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Evening star., 1961-01-08
Small Increase
Conudiun Activity
Called Poorest
Boonro on Record

TORONTO. Jan. Z tAP)-
Operation at around record
levels wasn't enough to keep
the Canadian economy fully
occupied this year.
Some chose to call 1t "the
poorest boom on record" but
most people labeled 1t q reces-
sion. and the early-ycar prom
is6 Of q boom made 1t all the
harder TO take.
sFor most Canadians-those
with jobs lit was q prosperous
year, with earnings increasing
and prices maintaining Q fairly
stable level. and they showed
It with increased consumer
spending.
Exports were q bright fea-
ttfe. While merchandise trade
with the world Is moving into
balance. Canada continues to
run o huge deficit In her over
all balance Of international
payments about SIS billion
Last year.
1lhis arises from variety of
factors. including foreign In
vestment In Canada. Canadian
Borrowing in New York mar
kets, and an adverse balance
In the tourist and field.
On the whole, however. Cam
ada 10 expected to continue to
work for growing multilateral
trade and the ideas Of the gen.
eral agreement on tariffs and
trade.
Considerable pressure has
been put on the Government
to peg the Canadian dollar
at par with the American. OF
at. D discount. So far, how
ever. monetary authorities have
felt that any direct action Of
this is iInpracticable.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
sY SYLVIA PORTER

to value the cost Of an extrs
weeks vacation? The compar.
isons have to be made without
considering the fringe benefit,
II they are to be made at all. :
In view Of the current ant
still spreading recession. vol
|understapdahly may be skep.
|tical Of the forecast that wage.
are sure to so up. and by q
much. But here are four per.
|suasive reasons why.
A 1irst reason paychecks Or,
certain to 90 up by thest
|amounts is that under long.
term contracts already signed
automatic increases are guar.
IAnteed to. 3 million workers
These increases are built-in,
the dates In 1851 and amount,
are fixed.
Automatic Increases
A second reason Is that un.
ions negotiating new contracts
this year win try to use tsit
level Of the automatic increases
as o starter for bargaining, ans
the patterns drawn In l059-6t
suggest many unions win gel
about 3 penny more than tha
built-in .'fioor." The automati.
increases In manufacturing ttii
year average 4 little over
cents. over al run around
cents. This Is . major basis fol
Mr.. Farwell's estimate Of new
increases In manufacturing
around Q cents. over all Q cents
"A third reason Is that despite
She prospect for tough bargain.
ing and the fact that the cru
cial auto contracts come up thii
summer. fnanagements are talk
ling realistic increases" no
mo gains. " There's already dis
cussion Of an auto strike II tn,
auto makers attempt to elimi
mate the cost of Living clause
lin the contracts. but It's wortl
Remembering that Genera
Motors invented the escalato
clause In the first place -ans
II GIN agrees to 90 along will
Iit. Ford and Chrysler won't havl
much alternative no matter hov
much they disapprove.
And Q fourth reason is thl
probability Of Q distinct,
stronger business picture Q
1851 rolls on.
\ Cpistributed, 1881. ny the Nan ayndi
cate. lnc. All Rishts neservedl
Evening star., 1961-01-08
YOUR
MONEYS NORTH
For MiIIions-Best Year Ever

There's no doubt that pay
checks are going up this year
There's an excellent chance
too. that the average increase
in wages will be matched ol
topped by the average rise ir
. workers capacity to pro-
duce industrial productiyity)--
meaning that this years pay
increases win not be imitation.
ary. viii not justify broad price
rises.
The, outlook is that while thil
will unquestionably be q year ol
tough bargaining, there will bs
lno great. Gripping strikes.
And. although Q deep problem
is and win continue to be pool.
Of jobless through good time,
as well as bad, for the vast
majority of workers and theil
families this is shaping UP q.
. comparatively good wage.
price phase.
They're bright predictions
yes, and the significant point 1.
THAT they come from experts
mot biased for labor or manage.
ment.
Summary Added
AS an illustration, here Is ths
way Donald r.. Farwell. Z
managing editor of the Wash.
ington news and analysis serv.
lice, the Bureau Of National AZ.
fairs. summarized 1t for me ir
an interview:
/. In general, new wage In.
lcreases in 1861 should average
about q cents an hour. This Il
An overall increase. includes
pay In non manufacturing and
construction. as well as II
factories.
.. In manufacturing. newl,
won increases should run abou
iS cents an hour. which come,
Tout to, q rise Of about 31a PEE
Icent. Since the improvement II
industrial output per man pei
hour 10 running close to 4 pc
cent, managements can Absorb
lthese pay increases withou
raising prices.
i 3. This percentage rise doe
mot take into account the cos
lof new fringe benefits admit
itedly. but O. Mr.. Farwell put II
I"No one agrees on these cost,
.lHow. for instance. are you goinI
Evening star., 1961-01-08
|NewGainsSeen
For Insurance
|Agenisof Area

