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i Taxpayer* Pockets? , •- MEN CLAIM THAT FUNDS HAVE ftEEN TO PAY N&LX POLICIES f*!-* ' ■■ . il fundi of the United States treasury have TimI to pay S? P«r cent of the claims due benefi- ■ of Nauonal Service life Insurance policies, and 1 cent of the total dollar value of the same claims hAen paid by taxpayers funds, L. S. Mayer, president ' fanfden Association of Life Underwriters, told the l? e rroup »t Its regular meeting at the Thomas Tavern Lfek during a discussion of the facts underlying the al Service Life Insurance dividends to be paid in 17 money KMcficiaries under these _ out of by service li5ddn*S»«estatements. Mr- referred to the recent news of Carl R- Gray. Jr., ad- itor of Veterans' Affairs, ted, “It is perfectly true government assumes cer- jncial obligations in con- with G. L insurance. First, ;nt assumes the coat tion. These expenses from VA’s regular ap- itions. Second, Congress iates funds to cover the all claims against NSLI result from the extra haz- ji service in the armed cost of 1 American tax- layer pointed out that it Truman in his 4< budget j for fiscal year 1950,” m- that “the government con- ion,” (taxpayeMT money), ^ W v. nting on the totMi ie fiscal year r-” mo,nax CMCCT - >00 ” csmwa. TOMWT. Mcwm *j»m PAOE SEVEN To Hold Midnight Watch Service On Christmas Eve of the U. S. treasury rather than the insurance fund created by policyholder premiums. * The annual administrative costs were itemized at $54,000,000 in 1048 for administering the insur ance division of the Veterans Ad ministration, excluding costs of work done in other government agencies. In addition, Uie govern ment subsidized the insurance fund by issuing special govern ment securities bearing a pre ferred rate of 3 per cent interest which is substantially in excess of rates on publicly owned govern- ids. NSLI also enjoys a Carols, Nativity scans wttT highlight the always popular Midnight Watch sendee to be held on Christmas [Sve'at Dsthasds Presbyterian church. -v ■ The Christinas program, spon sored by the church’s Senior Youth Fellowship, will be held from 11:30 to 11 Christinas Eve, devoting to worship the final minutea of the day before the birthday of Christ The Young People's choir of the church will be on hand to provide special tnuaic and to lead In the singing. The entire program will be organised and conducted outh of the by the youth church. Program organizers extend an invitation to every member of the community, regardless of de nomination, to attend the mid night ceremony. ment bonds. further advantage of being com pletely free from federal, state or municipal taxes which represents a saving of approximately 2 per cent of the premium income each year. In pointing out these facts with respect to G. I. insurance, Mr Mayer emphasized that it has al ways been the policy of the life insurance agents, making up the I membership of the National As-1 000,000 NSLI dividend. The National Association of Life Underwriters expect to main tain its friendly attitude towards National Service Life Insurance but alao has plans to make it abundantly clear to the public that the dividend to be distributed in 1050 on NSLI represents an eight-year accumulation of divi dends which have not been pre viously distributed and that the main source of the dividends is taxpayers’ money. Biggest News Stories Of Yeor m What were the biggest news stories of 1040? Although the year Is not yet at an end the United Press re potted editors all over the asking their opinion. The s events, considered most significant, were as follows: Editors in the United States ranked these events in 1. President Truman announces atomic explosion in Russia. . 1 Communists overrun China. 3. Coal-steel strikes threaten American economy. 4. High naval officers challenge unification polkiea. 5. Jury convicted 11 top Com- unists in the U. 8. 