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dbrriiltrr Ukuut i^r^TwT- M'MSER 24 murphy. north Carolina, Thursday, December 29. 1949 III 195? EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK Hitchcock To Build laic Bleaching Plant Iron-stained talc previously dis carded at the tale mines here will he reclaimed by Uiteheock Corpor ation in a new bleaching plant to be built a: the mine using a pro cess developed by TVA and the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering. By using thN process, thousands of Ions of tali with little commercial calue can be converted to a marketable product. Development of the new bleach ing process marks another step in (he pro; ress made through the cooperative efforts of Governmen tal agencies and minerals produ cers in reviving the century-old talc industry in here. Several jears ago. when talc production in the high-grade Murphy talc area bad dwindled, detailed investiga- j tions were made by TVA and State geologists; new talc reserves ?ere discovered, and assistance was given producers in systematizing their explorational and operational methods and expanding their operations. Talc, one of the sottest minerals, has many present-day uses. Acid resistant chemical vessels are made of it; and it is used in boiler ind steampipe coverings, as a car rier for insecticides, in the manu facture of dynamite, wallpapers, firebrick, ceramics, paints, and toilet powders. December 31 Is Deadline For Re-Instating Only a few days remain for (disabled veterans of World War pi to take advantage of a special provision of the National Service Life Insurance laws, the North Carolina Veterans Commission panted today. Veterans with disabilities in curred in service between October 8 1940 and September 2, 1945. .who desire to reinstate their in surance or apply for new insur ince, must do so before December 31, 1949 to qualify under the health requirements without having those disabilities counted against them. After December 31, 1949, all impairments to health, including those due to service, will be con sidered in determining insurability. Veterans who want to beat the deadline for this special benefit should contact their nearest N. C. Veterans Commision district ser vice officer or their county ser vice officer immediately. Pay rot of two months' premiums 4l<>% with a physical examina tlon is all that is required. The jj&amrination can be taken from1 toe veteran's own physician or at 1 Veteran s Administration center * available. COMMITTEE TO MEET The executive committee of the i estern North Carolina Baptist pociation will meet at First Bap * Church on Monday evening. January 2. at 7 P. M. WASHED o BOXSCORE " "-C. HIGHWAYS D""nbcr 20 through "Member 26 21 *<> December >0 through "Member 26 ,.'d ",rou*h December 26 Hl)pl "" 826 194S December 26, hW, . 729 through December 26 l?j,rMV'"r 9,467 ,?1 through December 26. 7.393 346 Book Of Acts To Be Studied At Baptist Church The Book of Acts will be studied by members of First Bap tist Chureh each evening next week, Monday through Friday, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. "Studies in Acts" by Dr. Wm. J. Fallis will be the basis of the study, to be taught by the Rev. J. A ton Morris, pastor. The church will observe the Lord's Supper at the worship ser vice at 11 Sunday morning. The pastor will preach on, "Looking Up". A Baptismal service will be held at 7:30 Sunday evening, the pas tor preaching on, "In Christ Is God's Everlasting 'Yes'." Sunday School starts at 9:45 in the morning, and Training Union at 6:30 in the evening. Deacons will meet Sunday after noon at 2:30. Patrolmen Aid In Issuing Late Driver's Licenses Highway patrolmen will cooper ate with driver's license examiner between now and the end of the year in issuing driver's licenses to L and M motorists. For the convenience of drivers in this category who have waited until the December 31 deadline neared to seek renewals of their licenses, patrolmen will conduct required road tests to ease the last minute rush. Examiners will give vision, road sign and road rules tests. Issuance of renewals to drivers whose last names begin with L and M started on July 1. N. O, P and Q drivers will be required to obtain renewals between January 1 and June 30, 1950. Driver's license examiners form a unit of the Highway Safety Divi sion of the Department. Miss Wehr Dies At Age Of 91 Funeral services for Miss Emma Jacobine Wehr, 91, who died Thursday at her home in the Martin's Creek section of Cherokee i County after a brief illness, were held Friday afternoon in the chapel of Townson Funeral Home. