FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1952
TflE DAILY TAR HEEL
PAG2 THREE
Ecumenical
Conference ;-
Set To m o r row
The second Ecumenical Student
Conference will attract about 200
students from all over North Car
olina to Chapel Hill tomorrow.
George Worth, assistant pastor
of the Presbyterian- Church and
director of the all-day gathering
estimated that 25 schools would
be represented.
'The, purpose of this confer
ence, Worth explained, "is to
help students find out the way in
which churches cooperate to
gether, now and how their parti
cular denomination fits into this
pattern."
Last held in 1950, the confer
ence will have three prominent
Protestant interdenominational
workers in attendance: Dr. Clar
ence T. Craig of Drew Theologi
cal Seminary, Madison, N. J., re
presenting the World- Council of
Churches; Dr. George D. Kelsey,
also- of Drew Seminary, represent
ing the National Council of
Churches; and Miss Frances
Query former executive secre
tary of the North Carolina Council
of Churches,: for that organization.
University student chairmen
responsible for planning the event
are W. E Graham of Jackson
Springs, Peggy Brown of Randle
man, and John Denham of Wash
ington, D. C -
Most of the , ecumenical meet
ings will be held in the Presby
terian Church.
County Office
Seekers Total
One So Far
Rep. John W. Umstead Jr.;
is to date "the only person who
has formally announced his
candidacy for an Orange Coun
ty office in the May 31st Demo
cratic primary elections.
Deadline for candidates fil
ing with County Board of Elec
tions Chairman Edwin J. Ham
lin is March 19.
Umstead is seeking his sev
enth, successive term as' Orange
County's legislator in thelower
house of the General Assembly.
He was unopposed in the 1950
primary.
Only other county offices at
stake will be the three county
commissioners' posts. , Collier
Cobb, Jtf, of Chapel Hill, chair
man of the group, has an
nounced his intention to retire
from- the Board. So far no
one has indicated he will run
for any of the three commis
sioners seats. The other two
members - are R. O. Forrest of
HillsWco and Sim L. Efland of
Efiand.
The State. Senate race for the
Sixteenth - District, comprising
Orange and Alamance counties,
Oran ge Democratic primary.
Under an agreement between
the Democratic committees of
the two counties the post goes
to an Alamance man for three
terms and an Orange man for
two terms. Ralph H. Scott of
Haw River,: Alamances County,
was elected to the post in
November; 1 1950 .J general
tions. .. . . . . '
Assails Beer Price Increase
Durham A local restaurant
operator said yesterday that any
increase in beer prices by re
tail dealers at this time would
be unjustified.
The retail beer dealer was
commenting on an increase of
from one to three cents per-12-ounce
bottle of beer expected t6
be put into effect by local re
tailers. The increase is attributed to a
recent Office of Price Stabiliza
tion regulation allowing beer
wholesalers to increase prices 12
cents per 24-bottle case of pre
mium beer, and 13 cents on cases
of beer in nonreturnable bottles.
. The restauranteur said that he
now sells beer at 26 cents per
bottle and plans to continue do
ing so. He said, T now make
$2.09 on a case of beer. This, even
with the increased cost of hand
ling operations, is a much better
profit than I made under prewar
conditions when I realized an
80-cent profit per 24-bottle case."
When told that another beer
retailer had recently stated that
retailers would realize no addi
tional profit from the new in
crease due to increased costs and
lack of a rebate on breakage
and occasional flat bottles of the
brew, he said, "We never did
get any rebates that we are not
getting today and I don't see
how that can be counted as a new
increase in costs of handling."
- The operator said that he was
afraid that the beer industry was
being seriously hurt by the con
tinued jump in prices. He said
the new wholesale prices sche
duled to go into effect would in
crease the price of- beer to the
retailer only one half cent per 12
ounce bottle.
"If the retailer increases his
prices two or -three cents per
bottle, I don't see how he can
contend that he's not making
more profit. At least I always con
sidered 150 to 350 per cent profit
on my investment pretty good,"
he continued.
Prices for beer here have
ranged from 25 to 30 cents per
bottle'during the past few months
with most establishments charg
ing 28 cents per bottle.
High School Safety Patrol
To Aid P6lice0partment
A high school safety patrol
composed of members of Chape1
Hill Boy Scout Explorer Post No.
20 is being organized by the Police
Department. .
Once organized the 16-man
patrol will relieve three police
men from traffic direction duties
at Chapel Hill's schools, for re
assignment. e
Explorer scout Coleman Gen
try, Jr., will serve as patrol cap
tain, and Dean West has been
designated patrol lieutenant.
Other members of the patrol
are Allen Williams, Carl Mac
Pherson, Patrick Bums, Norbert
Obenaus, John E. Adams, Joey
Rosen, John Hanft, Bobby Fow
ler, Gray McAllister, Johnny
Vickers, Bibb Latinnier, Jimmy
Christian, Homer Hienzman, and
Bobby Christian.
The net income realized by
farm operators in 1951 is estimated
at approximately 15 billion dol
lars, 2.3 billions above the level
of-1950 but 2 billion below the
pbstwar peak reached in 1947.
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