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Show Shipbuilding Industry I J n I ess U; S, Adopt Fears ia Shutdown s Construction Program f MARC J. PARSONS ' - 2A SUff Correspondent-- NEW YORK (NEA) -The ilted States, through congress d the maritime commission, ces decision within the next w months whether it is to re-ain re-ain a maritime power' or drop most out , of conmDetition with her major 'sea-going nations of e world.- - The nresldent Is exoected to corporate at least some of the commendations oz nil aavisory mmlttee on the Merchant ma ne in his message to congress ortly after the regular session nvenes In January Meanwhile. H. G. Smith, presl nt of the ShiDbullders Council America. Warns that "without ompt adoption by congress ox immediate sup construction -ogram of the, volume recom ended Dy tne president s com ittee, the shipbuilding uiausiry the United states win oe yir- tally . shut down within . six onths." Members of the president's ad sory committee, who described emselves as "pracucal-minded jsinessmen and were headed by T. Keller, president of Chrys- r t:orp cauea tne mercnani eet - and shipbuilding industry ndispensable to national se irity." I "Unless the shipping and ship illding Industries are main-ined main-ined - above - some minimum vel, the country will lose that tal nucleus of know-how which' essential to enable rapid ex- wsion to meet emergency or artime needs," the committee ported. "The committee feels that it ill be a matter of national con-. rn if the number of men actu- ly engaged in the construction vessels in private and naval kipyards should drop below 60,- XJ." The Shipbuilders Council says tal employment in private ship- LiUding, and repair yards, in botn erchant and naval construction. bw is less than 90,000. Of these J),000 are at work on some 32 -w wcui(uui( mtiyiniit vcs- IS Of more than looo gross tons ken. and on four large dredges. jae rest are at work converting id repairing war-used ships. By mld-1848 all current com- ercial ship construction will lave been completed and employ- ent in repair and conversion krds will have dropped to 50.000. The only two passenger vessels bw under .construction in the . S. are the Presidents Cleveland Kd Wilson. 15,450-ton sister ships r the American -President lines. bth have been launched and are bing outfitted at Alameda, Calif. . 5. shipbuilding now ranks venth among nations even ;hind Italy and France. . The committee recommended nmedlate construction of three 1 .000-cross-ton vessels for New ork to Mediterranean service, to i operated by the American Ex-rt Ex-rt Lines, and five new 13,500- ross-ton ships for ' round-the- orld service under the Ameri an President Lines. Plans were drawn and bids re- konths.ago, but nothing can be lone until the operators and the haritime commission ' agree on hat portion of the construction bsts will be paid by the govern ment under the merchant marine let of 1938. Operators seek the full 50 per nnt subsidy allowed under the aw. The president's committee eported: "Uncertainty of industrial con-itlons, con-itlons, both at home and abroad, revents a satisfactory determina- lon of this differential ... The ressing national . security needs pr snips and shicbuudinff lead L - .Z I ne committee to recommend, Irfl lew of tnese practical difficult- fcs and factors, that during the ext three years, at least, ship- ulldlng contracts be placed at he maximum construction differ ntial subsidy of 50 per cent per mitted by the 1936 act and which pas used under congressional ap- rovai aunng tne recent war eriod. .t''"'.fi1""." ' . t . . - - jpn-TPX hp'.jijii mni hi'j'iik " 'irr-r ,iiii r rr-n rr yi r- ' " ' I - - -. i - Y Fcnn Production :ustbs Raised 'CHICAGO, Dec 20 Allan B. . Kline, new president of " the American Farm .Bureau federation, federa-tion, said today that 'American Farm' production must be , increased in-creased to its greatest volume In history. t r , -X Kline, whose home Is at-Des Moines, la has Inspected European Euro-pean farming conditions - twice since the war. He said the Amer lean farmer "can be a vital fac Lor in assuring peace in the world.' As head of the world's large.-1 I ' s 1 -it Christmas Quizbox &&. President Cleveland: When she and her iste'r ship, the President Wilson are completed and et-fltted, et-fltted, U. S. will have no new passenger ships under construction unless congress or the maritime commission authorise additional ones. ' lines already has been forced byi delay and rising cost to change its plans from three 21,000-ton snips to two faster, 20,000-ton vessels that will carry 937 passengers each, almost a third more than each of the three larger ships would handle. The maritime commission has available $84,000,000 which can be - used toward construction of these ships if the commissioners can agree with the operators on construction differentials. The committee also -recom mended- construction in 1949 of one 50.000-ton ship, for the New York to England-France-run, two 18-20.000-tonners for New York to the east coast of South America, Amer-ica, one 12,000-tonner to run from the Gulf Coast to South America, two 8.000-tonners for U. S. to South Africa, two 6,000-tonners for Seattle to Alaska and two 18.000-tonners for the Los An geles to San Jrancisco run. Between 1949-51, the committee- recommends construction of one more 50,000-ton ship, one 24,000-tonner, and 26 other passenger pas-senger vessels ranging, in size from 4000 to 22,000 tons. Its total construction program calls for 46 such vessels between now and 1952. The committee . also recom mended construction of high speed cargo and tanker vessels. Coneress is expected to five consideration to the committee's recommendations during the com' ing session. In addition some' action ac-tion mav be taken toward over hauling the-merchant marine act of 193S wucn ne comnunw oe-scribed oe-scribed as "wholly inadequate." There'll Always Be a Dentist HOUSTON. Tex. (U.R Science will , never progress to the point where dentists will be put out ox business, said Dr. Willard Ogle oi r alias in commenting on experi ments with fluorine to control tooth decay. Dr. Ogle, secretary or tne state Dental association, said a 10-year study was being made in some Texas communities of flourine in drinking water. Flourine has been found to have a marked effect on nreventinsr tooth decay, he said. The Dallas dentist explained that one part of fluorine is added to about 1,500,000 parts ox water where the experiments are being conducted. He said the University of Texas and Baylor university were leading the way in dental research In the state. "There will always be a need for dentists." Dr. Ogle said, "in spite of scientific advances in the prevention of dental trouble." Meanwhile, American Export clothing. The major Industries ol central Texas are oil refining, brick and clav products, cotton ginning and processing, canning, zurniture ana With Christmas only a few days (away let's see how much you re member about Christmas stories and the origin of Christmas traditions. tradi-tions. Here are 11 Questions. The quizbox from Successful Farming magazine supplies the facts. 