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THE MARION PROGRESS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE Mcdowell publishing co. MARION, N. C. TELEPHONE 64 S. E. WHITTEN, Editor and Proprietor Entered at the Postoffice at Marion, N. C., as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATE One year $2.00 Strictly in Advance J I h Carolina vJk icw*r. miSS ASSOCIATION FRAUD IN WAR CONTRACTS A mere sampling of wartime contracts, ac cording to Comptroller-General Lindsay C. Warren, revealed $6,280,000 in fradulent pay ments and over-payment or waste of $11,500, €00. It should be noted that Mr. Warren says that this was the result of a sampling of war time contracts. In more than twelve ^er cent of the settle ments examined, excessive or fraudulent pay-j ments were discovered. The blame for the situation is placed by the J Comptroller-General on the Settlement A*ct of 1944. This authorized contracting agencies! to settle their terminated contracts, without! prior independent audit. Consequently, the| "way was open for officials to extend favors to1 contractors and to do so in a manner that prob-j &bly prevents the Government from recover- j ing most of the millions lost through fraud or bribery. It is very unfortunate that while many brave, Americans were fighting for their country, and some of them giving up their lives, "busi-1 ness as usual" in this country was permitting; thousands of contractors to pile up exorbitant' profits. A thorough investigation will probably! reveal profits that will shock the conscience of the nation, but it is too late for such an in-1 vestigation to do much good. 1 j At the conclusion of World War 1, the same! state of affairs developed. In fact, revelations | as to war profits had much to do with the cre ation of a strong isolationist sentiment in this® country. It would be doubly unfortunate if, relations about the recent war bring about the same state of public opinion. * AUTOS OUTKILL INDIA'S SNAKES We remember, not many years ago, that cit izens of McDowell county were somewhat, worried over the fact that snakes kill thous-' ands of people annually in India and that come of them, for that reason, formed the con-j elusion that India must be a very dangerous1 place. It did not occur to these citizens that the automobile kills more people in the United States every year than the snakes kill in India, j In fact, the common-place attitude of our peo ple toward the astounding death toll of the automobile is one of the mysteries of modern 3ife. There was a day when the regulation of; speed was considered vital to the safety ofi the highways. Nevertheless the lawful rate! ^ of speed has somewhat increased through the past decade, but with the improvemnt of high ways and the development of better automo biles, the death rate has not increased propor tionately to the higher speeds. The Progress has urged that officials con-; duct a more thorough examination into fa talities connected with automobile accidents. Many of thera are avoidable and would not J occur if the drivers of alt cars knew that pun-i ishment awaited carelessness. It is a matter ofj regret that "unavoidable accident" is taken as somewhat a matter of course when a motor; ^vehicle snuffs out the life of a person. BODY PRESERVED 39 YEARS In 1910 an amateur mountain climber van ished in an ice hole while attempting to climb Mount Blanc, and his body was not recovered. Now, thirty-nine years afterward;, Italian police report the discovery of the body, fully clothed and perfectly preserved in its icy grave. Presumably, the slow-moving glacier grad ually worked its way down the mountain, eventually reaching a spot accessible to po lice who located the body. The possibility of preserving a body in ice is not new but it isi rather strange to read of the actual fact as reported from Italy. So long as. men are elected to office by pop ular vote the politicians will listen to the ma jority. It takes two nations to cfight but it takes many more to keep the peace of the wortd. MODERNIZE YOUR DIET If you want to bring your diet up-to-date, your must keep tab on vitamins, calories, pro teins, fats, water, salt, calcium and other min erals. In 1941, the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council brought out a! table of "requirements". It has been revised j in the light of scientific findings and the a-j months specified are higher than before. Two| essentials have been added, vitamin K, the; anti-blood-clotting vitamin, and follic acid, one! of the B family, a preventative of some child-1 hood diseases and of some effect on intelli gence. The daily requirement for calories remains within the range of 4,500 for 154-pound men engaged in heavy work to 2,000 for 123-pound sedentary women. For children, between the ages one and three, with an average Aveight of twenty-seven pounds, to 2500 for children from ten to twelve with an average weight of about seventy-eight pounds. The standard requirement for proteins is unchanged