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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1952
Page
6
HAL BOYLE argues women tap inner fuel from anger to power tasks while men delay, noting anger drives quick work and risk in relationships. He adds fear fuels retreat, and urges mastering self fueled actions to reach success with timing and deliberation.
New York art appraiser Sigmund Rothschild estimated a 14 inch Lincoln bust, bought for 2 dollars by a Meriden junk dealer, is worth about 750 dollars and not six figures. He noted two letters from the sculptor’s wife suggesting the bust was made after Lincoln’s death and that it could be an apiece at 750 dollars.
The earliest written record notes the first Olympic Games held in Greece in 776 B C. This ancient athletic festival marked the beginning of a long tradition in Panhellenic culture.
Governor Kerr Scott urged creation of a state maritime authority to manage waterways similar to the Highway Commission. He proposed funding from gasoline tax refunds totaling $225,000 annually in 18 coastal counties, potentially matching federal grants to reach about 1.4 million dollars yearly for dredging and channel improvements. He also urged farmers to broaden irrigation use to combat drought.
In Moscow the Communist Party of the Soviet Union announces its first congress in 13 years set for October 5. Workers pledge higher production under a new five year plan aiming for a 70 percent rise. Congress would replace the Politburo with a presidium and move Orgburo duties to the Central Committee secretariat. Stalin is expected to address the gathering.
Governor cites crop damage estimates up to 200 million dollars and business losses of 1.25 billion as he urges conservation and development of natural resources. He highlights Go Forward program achievements and the need for water for air conditioning and public services. A jungle tropical disease is described as affecting only male Negroes with a toe turning inward and being amputated by a fibrous ring.
Kurt Schumacher the one armed one legged West German Socialist leader and head of the Social Democrats died at his Venusberg home near Bonn of coronary thrombosis at age 57. He opposed the Nazis and fought against Adenauer policies and Western European integration plans.
Sparkman, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, told 10 000 cheering residents in Hartselle Alabama that the Democratic program has made land ownership possible for farmers. He praised farm relief and pledged even better things if the Democrats win again. He planned to go to Birmingham then Springfield Illinois for final home-coming events.
The Veterans Service Bureau restricted veterans on relief from buying large quantities of catsup on grocery orders. Officials found taverns exchanging catsup for other goods, signaling a crackdown on illicit distribution in Omaha, Nebraska.
In Sao Paulo a rural couple’s five newborn daughters, weighing about two and a half pounds each, survived birth and remain in incubators at a maternity hospital. The mother, Maria Albano, and father Jose Albano, praised their survival as a divine gift while comparing them to the Canadian Dionnes and Argentine quintuplets.
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