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MARION, N. C., AUG. 24, 1944
YOUTH QUITTING SCHOOL
Officials of the Federal Govern
ment, worried because statistic:
show a decline in high school attend
ance of more than one million stu
dents in the last three years, hav<
invited all community groups, in
eluding teachers, parents, employ
ers, labor organizations, civic lead
ers, welfare agencies, youth-servic*
organizations, and youth itself t(
join a "Go-To-School" Drive.
The United States Office of Edu
cation reports a steadily increasing
number of boys and girls of higl
school age taking full or part-tim(
jobs. In 1943, about 2,750,00C
boys and girls, 14-17 years, wert
working full or part-time. This was
three times the number working a1
the time of the census in 1940, but,
by July 1943, an estimated five mil
lion school-age children had jobs.
The trend of students to employ
ment is reflected in a drop in at
tendance at American high schools.
The peak attendance was reached in
1940-41, when 7,250,000 students
were enrolled, but today all gains
since 1934 have been wiped out and
our high schools are educating only
as many students as they did ten
years ago.
Paul V. McNutt, Chairman of the
"War Manpower Commission, sends a
message to the nation's youth, tell
ing them that "the opening of school
this fall is your D-Day in the strug
gle for a better world."
Miss Katheraine L. Lenroot
Chief of the Children's Bureau, says
that school is the best place to get
basic training for good living in the
years when the war is over.
John W. Studebaker, U. S. Com
missioner of Education, points out
that the country "can do its duty
only if its citizens continue to
'know how.' " He adds, "The best
place to get ready for tomorrow is
in high school"
f WASTE PAPER NEEDED
The need for waste paper is "as
critical as ever" and every effort
will be made to increase waste paper
collection and pulp production in
order to meet the requirements of
the emergency.
S. G. Stevenot, president of a pulp
company, points out that one-half of
the entire paper output is consumed
jn packaging material for food, ma
chines and materials shipped over
seas. Wood pulp is used in the man
ufacture of half of our smokeless
powder and the diversion of pulp
and its products to military uses ex
plains the shortage of paper for civ
ilian use and emphasizes the neces
sity of continuing the drive to col
lect waste paper.
We report these facts in order to
encourage citizens of McDowell
county to continue the efforts to
conserve paper and to collect used
paper for future use. The waste
paper campaign strengthens the war
effort and tends to relieve the short
age of packaging material for the
home front.
MAKE-OVER OLD CLOTHING
More and more the housewives of
McDowell county are becoming con
scious of clothing problems. Under
the impact of war needs there is
gradually developing a shortage of
clothes and a deterioration of qual
ity compared with the standards of
several years ago.
Along this line, Dr. Hazel Stiebl
jng, of the Bureau of Home Econo
mics of the Department of Agricul
ture, invites consumers to consider
the possibility of making-over old
clothes and urges that clothes now in
use be conserved for longer wear.
The lady points out that garments
laid aside two or three years ago are
superior in quality to what the mar
ket offers today and that they clean
and laundry to better advantage.
She thinks that the wise housewife,
or family manager, will do well to
consider make-overs as a partial so
lution to the clothes shortage.
Buy Moi-e War Bonds.
Food Arsenals of the World
JUST AS IMPORTANT
iM WINNIN6 ffiE
x m AS 0ULIET3
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i\ CAPITULATION IS IN
NAZI MIND
The average reader is familiar
, jwith the arrant boasting and brag
i ging of Adolf Hitler in the years
,; when the tide of success was run
, ning high for the German Army.
They should appreciate the signi
ficance of his recent statement to
party leaders that Germany needs
, "a man who will under no circum
stances capitulate," and his asserts
ion that he is necessary to the Ger
man nation.
Whereas Hitler used to promise
■his people victory, together with the
wealth and booty of a triumph, and
assert that the super-race was de
; stined to manage the entire globe,
he now urges his usefulness almost
solely on the basis that he is ready
for a finish fight and will not capi
,tulate.
