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MARION PHOGSESS, MABION, N. C., THURSDAY, AUG. IS, 1940
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TRAFFIC FATALITIES INCREASE
Traffic fatalities in the United
States, during the first half of 1940
were eight per cent more than dur
ing the same period last year.
In the first six months of this year
14,740 persons died in traffic acci
dents in the forty state?" making re-
WHILE BRITAIN STANDS
So long as Great Britain remains
unconquered hope remains for a
real peace which will release Europe
—including the German people—
from the prison of totalitarian ter
ror.
While Britain stands, France, Bel-
ports, says the National Safety Coun-‘ gium, the Netherlands, Norway,
cil, which attributes the increase to Denmark, Poland, Czechoslovakia,
“war jitters” and an increase of i are only temporary slaves,
about seven per cent in vehicle mile-1 While Britain stands there is hope
age. for a genuine “new order” under
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Even in years of peace the people
of the United States resignedly ac
cept as inevitable the loss of life
connected with our automobile traf-
which some sort of self-governing
federation will preserve the liber
ties of small nations.
While Britain stands there is a
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fic. It is not to be expected that they i chance to stop the trend toward ut-
will be amazed at the figures for this i ter lawlessness and anarchy which
year. | today spreads the threat of robbery
The 'unfortunate circumstance is j by violence around the world,
that careful drivers often pay the| While Britain stands there is hope
extreme penalty, losing their lives as | that the ideals of Christianity, liber-
BE ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Smile, and the world smiles with you
Knock, and you knock alone;
For the cheerful grin will let you in
Where the kicker is never known.
Growl, and the way looks dreary,
Laugh, and the path is bright.
For a welcome smile
Brings sunshine, while,
A frown shuts out the light.
Sigh, and you attain nothing,
Work, and the prize is won;
For the nervy man
With backbone can
By nothing be outdone.
Hustle, and fortune awaits you,
Shirk, and defeat is sure.
For there’s no chance
Of deliverance
For the chap who can’t endure.
.. .^the morning after
and what a
MARION, N. C., AUG. 15, 1940
WELCOME OLD TIMERS
‘The Junaluska pulled the
I result of the marelessness of others, jty, justice, enlightenment, and tol-
I When one drives on the highways it j erance will have free opportunity to
‘ is with the prayer that he escape the: develop.
! results of the carelessness of others, j While Britain stands, paganism,
'Most of us do, but every week scores I despotism, injustice, imposed ignor-i
: do not. j ance and calculated intolerance will | With the busy,
I The remedy, so far as we know, is not have official sanction by the dom-j
i not to be found in restricting reason- i inant governnsental power of Eu- ; Kick, and there’s trouble brewing.
Sing, and the world’s harmonious,
Grumble, and things go wrong.
And all the time
You are out of rhyme
bustling throng.
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first
ably fast speed but in rigidly enforc-1 rope.
I Whistle, and life is gay,
Russia I And the world’s in tune
train into Marion, N. C., August 1st, i"® '“'o'y regulations automobile; While Britain stands Japan,
1870 with Lester Aldrich at i *”^P®^*ions and punishing careless , and Italy recognize some restraints, j Like a day m June,
drivers without regard to whether | While Britain stands the Monroe \ And the clouds all melt away.
throttle.” I , . . ,
This was a great day for Marion! ^
and Western North Carolina. It
marked the beginning of the indus- \
trial and agricultural development! TRAINING NATIONAL GUARD
of this section, opening up new mar-! The only reason that we do not re
of highway safety 1 Doctrine can hardly be seriously
result in any accidents. | menaced.
While Britain stands totalitarian
the
Industries that had been small be-! Hon men thoroughly trained
gan to expand, as the railroad offered! inability of Germany, Italy and Ja-
trade cannot coerce the markets of
the globe.
While Britain stands the United
States is not a democratic island in a
world dominated by dictatorships.
While Britain stands the oceans
are barriers to, rather than high
ways for, aggressors.
While Britain stands, “fifth col
umnists” in America remain merely
slinking plotters, lacking great mil
itary or economic support.
