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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1955
Page
3
Joseph Whitney presents an opinion panel on changing housework roles and a belief that truthfulness protects children from disillusionment. The column argues neurotic individuals create more troubles, while maturity offers courage and resilience in facing real problems.
Irregular price moves marked today in New York trading with gains and losses across sectors. Major divi dends showed divergent trends while rails and steels softened. dairies moved to the NYSE on debut, and Admiral, North American Aviation, Callahan Zinc, and Roya le Petroleum were among notable movers amid light volume of about 1.23 million shares.
A collage of brief items notes a national drug store chain offering four minute meal service with a free meal if late. It highlights a Florida collar bow tie invention, Yale water conditioning research, a humorous school boy tale, and quirky quotes about greetings and mispronunciations.
Heavy rains predicted across the coastal zone with four plus inches likely. Inland floods and crop damage feared. Savannah Beach evacuations ordered by Police Chief David McCutcheon as sea islands face high water. Red Cross and amateur radio mobilize, Atlantic Fleet vessels relocate to hurricane anchorages, Marine engineers build dunes in North Carolina, while Kure Beach officials report imminent danger with wind complicating dune work.
Norfolk and coastal residents gird for a possible second hurricane while Navy moves 70 planes to inland fields and 45 more from Oceana. Carrier ships depart Norfolk as 80 vessels stay on one hour alert. Newport News Shipyard delays Forrestal trials. Virginia Beach enacts no swimming ordinance during storm.
James Dillon and Spang Kean Bhaiting pledge Ireland will not accept partition while warning of civil war. Ryan touts IRA as an army ready to field against Britain as Scotland Yard watches. Police record IRA officials at London meeting. no arrests made amid calls for aggressive action.
Governor warns of surge with Diane as protective sand barriers erode amid Connie's impact. Eight task forces from the 30th Division train at Ft. Bragg for emergency duty. Civil Defense coordinates with state leaders and mobilizes Civil Air Patrol units and two battalions of engineers from Ft. Bragg and Camp Lejeune. SBA declares 10 North Carolina counties and one in South Carolina disaster areas.
Chinese Premier Chou En lai and Chu Teh urged a Far East conference to unify Korea. North Korea's Kim Il Sung supported a mutual non aggression pledge and speedy North South talks. Chu urged support for truce teams and warned against wrecking the commission. Chou called for foreign troop withdrawal. Rhee attacked talks with Communists as misdirection. Silkworm leaves and Edmonton population note end page items.
Gaston County Lifesaving crew retrieved the body of Ralph Dellinger, 34, after he apparently fell from his motor boat on the South Fork River Sunday. His family, aboard a cabin cruiser, expected to meet him but he did not arrive. Dellinger was assistant superintendent at Wix Corp, an oil filter maker. The widow and two survivors are listed.
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