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MARION, N. C., SEPT. 26, 1940
U. S. POPULATION GAIN 7
PER CENT, CENSUS REVEALS!
NOTES AND COMMENTS
Most committee meetings repjre-
I sent a waste of time.
GOLD STAR MOTHERS’ DAY
Sunday, September 29, has been
designated by the President as “Gold j
Star Mothers’ Day” and the people! ^ compliment a day is better than
of the nation have been requested quarrel a day.
to give suitable expression “to the i , j *
love, sorrow and reverence of the! devising
people of the United States for thei^^^”® persuade somebody else to
Gold Star Mothers.” jwork.
* * *
This is an occasion that should j Children who are pampered and
not be overlooked. The men who | spoiled become adults who are pam-
gave their lives for this country, dur-; pered and spoiled,
ing the first World War, should nev- j ♦ * *
er be forgotten and, as important, j Almost anybody can work when
the people of this country should not j he has to work; the successful man
hesitate to accord full honors to the | can work when he does not “have
mothers of the heroic dead. :to work.”
The honor that the nation often! ♦ ♦ *
displays for its living veterans is all i Selling is the keystone of any bus-
right and they have been generously i success; consequently, the man
provided for by a grateful govern- ‘ can sell will always have work
ment. There should be some public |
recognition of the great sacrifices
that other men made at the price of
tears and sorrow for many others.
It is right that Marion, in this grave
period, should not forget to honor
the Gold Star Mothers.
R- A. F.—A FIGHTING CREW!
The question of the war, at this
time, is “Can the English take it?”
Later on, it will be “Can the Ger
mans take it?”
Marion is no exception to the rule
that selfish leadership will eventually
destroy any community; what we
The aerial assaults that have been need, now as always, is unselfish
launched against the British islands leaders,
in the past few weeks have aroused I
apprehension in the hearts of many,
Americans. |
It was good news to us, in this i
peaceful land, to hear that the vali-l
ant men who serve thg Royal Air!
The business of business is profits.
FRIENDSHIP BELLS
Bells!
STATE NOW HAS 26
CITIES
OF
Washington, Sept. 21.— The cen-j
sus bureau announced tonight that j
the population of the United States!
on April 1 was 131,409,881. This!
was a gain of 7 per cent since 1930—j
the smallest percentage increase in
any decade in American history.
The 48 states and the District of
Columbia reported 8,834,835 more
residents than they did ten years
ago, but individual states had wide
ly differing stories.
By percentages, Florida gained
the fastest of the states, 27.9 per
cent^ while South Dakota lost the
most, 7.5 per cent. The District of
Columbia, where the number of
government workers has doubled,
outpaced all the states with a 36.2
gain.
In actual numbers. California
gained the most, 1,196,437, and Kan
sas lost the most, 81,862.
The 7 per . cent national gain was
: less than half the ratio in any previ-
i ous decade. Census Director William 1
jL. Austin said this was due to ade-j
10,000 clining birth rate and a virtual stop- j
Reddy Kilowatt
Points Tiie
Way To A;
I page of immigration during the last'
Washington.—The census bureau i 10 years. From 1910 to 1920, the I
has announced that tentative figures; gain was 14.9 per cent, and from |
from the last census showed North; 1920 to 1930 it was 16.1 per cent, j
Carolina to have 26 cities in the: The effect of birth rates on the j
10,000 or more class. The figures j population total was shown, he ad-j
are subject to correction. j ded, in the fact that the northern
Charlotte mad.e the largest numerr i states accounted for only one-third
ical gain in the 1930-40 period, an
increase of 17,562, which gave it
100,327 and put it alone into the
100,000 class.
The largest percentage gain was
registered by Hickory, which jumped
from 7,363 to 13,488 an increase of
82.2 per cent.
The state as a whole gained 12.4
per cent in population, attaining
of the national gain, while the south
ern half of the country—^where the
birth rate is higher—and the Pacific
coast states accounted for two-thirds
of the increase.
THE POPULATION PEAK
The National Resources Planning
Board estimates that the population
a I of the United States will reach its
total of 3,563,174 as compared with!Peak by 1980, with a figure of 158,-
3,170,267. j 000,000. In the opinion of the Board,
Eight of the 100 counties losti
40 years from now the number of
population; in others increases were|P®^®°"s 65 years of age
shown with Alamance showing the i doubled, while persons
largest percentage advance, .35.9:«4 will be treble the present
per cent. | number.
rp, 1 \ A i The Board further predicts that
The counties that lost were Anson L , , u i- j xi. j
industry will soon be faced with ad-
Camden, Gates, Greene, Hyde, Per
quimans, Union and Warren.
I
Cities of 10,000 with the percent-i
age of increase, were listed as fol- j
lows: Asheville, 51,227, 2.1; Bur-1
lington, 12,161, 24.9; Charlotte,!
100,327, 21.4; Concord, 15,556,1
31.6; Durham, 59,731, 14.3; Eliza
beth City, 11,534, 14.9; Fayette
ville, 17.413, 33.4; Gastonia, 21,311,
24.7; Goldsboro, 17,256, 15.2;
They are mankind’s second yoice. | Greensboro, 58,786, 9.7; Greenville,
justing itself to a decreasing supply
of young labor.
Quit advertising your business
and you invite your business to quit.
