MARION PRO8tt^; MA]UON, N. C., THITRSDAT, JtJNE'2t, 1940
House Passes
Gigantic Navy
Building Bill
Approves Bill To Double
Size Of U. S. Fleet; Plan
Two-Ocean Defense.
Washington, June 22.—A $4,000,-
000,000 warship construction pro
gram to maka the American navy the
greatest assemblage of sea power the
world has ever known was voted by
the House today after scarcely two
hours debate.
The swift action, together with fi
nal congressional approval of a $li-
000,000,000 tax defense bill and a
11,768,913,903 emergency appropri
ation for the army and navy, shared
attention at the capitol with reports
of strong opposition within the Sen
ate naval committee to confirmation
of Colonel Frank Knox’s nomination
to be secretary of the navy.
The naval committee vo^d at a
closed session to ask Knox to appear
before it for questioning on his
views toward United States policy
and the war. One member, who said
he favored approval of the nomina
tion, told reporters that an informal
poll indicated that if a vote were tak
en today the nomination would be
rejected, 11 to 5.
Whether or not the committee ap
proves the nomination, this member
said, may depend on Knox’s state
ment of his attitude toward possible
United States intervention in the Eu
ropean war.
The navy expansion bill swept
through the House with a chorus of
“ayes” on a voice vote. The exact
number of new ships proposed in it
is a military secret, the measure
cloaking this by providing dtily for
385,000 tons of battleships, 200,000
tons of aircraft carriers, 420,000
tons of cruisers, 250,000 tons of de
stroyers and 70,000 tons of subma
rines.
May Total 618 Ships
There have been unofficial esti
mates, however, that completion of
the program, together with other na
val construction already authorized,
would give the United States a fleet
of 618 warships capable of meeting
simultaneous threats in the Atlantic
and Pacific.
This fleet would be comprised of
26 battleships, 14 airplane carriers,
70 cruisers, 338 destroyers and 170
submarines. This compares with the
existing navy of 15 battleships, five
airplane carriers, 35 cruisers, 219
destroyers, and 95 submarines.
In addition to heavy combat ships,
the bill also would authorize acquisi
tion of 15,000 airplanes, construc
tion of $25,000,000 of small harbor
defense craft and 100,000 tons of
auxiliary vessels.
Informed sources said the latter
would include a new, fast type of
ship capable of carrying completely
equipped detachments of marines,
including their tanks and artillery.
Mayor Proclaims
County Safety Day
In the interest of the Safety of the citizens of
Marion and McDowell County while traveling or walk
ing on our Streets and Highways; as a memorial to
those who have met a violent death caused by the
wheels of traffic; with a feeling of remorse to those
who have been crippled for life by the same causes;
as a tribute 6f thanks to those who are respecting the
rights and lives of others by driving and walking safe
ly: and with a plea to every human being in our City,
County and State to do his or her part in making our
streets and highways SAFE for everybody, and
whereas, the Marion Chamber of Commerce has ar
ranged for a safety day program to be held in the
City of Marion on June 28th, upon which occasion a
big Safety parade will be held at four P. M. of that
date, I do hereby urge that in the interest of the safety
of our people that all of the citizens of our city and the
surrounding community join in this demonstration by
coming to Marion, participate in the Safety program,
see the parede, hear the lecturers and otherwise do
their part for the greater safety of our people.
Given under my hand this 11th day of June, 1940.
ZENO MARTIN.
Mayor of Marion, N. C.
RANEK>M STATISTICS
America’s fondness for playing
I with model trains is the basis of a
I $12,000,000 toy railroad industry,
i The average delegate to a conven-
jtion in New York City stays an av-
jerage of 5.2 days and spends $97
I in the city during that time.
\ In 1939, there were 4,460,000
motor trucks in use in the United
States, 3,500,000 were operated by
individual owners or in fleets of
i eight or less.
HEAMCH
Tcy a **BC" next tim* a bMdaclie is
poonding amafg. Whan used as dirsctod, we
think you'll agree ttiat "BC~ works fat^ and
teKeves in a hnirf. Also leBeves nen^gla.
a physician when pains
persist or recur frecniMittr. 10c, 25c rises.
STATE OFFICE SAYS
CCC NOW OPEN TO
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
MRS. MACNAUGHTON
IS TAKEN BY DEATH
AT MORGANTON, N. C.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Cake ingredients should be at the
room temperature before the batter
is mixed.
