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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-11-17
Agriculture Dept. Report, :,
IN Farm Markets For Last Week

,,,r,ed similar breaks with heavy
r,caints at the country's leaalhs
markets and slow trading IN dress
ed meats the primary Factors III
causing the declines.
Cattle receipts were heavy IL
Rocky Mount with the nl'rhe'
stronger, Fat butcher beets cows
.,rctio.ad ut 1900 to 1900 and can
,ers and cutters from 1100 10 lo'oo;
common and dairy heiters SOFA
f,n,r 1900 to 1900 while good rat
butcher bulls brought 1000 TO z4.oo'
" chicago, mature slaughter
s,aers were very uneven with prices
40 cents TO 200 lower. particularly
ON medium and good heavles'
Yearling steers and helters were
generally steady TO so cents lower
with some sales around LOO lower.
ows were 80 cents to l.OO lower
while bulls were steady to quart
.r higher. Vealers and stock catIie
were about steady.
Trading in dressed meats was
sIow in New York and ChlcaSo
,hroughout last week. Compared
with the previous weeks close.
steer and heifer beef were steady
70 100 lower. while cow beef. veal
and calf were steady to l.Oo hlsh-
or Pork loins and fresh regular
porS trimmings were 400 lower;
Boston butts. 500 lower; and fresh
regular hams and spare ribs. LOU
10 200 lower.
GRAIN
Grain markets continued on an
inward trend during last week.
Wheat advanced 3 to cents per
bushel under an active inquiry Tor
The smaller offerings. Corn gam
ed 8 to 5 cents despite Increased
marketings from the record crop.
Oats. bailey and grain sorgnums
advanced with corn at most mar
kets. Soybeans advanced slightly
and Professors were bidding around
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-11-17
Social Security
In Brief
MARGARET H. LOWDER

Lump-Sum Death Payments-lt
is not always possible for monthly
insurance payments to be maze to
families of workers insured under
the Social Security Act. If no sur
vivors qualify for monthly beEe-
fits, a lump-aum death payment
NAV be made 10 the widow or
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-11-17

satisfactory?
ANSWER:
The answer is no. Tobacco IS
one of the most eXacting OF all
plants. For most crops, the type
of machine that places a band of
fertilizer at one side Of the row
gives results just as satisfactory
as from band on each side. But
with most types of tobacco re-
search shows that a Gne sided
application frequently produces
one-sided growth effects.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-11-17
Answers TO Farm
Questions By
State College

SUESIlON:
Tobacco accounts for we'll over
haIf of North Cardinals cash
farm income. But, from the &c
onomic standpoint, how impor-
t1nt is tobacco to the nation as
a whole?
ANSWER:
Tobacco was the earliest prof
liable export crop from the Anne
ricas. Spaniards first shipped it
commercially to Europe from
what is now the United States in
1881. Since that time the crop
has increased in Importance un-
til it now brings growers more
than one billion dollars each year.
From the standpoint of Federal
revenue, in the five-year period
covering the fiscal years 1926
receipts by the U. S. Government
f! ON tobacco and related products
averaged more than $50 million
dollars each year. In aeflition,
most of the states collected large
sums in excise taxes on sales of
tobacco products. The Federal
treasury receives more direct rev.
enue from tobacco than from all
other crops combined.
QUESTION:
What is the outlook for cotton?
ANSWER:
The Bureau Of Agricultural Ec-
onomics says the position of cot
ton is less favorable than in the
past few years. Prices of raw
cotton have declined from above
parity to about the loan level.
The domestic demand for cotton
textiles has weakened with the
result that domestic mill con-
Sumption of raw cotton during the
current season is expected to be
at the lowest level since the out
break of World War II, but still
substantially above pre-war lev
els. The carry-over Of cotton at
the beginning of the current sea-
son was larger than a year ago,
and because of the large crop in
1913, is expected to be even larg-
er next year A favorable aspect
of the situation is that exports
OF raw cotton are expected TO
double those of last season and
be higher than for any yeal since
1889.
QUESTION.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-11-17

qualified. l." anvor. %: &c.,.
burial expenses. 1915 1a.. .,
Applications for ,sos.
o -: payments mus. 5a .. .'''2''-'
III TWO Years ut n. d.. ''"G T..
INFoRM,rloy>;-.-Sas ''~ 0: o..
Security Rrpgr,ea,..... VI" S..
North Carolina Sra.~ Fr... a E
Office Office. in L"m5rt,oa a,v ~. T. '.a.-:
morning at II O'CLOCK. O., ~ '.',.'':.
Social Security Ofs.cn W.T. p:
vile. ?.,-'
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-11-17
QUESTION;

