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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1952-02-29
500 Athletes Will Compete Tomorrow in
Annual Southern Conference Track Meet

More than 500 athletes
from "A institutions will COM
pete in the 18th annual South
ern Conference indoor track
meet, to be held here tomor-
row Saturday in Woollen
gymnasium. The University
will be the defending cham
pion in the conference di-
vision. Challengers will be
Duke, Davidson, Maryland,
State College, Richmond,
V.M.I., and V.P.I.
The following 13 teams will
compete in the non-conference
division: Alabama, Catholic
University, Naval Apprentice
School, ChOWan of Murfrees-
boro, Florida State, Georgia,
Florida, Georgia Tech, Hamp-
den-Sydney, Kentucky, Mar
shall, Roanoke, and Virginia.
The % teams in the schol-
astic division will be from
Chapel Hill, Charlotte Central,
Craddock, Va, Creedmore,
Greensboro Curry, Darlington
Prep, Druid Hills, Ga,, Episco-
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1952-02-29

department, spoke recently
in Baton Rouge, La, at the
annual dinner meeting of the
Louisiana State University's
chapter of the Pi Mu Epsilon
fraternity.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1952-02-29
Home Football Games

The University's home foot
ball games next fall will be
with State College, Duke,
Wake Forest, Virginia, and
Texas.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1952-02-29
Hansen Visits Here

Roscoe Hansen of the Mar
inc Corps, former University
football star, was here recent
ly from Paris Island, S. c.,
where he is stationed.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1952-02-29
Suggests That When
You Buy Furniture

consider carefully the reputation of the company that
makes furniture and the store through which is sold Furn
ue greatly So does quality To Judge these things
you frequently must and should put your confidence the people
with whom you deal directly
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1952-02-29
Speaks in Baton Rouge

W. M. Whyburn, head of
the University's mathematics
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
BABSON Discusses BuiIdinU

bABSON PARK, Mass, January 4-Most people
are Dearlsh on the building outlook for 1882 Natur
any, Ie"er houses will be built but it would be a
eleal mistake to think that the demand for new
houses is over. The demand for houses. although
less Will continue heavy in 1852 Those who need
| he" nome to live in should build or buy whenever
tue rlghi location is available at the right price
Letters come to me from cities in the Central
West stating that good citizens employing MANY
people forced to move away because of lack
oi housing. If these communities have truly patri-
one citizens, they will get together and start cam
paign to get houses built
REASONS FOR CONTINUED DEMAND
II IS true th2t the price of new houses has
gone up considerably during the past few years;
out have they gone up in price more than almost
everything else? 1t is unreasonable for wapeworx
eIS' manufacturers and even shopkeepers to COM
pam about the increase in building costs when
''eV are getting similar increases for labor agri-
cultural products, manufactured goods and mer
chandIse. OF course, building will fall off. but when
that comes, and prices lower most people won't
nave the money to take advantage of tbo bargains,
Also remember that our population is ranidIv
increasing There are around 155!O0O0 600 Deonla in
lhe y. ,. today with total annual income of s275
pHHonS' compared with l25.0OOOOO population and
@oo billions National Income only twenty wears ago
we also must realize that a we-buiIt and vveu-
ooa'eu mousse Is one of the best hedges against in
naIon continuing to hold its own. or increase &C
the collar declines in value. For those who own q
soou nome and do not care to build another for
entail mere Is suggestion for use of your money.
CONSIDER BUILDING STOCKS
Seventy five per cent of the cost of .,o..-.,. :.
in a home is spent on four things. n, Croor,. 10,
lumber and shingles; (3) wall board and nlaetor.
ana (4) paint By buying stocks in one of the lead
ing companies manufacturing these four basic nro-
ducts it is possible to profit with the building in
dustry When the next depression comes the nrico
OF these stocks will 90 down with everything else.
but they should come back again in price ouicl,Iv
The following suggests four such companios.
CEMENT; cement company which 7 like
Is the Lehieh Portland 1t has raw material TO
last Tor many years. II is located in growing
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
CITIZENS MEETING TONIGHT

