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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-11
Paper Mill Has
Well Planned
Safety Program

Every man has a right to live
a full, normal life; to love and
nurture his family" Although
the author of this quotation is un-
known, it might well fit the en-
ployer-employee relations and OBJ
jectives at the Moss Point Mill
of the international Paper Com
pany.
Through a well planned safe
ty program, complete with a safe
ty director, nurses and modern
safety equipment, and with the
cooperation of all employees, &
substantial reduction in the &C.
cident rate from year to year has
resulted.
Today the Moss Point Mill ranks
high in safety standing within
the group of 40 organizations com
prising the membership of the
Southern Puly & Paper Safety
Council.
One of the facts recognized al
the Moss Point Mill is that pro-
motion of. safety is largely a fac
tor of training. With this in mind,
one of the recent steps taken was
the purchase of a modern mo-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-11

locust seedlings which were dis
tributed throughout the state for
reforestation purposes. Many of
these seedlings were given free
of charge to landowners to be
planted and protected as man.
dated by an act Of the MISSISSIPPI
pi legislature A new nursery
has been established at Winona
and plans are to produce l7,000,-
900 seedlings this season.
Many landowners have become
conscientious tree farmers under
the tutelage of forest manage
ment specialists and rangers of
the Mississippi Forestry Commits
sion.
During the last biennium S.
05l bushels of pine cones and
272 pounds of other seed were
gathered for the nursery; 2,254
landowners received 5,6l5,230
seedlings and $500 acres were
planted in trees; $3.50 persons
attended 206 planting demon
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-11
State Forest Commission Campaign
Gains In Conservation, Planning

An intensive educational fire
prevention and control and for
est management and r~eforesta-
ton campaign launched at the
beginning of the present fiscal
wear by the Mississippi Forestry
Commission is resulting in OBJ
vious and decisive gains in the
effort to conserve and reforest
he approximate sixteen million
acres Of timbered or unculti-
yable land within the boundaries
If the Magnolia state, Albert A.
Legett, state forester, reveals.
If the present trenc continues
through the next two months, in
locations are that n of the best
fire seasons in history may be
recorded by the commission in
the lowered forest fire occurrence
rate and the percentage of the
protected area burned in Mis-
sissippi.
New and improved equipment
for detecting and combating
fires, better trained personnel
and favorable weather condi-
ions have each contributed to-
ward this record. Where in l945
the commission owned eleven
.wo-way radio tower installa-
tons and "a mobile sets, it now
possesses ITO sets. Detection
methods have been improved in
recent months by utilization of
the airplane. Five contracts for
aerial patrol have been let. AS
high frequency fire seasons vary
in Mississippi the planes are used
in the areas where they are need
ed most and can be changed about
when needed. Fourteen new fire
towers have been erected to take
care of the needs of seven coun-
ties which have come under the
protection of the state in recent
months.
Burnings Reduced
Out of 8,453, 900 acres of for
ested land now under intensive
fire protection by the state, only
1920 acres have been burned
by uncontrolled forest fires in
the last ten months. The burned
area represents only 1.56 percent
of the protected area, represent
ing a decline of 1.42 from last
year.
Alert fire detection and prompt
dispatch OF suppression crews to
fires resulted in the average size
of these fires being held to 27.8
acres which is approximately half
the size of the average fire a year
ago. About 68,770 less acres
burned in the last ten months
than were recorded for the pre-
ceding year.
With all counties computed on
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-11

a standard basis the state fire &C.
currence rate as of the end of
April was 59l fires on each mill
lion acres of protected forest
land.
A survey made last June re-
corded approximately 33,39l fires
which burned 4,006,885 acres in
unprotected counties. Valuing the
average fire damage at $2.25 per
acre, the unprotected acreage lost
last year to fire cost the land
owners $~9,0l5,49l against only
$466. O96 fire damage on the g.
$4,000 acres under protection in
l947 by the state.
The commissions nursery at
Mount Olive, Mississippi pro-
duced $4,000. 900 pine and black
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-11

ton picture protector. With many
good safety films available, this
machine promises to give a new
boost" to the safety program.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-11
US. and World Consumption
Of Paper

