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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-30

pal dump.
Another school has a three
year supply of unpalatable dired
eggs-bought by the government
to support egg prices. These too
will eventually find their way to
the dump, because they won't
last three years. Children don't
like them. Nor, for that matter,
docs anyone else seem to like
them-except the Department of
Agriculture, which has bought
millions of pounds of them.
ITO a great extent the school
lunch program has creased to be
a feeding program for children.
On the federal level, at least, it
has become a disposal system by
which the Department of Agri.
culture hopes to get rid of part
of its vast hoard of surpluses-
which it has bought with 4 bill
lion dollars in tax money. AS a
result, the SURPRISES available are
largely determining what foods
shall appear on school-lunch
menus.
"The support program works
this way: Commercial egg-dryers
agree to pay farmers Is to q
cents a dozen for all the eggs
hens can produce. The govern,
ment, in turn, agrees to buy all
the egg powder offered for sale
In carrying out the terms of this
shcnanigan, the government has
spent upward of 100 million dol
lars. 1t takes tax money from
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-30
Mrs. Clara Copeland
Is Taken By Death

Mrs. Clara kneece Copeland
- years old, died Monday in a
Conway hospital after a serious
illness of four days.
Funeral services were held
from the old Copeland home at
, p. m. Wednesday the Rev. A. C.
Heller officiating. assisted by the
Rev. A. E. Holler and the Rev
A. l.. Gunter. Burial was in the
family plot of the Kneece GENE.
terry.
She was a daughter of the late
]. X. and Louise Lowman Kneece
She was born near Bates and liv.
ed there until six years ago when
she moved to Myrtle Beach.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. H. ]. Matthews, Jr., of Wash.
ington. D. c., Mrs. S. P. Dardner
and Miss Bess Copeland, of Myr.
tie Beach; two sons, w. H. and
c. F. Copeland, of Myrtle Beach;
five grandchildren, John Edwin.
Billie Neil and Louise Copeland,
of Myrtle Beach, Jerry and John.
ny Matthews, of Washington;
and several nieceS and nephews.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-30

The initial purpose of the
school-lunch program was simple,
direct. Draft figures from two
wars indicated the level of ma.
tional health was woefully low.
While categories of ills were
traced to poor diet. Why not in
vest in the nations health and
build for the future by serving
all school children a hot, we'll
balanced monday meal?
Then politicians got busy.
Here was something too good to
be passed up. Why not tie school
lunches to U. S. farm policy? If
farmers raised too much ruta.
baga and prices skidded. the gov
eminent was committed to buy
ing it: Why not let children eat
this surplus. whether they hap
pened to like rutabaga or not?
Congress puts its ideas to
work. and the result can be seen
in any town. Small schools are
being flooded with commodities
and snarled in the red tape that
goes with government activity.
One small school visited by this
reporter was swamped under
5000 pounds of potatoes - which
the government has recently been
selling back to farmers at three
fifths of a cent bushel, to be
used as stock feed and fertilizer.
The school used what is could
of this mountain of potatoes until
the heap rotted into a smelly
mess. then sent it to the munich
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-30

Boyd, Sergeant At Arms, Bertice
Jones, Jr., Medical officer DR..
w. H. Johnson.
1t was decided at this meeting
to hold another meeting on All
gust %. All veterans and their
wives are invited to attend this
meeting and enjoy chicken bog
All the chickens, rice and other
ingredients were donated by
members Of the post. All arrange
ments for the bog are being at
tended 10 by George Jones, Jr..
William Graham and Bertice Sim
mons. Commander Potts said
that since Post No. Al has been
honored by having one of its
members. Mr.. o. D. Freeman
elected to the highest office that
the American Legion can offer in
the state, that Of Department
Commander. and another mem
Der. Rev. Dallas L. Mackey, was
elected TO the office Of Depart
ment Chaplain. the Loris post
really should go all out to make
the coming year a successful one
from the standpoint of member
ship and interest in the Ameri
can Legion activities. He said
that benefits from the National
government for veterans and
their widows and dependents can
only be had through a large
membership in the American LIE
zion to influence proper legisla.
lion.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-30
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
IS DUMPING GROUND
FOR FARM SURPRISES