This assertion, it seems to us, is a
complete give-away as to the Ger
man military situation. Obviously,
I the subject of captiulation is in the
1 Nazi mind and it has been placed
i there by the impressive victories of
the Allied armies on the fields of
| battle.
The German's aspiration to mast
| er the world has now been replaced
by Hitler's pledge of no capitulation.
1 There has been no change in the
I German mind. The pressure of Al
lied arms has convinced the Nazis
I that triumph is impossible; it will
1 subequently produce conviction that
j capitulation is inevitable.
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VICTORY WITHOUT INVASION?
J Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the
j Commander of our Sea-Air Forces
jin their spectacular conquest of the
; Central Pacific, thinks that Japan
may be defeated without an invas
ion of the enemy homeland.
The Admiral realizes that "occu
'pation of Japan would be necessary
to insure a winning peace" and that
I we should keep in mind "the possible
[ necessity of invasion" but he seems
' to have an idea that the Japanese
; can be conquered without an invas
ion by assault.
j
j While the naval chief gives no ex- j
Jplanation of his conclusion, it is ob
viously based upon his familitarity |
i with the possibility attached to a I
! sea blockade, supplemented by un
limited bombing of Japanese cent-;
ers, ports and facilities.
j Admiral Nimitz knows that the
future of Japan rests upon the sea,
i that once the waters surrounding
Japan are controlled by the Allied
j navies, the end of Japan is inevit
i able.
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YOU TELL ON YOURSELF
iYou tell on yourself by the friends
j you seek,
By the very manner in which you
' speak.
By the way you employ your leis
I ure time,
By the use you make of dollar and
! dime.
i
You tell what you are by the things
you wear,
By the spirit in which your burdens
bear.
By the kind of things at which you
laugh,
i By the kind of words you strew on
your path.
!
You tell what you are by the way
you walk,
By the things of which you delight
to talk.
By the manner in which you beat
defeat,
By so simple a thing as how you
eat.
By the books you choose from the
well-filled shelf:
By the music you choose for others
and yourself,
In these ways and more, you tell on
I yourself;
So there's really no particle of
sense
In an effort to keep up false pre
I tense.
—From the Lighted Pathway.
Never forget what inflation did to
the nation after the last World War.
RELATIVES ASKED TO
CHECK PROGRESS AS
TO EXPIRATION DATE
Relatives of men and women
in the service who are receiv
ing The Progress are reminded
that such subscriptions are can
celled at expiration. This is a
postoffice department require
I ment.
Expiration notices are sent
to all subscribers, but often it
is more convenient for parents,
wives or other relatives simply
to renew the subscription of
the boy or girl away from
home.
The Progress suggests that
j relatives check expiration dates
i of subscriptions of service men
and women and that such sub
| scription be renewed prior to
| expiration, thus eliminating
j any interruption of receipt of
the paper.
AN OLD NUMBER TRICK
! Apparent widespread credence is
being given to current abracadabra
which indicates that, due to some
strange coincidence of arithmetic,
the war will end this September 7th
at 2 o'clock. Take the number
3,888, one-half of which is 1944—
the present year. One-half of 1944
—972;—breaks down to the ninth
month, seventh day, and second
hour.
One is told to consider all the war
leaders—Mr. Chuichill, for instance.
He was born in 1874, is 70, has been
British leader for four years, taking
office in 1940. Those figures, added
together ,total the "mystical" 3,888.
President Roosevelt was born in
1882, is 62, has been in office for 11
years, being elected in 1933. Add
'em up. Again, the total is 3,888.
And so it goes precisely with the
rest: Hitler, born 1889, 55, in of
fice 11 years, took offiice 1933; total
3,888. Stalin, born 1879, 65, in of
fice 20 years, took office 1924; total
3,888. Even Tojo—though now out
in Japan—was born 1884, 60, in of
fice 3 years, took office 1941, total,
3,888. j
wny tne strange repetition 01
3,888? Well, try it on a friend, i
Ask him to jot down the .year of j
birth; add age in years at time of
birthday this year; list the number:
of years that have passed since the
occurence of some significant event!
in his life—the year he graduated
from college, the year he began
work, or the year he was married.