In 1947 the United States consumed about ~24,750,OO0
tons of paper and paper board-a per capita consumption
of $40 pounds.
Consumption by major uses was as follows:
TONS
Shipping container board and box board 100000
Wrapping paper and paper for bags and sacks. 100000
Newsprint 4,75O,000
papers 4,O5O,O0O
Building and industrial papers and boards 100000
Sanitary and food container paper and board l,85O,O0O
24,750,OO0
The following table shows the increase in United
States CONSUMPTION of paper and paper board since 1898
the year international Paper Company was organized:
Years Tons Per Capita
1898 100000 SIS
1917 6,089,000 lib
1927 1~1,923,000 200
1887 16,O28,OOO 249
1947 24,750,000 $40
In 1887, the latest year for which reliable and detail
paper and paper board according to the u. SrDepartment
of Commerce, was $4,000, 600 tons. In l947 it is estimated
that world consumption was $780, 900 tons.
1887 ttons) l37
Total World ..a. 100000 1875 900
United States ... ~.s ~l6,028,000 24,750000
All other countries .....aaa. l6,972,000 I7500OO"
*The greatly reduced consumption in 'all other coun-
tries is of course due to the economic upheaval and dis
tress caused by the war and to sharply curtailed produc-
ton of pulp and paper in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
The lack of reliable, detailed figures on consumption
of paper in the rest of the world makes it impossible to
calculate per capita figures. Indeed, except for the major
consuming countries, per capita figures would in many
cases be Enthusiastically low.
The supply of paper is governed by the supply of
wood pulp-the basic raw material and the world short
age of wood pulp has been acute for several years and
threatens to continue acute for years to come.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-06-11

Latest available ISureS
In the Northern European countries, which normally
are major sources of pulp, the forests have been overcut
and there are critical shortages of the coal, chemicals,
machinery and equipment essential to production.
Since 1916 the Northern European mills have increas-
ed their production somewhat but it continued far be-
low pre-war levels and the pre-war rate of production
may not be attained for several years.
Contributing to the shortage of wood pulp for paper
manufacture is the steadily increasing demand for dis
solving wood pulp Tor rayon and other synthetic pro-
ducts. From 1887 to 1947 the consumption of wood pulp
by the u. S. rayon industry increased from 1872, 900 tons
to over 100000 tons.
Rayon production in Europe and other overseas coun-
tries was drastically reduced by the war but rehabili-
taton of the world rayon industry is proceeding and the
current rate of increase in production greatly exceeds
tina. in the u. S. AS is the case with paper, rayon produc-
ton is regulated by the supply of pulp, but as dissolving
wood pulp sells at a substantial premium over paper pulp
many of the Northern European pulp mills have in re-
cent years gone over to the production of dissolving
grades.
The European supply of pulp is of great importance
to the United States paper industry because about rs per
cent of the pulp used by United States mills is market
pulp"-pulp sold on the open market and purchased by
those mills dependent on purchased pulp. Approximately
$50 of the TAO paper and paper board mills in the United
States are so dependent.
The Northern European countries have been major
sources of the market pulp used by United States mills
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
Longshoremen Work Army Ships; No Pay Hike

SEATTLE, (P) - Striking CIO longshoremen were working army cargo at the Seattle port of em- barkation Saturday.
 The first break in the west coast maritime tie-up came Friday night when five gangs were dispatched to the pier after special steve doring arrangement brought with drawal of pickets.
 A contract for handling military cargo was reached through Grif- fiths and Sprague stevedoring company, firms which is independ- ent of the waterfront employers association. The firm recently agreed to a 15-cent hourly pay in crease for longshoremen. How ever, under the special military cargo arrangement, union officials said the longshoremen will work for pre-strike wages.
 There have been reports that the firm might also enter an agree ment with the army for handling military caroges at California ports, but president Frank Setter stein said Saturday morning his firm does not expect to operate there and is not currently conferr- ing with the army on the possibil- ity.
 The approximately 60 members of the international longshore- men and warehousemen's union who went to the port Friday night started off the first shift with handling of mail and baggage only. They were unloading the transport Sgt. Charles E. Mower, which ar rived late Friday from the Orient.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
Jews Seek Assassin .Of BernadOtte

