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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1953
Page
3
Chicago bailiffs brace for a flood of lawsuits after rent controls ended. By Saturday 70 eviction actions were filed, with judges predicting up to 600 to 1,000 cases daily. Bailiffs anticipate a rough period as tenants confront landlords in a rising free market.
National Inventors Week spotlights the inventors who changed culture with steamers, autos, phones, and non skid fruits. Patent attorney Laforrest Saulsbury of New York notes nine of ten ideas are rejected as old but praises the Murphy bed, pop out hotel bunk, doughnut maker, and child reachable clothes hanger as rare pay dirt. He says household gadgets toys and auto accessories are the big growth fields.
Chicago reports doctors lawyers and dentists oppose President Eisenhower's Social Security plan to cover self employed professionals. AMA cites that many physicians would not benefit due to earnings thresholds and long careers. ADA and bar association also oppose coverage for their members.
In Aiken South Carolina two night club operators, Denver Winter and Carl Dye, exchanged shots at a rural tavern over a woman. Winter died from a shoulder wound, Dye was jailed on murder charges. Dye's Meadowbrook club and Winter's Wigwam club were named, both linked to Augusta Georgia.
William Sadle Jr., 53, a Brooklyn Tech Institute teacher, begins a 30 mile swim from Point Pelee in Ontario toward Cedar Point, Ohio. Coach Patrick Roach leads from shore as a power cruiser and rowboat scout the route through rough water.
Chicago report notes 1953 Municipal Year Book shows 70 cities opened parking lots for the first time in 1952 and total lots rose to 331 with 240 cities reporting spaces below 10 per 1,000 registrations. Los Angeles leads in spaces per 1,000 with 332. Parking meters show strong adoption across 136 cities.
James Marlow reflects on Senator Taft's 15 years in the Senate revealing a life of energetic advocacy for his beliefs. Taft opposed draft expansion and U N membership while supporting others, earning respect though not always agreement. He later aligned with Eisenhower and shaped labor policy with the Taft Hartley Act.
Senator John L McLellan of Arkansas plans to ask Congress to strip Senator Joseph R McCarthy of unlimited power to hire and fire staff on the Senate Investigating subcommittee. Joining McLellan in opposition were Senators Henry M Jackson and Stuart Symington who quit the panel after McCarthy kept sole hiring authority.
Four sea gulls were shot on Luanda's beach after traveling about 5000 miles. Three birds were ringed on Heligoland, Germany, and the fourth originated from Viborg, Denmark.
Nine year old Eric Nuttall agrees to cut the family lawn but proposes a lower pay. He objects to last year’s 25 cent wage, arguing he is bigger and the job easier. He suggests ten cents this year.
United Press reports rising talk that a future Soviet leadership reshuffle could elevate Marshal Zhukov to defense minister, replacing Bulganin. Observers cite his recall after Stalin’s death, Beria’s fall and a public army pledge to the Communist Party as signs the army wields real power and may influence policy under Malenkov Molotov balance.
A Hastings foreman raised paper towel dispensers to cut costs but water ran up sleeves as workers reached for towels, forcing two towels per use. The dispenser was later moved back to its original position.
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