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MARION PROGRESS | PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE Mcdowell publishing co., i MARION, N. C. 1 TELEPHONE 64 s. E. WHITTEN, Editor and Prop. Entered at the Postoffice at Marion, N. C., as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1.50 6ix Months .75 Strictly in Advance y^Sonh Carolina vJk /WESS ASSOCIATION MARION, N. C., OCT. 5, 1944 TOUGH GOING IN THE PACIFIC Lieutenant - General Alexander A. Vandegrift, Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps and commander of the Marines on Gaudalcanal, •warns that "the harorest battles of the war against Japan remain to be joined" and that "the road in any and all directions we take will be •uphill. The going will be tough." Predicting that coming operations in the Pacific will "dwarf anything completed" in the war against Ja pan thus far, General Vandegrift says that "our forces will be up against a still dangerous Japanese Navy and a Japanese Army as yet only lightly hit." The Marine Corps Commandant should know what he is talking about. Obviously, his estimate of the situation is correct unless the Japanese can be brought to their knees by aerial bombardment of their cities and naval blockade of their islands. Even then, we may expect the fanatical troops of the Emperor Ho resist unto death and the process of killing them will in evitably involve the death of many Americans. FANTASTIC SAVINGS At the end of 1941, less than three years ago, the American peo ple had about half of the $130,000, 000,000 accumulated savings that they possess today, according to the Securities and Exchange Commis sion. The agency reports that the peo ple of this country have $84,000, 000,000 in cash and deposits and $46,000,000,000 in government se curities. In two-and-a-half years the total has doubled. The great gains have been made despite tremendous expenditures for ■war-making and the imposition of severe taxes by the government. The figures seem to demonstrate that the nation can carry its debts and that the future of the average American is as bright as ever be fore. AHEAD OF SCHEDULE "We are well over a month ahead of schedule," declares a pooled broadcast from Paris, reporting on the progress of the Allied armies in Western Europe. This means that the Allies have gained much time since the break through into Brittany. It was stated, prior to the beginning of General Patton's dash through France, that the Allies were behind schedule. Considering the heavy losses sus tained by the Germans in the dis aster in France, it should be possible for the Allied armies to break the Siegfried Line in less time than it took them to get out of the Nor mandy peninsula. If this is follow ed by gains as significant as those made in France and Belgium, the Nazis will be at the end of effective, organized resistance. It is a pleas ant prospect. Many parents are maknig a mis take in permitting their sons to quit school to make a little easy money. Ten years from today they will see how unwise this can be but it will be too late. There should be no punishment of our enemies, just for the sake of making them suffer. Everything they are required to do should re late to the undoing of what €hey have done. The presidential campaign is warming up but, after the election, everybody will be an American, de termined to win the war and the peace. Our own idea is that the Nazis have yet to learn what a concen- j trated offensive is like. The lesson ! is just ahead. Haste rearely saves time; care of-] ten avoids trouble that takes time. ! MILLIONS TAKEN FROM HOMES Some twenty million Europeans have been uprooted from their hom es and dumped in other places as re sult of the war, according to the es timate of T. T. Scott, Director of the London office of the Displaced Persons Committee of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation A dmi n istrati on. Mr. Scott calls attention to the difficulties connected with the re patriation of around ten million Al lied nationals, recruited or forced by the Nazis to work in Germany. In addition, about two million were shifted by the Nazis from one Allied country to another. These figures tend to explain the Nazi war exertions because every foreigner forced to work in the Reich relieved a German to become a soldier. Thus, it will be readily recognized, that Hitler successfully reintroduced slavery as an adjunct to modern warfare, repeating the practice of earlier peoples in that respect. There are immense difficulties connected with the exchange of populations in Europe. Millions of people, rendered homeless by the processes of warfare, have no abode awaiting their return. Others will undoubtedly run into objections based upon actual, or alleged, assist ance to enemy forces. THREE OBJECTIVES Stop Mr. John A. (for Average) American in front of Bankers Life, Des Moines, or in tKe lobby of the 1 Palace in San Francisco, the corner of Fifth and 42nd, or where you iwill, and ask him what's ahead. He'll reply, we suspect, and in this order:— 1. Win the war. 2. Win the peace. 