The schooElunc which feeds million of the nations
81 million school children good ITSELF D.
hatcl IN McCas for September until tied to the farm
pcesuppo and thence dumping
the huge SURPRISES built the Department Agriculture with
billions of dollars of taxpayers money. satisfactory
pan approved by teachers and health authorities Mr.
Ratc suggests instead that government grant money directly
to school through the state education departments
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-30
Antioch Baptist
Clarendon Baptist

Rev. Clyde Prince, Pastor
Bible School each Sun. 10 a. m.
Preaching. 4th Saturday
and 4th Sunday IL a. m.
Preaching End Sun. -7:30 p. M.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-30

of Captain and Lieutenant.
All enlisted men of the rank
of Sergeant and below. both avia,
ton and ground, will be ordered
to active duty.
Orders to both officers and
enlisted men will provide a mini,
mum of Is days between the re,
ceipt of orders and date of com.
mencement of active duty. Dis,
trict Directors have been directed
TO grant an additional Is days
under certain definite criteria.
The Commandant of the Ma,
rine Corps announced today that
his present policy is that no Ma
rine. Regular or Reserve. under
IS years of age will be ordered
into actual combat.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-30

PATRONIZE TRIBUNE
ADVERTISERS
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-08-30
Mt. Tabor Baptist
Carolina Baptist
Mt. Sinai Baptist

Rev r. A. Johnson, Pastor
Preaching
Saturday before 4th
Sunday ----7:00 p. m
4th Sunday morning-11:00 a. m.
SUNDAY School 1000 a. m.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Acheson
Continued From First Page.)

had announced earlier that Presi-
dent Truman would call off plans
to meet the plane because of the
late hour. The temperature at
the field was below freezing.
Asked if he intended to see Mr..
Truman later in the day, Mr..
Acheson said he always has a
1890 pm. conference with the
President on Thursday.
He was asked to comment on a
New York speech last night by
former President Herbert Hoover,
but said he had not heard of it
before and would have to read it
before commenting. This speech
was assessed in some quarters as
a new challenge to administration
foreign policy. .
Lehman Attacks Hoover Speech.
Mr.. Hoover declared that the
United States should not send
more men or money to Western
Europe before the nations there
have themselves organized sure
defense against Communist ag-
gression. Otherwise, he said, the
United States would be inviting
another Korea"
The Hoover line appeared to be
the exact opposite of that taken
for the past several years by the
Truman administration and par
ticularly in the two years since
Mr.. Acheson has been Secretary
of State.
The commitments just made by
Secretary Acheson at Brussels. In
fact, are that the United States
will join in helping build up West
ern Europe's defenses. President
Truman told a news conference
Tuesday that this country will
send more forces to the European
area as quickly as possible.
The debate, if it develops along
lines indicated by Mr.. Hoover
seems likely to provide one of
the big issues for the new session
of Congress beginning in January
when Secretary Acheson, Defense
Secretary Marshall, and the Presi-
dent himself will have to seek con-
gressional grants or funds te
finance the European military
build-up. - ......
Evening star., 1950-12-21
u. n. Sends New Plea
To Chinese Reds on
Cease-Fire Talks
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Dec. 21.-The
United Nations has told the
Chinese Communists that chances
for talks on general Far Eastern
settlement-desired by the Reds
would be improved if Peiping
needed U. N. calls for a cease-f1re
in Korea.
In second direct appeal to the
Com m u n iSt government, the
three-man U. N. Cease-fire Com
mittee said a pending Asian-Arab
proposal for such negotiations
would receive created U. N. con-
sideration if the Korean fighting
was halted.
The second message, sent to
Peiping Tuesday night, gave no
promise that the Far Eastern
talks would follow cease-fire, The
United States strongly opposes
linking the Korean fighting with
such other Asian problems as Red
China's demands for Formosa and
for a seat in the United Nations.
Peiping as yet has made no re-
ply to either the committees first
appeal for more cease-fire talks
or to the second note. The
Chinese Communist delegate to
the U. NJ, WI Hsiu-chun, left for
home Tuesday after defeat of his
demands for an end to American
activities in Formosa and Korea
and withdrawal of all foreign
troops from Korea.
Unless the Peiping position
changes, the Cease-flre Committee
is expected to report after New
Years Day that it cannot halt the
Korean fighting.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Hoover
Continued From First Page.)