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery. She, with her sister who died several months ago, came from Hamburg, Germany, and had lived 'in this section about a year. Surviving is a nephew, W. W. Hoffman of Murphy. O'Dell Succeeds Howse As Bus Station Manager J. C. Howse has sold his interest in Smoky Mountain Bus station here to Virgil O'Dell, who will become the new manager on Fri day, December 30. Howse an nounced that he does not have any definite plans for the future. He has had the local station leased for the past year. SINGING All singers, quartets, and classes 1 are invited to Second Baptist | Church at 7:30 P. M. Saturday, to sing the Old Year out and the New Year in, it has been announc ed. Plots Reconnaissance Flight On o recent polar navigation training flight, Lt. William H. Henderson, U. S. Air Force, is shown at his desk-in-the-sky where he performed all the logging, calculating of position, and plotting on a big plane of the 1st Strategic Recon naissance Squadron. Cadet navigators are trained at Ellington Air Force Base, Tex., before being commissioned and awarded silver wings. Power To Be Interrupted The power in Murphy will be interrupted from 12:30 until 2 A. M. on January 1. for T. V. A. construetion on sub station. Methodist Services Listed The Rev. R. Delbert Byrum. pas tor of First Methodist Church, has announced that Sunday School will begin at 9:45 Sunday morning and morning worship and Holy Com munion will be held at 11. Youth meeting will be at 6 P. M. Sunday, and a special service in recogni tion of college and high school students at 7:30. Wettest Year Ever Measured In This Region Beginning with the record rains ot* November 1948 and ending with the near-record rains of October 1940, the Tennessee Valley had the wettest 12-month period ever measured in the region. The greatest amount measured in the Valley during this time was 145.48 inches at one of the Cowceta Ex perimental Forest gages located 14 miles west of Highlands Precipitation over the Valley in November 1948 exceeded any pre vious November. October 1949 rainfall was the greatest since 1932 in the area above Chattanooga and the greatest since 1937 in the re mainder of the Valley. An out standing feature of bhe year was the unusually heavy 12-month rain fall recorded in the headwaters of the French Broad, Little Tennes see, and Hiwassee Rivers. In the portion of the Valley east of Chattanooga, the 68.05-inch average for the 1948-4!) period exceeded that for any other 12 months. In the area below Chat tanooga the total over the 12-month j period was 71.27 inches. Over the whole Valley the total was 69.55 inches, compared to a normal rain fall for this region of about 52 inches. To Be Closed On Next Monday Monday will be a holiday for many offices and firms in Mur phy. in observance of New Year's The post office, bank, and all offices in the courthouse will be closed. Retail store* contacted had not made plans about closing. Murphy Carnegie Library will re main opem. Liberty Church To Have Watch Services Saturday Liberty Baptist Church is planning a Watch service on ! December 31. Beginning at 7:45. it will continue until 12 o'clock. Four preachers will take part on the program: the Re\ J. Alton Morris. Murphy: the Lester Stowe, Hiwassee Dam; the Rev. Org Foster, Turtletown, Tenn., and the Rev. Edd Cheatum, Ducktown, Tenn. Singers are invited to attend. About two hours will be given over to singing, when the loud speaker will be used, announces the pastor, the Rev. W. B. Hankins. Final Rites Held For Mrs, Amburn Mrs. Laura Amburn, 73. died Friday morning at her home in the Wolf Creek section of Cher okee County after a long illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at 1:30 P. M. in Wolf Creek Baptist Church. The Rev. Freed Townsend officiated and burial was in the church cemetery, with Townson Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are the husband, J. T. Amburn: four sisters, Mrs. Menda Morrow. Mrs. Martha Silvers, Misses Mary and Maggie Padgett; and one brother. Freeman Padgett, all of the Wolf Creek section. Mrs. Leon Hawkes Taken At Age 31 Mrs*. Beulah Edna Hawkes, 31. died in an Andrews hospital at 10 A. M. Tuesday following a month's illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 