* WANTS LARGER AND
BETTER ATOMIC PLANTS
The nation’s wartime atomic
program has cost about $2,200,
000,000. It has been expanded
considerably since 1948 and con
struction now underway will cost
more than the entire original
project.
Now, on top of iv all, comes
Senator Brien McMahon of Con
necticut to propose the expendi
ture of an additional $6,000,000,
©00-a-year for atomic energy
projects. This would be in addi
tion to the production now being
made at Hanford and Oak Ridge
and to the plants now under con
struction on the Savannah river
and near Paducah, Kentucky.
Mr. McMahon says that for
this money, the United States
could arm all three military serv
ices with a virtually limitless
number of weapons, ranging from
atomic artillery shells and tactic
al atomic bombs, to hydrogen su
per-bombs, capable of devastating
whola metropolitan areas. He
visualises many fantastic kinds
•of weapons in production some
time in 1965 or 1966.
The Connecticut Senator says
that one reason the Senate added
$5,000,000,000 to , the military
spending hill for expansion of air
power was “to make it certain to
all the world that we have the
capacity to deliver the atomic
weapon against any aggressor.”
There is no way for the aver
age citizen to know whether such
an expenditure* is wise or not.
Certainly, in the present temper
of Congress, almost any proposal,
looking to the expansion of air
power was "to make it certain to
mil the world that we have the ca
pacity to deliver the atomic wea
jpon against any aggressor."
* There is no way for the aver
age citizen to know whether such
an expenditure is wise or not.
Certainly, in the present temper
■ of Congress, almost any proposal,
looking to the expansion of our
armed farces will get an appro
priation. While it may be neces
sary, there seems to be a reluct
ance to face the facta of life and
realise that the Government must
get the money somewhere to pay
for what it spends.
Mr. McMahon makes it plain
that the expansion he proposes
will mean construction of a
whole battery of new works like
the four atomic plants mentioned
above. Moreover, he makes it
clear that even if atomic produc
tion is stepped up, tne country
will have to go on stockpiling con
ventional arms, even though, dol
lar for dollar, he says, “they are
hundreds of times" more costly
than atomic weapons of destruc
tive power.
1SENHOWER PRESENTS A
PROBLEM TO CONGRESS
General of the Army Dwight D.
Eisenhower's appeal to congres
sional conferees to reconsider
drastic cuts in economic assist
ance funds may not be sufficient
.to persuade Congress to provide
the full $1,675,000,000 originally
asked for economic aid in support
®f the European Economic Aid
program.
General Eisenhower, who is the
Supreme Allied Commander in Eu
rope, and is now charged with the
responsibility of moulding the de
fense forces of the Western
'world, emphasized the importance
«of economic aid to the rearma
ment objective, saying that these
funds are just M important as
military aid and that from the
point of view of making Western
Ihirope self-sustaining in arpia
ments, it might be. even more im
portant.
The strong appeal of the Gen
eral putt congressmen in some
thin* of a quandary. The House
cut the original estimate to $i*85,
000,000 and the Senate cut it
deeper, to $800,500,000. Obvious
ly, if the amount was too much,
the cuts are entirely justifiable
and if the full amount is needed,
then they were not justified.
Congress finds itself in another
dilemma, having the alternative
of reducing expenses or of in
creasing taxation. Certainly, with
the election coming up next year,
it is not conducive to political
-welfare to levy drastic new taxes.
On the other hand, every veteran
politician knows that when taxes
are high, and going higher it is a
good thing to )|ave a record for
‘'economy.”
Since we are not running for
public office, we can express our
■opinion rather freely. The appro
priation requested by General
Eisenhower should, in our view,
he retsored. The expenditure of
money to speed up the economic
rehabilitation of Western Europe
is good business if viewed solely
from the standpoint of the United
States. Unless economic recovery
occurs in Europe, the Western na
tions will not be able to bear their
share of the defense of Europe,
either in money, men or material.
The quicker they assume a fair
share of the burden, the less of
the load will the taxpayers of this
country have to carry.
FINANCIAL PUBLICITY
FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS
Because of repeated charges
that graft “is running rampant”
in this country, President Truman
has requested Congress to pass a
law to put on the public record
exactly how much money, gifts or
loans every top government offi
cial receives each year
The President thinks that the
list should include Cabinet mem
bers, generals, admirals, judges,
high-salaried government employ
es, members of Congress and the
leading officials of both major
political parties.
