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THE MARION PROGRESS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE Mcdowell publishing do. MARION, N. C. TELEPHONE 64 S. E. WHITTEN, Editor and Proprietor / — Entered at the Postoffice at Marion, N. C., as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATE One year $2.00 Strictly in Advance /north Carolina HISS ASSOCIATION A PEOPLE'S PARTNERSHIP | 'Community safeguards depend upon a unit ed people. Especially in time of disaster is ef ficient functioning necessary if lives are to be! saved and the injured and homeless given prac-! •fical aid. That is why an organization such as; the American National Red Cross is necessary, j Haphazard planning won't do. People musti know where to turn, how to coordinate their efforts to help. The Red Cross was able to coordinate the J services of civic groups last year when more: than 300 disasters struck in widely separated communities. Vanport, Ore., New Orleans, La.,j Coatesville, Ind., Greensboro, N. C., Bonne j Terre, Mo., are many miles apart, but in each j case the peculiar catastrophe that attacked i these places was met by organized response, j All Red Cross work is divided among com-' xnunity volunteers and a full-time staff. Wheth er the work is educational and preventative— such as first aid, water safety, accident pre-: "vention, home nursing, nutrition—or remedial -—such as aid to veterans, servicemen, and civ ilians, both hospitalized and able-bodied—the; lied Cross counts on community cooperation. The growing Red Cross National Blood Pro gram particularly demonstrates the need for partnership that makes service possible. So far approximately 64,,000 persons have suffered to donate blood in this peacetime program, and "blood has been distributed to more than 360 hospitals. Let us continue to have faith in this people's partnership to the end that we will contribute jour money, our time, and our moral support to make the 1949 Red Cross Fund campaign a success. The month of solicitation is March. The service is year-round. THREAT OF INFLATION The current slump in consumer prices, ac cording to John D. Clark, a member of the Pre sident's Council of Economic Advisers, is large fly traceable to the fact that the Government collect forty-eight per cent of all the money people and corporations pay in income taxes in the one hundred days from December 15th i through March 15th. i Consequently, Mr. Clark does not believe' that there is reason to believe that the buying market is declining permanently. He points out that "disposable income, after taxes," is at the highest point of history and, therefore, he , does not believe that the money "is not going to be spent." i Calling attention to the threat of inflation, > -which, he says, will continue as long as high personal incomes continue without greatly in-i creased production, Mr. Clark said that dur-| ing 1948 there was "no marked increase in pro-! duction" but that buying power kept rising., This he calls the "index of inflation." The in-1 crease in personal income, he insists, was not; due to production of more goods and services,; but to higher wages. There seems to be reason behind the ideas advanced by Mr. Clark, who also points , out that a recessionary movement can proceed very rapidly and very destructively." This also happens to be correct. The business of the na tion depends upon buying psychology, which depends upon individual confidence in the fu ture. Let the confidence disappear, and it could happen in a short period of time, and the buy ing would almost immediately be curtailed. Business would slump and a depression would ,would be on. The man who talks the most about what he 5s willing to do is not always the man who reaches in his pocket when the call for cash is heard through the halls. Going to church is a good habit for every individual to cultivate and it is a good idea for the churches to cultivate every individual. Human nature, being what it is, men and women constantly seek excuses for their own shortcomings. At th ripe old age of 215, Bladen county, from Bladden territory. CAN OVERRUN EUROPE With no Western nation of Europe able to depend upon the good intentions of the Soviet Union, there is general agreement that the Western governments face a basic problem of how they can keep the Soviet Union from ad vancing westward into other areas of Europe. The governments recognize that Eastern Eu rope is under the solid control of the Soviet and that the armies of Russia cannot be