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Evening star., 1950-12-31
Telephones Increase
By 7 Million in Year
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-New ad-
vances in the communications in
dustry in 1850 brought the farthest
corners of the Nation still closer
together.
American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co., which through it's Bell
System subsidiaries operates 80
per cent of the Nations telephones
added 9 million telephones. The
$500 independent companies
added about 100000 more for q
net increase of million. This
brought the Nations total to
nearly 43 million.
The number of telephone con.
versations increased from an av.
erage of 1872 million day in 194s
to 140 million in 1850 for the Bel
System alone, and toll calls
reached 6 million day.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Meat Producers See
More Of Il, but at
Higher Prices in 81
BY Lawrence N. EIdred
Associated Press Financial Writer

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-More meat
but at higher prices was served
up on the national platter this
year. The experts calculate the
same trends for 1851.
They reason that consumer in
comes are on the rise. If short
ages Of durable goods increase,
even a larger proportion of the
expanding income will go into
competition for meat, thus forcing
prices higher;
And though greater meat sup
plies appear to be in the offing,
military needs may reduce the
civilian supply below the level
available this year.
The American Meat Institute
estimates civilians will eat about
149 pounds Of meat apiece in 1851
compared with las pounds this
year.
Military Needs Cited.
This estimate, an institute
spokesman said, took into account
an expected increase in military
needs and an increase in popula-
ton. Most of the added meat will
be pork, although beef consump-
ton also, is expected to be slightly
higher, this source said.
In November the Agriculture
Department reported the big three
in cattle feeding--Iowa, Illinois
and Nebraska-had more heavy
cattle on feed this year than last.
These are the cattle which will
produce next springs beef.
Figures Compared.
The departments report said
there were 125,00O feeder cattle
weighing more than 1,100 pounds
in the three States, compared
with $4,000 last year.
Last January hogs numbered
more than go million, highest
since 1916. In the IL months
ended December /, more than 90
million pigs were saved from
narrowing, the department esti-
mated, highest production since
the near 122 million of 1943.
Commercial meat production for
the 10 months through October
this year-the meat we have been
and will be eating for some time
was about 2 per cent higher than
q year ago.
Years Prices.
AS to prices, the average for
barrows and gifts at Chicago went
to $25 a hundred pounds in Au-
gust for the years high mark,
and was around $18 this month
The average peak in Midsummer
last year was a little above $22.50
and by this time in December was
down to around SIG.
Top grades of beef steers
reached $41.50 a hundredweight
last January, within Is cents of
the all-time high mark set the
previous November. But this class
touched bottom at $31.50 In April
and again in August, compared
with a bottom last year of $25
in February. 1t was up around
S37 as 1850 moved toward the
finish, compared with $40.50 q
year ago.
Lamb prices maintained a rela-
lively high level throughout both
last year and this, hitting an all
time high of 1925 in March,
l949, and lowering around that
figure this month.
Evening star., 1950-12-31
Life Insurance Firms
Gain ; Million More
Customers During so
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The life
insurance business acquired 3 mil
lion new customers in 1850, $685.
billion of new business and the
biggest money headache on record.
War and imitation are the buga-
boo of every financial institution.
To the insurance companies,
these twin perils represent a
double measure of horror.
The life companies are the GUS
todians-not the owners-of the
funds intrusted to them in pre-
MUM payments by insurance
buyers. The industry's $64 billion
of assets, biggest single chunk of
American wealth, belongs to the
policyholders, not to the COM
panieS.
In line with it's obligation to
safeguard and increase the policy
holders funds, the industry at the
1850 year-end is faced with many
problems. Important among them
are these:
/. How to combat imitation.
2. How to prepare for a possible
atomic bomb catastrophe.
3. Whether or not to impose a
war clause.
4. Where to seek new channels
for investment.
New Records Set.
~ During the year life insurance
has broken just about every record
on its books. There were new
highs in admitted assets, new
business, life insurance in force,
number of policyholders and
benefit payments.
Naturally, war and imitation
were the chief factors in the as
tonishing growth of life insurance
this year.
Because of imitation, however,
the companies question whether
some of these records have any
real meaning.
Carol M. Shanks, retiring
president of the Life Insurance
Association of America and presi-
dent of Prudential Insurance Co.
of America, said recently policy
holders "are being robbed of much
OF the real gains in economic Sc
curity that their increased life
insurance coverage should be Civ
ing them"
Life insurance now in. force is
30 per cent higher than the 1945
figure. Mr.. Shanks pointed out.
Yet the real advance, in terms of
purchasing power of the dollar, is
only IL per cent.
In spite of the big dollar gains,
MIR. Shanks warned, the insurance
business actually has been stand
ing still, even slipping back, on
the treadmill of imitation"
A-BOmb Considered.
AS 1850 opened, the industry
took up the question of the atomic
bomb. Could catastrophe
strike. taking the lives of thou
sands of persons, wreck the COM
panies?
A voluntary reinsurance pool
or clearing house among the life
companies appears to be the an
swer to the potential danger. A
committee now is studying the
possibility of all companies join
Ing forces in a plan whereby one
f1rm with unusually heavy risk
exposure in a bombed city would
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20

