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Washington News Washington, D. C.? The most re freshing newt from the capital these days is the prediction of some experts that the ecoootny will experience a major upturn ia the next ate months. The economists vary on the queation whether this upturn will be caused by action of the new Ad ministration, or hurried by action taken by it But some believe busi ness will begin to pick up by Spring. Some of the business magazines are getting into the act. Fortune says a brisk upturn is due ia mid year. U. S. News and World Re port says an upturn will be visible in the second half of the year. These optimistic reports follow government forecasts which have been, generally spesking discour aging Unemployment is expected to continue to be a problem. Gold is a problem ? the stability of the dollar. Government revenue Is to be down from what was expected. In other words the statistics from government departments have not been optimistic. And in the first three months of the year the recession we are now in is ex pected to continue unabated. But the Kennedy Administration plans to act in this field. Depressed areas are to get help. There is to be more housing con struction, aid for the elderly and perhaps even a tax cut This latter possibility is still under study. Al Social Security Facts Disabled farmers who have not filed a claim for disability insur ance benefits may be losing money, according to a recent announce ment by Don W. Marsh, manager of the Hickory Social Security Of fice. The Hickory office serves Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cata wba, and Watauga Counties. Mr. Marsh states f earners were first covered by social security in 1059, so there may now be some farmers who have paid enough social security taxes to qualify. To get disability insurance bene fits a worker must have at least five years of work covered by social security and must be so severely disabled that he can no longer do any type of regular work. Farmers who have paid soc ial security taxes on their net in come each year, beginning in 1999 many now be eligible and should contact the Hickory office right away. Mr. Marsh is concerned that there may be some farmers this area who are losing payments be cause they have failed to file their disability claim with the Social Security Office. The Hickory of fie is located at 216-2nd St., N. W. POLICE BUSY Baltimore, Md. ? After a recent heavy snow, police towed away 91 cars illegally on city streets dur ing operation of the city's snow emergency plan. Police also issued 390 tickets to the autos parked on snow emer gency streets, and left there by their owners after the snow emer gency plsn was put in force. All in all, it was a busy time for all members of the division on the midnight- to4 a. m. shift were kept on duty during the morning traffic peak to direct traffic. NEW WEAPON San Antonio, Texas ? A night watchman used his index finger to capture a would-be burglar. Jesus Gonzales, a 60-year-old dry-cleaning plant watchman, spot ted an intruder slipping through a window. He slipped up behind the intrud er, jabbed a finger in his back, and told him to freeze. The man froze until police ar rived. so, more money will he ?pent on defense This will tend to park up ImhIbbm* The basic problem confronting any American government, in ana lyzing the dollar drain, is the fact that our products are' priced out of the market? too high for many for eigners. This has been caused by intlaUoe, unchecked inflation, in the United Mates in the period after World War II and the Kor ean War. The rise in prices has more than offset the advantage U. S. produ cers had in mass production tech niques and labor-saving devices. Until we regain the edge, the dol lar drain will continue to be a seri our problem. The Kennedy Administration, then, must try to get American business men on a better competi tive footing, compared with for eign producers. And it must at tempt to reduce unemployment in the United States and improve business at home. This is a big undertaking but that is the effort which will be made. The first six months of the year 1861 may provide the answer to what the new Administration will accomplish. If Congress goes along, in the main, with the do mestic program of the new Presi dent, and if the dollar /train is halted, a firm foundation for prog ress will have been established. Progress should begin to be come visible after the first three months and if progress has not been made in the first six months of the year, then some Democrats will have been disappointed. The tax-cut idea is one; which is supported, in principle, by the chief of the new President's eco nomic advisers, Or. Walter Heller. Or. Heller believes that lower tax es puts more money into circula tion and stimulates business. It would be ironical if this ap proach is tried by the Administra tion which was expected to move in exactly the opposite direction. New Features Add Dangers The old adage "Don't change horses in the middle of the stream," can be a very timely tip to drivers of cars with automatic transmissions, if altered slightly to "Don't change drivers in the middle of traffic," cautions Jerry Coe, of Coe Insurance and Realty Co. According to Mr. Coe, the Kemp er Insurance Central Automobile Safety Committee, which for years has studied causes of accidents and ways of preventing them, points out that the advent of automatic transmissions has brought added hazards to drivers. "What sometimes happens," Mr. Coe says, "is that a driver stops his car in traffic, gets out and has the passenger next to him move over to drive away or to cruisc around the block. "When the motor is left running and in gear, or if the gear lever is bumped into a forward or re verie position, all it takes is for the would-be driver to accidentally put his foot on the accelerator and he can cause the car to lurch for ward, or backward. "Or if the substitute driver is accustomed to a different shift arrangement, he may put the car in reverse instead of forward, as he intended, and slam into the car behind him." The solution, of course, is never to change drivers in traffic. If an other drivre must take over, pull to the curb and turn off the ig nition. This will permit both the pass enger and driver to get out on the side away from traffic. The new driver, who should be remind ed of the car's shift lever arrange ment, can re-enter and in safety adjust the scat and rear view mir ror to suit his driving preference. ? adv. We WUI Be CLOSED Wednesday Afternoons Until Further Notice Sears Boone, N. C. "Food Bargains ? FOR THE NEW YEAR" Right* R?Mrv*4 To Virginia Brand Sliced Bacon Jj Balcntinc't (With Coupon Good For 5* On Purchase of a 12-oz. Package of Balentine's Bologna Frankfurters . . . Morhoefer Brand (With Bacon Sausage 7-' Choice Legs ' Wings Plump Breast k Gizzard Cut Up Troy Packed Center S.lces, Smoked H O ^ ^ h 0 ,5.00 ?'??' Shortening - Smoked Ham . Bone-ess Economy SV,c?,^69< ^OC^S OQi H a m S ? ? ? A our Pur*JLord \ Lyk- . ^ A-. <)CV luhcheon 49< 3^ 1 *'"T 3-Lb. Con Pint Jar in* CAMS MiYonnaise- ^ w ^ r49< Peach P-e jvi 6reen Beans 3n Thrifty "S Can* *.??* ? ? 2^49' Thrifty 20-ox. 39* Tomato ju,vv 0? aq' ves ** ? sirannM Rpans 5 <*? H r- No. 300 Ay rCU^' ? * ^Mo2V4M00 G^en tf-o*. 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