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MARION, N. C„ AUG. 17, 1944
WHY THE U. S. FIGHTS
The present generation of fight
ing Americans, called upon by Pres
ident Roosevelt to keep its "rendez
vous with destiny," is performing
■with a valor that belies the pessi
mistic prophecies of some of their
elders not so many years ago.
We are beginning to realize that
the "rendezvous" is a costly meet
ing, but it would be a mistake for
the American people to conclude
that the only justification is "to be
a just and lasting peace."
While nearly every American is
anxious for the present war to re
sult in some scheme to prevent fut
ure wars, and we are willing to
take some risks in the hope of at
taining the objective, we must not
become confused in our thinking
and conclude that a failure to se
cure permanent peace would make
vain the sacrifice of our fighting
men.
The proof of this, it seems to us,
is clear when we consider what
course the nation would pursue if,
through some miraculous dispensa
tion, a glimpse into the future would
Teveal a continuation of wars be
tween nations.
Certainly, we would not give up
the struggle even if convinced that
lasting peace was impossible and
that nations would, in the future as
in the past, resort to arms. Our
beligerent efforts against Germany
and Japan woud be continued and
redoubled until complete victory
crowns our battle flag.
This is because our freedom and
civilization are under attack from
enemies who would rob us of our
liberties, enslave our bodies and
shrivel the development of individ
ual personality.
While it is natural to hope that
the long-range result of the present
struggle will be something like per
manent peace, it should be obvious
to every American that the short
range necessity is victory in order
to escape the tyranny that Germany
and Japan have exercised over some
areas of the world.
To escape the dominations of
these brutal powers is a sufficient
justification for the exercise of our
full strength in combat. If we at
tain the vcitory, it will be worth
while regardless of what happens
between nations in the future.
ACCIDENTS KILL CHILDREN
It will probably surprise many
readers that accidents cause more
baby deaths than any disease, ac
cording to Good Housekeping Maga
zine, which points out that 8,500
children, up to four years of age,
died in 1943 from preventible acci
dents.
Accidental burns account for
the largest number of accidental
deaths in homes among children up
to the age of four years. Playing
with matches, of course, causes
burns but many injuries are receiv
ed from defective electric cords and
from pulling pots and pans of scald
ing liquids from stoves or tables.
Of course, parents of babies un
der one year of age should exercise
great care to avoid accidental suf
focation, which is the cause of the
highest number of baby deaths in
the under-one-year-group.
We have now reached the middle
of August and the Summer of 1944
•will soon be a season of the past,
with many people having establish
ed a past.
One trouble with religion is that
people are so greatly concerned ov
er somebody else's religion that they
overlook their own.
Our own idea is that the boys whe
fight the enemy at $50 per month
are, enlisted to preference in jobs
when they finish the job.
The Russians may slow up bu1
they move forward again; the saim
is true of the Allied army in France
Streamliners to Victory
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JAPS FACE DISASTER
Before the war began, the Japa
' nese boasted that they possessed
| numerous "unsinkable aircraft car
I riers" in the form of islands that
studded the waters through which
our ships must move to attack
Japan.
The spectacular advance of our
fleet across the Central Pacific is
i highlighted by the recent action in
the Bonin Group, where ships and
planes attacked several islands, wip
ing out a Japanese town within 600
miles of Tokyo, sinking eleven ships
jand damaging 30 other craft. j
! Intelligent Japanese leaders can-'
jnot fail to appreciate this accomp-j
j lishment, made despite our partici- j
pation in a major war against Ger-.
many. They will not fail to note
the strength of the American strik- j
i ing arm or the significance of what
i will happen when Great Britain and i
j the United States turn their undi- j
^vided attention to the Japanese.
I We have no idea as to the war j
[ plans that are being readied for j
execution against the Japanese, but j
the possibility exists that the ac- j
quisition of bases, close to Japan, |
will enable the Allied nations to es- j
tablish a blockade at sea while j
pounding Japanese ports, cities, j
facilities and installations from the 1
air.
If such a campaign is undertaken, j
the prospects are bright that it will 1
not be necessary for us to employ |
millions of fighting men to destroy j
the Japanese army. Once their
sources of supply have been destroy- J
ed and they have been isolated from |
the homeland, the plight of Japa- j
! nese soldiers in China and the is- j
lands of the Pacific will be desper-1
ate. i
A CHAPLAIN'S SUGGESTION j
There is considerable sense to!
the suggestion of Capt. James V. j
Claypool, former chaplain of the;
South Dakota and author of "God:
on a Battlewagon," who says that'
the churches should use returned \
service men as church or Sunday j
School teachers.