the Association will present an
annual report.
The balance of the mornings
program will be devoted to a dis.
cussion of the bankers activities
in forestry, which will be led by
G.. G. Ware, Chairman of the For
estry Committee of the American
Bankers Association and Presi
dent of the First National Bank
Leesburg, Florida. Erie Cooke
President the the Fulton Nation
al Bank in Atlanta, will describe
the Georgia bankers tree plant.
ing program, which is now max
ing such splendid progress in the
state. A representative of the
Federal Land Bank of Columbia,
South Carolina, will report on
the manner in which that bank
makes timber loans to farmers.
The afternoons program will
be of great interest to the ap-
proximately $50 representatives
of the southern pulp and paper
mills, suppliers of pulpwood, land
owners, and representatives of
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20

conducted under the direction of the
the State Agricultural College and USD Co
operating
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Patrolnen Ride
100 Miles Per Day

RALEIGH, N. C.-The month
of November found North Caro-
lima highway patrolmen travel,
ing approximately 100 miles per
day per patrolman while per,
forming their duties, the North
Carolina Department of Motor
Vehicles reported today.
The patrolmen totaled 1888,
1S9 miles travelled during the
month and averaged approx
mately 10 ours on duty per day
per patrolman.
In addition to 1873 courtesies
extended, the patrolmen weighed
1928 vehicles and found 125 over
loaded. They issued 2,O88 equip,
ment tickets and STA light tick
cts. A total of 1856 vehicles
were inspected and lights cor,
rected on 25,S5S vehicles.
The Patrol investigated 1, S73
accidents in which 76 persons
were killed and 874 injured. A
total of 6,727 warning tickets
were issued and 1886 complaints
were Investigated.
During the month, patrolmen
made $685. arrests. Driving III
toxicated was charged in SIT
cases. Of persons brought to
trial, 1858 were found guilty and
sentenced to 81 years, three
months and eight days. Fou
hundred and eighty-four Were
found not guilty.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20

public forestry agencies attend.
ing the meeting. E. w. Tinker.
Executive Secretary of the A.
merican Paper and Pulp Associa-
ton will stress the important
relationship of the South's pro.
duction of pulp and paper to
that of the United States. w. ].
Damtoft, Assistant Secretary
and Treasurer of the Champion
Paper and Fibre Company, who
has long been a leader in south
ern forest conservation activities.
will discuss the progress of in
dustrial forestry during the past
fifty years, with especial refer
ence to that made in the South
to which the pulpwood industry
has made large contributions.
The afternoon program will be
concluded with remarks by M. H.
Collet, Assistant to the Vice
President of the West Virginia
Pulp and Paper Company, EN-.
phasizing the need for accelerat.
ing forest conservation work.
The evening program will be
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Susie Marshall

Three well-balanced meals and
eight hours sleep every day, are
'musts' to Shirley Brown, 16, of
Selma, who was tops in this
years North Carolina All Health
improvement. A club member for
five years, Shirley realized that
following rules for good health
was no simple task, but the les
sons learned were of lasting
value. She was recently crowned
State Health Queen, and local and
county Queen for the past three
years. She has taken part in three
county All Health coronation
ceremonies and in two State
health pageants. Completing 80
projects, Shirley has given SO in
dividual and II team demonstra-
tions and has made 233 health
improvements. She has held office
on the County Council for the
last two years and is now secre-
tary-treasurer of the state organ
ization. Her trip was provided by
Kellogg Company of Battle Creek.
With one eye on enhancing the
home and the other on the family
pocketbook, Susie Marshall, IS, of
Engelhard, succeeded in doing a
better job than any other 4-H'er
in the state in the home improve
ment program. Her reward was
provided by Sears-Roebuck Found
alton. Susie decided to start with
her own room, but the remodeling
and improvement spread through
out the entire house. Her work
has been so outstanding that
many adults have visited her
home and asked for suggestions
on remodeling. Susie has won
County Room improvements Con-
tests every year since 1916. She
also won the County Floor Sand
ing Contest in 1850, and last year
was chosen to give demonstra-
ton on furniture arrangement at
All Club Week. During seven
years in All, Susie has been presi-
dent of her club and junior leader
for four years.
All of these activities are con
Extension Service Of the State !
operating.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20

