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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1949
Page
9
Washington faces a farm policy showdown as farmers fear a downturn. Lawmakers and economists debate price supports and subsidies while politicians seek a farm vote. With one year to elections, the farm issue likely shapes 1950 contests and the 1952 presidential race.
Adams Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company will open a new 250000 dollar plant on October 1 at 621 South First Avenue in Phoenix. The expansion adds 10,000 square feet, 70 new workers immediately with a plan for 125, five delivery trucks, and payroll gains of 20000 in the first year. Robert Pence leads as president, with Tom Lillico as vice president and Jere Pence as secretary treasurer. Guy Lawrence will serve as production superintendent at the concrete block facility in Hotel Adams.
The Arizona Highway Department invites bids to drain grade and surface two miles of East Speedway Tucson from the city limits eastward. Bids open September 28 with completion by March 31. In North Carolina two hundred eighty four minerals and gems have been found.
The British motorship Leong Bee of 1000 tons, sailing from Shanghai to Hong Kong, reportedly was intercepted by a Chinese Nationalist destroyer near the Chusan islands off Chekiang. The vessel, on return from Shanghai, carried 700 tons of cargo and nothing more is known. Nationalists claim the right to seize ships entering Communist ports.
Senator Claude Pepper of Florida urged Agriculture Secretary Brannan to have the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation insure citrus fruit crops. He cited at least 32 million dollars in hurricane damages to Florida groves and said FCIC has authority but has not yet insured citrus.
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