European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes november 1950 business in the Industry slows Pace demand slackers by Phillips oct 31 business and Industry slackened their Pace last week under slower consumer demand and a rounding off in Industrial advances and declines were about evenly divided among major measurements of a new High in steel production was the big at traction on the plus while a further decline in retail sales and Forward buying for replacement end inventory were the Prin Cipal drawbacks All factors co Phillips the general level of Busi Ness again was exceptionally despite complaints Rorri some quarters Over effects of the new government credit there was nothing to suggest anything More than a natural and Long overdue correction after the big summer splurge which followed outbreak of the korean there was a rather Sharp drop in the Stock for no particular reason but ability of prices to find a relatively solid Bottom after the of shakeout was a reassuring like most business the Stock Market bad been rising with monotonous regularity for Many and a goo sized reaction unquestionably in in the opinion of most Market going Bond prices were disturbed Only and the fact that big banking Bouses made no change in plans to float Large Security issues Over coming weeks indicated the reaction in stocks had Little Impact on investment Lull in retail Trade marked in some areas the Lull in retail Trade was a Little More pronounced in some areas last week than in any period imposition of stiffer credit terms on such popular store items even did Good business mid a majority of economists specializing in retail Trade believe volume will continue to compare favourably with any Normal fall consumer income and record civilian employ went almost guarantee such results Praise of d e r a 1 Reserve for taking Steps to curb Reck less buying of a when the rearmament program has first Call on both production and the National Assoc atom of Pur chasing agents said Iri its weekly1 bulletin it requires political courage to limit civilian demand i these credit and the free Riding gentlemen now squawking about Itoe reduced flow of Gravy should be promptly there will be some but that is the Only Medicine to reduce ing inflation and give the patient a Chance to pull steel came up with another new production record last the fifth in a As men and machines strained to meet the Ever growing demand from both civilian and rearmament Mill operations were pushed to per cent of capacity and produced an estimated tons of finished the previous High was in the preceding when tons were produced an operating rate of 102 per a year ago steel Mill activity was Down to 9 per cent of the capacity at that because of a and Only tons were unless trustworthy precedents have slipped october is sure to witness the largest steel production in surpassing by a comfortable margin the present record of tons turned out last based on weekly always on the conservative october output already has reached freight car loadings established a new High since the booming fall Days of 1948 for the fourth straight at last they barely exceeded the preceding weeks but stood far above the cars handled in the 1949 miscellaneous freight again accounted for roughly half the weekly seasonal pickup boosts soft Coal operations a seasonal pickup in the demand for soft Coal prompted an increase in mining a total of tons was brought com pared with in the pre ceding a ago the Union mines were out of commission be cause of a strike and independents mined crude Oil production kept Pace with the increase in demand for finished products such As gasoline and fuel an average of barrels was brought up against in the previous week and a year automobile production dipped bad to units in this country and Canada from the previous weeks Aad compared win combined Effort in Korea South koreans pitch la to help engineers build a lag Bridge across Sheila Hwan gang tanks line up in a column waiting to get Irene Castle sues to show for oct 31 Irene Castle Zinger has filed a suit against de newspaper columnist and television Zinger charged Sullivan not ask her permission to use on his television program last March an old film showing her dancing with her late Vernon the shows the Ford motor and the Columbia broadcasting system also were named output of in Tjie has recent weeks by a to 1951 material shortages Here and a tendency to take a Little easier i View of the automobile dealers in Al Sec tons of both ind Lidu Auy and through Trade Organiza bombard Washington officialdom with stiffer terms on Auto last week they were joined a big unit in the powerful United automobile workers Ford locals president says layoffs Imp end president Stella of Law Ford wired president Truman that Are imminent because the credit restrictions and a shortage of Ford declined engineering construction awards tapered off to but were far above reported in the comparable 1949 electric Power output also joined in the minor observed in other a total of kilo Watt hours compared with in the preceding week and a year activity in paper and paperboard Mills was Lowe than in the ceding week but held above that of a year lumber shipments dropped per continuing a trend in Eleece since the stiffer mortgage terms became effective on new housing new orders were per cent