P. M. in Marble Springs Baptist Church, with the Rev. Weldon West and the Rev. Algia West officiating. Burial was in Marblo Cemetery with Ivie Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are the hurband, Leon; three daughters, Margaret Jean nettc, Nancy Lucille and Peggy Sue of Marble; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gibby; three broth ers, Sheridan and Earl of Marble [ and Lonnie of Fontana; two sis ters, Mrs. Pauline Cook and Mrs. Mac Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkes came to Marble in 1941, from Aquone when Nantahala Dam was being con l struct ed. Mrs. Hawkes had been a member I of the Baptist Church for 18 years. Leon Axley has returned to Miami, Florida, after having spent Christmas here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Axley, and other relatives. Babson Says 1950 Business Will Be Decreased 5 Percent Because Of Labor Troubles BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL $ OUTLOOK FOR 1950 By Ror:ci W. Babson 1. The total volume of business for 1950 will be less than that of 1949, due primarily to the un fortunate labor conflicts. Con sidering that the innocent consu mer will be the chief sufferer and will be obliged to pay the bills, it seems too bad that labor troubles should upset the applecart. LABOR OUTLOOK 2. Even with all the threats, there will be few wage increases during 1950. On the other hand, all labor negotiations take the minds of both the employees and the management off their regular business. However these negotia tions come out, they result in a loss from the standpoint of the country as a whole. 3. There will be fewer strikes in 1950 than in 1949, but there will not be fewer extended negotiations which are very ex pensive in themselves. 4. The Taft-Hartley Law will continue to stand throughout 1950, although many schemes for uetouring this law will be devised. 5. The great drive against the big companies will be for pensions and or for sick and other benefits. These will probably be helpful to the wageworkers and may aid in , ironing out the business cycle, but they will be paid for by consum 1 era. 6. It is hoped that aH parties will begin to realize during 1950 that the real road to national pro gress is through increasing produc tion and greater efficiency. This is the bright light we see in the labor situation. COMMODITY PRICES 7. Movements in commodity prices during 1950 will vary with different groups of industries and of products, but altogether there will be a general lowering dur ing 1950. 8. We, therefore, advise going Jas. H. Phillips Qualifies As Expert Rifleman Corporal James H. Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Phillips, Route 1, Andrews, has qualified as an Expert during the 1949 rifle j training program at Camp Stone man, California, according to an announcement by Colonel David H. Blakelock, Commandijfig Officer of the famous West Coast Military Personnel Processing Center. A feature of the Armed Forces I rigorous training program, prac tice and qualification with a wea pon is required of each man in t.he Army every year, regardless of the type of jcb he performs. i Hubert Davis i Is Sharpshooter J Pvt. Hubert Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hinez E. Davis, Route 3. Murphy, North Carolina has j qualified as a Sharpshooter dur ing the 1949 rifle training pro 1 gram at Camp Stoneman, Califor nia, according to an announcement by Colonel David H. Blakelock, Commanding Officer of the fam ous West Coast Military Personnel Processing Center. A feature of the Armed Forces rigorous training program, practice | and qualification with a weapon is ' required oi each man In the Army every year, regardless of the type of job he performs. 1950 IN A NUTSHELL General Business: Off 5% National Income: Off 5% "arm Income: Off 15% Bituminous Coal: Up 5% Vnthracite: Off 5% C^rude Oil Products: Up 5% <teel Output: Off 5% Vutomobile Manufactures: Off 15% Building and Construction: Off 7% Natural Gas: Up 5 % Foreign Trade: No change Airline Passenger Miles: Up 5% Military Activities ? Including Aircraft: Up 20% Retail Trade '$ Volume): Off 3% to 10% Koger W. Babson MAKES FORECAST? Roger W. I . Babson internatio!;iCly known ; ^ business commentator and invest- | ment adviser, whose forecast for I business in 1950 is given here. | American business has no more inspiring personality than Babson. An outstanding feature of his philosophy has been his lifelong