QUESTION:
When band placement of ferti-
izer is used on tobacco and the
fertilizer is placed on only one
side of the plant, will results be
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-11-17

Burning Up Your Own Woods Is
Bad Enough-But When You Burn
Your Neighbours, Too-That Amt
Right!(
Evening star., 1948-09-02
3 3Indicted Communists.
Denied Permission 10
Travel About Country
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Three in
dicted Communist leaders have been
forbidden to travel about the coun-
try.
Federal Judge John w. Clancy
yesterday imposed the travel ban
on the three men, who are among
u Communist officials recently in
dicted on charges Of advocating
overthrow of the Government by
violence.
The three had asked permission
to travel about the United States
ito carry on normal legitimate ac-
tivities of the Communist Party"
while they are free on bail awaiting
trial.
Then men are William z. Foster,
Communist national chairman; Eu-
gene Dennis, national secretary, and
Henry Winston, national organiza-
tional secretary.
Abraham Unger, attorney for the
Communists, said the men wanted
to bring their message to the people
at mass meetings, collect funds for
their defense and participate in the
national election campaign.
United States Attorney John F. x.
McGohey objected to their request
on grounds that it was an attempt
to gain approval before trial" of
activities which the indictment
charges are unlawful"
Two other indicted Communist
leaders, Gilbert Green of Detroit
and Carl Winter of Chicago, re-
Gently obtained permission to travel
anywhere in the United States pend
ing their trial.
They got the permission, Mr.. Nc
Gohey said, because their requests
had been oral and contained no
mention of Legitimate activities of
the Communist Party"
Evening star., 1948-09-02

with headquarters in Chicago, has
filed voluntary bankruptcy petition
in Federal Court listing assets of
$3.50 and liabilities of $42,532.
Attorney Romano E. Posanski, who
prepared the petition, said the de-
cision to file was voted three weeks
ago by the organization at the ma
tional convention in Milwaukee. He
said the proceedings were forced by
two creditors who have filed suits
in Superior Court against the group
for money due them.
Mr.. Posanski said the organiza-
ton has 175,009 members and 270
chapters.
Evening star., 1948-09-02

decided by the juvenile court"
The tragedy occurred as the sis
ter Edna was helping her mother
wash supper dishes in their home
near the Western Pennsylvania
community of Dickerson Run.
State Policeman J. A. Maggion-
calda told the jury the boy shot
his sister after she had slapped him
for calling her a bad name"
Evening star., 1948-09-02
Boy, 8, Deliberately Shot
Sister, Coroner Jury Finds
By the Assoeioied Press

UNIONTOWN, Pa. Sept. "A
coroner's jury yesterday found that
8-year-old George Lint deliberate
ly pulled the trigger" in the deer
rifle Staying of his 17-year-old sister
last Friday.
The jurors recommended the boy
"be put into a suitable institution
for proper training and discipline as
Evening star., 1948-09-02
Order Of Purple Heart
Files Bankrupt Petition
By the Associoted Pres.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2-The Military
Order OF the Purple Heart, Inc,
a National Veterans ORGANIZATION.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-12-01
RAILWAY GARDENING


whole country with brilliant color
and simple beauty. Some of the de-
velopments are elaborate parks,
others are adorned with rare trees,
charming brooks, and shaded per-
golas. Every variation of landscape
gardening is represented.
During the last ten years, mil
lions have been invested in this
romantic venture and the man in
charge is one of Swedens most
skillful horticulturists and a land
scape architect of international
standing. Costa Reutersward.
When 1 visited Sweden recently,
Mr. Reutersward took me on a
trip around the country. We trav-
eled in most unconventional
fashion, experienced by few out
side the circle of railroad person.
mel, speeding along on board a
draisine. The driver is uniformed
railroad employee who controls the
vehicle from a seat behind the pas
sengers. He carefully watches sig
mails and equipment along the line
and at each station exchanges re-
ports with the signal man on duty.
This was an adventure in itself.
Our stops included stations of
various sizes. from tiny flag stops
to large establishments serving
cities teeming with activity, and
We covered the distance between
stations at speed Of better than
sixty miles per hour.
Every new station has something
different to offer in aesthetic en-
joyment In two of the cities We
passed through, the railroads have
laid out parks which blend har-
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-12-01