stopped a long the Elbe River but might be stopped on the Rhine. ; The nations agree that the Soviet Union should not be permitted to take the rest of Eu rope because this would add 50,000,000 tons of steel production in a year to the 20,000,000 tons' now available to Russia. This capacity would be something hard to match. The nations understand that the Soviet Army, if it begins to move immediately, can probably swing to the Channel. Russia now hasj an estimated fifty well-equipped divisions onj the other side %f the Iron Curtain while the five: Western European nations have a total that probably does not exceed six divisions. In ad dition, one U. S. division is in Western Europe. Because the Western nations do not wish to: tempt Russia and encourage any idea that the conquest of Western Europe will be an easy task, the nations are speedily attempting to build up their defensive forces. The idea is that, once a balance of military power is es tablished, the Red wave will be constrained. If Russia leaders understand that resort to war will result in a prolonged struggle, with victory to Russia a decided improbability, there is not apt to be a resort to arms. 98,000 LIVES TO BE SAVED Without any thought that the news will do! any good, we call attention to the fact that! 98,000 persons were killed by accidents in the; United States in 1948 and that one of every fourteen persons was injured. The total num ber of disabling injuries, estimated by the Na tional Safety Council, in i948, was 10,300,000. j The Association estimates that the property and personal loss from accidents cost the na tion $7,200,000,000 besides the untold suffer ing and inconvenience experienced by the indi viduals affected. It is interesting to note that traffic accidents killed 32,000 persons, which is about 8,000 less than the all-time high of 1941, when 39,969 individuals were killed. Approximately, 1,100,000 persons were injured in traffic acci dents in the last year. Despite the information which, we presume, is accurate, the people of the United States, including those of McDowell county, will con tinue to pursue their accustomed ways in 1949. Nearly 100,000 of them will die deaths that could be avoided by the exercise of extreme care and some ten million will be injured in accidents that foresight and forethought would largely prevent. This is a heavy toll but since human nature is what it is, the nation will continue to pay the price of our own careless-, ness. MOTHER OF 55 COUNTIES At the ripe old age of 215, Bladen county,; long known as "the Mother of Counties," de-| sires a little more affection and respect from j her county children, says Norman McCulloch of Elizabethton, writing in The Robesonian of i Lumberton. j He reminds that 55 of North Carolina's 100; counties are children of Bladen, meaning that; they are parts of the territory once comprising that county. It would be more accurate to say they are children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Of course many of the 55 counties were cre ated from parts of other counties which form erly were parts of Bladen. The Bladen writer did not mean that all of them were cut directly from Bladen territory. For example, Anson county was a daughter! of Bladen, Mecklenburg was a child of Anson, and several other counties were children of Mecklenburg, thus making them grandchild ren of Bladen. Mr. McCulloch presents this roll call of counties formed from parts of the original Bladen, with the dates of their creation: Anson 1749, Orange 1751, Rowan 1753, Cumberland 1754, Mecklenburg 1762, Bruns wick 1764, Surry 1770, Burke 1777, Wilkes 1777, Lincoln 1779, Montgomery 1779, Rich mond, 1779, "Rutherford 1779, Moore 1784, Rockingham 1785, Robeson 1786, Ashe 1788, Iredell 1788, Stokes, 1789, Buncombe 1791, Cabarrus 1792. Haywood 1808, Davidson 1822, Davie 1826, Macon 1828, Yancey 1833, Henderson 1838, Cherokee 1839, Caldwell 1841, Cleveland 1841, Stanly 1841, Catawba 1842, McDowell 1842, Union 1842, Alexander 1846, Gaston 1846, Forsyth 1848, Watauga 1849, Jackson 1850, Yadkin 1850, Harnett 1855, Polk 1855, Alleghany 1869, Mitchell 1861, Transylvania 1861, Clay 1867, Columbus 1868, Swain 1871, Graham 1871, Scotland 1899, Lee 1907, Avery 1911, Hoke 1911.