While Britain stands America can
j spend some on building a two-ocean
I navy.
While Britain stands there is time
I to debate preparedness in the Uni-
Ited States.
. , . ^1. While Britain stands those who
Admittmg the possibility that the '- , j u- 4.
X- u I. 1. X - A. to read the lessons of history
railroad and the success of its com- British may be beaten in the present'
a much larger marketing field. New | pan to attack us. They are rendered
industries sprang up— business men j impotent by the combined British
recognizing tlie advantages in re-1 and American navies. Once either
eources, power, labor and raw ma- j navy is destroyed the bars are down,
terials made available in the western j One does not have to know that
part of the state by the coming of j the dictator nations will attack the
the railroad. j United States before believing that
Industry, commerce and business j our fighting men should be trained,
have grown and expanded in Western Already we know that modern war-
North Carolina, as branches of the j fare requires expert fighters. It is an
railroad have reached into previous-1 art that cannot be picked up with the ;
ly isolated sections of the state., speed with which one shoulders
Western North Carolina’s business; musket,
structure has been built around the
—The Illuminator.
WHO KNOWS?
1. How far is it from Brazil to
Africa?
2. What is the basic income tax
under British war revenue meas
ures?
3. When did Rumania acquire
Southern Dobruia, which Bulgaria
now demands?
4. When did Julius Caesar con
quer western Europe?
5. How many men will be regis
tered under the proposed compul
sory service measure?
6. How many cigarets do Ameri
cans smoke in a year?
7. How many nations has Germa
ny or Russia occupied since last Sep
tember?
What European nations have
XI 'can say she is fighting only her own Western Hemisphere possessions?
merce and industry today is depen- war, it seems to us, places upon this eo.? otd ji- i
^1 A X- J ^ X I.- . battle. i 9. Is Russia developing a naval
dent upon the railroad. ] nation the duty of being prepared, v - oo
® ^ t While Britain stands America can | base in the Bering Sea?
istay out of war. j 10. What was the popular vote i
While Britain stands it is even'in the 1936 presidential election?
j nation the duty of being prepared
Marion and Western North Caroli-1 for any attack launched against us
na owe much to men who introduced, If th^ British fleet is put out of com
this method of transportation to this > mission we know that
our present;
section, to men who risked their lives' fleet is insufficient to prevent foes
possible for Americans to debate!
whether aid short of war should bei Nearly 60,000,000 gas masks have
given her. j been issued in England.
Britain is not asking for Ameri- i
can soldiers. She does believe that;
her greatest present need, her best
during the latter part of the nine- one ocean or the other,
teenth century and the early part of: So long as our navy is not large
the twentieth. Their efforts aided enough to insure us against an at-
greatly in the founding of the west. | tack, regardless of the combination x ^ j- j
• J Ti/r I • • assurance of standing is an increased
For these reasons Marion and Me- against us, common sense requires, , x j * m. tt v*. j
^ X J supply of destoryers. The United
Dowell county welcome the Old that we prepare a second line of de- ^x x. j ^ u- i.
Timers” to Marion for their sixth an-i fense. The army is this second line. ', es loyers w ic- ,
nual meeting and reunion, to be j To be worth anything it must con-! overage. ;
held here tomorrow. The dangers, ac-1 tain trained soldiers, with experience ■ l- j ^ ^ ‘
cidents and troubles of eariy moun-;i„ the ways of modem warfare. This
tain railroading will be discussed, cannot be gleaned from books while; '
here tomorrow. Old friendships will National Guardsmen live at home. It; ^ ^
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be renewed and new ones made. But; must come from actual
nothing will be said by these men the field.
about their contribution to the devel-1
opment of the west. The Marion | SCHOOLS TO OPEN AGAIN
Progress appreciates the work they |
have done, as do the business men j
no possible attack next year. Gener-
experience in Pershing has urged that fifty of
jthem should be allowed to pass to
Britain.
