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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1956
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Boeing Top Defense Contractor;
Shows Growing Military Emphasis
Washington (U.R) Boeing
Airplane Co., maker of the B-52
hydrogen bomber, wai the top
defense contractor in 1955, re
flecting the administration's
growing military emphasis on
air-atomic power.
The Defense Department, in
a rundown of the top 100 de
fense contractors in 1955, an
nounced that Boeing contracts
for 1955 totalled $792,000,000.
The huge General Motors
Corp., a top defense producer
in the past, ranked 14th on the
1955 listing. But General Mo
tors continued as the overall
number one defense contractor
In the period following the out
break of the Korean war in July,
1950, with $6,821,100,000 in de
fense contracts in the S'i year
span.
Ford Placet Seventh
In 1955 General Motors was
outranked by it? chief mpeti
tor. Ford Motor Co., which, with
large contracts for jet engines,
placed seventh with $472,
000.000. Publication of the list showed
how the administration's "new
look" military strategy has
established aviation and missile
firms as top peacetime defense
producers.
Of the top 10 producers seven
were aircraft companies. The
other three were major pro
ducers of aircraft parts, missiles
and electronic equipment.
North American Aviation, Inc.,
Los Angeles, manufacturer of
supersonic fighters and guided
missiles, was a close second to
Boeing on the list with contracts
totalling $790,900,000.
With the air-atomic strategy
in the ascendancy, aircraft and
missile firms accounted for 34.9
per cent of $15,286,600,000 in
military contracts placed with
all firms in 1955. That compar
ed with 27.1 per cent during the
three-year Korean war period.
Boeing and North American
alone took 10.4 per cent last
year.
While companies with aircraft
and missiles as their primary
interest received more than a
third of last year's contracts the
list contained very few firms
that do hot have an interest in
some phase of aviation such as
engines, oil and jet fuel, elec
tronics, instruments.
Besides indicating the increas
ing concentration on air-atomic
EXIT PANTS MONEY
Midddletown, O. (U.R) Earl
Margerum tried on a new pair
of trousers in a men's clothing
store and left his old ones in a
booth while he pondered the
purchase. He pondered too long.
A pickpocket removed the wal
let from the trousers in the
booth and took the money Marg
erum was going to use to pay
for the new pants.
TRY, TRY AGAIN
Detroit, Mich. U.R) "My
safe just ain't safe," bar owner
Ernest Smith complained to po
lice after burglars had rifled his
safe for the second time in two
weeks. The first burglary net
ted $995 snd the second $1,000.
Immediately after reporting the
latest burglary to police, Smith
ordered a new safe.
strategy the list further docu
mented the current trend to
ward business mergers. The 100
top firms for 1955 had 204 sub
sidiary companies. The 100 top
companies three years ago had
140 subsidiaries.
The list is prepared periodi
cally at Congress' request. It
deals only with prime contracts
and thus gave no Indication of
the thousands of other com
panies which receive sub-contracts
from the top 100. The air
craft industry alone says it deals
with 60,000 suppliers.
Others in Top Ten
In addition to Boeing and
North American, the other com
panies in the top 10 and some
of their major products were:
General Dynamics Corp., pro
ducer of jet fighters, supersonic
bombers, missiles,- electronics
equipment and atomic subma
rines, $781,700,000.
United Aircraft Corp., jet and
piston engines and helicopters,
$587,400,000.
General Electric Co., jet en
gines and other equipment,
$570,200,000.
American Telephone & Tele
graph Co. and subsidiaries, con
tinental air defense systems and
other equipment, $50,300,000.
Ford Motor Co., jet engines,
$472,200,000.
Lockheed Aircraft Corp.,
fighter planes, transports, mis
siles, $412,700,000.
Curtiss-Wright Corp., jet and
piston engines, electronics, $354,
700,000. Douglas Aircraft Co., trans
ports, warplanes, missiles, $291,-100,000.
New Insecticides Kill
Fish and Wildlife
Harlingen, Tex. (U.R) New
insecticides being used effective
ly to kill boll weevils are even
more deadly to fish and wild
life, Rio Grande sportsmen have
been warned.
William H. Brown, assistant
chief aquatic biologist for the
Texas Game and Fish Depart
ment said spraying of crops in
the lower Rio Grande Valley has
taken a heavy toll of fish.
"One of the new insecticides
is so deadly that one ounce in
75,000 gallons of water will kill
every fish," Brown told the Val
ley Sportsmen's Club board of
directors.
He said efforts were being
made to prevent further such
mishaps. He said most farmers
were cooperative when inform
ed of the danger and cited the
case of one grower who ordered
his aerial duster to cut off the
insecticide 40 rows from banks
of lakes and canals.
Minimum Standards
For Auto Seat Belts
Olympie, Wash (U.R) T-The
State Commission on Equipment
has fixed minimum standards
for motor vehicle seat belts and
served notice that dealers who
sell non-regulation belts can be
charged with a misdemeanor.
Belts must be at least 1
inches in width and have a ten
sile strength per occupant of
1,500 pounds.
The design of the.buckle must
incorporate a quick-o p e n i n g
mechanism and the belt must be
installed rigidly enough to with
stand a sudden thrust.
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Around Hollywood
lT ALIN1 MOSBY
United Prtss Correspondent
Editor's Note: Alino Mosby
is on vacation.. Today's guest
columnist, Maureen O'Sulli
an, reveals how sha can
work as an actress and bring
up seven children, too.
By MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN
Written for the United Press
Hollywood (U.R) The
question 1 am asked most fre
quently is how I am able to suc
cessfully combine my married
life which includes bringing
up seven youngsters with a
continuing career as an actress.
This does not take a super
human effort or an exceptional
perosnality. It takes just a great
deal of good common sense and
an adult viewpoint shared by
both husband and wife.
Understanding
It first is necessary to have a
husband who does not consider
it a blow to his pride that his
wife has interests aside from her
home life. Second, it is important
that the career of the' wife does
not overshadow her husband's
career. When this happens, watch
out, the marital walls can tumble
down very easily.
I most certainly do not rec
ommend a career for a woman
who has very small children. I
abandoned my career for some
years until I was certain my
youngsters had matured enough.
Movie and TV work takes you
away from your home for days
A a time. For instance, I'm now
working on location at Lone
Pine, Calif., in a picture for Co
lumbia Studio, "The Captives."
I would have turned down the
part a few years ago. The chil
dren were much too young.
Proper Balance
I frankly admit that a career
woman who spends eight hours
a day away from home through
out the year has many more dif
ficulties in keeping a proper
balance. In my .case, compara
tively little time is taken from
my roleL as Mrs. John Farrow.
An occasional TV show or a mo
vie role during a year is suf
ficient for me. I was an actress
before I married and work be
fore the cameras will always
have a fascination for me. For
tunately, my husband under
stands this as he is a director
and works with actors.
Last, but not least, it's essen
tial that the actual business of
running a Jiome is not impaired
when I leave for a film or TV
role. I worked out a well-organized
system which is put into
high gear when I go off to the
sound itagea. This take a great
deal of effort. The butcher, the
baker and the host of other peo
ple I deal with in order to run
a well-organized home are dealt
with well in advance. I keep
my accounts in order. Thus my
household does not suffer.
A women who rvw
hold badly because of a career
may pay a big price tor her ambitions.
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