American forces soon would join
the combined West European de-
fense force now being set up un-
der Gen. Eisenhower. AS Mr..
Hoover spoke, Secretary of State
Acheson was flying back from the
Brussels conference which author
lied the combined non-Communist
force.
Mr.. Hoover urged the Nation to
concentrate on fortifying the
Western Hemisphere as a 'Gibral-
tar" Speaking on radio and
television. he called on his fellow
countrymen to hold the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans, with the
island outposts of Britain. Japan,
Formosa and the Philippines.
Mr.. Hoover said it would be
sheer folly" to engage in land
war with Communist hordes in
Asia or the continent of Europe.
He urged the United States to
arm our air and naval forces to
the teeth" to defend the frontiers
he laid out.
Mr.. Hoover said the Communists
could never break through Ameri-
can sea and air power to invade
the Western Hemisphere. They
can no more reach Washington in
force than we can reach Moscow >
he declared.
At another point, he expressed
the opinion that the atomic bomb
is "a far less dominant weapon
than it was once thought to be-"
De1clse of western continental
Europe rests primarily on the Eu-
ropean nations themselves. the
76-year-old former Chief Execu-
tive told his audience across the
Nation.
1--WE have little need for large
armies unless we are going to
Europe or China" he said. Land
war with the Communist masses
in Asia or Western Europe would
be the graveyard of millions of
American boys and would end in
the exhaustion of this Gibraltar
of western civilization.
Mr.. Hoover said Western Eu-
ropean nations should arm them
selves with combat divisions of
huge numbers" before the United
States lands another man or an
other dollar on their shores"
Many Republicans in Congress
were quick to cheer Hoover's
sharp dissent from the Truman
Acheson policy.
Taft Agrees with Principles.
Senator Taft. Republican, of
Ohio, chairman of the Senate Re-
publican Policy Committee, told a
reporter he agrees with many of
the general principles Mr.. Hoov-
er stated.
Senator Taft said some would
term the speech isolationist but
added that mfr. Hoover presents
very forcefully a point of view
which certainly should have the
immediate consideration of the
Congress-"
The Ohio Senator plans SIM
liar speech Of his own.
Senator Russell. Democrat, of
Georgia, who soon will head the
Senate Armed Services Committee
avoided direct comment but noted
that Mr.. Hoover was passing judg-
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Pan-American Farley
Slated Early in 81
By the Associated Press

Foreign ministers of the 81
American Republics will meet here
early next year at the request Of
the United States to lay plans for
safeguarding the Western Hemi-
sphere against any Communist
aggression.
The Council of the Organization
of American States (OAS) yes
terday swiftly accepted this Gov
ernment's suggestion, brushed
aside the usual forInalities and
discussed mid-February or shortly
thereafter as the date of the
emergency session.
The request to the council de-
clared that 'the aggressive policy
of international Communism, car
ried through it's satellites, has
brought about situation in which
the entire free world is threat
ened."
The council reacted quickly,
adopting a resolution which 6e-
clared there is an urgent neces-
sity for the free nations of the
world to determine the most ef-
fective means of preserving their
liberty and independence"
Me eanwh hile, Representative
Smathers, Democrat, of Florida,
suggested that the foreign min
listers meeting be held in Miami.
He made public letter to
Assistant Secretary of State Mil
Ter, saying that Miami offers
"superlative advantages in every
respect" He added that as you
know, Washington is already c. er-
crowded"
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Edward 6. Robinson
Voluntarily 1estifies
Before House Group
By Robert K. Walsh