Leaders in both life insur-
ancs and fire and casualty i'm
surancs fields expect further
gains In business IN the coming
year and point to many changes
for underwriters in the last
year.
The new group insurance bill
which passed the s6th Con-
gress permits association group
insurance to be written b,
Washington and Is one Of the
most significant changes for the
public. reported Wayne =. Dor
man. CLu, president Of the
District Life Underwriters AS
sociation. It also permits the
writing Of dependency cover
age.
Mr.. Dorman said these pro-
visions were opposed by his
association on the ground that
they permit the underwriting Of
''unsound policies." However,
| he expressed hope that the
more liberal Law win not lead to
abuses.
GELICO Has Agents
Mr.. Dorman also cited re-
ports that Government En-
ployees Life Insurance Co.
started to employe agents for
| the first time In 1850. He
praised OELICO for turning To
the agency system and said
this again bears out the con-
tention Of many c0mpanies
who strongly advocate such q
system.
The area gained IL new
chartered life underwriters OF
CLUs In 1860, largest number
| of these awards for advanced
training on record. The Life
Underwriters Training Coun-
lcil and the associations salel
lelinic also made progress.
Mr.. Doriman said life insur.
ance leaders generally feel thai
I1eel win be 9 great year fol
them. Sales Of group insurance
should skyrocket. he declared
Casualty Men Aided
The flre and casualty insur.
ance agent In this area ear
Evening star., 1961-01-08
MutuoI Funds Undergo
More Growing Poins

year end estimates OF. the Ma
tional Association Of Invest
|ment Companies, trade organi-
zation of the industry. which
represents three-fourths Of the
about 250 open and closed end
funds.
The NAIC year-end estimates
for members with 1859 totali
in parenthesesl: Total net as
sets Of close to SIS billion Cd,
including closed end companies
($17.5 billion); share sales Of
$2.1 billion ($2.3 billion): re-
demptions Of shares worth $87s
million 9TH Million: 370.00t
new periodic investment plans
(356. .000): s million sharehold-
er' accounts (4.55 million and
2.5 million shareowners (2.5l.
Assets and asset value oi
most funds increased steadily
| In the first half. The high point
was reached in August when
Iopen-end member assets to-
Etaied sieA billion (b). They
fen TO $lS.6 billion in Septem-
her and October and ended the
year nc an estimated $16 bill
Hon.
The industry's 3 per cent
gain (of one-half hillion dol
lArs) in total net assets COM
pared with o jump Of 10 pei
cent Cor $2.6 biilion) in 1885
and q jump Of 50 per cent Cor
$5 billion) in 1858 Since l95:
the only downturn was Q " Of
! per cent dip In 1857.
Sales on 81
sales Of open-end member
shares were OF about Q per cent
or $500 million this year com.
pared with . 1859 jump Of 81
per cent ($700 million) ovel
1858.
Redemptions generally rar
between $65. 900 and 5000 Z
month. Redemptions reached
close to ~ per cent Of tcta
share sales in 1850 although
when based, on average tota
assets they remained ct So pei
cent. the same as In 1859.
Eighty or about half tn,
NAIC mutual fund member,
now offer periodic withdraw
plans compared with 70 at tn,
start Of the year and about a
ct the beginning Of 1859. Thers
are about $4,000 plans in effect
Evening star., 1961-01-08

amounts sufaciently to keep
pace with infiationary increases
In property values. Mr.. Beuer-
mann added. Jury awards in
Evening star., 1961-01-08

personal damage actions con-
tinue high. and thus remain q
threat to maintenance Of lov-
cost insurance.
Evening star., 1961-01-08
By RICHARD n. HOENIG

