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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1949
Page
7
Washington reports the soap and detergent showdown reshaping American households. Experts note detergents excel in cold water and certain tasks while soap remains superior for heavy cotton dirt and bathing. Industry leaders from Colgate and Procter and Gamble caution that competition will endure as consumer demand grows.
About 125 Kiwanians and guests joined a informal picnic supper at city lake on Friday evening. Miss Dorothy Lewis provided accordion music during the gathering, which served as the club's regular Friday outing.
A list enumerates numerous individuals described as Negroes from Winston-Salem High Point Greensboro and surrounding towns. Names include Clifton Fulp Margaret Col trane H P Sullivan Juanita Douthit Betty Ray Virginia Poole Carl F Martin Andrew Lee Yarborough Roberta Parrish Loyd Smith Lucille Shaw Walter Brown Annie Ruth Allen John Morrison Nellie Hoover Jimmy Bryant Irene Cole Herbert Causey Lola Minton and others.
Colonial Furniture Co builds a shed at 258 S Hamilton for 75 dollars. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co repairs and paints offices at 109 S Hamilton for 200 dollars. R B Gantt erects a masonry service station at 2201 English for 6000 dollars. A A Oliver repairs residence and secures heating at 814 Arbordale for 1100 dollars.
A brief incident report notes a short circuit in a City cab at the 100 block of Lind yesterday around 4 16 PM triggering a small fire. No injuries reported and responders extinguished the blaze quickly.
Four representatives from the High Point Thomasville detachments of the Marine Corps League attend a two day state convention in Asheville. The meeting opens tonight with officers to be elected at tomorrow’s business session. Attending from the local area are Otis McConkey Sr J Robert Williams Jr James McLean and Cliff Swain.
President Truman signals cautious optimism that talks will yield improving relations while Britain seeks American help for a dollar and gold shortage. London eyes aid, Washington favors major British internal moves, risking congressional approval issues as Britain orders department-wide spending cuts to save about 600 million dollars. Laurinburg Voters Reject Legal Beer Sale In Special Election County Had Voted Out Beer Earlier This Year.
On arrival call answered by Engine Company 1 at 9 30 m yesterday the Brentwood apartments false alarm triggered a response from service ladder truck end companies 2 and 6.
Thomasville hosts the First Annual City Golf Championship with two 36 hole matches on the Thomasville course to decide the championship and second flight winners. Finalists in both flights will tee off at 1 p.m. and 1 30 p.m. tomorrow.
Police reported an auto collision at the Grant and Bridges streets intersection yesterday at 12 45 pm. Charlie G Goodman of Route 2 driving south on Bridges collided with Austin R Robinson of 833 Putnam Avenue traveling north on Grant. Each car sustained $150 in damages and no charges were filed.
George H. McDaniel of 512 Underhill Avenue dies after months of illness. Survived by wife Patsy, five sisters Lillie Ingram Mary Byers Maggie Handley Lula Westfield Grace Ledwell, and brother Claude McDaniel. Services Sunday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church E Washington St with Rev. W F Elliott presiding. Interment in Harshaw Grove Baptist cemetery.
Samuel B Sankoh of Sierra Leone will address Calvary Baptist church today at 9 a m and 6 p m He studies at A T College and plans a ministry career He has written Africa focused pamphlets including Education and Religious Influences In Africa.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Ricks announce the marriage of their daughter Jessie Mae Ricks to Randolph Reid son of Mrs Louella Reid on August 13 The couple reside at the Reid home with Reids mother at 521 Elizabeth street and 1110 Alder street respectively.
Kernersville officials approved the 1949 1950 budget totaling 76000 dollars at a special meeting. The tax rate was set at 1.50. Attending were Mayor Fred Vance and Aldermen R H Whitaker Jim Spears Hugh Wilson and John Pinnix.
Municipal Court records show Louis J. Fisher cleared nine parking violations after a warrant was issued on one charge. He paid $3 to settle the valid tickets while authorities prepared warrants for others with old charges. The traffic bureau has issued forty nine warrants so far this month.
High Pointers traveled to Winston-Salem by car to donate blood for Paul P. Pendergrass. Local residents answered an Enterprise WHPE appeal, but more donors are still needed for transfusions. Transportation will be provided tomorrow at one o clock from the Enterprise for donors.
