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MARION, N. C„ NOV. 30, 1944
BONDS INSURE NATION'S
WEALTH
Calling for unabated war bond
purchases, Admiral Ernest J. King,
Commander - in - Chief of the Unit
ed States Fleet, declares that the
speed of our advances in the Euro
pean and Pacific war theaters has
imposed a heavy strain upon reserv
es of certain vital supplies. He
warns that unless some production
deficiencies are wiped out, the
tempo of our Pacific operations will
be sloved down.
The Admiral was speaking on the
occasion of the inauguration of a
national drive to sell $14,000,000,
000 worth of war bonds. He ad
mitted that the war is "well ahead"
of last year's expectations, but
pointed out that accelerated opera
tions have created new production
problems for the Navy. He ex
pressed confidence that the progress
that has been made will not sap the
nation's determination to carry on
with every means that can be mus
tered.
No American, who is able to un
derstand what is taking place in Eu
rope and in the Pacific can fail to
appreciate the magnitude of the
war effort in which this nation is
engaged. Only the military and
naval experts, cognizant of the de
mands of modern warfare, can es
timate the enormous amount of ma
terial required to conduct success
ful offensive operations. Ordinary
Americans, however, ought to be
able to understand and appreciate
the policy of our war leaders, who
seek, without equivocation, to save
lives by the lavish use of material
and ammunition.
We would not attempt to convince
our readers that a failure to buy a
war bond will mean the lack of
guns, planes, tanks or ammuniton.
On the contrary, we are firmly con
vinced that the Government will
make it certain that our fighting
men have what they need to do their
job. We would say, however, with
out fear of contradiction, that a
nation at war must have unlimited
financial support from its people if
it is to continue to make a supreme
beligerent effort.
A Government of a country, like
a private citizen, must pay for what
it buys. Obviously, there is a pos
sibility that a modern government,
facing a tremendous war, might run
out of cash. This would be true of
the United States, like other na
tions, if it were not for the loyal
support of the people who, with the
Government, have determined that
our fighting men shall not suffer be
cause of a lack of weapons and sup
plies.
It is worth noting that the nation
does not attempt to make people at
home pay for the protection that
fighting men give to their property.
No general levy upon wealth is un
der consideration, although, ob
viously, the greater the individual's
wealth, the greater is the protection
enjoyed and the greater the benefits
that will accrue from a successful
'war.
Certainly, if either Germany or
Japan conquers the United States,
the wealth of the nation will be con
fiscated and, in plain language, this
means the wealth of individuals.
The United States asks its people
to lend their money at a fair rate of
interest. Under the Selective Ser
vice Law, men are drafted from
peace-time lives, trained in the art
of warfare and compelled to risk
their lives in defense of the nation
and its people. To finance the war,
however, the Government does not
draft capital. It only asks that
those who are able, lend some of
their money, to be repaid with in
terest. Compared to lives lost, the
capital loaned to the Government is
nothing.
We urge all readers to make a
prompt response to the Sixth War
Loan appeal. The word must go out
to the world that this nation is in
earnest in its wars, that its people
ere supporting their fighting men
and that every American who risks
his life in battle has been given all
that money can buy to strengthen
him in combat.
UNSELFISH LEADERSHIP
IS ESSENTIAL
Speaking in a neighboring state,
Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Vice-Presi
dent of the Brookings Institute,
urged the people "who have accumu
lated a tremendous backlog of war
I time savings" to use it as capital to
! expand the businesses in their stat
es after the war.
This is good advice and very
j timely in view of the fact that, un
j der the impetus of war, abundant
| capital exists in most states to fin
ance needed business expansion,
j Accumulated savings, however,
| are not the only assets that a state
needs to expand its businesses,
i There is required, in addition, the
i leadership of unselfish and far-see
j ing men, willing to make some con
! tribution to the growth and prog
I ress of their commonwealth,
i We do not think that there can be
any argument as to the fact that
; tremendous savings have been ac
cumulated by the people of most
! American states. Just how this fin
ancial asset should be used is a
problem but we are quite safe in
predicting that the state which ex
hibits the most unselfish leadership
will be the state to make the great
est industrial progress in the Unit
ed States in the next decade.
Dr. Nourse predicts that goods to
be produced after the war will pro
vide the basis for the highest stand
ard of living in history. He asserts
that the aim of the industrialists
should be to produce goods to be
sold at the lowest price possible,
while, at the same time, providing
the highest possible number of jobs.
He plainly suggests that manufac
turers and industrialists, if they
want to retain current prosperity,
should make it their first business
to see that goods are sold as cheaply
as possible, to increase demands,
and that full employment provide
the diversified income that makes a
market for manufactured goods.
CHRISTMAS SEALS NEEDED !
Christmas Seal time is here again.
This heartwarming practice of buy
ing cheery little seals to help combat
tuberculosis, began just 40 years
ago and has since become a world
wide tradition. The Christmas Seals
are sold in 46 countries. This year,
as usual, they make their appear
ance. In a war-torn world they are
reassuring reminders that we l^ve in
a civilized world after all and hu
manity has a streak of goodness in
it will not be put down.
This year, as never before, the
Christmas Seals are needed. Tub
erculosis is on the increase. The
steady progress of medical science
in the treatment of the disease has
not been sufficient to stem the debil
itating inroads of war. Our crowd
ed war production centers, overwork
and nervous exhaustion have been
an open invitation to tuberculosis.
The great tragedy is that too many
don't realize it when the unwelcome
guest has found its way into their
homes.
