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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1946
Page
2
Fair and mild today and tonight in North Carolina with Saturday partly cloudy and warmer. Extended forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions into Sunday with increasing clouds and possible showers Sunday afternoon and night. Clearing and cooler Monday then partly cloudy and mild Tuesday and Wednesday.
The security council has shelved the Russo Persian case for now as Russia and Britain negotiate. If talks fail the United Nations will reengage. Persia’s position influences Russia and England, with strategic aims including a Caspian frontier, a route to India, and a warm water port at the Persian Gulf.
Police compare fingerprint records of Mc Farland with a enlarged photo of the fugitive. Cab driver identifies the man. Joseph Medley, 44, who aided McFarland in the dawn jail break, was captured after seven hours on the run. Both men receive electroution sentences.
Utility 770000 including 400000 soft coal miners. AFL United Mine Workers stay away from pits for fifth day. Wage talks continue in Detroit and Akron transportation strikes. CIO 30,000 farm equipment workers at International Harvester near settlement after 10 weeks.
Local realtor Curtis Smithdeal sought veteran housing financing while Jerome explained 90 percent loan up to 7200 dollars with 25 year repayment via FHA. Greensboro CPA head Ensign pledged to divert materials to veteran housing, noting wartime hardwood shortages and a Naples shipment impact.
In Yellowstone National Park Old Faithful erupts sending about 250000 gallons of steaming water 150 feet into the air every 70 minutes highlighting the geyser as a reliable natural spectacle for visitors and researchers alike.
North Carolina reports 138 small beef slaughterers have ceased operations with more plants likely to close. Agriculture Commissioner W Kerrtt urges OPA to grant a 30 day suspension and revise regulations citing chaotic beef supply conditions and local slaughterers as key suppliers for meals.
Washington April 5 Rep Carl T Durham attacked the appointment of Orrin N Cloud a Tex lumberman named lumber adviser for the Carolinas with CPA in Beaumont Texas He calls it stupid blundering It would place advisory reach over 13 states Regions 4 and 7 including North and South Carolina The CPA and Mathias W Nieuwenhaus defend the move as aiding lumber producers distributors and consumers across the region.
General Douglas MacArthur urged open council sessions and press inclusion to avoid secret dealings. He proposed delaying decrees and rescripts by seven to ten days, internationalizing the council secretariat with Bonner Fellers as secretary general, and possibly new elections if the diet is deemed unsuitable. Russia agreed to allow press at major meetings, with ban only on unofficial gatherings.
The agreement, reached after Qavam's Moscow talks, sets terms to be submitted to parliament within seven months after March 24. Azerbaijan is deemed an internal Iran issue. Firouz says talks, independent of Russia's troop withdrawal, continue in Tehran and no oil concession moves occur while troops stay. The constitution bars Iran from negotiating oil with Russia while troops remain.
Senator Bailey Durham NC visited a hospital for a checkup after UNC awarded him an honorary Doctor of Law degree on April 13. Mrs Bailey, former Edith Poul of Raleigh, arrived at his bedside soon after his hospitalization yesterday. LUMBER PRICE HOISTED: OPA ordered a 7 percent rise in hardwood lumber mill ceilings in the south effective today, about $3.55 per 1,000 board feet, to offset higher production costs.
The city transit network handles about seven and a half million riders on an average weekday. This figure reflects the scale of daily commuting across buses subways and rails in New York City.
In Butte Montana Sandra and Robert Bishop reunite with Kapitan a Doberman pinscher who helped spot Japanese positions on Iwo Jima. Marine Pfc Roy E Wilkinson from Rutland Vermont traveled 2000 miles to see Kapitan now promoted to corporal after saving lives of marines. The pair wer e inseparable during battle and share a year long postwar bond.
Carpenter's Mate 3c Ralph R. Joyce of Rt. 1 High Point North Carolina was discharged at the Charleston South Carolina personnel separation center. He entered the navy on November 27 1944 and served ten months overseas in the Asiatic Pacific area. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Reid H Joyce.