There is some merit in the
President’s suggestion but little
prospect that it will be enthusias
tically received by the members of
Congress. In fact, chance of pas
sage of the proposed measure is
extremely doubtful. Not only
congressmen, but many . others
connected with the Federal gov
ernment, are not anxious for their
financial statistics to be revealed.
We are prepared to go a bit
further than the President could,
under the law of the land, and
ruggest that the same provision
be made applicable to all public
officials throughout the United
States, regardless of whether they
serve states, counties, municipali
ties or other political subdivisions.
Newspapers are required to
print, twice a year, the names of
those to whom they are indebted,
as well as the names of those who
own the publication involved. This
is justified on the ground that
the public is entitled to know the
financial interest of the newspa
pers which present news and,
theoretically at least, have some
influence on public opinion.
If such a measure is justified in
application to newspapers, it is
certainly of greater importance in
connection with those, who inter
pret and enforce the laws of the
country. The suggestion of the
President is sound, regardless of
v.hethcr it passes Congress or
not. In the long run. however,
there will be a law to bring about
this revelation of the financial
condition of important people.
MAY END TAX-FREE
ALLOWANCES
The Senate voted to end the tax
exemptions heretofore enjoyed by
high officials of the Government
and members of Congress, means,
in effect, that their pay will be
cut by the amount of the taxes
to be paid.
The Senate, apparently with an
eye to securing passage of the
provision, provided that it would
not go into effect until January of
1958. This means that the pro
vision will not affect the mem
bers of the present Congress, with
the exception of Senators who
hold on after that date.
While there is sound logic be
hind the action of the Senate, one
should not forget that, just a few
years ago, in taking cognizance of
the fact that governmental offi
cials were underpaid, the Congress
decided to ' provide certain tax
free allowances and to exempt
certain salaries. If the action of
Congress was right at that time,
it cannot be right at ^hc present.
FIGHT AGAINST SPEED-UP
WON
Terre Haute, Ind, (ILNS). —
Local 381, Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher W'orkmen,
and the Home Packing Co. reached
agreement after the local protest
ed against a speed-up plan.
INCOME
The American total annual in
come rose from $*7,000,000,000 in
1929 to $239,000,000,000 last year,
an increase of 175 per cent, ac
cording to the Commerce Depart
ment. The report also showed
that the nation had increased it*
gross national production from
1104.000,000,000 in 1929 to $283,
000,000,000 in 1960.
SEPTEMBER SEES 699
N. G. DRUNKEN DRIVER
PERMIT CANCELLATIONS
RAIJSIGH. — Drunken drivers
I last month—699 of them—com
i prised the state’s third highest
I total of driver license revocations
i since the first of the year. The
) September summary of tipsy
< drivers, all of whom were re
quired to surrender their license,
climbed from the 654 persons con
victed of similar charges In Au
gust. It topped every previous
month since March by a substan
tial margin the Department of
Motor Vehicles reported today. In
March 723 North Carolinians lost
their licenses for drunken driving
and 791 in January for the same
offense.
Speeding over 75 miles per
1 hour cost the driving privileges of
! 56 persons, up 18 over the 38
persons convicted of the same
charge in August. Thirty-five were
convicted of two counts of reck
less driving, automatically con
celling their legal right to dr>ve
Other offenses, Including lar
ceny of automobile, driving after
license suspended, transporting
liquor, improper use of driver
license, habitual violator and fail
ure to maintain proof of financial
responsibility resulted in 1,117
revocation* and 394 suspensions
during September.
I WASHINGTON NOTES
| ATOMIC WEAPONS
The Army has announced that
about 5,000 Army, Air Force and
Navy officers and men will par
ticipate in atomic warfare train
ing exercises during the forth
coming series of nuclhar explo
sions to be conducted by the
1 Atomic Energy Commission, at
Frenchmen’s Flats, Nevada.
CHISELERS
Economic Stabiliser Eric John-,
ston has warned that the Gov
ernment is getting ready to crack- j
down on metals and beef pro-,
ducers who deliberately defy price
and wage (controls. He also
served notice that the Govern-,
ment would give “no quarter to
black marketeers” but would use
all our power against them."
NONMANUFACTURING
EMPLOYMENTS GAINS
REPORTED FOR CHARLOTTE
(Continued From Page 1)
1950. This is due to the fact that
bonuses, commissions and contin
gent or incentive pay are fre
quently distributed at the end of
the year.
