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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1952
Page
2
Two Portsmouth women Louise Jearns aged 19 and Plura Stiltner aged 29 faced 30 days in Scioto County jail but Judge Kenneth Cranston allowed them to serve 52 Sundays in church. They were convicted of assault and battery on each other and now will attend church instead of jail for a year.
Five college students from Charlotte Roanoke and Virginia depart on a 10000 mile voyage in a purchased hearse to visit towns, work odd jobs and return with savings. They faced a fallen door in the Mojave Desert and a bearing failure but completed the journey and plan to park the vehicle in a graveyard. A separate note compares butterfat yields from dairy cows and mentions underground coal mine use of compressed air.
United Press report analyzes growing Soviet influence in India as monsoon failures push poverty, the rise of Communist opposition to Nehru, and border tensions with Tibet. It notes floods of aid, agrarian reforms, a new fertilizer plant, and a 2 million ton US wheat pledge, shaping Nehru’s response to a potential shift in Indian policy.
Delegates hear President Truman urge the American Legion to aid free institutions and ensure voters get full facts in a forthcoming political campaign. He contrasts democracy with tyranny and emphasizes unity despite party divisions while urging support for a national program to keep the nation strong.
The speech frames the United States facing a Soviet influence threat while condemning government corruption and waste. Eisenhower argues for moral firmness of public officials, notes Communist infiltration into government, and links fear and hysteria to wasteful spending. He also references Puritan objections to May Day celebrations dating to 1644.
The official Weather Bureau summary shows today's high around 80 and tonight's low near 34 with a high tomorrow about 84. It includes Charlotte 80/50 and Raleigh 53/00 among other stations. rainfall data are recorded for the 24 hours ending at 7:40 a.m.
The Chicago Tribune reports it received many messages about Col. Robert R. McCormick's proposal to form an American party. He urged voters to back patriotic congressional candidates while not voting for Eisenhower or Stevenson. McCormick criticized past GOP candidates and warned of Democrats influencing primaries.
In Muotathal Switzerland a Swiss professor and three boy scouts emerged unscathed from a deep cavern after being trapped by rain swollen streams. They crawled through swirling waters and climbed around a large waterfall to reach the surface. Led by Prof Alfred Boegli they were fed by an underground provisioning camp and celebrated a birthday during the ordeal.
In Woodstock Virginia state police seek the origin of a North Carolina girl who suffered memory loss after a Shenandoah Valley crash. A second occupant, 22 year old Martin Beedle of Bird Haven Virginia, died when his car attempted to pass his brother’s vehicle and the two cars overturned. The unidentified girl, Miss Lois Hood of North Carolina, was among the injured and could not recall her hometown or how she arrived in the area.
A long list of stock prices and percentages across major corporations and industries traded in New York at 1 p m. including Adams Express American Tobacco General Electric General Motors IBM Reductions in value noted for several firms while many records show gains such as American Tobacco at 56 percent and General Electric at 62 percent.
Muncie Indiana. A city judge postponed a case after Mrs Irene Phillips said her baby would be born almost any minute.
Doris Covert told police she slowed for a squirrel crossing in Dowagiac Michigan. A milk truck struck her car from the rear, adding irony to the roadside safety plan.
Look magazine reports Truman plans to leave Washington after inauguration to Grandview Missouri establish a library on a 60 acre farm, rest, and educate youth on history and government. He will press papers to Grandview and set up a library foundation open to editors and students as a cultural center.
An opinion piece mocks President Truman's budget forecasts and tax projections. It cites repeated miscalculations of deficits and surpluses from 1946 to 1951, blames advisers like Keyserling, and argues taxes overstate revenue while workers earn less than spending. It condemns Korea costs and foreign aid as misused government funds.
London sources report Queen Mother Elizabeth plans to purchase Barrogill Castle in the Scottish Highlands, an isolated 400 year old site near John O Groats with ghost lore. She visited the castle five times last week. repairs quoted at 56000 dollars.
Local detectives investigated a burglary at Saunders Grill in the Highlands area over the weekend. A rear door glass was broken to gain entry and the stolen stock amount awaits inventory. Across the city on Saturday a 14 year old had a bicycle stolen from in front of the Paramount Theater and fender skirts were taken from a car owned by W H Doty.
Thomasville plans a 450000 bond issue for water and sewer system improvements. The Local Government Commission auction will occur in Raleigh tomorrow. Work began months ago with funds from a prior issue, including a larger main from Abbotts Creek pumping station to the filter plant and fluoride installation at the water plant once the line is finished.
In Birmingham Alabama Henry Beatty, a Democratic state representative, faces a family rift as his 17 year old son Douglas becomes president of a newly formed bi partisan youth for Eisenhower group.
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