Herbert W. Brimley former director of the North Carolina state museum died after a long illness in Raleigh at age 84. Born in England he led the museum from 1895 until his 1937 retirement and funeral arrangements were announced early today.
R. L. Harris, former lieutenant governor from 1941 to 1945, has filed his candidacy for the North Carolina state house of representatives with the Person County board of elections on April 5.
The article describes H D Seaton's automatic humidifying electric furnace tested in his eight room brick house in Chattanooga. Six heating tubes switch on progressively as outdoor temps fall, with two tubes active continuously. Seaton estimates winter heating cost around 180 dollars in an uninsulated home, half that in an insulated one, at about one cent per cubic foot.
Denver today mourns the death of Vincent Youmans forty seven composer of hits Great Day Tea For Two after several weeks illness.
New York April 5 stocks generally extended their rally in early trading. Leading advancers included United Corp, Ohio Oil, Wilson & Co, Kennecott, Chrysler, U S Rubber, Anaconda, and J I Case while small declines were noted for U S Steel United Aircraft and General Motors.
Cotton futures jump 25 to 55 cents a bale at the open with May and July bids trading around 28.00 to 28.12 while dry goods show limited shipments and schedules adjust to a new second quarter program. Livestock markets in Chicago reflect active hogs and steady cattle with mixed weights and prices. New York stocks open without final figures.
Potatoes arrivals 33 on tracks 71, total U S shipments 847. Old stocks light demand light market slightly stronger. New stocks light demand slow market about steady. Idaho Russet Burbanks U S No 1 3 45 3 70. Colorado Red McClures U S No 1 3 10 Nebr Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 3 10 3 25 Wyoming Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 3 40 Minnesota North Dakota Bliss Triumphs commercial 1 85 2 00 Florida 50 lb sacks Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 2 50 2 60 Texas 50 lb sacks Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 2 35.
Postmaster Harley Murphy, who last year boasted an eight foot six inch spinach plant, predicts a ten foot rise this season. Rival Bert Cover disputes the claim and recalls a nine foot plant, saying Murphy won on a technicality.
Today's Pattern presents a dainty frock and pinafore with bonnet and panties for toddlers. Includes sizes 1 to 5, details for fabric yardage, and price per pattern. Also announces the Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book with offer and free directions.
President P. Graham of the University of North Carolina urged the house naval affairs committee to draft a permanent status for naval ROTC units in civilian colleges. He testified as the Holloway board recommendations for a permanent system for naval officer education were under review, noting units at UNC Duke University and the University of South Carolina.
Mr and Mrs R T Jordan and daughter Michal Anne attended a birthday dinner Sunday for William Farrington at his Sandy Ridge home. Several locals attended a Thursday missionary conference at Springfield Friends church. Mrs Nora F Lloyd hosted Sunday guests Mrs G S Foster Mrs Eugene Ensley and Mrs James Sink of Thomasville route 1.
Mrs W J Little and Mrs Bill Jones of High Point visited Mrs G F Rule in Mebane North Carolina on Wednesday. Colfax residents Lindsay Knight and children called on Mrs C E Jordan on Tuesday afternoon.
Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Bobo Newsom said he turned down offers to jump to the Mexican league. Manager Connie Mack optioned three pitchers Norman Brown Joe Coleman and Will McCahan to Toronto of the International League.
Postmaster General Robert Hannegan was asked to be principal speaker at North Carolina Young Democrats first meeting since 1941. The event on April 8 aims to reorganize groups inactive during the war and plan a September state convention with Hannegan, the national Democratic chairman, previously addressing state party groups.
Representative Bryson of South Carolina introduces a bill to prohibit the use of grains for producing intoxicating liquors. He has long advocated national prohibition by statute rather than constitutional amendment.
Asahi reports Japanese princes will sell automobiles and cut expenses as their incomes face tax increases like other citizens.
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