When railways are under dis
cussion, the interest will almost
certainly center around the latest
technical developments. Railway
companies face serious competition
from the airplane in the postwar
world. as does shipping, and solu-
tons must be found for many conn.,
plicated problems. New and star
Ting developments may be ex-
pected in the field Of railway pas
senger traffic. Exciting as all this
may be, il is pleasant surprise
to find railway men who are cheer
fully concentrating on an entirely
different aspect OF service to the
public. which has nothing to do
with traffic but deals with beauty.
color, and fra srance-even though
social problems Of considerable
scope are involved.
Sweden has done pioneer work
in several fields, but this is one
in which her leading position cam
not be contested. Few other coun-
tries could qualify even to enter
the competition For what other
country has created a flower gar
der, large enough 10 fill an area
fifty yards wide over distance
equal to that from New York to
Boston. and then flung bits OF this
garden around prosaic railway sta
tions. large and small. surround
ing each and every station in the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-12-01

moniously with the city planning
and are popular Fairgrounds anC
centers of relaxation during sum.
mertime. An abundance of flowers
brighten these parks, which belong
to the railroad but in which the
entire community takes an en-
thusiastic interest. A friendly and
entirely unprompted spirit of COM
| petition stimulates the zeal with
which the various stations main
tain their individual gardens
Everyone is interested only in con-
tributing to the beauty of the sta
tion-gardens." In charge of the de-
velopments are usually railroad en-
gineers, but backing them up and
making the realization of the prof.
ect possible is the central organi-
zation, headed by Costa Reuter-
sward. The daily routine, however,
is the responsibility of the individ-
ual stations, large or small, and
they discharge this duty with an
eagerness characteristic of a labor
of love.
The horticultural department of
the State Railways has a profess
sional staff consisting of several
landscape gardeners, six chief gar
deners and forty gardeners. each
supervising a group of stations.
But the local contributions are
all-important and the organization
could not possibly do the job with
out the assistance which is cheer
fully volunteered by the railroad
personnel. The station master him.
self may pitch in. or the work may
be done by clerks, supervisors. or
workmen, but in spite of the fact
that the work is done on the men S
own time. the necessary number
Of volunteers is always available.
The graceful results of their eff
forts provide ample reward for
these men and their incentive is a
healthy pride in their community.
The flowers planted differ very
much in various parts of the coun-
try. In the south you will find an
abundance of flora. as for instance
in the garden around Engelholm.
where botanists from schools and
universities often gather. because
here are grown all the flowers ma
tive to Sweden. from lllies-of-the-
valley to tulips and forget-me-nots.
In Kiruna. on the other hand. the
vegetation is scarce and one viii
not find more than ten TO twelve
species, but they are appreciated
the more here where flowers were
rarely seen before.
A typical development is the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-12-01