Edward G. Robinson. the mo-
tion picture actor, appeared VOL
UNFAIRLY today before the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities and declared he never was
a Communist or fellow traveller.
Mr.. Robinson testified at a
closed session. He told reporters
later that he had been disturbed
for some time by "insinuations'
against his loyalty
i finally decided to come down
here voluntarily and settle once
and for all any question that
might have been raised" he said.
Committee sources disclosed
that the actor swore under oath
that he not only never was a
Communist or fellow traveller, but
that he never knowingly asso-
ciated with Communists or fell
low travellers or subversive indi-
viduals of any kind.
Went Through His Files.
AS a background for his testi-
mony. Mr.. Robinson disclosed that
he went through his personal files
for the last Is years to determine
whether he unknowingly had be-
longed to any organizations that
might be suspected of Communist
leanings.
He said he gave the committee
detailed information about organ
izations to which he belonged or
had assisted. He also sent a sum-
mary of his testimony today to
j. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
he said.
Representative Velde, Republi-
can, of Illinois, a member of the
committee, said later that the
committee was impressed by Mr..
Robinson's frankness. He also
said he told Mr.. Robinson that
people in public life often are
subjected to untrue and unfair
attacks and insinuations.
Mr.. Robinson. who generally
portrays tough roles in the movies,
was in a jovial mood when he
came out of the committee room.
He shook hands with committee
members and staff employees.
Open Hearing Planned.
The committee planned to have
an open hearing later today to
question Miss Bernadette Doyle of
San Diego. Calf, described as a
former secretary to Steve Nelson,
a Communist Party organizer.
Miss Doyle ran for State super
intendent of education in Cali
fornia last month as an independ-
ent candidate. Although she was
defeated she received almost 600,-
900 votes.
Evening star., 1950-12-21

up of the WPB and its predeces-
sor agencies. He served four years
in top WPB posts. including those
of chief of the Bureau of Industry
Advisory Committees. assistant to
the chairman and finally as vice
chairman. He was awarded the
Medal of Merit by President Tru-
man in l946 in recognition of his
work. In World War I he served
in the Navy.
Evening star., 1950-12-21

ment on the relative size of the
Army, Navy and Air Force and on
military tactics.
Senator Russell said such poll
cieS should be determined by the
joint chiefs of staff.
They are in much better posi-
ton to Judge those things than
Mr.. Hoover or l." Senator Russell
added.
Martin Approves Ideas.
around Washington there is a
growing sentiment on both sides
for re-examination of our pro-
gram in the light of what we have
learned as to Communists and as
to our Allies" Senator Brewster
Republican, of Maine added.
Full approval of the Hoover
ideas came from Senators Martin
Republican, of Pennsylvania; Wat
kins, Republican, of Utah and
others who have been highly criti-
cal of the Democratic foreign pol
icies.
Senator Martin, a former Army
general, said the United States
must decide where it is going to
make stand against communism
instead of letting Moscow deter
mine it.
I'm mighty tired of Joe Stain
being the quarterback for all con-
tests" he said.
Senator Watkins said the speech
"places on Europe the task of her
own defense aided by such help
as we can give her"
Senator Benton, Democrat. OF
Connecticut, a former Assistant
Secretary of State. said the
Hoover proposals would repeat q
mistake made twice before-ot
expecting Western European ma
tions alone to defend their soil.
Frear Agrees Partially.
Another Democrat. Frear OF
Delaware, expressed partial agree
ment with Mr.. Hoover. saying:
"The United Nations has had
sufficient time to make up its
mind. Although I support the
United Nations, this is the time
for decision"
Two Republicans, Senators
Saltonstall, Massachusetts, anc
Aiken. Vermont, who have sup.
ported most bipartisan foreign
policies, also agreed with the
Hoover proposals in part.
Certainly we should not main.
tain large forces in Europe unles.
the people of Europe have the
will to defend themselves" Sen.
ator Saltonstall said. 'I hope the
next few months will prove that
they have that will, for I believe
it is highly important for our owr
security that Europe remain.
free"
Senator Aiken said this was true
but added he would want further
consideration before withdrawing
completely out of Europe"
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Chinese Red Delegation
In Prague on Way Home

