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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 Publisher ELIZABETH WHITTEN, New. Editor Entered at the Postoffice at Marion, N. C., as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATE }ne year $2.00 Strictly in Advance SAYS 1950 WILL BE "GOOD" YEAR As 1949 comes to a close, it is refreshing to hear the prediction that 1950 will be a rela tively good business year. The statement comes from Dr. Emerson P. Schmidt, economic research director of the Chamber of Commerce !of the United States, ■who expresses the view that the Federal budg et defict may not be as inflationary, in the short run, as some4 have assumed. The economist seems to believe that private savings may not be absorbed by investment in production and other facilities and that the governmental deficit may be financed, to a greater degree, out of savings rather than the creation of new money. He finds most market indicators pointing upward, with installment credit three times that of 1929 and bank loans beginning to expand again. Dr. Schmidt offers little comfort to consum ers. He does not expect them to fare much bet ter in 1950 because wage and pension agree ments raised employers' costs and government supports will prevent farm prices from going much lower. Nevertheless, he finds that per sonal income has been maintained with re m^rkable stability, consumer prices have re mained fairly stable and the stock market has a -favorable outlook. ,«■ DANGER ATTENDS UPLIFT PROGRAM There has been considerable discussion a bout the proposal of President Truman that the United States give financial assistance to a global program to develop the backward peoples of the earth. Recently, Dr. Walter Laves, Deputy-Direc tor-General of the United Nations Education al, Scientific and Cultural Organization, warn ed pf the danger of trying to impose an entire ly „new economic structure on a nation and people unprepared for such a major upheav al. Under such conditions, he says, tensions in crease, conflicts occur and individuals rise quickly to positions of power. The effects, he insists, can imperil peace. The United Nations official does not pro pose that the plan to remake the economy of undeveloped areas be abandoned. However, he suggests an extension of the work so as to provide fundamental education to carefully prepare the population for the necessary changes. Gradually, the experts are becoming convinced that there is no simple way to raise the standard of liying of any people unless they are prepared to accomplish the major part of the job themselves. HAPPIER ON THE FARM You never hear much about juvenile delin quency on the farm. That is not to say that rural children are perfect, but it does seem a natural result of the fact that youngsters in most farm families have a host, of useful, in teresting, constructive things to "do, which helps to keep them out of mischief. G. L. Noble, an official of the National 4-H Clubs, believes cities would have fewer prob lems with youthful' behavior if they sponsored programs comparable to those of the young agriculturists' clubs. Apart from supervised recreation and leis ure-time activities, city youngsters need some thing to do with their hands that has as much visible relation, to living as has the country child's chores or the 4-H club pig he is raising for market. This calls for a little inventiveness. —Christian Science Monitor. If you are interested in the development of Marion, you will give some of your time for the common good, the town needs personal service more than it needs a cash contribution. Farmers of McDowell county represent po tential customers of every business in Marion and they deserve the consideration of the busi ness men of Marion. Life is too short for the average man to un derstand all mysteries; don't worry, there'll always be mysteries. HOW MUCH FARM AID? The center of the current farm problem is the extent of government aid to agriculture. The National Grange, oldest of the farm or ganizations, recently rejected the Brannan plan. The American Farm Bureau Federation, largest of the farm organizations, has just taken the same stand. f The program of Secretary Brannan would allow the price of one large group of farm pro ducts to fall to the supply-and-demand level, and the government would then make up the difference between these prices and parity prices by giving the farmers production pay ments. The leading farm organizations feel it would "make beggars of farmers," put agri culture into politics as never before, and mean highly regimented production. Farmers want government help; They see labor getting it and winning higher wages, which mean higher prices for most of the things farmers buy. Farmers already have ob tained a great deal of government assistance— i too much, many of the best farm leaders think. They anticipate trouble from the high price supports set by Congress and the great pur chases of excess farm products thus imposed on the government. They are convinced that j lower and flexible price supports and, per haps, other workable measures are preferable to the present Anderson-Gore Act and better than the Brannan plan. Not all farmers agree. The National Farm ers' Union, third of the farm bodies and much smaller than the leaders, goes along with the Truman administration. It often does with or ganized labor. And there are dissident minor ities within the Grange and federation. But the majority in these chief farm organizations have chosen a road which heads toward less rather than more government subsidization. In so doing they render a service to the farmer and to the nation. They have furnished an in dispensible check on superreliance on govern ment to finance a huge industry.