—Charlotte Observer. OUR DEMOCRACY by Mat ( GUARDIANS or the NATION'S HEALTH 200 YEARS AGO, HOSPITAL CARE WAS NOT AVAILABLE INTHE U.S. WHILE, AS EARLY AS IJ36 A SIX -BED WARD ON THE SECOND FLOOR. OF NEW YORK'S "PUBLICK WORKHOUSE AND HOUSE OF CORRECTION "cAREO FOR SICK INMATES,~ THE FIRST REAL HOSPITAL, BUILT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, WAS THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPlTAL FOUNDED /N PHILADELPHIA IN 17SZ . Today, hospital facilities and skilled hospital staffs ARE WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL OF US... MORE THAN A THIRD OF OUR POPULATION ARE PARTICIPATING IN VOLUNTARY HEALTH PLANS. IN JOINING THESE PLANS,. WE NOT ONLY HELP OURSELVES BUT HELP OUR DOCTORS MAINTAIN THE HIGH PROFESSIONAL SERVICE THAT AFFECTS THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS OF THE WHOLE NATION. Room Representatives M arion Central School (By Mrs. R. R. Cooke) I To all the many Marion people ■vho are so interested in our school, t has been a source of pride this /ear to see the Parent-Teacher As sociation of our Central School as- j serting itself, using its influence in various ways to support the school urogram, its interests and activities lave been broad and varied, but sack of all those efforts has been :he one big aim, "A better school for Dur children." ! ! Not the least of the many achieve- > nents this year in PTA work has■ aeen the organization and direction jf Room Representatives. This group started in the fall as Grade Moth ers, with a Chairman in each room to contact the teacher directly and help make plans for the work of the several Grade Mothers in tha par ticular room. It was not long, how-: 2ver, until our Fathers began show ing such an interest in PTA work that the name was broadened to welcome our men folks into these , grade groups. Realizing that Room Representa tives are the very heart of PTA, ef-' forts were made from the start to make this group a force that would be felt. Provision was made to give a seat on the PTA Executive Board to an overall Chairman of Room Representatives, and Mrs. S. R. Cross was unanimously elected to this office. In High School, further organi zation was necessary, as much ac tivity there is by grade, including | more than one room. The need was j felt for Room Representative Chair- j men by grades, and the following i persons were chosen in a Departme- | nt Room Representatives Meeting in ' November: 6th Grade—Mrs. Pat Davis. 10th Grade-—Mrs. Harry McCall. j 11th Grade—Mrs. Carl Warlick. j 12th Grade—Mrs. Obie Laugh-' ridge. The High School Room Represen tatives Group has been encouraged throughout the year to lend all pos sible aid to teachers in various ex tra-curricula activities of the school. Each grade group helped with Christmas parties for the young folks, the parties hieing arranged by grades, with all rooms of each grade celebrating together. The Senior class Mothers helped at the time of the Senior party, the big event of the Senior year, and the Junior Class Mathers are work ing hand in hand with the teachers on plans for the Junior-Senior Ban quet. They have helped with a rum mage sale and have other plans for assisting in the money-raising pre liminaries to the Banquet, and they are planning to do all they can to help at the time of the Banquet. As an overall High School Room Representatives project, these par ents, working with the teachers and pupils, are providing a party month ly in the Gym for High School stu dents. This program is in charge of Mrs. Eugene Cross and Mrs. Harry McCall. To handle minor problems involv ing the work of the High School Room Representatives and teachers, i High School Room Representativ gs Council was set up, through ac tion taken at the Room Representa tives meeting in November. This Council is representative of parents and teachers, with members from sach group, is composed as follows: Mrs. Eugene Cross, Jr:, and Mrs. Pat Davis, 9th grade. Mrs. Harry McCall and Mrs. John Finley, 10th grade. Mrs. Carl Warlick, Ralph Morris, and Miss Betsy Webster, 11th grade. Mrs. Obie Laughridge, Miss Mary Frances Harrill and Mr. E. L. Car ter, 12th grade. Mrs. Richard R. Cook and C. C. Elledge, Ex-Officio members. The interest shown by parents this year in all phases of school ac tivities has been a source of en couragement to teachers and school officials. The combined efforts of parents and teachers are needed if the child is to receive the best ad vantage from his school experienc es. The general aim and duties of the Room Representatives Organiza tion this year have been— 1. to keep contact between par ents and ' teachers, coordinating their efforts for the benefit of the child. 2. to visit the school and help the teacher in any way possible. 3. to greet members cordially at PTA meetings. 