A tropical low moving off the African coast was reported to the U S Weather Bureau. Forecasters noted such lows can become hurricanes but no development reports yet. A hurricane hunter will scout the distant Atlantic area as warnings and advisories are issued along Florida coasts.
The New York Yankees will honor Joe DiMaggio with a DiMaggio Day at Yankee Stadium on October 1. The event caps a year when DiMaggio and the club lead the American League as fans urged recognition for the star outfielder.
S. S. Martin of 209 Centennial Avenue died Friday night after years of declining health and a yearlong illness. Born May 1, 1882 in Giles County Virginia, he married Edna Crowder in 1908 and moved to the city about 35 years ago from Blackstone, Virginia. He was a Wesley Memorial Methodist member. widow Edna C. Martin survives, along with a brother Joe Martin of Newcastle, Virginia. Funeral at Sechrest Chapel Sunday at 3 PM with Rev. Paul Hardin Jr. officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery family plot.
Mrs Lydia Margaret Willis 72 died Thursday at her daughter’s Roanoke home after a brief illness. Funeral 1 PM today in Roanoke. burial in Sherwood Cemetery. Survived by four sons, a daughter, a brother, 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Jonathan Arch Mann 78 died Saturday morning in a local hospital after two years of declining health. Funeral plans include a 1:30 PM home service and 3 PM church service at Kendall Baptist in Stanly County. Interment in Kendall Baptist church cemetery.
The municipal jury court met to conclude its term with Ace/Service and Supply Co suing Press Laundry and Cleaners for 666.99 over alleged unpaid laundry equipment. P B Pless claimed the goods were not in first class condition. A receivership judgment in Hat Corporation of America v Bob Cline Shop Inc was expected next week. Court reconvened after lunch with the laundry case set for about 2 p m. Regular court sessions resume next Monday Wednesday and Friday.
Mary H. Blackburn of High Point was awarded the master of arts in education in absentia at the University of Minnesota commencement on August 25. The High Point teacher studied curriculum and instruction at the elementary level and earlier earned a BA from Winston-Salem Teachers College in 1940.
Rep Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and Suzanne Perrin, a New York socialite, obtained a marriage license in New York. No wedding date was announced. both have said a ceremony is expected later this month.
Hoey outlined that evidence on Maragon may incriminate others and that names of government officials will be referred to relevant departments. He avoided promising to present Vaughan testimony to President Truman unless asked and said bank accounts of Vaughan Hunt and Washington management counsel are being examined only in part. General Vaughan is described as eager to please friends and sometimes using authority, with inquiry focusing on his connections.
Debate centers on economy and defense funding with Senator Wiley seeking deeper cuts. The Air Force group size faces clash between 58 and 48 combat units, Mahon defending 58 as essential for world peace. House and Senate conferees will reconcile differences amid added provisions aiding small business and domestic purchasing.
Dr. Roderick Scott, veteran China observer and missionary, on furlough in Auburndale Mass, says the Chinese Communist party gains by appealing to patriots and reformers rather than through its ideology. He notes rural focus, push for industrialization, and taxes on peasants, while orthodox communism opposes schools. Scott foresees liberal Christianity not taking hold among Chinese Christians and predicts potential shifts in Chinese Communism, with Christians watching closely.
Rich Fork Baptist church in Thomasville sets a homecoming for tomorrow on the old Lexington highway. The 11 a.m. sermon by Rev. J. H. Clark opens the day, lunch at 12:30 p.m., and at 3 p.m. Rev. T. W. Bray, former pastor, will speak followed by singing by leading section voices.
Bill Todman of New York City rose from schoolroom roots to become a major radio and television producer directing shows like Winner Take All Beat the Clock Hit the Jackpot and Spin to Win He studied medicine at Johns Hopkins then shifted to broadcasting and later became one of the nation’s leading producers and directors Meanwhile his father a mathematician authored a Wall Street accounting textbook and founded the NYU course in that subject
A proposal to create segregated negro professional schools matching state university standards would funnel black dental students to Meharry Medical College in Nashville. Legislatures in Maryland Florida Georgia Louisiana Alabama Mississippi Arkansas North Carolina South Carolina Texas Oklahoma Virginia West Virginia and Tennessee have approved the plan.
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