but between sixty and seventy! grams a day. Calcium, essential for bone and; tooth-building, is increased twenty-five perl cent to one gram a day. The fat requirement is! uncertain, but, generally, it is desirable thati fat make up from twenty to twenty-five per; cent of the total calories consumed, although! for very active persons and for children and; adolescents, the percentage should be around | thirty-five per cent of total calories. The standard allowance of water for adults! is slightly more than two quarts daily but for, an active man consuming 4500 calories, the; standard moves up to four and a half quarts.! In hot weather and at hard work, the require-i ments may touch twelve quarts a day. Thirst is' usually an adequate guide except for children' and sick persons. The need for salt and water is closely re lated. A liberal salt allowance is about five; grams daily, except for those who sweat pro-' fusely and they need four to five times as much. The figures given above are somewhat of an average and special allowance must be made in the case of growing children and preg nant women. For more exact information as to your probable needs, it would be well to con sult your family doctor. SCIENCE PROMISES EASIER LIVING A college professor recently estimated that the modern industrial civilization of the Unit ed States presents to each American family the mechanical equivalent of four hundred human slaves. The professor maintains that science promises us an even finer kind of liv ing than the wealthiest potentates of the past ever dreamed of. While we have no means of checking the doctor's estimate, there is, at least, enough truth in his assertion to astound many of us.! The utilization of the mechanical power a vailable promises greater ease and comfort to the people of the United States. We would remind everyone, however, that with this utilization will come new dangers the moral fiber of individuals, with some per sons degenerating in flabby indolence and soporific stupefication. This does not mean; that we should slow down industrial progress because of the dangers that attend its develop ment. A people, blessed with such benefits a-| long material lines, must keep their spiritual natures ahead of gross materialization, if the nation is to live and be powerful. TWO EXTREMES According to our Raleigh correspondent,! things are not so rosy in Raleigh with the state; finances. | Predictions are that the state will soon be! spending over $50,000 per day more than the| income, not counting \he school and road j bonds. This deficit is based on early indica-j tions and reflects the condition of;(fthe general! fund. This news comes right at the time when Governor Scott is pushing hard to stop unne cessary spending on the part of state employ ees—that is, little useless things, such as addi tional travel, and extra meals, and the like. | The two matters go hand in hand. If the in come is going to be lower, then certainly the expenses, and above all, the unnecessary ex penses should be abolished entirely.—Waynes ville Mountaineer. The question is yet to be determined but it looks like nature manages to produce baffling problems faster than modern science finds the answers. It won't be long now before the annual drives for various charities come along to re mind us to do something for unfortunate hu man beings. The fiscal problem of the republic is how long can we finance the world without going broke? OUR DEMOCRACY *►" mAJH£,DKOVE^........ IIV I fit fc/\KJ_y ur wv i/cmw>.i\nv >, CATTLE WERE PRIVEN IN SMALL DROVES TO THE NEAREST MARKETS. ON THE HARP JOURNEY, THE PROVER. RISKED LOSSES DUE TO INJURIES AND SICKNESS—TO ATTACKS BY WILP ANIMALS AND BANDS OF THIEVES. Later, as the west opened up, cattle were drjven in GREAT HERDS FOR LONG DISTANCES ACROSS BARREN COUNTRY TO RAIL HEADS... THE LOSSES, BOTH IN SIZE OF HERDS AND WEIGHT OF CATTLE J WERE ENORMOUS. Today, our. country's moderv systems of transportation { MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO SHIP CATTLE, BV TRUCK AND RAIL, WITH SUCH , | SPEED AND EFFICIENCY, THAT THEY REACH MARKET IN PRIME j CONDITION WITH VIRTUALLY NO KJSK —AND COMPARATIVELY LITTLE LOSS. I Looking Backward | From The Progress File* j vs v NOVEMBER 16, 1916 Social Affairs , Mrs. P. D. Sinclair was hostess to the Book Club on Wednesday of last week. While discussing the books fingers were busy with var ious kinds of fancy work. At the close of the meeting the hostess bade the guests to the dining room to partake of a dainty salad course. The Sans Souci Club was enter tained by Mrs. D. E. Hudgins last Friday afternoon. A spirited game of 108 at four tables was enjoyed, after which the hostess served a delightful salad course, followed by cream and cake and mints. MINISTERIAL .ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED The Ministerial Association of Marion was organized last Monday morning in the parlors of the Bap tist church. The following officers were chosen: L. D. Thompson, pre sident; J. C. Story, vice-president; W. H. Moore, secretary. The Association will consider from time to time matters of com mon interest to the churches. Meet ings will be held monthly. The min isters whose names appear below are members of this association: B. S. Lassiter, Elmer Simpson, J. C. Gay, W. H. Moore, R. C. Kirk and L. D. Thompson. BIG CELEBRATION SATURDAY NIGHT Local Democrats gave vent to their feelings in Marion Saturday night by celebrating the re-election of Woodrow Wilson in great style. Fireworks, automobile parades, band music and torchlight proces sions were much in evidence, mak ing this the greatest occasion of this nature ever held in Marion. To the tune of Tipperary, a large crowd sang: "It's a long way to Washington, to the greatest man I know; P^arewell Charley Hughes, goodbye Teddy bear," etc. On the whole the celebration was a decided success with very little disorder in evidence. WORK PROGRESSING ON NEW MILLS The Gallivan Construction com pany has begun work on the new Clinchfield cotton mill which will be located near the present Clinch field mill, which will hereafter be known as Clinchfield No. 1, and the new mill as Clinchfield No. 2. Large forces of men are now at work-on the foundation, and many carloads of material have already been placed. The Cross Mill company have their new plant now well under way. The grading for 'the foundation is completed and a number of the tenement houses about complete, while the brick work of the plant is well under way. The company hopes to be ready for operation about February 1, 1917. Health and Heatily . . . Dr. Sophi* Bmnioi IMPORTANCE OF BABY TEETH It is the duty of every prospec tive mother to learn and to put into practice everything that is possible to preserve her own health and that of her child. In the case of the child, it commences before birth, and should be carried on until he is, old enough to take over for himself. This he will do if properly trained by a careful and intelligent mother. There are plenty of informative books on the market now that give sensible instruction on the subject. They will be studied by earnest, in quiring mothers. That of the preg nant woman is largely a determin ing factor in her own health and that of her child. The expectant mother should keep in touch with her physician and dentist. They will gladly instruct her as to her method of preparatiion for the little stranger and tell her where she can find books and pamphlets that will give her reliable information. Some mothers are amazingly ig norant and negligent about the im portance of taking proper care of the first or milk teeth of their lit tle ones. The mQjith should be kept sweet and clean. The first set of teeth are very important and play a very useful part in the future wel fare of the child. In the first place, everything per- \ taining to the human body has a I very definite and important func tion to perform. The baby teeth should receive the most meticulous car£. Their presence is necessary for proper development of speech. They are also necessary for the growth and development of the gums, the jaws, face, and head. If they did not serve a necessary pur pose they would not exist. The loss of a single baby or foun dation tooth, until it has beer, ab sorbed into a permanent tooth, and nature is ready to cast off the shell, is a misfortune. Some ignor ant mothers actually allow the foun dation teeth to decay in the help less child's mouth, and they do no thing to prevent it. The development of the founda tion teeth require good, nutritious food. All babies need plenty of milk to furnish calcium with which to build teeth and bones. Every one of the twenty founda tion teeth should be in the mouth by the time he is 2 1-2 or 3 years old. They are necessary for proper ly chewing the food and the main tenance of health. If several of these baby teeth are lost, nature cannot properly carry out her designs. The face and jaws will lack the assistance that would have been afforded by helpful, well developed, • properly functioning baby teeth. Crooked, crowded teeth are often caused by neglect and consequent loss of foundation teeth. FARM FREIGHT SAVING The Agriculture Department claims that it has saved farmers approximately $1,000,000,000 in freight charges on their products during the past ten years. These savings were made possible through the activities of DA transportation experts in fighting freight rate in crease proposals made by railroads before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Prices received by farmers for 1849-crop sweet potatoes may be slightly lower than those received for the 1948 crop. NOTICE RULANE Customers CALL 4-M MARION For Day Calls CALL 250-L MARION, N. C. Nights, Week-ends and Holidays Rulane Gas Co. M&rion, N. C. FOR THE BEST IN Watch Repair MORROW'S JEWELRY 26 J South Main St. FIRST NATIONAL MARION. <_-/ N.C. W. R. CHAMBERS, President W. L. MORRIS, Vice-President ' W. F. GRANT, Cashier
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