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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1949
Page
3
State Employment Service reports 1252 active applications on March 31, up seven percent from February and 71 percent higher than a year ago. Officials note a leveling off of unemployment, with construction and furniture sectors improving. Openings include carpenters painters yard workers and cleaners as spring cleanup boosts listings.
High Point ministers gathered at First Baptist church for the regular monthly meeting of the High Point Ministers Association. Milton Hadley of Spring Field Friends spoke on member ministers and Paul Hardin Jr presided in the absence of Paul Tudor Jones.
Roseboro April 6 Leroy Johnson 30 a tractor driver was run over and killed by an Atlantic Coast Line train near Roseboro Coroner J S Ayers said crew members saw him on the tracks as the train approached traveling about 30 miles an hour The victim a World War II veteran is survived by no immediate family noted in report.
M. L. Blackwell a 65 year old suburban grocer was killed in his store last night in Lumberton. Six deep gashes were found on his skull and deputies believe a hatchet was used. Neighbors reported hearing shots around nine o clock. The intruder is suspected to have taken Blackwell s gun and fired as he lay on the floor. A pistol bullet hole and the weapon were found outside in a ditch along with tobacco and candy.
Spartanburg report says Sandra Sue McKinney aged 10, daughter of Green Creek school principal E. J. McKinney, was struck and killed by a state highway department truck this morning while on her way to school in Campobello.
Twenty whole blood donations serve at most 20 patients. When separated into red cells, the same volume can treat from 75 to 350 patients.
Rep McMillan of South Carolina reports a new disease black wilt is damaging tobacco in SC and urges Congress to appropriate 50000 dollars for research. He notes past funds and aims to replenish support as the illness has appeared in the Pee Dee area and threatens crops.
The Truman administration will present a farm program to Congress to divert surplus cotton wheat peanuts to grass and hay. It aims to increase meat and dairy supply while lowering retail prices by subsidies and production controls, without price supports for livestock. Brannan will outline the plan to both houses on the joint agriculture committees.
A 25 elephant Daily Brothers Circus herd in Gonzales Texas was provoked into a real stampede when blank pistol shots were fired for a movie jungle scene. Singhsai Butch rode a baby elephant as Dudley Autry and Chuck Carson helped mill the herd past Orr’s camera near city limits. The film captured the chaos while the elephant line surged past the camera and was eventually deterred without damage to the reels.
Lindon L Lassiter sells to David Craughn and wife a lot of W L Edwards property. Ray C Stutts and wife sell to Thur man Leo Tucker and wife a lot of J R Welch lands. Percy S Ayscue and wife sell to Howard M Russell and wife a lot in Snow Park. C W Watson and wife sell to Henry G Bell and others lots of Blair Park. Sherwood Development Corp to Curtis Smithdeal and Raymond G Burge lots of W C Jones estate. Calvin Lee Hart and wife sell to Mary F Mitchell a lot of Willenbar Terrace. Mecca H Cummins sells to Franklin Jerome Turner and wife a lot on Barker Street. Bessie V Tate sells to Bessie O Wiley lots on Albert Street. W J Beard and wife sell to J C Morgan a lot on Kivett Drive. E L Snyder and wife sell to J C Bessie Vernon Tate to J W Brown and wife lots of Richardson estate. J A Myatt and wife sell to Stokes Hughes lots of D R Raper estate property.
ASHEVILLE April 6 The North Carolina Department of Revenue says two Buncombe county men Eugene Sluder and J W Moore owe 517862.61 on liquor sales totaling 491065 between July 1 1944 and Dec 15 1947 The state accuses them of unpaid 8 5 per cent liquor taxes 41740 53 penalties 5948 03 interest 41 740 53 tax subtotal 51 862 61.
In Amherst Massachusetts on April 6 194? 94 year old Mrs Lois Mitchell rode a horse for the first time in 70 years. She enjoyed the ride though she complained the horse lacked spirit and that she had to urge it to trott. She said bicycling is more fun for more vim.
Whalebone comes from the mouth of the right whale where its comb like structure strains plankton and small organisms from water. The strainer aids the whale in feeding as it moves through the ocean.
Dr. Walter A. Maier internationally known clergyman and conductor of the Radio Lutheran Hour has accepted an invitation to speak in Winston Salem on May 8. His nationwide broadcast is expected to originate there that day and he will also address a mass rally at Southside Park at 3 30 P M sponsored by the Lutheran Layman's league. Maier, 55, of St Louis conducts the Lutheran Hour on over 1000 radio stations weekly with an audience believed to be the largest in religious broadcasting history.
Clarence and Rita Overman admitted cremating the body of their missing daughter Mary and pleaded guilty to neglect. Judge Peyton McSwain sentenced them in Asheboro Superior Court to two years in prison with an additional two-year term to be invoked on district solicitor care. Charges of murder are pending. The couple has two other children, Paul and Jeanie.
A Kansas City circular promotes a new inconspicuous rupture truss not using leg straps or belts. It promises comfort and easy wear with a 30 day trial and a $3.50 gift for reporting back. Send for descriptive circular to Physician's Appliance Company, 3147 Koch Bldg.
Raleigh April 6. A Senate hearing denounced a Pasquotank county bill to legalize horse racing and betting. Officials warn gambling will raise juvenile delinquency and burden families. Debate notes Rep Noah Burfoot’s sponsorship and parallels Currituck vote. Also dog racing in New Hanover faces opposition from local officials.
The Agriculture Department announced 27 American farm youths will spend the summer on foreign farms under an international youth exchange program, with equal numbers from other nations coming to the United States. Participants sail in June, heading to Belgium Denmark Finland France Great Britain Ireland the Netherlands Norway Sweden and Switzerland. Carolyn Durham Smith Andrews N C to Norway and Coyte Joseph Sigmen Catawba N C to France are named among the American list.
Lt Commander J W Snotherly announced 30 extended cruises for Naval Reserve training ships in the Sixth Naval District from May 22 to August 20. At least 13 ships will participate as personnel without prior annual training can complete cruises before July 1 1950. Overhaul schedules ensure readiness for the cruising season.
Training ships to sea as a unit. Such cruises planned by a Battalion or a division should be planned well in advance, and the district training officer should be informed at the earliest possible date.
U S Ambassador Lewis Douglas, who injured his left eye while trout fishing near Southampton, was said to be resting fairly well and in good spirits. Doctors planned an exam after bandages were removed to assess the seriousness of the injury.
If you are underweight and struggle to gain weight the ad touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a medicine that boosts appetite and helps turn food into body mass. It claims instant tonic action, increased appetite, and better nutrient absorption with a focus on tablets sold by a doctor’s office.
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