Yes, the Christmas Seal has new
significance this year. It is one
means by which all of us can take
part in the fight against the renew
ed threat of man's ancient enemy—
the white plague.
FRANCE AND ENGLAND
GET TOGETHER
Back of the friendly meeting be
tween Prime Minister W i n st o n
Churchill and General Charles de
Gaulle, which took place recently in
Paris, is the undoubted desire of
both leaders to reestablish the inti
mate relationship that existed be
tween these countries prior to the
Second World War.
It doe's not take much intelli
gence for the British or the French
to understand that, alone, neither is
sufficiently strong to withstand a
re-armed and re-vitalized Germany.
The pressure of German militarism
forced the English and the French
together and it may be assumed that
the same peril will accomplish the
same result in future years.
This is the logic behind the de
termination of both leaders to cre
ate a powerful and well-equipped
French army, together with an ade
quate air force and a substantial
navy. The power of the French
people is necessary to maintain the
balanced defense of the two West
ern powers against the mass of Teu
tons that has been organized into
the Germany Reich.
The Great British leader, speak
ing to the French people, stressed
the necessity for unity above all
else. He urged France to take her
place among the other great powers
in order to defeat Germany but also
to "help protect us from a repeti
tion of German aggression."
The war will not end for front
line fighters until it ends; no home
front optimism reduces the peril
that soldiers face in battle zones.
STATE URGENTLY !N
NEED OF MORE DOCTORS
AND MORE HOSPITALS
One of the most important mat
ters facing the next General As
sembly is the Governor's proposed
State-Wide Program of Hospital
and Medical Care for ALL the peo
ple of our State.
Professional mer., labor, farm,
and medical leaders all agree that
this movement for good health will
be just as important to the public
as our previous movements for good
roads and good schools. ^
The major questions are how it
will be worked out and financed, j
Our county and town have a vital
stake in these matters, and our
readers need to be informed, so they j
may make their wishes known to j
their Legislators.
With this purpose, The Progress j
is maturating this series of short i
articles on the major phases of the '
plan by various State authorities. j
The following is by Dr. Carl V.
Reynolds, State Health Officer and
Secretary of the Governor's Com- j
mission on Hospital and Medical
Care.
The citizen's first and most natur
al questions are: What is the need
for this proposed State-wide pro
gram of hospital and medical care?
And what will it mean to you and
me and to the general public?
All right, let's begin right at home
and look at your own case first.
Suppose your child is lying criti
cally ill. If you have the money
and you live close to a good doctor,
hospital, and drug store, that is'
fine. Millions of our people are not
so fortunate, and you may be in
the same boat some day. j
Now suppose you live in one of
our 34 counties without a single
hospital bed? Or your doctor has
gone off to war? Or you are tem
porarily out of a job and funds?
How would you feel then?
These are neither occasional nor
scattered examples. They are stark
realities every day to thousands of
good Tar Heel citizens.
The plain truth of the matter is
that North Carolina is desperately
in deed of more doctors, more hos
pitals, and more insurance.
We like to think of our State as
1st in tobacco, 1st in cotton mills,
3rd in federal taxes, 11th in popu
lation, or always right up at the top.
But how many of our citizens
realize that we rank exactly 45th
among the states in number of doc
tors and 42nd in number of hos
pitals per 1,000 people. No wonder
we are 41st in maternal and 39th in
infant deaths!
The accepted formula is that
there should be one doctor for each
1,000 people. But North Carolina
has 1 doctor for each 1,554. Rural
North Carolina has 1 doctor for
each 3.613. And the colored race
has one doctor for each 6,91G!
The distribution of physicians is
also poor. Many rural people live
from 10 to 20 miles from a doctor.
Fifty-five' per cent of the state is
more than five miles from a physi
cian.
Again, the minimum approved
standard is 4 hospital beds per 1,000
people. The figures for the white
race are 1.59 in the East and 2.43
in the West. Those for the colored
are .92 and 2.38. And 34 counties
in the state do not have a single hos
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pital bed!
Our hospital savings and insur
ance plans, despite their recent
growth, still cover only 12 or 14
per cent of our people, and there is
an urgent need to extend some such
prepayment plan to the masses, and
particularly the farmers.
Other pressing needs which will
be taken up later include: A 4
year State Medical School and Hos
pital; new regional and added coun
ty hospitals; rural clinics and health
centers; extensions of school and
public health work.
Yes, the needs are clear and un
disputed. The next topic is what is
this State's proposed plan or solu
tion, and that will come in next
week's article.
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Back up the Boys!
BUY ANOTHER BOND
IN THE 6th WAR LOAN!
It's not over, over there—not by a long shot I
Uncle Sam can count on the fighting men to keep on fighting—and he must Be-able to count
on you to keep «n backing them, by buying extra War Bonds in the Sixth War Loan
Drive, now on.
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SEE WHAT YOUR EXTRA $100 BOND WILL DO:
It will help pay lor the thing* our men muit have—funs, planes, tanks, food.
It win help hold down the cost of living.
It -will provide * nest egg for the futvre—the United States Government
guarantfst that you will get your moneyjiback.
It will show «or fighting men that yoiArt willing to do your parti
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Administra
trix of the Estate of Charles L. Nor
wood, 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
Administratrix at Old Fort, N. C.,
on or before the 18th day of No
vember, 1945, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
This the 16th day of November,
1944.
MRS. JEMINA M. NORWOOD,
Administratrix of the Estate of'
Charles L. Norwood, deceased.