The Plant Committee of Milford Citv
council has called a citizens meeting for to-
night IN the Milford Community BuildinU
The purpose of the gathering is to discuss
the electric current problem now confront
ing our municipality If the meeting toniobt
is conducted in such a manner that a fnll
ana complete discussion of the problem NAV
De h9d, then some good may come of it. Buf
on t1e other hand, II the meeting is to be
packed" with advocates of either group in
VOWED In the discussion, then the results will
be NIL. 1t is to be hoped that those in charge
WIN keep the speakers strictly to the oues
uOn under discussion and that personalities
ana accusations will not be allowed to dis
rupt the discussion. With the idea of pr0-
noting full debate on the power subject
the Chronicle a few weeks ago offered the
Tree use OF its columns for a fact presenta-
ton by advocates of both sides of the oues-
tlOn' IhoSe taVorlng the purchase of power
tOOk advantage of it last week. Both sides
are presented in another column this week
Ihelr arguments should be studied, for thew
are serious and can affect our towns fnan-
claI structure Tor long period of years.
The meeting tonight can be an important
one. 1t precedeS the final date for filing can
dldate names for the two vacancies in Citv
Council and for the Office of Mayor bv OnIv
few days. This date is next Tuesday. Ian
uary 9th. 1t is mandatory that those inter
ested shall file before that date. The next
day is too late In addition to filing before
next Tuesday the City Charter provides that
all candidates shall be nominated at the
annual Town Meeting which will be held
later in the month Both procedures must be
followed II the candidate names are to appear
on the ballots for the Annual City Elections.
Milford has many pressing problems in
addition to the electric question. II will he
well for our citizens to study all of them be-
fore becoming too deeply involved solely on
that one issue. We believe that now is the
time to make some changes in the personnel
OF our City Government. Milford Just can't
keep on fiOundering in civic affairs as it has
been doing during the past few years. Mil
ford citizens should get interested now-and
keep interested until the polls close on cleo
ton day.
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
STALLED IN COMMITTEE

number of the Hoover Commission,o
recommendations for cutting government
cOStS and at the same time raising the iovoi
OF bureaucratic efficiency have been adont-
eu Oy Congress, though, generally in .
father Watered-dOWn form. These + ie oe+;N
I1ated, a, should result in a saving of $1,000 :
OOO,OOO a year. T-'V'0'
However, the major recommendations
Wnlcn would cause a further SAVING of GO
?UO'OOO,OOO year, are still stalled in W.
iOus congressional committees. And if is
III the direct, personal interest of every
american who has an income and navS .
tax 10 see to it that Congress passes tho NOE
eSSaIy legislation when it convenes again
none o1 the Hoover proposals would in
any way reduce government services The
sIedC Ouik OF them would simply eliminate
coSIly ana totally useless duplication between
UuIeauS' = IauS' AS an example, in one Veterans
cum 1ullliIiStratiOn unit, the Hoover Task Force
douiu that tnere were "a supervisors for 25
oe IeiR2loyeeS: y FARMER wrote the Department
u IL agriculture Tor advice on a farming prob
leln-and received five different reDlieS each
OF which recommended different nrocoJrroc I.oeii
IhlS sort OF thing is rampant in the whole
spraWling government structure and 'iI,o tho
resulting waste is tremendous
After the Hoover recommendations
winch are concerned only with the adn1inio
Cfatlon and organization of the government
are passed, another big lob remains 70 bo
oOhe' That is to ruthlessy cut off evorH,
government activity and expenditure wbicb
IS not directly and unarguably necessary to
~, InIerhai and external strength and secuTitv
we can't afford political luxuries in thic tinoo
fcits. ''' anu super oe-
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
&&OG~2
MORAL DECAY WITHIN,,

Each year the Roman Catholic cardinals
aFchDlShOps and bishops of the United StatnS'
issue message. This years message SION
ed by l3-man administrative board ie of
unusual significance. % u
II DeglnS IAN alarming parallel EXISTS
between the situation facing us TODAY and
Chat Which faced the Roman Empirn 1500
years ago. The problems of the enpire c1oeoD
~ resemble those which sOrely test us now
-OarOaflSm on the outside, refined material
Ism ana moral decay within. The R6noon
Empire disintegrated from within l'0ia"aI nt'5 i
moral corruption was the main causn Tbo
same late will befall us if we do not awake
to the danger" '''0
Inc Catholic spOkesmen then touched on
P0lltlcai corruption and immortality. saving
III pohtlcs, the principle that 'anvfhin@
eOeS simply because people are thought NOT
10 expect any high degre of honor in DolitiS
cIdhS' is grossly wrong. -. Those who arc
Selected for office by their fellow men are en-
trusted with grave responsibilities Tbev
nave been selected not for self-enrichmpnt
out Tor conscientious public service. One
ana the same standard covers stealing from
Cne cash register and dishonest gain derived
from public office"
=, regardless of ones religious beliefs and
aSIIllllaUonS, every American should be in
thorough ! agreement with this view. Moral
uecay can destroy peoples and governments
aS surely as the most terrible wars and the
most Dafbarlc revolutions. The disclosures
which have so far been made of corrnntion
IN our own governments, national state and
local, must have shocked and disqusted
every citizen with any concept of honor and
1ecency. Here is a case where only the
sIer4est KIND of corrective action can suf |
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04