3. Win prosperity. These seem like three separate objectives. History suggests they may be one. This war began long before the shooting began. It is hard to say when it began. Perhaps it began at that precise monent when the Unit ed States became for the first time a creditor nation. Perhaps it began when, ignoring its new fiscal posi tion, the United States blocked out many foreign imports with tariffs, preventing some nations from buy ing the agricultural surpluses, caus ing said surpluses to pile up or to be plowed under, and setting in motion a long story of subsidies and pay ments. Perhaps it started when European nations, denied Amevtcan grains, be gan trying to be self-sufficient. Per-* haps it began when, needing lands and resources to sustain their popu lations, some aggressors started seizing it. And how will it end? With vic tory on the battlefield, and with troops and police forces left to sit on the lid? Or in a rational provis ion for the fair sharing of surpluses throughout the world, and with hop es encouraged that free men every where through evercise of their God-given intelligence can attain improved living? Winning the war, and enforcing the peace, may seem like hollow vic tories unless we look at what all the shooting is about. Winning war, peace, and prosperity requires step by-step procedure, and historical process, but we ca/mot win wars without bringing peace. We cannot have continued peace without pros- j perity. The problems, and the objectives, j are one. — Christian Science Moni tor. GERMAN CAUSE HOPELESS General Eisenhower declares that Germany's military position is hope less and that the length of the war depends upon how long the Gestapo j remains in control of the Reich. As usual, the leader of the Allied i armies is right. After the debacle that occurred , in France the Nazis have no hope of winning and little of long-delaying the inevitable. The Gestapo, however, has noth-J ing to gain by surrender. It does; not care how many Germans die in the vain effort to prolong the war which merely postpones the inexor- j able fate that awaits guilty Ger- j mans. ! Farmers are producing bumper crops, which is good for the nation, but the indications are that there will be surplus-trouble after the war. Don't overlook the boy in the service; get your Christmas package off immediately. It might make his Christmas happier. Give generously to the Communi ty War Fund. AT FIRST ^ SIGN OF A ^9 C$666 Cold Preparations as directed Release week of October 2 ; ! PARENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD'S SAFETY | When Johnny goes marching off j to school for the first time, he as I sumes a new responsibility. He is i responsible for his own safety. But Johnny still is just a little fel [ low, and that responsibility is con fusing. Heretofore it has been his Mother's task to see him across the streets and to guide his rapid steps outside the realm of danger. He can meet this new duty of pro tecting himself with the help of his parents, Dr. Forrest E. Long, child ; care authority of the National Saf- i ety Council, believes. "No parents want a scaredy-cat j or a sissy for a child," says Dr. j Long, "but neither does a parent. want his child to be one of the 6, 650 children who will be killed this j year if the present rate continues. 1 The answer is to teach a child safe j living early in life. "If you live in a city, teach your , child the meaning of traffic lights, j what each color means and how to ! follow signals. Be sure he knows ■ which side of the traffic light to fol low. Teach him to cross at corn-| ers—never in the middle of a block, j Caution him to look both ways and watch for turning cars. "If you live in the country so that the child has to walk part of j the way to catch the school bus, go over this distance with him pointing out dangerous spots. Teach him to walk on the left side of the road, facing oncoming cars. "Teach him the wisdom of keep ing hands, arms and head inside the bus—not to lean from the windows. Caution him about horseplay which might distract the driver and cause an accident. "Once the child is safely inside the school building, teachers will as sume some measure of his respon sibility. But again he must know certain means of self-preservation. For instance, has he been taught never to run with pencils, crayons, marbles and the like in his mouth? Does