The government of Israel acted Saturday to ferret out the assas- sins of Count Folke Bernadotte, United Nations Palestine mediator, and his Freich aide.
 A U. N. official formally noti- fled the new Jewish state that it must assume full responsibility" for the slayings. Foreign minister MoShe Shertok advised the U. N. that 'Israel is adopting the most vigorous and energetic measures to bring the assassins to justice and eradicate evil' in Palestine.
 The Israeli army slapped cur few on Jerusalem's 90,00O Jews. Roadblocks were throw up throughout the Jewish section of the Holy City and sound trucks ad- monished the people to stay at home.
 Military policemen were station ed outside the American consulate and others were ordered to accom- pany any U. N. car in the city. The curfew was the first ordered by the Jewish state since Israel pro- claimed herself nation last May
 In Paris, U. N. secretary general Trygve Lie put the Palestine ques- ton before the full membership Placing the issue on the agenda of the assembly session opening Tues day had the affect of bringing the assassination before all 58 mem Der nations simultaneously. Lie also said the slayings raised grave questions about the safety of U. N. personnel in troubled areas. The U. N. Middle East toll now stands at eight.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
Internation'l News At A Glance
CBy The Associated PreSs)

(By The Associated Press) German and Palestinian con- flicts simmered today as major is- sues confronting the United Ma tions in Paris. The general assem- bly, convenes tomorrow.
 A British official source said the foreign ministers of Britain, The United States and France would confer this afternoon on the Ger man crisis, which centers at Sov- iet-blockaded Berlin.
 Soviet foreign minister V. M. Molotov was absent. He sent dep uty Andrei Y. Vishinsky, to rep resent Russia in Paris.
 The Arab League, over the ob- jections of Trans-Jordan and Iraq, announced the formation of a new Arab government for Palestine. Ahmed Hilmy Pasha, military gov renor of the Arab-held section of Jerusalem, was appointed prime minister.
 This act was denounced by King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan who said formation of such a govern ment would amount to partition ing Palestine-an act long opposed by Arabs. (This stand, of course, ignores the fact the United Ma tions partitioned Palestine into Arab and Jewish sections May 15.
 The United Nations delegates had another message from the smouldering Holy Land. It was a posthumous report from Swedish Continued on Page Three
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
C. of C. Managers Make Alaskan Recommendations

SEATTLE, (P)-Directors of the Western States Council. made up of managers of chambers of com merce of the II western states, recommended here Saturday that in'view of Alaska's strategic mili- tary location all factors regarding its security be given immediate and increased attention by the fed eral government.
 It recommended also that all known communists be prevented from working on board all vessels carrying cargo to Alaska and those
 Continued on Page Three,
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
Truman Keeps Word; "Cives
 Republicans Hen''

DEXTER, Ia. (P) = President Truman declared Saturday that a Republican victory would place the American farmer in "great danger" of "man-made disaster" from "gluttons of privilege"
 In a slashing "give 'em hell" at tack on his opposition, the gray haired chief executive said that "Wall Street reactionaries" are putting up fabulous sums of mon- ey" to elect a Republican admin istration.
 The Republicans, he continued, have already stuck a pitchfork in the farmers back" and are now ready "to let the bottom drop out of farm prices"
 Speaking to a crowd gathered for the national blowing contest the President asked:'
 Are you going to let another
 Continued on Page Seven)
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
Tuna Fisheries May Become Important
 Alaska Industry

((P) Special Washington Service)
 WASHINGTON (P)-A new and i m p ortant fishery - top-quality tuna-may bein prospect for Alas ka and British Columbia, fish ex- pert A. w. Anderson said Satur- day.
 But theories that a shift in the Japanese current or that the cen tral Pacific atomic weapon experi- ments might have something to do with it, he said are probably with out basis.
 Anderson, chief of commercial fisheries for the U. S. Fish and wildlife service, returned from Alaska this week.
 He told reporter, Alaska's all bacore catch, first in its history, exceeds 450,000 pounds. It's sell ing at from $520 to $550 ton. AL bacore is a choice species of tuna.
 The tuna are being caught south of Ketchikan, in waters off South eastern Alaska and British Colum- bia. Canadian fishermen, too, are
 (Contlnued on Page Seven
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
Relief Ship Cargo
 NOrthbOund Only
Special to The Nugget

