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THE MARION PROGRESS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE Mcdowell publishing co. MARION, N. C. TELEPHONE 64 S. E. WHITTEN, Editor and Proprietor Entered at the Postoffice at Marion, N. C., as second class patter SUBSCRIPTION RATE One year $2.00 Strictly in Advance I I North Carolina mSS ASSOCIATION*^ BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA '^Boys will be boys," they say. > But we're sure you'll agree they'll be bet ter, friendlier, happier boys if they're in the ranks of the Boy Scouts of America. For 39 years, the Boy Scouts have made an increasing contribution to a better America through a well-planned, up-to-date program to meet boy's interests. It's program of adventure that appeals to every boy, when he knows about it. And there's the rub. Many a boy of 12 or over still needs to be in formed of the exciting activities of Scouting. Many a parent needs to discover the values of scouting for his boy. Many an adult needs to find out the enjoyment to be derived from help ing boys find themselves through Scouting. Many a civic institution should look into the merits and advantages of sponsoring a Troop of Boy Scouts. For these reasons we're taking the oppor tunity—during Boy Scout Week, Feb. 6-12 to fulfill our obligation as an information-med ium, by reminding you of your responsibility to the boys of America—the Men of Tomorrow. EDISON DAY February 11th, the birthday of Thomas Alva Edison, will be observed on a nation-wide scale, as it has in past years. The emphasis is to be placed upon community recognition of the inventor's great contributions to, human bet terment, and all manner of civic and service -organizations will play a leading part. The achievements of Edison are too well inown to need repeating. Foremost among them were his successful experiments in the science of electricity, which provided the groundwork on which the whole vast power industry was built, and which have revolution ized the living and working habits of the Ame rican people. Edison Day thus becomes a tri bute to one of the greatest public benefactors the world has ever known. But there is more to it than this. Edison Day must also be seen as a celebration of the great est force for progress that exists—the freedom of the individual to explore, to create, to fail and to succeed, all without coercion or domi nation by government. Can anyone believe that the electric industry, which is Edison's monument, would have reached its present stage of growth and public service had govern ment controlled it from the beginning? Gov ernment takes no chances that it can avoid. Edison was in the great tradition of this -country. It is a tradition that those who are .seeking to socialize and regiment our energies and resources would destroy. VIOLATING DRAFT LAW Six students of an Iowa college have been sentenced to eighteen months in Federal pris on after pleading guilty to charges that they failed to register for the peacetime draft. The defense of the youths was that they ,acted on the basis of their "religious beliefs." The defendants may have been entirely cor rect in asserting that their refusal was based upon religious conviction, but nevertheless, they violated the laws of the United States, having violated the law, they are subject to penalty. Undoubtedly, they are "fine young men," but this does not authorize them to dis regard the laws of the land in which they live. There is no use to worry about the fate of these youths. Obviously, very few nations ■would secure soldiers for their defense if, in time of emergency, all fighting men could se cure exemption by pleading "religious convic tions." This is the time of year for the residents oi McDowell County to make their plans to beau tify their home surroundings. Beautifying youi home will help beautify McDowell County. Words have different meanings to differed ears, so be careful how you use them. Many a non-profit organization is run by somebody for the profit they make out of it. EVERY COMMUNITY NEEDS Any community in the United States, includ ing Marion, can make progress whenever the majority of its inhabitants are more interestec in the general welfare than in envying then neighbors. The population of any given area, united ir common advantages, facing the same disad vantages and seeking methods of growth, car assess its prospects upon the basis of its aver age inhabitant. It takes more than natural resources to make a prosperous people. This applies to nations states, counties and municipalities. The spiril of th^e people, within certain physical boundary lines, is more important to the welfare of the people than the possession of certain assets which are often deemed 'advantageous. You can give a locality an excellent climate wonderful natural resources and an industrial set-up that is efficient but, unless you car breathe a common purpose into the life of the I area, it will fall far short of becoming highly j prosperous. | This does not mean that some few citizen? may not be able to milk the area for their bene ifit and become rich. It does mean that the area las a whole and its inhabitants cannot become i prosperous. Great Avealth, side by .side with ab iject poverty, does not make an ideal communi jty. i POLL TAX AND VOTING ! North Carolina counties and cities impose a I poll tax, but payment of that tax is not a quali fication for voting in local state or national elections. That should eliminate the confusion that ap parently has developed in some quarters in discussions of President Truman's demand for a Federal anti-poll-taxf law as a part of his civil rights program. It has been repeatedly stated that only seven states would be affected by the law because in only that number is payment of our poll tax required as a qualification for voting for Presi dent, Vice President, Senators, and Represen tatives in Congress. North Carolina is not one of the seven. The poll tax is nothing new in North Caro lina. Our fathers and grandfathers paid it. And there was a period of years during which its payment was a legal qualification for vot ing. But the law was changed years ago and pay ment of poll tax now has no more relation to eligibility for voting than payment of sales tax and personal property tax and is imposed for the same purpose to produce revenue for gov ernment. and public services. Perhaps the poll tax should be called by some other name in states where it has no rela tion to the right exercised at the polls.