MARION PROGRESS
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
BY THE
Mcdowell publishing co.,
MARION, N. C.
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S. E. WHITTEN, Editor and Prop
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N. C., as second class matter
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MARION, N. C., JUNE 29, 1944
SECURITY VIA WAR EONDS
The purchase of a War Bond does
not establish the patriotism of anj
citizen of McDowell County but fail
ure to participate in the Fifth Wai
Bond Drive, when financially able
to buy a bond, certainly suggests a
lack of loyalty.
It would not be essentially wrong
for the nation to insist that the
owners of capital make a direct con
tribution to the cost of the war, es
pecially when we know that capital
reserves of all kinds would become
worthless in the event that our ene
mies triumph. A man worth $1,
000,000 stands to lose ten times as
much as a man wox-th $100,000 in
the unlikely event of our defeat.
The government, however, does
riot ask its people, whether capital
ists or wage-earners, to give any
part of their protected property. In
stead, it seeks a loan, promising to
pay reasonable interest for all mon
ey that it borrows. To permit us to
guarantee the safety of our stake in
American capitalism, without exact
ing a toll, represents a distinct bar
gain to those who possess anything.
Nations have financed wars by
the process of confiscation, either of
the goods of an enemy people or of
their own nationals. Germany has
ruthlessly exploited conquered peo
ples in order to secure necessary
materials and the Nazi regime has
been high-handed in regard to its
own citizens.
The Russians have managed to
wage a remarkable war without stu
pendous borrowings. It would be
possible for the United States to
seize any property necessary to
war-making and to confiscate plants
and capital in order to successfully
defend this country.
The fact that the nation seeks to
borrow from its people and assumes
the tremendous burden of interest
that inevitably follows is substantial
insurance for the continued exist
ence of our capitalistic system. The
insurance, however, will be void if
those who enjoy the fruits of cap
italism are unwilling to lend some
of their financial strength to the
support of the nation.
The purchase of a War Bond of
fers every citizen the opportunity
to effect some savings, which is ad
visable during an era of lush profits
and high wages. Every dollar in
vested in a War Bond represents a
capital reserve, set aside as financial
protection in the advent of advers
ity. That is a wise precaution of
every individual and every business
and should be undertaken regardless
of the war-necessity.
The quota for McDowell County
in the Fifth War Bond campaign is
$446,000. This amount is not ex
cessive in comparison with the
wealth and resources of this county.
Prompt investment of excess capi
tal will not only "back the attack"
but go a long way to fortify us
against possible depression after the
war.
PEACE AT ANY PRICE
"Everybody may have peace if
they are willing to pay any price
for it," declares Admiral William D.
Leahmy, Chief of Staff of the Presi
dent.
The Admiral points out that "part
of this price is slavery, dishonor of
young women, destruction of your
homes and denial of your God" and
adds that he has seen "all of these
abominations in other parts of the
■world paid as the price of not resist
ing invasion."
The naval officer wants the na
tions of the world, at the end of this
war, to enter a solemn agreement to
join forces at once in war against
any nation that violates the sover
eignty or the territory of any other
nation. He thinks this would make
impossible any successful aggress
ion.
It is time for every citizen to buy
a war bond if possible; there is no
excuse for home front slackers in
this matter.
BEACH DEFENSES POWERFUL j
The successful establishment of
an adequate beachhead on the Cher- j
i bourg peninsula has led many
| Americans to conclude that the Ger
j man defenses were not as strong as
expected.
This conclusion seems to be er-;
j
roneous and, in a measure, detracts ;
from the magnificent accomplish- j
iment of our ships, planes, and men.
i Henry T. Gorrell, United Press ■
'correspondent, who inspected the;
I Cherbourg area a week after the j
I landing operations, says that the:
| German fortifications "theoretically
f|would have been capable of repell
! in gany invasion force with tremen
! i dous casualties."
i He tells of hidden sites for rock
5 et batteries, concrete and steel em
! placements six feet thick for guns j
■ and mortars, machine-gun pill boxes j
jand anti-tank positions.
| Mr. Gorrell says that the Ger- j
imans were so confident that their j
' defenses, based upon waves of mass- j
■ ed fire power, would kill or maim !
our infantry by thousands as they i
lay pinned on the beaches that they
' installed.
I
i The newspaper correspondent
| says that the German plan collapsed
under the pulverizing barrage of our;
warships, the bombing of our air- j
craft and the splendid work of our
airborne soldiers. j
:
CHURCHILL OPTIMISTIC?