6. Kathy Fiacua dies 05 feet down s well pipe. 7. P-38 ram airliner at Wash killing 55. court convicts nty of treason. 0. Vice-President Barkley mar- rise Missouri widow. 10. Major league races end in baseball's closest finish. In Europe and the Far East the editors voted as follows: 3. British devalue their cur- rency. 4. Communists overrun China. B. West German republic is es tablished. 6. Tito splits with the Kremlin. 7. Berlin blockade is lifted. 8. Catholics and Communists locked in struggle in Central Europe; Mindszenty trial 9. Greek civil war ends. 10. Peace established in Israel. From the Far East comes the following list of Mg news events: 1. Truman announcement. 2. British devaluation. 3. Communist victories in China. 4. Atlantic Pact *5. Titp splits with the Kremlin. 6. East and Wast German re publics established. 7. Indonesia becomes republic. 8. Berlin blockade lifted. 9. British warship Amethyst shelled in Chinese waters. 10. Conviction of 11^ Com munists. • The vote of foe editors of South America on the news events of the year ranked them as follows: 1. Truman announcement 2. British devaluation. 3. Atlantic Pact 4. Minduenty conviction. 5. Bolivian civil war. 8. Communists overrun China. 7. Ecuadorean earthquake. 8. Berlin blockade ends. . 9. Tito splits with Kremlin. 10. P-38 rams airliner in Wash ington. It will be observed that only two stories were on every list the Truman announcement and the Communist victories in China. Four other stories not listed by U. S. editors, were on the other three lists, including signing of Atlantic Pact, British devaluation, "it with Russia and the Tito’s end of with ie Berlin blockade. Mammoth cave, in Kentncky, has about 110 milsa of subterranean paasagewaya. Bethune Girls Lose, But Boytf Team Wins ' Friday, Dec. II, Bethune basket ball teams played heat to the Cen tral teams. Two hardfought games were played. The Central fill* won 40-15. McCaskill scored high est for Bethune with 7 points and Denton scored highest for Central with 14 points. The boys’ game was really a nerve racker. During the first half; the seorea stayed side by side. The half score was 11-10 in favor of-Bethune. Then by skillful play ing Bethune started gaining in the last half and finally won tf-lf. Price was high scorer for Bethune with 10 points, and Stokes was high scorer for Central with 8 points. Excellent hall was played throughout the game. MRS. LANE • AMERICAN PALMIST ; World Famous Ufa Roadar ’ Will tell your Past Prseewt and Future, will give you the names of your friends and snemlaa. whether your husband, wife or sweetheart is true or falsa, how to gain the love of foe one yon most desire tells of absent friends, whether living or deed. She gives never-failing advice on all mailers of Ufa. such as love, courtship, marriage, divorce, busiaaaa specula tions and transartiims of all binds. Sha never fella to reunite foe separated, cause speedy end happy marriages, overcomtt anemias, rivals and lovars quarrels, evil habits, stumbling blocks and bad luck of all lands. She lifts you out of your sorrow and trouble and starts yon on foe path of happiness and prosperity. If unhappy, discour gad and a failure in bud- neaa or love, mis mats age is for you. Since e child. Mrs. Lena has bean gifted only tells this place . not peas up foe opportunity of your life. She advises foe most skeptical to coma and give bar a trial. Guaranteed Satisfaction. rifled with a strange and mysterious power, and not you theee things, but can help you. You will find most moral and not to be classed with gypsies. Do Office permanently located in Studio Trailers, one-! mile outside of Hartsville city limits on Highway 15-A no Hours 1:30 a. m. to 10:30 p. m. Look for signs. Raadinga white and colored. City bus stops in front of door. one-half north, for sociation oF Life Underwriters, to assist all veterans, free of charge, in maintaining their service in surance. It was noted that Pro fessor Dan Mays McGill, of the Wiuch .wopri.tion*. insurance* stated, “strangely enough the bulk of NSLI conver- as has paid I ition continued Mr. May- this. connection, the Tax IImV has estimated Imimstrauve expenses, in- bsidies and other costs of gram would increase the ere’ load approximately hllion dollars a year., laining these costs te tha n taxpayer, Mr. ban that fot itions hich National ice operates, provides that inistrative expenses and disability cteigag the hazarda-of war-w< gable to the general H. A. Loons - • *» r US FIND vou NOME F VOUP OWN / US TODAY Estate Sites hcJ l'.)