Word: south
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Carnegie scientists were cautious about jumping to conclusions. But at least two conclusions are possible: 1) that the earth's magnetic field has shifted radically since 200 million years ago, or 2) that the North American continent, including Maryland, was once near the south pole and has since drifted slowly to its present position...
...Kurth's dozen-odd enterprises employ 3,250, indirectly support 50% of Lufkin's population. But the Kurth achievement that most East Texans boast about, and the one that is of prime importance to the Southern economy, is newsprint. Set up only nine years ago as the South's first newsprint producer, Kurth's $18 million Southland Paper Mills, Inc. last week was rolling out enough newsprint (132,718 tons last year) to supply some 70% of Southern newspapers, and was grossing $15 million a year...
Silver Spoon. No rags-to-riches hero, Ernest Kurth is the son of a German immigrant who came to Texas in 1871 and pioneered the South's lumber industry...
...next problem is to find another $12.5 million to expand his newsprint-making. He thinks that the future of the economically backward South lies in such new industries. Says he: "Sweden plants timber on land that costs $100 an acre [v. Texas timberland costing $75 an acre], and they do it economically. But that land won't grow a third of the timber we can grow here in the South...
Manners for White Women. Finally, on Pavuvu, part of the division was marked for rotation. Hints on good manners were printed (anonymously) for those going home after two years in the South Seas: "Say 'Please pass the butter.' You DO NOT say, 'Throw down the grease ...' If, while dining at a friend's house you wish more dessert, merely stare at your empty plate until someone catches on. DO NOT say, 'How about seconds on the slop?' " Author McMillan refrains from printing "Personal Manners" instructions on addressing live young white women...