park at Skovde Station in South
western Sweden, where the color
full abundance of flowers reminds
the visitor of a botanical garden.
All kinds of flowers are found here,
from gladioli to pansies, delicate
roses and hardy vines, brilliant
chrysanthemums and golden but
tercups. Several stations emphasize
some horticultural speciality of
which they are particularly proud.
Six large nurseries under Reu-
tersward's jurisdiction, located in
Boden, ostersund, Stockholm, AL
ingsas, Boras, and HAssleholm, sup
ply the flowers for Sweden's rail-
way stations. Each spring, three
long freight trains of sixty cars
each, or one hundred and eighty
freight cars, fully loaded with
flowers for the coming season dis
tribute their gay content among
the stations. In addition to what is
supplied from the nurseries, the To-
cal stations, of course, have their
perennial plants and do a consid-
cradle amount of sowing them
selves.
The annual dispatch of almost
two hundred carloads of bright
flowers dramatizes in simple terms
the scope of this project, which
aims not only to make travelling
more cheerful but also to brighten
the communities which the rail-
roads serve.
While the traditional impression
of railway station is often one of
dreariness and gloom, whether the
station is in the country or in
city, this is no longer true of Swe-
denis railroads. But this is not all:
the gardens around Sweden's rail-
way stations have attained a social
significance too. In the Far North,
for instance. very few flowers are
found. In the city of Kiruna,
flowers were almost never seen. In
this unique Northern community
where anyone can ride on street
cars without paying any fare,
garden was laid out around the
station like everywhere else. There
were people in kiruna who now
saw cultivated flowers for the first
time. In the beginning the flowers
We're stolen and had to be guarded.
But it did not take long before
people realized that the flowers be-
longed to the community. They
were there for everyone to enjoy
a remarkable discipline soon
developed and no flowers are ever
stolen any more, in Kiruna or any,
where else
The railroads also give assist
ance TO all employees who decide
to have their own gardens, prac-
tice OF considerable social signifi-
canoe. These gardens. in rural
areas, are usually not far from
the station. for railroad employees
prefer not to live too far from
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-12-01

their place of work. Many of these
gardens, which are usually the re-
suit of the work of one couple, are
really magnificent. Railroad people
get around more than the rest of
us, and one horticultural hobbyist
may learn from a colleague, living
hundreds of miles away. In former
days their gardens rarely amount
ed to much more than few rows
of vegetables behind the house.
But now they take pride in the
beauty which they have created
themselves and often specialize in
one field or another, be it exotic
fruit trees, vegetables, or flowers.
And particularly impressive is
the artistic and tasteful atmos-
phere of these tiny gardens, indi-
eating the high social level of the
common people in the country.
Gardening also tends to give them
a philosophical slant on life. One
of them, a supervisor in Laxa, with
whom l spoke while he was work.
ing in his beautiful garden, told
me: "a man should always be or
derby about his garden. If his gar
den is neat, there is a good chance
that life inside his house is also
harmonious. But if the garden is
neglected, well, it's probably an
indication that something is wrong
indoors, too"
The railroads donated the means
which made all this possible. But
the plans could not have been real
lied without the cooperation of
thousands of employees. They are
in every single station, gladly lend
ing a hand and they all share in the
credit for the aesthetic values
which have resulted.
But a major part OF the credit
goes to Costa Reutersward, the
"Flower-King," for it is due to his
skill and vision that the project
has succeeded so well. Reuter-
sward is constantly travelling
among his stations, to inspect, give
encoura cement, and criticize. New
trees must be planted, old ones cut
down, a new fountain placed in one
garden, two new flower beds in an
other, there is land to be cleared
and land to be bought and there is
building to- be done. Hundreds and
even thousands of houses are being
built for employees, designed for
four to eight families each, and all
of them are located in parks where
flowers and beauty meet the men
when they rush to their work in
the early morning. Fairgrounds
are provided for the children,
benches for romancing couples
Reutersward thinks of everything,
but first and last he thinks in
terms of flowers.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-02

Fresh fish supplies are now
plentiful IN many parts OF the
country.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-02
Heavy Increase In
License Revelations
Noted During l9A

Nearly 100000 motorist in the
United States were shorn OF their
driving privileges last year because
of traffic law offenses and prac-
tees detrimental to highway sa-
fety. it was revealed today in a sur
vey completed by the American
Association of Motor Vehicle Ad-
minstratiors. the number exceeded
the 1916 total by 10000 or over
rs per cent.
The sharp rise in license su-
spensions and revocatons, in part
rejecting the record-breaking ex-
pansion of motor vehicles use,
also indicates a progressive tight
ening of control measures to curb
the dangerous driver, according to
the Associations president, Lee u
Richardson, Of Michigan.
Richardson stated that the in
tensified application of statutory
safeguards against irresponsible
and incompetent driving has def
mite bearing on the fact that last
year, despite an II per cent IN
crease in motor travel over the pre-
war peak of 1941, traffic fatal
tiles were almost 5000 less.
The survey, based on official re-
ports made to the Association by
it's members, me STATE lnotol We
hicles adminstca:;> showed that
drunken driving was Dv long odds
the predominant cause Vt with.
drawal of liceGIcs. Four out OF
every ten operators banned from
the road lost their permits as a re-
suit of conviction 70" driving while
under the influence Of liquor. M
some states the ratio OF drunken
driving SUSPENSIONS ran as high as
60 or 70 per cent.
Other major causes included
reckless driving, hit and run con-
victions, involuntary manslaughter
and failure to comply with safety
responsibility laws, which require
drivers involved in accidents to
show ability to pay any judgements
obtained against them. Many IL
censes also were rescinded for such
reasons as perjury in applications,
driving a stolen car, driving with
defective equipment, and physical
or mental disabilities.
"The administrators realize that
the problem of coping with the
accident-prone driver and habitual
violator is becoming more pressing
day by day." Richardson said.
"There are now over So million IL
censed drivers in the country, as
against At million in 1916. More
drivers, cars, and travel mean
more opportunities for accidents.
Under these conditions it's impera-
tive to do an increasingly better
job with license suspensions and
reyocations in order to weed out
those operators who will not OF
can not drive safely. 1t is not
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-02