sections of the country. The common stock sells
at about $24 and yields about 5Gc. The first
thlng that one must buy when building a house
is cement, but cement has many other uses
When depression comes and the building of
homes declines, the Federal Government and the
states Will start road building projects and all
'hese Will require cement Therefore the ce-
ment industry to that extent may be called a
depression-proof industry, if there is anv sucb
thing in existence
LUMBER AND SHINGLES: Theoretically
mousse can be built of steel and glass, but such a
mousse would cost much more than an ordinary
mousse. Hence. there will continue to be a de-
mana Tor lumber. That is why this column re-
Gently recommended the purchase of standing
woodland as one of the best long-term invest
ments. All the lumber stocks have gone nm CO
much in price that hesitate to recommend apv
OF them at this time However one of the fav-
orlte lumber companies which handle that pro
duct from stump to the carpenter is the Viewer
haeuser Timber Company. The common stock
sells at $40 and yields about 40.
WALL BOARD AND PLASTER: The II g
Gypsum Company is the outstanding manufac-
turer OF wall board, plaster and the allied Dro
ducts 1t owns great natural resources; if has
manufacturing plants in all parts of the conn
Try; and 1t" products are unexcelled The COM
mon stock sells at $107 and yields nearly 7es
but for every ten shares of common stock there
are about $375 in Government Bonds in the
Company's treasury. It's Management is sunorb
PAINT There are many good paint COM
panies' but as an illustration l mention Sbar-
win-Williams. The stock sells for $67 and viaIds
90 Painting is one of the first things that
people economic on when hard times come.
Dut this may not apply to the large number of
single story houses built in recent years which
neeu repalhtlng soon and can be done by the
owners
AS a final reason for being reasonably ontin,is.;o
! building, let me mention the very liboraI -.
ge terms of today. When l built bousa tbirt,,
arS ago. was obliged to pay Sc interest and
u mortgage for only three years Today Won can
FRO" money at 4h%6 and have twenty years 70
y it back ~
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
WE'RE ALL VICTIMS

, PrlceS are high-but that doesn't noeon
J! JiaI IeIalle[S are enjoying an economic nara
downgrade. '''' I'D ''e oeeh on the
or example, reports from 30 food chain
companies recently show that. on the avor'
age tnelr gross earnings were down IL
percentage points and their net earnirrS
we're OH III percentage points before tavec
LOT the third quarter of 1851 as comnsroJ
"iIh the same period of 1850 TvnicaI 70
SdlIefS dealing in commodities other than
IOOoS nave also reported drops in nroft IN
some cases the declines have been beavv
o. moreover, this marks a Shrinkaoe of nro
IltS IltS "hlcn were very modest to beoin viii
MANY large food distributors normally oarn
ohly one to two cents profit out of each dol
lar spent with them. General MERCHANDISE
stores ana variety shops custOmarilv earn
put thfee or four cents. Competition which
Is TelalilngS most dominant characteristic
9IWayS hOldS profits to the lowest figure nm,
operate ''i'" 9'ii0ieIIUly
retailing isn't complaining about its
e"iI IliAigS' But &c has complained, and prom
eIy' at government price control policies
emu interpretations which were designed to /
IOfce retailers to absorb wholesale nTica in |
creases and other costs about wbinb +bar- III
C' Coulu 40 hotnlng. Retailing just doesn't have
enough profit margin to make that y,osrifIo
AS IN any other business. unavoidable noSt
/ must be passed on to the consumer
II the stores are to survive and do the ioh
that is expected of them.
retailing did not cause initiation and #
IS not Denehtlng from imitation. Like all tho
resi- OF us, 1t is one of infiatiOns victims
SGS&D<0S0
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04