1. If someone asked you, could you tell them the Christian names of the three wise men? 2. The gifts they brought the Christ child were gold, frankin cense and what was the third one? 3. Where in the Bible is this familiar Christmas scrioture found? "For unto you is bom this day In the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." 4. The Christmas scripture brings to mind the most beloved of Christinas hymns, "Silent Night, Holy Night." Who wrote it? 5. The manger scene is known everywhere in the Christian world but who had the first manger and surrounding figures built for the Christmas ceremony? 6. A beautiful thought lies be-! hind the traditional use of Christmas-tree- lights. Do you know what they represent? 7. What country first used the tree at Christmas? 8. Santa Claus first came into our hearts as a tubby, red-cheeked. red-cheeked. Jolly old elf when an American wrote, the immortal,! "The Visit of St. Nicholas." Who was the author? 9. You remember the eight tiny reindeer of Santa, but can you give their names? 10. About when did the Christ mas card custom start? 11. What should be done to the mistletoe for every kiss stolen beneath it? Answers: 1. Melchoir, Balthasar and Cas per were the wise men's names, 2. The third gift was myrrh which, incidentally, Is an aromat ic gum resin. I. The scripture is from St. Luke 2:11. 4. Father Josef- Mohr wrote Silent Night, Holy Night" in German and It was first sung in a little church at Arsdorf near Salzburg. 9. St. Francis of Asia! In the year 1223 had the first Christmas manger built. 'A Christmas ire 1fM mum sent Christ, Light of the World. 7. Germany probably first used Nine Communist Divisions Close In On Chinese NANKING U At least nine communist divisions are closing in on the government salient Into Manchuria, with one small communist com-munist unit Infiltrating to within 25 miles of Mukden itself, au thorities said today. . A semi-official source estimat ed that 300,000 communists were fighting in four feet of snow, and temperatures 'down to 30 to 40 degrees below zero. - Reports said the communists had attacked Chanetu. 25 miles north of Tiehllng, the gateway to Mukden, tied forces also were re ported launching from three di rections an attack on Chin chow strategic rail junction between Mukden and the great wall, pass city oz snannaiwan. Publisher Given Memorial Trophy NEW YORK (UJD John Knight, newspaper publisher, was awarded the Frank M. Hawks memorial trophy last night for the contribution of his publications to aviation. In accepting the award at dinner given by Air Service post 501 at the Hotel Biltmore, Knight said that America should demand strategic air bases throughout the world to intercept attacks by.g gressors. Gen. Hoyt S. Vanderbers. vice chief of staff of the U. S. air force, presented Knight the award in the name of his newspapers, the Chi cago Daily News, the Detroit Free Press, the Miami Herald and the Akron Beacon Journal. farmers, group, Kline - said -he would push "unprecedented pro duction of food for domestic and international : needs during ? 1948 The federation also passed reso lutions . yestetday l urging - higher peacetime price supports for farm products and opposing the renewal renew-al of rationing and price controls. Romeo E. Short of Brinkley, Ark, replaced Kline as vice -president. Short, president of the Ar kansas a state farm bureau de- SUI2DAY HERALD Sunday, linber 2V 194T feated H. L. Wlngate'of Pelham, Ga. - f t. f f New' directors elected, were German Praeger, Manhattan, Kan.;, Walter. L. Randolph; Mont gomery, Ala., -and Lewis Allen. Bowling Green, Ky. -Reelected were Warren W. Ha wley Batavia, N. Y.t George M. Putnam. -Con cord, N. H.: H. E. Slurher, Jef ferson City. Mor George H. Wil son," Clarksburg, Cat; Ralph T. Gillespie. Pullman, wash, and Mrs. Roy Waegly Hagertown, Md. SUPREME' SOVIET CALL " EABXIEK THAN USUAL,. 'LONDON : djUR"adlo; Moscow announced today: - that ' -the supreme su-preme Soviet of the USSR will convene the first of its -two customary cus-tomary annual sessions- on Jan. 30, which is more , than a month in advance of the "usual meeting time in March. - Arizona is the only pest-free citrus area in the United States., 4 the tree at Christmas with the German Prince Albert carrying the custom to England when he married Queen Victoria. ! 8. Doctor Moore wrote 'The Visit of St. Nicholas " 9. Santa's Veindeer are Dasher. Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, cupid Donder and Blitzen. 10. The Christmas card custom probably originated in 1845 when W. C. Dobson one of Queen Victoria's Vic-toria's favorite painters sent the first card. - 11. Swedish people, who first thought of demanding a kiss from the maiden who 'stood beneath the mistletoe, say a berry should be removed from the mistletoe for each kiss that Is stolen. President Truman states that the na-tion na-tion must conserve on its food supply to help feed Europe during the coming winter. Secretary Anderson predicts a meat famine and recommends rationing. You can help conserve food by storing during the killing season for use when supplies are short, later this winter. We have the lockers and can furnish the meats and the frozen foods to go in them at low wholesale prices. For goodness good-ness shakes don't get caught paying skyhigh prices later this winter In off season times. 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