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~ MARION PROGRESS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE Mcdowell publishing co., MARION, N. C. TELEPHONE 64 5. E. WHITTEN, Editor and Prop. Entered at the Postoffice at Marion, N. C., as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months .75 Strictly in Advance _ . MARION, N. C., AUG. 3, 1944 INVASION FEARS IN GERMANY The psychologic effect of actual; invasion of Germany by the Red J Army may be the deciding factor in pndermining the Nazis. For more than one hundred years, despite several wars of aggression, and with the single exception of the Russian invasion of East Prussia in 1914, the soil of Germany has been spared the terror and destruction of enemy invasion. In the present war the inviolabil ity of German territory has been j rudely shattered by the devastating, torrent of bombs dropped by Brit-; ish and American aircraft. When i the war began Hermann Goering as sured the German people that not a bomb would drop upon German soil. Not many weeks ago the propa gandists of Nazi German assured their people that the need not wor ry about the situation on the east ern front but today the thunder of j artillery can be heard by the resi- j dents of remote provinces of Prus sia and the German people realize that no force exists to stop the; crushing stampede of the Soviet vet- j erans. The Hitlerian strategy in the east j has utterly collapsed. Russian arm ies are edvancing at the rate of two, miles an hour toward German soil j and it is likely that actual invasion ; will become a fact during the pres-j ent month. _ ' The relaization that, at last, in vasion has brought suffering and ^ sorrow to Germans and that mem-1 bers of the "super race" are under, the domination of Russian "barbar-i ism" will likely terrify other Ger- j jnans. In the energy of desperation they may devise some method of ousting Der Fuehrer, with the con- j viction that any fate is preferable; to enduring Russian retaliation and j triumph. s — THE VALUE The value of religious principles lies in the fact that they restrain ; individuals and often persuade them ; to determine conduct upon a basis j other than selfish interest. Human beings are easily convinc-j ed that the profitable course is prop- j er. Only when the individuals pos sess firm conviction along definite i lines do they test decisions upon the j basis of right, rather than advan-1 tages to be gained. The disadvantage of organiza tions, speaking for large groups, is that the individual is required, i through mass loyalty, to stiffle the investigation which conscience sug gests should be made before defi nite decisions are put into execu tion. A group of labor leaders, for ex-: ample, determines the course of all; "loyal" members. Farm leaders, i likewise, tell the members of their! groups what to do. Politicians, ap-! pealing for votes, have little diffi- j culty in proclaiming the virtues of j the cash-in policy. j The same tendency is even dis- j cernible in some religious organiza-1 tions, where members are not taught to think for themselves but to fol low what they are told, without questioning of any kind. The German army will, eventually collapse but until it does it will fight and Allied soldiers, attacking the foe, deserve the admiration of their people at home. Full production for war may point the way to full production for peace and thus usher in a new era of progress for the people of this country. Personally, we look forward to the day when a fleet of about 5,000 heavy bombers can pay proper at tention to Japanese production cen ters. Nations that cooperate to wage ■war should be able to cooperate to maintain peace and prosperity. The Bread Basket iSgSlj K%s°" I fWU Scrvict) WIN THE WAR James Patrick McGovern, of the District of Columbia bar and veter ( an officer of the first World War, h author of the following verses en-1 titled "Win the War": Win the War, There's nothing comes before; Win, win, win the war. This vital call rings clarion-clear To all who have the will to hear, To all who hold their country dear; To every woman, child, and man, To every American— Win the War, Win the war. There's nothing comes before; Win, win, win the war. | This goal transcends all civil strife, j Now that the need is doubly rife, Now that the millions fight for life; j So let each woman, child, and man, j Let every American— Win the war. Win the War, Win, win, win the war. There's nothing comes before; The soldier fights where hell holds sway, He bleeds thru^wice twelve hours a day, .A He dies with djB his aim and pay; Then have eaflr woman, child, and man, Have every American— Win. the war. Win the War, There's nothing comes before; Win, win, win the war. The fronts abroad and home are j one, i A shot may mean we've lost or won, Whate'er your part be sure it's well done; Then may each woman, child, and man, May every American— Win the war. Win the War, There's nothing comes before; Win, win, win the war. The slacker smites at each one's breast, He serves himself who serves the rest, The country of all, by all be blessed; So must each woman, child and man, Must every American— Win the war. "SECURITY METHOD" "Our opponents conduct this war by the security method," declares Field Marshall Gen. von Kluge, supreme German commander on the western front. The German general did not in tend to pay a high compliment to the Allied leaders but this is exact ly what he did. By "security meth od" he meant that the Allies did not | risk their soldiers until they had j "smashed everything with their | bombs and heavy arms." j If there has been one outstanding | feature of Allied strategy it is the i solicitude shown for fighting men. I Possessing overwhelming superiority j in the weapons of war Allied lead | ers have used this advantage to con i serve the life of soldiers. | While the United States must pay i its proportionate share of the cost i in human lives it should comfort the loved ones of American fighting men to know that they are led by ' generals who consider their safety in the midst of heavy fighting. I i _____ j We may be wrong but it looks like the prosperity of the entire world will depend upon the promotion of international trade. i I Don't be misled when a dispatch 1 from the battle line tells of enemy losses; we lose men, too. i It is never too late to buy a War Bond and never too early to buy i another. Carelessness causes accidents and accidents help the enemy. FOOT SOLDIERS "It is the foot soldier who takes the ground and holds it," says Wright