20 Oct 1949
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
1
Congress approves a 1950 farm program with high level price supports and production controls for basic crops. The bill sets parity aims near wartime levels, with two parity formulas for four years and a 1954 shift to the more favorable Senate revision.
Gen. J. Lawton Collins testified before the House Armed Services committee insisting the Army seeks harmony with the Navy and Marines not control. He rejected claims of plans to deny the Marine Corps its right to fight and argued U.S. troops in Europe and the Pacific are ready to fight now if needed.
North Carolina city and town officials reported progress in securing state funds for city street maintenance part of highways during the 40th annual conference of the North Carolina League of Municipalities in Winston-Salem. Dr. Henry W. Jordan of the highway commission praised efforts toward fair apportionment, while Roy L Williamson of Rocky Mount noted improved relations with the commission. Mayor J. Ray Shute of Monroe urged legislative moves to boost city revenues, including permissions to tax where not expressly denied. The convention runs through tomorrow with over 200 delegates attending the opening sessions.
Around Capitol Square observers note the Raleigh dealer’s exhibit of International Harvest products shows forty seven farm machines and ten household items. Machines range from eight thousand dollar cotton pickers to three hundred dollar milking gear and require gasoline diesel or electric power.
Washington dispatch notes a 75 day break as Congress returns in January to tackle foreign and domestic issues. Expected items include European recovery, foreign arms aid, rent control, low rent housing, Taft Hartley repeal, health insurance, civil rights, draft extension, Brannan farm subsidies, and expansion of atomic bomb programs amid postwar policy battles.
Gales hammered the North Atlantic for a fourth day as three heavily damaged vessels the Caen the John H Marion and the Mathoes limped toward ports. The Caen neared Philadelphia towed after a propeller accident while the Marion with one dead crewman headed for Baltimore under escort near Nantucket. The Mathoes halted by rough seas off Nova Scotia and asked for aid from Canadian authorities as the coast guard planned to assist the Marion Moran and Humboldt.
Guatemala reports an aerial survey of floods with toll estimated at about 4000 lives and 50 million dollars in property damage. One town shelters 1000 homeless children. coffee growers say 30 percent of a 33 million dollar crop ruined. Cattle losses and widespread peasant holdings wiped out across the Pacific coast.
The Senate confirmed President Truman's choice Mon C. Wallgren to serve on the federal power commission. In a separate action it approved James M. Mead for the federal trade commission. Both are Democrats and former colleagues of Truman in the Senate, Wallgren from Washington and Mead from New York.
President Truman called for labor and management to settle the coal and steel strikes to aid the nation. He said no seizure plans exist, mediation should work, and he may ask Congress to repeal Taft Hartley. The strikes idle about a million workers, with auto makers warning of cutbacks and potential shutdowns by mid November if no settlement is reached.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will offer first come first served seating for all passengers on through trains from New York, ending separate Negro car policies south of Washington. Southern and Seaboard railways say state laws require segregation in the South and will not follow suit, citing harmony and equal accommodations as motives.
North Carolina flue cured tobacco prices steadied after Tuesday’s drop. Old belt volumes averaged 43.91 per cwt with 4,813,474 pounds. middle belt averaged 47.57 per cwt from 1,596,003 pounds. eastern belt averaged 98.97 per cwt from 2,236,054 pounds. In Los Angeles a man and wife aged 31 and 25 were arrested for selling heroin for 70 dollars claiming Christmas aims.
The opening of the New York stock market shows mixed gains and losses with small changes. Douglas Aircraft jumps to 69 on news of a 1.50 dividend. American Woolen slides after September quarter earnings drop to 13 cents. Several issues including Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Packard and Warner Bros rise in early trading.
In New York on October 20 Yugoslavia defeated Czechoslovakia 39 to 19 on the second ballot to win a United Nations Security Council seat. The vote followed a west-support dispute and U.S. backing for Yugoslavia, with Andrei Vishinsky denouncing the result as geographic manipulation. Britain supported Yugoslavia, and seating changes are set for December 31.
Belgrade reports a tense mood as Yugoslavia faces Russia in a global power clash and campaigns for a United Nations Security Council seat. Borba and Politika highlight Yugoslavia's bid to gain moral authority and defend independence against Soviet opposition.
After Congress adjourns for 1949, lawmakers retreat to offices or hearings while other government work continues. Notable briefs include the B 36 bomber review by the House Armed Services Committee and continued scrutiny of the AEC led by Lilienthal. Congress returns in January to resume full activity.
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