I MARION PHOGSESS, MABION, N. C., THURSDAY, AUG. IS, 1940 MARION PROGRESS FUBUSHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE McDOWELL PUBLISHING CO., MARION, N. C. TELEPHONE 64 8. E. WHITTEN. Editor and Prop. Altered at the Postoffice at Marion, N. C., as second class matter. 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 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months .75 Strictly in Advance. 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 , North Carolina ^ PMSS ASSOCIATION] 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. HEADACHE Occaiionallr you have a bad night and wako the next morning feeling fogg7> Httenr and generally "all-in". When Uiis liappens. let "BC" lend a heli^g hand. The qnick-acling ingredients in the "BC" formula work fast and reUeve In a hurry. Keep a 10c or 25c package of "BC“ handy. Use according to package di rections fm &e relief of axmoylng head aches. flie pains of neuralgia or ts»> ♦aHrinqr muscular aches. When pains of character per^t or recur frequent ly. consult a phytfdan. 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; ^ ^ Jlmeiican Beauty adjustable-automatic electric iron The best iron made DISCARD YOOR OLD IRON it is costing you time and money This iron with its cool, practically indestructible handle makes ironing an easier and more quickly Finished task. Lighter in weight — a range of heats to meet every ironing purpose. SPECIAL OFFER Allowance for Yoni Old lion PAY ONLY 95^ Down ^1. ON^^^ScE A Cord-Support included with each iron DUKE POWER COMPANY. 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. WE MUST... 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