The courtesy nickel plan is resultino IN
better observance of paving for 1aIi5nn. ~
space without dissatisfaction on the n@,4 e
the user, declare merchants. The noIica do
Partment also likes the plan, because former r
~ the violatOrs came to the police desk verv
much 9S chtla9grined, and now they appear at the
desk with smile and approval - '''e
Inc merchants feel that the courtesy
nlckel mex plan is solving difficult problem and
''ISO building much good will for Elwood
we wonder whether the Elwood Plan
would work in Milford At least the nIan *. is
worth consideration. At first glance it wouId
seem to offer pleasant solution to the r n9tl|I
ing meter problem. ''''''' ~ '''e PARK
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
STATE OF THE UNION

We shall learn within a matter
OF days, and from the traditiOnalIv-
accepted source, the President of
the United States, the condition in
which our country enters the New
Year.
The President would be less than
human if he failed to throw as
kindly a light as possible on his
stewardship, whether he wished 10
be continued in office or not. And
the indications are growing that
the next Truman campaign is al
ready taking place among the GRO
mes. Thus, we may look forward
TO a rousing message Of cheer on
the occasion of the return of Con-
greSs.
But we doubt whether anvthing
the President may say can add to
the optimism with which we per-
sonally greet 1852. In it's feverisb
effort to 20 too far too fast. the
Fair Deal" has busted open at the
seams, so all Of us may view the
Sawdust running out. No matter
how skillfully it is patched up. we
nave seen what we have seen. We
are to have another chance to re-
turn to nt-thrOugh-reD-
resentatives instead of govern
ment-by-appOintees whether
we deserve it or not.
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
WHERE ARE THE "NISSINCv2

I :
Another UN concession to the
Reds, made at Panmunjom i'm a
mounting effort to speed the Kor-
can truce, has apparently been i'm
vain. By abandoning all claim 10
islands we are holding north of
the 3Sth parallel, UN delegates
were able to secure agreement from
the Reds on the ground rules for
the truce. But there is still dis
agreement on rotation of u s
troop, and the building I'D of Red
alrhelds during the truce period.
A further, and later complica-
ton, is the UN demand that the
Reds explain why the names of
l,OOO men previously announced as
prisoners, do not appear on the
current list. and why "Of the tens
OF thousands" of South Korean
troops officially listed as missing
IN action, you have listed ONLY
Gl42-a wholly unbelievable ra
ito under the conditions of warfare
in Korea"
But maybe you want to know
about those ground rules, even
though you may wonder whether
they will ever be called into ser
vice.
l. All ground forces will cease
fire within "a hours.
2. All ground forces will with
draw IL miles within Y hours
forming a buffer zone two and a
half miles in depth).
3. All ground, Naval and air
forces will be withdrawn from the
rear and the coastal islands within
5 days.
Looking back. over the dreary
months of talking and stalling,
and talking. since the first
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
&NAN&
BUILDING GOOD WILL WITH
PARKING METER PLAN

How to handle the parking meter viola
tor, who is also customer so that his i'll
Will is not incurred is a problem which MANY
communities and merchants have to face
Retailers of ElwOod, Ind, have come up
with courtesy nickel parking meter plan
which is solving this problem
The plan, put into effect on Dec. |. l948.
seeks to use available parking meter space
to the best advantage, and to build good will
among Out-Of-tOWn as we'll as local ShOppers
According to the ElwOOd Chamber of Com
merce the parking plan has done both.
Here is the way the plan works:
Inc ponce officer who checks cars parked
at meters, issues violation ticket in the us
ual manner, and in addition, places a cour-
tesy nickel envelope under the windshield
wiper, and inserts a nickel into the meter If
the car is parked overtime. This, of course
elilllhaCes the usual fine for Overparking
which amounts to $1OO.
Here is the wording on the Courtesy
Nickel Envelope:
"PatrOlman No.......... found vonr We
hlcleS, License No overnSrlod o+
this meter rat......... a. m N m on
Reailzlng that you may have been mad
vertently detained, he has placed a nickel in
the meter from a fund supplied by the Retail
DIVISION OF the ElwOOd Chamber of Com
merce.
Please present this envelope along with
your violation ticket to the city clerk -treasur-
er or to police headquarters and the custo-
mary hne Will be omitted. The envelope is
also Tor your use in reimbursing our Court
eSy Fund If you so desire.
Meters speed turnover, thereby giving
you a convenient place to park. By observ.
ing the parking limit, you help your neigh
Dor and yourself. Elwood appreciates vonr
patronage and invites you to come again"
:, The courtesy nickel fund was $1,000 when
u began and is approximately that much to-
aay, IN addition to paying for the courtesy
envelopes. This shows that motorists aDnre-
clate the parking privileges.
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04