Bryan, distinguished corres pondent of the Atlanta Journal, now covering the invasion in Nor mandy. Naturally, every American pays tribute to all our fighting men. Each i contributes a necessary and, at | times, decisive punch in battle. The men of the air corps, however, have gotten most of the glory. Other spectacular units have received fine j publicity. We would not deny them j the satisfaction that comes from ! knowing that their work is appre-1 ciated. However, it became necessary j some months ago for the high com- j mauds to say a few words about the j foot-slogging infantryman in order j to stimulate enlistment in the un dramatized branch of the service. Recently, Gen. Montgomery, while ! paying tribute to all service units, i found it advisable to express his gratitude to the infantry "who must bear the heat and battle." They may not be spectacular, he ad-, ded, but "there is no doubt they are the guts of the whole show, back-' bone of the whole thing and, by> Jove, they do their stuff.' "THREE GREAT TEAMS" Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery | pays that Germany is ringed around i by the Allies, operating as "three} great teams," and pursuing the: great objective of writing off Ger- j man personnel and equipment and i thus bleeding "the German military machine to death." The commander of the Anglo American forces in Normandy esti mates Nazi losses at 150,000 and says that enemy vehicles have been j destroyed at the rate of at least fifty a day. The Russian team, says Gen. Montgomery, "must be really terri fic" and he expresses the hope of seeing it, adding, "we may meet in Berlin." »•••••••••••••••••••»«•*••••••••••• I Health and I Heatity . . . Dr. Sophia Brunson EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS The American Meaical Associa tion, at its meeting in Chicago, gave special attention to the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. Discussing the fight to rid the country of tuberculosis, Dr. Kendal Emerson, New York managing di rector of the National Association, said: "Only by concerted effort of the public and official health depart ments can we hope to hold the spread of the disease to a mini mum." War breeds tuberculosis. Col. Esmond R. Long, M. D., U. S. Army, estimated that 130,000 men had been rejected for tuberculosis, eith er in the active stage or in a stage potentially active. A review of X ray films of men accepted for the Army indicates there may be 10,000 soldiers already in the Army with tuberculosis which was not detected at the time of examination. The U. S. Public Health Service established a tuberculosis control of fice soon after war was declared. One of its main purposes was to see that war workers and those associat ed with them receive X-ray exam inations. A total of 658,817 persons have been examined. One and three tenths per cent had tuberculosis, and were in need of treatment. In order to rid the country of tuberculosis, it is necessary to have the cooperation of the whole com-1 munity with the board of public j health. One of the leading tuberculosis specialists says that, "routine X-ray examination of the chest of all in dividuals coming under medical or surgical treatment is indispensable." j At the outclinic department of j the Billings hospital at the Univer- j sity of Chicago X-raying of 15,000 patients revealed that 4.1 per cent i were suffering from active tuber- | culosis previously unsuspected. Although these good people were j routinely X-rayed in the interest of i a tuberculosis diagnosis it also was discovered that 8 per cent of them I had abnormal heart conditions. Thus we see that if every com- j munity with the cooperation of the j boards of health, would hold period- j ic examinations for tuberculosis and | X-ray the chests of all the subjects, ■ thousands of cases of tuberculosis j would be discovered. They could be treated and many lives saved. The spread of the disease to mem- i bers of their families and to the j community at large would be pre-j1 vented. We must wake up and realize that one unsuspected and untreated | case of tuberculosis may become the means of infecting many others,! causing untold suffering, misery and death. OUR DEMOCRACY— ~=- by Mai mi. id i. j mi mi i j j j j i urnuM >t. wrr. ! For centuries BEFORE 1831 WHEN AMERICA PRODUCED THE REAPER - IT TOOK A MAN NEARLY 40 HOURS TO HARVEST AND THRESH ONE ACRE OF WHEAT,... Before the°machime age" IND/VIDUAL PRODUCTION n WAS LARGELY LIMITED BV PHYSICAL STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE: ... THE STAMPA/tO OFL/V//VG W/>.S LOW. ■"CRADLE* / V/IIIII/I/IJ//I//J/. v>\\\ :• ANWV-WWWA .W\\\ \ \V 1831-REAPER- ,\\ \W www' w w v \v<- »»«v\«\\W J944- U-FOOT. SELF-PROPELLED,ONE-MAN COMBINE. A /2-FOOT MODERN COMBINE CAN HARVEST AND THRESH AN ACRE OP WHEAT IN '/£ HOUR. . With the aid of today's machines which HAVE VASTLY INCREASED PRODUCTION, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE NOT OWLY A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING BUT OUR FUTURE SECURITY-THROUGH WAR BONDS, LIFE INSURANCES , SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. REBORN P-39 FIGHTER PLANE NAMED "SPARE PARTS ' '--'■"—'I ■■ oLimxLm i "Spare Parts" is the name of this reborn Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter. Riddled by Jap bullets in the South Pacific, it was tough enough to be patched together again with odds and ends after officers at first thought it was ready for the junk pile. The picture is an official U. S. Air Forces photo, and shows some of the men who put their spare parts to good use. Ingenuity—as someone has pointed out—is one of the real secret weapons of American soldiers. , And, to prove the point, the story has just drifted back to this country about how a group of mechanical minded boys in a South Pacific the ater took a bullet-riddled plane, a col lection of odds and ends, a lot of elbow-grease—and, with these ingre dients, put together a fighter plane that no one expected to see. They started with a wrecked Bell Aircraft Airacobra (P-39) shot down in combat by the Japs. It was all ready for the junk heap. But they scrambled around and got together enough sal vaged parts to put the plane back into flying trim again. Appropriately enough, they named the ship "Spare Parts." Builders of the plane are members of the Sky Riders Squadron of the Seventh Air Force. Written off the books, no longer boasting a serial number, the reborn fighter, at last reports, was still do ing a job in the air. 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