—Christian Science Monitor. KILiH 1 b Uh 1HL MAIL So long as the states keep clamoring for their share of the Federal-aid loot, there will be congressmen who will vote to provide it. That, at any rate, has been America's experi ence in recent years. But what would happen if the states should say to Washington: You manage your business and we'll man age ours? You take care of the affairs which properly concern all the people, and we'll conduct our own schools, provide our own charity and medical care, solve our own housing problems, and decide our local issues at the grass roots? That, plainly, is the question which intrig ues Jimmy Byrnes. Now at the twilight of his career, he has lit tle interest, we surmise, in managing the de tails of state government at Columbia. The job would add little to the prestige gained in more eminent positions. But it would give him a chance to resist and to organize resistance to Big Government's encroachment on the liberties of the people— and thereby make a final, massive contribu tion to the country which has honored him so highly. Friends of freedom in many states will join in the hope that he will make the fight.—The Omaha World-Herald. THESE THINGS I KNOW This from one of Greig dinger's greeting cards is taken from Capper's Weekly. It is a beautiful thought: I have planted a garden, so I know what faith is. I have seen birch trees swaying in the breeze, so I know what grace is, I have listened to a bird caroling, so I know what music is. I have seen a morning without clouds, after showers, so I know what beauty is. I have read a book beside a wood fire, so I know what contentment is. I have seen the miracle of the sunset, so I know what grandeur is. And because I have perceived all these things, I know what wealth is. Confidentially, we hope The Progress will be better than ever in 1950 and we invite your suggestions and cooperation. You can travel around the world and you will find no better people than your neighbors in Marion. 1950 will be a good year, according to firn ancial experts but what it will be to you de pends upon something besides a forecast. Advice: When you think you are right, go ahead; if you are wrong, you'll find it out soon enough. There is one sure way for young people to get ahead in life: Work and save. OUR DEMOCRACY^—byM.t 7%*^ DynamicsVoluntary Thrift riwm INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE AND ENTERPRISE— FROM A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING FOR ONES OWN— HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY AS A DYNAMIC FORCE IN BUILDING THE STRONG BUSINESS , AND AGRICULTURE WHICH IS THE BACKBONE OF THE WORJ-0 TODAY. The dynamic force of vouunt/uzy thrift,as we practice it TODAY, EXTENDS BEYOND ITS IMPACT UPON THE CHARACTER. OF OUR PEOPLE TO THE STIMULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ECONOMY... FOR THE FUNDS WE SET ASIDE IN LIFE INSURANCE AND SAVINGS ARE PUT TO WORK IN PRODUCTIVE ENTERPRISE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE PEOPLE:. j ROSES - - - Rose Gardens I By Mri. R. I. Corbett Every year interest grows in vis-. ] iting rose gardens famed for their j • beauty. Many of these are private- i ■ ! i ly owned, but the municipal rose! ! ' garden is growing in popularity, i ] When this project is properly un- j dertaken and everybody, adults K and children alike, are made to , feel a share in the care and re- ( sponsibility, then this becomes a ■ real community plan. A public rose garden must be ] thought of as a place that is open to the public at all times, that is,; having "free access" at all times. All of us know that some times we do not crave visitors in our gar- j dens, but the municipal garden must have free access at all times. I Perhaps it does us good, or at leas.t j: encourages us to see that other gar-;; der.s are not perfect all the time. I The first public rose garden was,1 established in Hartford, Conn., in ; 1904 by the great gardener, Theo- j dore Wirth, who lives at present in ■ ■ Minneapolis. This is called Eliza- j; I beth Park and has furnished in- i spiration all over America for sim- j I ilar plantings. This Hartford Rose j; Garden is visited extensively every j i year, special buses are used for j j transportation for hundreds of j •miles around Hartford. Some kinds 1 of roses have been grown there ] over a period of thirty years.j 1 When properly cared for roses j live a long time. j i Another famous garden is at j ■ Hershey, Pennsylvania, under the ! supervision of H. L. Erdman, who : PAYROLL REDUCTIONS The Joint Committee on Reduc-j tions of Non-Essential Federal Ex-! penditures has reported that the : Executive Branch's civilian payrollj was reduced by 50-711 employees; in October, the greatest monthly j decrease since June of 1947. Total j employment by the^ Government still stood at 2,006,365. Ninety-five j per cent of the reduction occurred | in the Defense Department. j CAPITAL EXPENDITURES Expenditures by U. S. business! on new plants and equipment prob ably will reach $4,400,000,000 in each of the third and fourth quart- j ers of this year, while total capital ■ outlays for the year are expected; "bo be $17,900,000,000 according to' the Securities and Exchange Com- i mission and the Department of, Commerce. current events. j Read The Progress for local and; REMARKABLE > It is truly remarkable how quickly and pleasantly Liquid Capudine brings relief from headache. Being liquid it's pain-relieving ingredients are already dissolved—all ready to go to work at once. Capu- j dine is a prescription type headache medicine. It ; contains four specially selected ingredients that work together to allay simple pains. Use at di rected on the label 15c, 30c, 60c sizes. las served as vice president of the American Rose Society. For many rears this garden has been a place )f wondrous beauty and has at ;racted thousands of visitors year y In Portland, Oregon, is the In ernational Rose Test Garden vhich is the oldest public test gar ien in America. The Armstrong Nurseries, located at Ontarion, California, have twenty acres of and devoted entirely to roses. The ■ose center / of Eastern United states is Newark, N. Y., where 'riends of the Queen of Flowers ;hould visit Jackson and Perkin Company's tremendous display garden. If you are interested in lists of gardens, write the American Rose society for published "lists of mem bers with their home locations, rhis membership runs into thous inds and covers all of America. As you are planning automobile ;rips, make inquiries about famous gardens along your itinerary and ;ake time to visit these places of nterest. Then come home to Mar on and tell us about these spots ind then try to improve your own garden. This article closes the series on rhe Rose, Marion's flower. We lope you have enjoyed them, have >een helped and are so interested ;hat you will ' plant roses this spring, if you have not done so ;his fall. Let's have the Queen of blowers in every garden in Mar on ! GOING TO TRADE OR BUY A NEW CAR? 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"Modern Arms and Free Men" by Vannever Bush—A discussion of the role of science in preserving democracy. "A World History of Our Own Times" by Quincy Howe—The first volume of a 3-volume world history of war, personalities, and credos which are only fifty years behind us. The book is illustrated with over 250 photographs and drawings by Beerholm, Charles Dana, Gibson, Raedaemaker, • and other artists of the period. "The Law" by Rene Wormser— The laws and the men who made them from the earliest times to the present. Rene Wormser, a lawyer, in non-technical language, traces the fascinating evolution of our legal heritage, and examines the growth of our own democracy, from the harsh statutes of the He brews and Egyptians through those of Greece, Rome and the Middle Ages down to the present day. "Brief Gaudy Hour" by Margar et Campbell Barnes—The story of a girl—Ann Boleyn—who wanted to be a great queen but who, be cause of her mistakes, is remem bered only as a passionate and proud woman. "Vittoria Cottage" by D. E. Stevenson—Story of an attractive widow in her early forties and of the romantic problems of her chil dren. The widow lives with her children in Vittoria Cottage in Ashbridge, a small country town in rural England. "The Catherine-Wheel" by Pa tricia Wentworth—Because Jacob Taverner has decided to make his will, he invites eight of his cousins down to the Catherine-Wheel, an old inn on the Channel Coast which has been in the family for genera tions. But a ninth turns up as- well, and before the week end is over there are two murders. "This I Do Believe" by David E. Lilienthal—In this inspirational and practical book, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission sets forth his belief in the ethical concepts that have made as strong in a tradition which is independ ent of dogma and built upon the free will of free men. He avows his faith in a diversity of control and a primary regard for human beings as individuals, tells the need for a broad view, and shows the dependence of science upon spiritual values—a worthwhile book. Light romances: "You'll Re member" by Ann Carter; "Love on a Tray" by Minna Bardon; and "The Girl Next Door" by Peggy Gaddis. Westerns: "The Renegade Kid" by Abel Shott; and "Silvertip Ranch" by Lynn Westland. NOTICE North Carolina McDowell County In The Superior Court. Annie Ennie Plemmons, Plaintiff, vs. William Cauley Plemmons, Defendant The defendant Wm. Cauley Plem mons will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenc ed in the Superior Court of Mc Dowell County, North Carolina, to secure an Absolute Divorce from him on the statutory ground of two (2) years separation; and the said defendant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of McDowell County, in the Courthouse in Marion, North Caro lina, within twenty (20) days after the 12th day of January, 1950, and answer or demur to the Complaint filed in said action, or the plaintiff 4'ill apply to the Court for the re lief demanded in said Complaint. This the 7th day of December, 1949. S. D. MARTIN, Clerk Superior Court, McDowell County, N. C„
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