AAAo0SA8sEA &Ao3aAAN18
NEW YORK Jan. THE
mutual fund industry expert
enced more growing pains In
1860.
One appraisal called 1850 Q
year OF strain and test. as.it was
for other elements Of the iinan-
cial community.
The plus factors clustered In
the so-called service" area Of
the business based on investing
the money Of other people
They included: A record num-
ber Of dividend reinvestment
plans started: . noteworthy
advance In the periodic with
drawal plan concept: and Q
steady increase in new plans
for periodic purchase Of invest
ment compsay shares,
me rate Of fund share re-
deInptions. although III PEI
cent higher than 1868. showed
TIE smallest dollar value M
crease since 1855. AZ
on the less encouraging side
were: The first drop in fund
share sales IN six years al
though the total held above 50
billion and was the second best
ever: the smallest increase in
total net assets since 1853 Tone
sixth the size of the 1859 Jump
aiAA The hrst dip Cor lack OF
gain. depending on final fig-
urea in fund purchases Of
secnrities since tabulations be-
gan seven years ago.
Small Increase
Shareholder accounts opened
showed the smallest increase In
I'VE years, although over thai
time the rise has been fairly
steady.
An these results are based on
Jackson advocate., 1961-04-01
The Local Students Sit-In A CHALLENGE
To Adult Responsibility

The City of Jackson and the State of Mississippi got
the first taste and what should be the last taste of
Negro student sitin demonstration here Monday when
students from Tougaloo Southern Christian College sit
in at the Jackson Municipal Library.
The student sit-ins goes far beyond the fact that
somewhere along the line the of students groups
as third force to expose and dramatic the condi-
tlOnS about which they complain, and from which they
suffer, have been injected into the Negro struggle for
the full benefits of American citizenship while they ex-
and dramatic, they also cry out for the fument
Democracy to the United States a great nation. as
we'll as to the rest of the people of the world
In the very first instance we would point out here
that the sitin phenomenon that has come to possess
certain kind of glamour and attraction for Negro stu
dents, adding type of coloring to the American
should best be left to run it's full course here in
Mississippi and be handled with the greatest care by
those who have the power of police and law enforce
ment authority less there be created such incidents that
will serve the interest of forces who perhaps have
more for continued sudent-sts than the win
ming of full rights of citizenship for American Negroes
The students sit-ins here Monday have been the
stimulation for number of meetings in the Negro
community and IN all probability such meetings have
resulted In the White Committee. However as have
often pointed out here nothing constructive is
ing to happen, and the broken down lines of communi-
cation between the responsible white and Negro leaders
Of the community, with crowd of Negroes off some
where in meeting talking about white folks and a
crowd of white folks off in meeting talking about Ne
groes, and until such meetings and working together
OF responsible white and Negro leaders for the correc-
ton of the conditions about which Negroes complain
and from which they suffer, the student sit-ns will
continue as great challenge to local adult RESPONSE
bity.
Jackson advocate., 1961-04-01
How Ridiculous Can Thew Get?

This newspaper has always taken the position that
our people need to be alert to the danger of Commu
St SuDVelSOn at home as to the danger of Communist
expansion abroad.
We have also pointed out however, that there is an
important distinction between aertness to real danger
ana an oCSeSsVe determination to conjure up dangers
where no dangers exist.
Those who see Communist dangers all about them
IN our churches in schools in textbooks and in
old and reputable organizations serving constructive pub
nc puposes-have gone beyond the state of reasonable
alertneSs.
While they are entitled to their own nrivate balluo;
nations they do serious public harm when they bring
wild and irresponsible charges of communism against
institutions and organizations that are working to nro
mote the public good
. Though these charges cannot be proved they some
umes undermine public confidence where public conf
dence is deserved
They blur the distncton-which ought to be kept
clear and unmstakabe-bet real Communist SUBJ
version and active American citizenship
All this said by way of deporng the attacks that
nave recently been made both in Boulder and in Denver
against the Foreign Policy Associaton-Word Affairs
Cener which is sponsoring the Great Decisions pro-
. The Foreign Policy Association has been in OPERA
ton AZ years working to stimulate public interest in
world affairs and to promote broad public particpaon
IN world affairs discussions
It's board of directors is dominated by investment
bankers corporation executives distinguished educators
and men and women of high public standing and ire
proachable reputation
1t has been commended by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Richard M Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy
ana scores OF senator's and public figures in both pot
cal parties fi''
More than $50 American corporations contribute
1unos TO the Foreign Policy Association Hundreds of
church and community organizations and 40 news
papers including this one, have cooperated in its Great
Decisions program in 900 U. c. communities
thousands of Denverites have taken part in Great
Decisions groups and know at first hand whether their
discussions were serving the ends of Communist con-
spiracy. ~
The attacks on the Foreign Policy Association are
compounded of distortions and MISREPRESENTATION
They spring from the disturbed minds of people
who see Communists all about them in the same way
nt1aC min a1a>
The best remedy for anyone who feels inclined to
take these attacks seriously would be join Great De-
cslons group and find out for himself whether they
the Kremn or the cause of RESPONSIBLE citizen
ship in free society-Denver Post
Jackson advocate., 1961-04-01
Veterans News