Prime Minister Winston Church- i
ill, whose war reviews have always
been couched in the most conserva-1
| tive terms, allows himself to be-1
come somewhat optimistic for once
and predict the possibility of the j
defeat of the German armies during :
the Summer of 1944.
This is an important sign of the ■
changed fortunes of the United Na
tions. Just the same, let us re
member that the time of the end of ]
the war is not as important as the j
manner of its ending.
So far, our leaders have shown
every possible consideration for the
welfare of the fighting men under
them. To protect their lives, as!
much as we can, requires that they;
have an abundant supply of mate
rials, tools and supplies and every
American can do something to make
this an actual fact.
Men and women, working at war j
jobs, and other Americans on the
home front, who buy bonds, do
something to ease the task and re
duce the risks that threaten the liv- j
es of our fighting men.
HIGH TWELVE
; This is high noon of the year, j
Days are longest, nights are short-:
. est, sun is highest in the Northern
Hemisphere. Corn is knee high
down South. New England potatoes j
are readying to blossom. The pene
trating aroma of clover and timothy
hovers over meadows. j
In the early daylight hours, jew
eled dew lies on grass and garden, j
Soil which will be dry and tan-col
ored by midmorning looks brown,
and moist as smoke-gray banks of ]
mist varnish before the sun's ad
vancing rays. After the dawn's
burst of bird's songs, one hears little
music. Of course, the gray catbirds
call and mimic from the shrubbery
around the garden, and the che
wink, gay troubadour in rufous red :
and black uniform, ejaculates at re-'
gular intervals. Barn swallows'
swoop and bank; kingbirds dart j
from their watch stations in furious ■
pursuit of high-flying insects. Oc
casionally a bob-white calls from the j
field or a cock pheasant challenges!
from the edge of the woods.
Over field and meadow and wood
land is the feeling of growth and
fulfillment. Cows lie under the
pasture elms at noonday; the
whir-r-r of the mowing machine's
cutter bar is heard in the land.
To the People
of this Community
The next time, you write to your
fighting man or fighting woman tell
him or her what you have done
about the Fifth War Loan. You can
take the word
of General
E i senhower
that your man
or woman in
uniform will be
deeply inter
ested.
Your War
Bond buying is
a good tip-off
to them about
the state of af
fairs in your home. The headlines
in this newspaper on the progress
of the drive, the items about par
ticipating individuals, the character
of the Fifth War Loan special
events—all these things reflect the
morale back home.
Do you like to read a sorry head
line about the invasion fronts? Our
fighting forces, made up of indi
viduals with the same reactions to
good and bad as you, will not be
heartened to read: "Fifth War Loan
Lags."
Your silence in your letter about
your part in the Fifth War Loan will
mean non-interest, perhaps non
participation to the recipients. It's
up to you to make your letters
cheerful. Write today. Write often.
Write about your war work, your
war support. Double your best
previous War Bond buying record
and then shout it to the housetops—
just to that special service man.
THE EDITOR.
Heard Around the World
■ Crops are in and on their way to
fruiton. Haying has begun. It's
high twelve o' the year.—Christian
Science Manitor.
EVERY BRIDGE TAPED
IN INVASION PLANS
Some idea of the immense pre
parations which were made for the
invasion of Normandy comes from
Lieutenant-General Brehon S. Som
ervell, commanding U. S. Army Ser
vice Forces, who reveals that every
bridge and stream in France that
the Allies * "intend to cross" has
been "taped" and "there is a port
able bridge in place, either in Eng
land or on the French bridgehead, i
ready to be moved forward with the I
engineers accompanying our invas-j
ion spearhead."
The supply chief promises that
vital supplies will flow into France
in a completely satisfactory manner.
He declares that the capture of a
French -port will facilitate the handl
■
ing of supplies, despite destruction ;
by the enemy. He points out that,
engineers built new docks at Naples j
over the wreckage o^f old ones and
sunken hulks and that that port is
handling more tonnage than it ever I
did in peace-time.
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WOMEN VOTERS WILL
OUTNUMBER THE MEN
Apparently "the ladies are it," or
will be when it comes presidential
election time next November. The j
United States Census Bureau has j
recently released figures that may
well make the male population sit
up and take notice.
According to these government
figures potential women voters will
outnumber the men — including [
those in the armed services—at the i
I
coming election, by more than half j
a million.
The estimated number of men and '
women of voting age on January 1,'
1944, was 88,666,555. The women !
numbered 44,622,886, and the men,:
44,043,669. The estimated number1
of men over 21 in the armed forces I
is placed at 7,860,000. While every j
effort will be made to give service-;
men an opportunity to vote, it is j
taken for granted that many of
them will fail to exercise the fran
chise.