4. to provide refreshments and otherwise help with the parties the teacher wished for the children. 5. and to be boosters of the school. In addition to those general ef forts, special projects have been un dertaken in Elementary School to provide for the welfare of needy children and to raise money to pur chase some of the materials needed in the classrooms. In some cases money was raised to buy easels, or window shades, or window curtains. But in most cases, it seems, the greatest need was for new books for the children to read. Elemen tary School Room Representatives have helped the teachers in provid ing refreshments for the parties giv en on special occasions, and have tried to be generally helpful. With the start made in getting Mothers working together for the school, and with the recent addition liquid CAPUDINE HEADACHE | QuicjCT-oEffifasting ! Us* only os dirocfed of Fathers to the Room Representa tives Organization, this group is now in a position to offer real help to the teachers for the benefit of the children. The Elementary School Grade Fathers were listed in a news story last week. Following are the fath ers who have been asked to serve as Room Representatives by the High School Teachers: Mrs. Gilkey, 9th grade—E. P. Huffman. Mrs. Davis, 9th grade—Ray Mur ray,, Ben Byers, A. R. Young. Miss Glenn, 9th grade—L. D. At kins. Art Ditt, 9th grade—Rev. J. B_ McLarty, H. *A. Norton, T. E. Brown, Carl W. Poteat. Mrs. John Finley, 10th grade— Harry McCall. v Mrs. Hewitt, 10th grade—Jarnes Greene, Walter Morgan, Marshall Dark. Mrs. Ralph Morris, 11th grade— W. C. Mclver. Miss Webster, 11th grade—Carl Warlick, Ed Gibson. Looking Backward From The Progress Files FEBRUARY 21, 1918 "The public schools of McDowell county will observe Washington's Birthday Friday as War Savings Day. Appropriate exercises will be renderd, followed by patriotic ad dresses. Speakers have been assign ed to the various school districts as follows: Vein Mountain, Miles P. Flack; Hankins, Jno. C. Burnett; Dysartsville, Esq. W. A. Laughridge; Stroudtown, C. C. Lisenbee; Green lee, J. L. Thurman; Glenwood, Rev_ G. A. Martin; Sugar Hill, W. T. Morgan; Woodlawn M. L. Good; , Old Fort, D. E. Hudgins; Clinch field School, Rev. W. L, Hutchins; ; Marion Mill, Rev. J. C. Story; Si iloani, Rev. R. F. Mock." FEBRUARY 28, 1918 I "Mas. Virginia Fain, of Asheville, 'was here Tuesday looking over the | field with a view to getting up a ; class in drawing and painting, also paper flower art. If she meets with sufficient encouragement she will spend one or two days a week here to give instruction to the the class. "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." MARCH 7, 1918 "Skating and coasting has be come a public nuisance in some parts of the town, especially on Front and Logan streets, and we are requested to warn certain pu pils of the graded school that they will be subjected to fines unless they take to back streets for such sport." HEADACHE RELIEF In Few Minutes With Quick Acting "BC" POWDERS or TABLETS The famous "BC" formula, for the relief of headaches, the pains of neuralgia and minor muscular aches is now available in powder and tablet form. Two tablets equal one powder. The "BC" formula is a special combination of several time-tested, fast-acting ingredients. Promptly soothes nerve-racking headaches, neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches. 10c &, 25c sizes. Use only as directed. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of the estate of John Camp, deceas ed, late of McDowell county, N. C., this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to file the same with the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of February, 11950, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons ; indebted to said estate will please make immediate settlement. I This the 2nd day of February, : 1949. CLAUDE J. CAMP, Administrator of the Estate | of John Camp, deceased. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE ! The undersigned, having qualified ! as Co-Executors of the Estate of A. C. Hewitt, deceased, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to file the same with'the undersigned A. C. Hewitt, Jr., at his offices at Hewitt Hosiery Mills, Inc., Marion, N. C., on or | before the 13th day of January, j 1950, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 13th day of January, 1949. A. K. HEWITT, A. C. HEWITT, Jr., Co-Executors of the Estate | of A. C. Hewitt.
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