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The Little Symphony of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Benjamin Swalin, which will appear here on March 4 at Marion High School at eight o'clock. This Orchestra is composed of 22 musi cians. Last season the Little and Full Symphonies played 117 concerts. HEART ILLS TOP N. C. DEATH LIST Raleigh—North Carolina's worst killer last year was diseases of the heart—which took 8,202 lives. The State Board of Health, in a provisional release of vital statis tics for 1948, said that there were 111,903 live births and 30,506 deaths from all causes. Of this total, 17,052—or consider ably more than half—resulted from four causes: Diseases of the heart, 8,202; intra cranial vascular lesions, strokes, 3,449; cancer, 2,898; and nephritis, or Bright's disease, 2,503. Infantile paralysis, which threw a scare into the state during the lat ter part of the summer, was respon sible for 139 deaths in 1948, com pared with 21 in 1947. Death from all forms of tuber eulosos totaled 952, under 1947's to tal of 1,065. Typhoid fever claimed six lives. According to the State Board of Health's method of compilation, au tomobile accidents were responsible for 625 deaths last year, while other accidents resulted in 1,455 deaths, making a total of 2,280. A major ity of these facilities, the board said, could have been prevented. Diabetes took a toll of 556. lives, a slight decrease from the 571 re ported the preceding year. The board pointed out that in the last 25 years 136,131 persons in North Carolina have died of heart diseases. In the last 10 years, 64, 781 of the deaths have occurred. There was not a single death from malaria, according to the board's vital statistics. Diptheria was re sponsible for 26 deaths, as compar ed with 33 in 1947. Measles claimed five lives, one fifth the number reported in 1947. SHE HAD HIS NUMBER Lady: "So your married life was very unhappy? What was the trouble? December wedded to May?'" Liza Johnson; "Land sakes no, ma'am, it was Labor Day wedded to de day of rest." Library Notes BY ALICE BRYAN County Librarian v.- -I "A Book" He ate and drank the precious words His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days, And this bequest of wings Was but a book. What liberty A loosened spirit brings! —by Emily Dickenson from "Poems" Both young people and adults will enjoy our new collection of poems by Emily Dickinson. The book, "Poems", contains 281 poems, print ed exactly as they oringinally ap peaed in 1890 and 1891. i Kathleen Norris' new novel "High ; Holiday" is the story of one genera-; tion of an American family in the1 ; San Francisco of the nineties; and1 particularly the story of Bram and j Lizzie Throckton—of their children ! and their life together in the big | rambling house on a wooded hill- j , side twenty miles from the city. | ; "The Adventures of Johnny Ap-' pleseed" by Henry Chapin will also be enjoyed by young people and adults. It is the story of John Chap man of the Connecticut Valley who cleared and planted apple orchard patches, in the service of a dream, as far west as Indiana. i Readers who appreciated Helen Wilson's "Perennals Preferred" will be interested in her new book, "The African Violet", which gives com : plete information with many illus : trations. "Death Be Not Proud" by John i Gunther is a moving memoir of a boy, John Gunther and his wife wrote this memoir of their son. "It is a skillful evocation of a boy's mind and behavior, in which matur ity and unusual intellect were mixed with the humor, excitement and moods of youth. In addition, the book is a remarkable account of the limitations of medical science in the treatment of a brain tumor." "Beginner's Guide to Wild Flow ers" by Ethel Nausman is a com plete field guide to wild flowers, covering- a thousand species, with an individual illustration and descrip tion for each flower. "Our Plundered Planet" by Fair field Osborn — "With disturbing clarity the book points out that we are more likely to destroy ourselves in our persistent and world-wide conflict with nature than in any war of weapons yet devised. The au thor believes that the way to fore stall oncoming arises is to arouse public opinion to what is going on, to the end that native and volun tary cooperation between people and government may save the situ ation before it is too late." "The Boston Braves" by Harold Kaese—Story of the oldest big league baseball club in the world. "Tales of Horror and the Super natural" by Arthur Machen—Col lection of the best of the author's weird tales. "Now to Buy or Build a Home of Your Own" audited by JulianRuth— Includes chapters on construction methods and materials, maintenance and upkeep, landscaping property, financing and insurance. CHEAPER CIGARS The Agriculture Department re ports that cheaper cigars are mak ing a comeback. It estimates that Americans will smoke about the same number of cigars this year but will cut down on the higher priced brands in favor of the more economical variety. In 1948 it said, the proportion of cigars selling in the "8-cent-or-less retail price bracket" increased 40.8 to 45.4 per cent of all cigars sold. The United States annually im ports thousands of animals for live stock breeding purposes. | CFFP CAMPAIGN State Forester W. K. Beichler opened North Carolina's drive today in the Seventh Annual nation-wide Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Campaign to reduc^ the state's an nual average loss of 175,000 acres of valuable timber. This area, as large as an average North Caro lina county, can be saved from de struction each year if everyone will be careful with fire. Old Newspapers for sale at The Progress office at 5c Finance Your New Car Bank Financing Is LOW COST FINANCING. You Pay No Extra Charges Not Only Do You Save Money This Way, But You Deal With Home People Marion Industrial Bank r 1 Belk's Spring Hats $1.98 to $8.95 MOVIE STAR PRINCESS SUPS $2 66 2 for $5.00 Lace Trim and Tailored styles. Pink and White crepes and Satins NEW SPRING BLOUSES $rjj98 and $^95 Sizes 32 to 44 in lovely Crepes, and in Spring Colors SPORT BLOUSES $J00 and $j55 Just the thing for work or play—Colors and White PRINT HOUSE New Shipment—New Styles Gay Colorings YARD WIDE OUTINGS 29cyd ' Good regular weight in Pink, Tearose, White and Blue 48 INCH COVERING and DRAPERY 97cyd A Bargain Basement Special Worth regularly about $1.98 per yard. Floral and Plain Colors SANFORIZED GINGHAMS 48c,nd 69cyd New Spring Checks and Plaids Every new color combination and full yard wide
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