—Char lotte Observer. QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY Americans are addicted to the philosophy of the Bigger and therefore Better. They take pride in the fact that they have more and larg er schools and colleges than ever before, with larger enrollments, large stadiums— and larg er classes. The President's Commission on Higher Education has even suggested that the colleges be vastly expanded to allow greatly increased numbers of students to continue be yond high school. The Association of American Colleges has issued a warning note. They point out the dan jger of raising the quantity of students at the expense of the quality of their instruction and performance. Too many half-educated college graduates already bear witness to the immi jnence of this danger. Yet democracy requires ready access of tal ent to the highest levels of educations. The as sociation therefore urges the raising of col lege entrance standards, together with the pro viding of federal scholarships for needy stu dents of proven competence. This is a solution long advocated by some of the country's best educators, and deserves careful consideration. It could mean that college students who profit least would be replaced by those who would profit more, and that fewer able young people would waste their t#Ients on substand ard tasks. Certainly any attempt to draw a wider range of American youth into the col leges must be coupled with a vigorous effort to raise the level of entrance requirements and instruction.—Christian Science Monitor. RELIGION IS TAUGHT IN MANY WAYS Not long ago an English schoolmaster—a veteran in that high service, was asked: "Where in your timetable do you teach re ligion?" He replied: x"We teach it in arithmetic by accuracy. We teach it in language by learning to say whal we mean. We teach it in history by humanity We teach it in geography by breadths of mind We teach it on the playground by fair play We teach it in kindness to animals, by cour tesy to servants, by good manners to one an other and by truthfulness in all things. W( teach it by showing the children that we, thei] elders, are their friends and not their enemes —J. P. Jacks in The Indiana Freemason OUR DEMOCRACY =byM.i GOOD CIRCUMS TANCES— EACH GENERATION IN AMERICA HAS HAD ITS OWN MEASURE OF WHAT CONSTITUTES "GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES. " ■Mii. In the pioneer, davs of our. countrv A MAN WAS IN GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES IF HE HAD, FOR HIS FAMILY, A HOME (N A LOCATION SECURE FROM MTTACK •>_ A PIECE OF LAND AND A HORSE WITH WHICH TO WORK IT. VfflS tv\ k l Later on, as america developed, AND the SECURITY OF ITS HOMES? BECAME established, y "GOOD ClRCUMSTANCES"CAME TO EMBRACE MORE HOME COMPORTS AND CONVENIENCES ~ GLASS WINDOW PANES, FRANKLIN STOVES, CHINA DISHES ~ MORE SUBSTANTIAL TOOLS TO WO UK WITH. SUT THROUGHOUT OUR. HISTORY THE CONCEPT OF *<3000 CIRCUMSTANCES'HAS CENTERED AROUND THE HOME AND FAMILY. IT HAS EMBRACED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THE SUBSTANCE OF LIVING, TO NURTURE THE BONDS OF LOVE AND AFFECTION AND TO PLAN CONFIDENTLY TOWARD THE FAMILY'S ^UTUR-E WELL-BEING. i /; - jn Looking Backward From The Progress Files V February 21, 1918 "At a meeting of the merchants Monday afternoon it was decided to change the hour of closing from 6 to 7 p. m., beginning March 1. This hour of closing will be observed throughout the summer. The six o'clock closing hour was observed in the winter in order to save fuel." i ' "Mrs. H. P. James and daughter, Miss Ruby, spent the week-end in Asheville. "Virgil Ellis, of Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., was home on a visit ! during the week. I "Attorney J. W. Winborne has been appointed receiver for the Marion Novelty company. "J. M. Lyon, of Burnsville, was a business visitor here Saturday. "A. P. Whitener, of Hickory, a former resident of Marion, spent Tuesday in Marion. Mr. Whitener has many friends here." March 21, 1918 i | "The people of Nebo High School I district met in mass meeting on | Thursday night to consider the ques- j | tion of a $20,000 bond issue for the, j purpose of erecting a new and mod-1 ; ern school building for Nebo High j ! school. Talks were made by Supt. j • N. F. Steppe, Mr. H. B. Craven,! principal of the school, and a num- j ber of citizens. After a thorough J discussion of the matter it was de- j cided that a more adequate building j should be built as soon as possible,: and that the taxes for school pur-] poses should be raised if the school at Nebo meets the increased de mands that are being made by the people of the community and of pa trons of the school all over the coun ty. Petitions were signed by the pa trons present asking for an election to determine the wishes of the peo ple of the district upon the matter. "The meeting was a very enthus iastic one. Every one present seemed to think that the election would be carried with little or no opposition." "The public school at Woodlawn closed on If st Friday night. The exercises were very beautiful and appropriate, reflecting much credit upon the teacher, Miss Sybie Penny, who has taken