Capt. Claypool thinks that these !
men "will have something deep and j
genuine to contribute to boys" and
at the same time combat "the slump
in yo u n g people's attendance," j
which is noticeable in almost every j
denomination.
We agree with Capt. Claypool but
it will be somewhat difficult to per
suade a man who has bravely risked
his life in the service of his country
to actively identify himself with
any organization that has been, and
may be, dominated by pacifists pro
claiming the evil of war and the sin
of those who fight for their country.
Quite frankly, we would prefer to
! risk the training of our sons to men
;with clean military or naval records
jthan to some of the half - baked
! thinkers who, even now, merely sub
merge their pacifism and await a
future day to poison public think
ing with their misinterpretation of '
principles.
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"TUNE IN" ON TRUTH
Booth Tarkington, well - known i
author, now 75 years old, expresses j
faith in man's mental contact with j
God and believes that such a con- ]
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tact will permit all men to struggle j
i "up into the light."
I The writer discussed the idea that
certain minds might tune in on the
Universal and all-knowing mind of
God, saying that if the indicated
theory is correct it ought to be pos
sible for the receiving mind to
| "tune in" on the waves of "universal
truth."
The gist of the conversation seems
to be that the Hoosier author believ
es in what old-fashioned people re
fer to as prayer. Dressed up in
scientific jargon the idea is essen
tially the same and there is nothing
wrong with it.
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i The Fifth War Bond campaign is
over but the Treasury is spending
millions daily for war; you can still
help by buying a bond.
Health and
"Beauty . . .
Dr. Sophia Brunson
CHARM
(Part One)
"We live in deeds, not years,
In heart throbs, not in shadows on
a dial."
He who lives intensely is interest
ed in life, in people, in the world
about him, he lives largely in the;
present. A person of this kind is j
interesting and frequently charm- j
ing. J
To possess charm a woman must j
be well groomed and immaculate. |
She should never be flam-boyantly |
or conspicuously dressed. Shakes- j
peare's advice is, "Costly thy habit
as thy purse can buy, but not ex
press'd fancy; rich, not gaudy; For
the apparel oft proclaims the man."
To a large extent one is judged
by his clothes and in a measure i
they do reveal the inner man.
No one can be attractive in ap
pearance, no matter how stylish and |
fine the apparel, if the posture is i
bad, the obdomen protruding, and j
the back stooped.
If this condition exists from dis- j
ease, we pity those who are thus
afflicted. When such slovenly pos-1
ture is due to carelessness and habit, j
it disgusts the beholder.
The women, who enters the room j
like a whirlwind, proclaiming to the
occupants the fact of exuberant j
spirts, may be trying to court popu- j
larity and dispfay her attractions
and charms, but she has missed the f
mark. A noted author has said that'
charm is a "very subtle and in-1
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tangible thing, elusive and com-1
plex."
It is true that charm is character
ized by vitality which is not shown j
in outbreaks of animal spirits. It is |
more of the mind and soul than ofj
the body, and yet physical attrac- i
tion can be made a real asset in the j
acquiring of charm.
A kind heart and an unselfish i
nature are shown in quiet and un- j
obtrusive ways that unconsciously i
create an atmosphere of trust and j
good fellowship among acquaint- i
anc€s.
A person who is naturally cruel j
and self-seeking may deceive others;
for awhile but always betrays him- j
self sooner or late. His cold eye and
overbearing conduct soon become
repellent.
One who is insincere is never
charming. The insincere seeker af
ter charm always eventually shows j
his real self. He may cultivate his j
voice until he acquires the sweet,'
cooing notes of the dove, but when j
he is off his guard, he screams like j
the angry jay. !
(To Be Continued)
Advertising is wonderful when itj
is properly used; it is necessary, j
however, that you invest your ad- i
vertising money, not squander it in j
a haphazard fashion.
Nineteen types of farm imple
ments are now rationed as compar
ed to 32 last year.
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BELK'S for Men's
Shoe Values
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; Parents Should Help
Children Bear Taunts
Parents of children who are
j teased because they wear glasses,
5 braces on their teeth or other appli
ances have a hard but neces
sary job helping these children take
the teasing and come up smiling.
It is much easier for children to
take the bitter taunts of their play- ■
mates if they are not sensitive about
the thing that causes the teasing. j
j Parents must have a matter-of-fact
! acceptance of glasses, braces or
| orthopedic shoes to help children ,
| develop a similar attitude.