Under these circumstances politi- j
cal candidate and campaign manag-;
ers are likely to inquire, as they |
grasp the horny hands of toil—"and |
is the lady of the house at home to-1
day?"
1
MINING OPERATIONS
SEEN ENCOURAGING !
Raleigh, June 24.—The prelimin
ary drilling operations in North
Carolina for coal and iron ore were !
described today by Gov. J. M. j
Broughton as very "encouraging."
A more detailed report will be avail
able, he said, "in 60 or 90 days."
Most of the activity in the drill
ing for iron is taking place, Brough
ton said, in Western North Carolina
and particularly in the Cranberry
mine areas of Avery county.
Operations for coal is centered
near Sanford in the piedmont sec
tion.
Make your plans to spend a rea
sonable part of your life sensibly;
after all you are supposed to be
smart.
Prescription Filled
Over 15 Million Tines
Recommended to do just two things:
relieve constipation and gas on the
stomach.
This successful prescription is now put
up under the name of ADLERIKA.
Get a bottle of Adlerika next time
you stop at your druggist's and see
for yourself how quickly gas is re
lieved and gentle but thorough bowel
action follows. Good for old and young.
Get Adlerika from your druggist today.
STREETMAN DRUG CO.
STATE IS THIRD IN
CASH CROP INCOME
j Raleigh, June 26.—According to
figures released by the State De
partment of Agriculture, North Car
olina now ranks third in the Nation
in cash income from crops; third in
the number of farms; thirty-second
in total land area; twenty-first in
farm land; twenty-second in crop
land; third in farm population; elev
enth in total population; twentieth
in work stock; second in farm cen
sus survey; second in statistical
publications services; and fifth in
amount of State funds appropriated
for services rendered by the Statis
tics division.
TIMBER HEADS WAR LIST
Timber products have advanced
to the forefront of the list of criti
cal war materials. The South is ex
pected to produce nearly half of the
nation's lumber requirements in
1944.
Now Many Wear
FALSE TEETH
With Little Worry
Eat, talk, laugh or sneeze without
fear of insecure false teeth drop
ping, rlinping or wabbling. FAS
TEETH holds plates firmer and more
comfortably. This pleasant powder
has no gummy, gooey, pasty taste or
feeling. Doesn't cause nausea. It's
alkaline (non-acid). Checks "plate
odor" (denture breath). Get FAS
TEETH at any drug store.
TAVERN
NON-RUB FLOOR WAX
$159 $.98 QUART,
$289 GALLON.
^HALF GALLON
Resists Water Spotting!
• Brighton* with utt
• Needs no polishing 1
• Extra long lasting \
'• Dries hard in 20 min. ,
|T«v«rn Non-Rub Floor Was
'actually gets brighter with um.
[Quick drying, it .give* a beauti
ful, more eecure-feeling surface
to walk on. Thia and other)
.Tavern Horn* Products are the
result of years of de
velopment in Socony
Vacuum Research
(Laboratories.
(Other Tavern Home Products
TAVERN LIQUID WAX
1 qt 89f
TAVERN PAINT CIEANER.
1 qt 59j
TAVERN PASTE WAX
1 lb 69;
TAVERN RUG CtEANER
1 pt. 59*
ON SALE AT
Belk's
MARION, N. C.
LOWER PRICES oo tested and approve?
health-and-beauty needs is our way of cele
brating this timely event.
McDowell Cut Rate Drug Store
LEG SILQUE >1
The improved, easy-to-apply liquid stocking. Sun tan or beige.
ESS DEODORANT 29c
This warm weather "must" is a favorite with men, too.
DEODORANT PADS 69c
The dainty way to retard perspiration. Jar ot" 60 pads
REX-EME srss. 39»
v Gives quick, soothing relief for discomforts of SUNBURN
GARGLES at all prices.
Cool Summer Hats.
All kinds of Sun Tan and Sun
burn Creams.
To be "Vitamin Safe," when the
diet is deficient in those vitamins,
supplement their diets with
Piirelesi
POLYCAPS
Provide Vitamins
v A, Bj, B2, C, D and
Niacin Amide.
72 Capsules
*1.89
a ^exaCt PROOUCl
Emergency
Men, Both White and Colored,
Urgently Needed for Highly
Essential Work with GOOD
POST WAR FUTURE.
Full Time Work
Do your part on the Home Front
by getting essential work.
Help Produce For Victory
SEE YOUR
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OR
International Shoe Company
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MORGANTON, N. C.
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