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Brief Review Of State, National And World News During The Past Week HENRY WALLACE NOW BACK IN AMERICA Shannon Airport, Ireland— Henry A. Wallace, who has been telling Europeans for the last two weeks that a $50,000,000,000 re construction program will dis solve international distrust, is now at home to tell Americans about his ideas in a coast-to-coast speak ing tour. He left Paris at 11 a. m. (5 a.m. e.s.t.) aboard the Trans-World Airways Constellation transport, Star of Madrid. The plane stopp ed here briefly and six passengers were put off so extra fuel could be taken on. Just before he left Paris, he was asked about the refusal of Hollywood Bowl authorities to let him speak there on May 19. “I have been telling the people of Europe that free speech is not dead in the United States and I still think so,” Wallace said. G. E. GIVES WAGE BOOST FOR EMPLOYEES New York—The General Elec tric Company has fallen into line with the new wage pattern set by major auto and steel com panies, agreeing to a 15-cent an-hour wage increase for its 125,000 employees in 23 states. An agreement embodying the new wage boost was announced by Albert J. Fitzgerald, general president of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (C. I. O.), who said the raises would , cost the company more than $40, 000,000 annually. Company officials could not be reached immediately for com ment. SIGNED AGREEMENTS MAY CURB STRIKES Chicago—A repetition of the crippling strikes staged through out the nation last year appear ed yesterday to have been fore stalled with the signing over the week-end of four major collective bargaining agreements covering more than 250,000 workers. The agreements followed the general pattern set recently when the U. S. Steel Corporation, two electrical manufacturers, and ene»i The most far-reaching of th&” new agreements was announced Saturday by the General Electric Company, which granted a 15# cent hourly wage raise to 125,000 employees. Westinghouse Electric and the General Motors Electrical Division already had agreed to such an increase. Marshall Home From Conference . / Washington—Secretary of State Marshall flew home from Mos cow and took off almost imme diately for a quiet Carolina re sort to draft important reports to Congress and the nation on the Foreign Ministers’ Conference. These reports are expected to bear heavily on relations with Russia. And with the attitudes made clear at the Moscow meet ing, which ended largely in dis agreement. President Truman interrupted a river cruise to meet Marshall. “I am most happy to receive you back with us,” Mr. Truman told his top cabinet officer at the airport. "l am very well pleased with what you have been doing. I know when you make the re port to the country, the people will also be pleased.” That report was broadcast from 8:30 to 9 p. m. (e.s.t.) Mon day night, 24 hours after a pri vate report to the President and Congressmen at the White House tonight. Auer a rounu oi iiaiiusiHSft.uig with Marshall and members of the delegation who returned with him, Mr. Truman resumed a Po-' tomac river cruise aboard his yacht, the Williamsburg. Marshall conferred at the State Department for 20 minutes with Undersecretary Dean Acheson and then flew off to Pinehurst, N. C., for a reunion with Mrs. Marshall. Thus Marshall’s account of his interview with Premier Stalin and his estimate of the results of the seven-week conference of Foregin Ministers was given to the Congressmen at the same time the President himself heard it. By this unusual procedure Mr. Truman apparently seeks to bol ster the bipartisan foreign policy. He has called in Republicans with Democrats before for policy dis cussions, but not before going over the ground with his advisers himself beforehand. OWNER OF BIG HOPE DIAMOND PASSES AWAY Washington — Mrs. Evalyn ‘Walsh McLean, 60, Washington aaaial leadermany years owner of the famous “hope” dii-> mond, died Saturday night. She had been ill for several days with, pneumonia. Death oc curred at 6:15 p. m. (e.s.t.) at the family home in Georgetown. She was the widow of Edward Beale McLean, heir to the Wash ington Post and the Cincinnati Enquirer, and the daughter of Sparta Lodge No. 423 A. F. A. M. REGULAR MEETING MONDAY NIGHT Work and Instruction ALL MEMBERS URGED TO ATTEND CLIFTON EVANS, Master R. C. GENTRY, Secretary May 11 Is Mother’s Day A Gift For The Home Is A Gift For Mother Edwards Finn. Co. SPABTA N. CAROLINA Price Cut Plan Gets By Scattered Retail Support ■ TO SPEAK SUNDAY Dr. Louie D. Newton, who will be heard over stations WPTF, WWNC, WSOC and WSJS Sunday on the nation wide Baptist hour. Dr. L. D. Newton To Speak Sunday Dr. Louie D. Newton, presi dent of the. Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of the Druid Hills Baptist church of Atlanta, will be the speaker on the Baptist hour at 8:30 e. s. t. over stations WWNC, WSJS. WPTF and WSOC. Dr. Newton’s topic will be “Life’s Greatest Question.’’ Thomas Walsh, who founded a huge fortune on the free milling gold of the Camp Bird Mine in Colorado. In.w York—The Newburyport plan of 10 per cent across-the board retail price cuts is receiv ing widely scattered support, an Associated Press survey showed. Meanwhile, President Truman’s pleas for price-cutting received some industrial support, but the General Electric Company, the nation’s largest manufacturer of electrical appliances and equip ment, announced it would in crease prices an average of seven per cent, following a wage in crease. In Newburyport, Mass., where the anti - inflation experiment originated, retail merchants re ported Saturday’s sales were 40 per cent above a normal Satur day, and attributed it to shop pers flocking in from surround ing communities. The 10 per cent cuts originally were scheduled to run for 10 days in that city, but sponsors of the idea are considering indefinite continuance. Action on continu ing the plan will be taken at a meeting today. Charles E. Wilson, president of General Electric, which announc ed its new price policy Saturday after agreeing to raise its em ployees wages an aggregate of 15 cents per hour, said he did not “have much faith” in the Newburyport plan. “Inflation is here,” Wilson de clared, “and prices will go higher Surviving are two sons, John who lives in Texas, and Edward. Jr., who makes headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., to man age his mother's mining inter ests. Another survivor is Mamie Spears Reynolds, 4, daughter of former Senator Robert A. 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Full pint, plus a 3\ i ox. tube of Klenio Tooth Paste. 0QC Por Acid Indigestion. - Neetialitet acids; ouists in relieving distressing gas; forms a soothing coating over stomach lining; relieves heart- CQ burn. 4« ..lV. «lw large Pound Icenemy Use...141 ON THI AIK COS UXAU1 Jimmy !Vf* 9mrrt DURANTI MOOM ' C#lwmkio lyiMA B. and T. Drug Co. "Y*ur Rexall Store” Sparta N. Carolina BAZOOKA. COLT . . . Bob Burns, bazooka-playing philosopher, got the surprise of his life when this little colt was born on- his Cauoga Park, Calif., ranch. For, as the photo shows, the youngster has a per fect design of Bob’s favorite instrument—the bazooka—on his fore head. He has been named “Bazooka Monarch.” Red Cross Sends Aid To Texas City Special Contributions For Disaster Are Now Being Received Voluntary Red Cross contribu tions for the relief of the Texas City explosion sufferers will be accepted by any of the organiza tion’s 3,754 chapters, Chairman Basil O’Connor said today. The chairman pointed out that al ready a number of inquiries have been received from persons in terested in supplementing the ini tial Red Cross appropriation of $250,000 to lessen the distress, even though many local chapters regardless of the Newburyport experiment. We have industrial strife and economic upsets beyond i anything we ever had before. A | wave of wage increases is sweep-1 ing the country. With increased j costs, prices are bound to go, up.” Few Clean Farms Seldom Burned “Give your farm a good Spring cleaning!” is the advice of D. R. Perkins, Yadkin county farm agent for the State College Ex tension Service, who this week reminded Tar Heel farmers that a clean farm is the safest and most profitable farm. Recommending several ways in are still at work on their 1947 Fund appeal. Word of this an nouncement was being forwarded to Red Cross area offices and chapters throughout the United States this afternoon. Earlier Governor Beauford Jester of Tex as formally placed the Red Cross in charge of relief in its role as the nation’s official disaster re lief agency. Mr. O’Connor explained that in accordance with its -traditional practices the Red Cross is fully prepared to meet the relief needs of the disaster victims. which farmers could participate in a campaign for cleaner, safer, and more attractive farms, Per kins suggested that attics, base ments, barns and other buildings be thoroughly checked for old rags, boxes, paper, and furniture that may present fire hazards. Chimneys and flues might be inspected, too, Perkins said, for efficient operation next winter. Dead vines, brush, and weeds along fence rows and near farm buildings are also on his list of things to do, now that Spring is here. Buildings not already protect ed with fire extinguishers might be supplied with them, he said, pointing out that Spring is a good time to check extinguishers that are a part of the farm’s fire fight ing apparatus. “Clean farms seldom bum,” the agent said. “A clean farm is also generally free from disease, is safer, has a healthier atmosphere, and is a nicer place to live.” MR. MERCHANT SEE THAT SHE READS YODR AD IN THESE COLUMNS before She yoee SHOPPING • WE LEAD IN SERVICE BECAUSE WE PUT SERVICE FIRST • When You Need - - Car Or Truck MECHANICAL SERVICE We have factory-trained men and equipment to do the job correct. We will make minor adjustments or do a complete overhaul job, and will do it as you want it done '. . , and at a fair price. When You Need - - PARTS • OR ACCESSORIES We have as complete a stock of factory engineered parts and accessories for Chevrolet as can be found in this part of the State. 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