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MARION PROGRESS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE Mcdowell publishing co., MARION, N. C. 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 Strictly in Advance MARION, N. C„ DEC. 21, 1944 CHRISTMAS, 1944 The people of the United States celebrate Christmas, 1944, in the consciousness that sons, husbands and others are engaged in bitter warfare against the enemies of the nation. It is a sobering realization but, nevertheless, the great Christian holiday will mark again the hope of mankind for a more glorious day. Designed to honor the Prince of Peace it brings to us all an oppor tunity to give expression to happy hopes and to participate in the fes- J tivities that carry joy to the hearts of children. Even a people at war can turn momentarily to gaily decorated ■ trees, multi-colored lights, holly j -wreaths and sprigs of mistletoe, ex-. change gifts and friendly greetings. These Christmas costumes, this year j will be tinged with an overtone of: sadness over the absence of loved j ones whose memory add to the meaning of the Christmas season. j Peculiarly sacred to the children the present Christmas must not fail j to reach the growing hearts of mil-1 lions of little boys and girls. This is their great holiday, the day of j magical gifts and supreme happi- i ness. Let all adults have a hand in ^ making Christmas real to children. ; In so doing they will share the great i joy of the celebration. In Christian countries the holiday., has a special religious significance,! commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is appropriate for us, in the midst of our festivity, to re member the natal day of the Chris tian Savior by observing its relig ious significance. Many churches will have special services and all will feature special programs on the Sunday before the 25th. Families with members overseas, facing the enemy, will reverently . pray for the safety of their men. . No finer day for suppjlication can ( be found than the one which marks ( the advent of the Prince of Peace ■who expounded the principles of life for which our soldiers, sailors, ma- ] rines and airmen fight, With our , appeals to the Master of Man will j be our hope that next Christmas will ^ see millions of families reunited. j< 11 MUST WORK TOGETHER , The future peace of the world de-'^ pends, in a large degree, upon the < willingness of the people of the J United States to cooperate with the 1 governments of the other United , Nations. j] If, when Germany is whipped and \, Japan folds up, each of the United Nations goes out for every possible . advantage, without, regard to the . welfare of other nations, the world j will witness a cat-and-dog fight; along economic lines. It will be only one step removed from battle. We have been much impressed by the fact that various agencies are ( expressing concern about the wel-1 fare of enemy peoples without ex-1 hibiting much worry over the fate j of the peoples of countries that have fought on our side. Surely, if we have been able to , coperate with the British, the Rus sians and others, to prosecute a war to victory we will be anxious to con tinue the same relationship in the years of peace that foljow. This will be especially important because of the necessity that our allies j speedily recover from their war ex ertions. The main business of the nation,! after Germany is defeated, will be to proceed in such a manner as to convince the Japanese, the next! time they want to start a sudden' ■war, to steer clear of the United j States. When Woodrow Wilson went to Europe in 1918, he did not believe that millions of American fighting -men would be there in 1944. In case our readers have any doubts whatever, we now wish each .and everyone a merry Christmas. One Friend To Mother... s good a friend ... as the good old city knew, or any other good old city, town or borough, in the good old WOrld"—A Christmas Carol. These words of Charles Dickens express exactly what this newspaper tries to be to the people of this community. Because it is during the season of Christmas that the strength of friendships is most evident we •choose now as the time to express our resolve to continue to be worthy of the friendship you have shown us. In turn we wish for you the most Merry Christ mas you have ever had. Despite the anxiety and worry which the war has brought to many of our homes in the past year, we urge you to remember that the bells of Christmas were ringing long before the warriors of wrong rose up and they will be ringing still when the scars of this generation's conflict are healed $nd forgotten. Make faith in such thought your closest compan ion during this Christmas season. Let friendship and faith then keynote our Christmas this year. With such solid foundations our wish for you is certain to become reality— A tHtWj. ChiUUnas WHO READS THE BIBLE? Thirteen per cent of American women and six per cent of Ameri can men make it a daily practice to read