It also is important that parents
' help children realize the necessity
of wearing a hearing aid or braces, ,
how they are helped by them and
| their responsibility for them. Par- i
1 ents can also help children accept
; glasses and the like by making
j such appliances as attractive as pos
, sible or at least as unnoticeable as
i possible. i
i Children should be told that one
! of the main objectives of this type
! of teasing is to hurt them or to make
i them uncomfortable. Perhaps then
] it will be easier for them to keep
from showing their feelings. They
i should be encouraged to pretend
i that teasing doesn't hurt. I
Maine's Elections
All states, including Maine, elect
presidential electors on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. Maine does hold state
elections in September, however.
The Constitution of the United
States provides that unless congress
directs otherwise the time of hold
ing elections for senators and rep
resentatives "shall be prescribed in
each state by the legislature there
of." In 1945 congress designated the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November as the date for choos
ing presidential electors and the
same date was specified for elec- ,
tion of representatives and senators
but an exception was made for those
states whose constitutions specified
different days. Arkansas, Oregon
and Maine retained an earlier elec- !
tion date than November for years
but eventually Arkansas and Oregon
changed their constitutions to con- i
form with the Federal Act of 1845.
Election in Maine was placed in
September during early days of the
republic when traveling facilities
were poor and rural inhabitants
would have found November travel
ing difficult.
If you think you're too busy to
write letters, send The Progress to
that boy in the armed service. It's
like a "letter from home."
SALE OF LAND FOR TOWN
TAXES
Take notice that th'e undersigned
tax collector for the Town of Old
Fort, N. C., will on Monday, Sep
tember 11th, 1944, between the
hours of 12 o'clock M. and 2 o'clock
P. M. at the City Hall at Old Fort, i
offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described
land for taxes to the said town for
the year 1943, to-wit:
Allison, Miss Suson, 1 lot _$ 19.25 .
Adams, Miss Mary V., 1 lot _ .88 f
Adams, D. W., 1 lot 4.38 | ■
Burnett, Mrs. Mary, 1 lot __ 10.50 i .
Bradley, J. S., heirs, 7 lots. 237.63 |
Bradley, Mrs. F. M., 1 lot __ 52.50 i I
Byrd, D. R., 1 lot 11.38 !
Byrd, J. C., heirs, 1 lot 17.84 !
Blalock, 0. E., heirs, 1 lot _ 8.75 j
Early, H. R., 2 lots 35.53 I
Freeman, Mrs. G. C., 1 lot _ 22.75
Gosorn, T. H., heirs, 1 lot - 19.25 \
Grant, R. H., 1 lot 7.00 !
Hicks, Willie, 1 lot 19.25 i
Haynes, O. D., 1 lot 50.75 I
Harmon, Jas. F., 1 lot 29.75 j
Haynes & Padgett, 1 lot 28.00 I
Jones, Adams W., 1 lot .88 |
Manic k,Mrs. Mammie, 1 lot 15.75
Nichols, T. L., 1 lot 28.00
Nesbitt, Mrs. J. N., 1 lot __ 43.75
Fless & Adams, 1 lot 14.00 1
Ray, Mrs. Janie, heirs, 1 lot 13.13 j
Sycomare Mills, Inc., 1 lot _ 43.75 S
Sherrill, A. L., 1 lot 15.63 j
Sloam, Mrs. H. M., 1 lot __ 3.15;
Sloam, Graham, 1 lot 4.38 '
Wright, A. B., 1 lot 10.50 !
Young, Raymond, 1 lot 10.50 j
COLORED
Cowhorn, Albert, 1 lot $ 3.50 I *
Crews, Mary, 1 lot . 4.38 J
Carson, Grank, 1 lot 16.63 i •
Cornelius, Sandy, 1 lot 12.25 j
Deal, Walter, 1 lot 15.14 I
Hamilton, Roy, 1 lot 10.24 j
Hemphill, Abner, 1 lot 12.25 j
Hemphill, Luther, 1 lot 11.81 j
Lytle, Clarence, 1 lot 8.75 j
Lytle, James, 1 lot 8.75 !
Lucky, Scott heirs, 1 lot 8.75 !
Lindsay, Jessie, 1 lot 8.75 j
Lncky, James, 1 lot 14.88
Ray, James, 1 lot 8.75 i
Vanhook, Betty, 1 lot 5.69
RUTH SWANN,
Tax Collector I
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