In major divisions of employ
ment, the figures average employ
ment, total wages, and average
weekly wages for the two princi
pal classifications, are as follows:
Construction: Average employ
ment, 47,341; total wages, $28,
079.279 weekly wage, $45.85.
Manufacture: Average employ
ment, 428,354; total wages, $277,
265,203; weekly wage, $49.79.
Transportation and communica
tion: average employment, 135,
096; total wages, $25,153,478.
! Trade: Average employment,
1123,044; total wages. $68,706,853.
: Finance, insurance and real es
i tat*: Average employment, 16,
430; total wages, $12,961,055.
Service and other: Average em
ployment, 39,757; total wages,
$19,117,450.
Mecklenburg County, in the 1st
quarter of 1951. had average em
ployment of 67,466 covered work
ers, which was a gain of 1.01 per
cent, as compared with the last
quarter of 1960. Total wages
paid in this county during the
quarter reached $49,364,774 with j
an average weekly wage of
$56.28.
In the five major divisions of
employment, the figures for this
county follow: Construction: Av
erage employment, 9,231; total
wages, $6,243,947; average week
ly wage $52.01. — Manufacture:
average employment, 22,753; total
i wages, $16,289,093: average week
ly wage, $55.07.—Transportation
and communication: average em
ployment, 7,360; total wages, $5,
934,720.—Trade: average employ
ment, 19,367; total wages, $15,- ,
086.274. — Finance, insurance and
real estate: Average employment,
^ 12*: total wage, $2,506,448. —
Service and other: Average em- j
r'oyment, 5,627; total wages, $3,
304,292.
When you see a Union Shop |
r»rd you know the firm which j
i ’isniays it pays Union wares and
observes Union working condi
tions. Non-Union Arms do not
: display the Shop Card. Look
far it!
PRAISES AR BATTLE
A6ATRST RED PERU
Washington, D. C. (ILNS). i
The American Federation of
Labor deservea the highest praise
for its farsightedness and its con
sistency in rejecting and fighting
Communist totalitarianism with
great vigor since the blight of
$ed slavery first appeared in Rus
sia in 1917, FBI Director J. Ed
gar Hoover said.
Writing in the latest issue of
the American Federationist, AFL
official monthly magazine, Hoov
er, one of the most highly re
spected figures in the federal gov
ernment and a foremost authority
on activities of the Communists,
said:
“The American Federation of
l>abor can today be proud of its
distinguished record, compiled
over the years, in combatting the
enemies of free government.
Samuel Gompers helped found
the American Federation of La
bor as an organization in the
best traditions of America. Its
leaders and members are today
keeping that flame of honor
shining brightly.”
Pointing out that “the Com
muists desire to create a society
of slavery, where the few rule
the many,” Hoover said that it
is to the everlasting credit of
the AFL that it recognised this
truth from the very beginning of
the Communist tyranny almost 35
years ago and rejected this form
of evil just as it rejected all
others.
He praised the “magnificent
work” of patriotic American trade
unions in fighting the Commun
ists.
“The nation owes them a tre
mendous debt of gratitude,” wrote
Hoover. “Frequently, long before
other sections of American life
realized the menace, American la
bor leaders were fighting, day and
night, against the entrenchment
of Red fascism in their organiza
tions.
Recall* “Fighting Words”
"I recall the fighting words of
William Green, distinguished
president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, delivered at the
graduation exercises of the four
teenth session of the FBI Na
tional Academy, in Washington,
June 29, 1940. These words show
ed a vivid recognition of the evil
facing the nation:
"‘The various brands of totali
tarianism which have engulfed
continental Europe—whether their
label be Nazi. Communist or Fas- j
cist—are hostile to America and
to everything which Americans
hold dear. They are contradic
tory to our form of government.*
"The keen perception of Mr. j
Green and other leaders of Amer
ican labor has contributed, in
large measure, to educating Amer- *
icans to the evil character of
communism.” >
Hoover emphasized that the
Communist party in the United
States is continuing to center its
activities on attempts to infiltrate
labor organizations and urged
continued vigilance on the part
of all real trade unionists to in
jure that these efforts of the
Communists are thwarted.
HIGHWAY SPEEDER
CONVICTIONS SET A
NEW HIGH RECORD!
(Continued Prom Page 1)
were caught without a driver li
cense which was a decrease Iron
the 1,567 persons convicted of
similar charges in August.
Miscellaneous violations report
ed in September were generally
lower than in August. Faulty
equipment resulted in 560 convic
tions as against 672 in August.