First aid was rendered in sew
en- cases and fires eXtinguished
in three.
The Patrol assisted in the re-
covery of II stolen vehicles. Val
ue Of cars and property returned
to individuals following thefts
was estimated at S70,511. Fines
in cases brought to trial totaled
S152,815.22, which was turned
over to county school funds.
Costs amounted to ST., 153.45,
which went to county genera
funds in counties where cases
were tried. Highway revenue col
lected on overloaded vehicles and
vehicles with insufficient licen.
ses totaled $1,236.11.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
N. Carolina 4-H Champs Go to Chicago

The thrill of being singled out
as winner in the Field Crops pro-
gram will never be forgotten by
Victor Sauls, 10, of Raleigh. Study
of new cultivation methods and
seed treatment enabled him to
do an outstanding job. Victors
first crop was corn which pro-
duced so bushels per acre. Evil
dence of hard work and eventual
success in his project can be
found in his present corn yield
which now is 101 bushels. Adding
tobacco to his project in 1916, he
was awarded County Champion
ship, and again in 1919. Victor
found that combining meat ami
NAL with field crop project proved
profitable. He will make farming
his career and is at present OPP
Grating his home farm under a
Patterson agreement. Internation-
al Harvester provided Fictor's
Congress trip.
Sarah Butts, 10, CT Halifax,
was selected as the 4-i1'er
with the most outstanding Girls
Record in North Carolina. She
had just completed her ninth
year in club work when she re-
ceived this trip award, donated
by Montgomery Ward. Food
preparation is a special favorite
with Sarah, along with clothing,
poultry, home Improvement, can
ming and garden. She has COM
pleted % projects and made,
mended OF remodeled 162 gar
ments. Also, prepared and served
2,495 meals in addition to 1000
separate dishes. Sarah helped can
more than 1000 jars Of food, grew
a one-fourth acre garden and tend
ed 100 chickens. She was county
records winner many times, and
received the Danforth scholar
ship. Having held numerous
offices on the county committee
and in her local club, Sarah now
is the junior leader. She attends
Woman's College, University OF
North Carolina.
ucted under the direction Of the
gricultural College and USDA CO.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
PuIpwood Meeting
Carded InJanuary

The interest and activity by
the bankers in increasing the &C.
onomic contribution Of the south
ern tree crop will highlight the
morning session of the annual
meeting of the Southern Pulp
wood Conservation Association
to be held at Atlanta Biltmore
Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, January
%, 1851. r. w. Workman, Jr..
President Of the Association and
Executive Vice President of the
Southland Paper Mill, Lufkin,
Texas, will preside at the meet
ing and present a summary OF
the Associations activities. H. j.
Malsberger, General Manager Of
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20

Farm output per man-hour is
now about twice what it was 40
years ago, says the U. S. Depart.
ment of Agriculture.
To reduce danger of fire,
Christmas tree lights should be
disconnected when all members
of the family leave the house.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 1850

The State Soil Conservation
Committee has approved plans to
oroanize a soil conservation dis
,,,cr in Buncombe County.
Onslow County farmers have
purchased more than $50 beef
5e;fcrs this fall, reports County
Ag3nt C. C. Clark, Jr.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20

Tests by agricultural engin-
GERS Of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture indicate that tire
lug height makes noticeable diff
ferences in the way a farm tract
or performs, but rim width has
little effect. The engineers eau
ton, however, that their con.
illusions apply only in the soil
types and conditions and with
the particular tire-tread design
used in their experiments.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
PAGE SEVEN

one of entertainment, presided
over by J. E. McCaffrey, Division
Superintendent of the Wood.
lands Department of Information.
al Paper Company at George
town, South Carolina.
A business session of members
following the program on Jan.
uary %, and a meeting of the
Board of Directors, January "a,
with election of new officers, will
conclude the annual meeting of
the Southern Pulpwood Conser-
walton Association.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-31
RADIO LOG
K I N I Alaska Broadcasting Co. CRC hInN

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 DIAL 1460-JUNEAU 6:15-Music.
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 Sign On. 7:00-Sunrise Surprise.
 7;05-Locel Weather
 73o-News Summary.
 8:00-Morning Thought.
 8.15-News Headlines.
 8:25-Weather report. 8:30-Langworth Choristers. 9:00-. Music for the Missus. 9:30-Weather report. 9:35-Songs by Eddie Arnold. 9:45-Dusty Records. 000-News. l0:05-Just Jazz. 10:15-Look at Books-ABC. 10:30-Kids on KINY. :O0-STEvE ALLEN SHOW
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-31
Mrs. E. Roosevelt
 Gives Opinion on
 Chinese Question
(By Associated iDress)