\ m [tiere’H be Christmas crowds / on Long Distance, too * ' • * pt m ■ . ,4* - ., Long distance telephone lines will be ^ crowded on Christmas Eve end Christ mas Diy. WeTl be on the job doing our beat to put x calla through. We've added * lot of circuits and rearranged ' others. Every switchboard will be * service. Even so, there may be delays. £* You’) v faster service if you do he fori Christmas Era or ras Dsy* WNN/GRAtf 5 f FRIENDLY FOLKS field but has.continued to bear the major portion of the burden.’! Mr. Mayer further stressed the fact that the dividends to be dis tributed .in 1950 have been made possible "mainly by reason of these government subsidies. This is *p- parent from the statement of Vet erans Administartor Gray who I said, “unless such claims.’’ (claims (xamiltlag from the extra hazard of “were excluded, prem- would have had to be higher than they were in oittr |o cover foe additional riak.” In - other worda, according to Mr. Gray, if the original law, setting up NSLI, had not pro vided that the taxpayer would pay the costs of such extra haz ard death claims, the original premium rate would have had to be increased and no dividends would be payable. Mr. Mayer pointed out that, Trather than re ceiving subsidies from the gov ernment, the private companies must pay their own death claims arising from war hazards, assume expenses for their own adminis trations, pay millions of dollars each year in taxes, and accept the best rate of interest they can get in the open market on their In in government securi ties. In spite of all this, American if participating life in- in the legal re serve companies have received nearly $4,000,000,000 in policy dividends in the right year period which parallels that covered by the recently announced $2,800,- • Points •Vomitkot •Woll Paper Floor Bandars «. Ladders Pain! Sprayers Rented NOLAN’S PAINT STORE 7t$-M ★Vogue and Simplicity Patterns (Button Covering and Holing) Piece Goods ★ Fabrics ..a FREE PRIZE,-too! 0 0 0 0 Office Supplies and Equipment BLAKE & FORD. Inc. lu. BUILDING SUPPLIES •John* Manvin* , Roofing •U. S, Gyptum Wall Board CAMDEN IUMTR CO INC Electric - Plumbing and H m raf-s eu ra n ai #• ■ra mm ntaring wonrracrora _ wl }• • • Am coNDmoNDia * SOLD AMD SERVICED BRADLEY [lectric & Plumbing Co. BOTTLED GAS Underground and Above- Ground Systems Installed. GAS APPLIANCES (Serving The Camden Area) BEARD IPPUANCE CO. wowE.tj>.wogwt DELIVEhY *M of foo «• Prmhott and Craamiaat" MUX Dry Cleaning and Laundry ■ ^ . * *.. “Pick-Up end Delivery Ser vice All Over The County* BLUE * STAR CLEANERS E. DeKnlb M, SPEARMAN uim piouiicis CALL IIS *C. H. Jones ■ »■ W MwmswMnnn LADLES SHOIS PAULA’S FINE SHOES For A Safa, ComfortaMa taxi FHONI 19 RED TOP CAB CO OLDSMOBIL1 Solos and Soivico oil Maks of Car Fatty nfo.aJSBL , S M 0 A K MOTOR CO ★Clipper Craft and Timely Suits ★Van Heusen Shirts ★Mallory Hots POINTER’S Hors aw me. : CAMDEN’S NEWEST f URNITMRB HOUSE FURNISHINGS •G.E. Appliances W.F. Nettles & Son GENUINI ITALIAN SPAGHETTI li3S A.M. to 11 P.M. JOHNNIE'S GRILL Only Ai r«Conditioned* Drug Store hi Camdou Xa A Us“ PHONE 133 CITY DRUG CO S. T ZEA*P, Mor Enjoy Our Daily.., ★PLATE LUNCHES end m. A ★SANDWICHES NOLAN S SODA SHOP (Formerly Mahoney’e) HUDSON Solos ond Service All Makee Cara and Trucka Expertly Repaired. 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