SEATTLE, Sept. 18.,P)-Will- jam Clarke, secretary longshore- mems local, said a union commit tee agreed tentatively on a plan to send a relief ship, The Square Sin net, to the Nome area to beat the freeze. Clarke said the committee would recommend this to the full membership Monday. Under the proposal any and all cargoes would be loaded for Nome and Norton Sound. For southbound trip the cargo would be restricted only to personnel effects, except that com mercial cargo which could be taken as far as Ketchikan.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
Soviet Planes Over Arctic Alaska Coast

Lester Bronson, local bush pilot and flying-school operator, return ed Saturday from Kotzebue with a story of Soviet planes flying over the Arctic Alaska coastline.
 MT. Bronson stated that the Es- kimos of the Cape Espenberg area, on the Arctic Circle at west longi- tude 164 degrees, reported having on several occasions seen large planes of the B-29 class and bear ing letters on the underside of the wings "U.S.S.R." flying low over the mainland for periods of 30 minutes at a time, during the past few weeks.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
Hurricane Heads Toward Florida

MIAMI, Fla, (P)--The master of the stricken British freighter Loch- monar reported today the 73 per- sons aboard were believed safe as hurricane with winds of over 100 miles an hour moved away from the ship and closer to the Gu ban coast.
 South Florida from M a m i through the Keys was placed in the danger zone" of the storm which yesterday trapped the Loch- monar, a 5000 ton vessel. The weather bureau warned south Flo ridans to standby for possible hur- ricane warnings by nightfall.
 The coast guard received a mes sage from the Lochmonar stating:
 Consider passengers and crew safe on board until weather calms. Do not think ship will break up. Vessel settled more and pounding eased. Holes in five fuel tanks. Three holds taking water slowly. Auxiliaries working. Sky clearing and wind easing slightly. Tug Curb standing by"
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
Strike Conditions At A Glance
(By The Associated Press)

NDy LIlC <AoSoSloISO Il iSoo/
 Labor disputes involving auto mobile workers in Detroit and maritime and oil workers on the west coast continued today. But in New York the ranks of striking truck drivers declined and a threatened bus strike was averted. In Missouri, 4,0O0 lead miners ended a 10-week strike.
 A dispute between the Briggs Manufacturing Go. and ITO of its plant guards kept 60,000 other au- tomobile industry employees idle.
 The Detorit firm rejected a UAW-CIO settlement proposal as the strike entered it's 18th day. It charged the JAW was itself, gull ty of wildcat strike" in refusing to work.
 The plant guards are members
 tContinued on Page Five
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
WIRE ORDERS NOW
 ADVISES AGENT SS co.

Merchants and shippers are urged to wire their orders to Seat tie or vicinity immediately, stated Alaska Steamship agent w. R. Wood, today, in order to insure prompt delivery to Seattle docks, thus preventing any delay in sail ing of the proposed emergency ship to Nome, pending negotia- tions for its release
 Merchants and shippers are ad- vised that the Coastal Rambler, now unloading in the Nome road stead, will accept southbound ship ments to Seattle after returning from other ports in Norton Sound.
 Southbound shipments on the emergency ship will be limited to personal effects, household goods, and automobiles. Those wishing to ship merchandise south b und should take advantage of the Coastal Rambler as much as prac- ticable, advises Mr. Wood.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20

TOKYO, (P)-A 105-ton fishing boat was reported seized by the Russians today off the eastern tip of Hokkaido, Kyodo news agency said.
 Since August, 12 Japanese fish ing boats have been seized by the Russians but most of them have been returned after being detained for investigation ranging from one to four weeks.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
NEWS IN BRIEF

LONDON, (R - Authoritative sources say Princess Elizabeth will have her baby in Buckingham pal ace about mid-November.
 Most guesses had been that Eliz- abeth's child would be born some time in October. The princess made her last public appearance June 28.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
Strike-BOund Salmon Pack Freed For Shipment

