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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1948
Page
6
George S. Benson argues that wage pressures and rising prices threaten many U S businesses. He says inflation can be checked through higher production, benefitting workers and management alike, and stresses that labor and industry must cooperate to sustain prosperity and prevent bankruptcies.
A widow called the Social Security Administration office in the Gastonia Post Office Building to inquire about possible benefit payments for herself and her three young children after the death of her husband. She reported reading a newspaper article about such benefits.
The Gastonia field office urges residents to inquire after death, especially for veterans of World War I who died within three years of honorable discharge. Miss Madox notes to check cases of prior employment by the deceased.
Top 4-H youth in North Carolina receive national recognition in the 1948 Recreation and Rural Arts 4-H program. Winners include H.A. Scott Jr of Haw River for dairy production, Chelle Parrish of Henson for frozen foods, M. Wagoner of Gibson for field crops, and James Wright of Jackson Godwin for soil conservation, each awarded or earning trips and savings bonds through the National 4-H Club framework.
The Kings Mountain Herald reports a widow and children lost over 400 in Social Security payments after three months passed without a claim following the death of the wage earner in January 1948. The Gastonia field office notes two action times: at age 65 for wage earners and for relatives of deceased earners.
Fewer and fewer veterans obtain home loans under the GI Bill, with VA data showing loans at about one in ten new small mortgages. Dated guidance cites high home prices and a four percent loan rate as key factors reducing veterans’ buying power and lender appetite for VA guaranteed loans.
Estimated 1948 North Carolina flue cured tobacco production is 723 million pounds, about 12 percent above the ten year average of 644 million pounds from 1937 to 1946.
Federal entomologists report U S fishery exports shrinking due to wartime research shifts affecting European markets. Alaska faces a persistently low fisheries balance as insect-related constraints and harsh Arctic summers hamper efforts to boost export potential.
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