Recent Columbia River floods
caused damage estimated at 10
million dollars OH farms in Wash
ington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-02

matter of punishment at Of pro-
tecting the public welfare.
In turtherance of this effort,
the state licensing aut horities are
likewise increasing the use Of
supplementary MEASURES to alert
drivers with poor records to the
need of improving their perfor-
nance behind the wheel. The Asso-
citation head explained that sucn
constructive action takes the form
of warning letters, personal inter-
views, special clinical examinations
formal hearings, and discretionary
probations.
The motor vehicle department re-
ports also disclosed that in 40
states now requiring examlna-
lions for driver licenses, approx
mately 1,O54,000 persons failed
their first test during l947.
"The. significant thing shown
bv the examination statistics is
that many more applicants are
being rejected because of unfaml.
liarty with the rules of the road
than because of lack OF driving
Skill" Richardson pointed out: lin
some states the number of failures
| in the traffic laws test was from
/ two to ten times greater than IN
the driving test.
"This indicates fundamental
weakness in the preparation OF
prospective drivers for their tu-
ture responsibilities. Proper un-
Outstanding of the physical ma
nipulations of a car is important
but no more so than knowledge OF
the rules and regulations under
which a car must operate. There is
an urgent necessity to expand the
program of public education in the
field of traffic laws, and it is an
encouraging sign that more and
more motor vehicle departments
are taking leadership in this vital
phase of safety activity.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-02
10000 Alters
Expected To
Attend Camp

Some 5000 to 1000 North Car
DINA All Club boys and girls
will spend a week during the
summer at one of the regular
All camps and an additional
1000 to 5000 members will en-
camp at other suitable locations
throughout the State, according
to L. R. Merrill, State Al Club
leader.
The regular camps, of which
there are four, have full stats
of instructors and offer courses
in swimming, rifle shooting, rec
reation, and handicraft. They
include Camp Mileston, Rich
mond County; Swannanoa, Bun
combe County; Roanoke Island,
Dare County; and White Lake,
Bladen County.
The period of operation for
Camp Milestone is May 81 to
August %; for SWannanoa, June
% to July 81; for Roanoke Is
land, June IA to August IA; and
for White Lake, June z to Aug
ust %.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-02

RAMSEUR GUESTS
Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. CAN'T had
as their Sunday guests Mrs. John
Smith, Miss Hazel Smith, and
Billy Smith of Ramseur.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-02
WINNERS HONORED

The Junior department OF the
Baptist Training Union were hon
ored on Wednesday afternoon when
the entire BTU. and Sunday
School of Mount Tabor Baptist
Church entertained at a plnlc
supper at Ocean Drive. Bountitul
basket lunches were taken ana
swimming enjoyed by many. The
Junior department was honored
because they were winners OF the
attendance contest sponsored by
the group.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-02

Save Food by Killing Gar
den Insects" is the title of an
information leaflet just issued by
the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture. Copies may be obtained
from the Departments Office OF
Information, Washington rs, D.
q
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-02

Forty-seven states arc
OPERATING 9p,s in the Nat;oosnI; nv : ..
try Improvement Plan Po:l
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-02
WEEK END
AT WINDY HILL

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Prince and
son, Ricky, and Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid Nelson of Kinston were week
end visitors at Windy Hill Beach.