the first j gen in the service of the Democratic i mercial agency engaged m the task time. ' >» ‘ of emphasizing the impo^ce of] Another stretch of 50 miles be-|jou to look at the journ- homes in our national and comma-, tween Grandfather Mountain and I al of our State Senate," said Mr. aitiy Me and endeavoring to encour-i Mount North jnorton, “and investigate for your- age thrift and home owTiership and j Carolina section of the parkway, is self the record of my service there.” to give helpful suggestions regai^-|open on a “travel at your own risk” | He advocated continuance and im- ing the selection and building of the hasi; a. j? , .. • ^ J - : I provement of the present progrrani home, its equipment and improve-1 Skyline drive in the Shenandoah; of public service in the state, main- n V ■ . 'National park, extending along the taining that this can be done without North Carolina is veiy much.grggt of the Blue Ridge from Front to its financial striirtnrp alive to the necessity of home build- R„y^| Va., is an in-| state Campaign Manager Daniel .mprovement|tej,.^i of the greater parkway. ;l. Bell, who presided over the din- and It IS gratifying to note the piog-,From Jarman’s Gap to Rock ^er meeting and the afternoon con- ^ss ® roug ou ®;Fish Gap is an 8 1-2 mile unit of the fgj-ence, declared that renorts sub- Everywhere ?> ^ty, town or ^ Blue Ridge parkway. From here to | mitted from managers in all parts of country new homes addi-,Adney Gap, approximately 18 miles| the state indicated that success of tions to old homes, houses and barns ^^uth of Roanoke, several sections' being painted, and definite effort toj^f the parkway are under construc- beautify the houses, yards and gar-jti^n ^nd motorists may use tempo-j i rarily U. S. route 221 to reach the j The purpose of this observance i4o_n^iie stretch beginning at Adney; will be served if the people in their c^p, ^he North Carolina section i several communities will think in! ^j^y be entered from Boone, N. C.,| terms of better homes and strive toj^^g u g. Route No. 421. i realize the ideal during this special! jhis portion of the parkway is I week. Anything and everything that j conveniently connected at tempora-| ■will add to the beauty, convenience,! py terminal points with pnniary state I and attractiveness of the home or j highways, so that a continuous pass-! its surroundings and that will con-L^g first-class roads is possible.! tribute to the health, education and Secretary Ickes was told numerous i haziness of those who occupy the f p ^ r k i n g overlooks provide! vantage points from which to viewi HORTON LAUNCHES REAL {the Horton candicacy is certain. SUPERLATIVES CHOSEN !sport; Patty Jane Wall, worst dispo- DRIVE FOR GOVERNORSHIPi Senator H. P. Taylor, of Wades-! *^OR SEVENTH GRADE|sition; Elaine Penninger, most stu- !boro, chairman of the Senate finance! idious; Sue Martin, biggest cry baby Raleigh, April 21. — One of the committee in 19.39, introduced Lieu-i The superlatives for the Seventh l and teacher’s pet; Margaret West- major developments of the past week tenant Governor Horton and predic-1 Grade of the Marion Central School!moreland, sweetest girl; Frances m the campaign of Lieutenan; Gov-■ ted that he will be the next Gover-jhave been elected as fellows: Mikei quietest; E. M. Britt, worst Or i itts-, riTi-i-iiTiiarf! *. spOFt fliid slssiesty Homer Walk6r» biggest mouth and rudest; Geneta tion for Governor embraced a state- parts of the state°at the af-' neatest and best all Godfrey, most athletic girl; B. H. wide meeting of the members of his tenioon and night meetings. I round; Sammie Homewood, silliest,: Laughridge, laziest; Coy Mack headquarters staff, from the various j bigrgest flirt and most athletic; Mur-i Laughridge, cutest; Kathryn Ballew, sections of North Carolina, together ““ I ray Craven, most popular boy; Fay ■ biggest tom boy; Jay Cannon, jolli- with the county managers, at the Siri More than 25 varieties of peas!Morgan Chambers, most popular girl,jest and wittiest; Royce McNeill, Walter Hotel in Raleigh, Friday af- are grown in New York state for; prettiest and neatest; Daphne Good-i most mechanical and Genetta God- ternoon and a dinner meeting Friday; canning and quick-freezing. Iman, nicest disposition and bestlfrey, wittiest. nor. Optimistic talks were made byiM^Call. best stndent. most studious,! ivcuU moneifa uxytiA-tfo/u iveuU HlDiraOFEUIT the very longest of all lowest-priced cars! home, should receive thoughtful at tention and care, and it will be sur prising how much can be accomplis>h- ed by a very modest expenditure. the magnificent scenery for which! this part of the country is famous. | For the entire length of the parkway Let all of our people join in this I these varying roadside pictures will! movement for better homes in North Carolina in all wajks of life.” M’DOWELL FARMER GETS FARM UNDER FSA PLAN W. E. Lonon, of Marion Route 4, is the third farmer in McDowell to he approved for a loan for the pur chase and improving of a farm un der the terms of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, announced Tru man Westmoreland, FSA county su pervisor, this week. The Farm Security Administration in McDowell county has be protected by a right-of-way aver-| aging 1,000 feet in width. Fi-ee fromj billboards and other obstructions,! Use of the parkway is restricted to passenger vehicles. n% AUTOMATIC...ONLY DRIVER EFFORT! NEW EXaUSIVE VACUUM- POWER SHIFT With Chevrolet’s Exclusive Vacuum- Power Shift the driver has only to t“ove the short steering-column lever; the vacuum cylinder (fastened to transmi^ ston housing) supplies the effort required to move the gears. STATE GOP RE-ELECTS HEADS. ADOPTS PLATFORM VIVIEN LEIGH To Vivien Leigh falls the most coveted role in Hollywood history, that of Scarlett O’Hara in the filmi- zation of Margaret Mitchell’s famous story of the Old South, “Gone With I The Wind,” which opened yesterday i at the Marion Theatre. Fourteen 1 hundred candidates were interview- Charlotte, April 18.