Q. What kind of prosthetic ap-
pliances may eligible veterans re-
reive from the VA?
A. These include artificial limbs
and eyes, braces, trusses, ortho-
pedic shoes, crutches, canes, eye
glasses, hearing aids, wheelchair,,
and special clothing, Blind vet
Grams entitled to disability COM
pensation may receive a guide dog
and special mechanical and elec-
tronic equipment. Veterans re-
ceiving regular aid and attend
ance support from the VA are en-
titled to an invalid lift, if med
ically indicated.
@. Under the old pension law,
an eligible veterans monthly pay
ment is increased from $66.15 to
$78.75 after he has been on the
rolls for 10 years, or upon reach
ing age IS. Does the rate change
under the new law?
A. Not because of age or length
of time on the pension rolls. The
rate may change because Of change
in the veterans income, his net
worth, or the number of his de-
pendents.
@. Once / have designated rel
ative as beneficiary of my CT in
surance policy, do I have to keep
this person as beneficiary?
A. The CT policyholder may
change his beneficiary at any
time. However, the VA must be
notified of the change. You may
write directly to your VA insur-
ance office or you may call at
the nearest VA office and get a
blank form which may be sent.
@. My sister, a widow of vet
eran, is planning to remarry. Will
she forfeit her pension payments ?
A. The law requires that pen
sion payments be stopped when the
recipient widow remarries.
Jackson advocate., 1961-04-01
Change in Administration Seen As
Spur to Housing Legislation

In accepting the award, Hag-
gerty said Meany looked upon the
award mot as a personal honor,
but as one bestowed upon the la
Dor movement as a whole"
Urging the conference to look
forward to new challenges rather
than looking back at past ac-
complishments, the BCTD presi-
dent declared that supporters of
decent housing must tackle the
problems of "the slums that have
not been cleared, the urban CEN
ters that have not been restored,
the middle-income housing that
has not been built"
The achievement of the goal of
decent homes, Haggerty said, "de-
mands the full and unimpeded eff
forts of government and private
enterprise alike. These are not
rival forces, but complementary
ones. Only if both are doing job
can the whole job be done"
Delegates to the two-day con-
ference received a message from
Pres. John F. Kennedy saluting
the MICS 80 years of service and
praising its constructive leader
ship" The President declared:
Together we share the desire
for vigorous action in meeting
the housing and urban renewal
needs of our country"
The conference adopted a reso-
luton comending the President for
his frank appraisal of the ma
tions present difficulties and
failures" in the housing field and
declared that the vigorous mea-
sures" Kennedy called for in his
housing message to Congress indi-
cate that "once again we can
count on the White House for
courageous and intelligent leader
ship in the battle for a better
America"
Jackson advocate., 1961-04-01

The change of Administrations
in Washington may make it pos
sible for Congress to enact
"truly comprehensive, long-range
housing program, adequately fl
nanced" in 1860, C. J. (NeiD Hag-
gerty, president of the AFL-CIO
Building & Construction Trades
Dept, told the 3Oth- annual meet
ing of the National Housing Con-
ference.
Haggerty told the MICS clos
ing dinner session that "it is safe
to say that this year only a ma
jority in Congress will be enough,
rather than two-thirds," referring
to the fact that in the Eisenhow-
er Administration a two-thirds
vote was needed to override the
COP Presidents vetoes of liberal
legislation.
Highlighting the dinner meet
ing at Washington's Statler- Hilton
Hotel, the MIC presented a cita-
tion to AFL-CIO President George
Meany, saluting organized labor's
reflective and vigorous support"
of the cause of good housing for
all of the people of the US.
The citation, which Haggerty ac-
cepted in Meany's behalf, saluted
the AFL-CIO president "for his
own untiring efforts and the pio-
neering contribution of the trade
union movement he leads to make
America a better place to live for
all its citizens"
The MIC said Meany "has dem
onstrated by his dynamic leader
ship and humanitarian concern his
personal dedication to the goal of
a nation in which the blight of
slums has been removed from the
face of the land and every family
and individual has the opportun-
ity for a decent home"
Honor for Labor Movement
Jackson advocate., 1961-04-01
HuIan Jack.,,
Continued from Page One)