insistence on the importance of religion in business. Born in 1875, reared in an old fashioned atmosphere of hard work and hustle on a farm in Gloucester, Mr. Babson went to tho Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Upon graduating in 1898, he turned instinctively to financial and business activities. Mr. Babson founded Babs.m institute for men; and, in coopera tion with Mrs. Babson, developed Webber College for women, ? both nationally-known educational in stitutions. More recently he founded 'Utopia College" for men, located in Eureka, Kansas, the center of L\ Babson's "Magic Circle". Only this year he has been activc in the establishment of still another medium of service to the public, ?he Gravity Research Foundation, located at New Boston. New Hampshire. Of unbounded energy. Roger W. Babson has i robably done more than any other man to bring statistics to life, to instill a broad er vision in businessmen, and to publicize the ups-and-downs of the business cycle. easy on inventories. 1950 is a time to get out of debt and stay out of debt. Speculation in com modities should be discouraged in 1950. 9. We believe that the cost of living index has turned down for I the present. The average for 1950 | will be less than for 1949. 10. Practically all retail prices will average less in 1950 than in I 1949, notwithstanding the excess of money mentioned under 27 - 28 i and 29 below. FARM OUTLOOK 11. The total farm income for | 1950 should be less than that of 1940 which means lower prices on the average for wheat, corn, pork, poultry, eggs and certain dairy products. Farmers should diversify more in 1950, get out of debt and put their surplus money into savings, in preparation for the next crop failure. 12. The supply of certain can ned vegetables and fruits (except ritrus) should be greater during 950 than at the same time dur ng 1949. The prices of these pro lucts should fall off, barring some veather, insect or blight catas rophe. 13. Poultry and dairy products vill especially increase in volume luring 1950 with prices averaging ess than in 1949. 14. Farmers will continue to vork to hold present subsidies, t is popular to criticise the vast ?mount of crops which the jovernment owns or is making loans on, but this surplus in storage may be a great blessing vhen the next crop failure or war .*omes. TAXES 15. The Federal Budget will be ncreased during 1950 over that :or 1949. ? - 16. Over-all Federal Taxer will lot be increased during 1950 and here may even be some readjust nents to encourage venture eapi Lal. Moreover, some of the luisance taxes may be eliminated jr reduced. 17. The long-term capital gains lax o! 25% will remain unchang ed. 18. There will be many increas es in local and state taxes, and more reaching for relief by "sales" taxes or other forms of raising needed funds. RETAIL TRADE 19. Goods on counters will be of better grade in 1950 than they were in 1949. 20. Markdown sales will continue during 1950 as consumer spending slackens due to a decline in em ployment and other factors. 21. The dollar value of all retail sales in 1950 will be moderately downward, and the unit volume of retail sales will also be less in 1950 than in 1949. 22. Less will be spent on new building and equipment by stores and factories during 1950. FOREIGN TRADE 23. Our exports will be down during 1950 and our imports will be up during 1950. - comparing both with 1949. This will partly be accounted for by the devalua tion of the English Pound and other foreign currencies. 24. Foreign credits will continue to be granted during 1950, but some of these will be direct by American business firms and in vestors. If our Government will get foreign governments to agree that such investments will lie ex empt from any new tax or other legislation by the foreign country in which the investments art? made, considerable pfogress would be noticeable along foreign trade channels. 25. American interests will have more competition from foreign pro ducers of raw materials and of manufactured goods during 1950 than they had during 1949. This will benefit some American con cerns, but be harmful to* others. 26. Fear of war with Russia will continue during 1950. World War III will come sometime; but It will not start during 1950. Those in large vulnerable cities should use these years at peace to get some small farm or country home to (Contlnae* on Pace t)
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