great interest in the school work at Woodlawn the past year. The children took great pride and much delight in doing their best work in the school this year and in the preparation of the closing exer cises. The people showed by their high praise of- the school that they are greatly interested in the cause of education "After the program by the school Mr. Marion Good, a very progres sive and prosperous citizen of the community, introduced Supt. M. S. Giles, of the Old Fort Graded school. M!r. Giles spoke of the interest of the War Savings Stamps. The people showed by their applause and in j terest in the war that they are thoroughly patriotic. Several agreed to purchase war stamps to their ut most ability." Nebo, March 19—The weather is so favorable now for gardening that the people are very busy. "Mrs. J. Ray Denton of Atlanta, Ga., visited her sister, Mrs. G. D. Taylor during the week. "Rev. T. A. Drake attended the pastors school at Asheville last week. "Mrs. J. E. Sigmon and daughter, Georgia, spent the week-end with the ■ former's daughter, Mrs. R. A. Hemp-1 hill at the Southern power camps. . "Miss Tracy Sigmon of East Mar-j ion spent the week-end -with home-1 folks. "Miss Lillie Landis spent the week-end with homefolks at Dysarts ville. "Rev. J- A. Fry attended the quar terly meeting at Pleasant Hill Satur day and Sunday. "Miss Lona Goforth, of Marion, spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. G. D. Taylor. "Mrs. C. H. Hunter spent a few days last week with her daughter at Morgan ton. "Miss Estelle Wilson was shopping in Marion Saturday. "J. L. Spratt of Dysartsville was here on business last week. "Mrs. G. A. Masters has returned here as matron of the dormitory. "J. L. Padgett has returned from a hospital at Asheville where he underwent an operation, having his tonsils removed." "S. M. McCall, of Ashford, spent Saturday in Marion. "Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Steppe spent Tuesday in Asheville. "Mrs. W. C. Gray has accepted a position with McCall Bros. "Misses Jessie and Sue Conley are visiting relatives near Morganton. "Mrs. B. S. Lassiter spent the first of the week with her daughter in Asheville. "The Twentieth Club will meet with Mrs. P. A. Reid Friday after noon at 3 o'clock. "Frank Holler, of Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., spent the week with homefolks here. "Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hewitt, of Hickory, visited relatives and friends Smokey Says: YOU SHOULDN'T 60 THROUGH J LIFE LOOWN' FOR SOMCWlN'J-/ SOFT-YMJ MI6HT F1NP \7rA " JJNPER. YA HAT//' ~y ! Before you put the torch to your ' woods — think twice I — fire kills growing timber» 1 he-re during the week. "Mrs. M. F. Kirby and daughter, Miss Mary, of Charlotte, are visiting the former's daughter, Mrs. W. K. M. Gilkey. "W. J. Atwell, of Memphis, Tenn., succeeds his father, W. C. Atwell, deceased, as superintendent of the i Marion Light & Power company. Mr. | Atwell has held a position as elec | trician for the Southern Railway ifor several years and has had wid« J experience in the business. Mr. At well arrived Monday morning and : has assumed the duties of his new ! position." Health and \ Heatity . . . Dr. Sophia Brunson Keeping Young and Happy ! Professor Palmer, who is in bw? i 88th year, has written an article on ; "Growing Old." He has been lectur iing to students for 40 years. His article was not so much about grow i ing old as keeping young. He is evi dently making the most out of the remnant of his life. However, he doesn't deal with the deep, underlying sources of his spir itual strength; he writes about un (derclothes, exercise, food and drink, i He seems never to have a night of ! unbroken sleep. He does not touch | stimulants of any kind, including to bacco, tea or coffee. Some fo^s had rather not live so long and indulge more in what they call the good things of life. In this article we are not so much j concerned about the mere adding of i years to one's existence, but how to j spend a contented and happy old ] age. We all know old people who ar« | cynical, grouchy and miserable, j They are at cross purposes with the world; they find fault with the younger generation, with every thing, especially the young people, i They think that the younger genera tion is going right straight to the "bowwows." As a natural consequence they d® not attract new friends, succeed i* driving away the old ones. No one likes a- cynical, disagreeable person, who is forever finding fault and harping on the shortcomings of oth ers. Old-age is dreary enough at best, unless the aged keep up an active interest in work or are interested in hobbies of one kind or another. If thq spirit is sour, rebellious, and out of tune with the times, a person is thrown back upon himself. He has no resources upon which to draw for happiness. Disagreeable old people allow themselves to become selfish and ex acting. They make their decrepitude an excuse for their unreasonable de mands upon younger people, many of whom are toiling in life's vine yard and bearing the heat and bur den of the day. (To be continued) Beware Coughs From Common Colds That HANG ON Creomulsion relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs,ChestColds,Bronchitis Farm Bureau f ACCIDENT and HEALTH Insurance It is a well known {act that more accidents occur in the home than anywhere else. Ac cident and health or hospital expense protection can apply to every member of th»» family. Insure to provide funds in case of unexpected illness or acci dent. For complete information, without obligation, call or write — J. H. TATE, Agent Office: 32 N. Madison Phone 120-X Representing FARM BUREAU MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. Home Office — Columbus 16, Ohio , Read the advertisements. It pays.
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