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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1952
Page
1
Los Angeles reports a C-46 transport crash near the hills killing 29, with North Continent Airlines suspended for 30 days by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. No survivors among the victims, many servicemen, as rescuers extract remains from the burning wreckage.
USS Endicott engaged Communist shore batteries at Songjin on Korea's east coast. Lt. Cmdr. L W Bernard reported heavy gun fire and returning fire as air activity remained limited. Allied jets reportedly downed several Communist planes while ground tactics puzzled Chinese forces.
The Truman administration threatens to raise steelworker wages if private owners fail to reach a deal with CIO President Philip Murray by Monday or Tuesday. Senate Republicans move to bar federal salaries from funding mills while Sen. Hoey challenges Sawyer authority amid a stalled stalemate between U S Steel's Benjamin Fairless and CIO leadership.
British occupation authorities investigated the seizure of a Yugoslav airliner by two Canadians to determine if air piracy occurred. The plane from Belgrade to Zagreb landed at Graz after the Mariancu brothers used force to aid their mother and sister’s escape from communism. Passengers sought political asylum. dual citizenship raised questions of Yugoslav law.
Truce negotiators in Panmunjom resumed talks on prisoners of war with staff officers handling key disputes. They focused on Soviet neutrality as inspectors and on banning airfield construction during the armistice. US officials warned the UNC position on Russia and airfields was irrevocable and no armistice by May is anticipated.
Robert Nichols a 27 year old Fayetteville man suffocated when sand surged from a bottom chute pulling him into the bin. Investigators report the incident occurred yesterday at the facility and a formal inquiry is expected.
More than 5 000 Daughters of the American Revolution returned home after four days of resolutions and politicking. Gertrude S. Carraway of New Bern NC led a candidate list for DAR president general as Mrs James B Patton concluded a three year term as vice president general. The gathering elected eight national officers and hosted a tea at the White House with Mrs Truman. DAR members donated over 40000 to projects and spent funds on flowers pins jewelry and refreshments.
About 232 inmates barricaded in a Rahway state prison dormitory and held nine guards as hostages while delaying surrender. Officials planned to wait out the rioters as in Trenton, suspecting a sympathy revolt to press prison-condition grievances.
Vapor trails over Alaska prompted a precautionary air alert across North America. Interceptors traced three unidentified aircraft over New England but found they were an Air Force transport and two commercial airliners. The incident explained as a special readiness level between normal and red alert, with white as the next step.
Army engineers fought to plug a burst sewer line in Omaha as the Missouri River rose and backed into the conduit. They dumped rock and steel beams to reinforce levees while evacuations continued for tens of thousands in Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas with extensive flood damage and a river level around 29.5 feet.
Prices moved in a narrow range on the New York stock exchange in a slow Saturday session. Investors stayed on the sidelines awaiting wage price developments in the steel sector with only a few specialties moving slightly. Texas Pacific Land Trust rose briefly before giving back gains. Penn-Dixie Cement gained a point while steel shares barely changed. Grains in Chicago fell on favorable crop progress and weak export demand. Cotton markets in New York and New Orleans were closed.
In Raleigh Hubert Olive and William Umstead spar over a state veterans bonus at a Dunn campaign meeting. Olive urges a statewide vote while Umstead opposes a bonus and a public referendum. Gov. Scott backs a state wide vote, linking the issue to education needs and state services.
New York reports a 13 day nationwide telephone strike nearing end after an agreement between Western Electric and District 10 plus the Communications Workers of America. Negotiations continued for District 11 with federal mediators. CWA officials expect quick settlement in Northern California. Installers gain 31.1 cents per hour with 14.1 cents wage and 17 cents fringe benefits. Pickets to end once locals agree. Ratification by members within 30 days possible. Union cites wage offers rising by over 3 cents hourly recently.
The Norwegian cargo ship Rena will be the first vessel to dock at the new North Carolina Ports Authority docks in Wilmington. It is due May 7 or 8 and will carry a nitrate fertilizer cargo from Chile.
Law officers pressed the hunt for two suspects after the Leaksville Bank and Trust Co. branch was robbed of 56000 on Thursday. State and Federal officers reported no new leads as deputies and FBI agents continued the joint search.
The Defense Department announced a nine month extension of all armed forces enlistments for personnel whose service would expire July 1 1952 or June 30 1953. The extension, ordered by President Truman, aims to retain experienced personnel during the Korean War while not affecting certain reservists or those already extended or drafted. Total armed forces strength stands around 31.5 million dollars?
Wright, editor of the Atlanta Journal, was chosen president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He succeeds Alexander F. Jones of the Syracuse Herald Journal. Officers include Basil Walters, James S. Pope, Kenneth MacDonald, and Virginius Dabney. Five directors named E. W. Healy Jr., Jenkin Lloyd Jones, MacDonald, Felix R. McKnight, and J. Russell Wiggins.
The columnist hints that the two X marks at the bottom of a letter suggest the writer faces a double cross. The remark underscores playful caution about signature quirks and implied trust in correspondence.
An historical marker was unveiled near Tryon at the Old Block House, an early North Carolina landmark. Ceremonies touched on the annual House Hunt chase races with invitations extended to James F. Byrnes of South Carolina and Gov. W Kerr Scott of North Carolina.
A two day forum on contemporary American songwriters was held at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. About 100 voice teachers from the Carolinas Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia attended morning sessions then moved to the North Carolina loge in Durham for a vocal clinic and business session.
The North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers board met in Asheville and made group appointments and other business. They disposed of matters related to the 32nd annual state PTA convention which ended last night.
Mrs. T. J. Mims of Elded has been re elected president of the South Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers at the annual convention. New officers include Mrs. J. Kendree Williams Mullins first vice president J. G. MeCracken Spartanburg second vice president Mrs. C. E. Herman Charleston secretary and Mrs. J. A. Riley Columbia treasurer.
Gov. Kerr Scott will not intervene in the State Utilities Commission order granting Duke Power Co. 1,909,000 dollars a year in higher rates in North Carolina. He criticizes Duke for obstructing rural electric expansion, saying the company has been slow to move and has blocked the Rural Electrification Administration from providing needed service.
Delegates from 37 Rotary clubs in Western North Carolina completed a three day conference. The 280th District honored officers at a breakfast and attended a farewell luncheon after the morning business session. Dr Phil Elliott of Gardner Webb Junior College presided over the events.
The forecast calls for a low around 47 tonight and a high near 80 tomorrow. Today's high was 42 with a low last night around a continuous warm spell expected to continue.
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