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Dec.
81 R.-Chinese Communist En-
voy WI Hsiu-chuan and his party
arrived from London by plane last
night en- route back to Peiping
from New York, where they had
presented the Chinese Communist
case to the United Nations.
The eight-man delegation was
greeted at the airport by Deputy
Prime Minister Zdenek Fierlinger
and Chinese and Russian diplo-
matte representatives. The dele
cation is expected to remain here
a few days before flying to Mos
cow on the next hop of their long
journey home.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Hoover Is Flooded
With Favorable
Response to Talk
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-
Herbert Hoover'S office today
reported a tremendous, IA
vorable response to his
speech last night proposing a
Western Hemisphere defense
against Communist aggres-
sion.
"The phone hasn't stopped
ringing" said an Office spokes-
man. "Telegrams are arriving
in floods. They started COM
ing in even before Mr.. Hoover
returned to his office from the
broadcaSting station.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Congress
Continued From First Page.)

enable him to create emergency
agencies and reorganize old ones
temporarily. The other would en-
able the Government to change
procurement contracts to meet
changes IN costs.
On the Senate side the Expen-
ditures Committee has approved
the contract adjustment feature,
but is still undecided whether to
take quick action in this short
session on the Presidential reor-
ganization power
Also awaiting Senate action Is
a House-approved SIS billion au-
thorization for military public
works, much of it for top-secret
purposes. Funds for some of these
public works are already in the
pending appropriation bill.
Most of the money in the de-
fense bill is for planes. tanks,
ships and the pay Of the man
power constantly being added to
the armed forces. The House
passed the measure last week,
carrying a total of $17.8 billion.
The biggest increase allowed by
the Senate committee yesterday
was $1.8 billion for purchase of
strategic and critical materials,
recommended by the Budget Bu-
reau since the House passed the
bill.
Another important amendment
will give the President optional
power to transfer 5 per cent of
current ECA funds from Western
Europe to non-Communist areas
near China. This could amount
to civilian aid to the extent of
$112,500,000 in Formosa, Indo-
China and the Philippines. AL
though offered by Senator Know
land, Republican, of California,
the amendment was favored by
the administration.
The committee also decided to
ask the Senate to add 1924 million
of contract authority for the con-
struction later on Of more than
80 new cargo ships for the mer-
chant marine. ,.-.
The Senators also were more
liberal than the House with the
Atomic Energy Commission. They
added $84O million for expansion
of the atomic energy program.
making the commission total
81 .O80 900, 900. This is $40 million
more than the budget estimate.
Other items added in the Sen
ate committee include:
For Federal aid access roads into
military reservations, $40 million
For Federal grants to the States
for civilian hospital construction,
S75 million. This restores cut
the Budget Bureau made two
months ago in carrying out the
demand of Congress that the
bureau shave $3.50 million from
appropriations already made for
this year.
For the IVA, another $2.5 mil
lion for steam plant, making
the total for that agency in the
bill SGT million.
For the National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics, $3.2 mil
lion for salaries and expenses.
Would Raise Total.
If the bill becomes law as ii
now stands. it will bring up to
about $43 billion the total this
session of Congress has made
available for the defense program
1t would bring up close TO $50
billion the entire budget for all
purposes for this fiscal year, in
cluding interest on the national
debt.
The funds in this supplemental
bill will cover the pay of an armed
strength of Of million men.