Bad lights accounted for 258
against 299 in August, and driv
ing on the wrong side of the road
was down 9 from the 129 convic
tions posted in August.
A sharp jump, however, was
noted in the number of motorists
disregarding the state law requir
ing traffic both ways to stop for
school buses. Thirty persons
faced court action in September
for passing a school bus while
loading or unloading ' passengers.
In August no violations of that
law were reported.
Other violations on the streets
and highways of the state resulted
in 7.263 convictions. Out of State
motorists found guilty of varioua
charges totaled 1,721.
BIBLE VERSE ANSWERS
(Continued From Page 2)
1. Ezekiel 18:20.
2. "The word of the Lord” as it
came to the prophet, Ezekiel.
3. He was one of the four
great prophets.
4. Exodus 20:5.
RED FEATHER HAS BIGGER
JOB TO PERFORM THIS YEAR
(CoatiuM From Page 1)
United Defense Fund’s program
will be raised through our Com
munity Chest Red Feather cam
paign this fall.
Don’t forget those extra services j
... USO, clothes for Koreans, ,
services to congested defense com- !
munities . . , they deserve your j
help, too. They won't be sending
anyone to collect your dollars.
They are counting on the support
of our local Community Chest.
How much would you pledge to
the Girl Scouts, the Y.M.C.A., the
Salvation Army, the USO, and all
other Red Feather Services?
Give to the Red Feather serv
ices . . . and give enough. Give
of your precious commodities—
your time, your effort, and your
money.
N. C. KOTOR VEHICLE ,
LICENSES ISSUED IN
WT. TOTAL 17,152
RALEIGH. — Driver license ex
aminers of the Department of Mo
tor Vehicles issued 17,152 licenses
last month. Included in the total
were 521 operator’s licenses re
assigned void numbers; 12£73 op
erator’s licenses; 2,741 duplicate
operator’s licenses; 1,571 chauf
feur’s licenses; and 46 duplicate
chauffeur’s licenses.
The examiners collected $53,
141.15 from the issuance of li
censes of which $48,112.50 came
from original operator’s permits.
Do your part! Contribute to
the Community Chest!
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY '
PUBLICATION
North Carolina,
Mecklenburg County.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Hazel S. Franks, Plaintiff, vs.
James C. Franks, Defendant.
The defendant', James C. Franks,
will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court of
Mecklenburg County, North Caro
lina, by Hazel S. Franks, the
plaintiff, to obtain an absolute
divorce on the grounds of tvfro
years’ separation; and the defend
ant will further take notice that
he is required to appear before
the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Mecklenburg County at the
Court House, in Charlotte, North
Carolina, within twenty-seven days
after the 2nd day of November,
1951, to answer, demur or file
other pleadings to the complaint
of the plaintiff filed in the said
action, and if he fails to appear
and answer, demur or file other
pleadings to said complaint with
in the time specified herein, the
f laintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in said
compjaint.
This the 11th day of October,
1961.
J. LESTER WOLFE,
Clerk of Superior Court of Meck
lenburg County, North Carolina.
(10-11, 18, 26; 11-lp)
Uncle Sam Says
The current Defense Bond Drive la
a challenge to every American to
mobilise the power of thrift behind
the national drive far peace, prag
ma and prosperity. The symbol el.
this drive to the American Eagle
standing on guard, ever vifilaal
and ever strong. Behind this Drive
should be pet every etmee of the
power os* every good citlien as a vol
unteer worker and a volunteer cttl
sen tor the defense of America. Put
your power and dollars Into C. ■
Defense Bends, if. t. imn o»p«r*»—
BOGGETT
111 B. Park Ave. Phone I1T»
LUMBER CO.
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WHO KNOWS ANSWERS
(Continued From Pag* 4)
1. Mount Mitchell, 6,684 feet
high.
2. At Fontana, Tennessee, built
by the TV A.
3. Simplon No. 2, Switzerland
to Italy, 12 miles, 553 yadrs.
4. 14,050 feet.
5. For their quintuplets.
6. 13,549,000.
7. Benjamin Franklin.
8. Vasco Nunez de Baboa, Span
ish conquistador and explorer, in
1513.
9. New Hampshire, Massachu
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania, Delaware, Maryland, Vir
ginia, North and South Carolina
and Georgia.
10. Yes, in New York City on
February 3, 1894.
Bay Union and Debt the a*
treason who would destroj
American labor standards.
listen to Frank Edwards!
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