SEATTLE, (R - Strike-bound salmon valued at between ten and twelve million dollars was freed for shipment to market by rail to- day by a new agreement between packers and the Griffiths & Sprague Stevedoring Go.
 William Gettings, regional di- , (Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20

LON ANGELES, R-Two sis ters who were married in a double wedding ceremony have given birth to youngsters on the same day and in the same hospital.
 They are Mrs. Robert w. Payne and Mrs. Mike Ruvolo. The one difference in the chain of similar | ities is that the Paynes got a boy and the Ruvolos a girl.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20

SOUTH ORANGE, N. J., P)- Charles H. Ingersoll, 79, co-founder of the Ingersoll Watch company, was critically injured last night when struck by an automobile.
 Ingerson had stepped from an automobile in which he was a pas senger to ask directions and was struck as he walked back to his car.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20

TOKYO, (P-Japan's third Ant arctic whaling fleet, including one |. .radar equipped vessel, will sail from Yokohama about Nov. 2, the newspaper Asahi said today.
 The fleet will begin whaling in the Antarctic in December.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20

BLOOMSBURY, N. J. (P-Only 80 shopping days to Christmas :. :. ( a freight car loaded partly with Christmas ornaments burned Sat urday on it's way to Allentown, Pa., via Central Railroad of New Jersey.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20
SHREWSBURY TOWNSHIP, N.

SHREWSBURY TOWNSHIP, N. J. (P)-Peeping Toms on horse back are the subject of a lot of worry today.
 Residents charged riders take advantage of the elevation afford ed by their mounts, and peered in- to bedrooms. One resident found three riders-and their horses peering into the bedroom.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20

TOKYO lP)-Rivers subsided in central and northern Honshu Sat urday leaving an estimated 858 dead with 700 missing.
 Torrential rains, measuring as much as "A inches in some places, flooded the rivers after Wednes- days typhoon.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20

WASHINGTON, (P)-The con- ditiOn of J. Edgar Hoover was re- ported slightly improved" today. The FBI chief has been ill with bronchial pneumonia for the past week.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-20

LATE BULLETIN
 The Square Sinnet is scheduled to sail for Nome September 30th.
Evening star., 1948-05-22
Liquor Industry Hit
By Southern Baptists
As Enemy Of Order
By Cospor Nonnes
S,or Sioff Correspondent

MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 22.-The
Southern Baptist Convention, at its
final session today, heard the liquor
industry attacked as an enemy OF
sound economic order" and
hindrance to the moral and spirit
ual reconstruction of the world"
DR.. w. r. White, president OF
Baylor University, told the nearly
10000 delegates that an "ever-pres-
ent evil factor in the downfall OF
every civilization has been intoxi-
eating beverages" His speech to
the convention, representing 6,270,-
819 members of 26,764 churches in
19 States and the District OF Co
lumbia, supplemented . resolution
passed yesterday, calling on Baptists
to support local, State and national
legislation designed to- curb "the
traffic of beverage alcohol"
The expected battle over race re-
lations issue, stemming out OF PreSi-
dent Truman's civil rights report,
did not materialize, as the conven-
ton yesterday passed a motion as
serting that "the South, Of its own
volition, Is moving in the direction
of the objectives which were recon-
mended by the report" The state
ment declared that, whatever may
be the particular items Of legisla-
ton which might stem from this
report as to spirit and principle, we
recognize that its major objectiveS
are in keeping with the American
way Of life as guaranteed by the Bill
of Rights"
Evening star., 1948-05-22

Burres, pastor Of Fountain Memo
rial Church. Radio Commission, and
the Rev. M. Chandler Stith, execu-
tive secretary Of the District Baptist
Convention, Historical Society.
Appointments to standing COM
mittees included Herbert w. Ludwig
Of Petworth Church. Washington
representative on the Baptist Broth
erhood of the South Committee, and
e. Hilton Jackson of First Church,
Representative Hays and E. H. De-
groot Of National Memorial Baptist
Church, Public Relations Committee.
Also DR.. Clarence w. Crawford,
pastor of Calvary Church, Oregon
Petition Committee, and the Rev.
Edward Dowdy. assistant pastor Of
First Church, Baptist Papers Com
mittee.
The convention. will close tornor-