pellate Division.
The former borough official,
fighting to clear his name and
reputation Of wrongdoing over
his convition in General Sessions
Court, filed papers asking the APP
rellate Division for permission to
appeal the conviction as poor
person, allowing him to have his
case heard on the typewriter min
utes of the case.
A printed record, usually requir-
ed in the court would cost him
close to $4,000, which Jack said
in the papers filed by his attor-
ney, Carson Dewitt Baker, he
does not have.
AS a matter of fact, Jack con-
tends that he hasn't even paid his
lawyers fees for defending him
at the first trial and he has had
to sustain himself and family on
a $4,000 loan he made from his
pension fund.
In the Appellate Division pap
ers, Jacks attorneys also seek to
speed the appeal, asking the court
to set March date to hear the
appeal arguments.
Jack automatically forfeited his
$25, ,000-a-year post on Jan. 16,
when Judge Joseph A. Sarafite
gave him a one-year suspended
sentence.
Jackson advocate., 1961-04-01
Husband Used Car
To SIay Wife

Weaving tire tracks in a pasture
near Pocahontas Thursday showed
the path a Negro woman used in
a desperate attempt to escape
from an onrushing car driven by
her husband.
She died under the grinding
wheels.
Kinds County Sheriff J. r. Gill
foy said Frank Adams, 40, has
been charged with murder.
His wife, Albertine, Sc, died al
most Immediately beneath the
wheels, officers said.
The Staying was the climax of
an argument between the couple
which started sometime during
Wednesday night, Chief Deputy
Frank jones said.
The 12-year-old son of the couple
who witnessed the death of his
mother told officers "they woke
me up fussing."
AAOuiu ~ din. tHc yOuIIi, TTdIlk
Jr., said he and his mother start
ed walking up the cow path from
their house toward his grand
mothers house to get help.
When they were about 100 yards
from their house, the youth was
sent back by his mother to get
her head scarf.
He said he started back to their
home but stopped at the pasture
when he saw his father approach
ing in their family car.
The boy told officers how his
father ran the car over his moth
er's body after chasing her down.
When officers arrived, the wo-
mans body was sprawled at the
edge of a briar patch. The auto
sat empty some so yards away.
Young Adams told officers his
father had fled from the auto on
foot, hid in the house briefly and
then headed across field.
He was captured about two
hours later by officers.
Jackson advocate., 1961-04-01
Education Aid
Topic Of Next
Tv Program

The hottest political issue of the
moment, federal aid to education,
will be the subject of the sixth pro-
gram in the "Briefing Session" tel
evision series.
Rep. John Brademas (D-Ind.),
will back the plan, and John R.
Miles, education director of the
U. S. Chamber of Commerce, will
oppose it.
Brademas, 34-year-old Harvard
graduate and Rhodes scholar, is
in his second term in Congress.
Previously he served as legisla-
tive assistant to Sen. Pat McNa-
mara (D-Mich.) and in 1856
as executive assistant to Adlai E..
Stevenson. ~,
Miles, former mathematics and
science teacher, holds a Ph.D. from
Ohio State University. During
World War II he worked on the
development of aviation radar for
the Navy and taught its use to
flyers, attaining the rank of lieu
tenant commander. In 1945 he was
assigned by the American Council
on Education to study teaching
methods in the armed forces. He
assumed the chamber post the
next year.
Edward P. Morgan is host and
moderator of "Briefing Session"
and John MacVane is briefing Of
ficer.
Jackson advocate., 1961-04-01
Battey's Catching
PIeases Twins
Coach Mccullough

Orlando, Fla, - The man most
basemen said was the best catch
er in baseball last year was work.
ing out behind the plate for the
new Minnesota Twins.
The Twins have a drill which,
under simulated game conditions,
the catcher makes five throws to
each base. Battey was right on
target with Is throws.
He STEPPED aside for the next re-
ceiver to take his turn.
"No stay in there" yelled Coach
Clyde Mccullough, himself a ma
jor league catcher of long tenure.
Wasn't that beautiful?" Nc
Cullough asked onlookers. 81 could
watch him all day."
Battey gave the Twins, then
the Washington Senators, a big
lift last season after he was ac-
quired from the Chicago White
Sox. Given a chance to play reg
ularly, Earl proved that he could
hit major league pitching.