their Bibles, according to a nation-wide survey just completed by the American Institute of Public Opinion. The survey revealed what one would naturally suspect, that inter est in the Bible appears to increase with age. Of people over fifty years of age, fourten per cent read their Bibles daily. ^The Institute is rather liberal in its definition of a Bible-reader, tak ing its survey on the basis of indi viduals who have taken time out 3ne or more times during the year | ;o read the Bible. By this test, ' sixty-two per cent of the people of ;his country qualify in 1944. The percentage varies in certain j sections of the United States. South ' if the Mason-Dixon Line, the per-1 :ent§ge is seventy-nine; in the West I Central area, it is sixty-nine; but in j New Enngland and the Middle At-: lantic region, the percentage is the j lowest. The test gives us figures for those ivho read their Bibles daily and then ■ jumps to the other end of the scale, ;o those who read them one or more J ;imes during a year. This is a wide | variation. Even with this compar- j itively light requirement, thirty-! :ight per cent of our people cannot jualify, and, it must be presumed, : lo not read their Bibles at all. We have repeatedly stressed our )elief that every individual can tudy the Bible with profit. We are j lot among those who believe that he Holy Book can be utilized as a ort of mystic fortune-teller, to give' he answer to every materialistic question, but we are quite satisfied hat its reading will develop the piritual growth of individuals. The Bible, according to the Chris- , ian belief, provides the basis for! mderstanding the divine plan for j nan. It is, in our opinion, design-1 ;d to reveal the truth of the spirit-! lal world and develop spirituality! imong men. This, in turn, will help j nen solve worldly problems. If you appreciate what fighting nen are doing, buy a bond if pos- j >ible; if not, do some kind of war' vork. I The world will be excellent when lobody violates the law. Holy Night BETHLEHEM j Toward the little town of Bethle- j hem, O'er the lone Judean hills, The shepherds stood at silent gaze, Their hearts with wonder filled. With staff in hand, on weary feet, They travelled from afar; There the 'Promised One' to greet, ' 'Neath that bright celestial star. I There, to that lowly manger bring, j All homage, love and praise; And crown their humble 'Peasant I King' Supreme, through endless days. ! For unto them a 'King' was born, j As from the skies there came again, t The angel chorus; that bright morn, I "Peace on earth, good will toward men." The eastern wise men, bearing gifts, Their frankincense laid down; But from the humble shepherd's hands 'He' received his earthly crown. From Bethlehem to Calvary, His rugged pathway lay; And there 'He' left to us the gift j For which we honor 'Him' today. j —David P. Allison. i CHRISTMAS IN HOLLAND For the first time in four years, j i the children of The Netherlands ;, celebrated the arrival of St. Nicho-1 ( 'as in' mass gatherings on December ■ , 5th, the dav that the saint of child lood regularly arrives in Holland. : During German occupation, chil dren were compelled to celebrate ! ;heir festive day in their homes but; :his year, teachers led their charges ! ;o parties where British soldiers de- ' ivered army rations, toys and ev-; jrythinng else they could scrape up ! :o assist the saint in the perform- ' mce of his traditonal function. FLASH LIGHT BATTERIES j. Retail ceiling price of 10 cents J jach has been established by the j' Office of Price Administration for j I nore than twenty million surplus i J United States Signal Corps BA-30, | j size D flashlight batteries to be sold | , :>y the Government for civilian use. i \ wholesale ceiling 6 V2 cents each i' .vas also established. j 1 j j Nations, like people, try to get as ! much as possible for as little as pos- I sible. | Vne zfeasmof 6kHs£aul EVER THAT SAME STAR •£■ The wise men saw It over the hills of old Judea ... it glows in the Christmas sky tonight, though clouds may obscure the heavens. It is a beacon of hope in a world in which there is ever so much room for improvement. Its spirit travels around this earth, encouraging, sustain ing, and beautifying. * _ Our Christmas greeting to every man, woman and child in this community ... a greeting as warm and hearty—we hope—as if it were made to each in person with a friendly smile and a shake of the hand. ^lljerru C^hridtmaJ I Smith Furniture Company Good and Bad Furniture GREETINGS FROM US TO YOU! i f Dusk . . Christmas Eve... children moving about stealthily, wide-eyed and ex pectant . , . you know the signs. Christmas *s here, let us all be merry, for it comes but once a year. With gratitude for your kind favors during 1944 we send you hearti est Christmas greetings. ROYAL CAFE AT FIRST ^ stcnofa^^M El C$666 Cold Preparations as directed Read the advertisements. It pays 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.
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