—North Caro Una Republicans 1,500 strong re-el ected their leaders yesterday and by j ed and ninety girls tested for the speeches, resolutions and platform j part before the choice fell upon called for “restoration of confidence,: dark-haired, green-eyed Miss Leigh, sufficient and economy” in govern master 85 BUSINESS COUPE Oth*r n>od«U All models priced af Flint, Michigan Transporfalion bated on rail rates, ttate and local taxes W any), optional eqoiptment and accessories—extra, prices tubjmct to ehanga wHttoot notice Size means comfort. . . . Size means luxury of appearance and of ride. . . . Size means value. . . . And size supremacy in the field of lowest-priced motor cars belongs to Chevrolet for ’4d! It’s the longest of all lowest-priced cars —measuring 181 streamlined inches from the front of its sparkling “Royal Clipper” grille to the rear of its torpedo-tailored Fisher Body! Get your money’s worth this spring. . .. Get the biggest selling car in America— Chevrolet for ’40. ... Be good to yourself^ and eye It—try it—buy it—today/ XHBntOUrS mtsr agaim r LEADEK M SALES 8 OUT OF THE LAST 9 YEAttS BALLEW MOTOR COMPANY, Inc. 438 EAST COURT MARION. N. C.. TELEPHONE 225 funds to purchase from seven to 10 ment and American life.’ farms or as many as time will allow The crowd, larger than two years up untU July 1, said Mr. Westmore- the flag-bedecked city ar- land. Any tenant farmer owning his | «'‘»'y-a«ditorium and heard address- livestock and farm equipment may make application for a purchase and improvement loan at the Marion FSA office, he said. Under the FSA, some 7,828 ten ants and sharecroppers in the state have improved their tenui’e, or leas ing arrangements; 5,709 tenants have obtained written leases in place of verbal agi’eements; 1,741 share croppers have advanced to tenant] es by John M. Morehead of Rye, N. Y.. a North Carolina native, and Representative Dewey Sh^rt, of Mis- siouri, the keynoter. The platform, resoundingly adop ted, called for: 1. Economy in the state govern ment to eliminate “wasteful overlap ping of services and functions in vir tually all of our governmental units” Revamping of the “ruthless sys-j status; and under FSA’s gradually * of taxation” that is “destroying j expanding tenant-purchase program enterprise and initiative” and adop- 378 have bought farms of their own. ^ion of a system based upon the prin The figfures do not include farm pur chase loans for the present year but money is available for 450 to 500 of these loans this year. ciple of ability to pay.” 3. State support of public schools and amplification of their adminis tration. 4. A non-partisan judiciary. A STUDENT INDEED 5. Opposition to legalized manu- ‘I want to be procrastinated at' f^cture and sale of intoxicating liq- ^e next comer,” said the negro pas senger to the bus operator. “You want to be what?” deman ded the operator. “Don’t lose your temper, I had to look in de dictionary myself befo’ I found out dat ‘procrastinate’ means 'put off.’ ” The Liberty Bell in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, weighs 2,080 pounds. LEMON JUICE RECIPE CHECKS RHEUMATIC PAIN QUICKLY If you suffer from rheumatic, ar thritis or neuritis pain, try this sim ple inexpensive home recipe that thousands are using. Get a package of Ru-Ex Compound today. Mix it uors “in any part of North Carolina unless approved by the people in a statewide referendum.” 6. Non-partisan dispensation of re lief funds. 7. Laws protecting the rights of labor and industry. 8. Improvement of agriculture. The delegates^ re-elected Chairman Jake Newell of the State executive committee; Mrs. Eugene Hester of Reidsville, vice-chairman; former Representative Charles A. Jonas of Lincolnton, national committeeman; and Mrs. Lindsay Patterson of Win- ston-Salem, national committeewom- an. INTERESTING FACTS More than 96 per cent of the with a quart of water, add the juice belong Evangelical Lu- of 4 lemons. It’s easy. No trouble at i. u all and pleasant. You need only church. tablespoonfuls two times a day. Of-j The film, “Gone with the Wind” is ten within 48 hours—sometimes ov-'the longest film ever made. It is 18,- ^7 o^^®‘"-i800 feet long, a little over 3 Vo miles I ed. If the pains do not quickly leave 1 . . .. • tt • and if you do not feel better, Ru-Ex i ^ typewriter concern m the Uni- will cost you nothing to try as it is ted States builds typewriters to write sold by your druggist under an abso-' eighty different languages. ^te money-back guarantee. Ru-Ex, Qnly about one-fifth of the peo- Compound is for sale and recommen- Li • 4.1, tt j i. t ^ X • ^ed by Streetman Drug Ccrapany.— iP^® Adv. i teeth. A $7.00 Value For $3.88 And $25.00 in BELK PURCHASE TICKETS Your Choice Of A Beautiful 9x12 Mfg. by Congoleum 18 Colorful Patterns To Choose From. FULL 9x12 ROOM SIZE Nairn Co. RUG Beautiful Borders. A Regular $7.00 Value For Only, GOOD ONLY AT $3 88 Belk-Broome BROOME Marion, N. C. Basement Store Short Only This Offer For a
Marion Progress (Marion, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 25, 1940, edition 1
3
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75