under production and production was per cent that of the 1949 above news coverage in Korea called among history Best 31 korean conflict was one of the Best covered wars in the history of american Murray Veteran United press War said who returned recently from the fighting told the 66th annual meeting of the Inland daily press of the con fronting reporters in he said the in addition to facing the same perils As the also court plays Santa had a font Lynual Battle of com to boy let Down by stores Nick 31 a Santa All and because he dropped 4year old Gary Lee Roberts on his head in downtown department during Christmas week last the store has to pay damages to Gary and another to his the chief defense Santa could not be produced at the hearing Here before magistrate Anton the stores attorney explained that Santa had headed Back for the North pole immediately after Christmas and left the store hold ing the r shattered Faith charged the and Austin had charged that the incident shattered the lads Faith in Santa they further charged that their Christmas holi Day had been ruined because Gary figured he had been double crossed by Santa and went into tantrums at the sight of Christmas Decora defense attorney suggested the lad had been guilty of contributory negligence by not hanging on when Santa let but the court ruled that a child had every right to assume Santa Claus would not let him get in handing Down the total award to Gary and his Sestric said he hoped the judgment would help restore Garys Faith in Santa Bandman faces dope charge oct 31 trumpeter with Woody Hermans dance has been ordered to appear in Middle District Federal court Here 4 to answer a narcotics Mun cations to Battle that gave the strongest men the jitters from frustration in trying to get copy out Over jammed Telephone lines from Forward Battle 15 dead or missing the newsmen Paida High he Are dead or missing and 20 least bitten constantly by lice and fleas that thrived american blood and the frontline correspondent kept on going until their Job were he said United nations air superiority was the major Factor in beating Dowa enemy Supply lines and preventing the communists from taking full advantage of their numerical stunt flier killed 31 Charles a stunt flier piloting a tiny acrobatic plane he designed and built crashed to death in flames before spectators the theater less shooting Marks Johnson play by Jack Gaver new York shots were fired and actor traffic in the audience was practically but there was no mistaking that the new show which opened at the Broadway theater was an Olsen and Johnson Pardon our French is the after Chic Johnson was up there on the stage most of the time and Ole still nursing a broken was present Long enough in a stage Box to leave no doubt about tie this is the fourth extravaganza that the two clowns have brought to and it is the first one in which the audience is left in comparative spectacular Scenic effects this time the Are their own producers for a turned out something that is More in the Groove of an orthodox revue of some singing that is not for and a lot of spectacular Scenic effects that include a train roaring Over head into the night and an Ocean liner sailing majestically across the As carries the Burden of the if he is your dish of he is there Are Many who think if he then spend your Money on Olsen and Johnson so the boys have achieved a total run of some six years for their three previous Broadway which Means they Bave never lacked for the comedy is pure Corn and Rem As upon mechanical breakaway j clothes and articles and a modest fusillade now and who happens to be Johnsons is present As usual and demonstrates that he is one of the most talented and musical show performers currently he is doing most of the chores that Olsen will assume once he gets Back on both feet j introduces French actress the show introduces to the Amer ican stage the bosom French actress Denise who acquired an american reputation by her appearance in the film a year miss Darcel is something to look at and Good to listen although she is not much i a outstanding include Singer and dancers Helene Patricia George Zoritch and Lubov Rou Yire Nina Varela and Fay the music has been supplied by Victor Young and the lyrics by Edward Heyman for the most part the outstanding song is i ought to know More about the sketches Are out of the voluminous files of Olsen and Johnson w4jkyi married to ceremony climaxes oct 31 and w3lid were married w4gob performed the w4iym was Best Man and w4lsb was Matron of w4cxi gave the Bride w4njg stood by to receive congratulations for Happy the wedding of the Ham radio operators a courtship Over the airways to which amateurs along the Eastern Seaboard have been listening with interest for almost a Ham frequently know each other better by their Call let ters than by their real the Bride actually was Frances Lee of and the bridegroom was Jack of they met via their t Ham operations last Romance began and Jack came to Kannapolis last april for a personal visit wedding plans Walter of Wal was the while Ray of and j1 Herman of were the Best Man and Matron of respectively Lee gave the Bride away Ham regulations forbid f general broadcasts the ceremony actually was a running account Given by Brigman to Lou in Charlotte but Over a radius listened and promptly radioed con h