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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1951
Page
2
A collage of anecdotes covers bottle returns amid shortages, a district price stabilization staff note, and a jeweler billing excess amounts. It references Nantucket lore, a reverse strip tease radio concept, TV moocher stories, and sharp asides on teachers and Tex Rickard.
Capitol Square buzzes with talk of the next governor as filing for state office nears in ten and a half months. Veterans Kerr Scott and Willis Smith highlight campaigns requiring months of travel and effort, while current leaders Eure Hodges Erwin Ballentine deter speculation by doing their jobs.
Hollywood paged story notes how infants under 30 days old can earn about five dollars per second of on screen time. Producers rely on a network at Central Casting and RKO trainer Harold Minniear to recruit and coach baby actors, with strict limits: two hours on set and twenty minutes per scene, plus required nurses and chauffeurs. The piece follows the challenges and secrecy around baby casting for films like The Blue Veil.
Thirteen hundred Korean War veterans returned to San Diego on D-plus-one, crowding streets, theaters, and the waterfront. A generous welcome funded free meals, tickets, and rides as tens of thousands lined the pier and harbor, cheering Maj. Marlin Olson as he stepped ashore.
U.N. forces confront an estimated three Communist battalions near the 38th Parallel with 2,000 to 2,500 men. Allies withdraw 1,000 yards but hold new positions north of Inje while tank infantry patrol the central front. Chinese may pivot to strike south across the Han River toward Seoul. B 29s disrupt enemy rail routes by bombing bridges from Manchuria and Pyongyang targets.
The article notes North Carolina lacked a commercial dairy until 1909 and that dairying now stands as a major phase of the state’s agricultural economy. The statement highlights a historical transition and current significance within regional farming.
Senator Willis Smith will address the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association convention in Pinehurst May 13 to 16, speaking at the May 14 session. Other speakers include radio commentator Richard Siedinees and Dr. Kenneth McFarland, educator from Topeka, with convention plans led by Jayceega of Smith and others.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were said to be part of Nebuchadnezzar II's palace in Babylon. Tradition claims he built the gardens for his wife who longed for homeland scenery.
Sermon at Sunday service urges deep spiritual practice and daily devotion. Texts from Jeremiah 49:8 and John 15 emphasize dwelling deep, reliance on God, and abiding in Christ for strength and freedom from selfishness. The message links Laubach's literacy work to spiritual depth and urges prayer, presence of God, and steadfast loyalty to Christ.
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