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt de- scribed the Chinese conflict today as question for the Chinese people themselves to decide.
 The late Presidents widow said the Communist victories in China were based largely on the weak nesses of the Nationalist govern ment. The Chiang Kai-shek govern ment, she said, was given plenty of opportunity to make reforms and appeal to the masses of the Chinese people-but failed to do so.
 It seems futile. Mrs. Roosevelt said, to argue whether or not to back the Chinese Nationalist gov ernment.
 AS for Chinese representation ii the United Nations, Mrs. Roosevelt said that decision may have to be made by the full 59-nation general assembly. Sixteen LIN members now recognize Red China. Mrs. Roose- welt did not suggest a course for future American policy on China. But she said that policy should be carefully thought out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-31
FARM MEASURE TO
 GET TRUMAN VETO

WASHINGTON, March 31-R- Reports that President Truman has decided to veto the controversial farm price support measure affec- ting cotton. peanuts and potatoes today spread rapidly through the capitol.
 Many Senators and Representa- tives told reporters they understood MT. Truman had decided to disap- prove the legislation.
 The bill was sent to the White House last week It was a hard fought Senate House compromise aimed at tightening price props under surplus Irish potatoes and allowing increased acreage for this years crop of cotton and peanuts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-31
TRAFFIC CODE TO BE
 DISGUISED AT OPEN
 MEETING OF COUNCIL

The new traffic code for Juneau will be discussed at an open meet ing of the City Council Monday evening at 8 o'clock, Mayor Waino Hendrickson announced today.
 The traffic code, which will bring all previous traffic regulations under one cover, has been passed in two readings already.
 We want to give all interested citizens an opportunity to hear the new ordinance and discuss it with the council" Mayor Hendrickson said
 The open meeting will be held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-02-02
Labor Fights
Robertson Bill

Washington (LPA)-Labor lead
ers are preparing to fight a bill
introduced by Senator Robertson
Cd, Va.) to apply the antitrust
laws to labor unions.
Robertson contended in introduc-
| ing the bill that it was designed
TO outlaw union efforts to fix prices
and control production through
such devices as John L. Lewis
three-day week in the coal indus
try.
But union lawyers were quick to
point out that if the courts could
enjoin efforts to impose a three
day week they might also enjoin
efforts to maintain a five-day
week.
The Virginia Senator admitted
he had left to the courts the inter-
probation of what constituted "un-
reasonable restraint" of trade be-
cause the writing of such an inter-
probation into law had seemed "an
almost impossible objective"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-02-02
Taft's In There
Fighting For
Employers Side

Washington (LPA)-Sen. Robert
A. Taft Or, Ohio) may have a new
and glamorized pair of spectacles
but the lenses are still the same
He still, when faced with national
problems, takes the employers
view.
Taft is in there again, battling
for the employers rights in opposi-
tion to a federal Fair Employment
Practice Commission with enforce
ment power. He first revealed his
views against the FEPC bill in an
interview with an Ohio delegation,
who were amazed to learn that
FEPC would discriminate against
white workers"
Again, in his widely-used boiler
plate column for Ohio papers Jan.
25, he wrote that: "The effort of
the federal government to deal
with all these millions of cases is
bound to create bitter feeling and,
in my opinion, increase race feel
ing and prejudice rather than to
remove it."
An FEPC law with teeth in it
"would subject millions of employ
ers to arbitrary action by some
federal board" Taft asserts, con-
(Ta.. TO Pd0e Tzpo)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1950-02-02
President Duffy Accepts
Committee Post In 1850
Heart Fund Raising Drive

"Organized labor has a great
take in the work of the American
Heart Association" Presid e n t
James NJ. Duffy, member Of the
National Labor Committee Of the
1850 Heart Campaign, announced
his week.
The $6,0O0,0OO Embarrassing drive
will take place during the month
Of February and will be conducted
by the American Heart Associa-
tion, and it's affiliates throughout
the country, to support program
Of scientific research, public edu-
cation and community service.
In a letter addressed to Pres
ident Duffy, inviting his coopera-
ton, Secretary of Labor Maurice
j. Tobin, Chairman of the National
Labor Committees 1850 Heart
Campaign, wrote:
Diseases of the heart and blood
vessels are our nations leading
cause of death. They kill more than
100000 Americans annually and
are responsible for more deaths
than the next five most important
causes of death combined"
Responding to Labor Secretary
Tobin's invitation to serve with
him as a member of the Commit
tee, President Duffy stated:
81 am delighted to accept MEM
bership on the National Labor
Committee of the American Heart
Associations Campaign for 1850
to raise $6,O00,O00, in order to sup
port a program of scientific re-
search, public education and COM
munity service to combat this SER
ious health menace"
In accepting President Duffy's
whole-hearted cooperation in the
fight against heart disease, our
nations greatest killer, Secretary
Tobin declared:
81 am confident that with your
personal support and the coopera-
tion of the National Brotherhood
of Operative Potters, organized
labor will make an outstanding
contribution towards the task of
combating heart disease, since
among its major victimes are the
working men and women of Amer
ica."
To facilitate labor's support in
this drive, Secretary Tobin has de-
signated Assistant Secretary of
Labor Ralph Wright as his aide.