Force are inflicting such heavy losses rp. „ • i. u x i
«n the German planes. ;They smg „„r cheers, shout our 12,691, 38; Hickory, 13,488, 83.2;
This is good new,, not because' n«^entary High Point, 33,449, i.i; Kinston,
brave German pilots lose their lives,I^ t^.e
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MILK
• Even if you don’t feel up to redeco
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new charm . . . make it more inviting.
And you can do it at low cost . . . with
better light.
For example, you can positively trans
form a sofa against the wall . . . simply
by hanging an attractive matched pair
of Pin-it-up lamps on the wall . . . one
at each end And in each lamp a 100-
watt bulb. You add new beauty and
interest to the room, new usefulness and
comfort to the sofa. Try it. . . the cost
is surprisingly small!
Incidentally, a Pin-up makes a grand bed
lamp. Get one and relax as you read.
I. E. S. LAMPS SOLD ON EASY TERMS
DUKE POWER CO.
Hangs on th« toall
like a pi«tur«.
but because we are convinced that'
, : ence in little shops, order us to
the cause of human liberty depends i. i i j . u t. .•
. ^ ; school, lead us to church, entice us
just now upon the valor and deter-dinner
mination of the R. A. F. It is put-i mi, j x j x-
.. c .Li. XI , . They used to advertise our wares
ting up a fight that earns the admir- ^ .. ,.
. - J XT. • J ,, , . I or our needs or call our attention
ation of the civilized world andveri-tr- » i
to the news or to Kings proclama-
sp en 1 tions. They have told time almost
since time was. They warmed winter
. . , travel with their cheery jangle. They
°^^i can be as delightfully various as the
'Carillons they compose, as dutifully
monotonous as the rocking of a buoy.
Bells!
fies Winston Churchill’
so much to so few.”
The German effort to
the British aerial defense has not
yet succeeded. Reports from overseas
indicate that the British retain;
strong aerial forces and that theyi t, . • i.. v • j
I But we might have missed a pleas-
I ant moment, musical with thoughts
V f ^ J • , of bells, had not a gentleman in Ala-
happy augury for a better day in_, A,.. . ^
■ 1. -r . u ii- • -T 0.- ,; meda, California,, made a hobby of
the future when the civilization of; „ tt .
+v.« V, 4. J 1  collecting them. He has an English
the world may be guaranteed by , >1.11 ,, f „
V, A V 1 J ^own cner’s bell, very old, the bells
force in the hands of nations ruled ,,,
Ifrom a bride’s shppers — “bells on
democracy
are ready for heavier attacks than
they have yet witnessed. This
by men who believe
and in justice to all people.
her toes.”
But to tell of all the bells he has
would ring a whole vear out and the
HOW FRANCE PAYS FOR „ew one in. Part of the pleasure of
DEFEAT jjjg hobby has come from the many
As we understand the situation, j people from all parts of the world
whose acquaintance he has made
this collector sa^s.
France must pay the costs of main
taining 2,000,000 soldiers in “occu-1 through bells
pied France,” also the upkeep of 2,- What a warmth of friendship must
000,000 French prisoners taken by
the Germans and now being trans
ferred in part to Germany for work
and according to some newspaper
correspondents, the cost of certain
German laborers who are being sent
into France.
This ought to give the world in
general a good idea of what Hitler
and his regime considers a just peace
The costs thus placed upon the pros
trate treasury of the defeated na-
pervade the rooms througfi which
they ring, what messages come from
what far lands when a lon^-wander-
ing breeze sets them a-tinkling!—-
Christian Science Monitor.
Use The Progress Want Ads. They bring results.
New Bern, 11,847, 1.1 decrease;!
Raleigh, 46,640, 24.3; Reidsvilie,'
10,394, 51.7; Rocky Mount, 25,959, |
21.2; Salisbury, 18,968, 11.9; Shel
by, 14,036, 30.1; Statesville, 11,428,1
8.9; Thoniasville, 11,073, 9.7; Wil-I
mington, 32,980, 2.2; Wilson, 19,-1
213, 52.3; and Winston-Salem, 79,-!
828, 6. ,
Newcomers to the class were: I
Burlington, Greenville, Hickory,
Lexington and Reidsville.
Kannapolis was not included in
the government table of cities, al
though its population is placed at
more than 25,000 because it is not
an incorporated municipality.
CRAWFORD IMPROVES
Old Fort, Sept. 24.— John Craw-j
ford, w^ho underwent an operation
for appendicitis at the Marion Gener
al haspital last week, is recuperating
at hi? home here.
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CHURCHES AND MEMBERSHIP
According to the Census of 1940
which is now being compiled, the va-j
rious religious denominations of the
country have a membership of 55,-
807,000,000, representing an in-
tlon is not the only tribute that it is'crease of 1,231,000 during the pastj
paying to its conquerers. It covers; 10 years. The total value of church'
only the official costs. I property is given at $3,411,000,000.
It has been reported that German j The total communicant member-
Eoldiers, in occupied France, are be-'ship of the Presbyterian Church in
ing paid in special marks that the j the United States last year, accord-
Bank of France is required to hon-jing to church officials, was 2,021,901
or, although the German government; This was a gain of 43,806 over the
has put up nothing to make them: preceding year—^the largest net in
good. The invaders buy what they j crease since 1923. The 1939 total
want, pajing Frenchmen in the arti- communicant membership was the
ficial money. The French lose the largest in the church’s history. The
goods, which arp valuable, and get: 8,775 churches contributed a total
in return worthless paper money. ;of $41,862,860 last year, $1,960,580
over the year before. •
Advertising is not, as some think,!
Ati additional expense; it is a super-
sales program that produces results.
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