AS previously stated, the CITY
could buy the same amount of now
er for a total cost of S16O.OOO Con-
sequently, it will cost $32.60O more
to produce the current than to buv
it.
In addition to this loss, which
amounts to over S45O,OOO in rs
years of paying for the original
plant, it should be recognized that
Milford's electric requirements will
undoubtedly continue to increase
until the power demand will again
be doubled in 10 to 12 years. There
fore, 1t will be necessary to buy
addluOnal equipment, starting with
IN to 6 years, and continuing mn
til we double the plant capacity to
Keep pace with the demand. BY that
time the original plant will be in
ehlcient or obsolete and should be
replaced.
Where do we get the new capital
Tor this expansion? We have three
choices; first, we can continue to
borrow the money and pay more
interest, going further 'in the red":
second, we can INCREASE our
ELECTRIC RATES in order to
yield the same net profit; or third.
we can INCREASE our TAX RATE
to make up the deficit.
On the other hand we can con-
tlnue to purchase our current.
make a large net profit and devote
our planning to the things Milford
really needs.
WHAT rs YOUR CHOICE?
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04

The population of Portugal is
about 10000
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
NeW PoRar

4 big hydroeleetrlc program for
. teev,Se.!oping power and Irrigation
facilities ! Is getting under way IA
4,siys TIber River basin where the
ola Romans made engineering his.
Tory with bridges, aqueducts and
drainage systems.
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04

MN. IF some of the Presidents
friends want to campaign in Wis
conson, there's good mink-hunting
in the northern part of the state "
or maybe they'd rather lust
go get lost
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
READING N R.S

Fcurteen.yeaF.Old Dalton Ttirpe,
Eeaa the New Testament from be.
ginning 10 end while q patient a
arabic temple crippled ohildren's
hospital at Houston. Tex.
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-04
Washington Letter = By Robert Nelson Tavloo,

session at Kaes0ng last July. if
can De seen that progress has been
maze but toward merely a
truce. Perhaps we should put off
worrying, until the cease-fire is
signed, just how we are TO make
the agreement stick.
4
COMING UP
Vice President Alben Barklev
has announced that he has arrang-
ed with Speaker of the House sam
Rayburn for joint session of the
Congress about January II" TO
hear an address by Prime Minister
Winston Churchill.
Defense production will zoom in
first half of so, civilian goods take
a squeeze that is, after they
get the steel strike settled.
Congressional investigation of
Irregularities in Department of Ag-
rlculture opens soon, according 20
washington crystal ball iust
about plowing time.
AHc HdtlOHdl minimum wage, as
fixed by the Fair Labor Standards
Act is too low. 1t must be raised
from IS cents an hour to $1.25. The
CIO has said 50, told President
Truman, in fact. The CIO at the
same time instructed the President
to make price and rent controls
alright, plug tax loopholes, ex-
tend Social Security, etc. etc.
The CIO, said its Economic
Policy" head. can not tolerate"
the present rate.
Senator Joseph r. Mccarthy will
be a candidate for reelection in
1852. He has invited President
Truman and administration fig
ures to come up to his home state
and tell the folks not to vote for
Evening star., 1952-06-07
Capital Fund Drive
Tops 100000 Mark

The Greater National Capital
Committees fund drive yesterday
nosed over the 100000 mark and
headed into the home stretch
toward its $130,000 goal.
Campaign Chairman Hubert +.
BisSelle, executive vice president
Of Riggs Bank. reported. at a
luncheon in the Hotel Statler,
that the committee has about
sos, 900 on hand. To reach its
minimum operating expenses. the
committee must take in Sis 900.
Commenting on the results of
the drive to date. Mr.. Bisselle said
he recognized that the last few
thousand are the hardest to get
| in q drive of this kind. But he
also pointed out to the workers
that only 727 firms and individuals
have given so far this year. Since
the number Of gifts last year was
l ,005, Mr.. Bisselle urged workers
to get after the nearly 800 that
haven't as yet repeated last years
Igift.
These firms are already sold on
the idea Of giving, he stressed.
Also present at the meeting was
Edward D. Merrill. president elect
of the Board of Trade, who ex-
pressed his appreciation to the
campaign workers for their effor