Finally, he should add the number
of years that have passed since that
occurrence.
Without knowing any of the figur
es he has put down, you can tell him,
strangely enough, that his total will
be 3,888!
Thy it on yourself. Naturally,
the year of birth plus age this year
will total 1944. Twice 1944 —
3-,888! Break this down as you
wish. One-half of 3,888 brings, us
back to 1944; one-half, of 1944 giv
es 972—9th month, 7th day, 2nd
hour.
It's an old number trick--not to
be taken more seriously than Hit
ler's astrologers.—Christian Science
Monitor.
French Morocco is larger than
France by 19,000 square miles.
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* Absorbs shocks, jars
* Keeps you foot-fresh
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BELK'S for Men's
Shoe Values
REGULATIONS LISTED
FOR SOLDIER VOTING
Raleigh—The State Board of
Elections has announced regulations
whereby North Carolinians serving
in the armed forces may apply at
any time prior to November 7, 1944
for absentee ballots for the general
election. Here are the regulations:
1. On a written form signed by
the applicant and addressed to the
chairman of the board of elections
of the applicant's home county.
2. By an informal letter, card, or
• other writing signed by the appli
cant and addressed to the chairman
of the board of elections of the
county in u-hich the applicant resid
es.
3. By an application for a ballot
made pursuant to the Federal ab
isentee ballot act through the office
of the secretary of state, or by ap
j plication for a ballot made to the
! chairman of the county board of
'elections of the applicant's home
•county.
j OVERSEAS CHRISTMAS MAIL
The Postoffice Department re
minds Americans that Chiistmas
(packages for Army and
j Navy personnel overseas must be
| mailed between September 15th and
! October 15th.
I Because of the importance and
I getting mail to our service men, we
| call attention to the reminder of
.Postmaster-General Frank C. Walk
i er, who urges that these rules be
j carefully followed:
(1) Addresses of the sender and
| addressee should be' written inside
j the package as well as on the out
j side, to assure delivery in case the
I outside wrapper is lost.
(2) Containers made of metal,
wood or fiberboard are preferable.
(3) Parcels must not exceed five
j pounds, nor be more than 15 inches
jlong or 36 inches in length and
| girth combined.
I (4) "Christmas Parcel" should be
j marked plainly on the outside and
| package should be carefully packed,
| wrapped and securely tied,
j (5) Perishable goods, intoxicants,
jinflamable materials and anything
ithat may damage other mail must
not be sent.
BRAVERY IS NOT ENOUGH
"Bravery alone is not enough to
win battles," declared General A. A.
Vandergrift, commandant of the
Marine Corps in- urging youths of
pre-military age to return to high
school this fall. "To have bravery
without knowledge is to be only
half prepared. If you have been
employed in the factory or on the
farm this summer . . . you should
plan to go back to high school this
fall. We in the Marine Corps feel
you can best serve your nation and
your fellow men at school, now,
building the sound mind in the
sound body."
All families in North Carolina are
asked to eat an extra roasting
chicken a week for the next few
weeks and help clear the market of
over-size fryers.
MmEXHAUSTIONW;
to Headache^
Don't let headache double the mis
ery of exhaustion. At the first sign
of pain take Capudine. It
quickly brings relief, soothes
nerves upset by the pain. It is
liquid—already dissolved—all,
ready to act—all ready tov
bring comfort. Use only as di
rected. 10c, 30c, 60c. £
CAPUDINE 9
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rt^MlNISTRATOR'S NOTICE
North Carolina
McDowell County
Having qualified as Administra
tor of the estate of Mary J. Mc
Curry, deceased, late of McDowell
County, North Carolina, this to noti
fy all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to exhi
bit them to the undersigned at
Marion, N. C., on or before the
third day of August, 1945, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please make
immediate payment. This the third
day of August, 1944.
W. F. McCURRY, Administra
tor of the Estate of Mary J.
McCurry.
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