he know to walk—not run— down hallways and through doors? "A child can be tiugfit the differ ence between being a sissy and be ing foolhardy. His life may depend on it. Parents share this responsi bility and the time they take to ac quaint him with the more dangerous hazards may means that difference between a strong healthy youngster and a lifetime invalid," Dr. Long concluded. I "COLUMBUS" AND "PULASKI October 11th has been proclaim ed by President Roosevelt as "Pul aski Day," and October 12th as "Columbus Day." In his proclama tion, the President paid tribute to the Poles, "who were the first to take up arms against our common foe," and to "the superb faith and resolution" of Christopher Colum bus. "Pulaski Day" will honor Count Cassimir Pulaski, a Pole, who died fighting for American freedom in 1779. DO YOU KNOW— CIA? HOWC'S1 DOST MOOCL - PATBUTFD 1844. lJTKat the first practicable sewing machine was inven ted by Thomas Saint, in England, in 1790. The real development of the sewing machine as a competitor with hand labor, however, begins with the machine patented by Elias Howe, Sept 10,1846. C McCiuft Newspaper Syndicate Brief Wartime j Rationing Guide PROCESSED FOODS —Blue A8 ! through K5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for use with tokens ! in groups of 10 only. Blue tokens! now invalid. Stamps good indefi- j nitely. MEATS AND FATS — Red A8 through K5 (Book 4) now valid at! 10 points each, for use with red tok ens. Both good indefinitely. SUGAR — Sugar stamps No. 30, No. 31 and No. 32 and 33 (Book 4) I good for five pounds indefinitely. | CANNING SUGAR—Sugar stamp No. 40 good for five pounds of can ning _sugar until February 28, 1945. SHOES—Airplane stamp No. 1 and No. 2 (Book Three) valid in-j definitely. j GASOLINE—A-ll coupons valid through November 8. FUEL OIL—Period 4 and 5 cou pons now valid for current season good indefinitely. Period 1 cou- : . pons for next year now valid. j| Ration rules now require that ev-: ery car owner write his license num-: ber and state on all gasoline cou pons in his possession, as soon as they are issued to him by his ration ing board. SURPLUS LAND With 1,034,100 acres already dis- j posed of, the War Department has; begun divesting itself of 22,322,542 ; acres, which were acquired to house, < train and equip its army of 7,000,-j 000 men, and which is no longer re- j quired for army use. The disposal ; rate is expected to be stepped up with the collapse of Germany. About 95 per cent of all butter produced goes to Americans and 5 j per cent to the Russian army for i hospital uses= ___ i i Ease Headaches j Soothe Nerves j The quick-act ing ingredients in the "BC" Head ache Powder formula work ex tra-fast to ease headaches and sooth nerves up set by minor pams. uet -uu- setw — in handy 10c or 25c sizes. Use only as directed. Consult a physician when pains persist. Miserable with backache? WHEN kidneys function badly and you suffer a nagging backache, with dizziness, burning, scanty or too frequent urination and getting up at night; when you feel tired, nervous, all upset. . . use Doan's Pills. Dean's are especially for poorly working kidneys. Millions of boxes are used every year. They are recom mended the country over. Ask your neighbor! Doans Pills NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of, the Estate of Mrs. Laura Neal New-! ton, deceased, late of McDowell County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned Executor at the offices of Proctor & Darner on, Attorneys at Law of Ma rion, N. C., on or before the 29th day of September, 1945, or this no-j tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi ate payment. This the 27th day of September, 1944. J. W. WINBORNE, Executor of the Estate of Mrs. Laura Neal Newton, deceased. STURDY WORK SHOES THAT GIVE YOUR FEET A "BRAKE"! Watch the safety zones when you buy work shoes. Rub ber and leather soles. We carry all sizes. Come in to day. $2.48 to $5.95 Sturdy shoes for boys for school or play. Rubber solesr nailed or welt con struction.. All sizes. $2.45 to $3.45 Be!ks Bargain Basement Store Hours: 9 to 5:30. Saturday, 9 to 7 o'clock. If You Need Money To pay taxes, pay bills, repairs to home or car .... and for any worthy purpose, consult us about our EASY PAYMENT PLAN Marion Industrial Bank This Is No Time to Get Rid of One'* Bodyguard Ax long M jroa Irirt a or you «tlH nood tho px<9» lootlon incuranoo <wn rlro. Automobllo mileage ha« been ration od, but drlYing hinrdi oontinue. Why t&ko tho rlak when a Farm Boma "Mb •overage" automobile tnruranoo "policy eas nrolyw you so oomplotely and at auofa a low ooat wits tual, uw cmied Imuran col J. H. TATE, Agent Office: 32 N. 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