We believe that the importance of
With the summer moving along we ' Britain continuing to stand is such :
think it timely to remind the young- • that the risk involved should be
and industrialists of this section, and - happily enjoying their vaca-| taken. We believe it is the sort of I
welcomes the “Old Timers to Mar
ion for their sixth reunion.
I tions, that it won’t be long before; risk military commanders have al-1
; school will reopen and they can re-1 ways taken. We believe it is the j
; sume the delightful pursuit of knowl- ■ surest, quickest step in national de- [
I edge, so-called. | fense for the L'nited States.—Chris-!
Adults who take their schools for; tian Science Monitor.
FREEDOM HAS ITS PRICE |
The people of the United States, |
in our opinion, are very foolish if I granted are as silly as children who |
they believe that American ideals of i desire nothing more than a prolonged j
freedom and liberty can be preser-1 and endless vacation. Parents should j
ved without some contribution from' pay some attention to the work of'
I’M GROWING OLD
(By James Larkin Pearson
in the High Point Enterprise)
us. It may not be the blood of our j their schools In the interest of their, I used to get up bright and early,
soldiers and sailors, but it must be, i children they should become acquain- j While dewdrops on the grass were
at least, the assistance that we can; ted with the educational system, as
render other democracies. They need ■ well as the people who operate it.
our help to overthrow the dangers]
around them and they need assis-| LOOKING UPWARD
tance in caring for their people, the, By continually looking upwards,
innocent victims of cruel aggression. | our minds will themselves grow up-
The roll-call of nations that have j wards.—Dr. Arnold,
eat on the sidelines, watching other
nations expire,in the belief that the
cup might pass them by, includes Po
land and Rumania, who stood idly by
■while Czechosloyakia was dismem
bered; Norway and Sweden, who
were neutral while Russia advanced
into Finland; Belgium and the Neth
erlands, who preserved a scrupulous
pearly;
Almost before the breajc of dawn
I’d be out mowing on the lawn.
Or else, to show my hardihood.
I’d cut a cord or two of wood;
Then run some errands for my wife.
To show that I was fuU of life.
The man who does not look up
will look down, and the spirit which
does not dare to soar is destined to
grovel.—Lord Beaconsfield.
Thought must be made better and
human life more fruitful, for the di- {
vine energy to move it onward aAd ' another age,
upward.—Mary Baker Eddy. j rage—
" ■ great “preparedness”
I used to walk erect and proud.
The admiration of the crowd;
Breathe deep to exercise my lung
And keep myself a-lookin’ young.
neutrality until Herr Hitler decided
the time was ripe for plunder.
The United States, today, idles on
this side of the Atlantic, with manyj
people convinced that this nation can
avoid paying the price that free men
must pay for their liberty. We hesi
tate to give effective and decisive as
sistance to nations that stand for the
things we stand for and fight for the
way of life that we espouse. like
some of the smaller nations of Eu
rope, we may find out one day, that
it ^oes not pay a nation to shrink
from the call of duty or to shirk the
xesponsibilities that accompany great
power.
Misrepresentation flourishes be
cause there are fools who believe
anything they hear.
Before this
I drive '■
To conscript men
Have you done anjrthing to beauti
fy Marion in 1940, or are you wait^
ing on somebody else to do it all?
Qiapiie Says
The trade-at-home program will
work only when it has the support
of buyers and sellers.
N Every^ planf
parMte^-axidnv
fSunily tree no
exception T'-*
of sixty-five.
Now all at once I find it pays
To do some changing of my ways;
I cannot walk without a cane,
And all my joints are full of pain.
I lie in bed and grunt and groan,
Almost as helpless as a stone;
And when I do get out of bed
I look like I was nearly dead.
I’m going to let my whiskers grow,
And paint ’em white as drifted snow
And keep some linament in store
To rub my bones when they are sore
I’ll get so blind that 1 ean’t see
To tell a haystack from a tree,
And get so deaf that when folks
shout
I don’t know what it’s all about.
My craving to be young and spry
I now declare to be a lie;
While this big war-scare keeps alive
I want to look like ninety-five.
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