Use soapy water in preparing the
starch for laundry. This tends to
prevent the iron from sticking dur
ing ironing and gives the ironed
starched garment a glossy finish.
Oatmeal on a dampened cloth will
clean white paint.
Grass stains can be removed from
summer’s white linens and cottons
by rubbing them with molasses be
fore washing.
Dad—Well, you certainly look
very clean, my boy.
Sonny—Sure. Ma just gave me a
I>ersonaHy conducted bath.
Unemployment and the need of the
training available rather than a fam
ily’s need for relief funds will broad
en the third quarter Civilian Conser
vation Corps acceptance operations
in North Carolina, T. L. Grier, State
CCC selectiori supervisor, said this
week.
Acceptance of 2,405 enrollees will
be held at Raleigh, July 1; Wilming
ton July 2; Asheville, July 9 and 10;
and at all North Carolina CCC camps
from July 1 to 20. County welfare
superintendents are local selecting
agencies operating in conjunction
with the State Board of Charities
and Public Welfare, State selecting
agency.
“Enrollment is open to all young
men not employed and in need of
work who are between the ages of
18 and 25, and no applicant will now
be excluded from selection because
his family is not in need of the allot
ment to be sent home each month,”
Grier stated.
He quoted J. J. McEntee, national
corpdi director, to the effect that the
greatest field of service for the CCC
lies in training large numbers of
skilled and semi-skilled mechanics
with elementary engineering experi
ence.
Sixty-three central repair shops
will be in operation by fall in which
unemployed youths can learn to re
pair trucks, power shovels, pumps
graders, generators and compressors
under a full-time instructor.
Fifteerf hundred camp garages
give an additional work space for re
pair and maintenance of 40,000 piec
es of automobile machinery consti
tuting a vast laboratory for repairs
and maintenance on which 72,000
enrollees are constantly learning ga
rage mechanics.
Each of the 1,500 camps maintains
a cooking and baking school in which
22,000 boys have been trained in the
kitchen activities since 1933. Trained
instructors in each camp have taught
* first-aid work to 300,OOQ youths
since beginning of the program.
Road and bridge construction, tel
ephone line construction and repair,
short wave radio operation and pho
tography all will now be available to
unemployed youths with no work ex
perience to fit them for a job later in
life.
■!75
Morganton, June 19. — Mrs. Mar
tha Hall MacNaughton, widow of J.
MacNaughton, who came to North
Carolina from New York nearly 50
years ago and in 1906 founded the
Morganton Furniture company, died
at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning
at her home here after a long period
of declining health.
She Is survived by one brother,
W. H. Hall, and one daughter. Miss
Ktith MacNaughton, both of Morgan
ton.
Accompanied by the brother and
daughter, the body will leave Mor
ganton late Thursday afternoon by
train for her old home at Mumford,
N. Y., where burial will be Saturday
morning. The funeral services will
be held at the home here at 5 o’clock,
conducted by the Rev. W. S. Stoney,
rector of Grace church.
The Safety Car in The
Marion Safety Parade
IS A STOCK
FORD V-8
See The “Mystery” Driverless Safety Car
The Morning of June 28th in Our Show Rooms.
McDowell Motor Company
RITES HELD FOR MRS.
MARGUERITE SHUFORD
Mrs. Marguerite Shuford, 74, died
at her residence near Little Switzer
land Tuesday morning. Funeral ser
vices were conducted yesterday
morning at 10:00 o’clock and burial
was in Ballevf cemeteiy in Yancey
county.
She is survived by one son, Brant
ley Shuford; two sisters, Mrs. Ella
Johnson and Mrs. Broadus Reynolds;
and one half-brother, Roscoe Shu
ford.
One person in five in this country
today is 50 years old or older.
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Prices Slashed on Our Entire Stock.
Western Auto Associate Store
3 N. Main St.
J. R. Abee, Jr., Mgr.
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BEER UCENSES
1 REFUSED BY BOARDS'
! .
I Raleigh, June 191—The Brewers!
^and North Carolina Beer Distributors!
committee reported today that local
I governing boards in the state had
J eliminated “75 objectionable^’ beer
I outlets by refusing to re-license
I them or to license persons unable to
j qualify under the law.
I In addition, the committee said it
(had secured revocation of 87 retail
beer licenses in 31 counties since last
September 1. Four other dealers were
put on probation and 129 dealers in
62 counties were warned to “clean
up” or face sterner measures,
j The 75 refusals of licenses were
' reported in about half of the counties
land the committee said even more
probably had been refused in the
whole state.
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