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Our Most IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT • Always aware that a drui; stores fi><t responsibility and *i • k*mn durv is to till prescriptions snvA./.v accordance with the doctor's instructions. we point with pride to our claim that the Rexall Prescription Department is our most important de partment PRESCRIPTION SERVICE MCDOWELL 'exoll DRUGS GOOD HEALTH TO ALL FROM REXALL South Main St. Phone 11 mm NO HALO BOV... Bui he will protect you trom a lot ot trouble it you'll give him wiring to light up your tarm. A shoky ladder, an upturned pitchfork, or a loose plank in the hayloft is much more treacherous in the dark. A tew well plan ned outlets in your barn and chicken lot will save you a lot of inconvenience and may be a serious accident. A Duke Power Farm Specialist will help you plan any additional circuits you may need. Complete wiring means: 3 WIRE SERVICE ENTRANCE SUFFICIENT CIRCUITS LAHGc. ENOUGH WIRES tei [q [oj [q PLENTY OF OUTLETS INCLUDE ONE FOR RANGE DURE POWER COMPANY "ifit j^xdtnotltj Cau&ncu, Westmoreland- Habvfo'ns Funeral Service t ^/hnbtilance Thone 276 220 S. Main St. MARION PROGRESS—lN«w*iMiper and Job Printing % RECORD NUMBER VISITED PISGAH i DURING PAST YEAR In spite of the polio epidemic, Supej visor Krueger has announced that a near record number of people visited the Pisgah-Croatan National Forest in 1948, seeking some form I of forest recreation. As has "been I true in past years, the Pisgah dis trict leads in the number of visitors, but the Mt. Mitchell district use is increasingly rapidly. During the year 1,408,700 people were on the various units of the National Forest, 430,000 of these actually used the improved recreation areas, and about one million were sight-seeing. Many people visit the forest several times during the year, and of course this represents some duplication in the figures given above. On the other hand, no consideration is given to motorists on the more important through routes which also pass through the Forest. The estimate doe* not include visitors on the Blue Ridge Parkway, although much of the scenery visible from the Park jway is on National Forest land, j The above figures are not an actual count, but they are a reason jably accurate estimate. The figures ! are arrived at by various means, in j eluding the actual checking of traf ! fic at strategic points, use of me Ichanical counters at entrances to j recreation areas, counts made by the ! recreation guards in the various | areas, and checks with state high !\vay personnel. The City of Asheville | Watershed guard keeps an accurate ! count of users at Craggy Gardens. | The North Mills River Recreation ! Area continues to receive more use than any other, but the Pink Beds area, and the Carolina Hemlock area on South Toe River also receive verv heavy use. As a matter of fact, on peak days last summer, people actu ally had to wait in line in order to get into some of the areas, and for the Forest as a whole use was al most at capacity. The polio epidemic seriously in terferred with the operation of the organization camp on South Toe River. This camp is owned by the Forest Service, but is operated by the Optimist Club of Asheville. | The camp was in use only half of the normal season. On the other j hand, a similar camp on the Croa tan, operated by the Kiwanis and ■ Rotary Clubs of New Bern, en > joyed a long season. About 700 children were guests at this camp ' during the summer. A new overall recreation plan for 1 the Pisgah-Croatan National Forest was prepared in the fall, and has i been approved by the Regional For , ester. This is the first major . «?vis ' ion of the 1936 plan under which | most of the present developments jwere constructed. The new plan calls I for the development of 22 new ; areas, and major additions to six of | the existing 20 areas'. Highest in priority is the development of the i Roan Mountain area in Mitchell county, followed by extension of the Powhatan and C r a g y Gardens areas, and new constructions at the i Sunburst and Cold Springs areas, i All of this work is of course depend ! ent on securing funds for the work. Plans are complete for Roan Moun tain, and wil be prepared this sum mer for the other areas listed. Most of the 22 proposed new areas are small but Roan Mountain will be a major development. Plans of other agencies, such as the Blue Ridge Parkway and the North Carolina State Parks have been taken into consideration in preparation of the Pisgah plan, and there is no duplica i tion. Construction of major highways I now definitely programmed or planned will bring many more visitors to the Forest, and will make the development of new areas even more important. The road down Pigeon River will top an area now completely undeveloped. The Cold Springs Recreation area will be on this road. Completion of the Woodrow-Rosman road will bring many people into this part of the Forest. The Sunburst and Sam's Knob Recreation Areas will serve their needs. The Roan Mountain Recreation Area i* just south of the highway, which will <*cro»s the state line at Carver's Gap. The completion of U. S. No. 1'81 in Burke county will bring many visitors into this area, since this highway is a major approach to the Parkway. The Bark house Recreation area is planned for this route. Recreation use on the Cro"atan district has beefa lighter than any other, but is increasing rapidly. The Planners Beach area receives heavy use, and' Pinecliff is exten sively used by the colored people of that section. The new development of highest priority is the Long Point Recreation area, on the White Oak River. This is on the west side of the district, in a section now with out developments of any kind. Years of experience have shown that people enjoy and want simple forest recreation, streams, camping, picnicjng, swimming, hiking, and scenic enjoyment,, in informally de veloped and unmodified settings, with a minimum of chaperonage by officials. The objective of the Forest Service has been and will continue to be to furnish this type of recve j tion. CHURCH UNIT SEEKS VOTE ON BEVERAGES Raleigh, Jan. 21.—Members of the State's Allied Church League unanimously adopted a report yes terday calling for a state-wide vote on the sale of alcoholic beverages. The league, meeting in one-day annual session also adopted a pro posial asking for prohibition on ad^ vertising of alcoholic beverages in North Carolina, repeal of the "gal lon law," and an appropriation by the State for the purpose of estab lishing rehabilitation homes for al coholics. A bill already has been intro duced in the General Assembly' I which would prohibit alcoholic bev erage advertising in the State. An-1 I other bill before the Legislature ! calls for a state-wide vote on the sale of intoxicating beverages. Francis Clarkson of Charlotte was elected 1949 president of the league, i succeeding Dr. I M. Ellis of Gas ! . I I toma. DOWN ALABAMA WAY "Please ma'm, Miss Operator, \ give me number 333." ! "Is this an emergency ?" » | "No, honey, this here is jes' Aunt I Mjandy calling." VapoRu® Best Known HOME REMEDY TO RELIEVE Colds' COUGHING DISTRESS Only Vicks VapoRub gives you this special Penetrating-Stimulating action when you rub it on throat, chest and back at bedtime:— It PENETRATES to upper bronchial tubes with special medicinal vapors. It stimulates chest and back surfaces like a warming poultice. 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ATTENTION TAXPAYERS You Still Have Time To Pay Taxes This Month And Avoid Penalties Beginning February 1, 1949, a penalty of 1% will be added to all unpaid taxes; 2% will be added on March 1, and one-half of one per cent each month thereafter until paid. c. M. POOL, SHERIFF and TAX COLLECTOR.
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