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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1954
Page
2
FCDA officials warned mayors that evacuation measures face serious risks from air operations and explosives. Chidiaw urged civic action amid jet noise and potential enemy attack, noting planners aim to schedule bomber flights that could unleash atomic devastation on major cities.
New York stocks show mixed activity with Boeing rising on heavy volume while Allied Chemical, General Electric, and Chrysler lag. Admiral and Alleghany post notable gains as Continental Copper and several rail and oil issues trade higher or lower, reflecting a choppy market trend.
Flue-Cured leaf prices fell by 1 to 3 dollars while other grades held firm. Quality declined in larger proportions. The Wins closes December 15 and the Virginia market closes December 17. About 1000 pounds moved from the Carolina Middle Belt with gains for smoking leaf, lugs, and other grades.
A Superior Court jury convicted Charles Edwards of burglary and, after an hour and 20 minutes, recommended a life sentence. He was found guilty of attempted rape of a white woman after breaking into her home. Judge Peyton McSwain imposed the sentence and added 10 to 15 years on the burglary count. He was later arrested in New York City and convicted of burglary.
President hosted a White House dinner last night with Mrs. and Mrs. Cabinet members among about 50 other guests in attendance.
Garden Club hosts a Friday 8 p.m. gathering at Pearl Mitchell’s home 1703 Graves. Hossanna Tents 326 plans a Friday 7:30 p.m. meeting at Pythian Temple. Pride of Guilford Lodge schedules a Friday night meeting at Grand Rapids Temple on Perry St. Mrs. Ruby Waddell leaves for New York and other northeastern cities. Virgil Eccles of 1218 Pearson St. dies from injuries in an auto accident. funeral Friday at 3:30 p.m. at St Marks Methodist Church with burial pending. he leaves two daughters and three sons.
The will of Mrs Ida R Koverman a Los Angeles film studio executive and civic leader leaves the bulk of her estate to her grandnephew re Norris of Linthicum Heights. Mrs Koverman for many years was executive secretary to B Mayer while he was head of the studio.
HOUSTON Ted Mann president of the Carolina league says the Philadelphia Phillies will likely operate the Reidsville franchise next year. He notes Phillies GM Rey Haney will send a representative to Reidsville to discuss terms and envisions an outright operation there with Danville aligned with the New York Giants and other clubs. Pittsburgh may have a working agreement and Fayetteville could receive a limited deal.
The Senate voted 67 to 20 to approve the first count of a censure resolution finding Joseph McCarthy contemptuous of a 1951 52 Elections subcommittee and abusive to its members. McCarthy dismissed the vote as a partisan stunt while vowing to continue exposing Communists. The rebuke marked the first formal Senate discipline in 26 years.
The Inter-American Economic Conference in Quitandinha, Brazil, adjourns on a friendly note with the United States pledging up to 1 million dollars for the technical aid program of the Organization of American States and contemplating broader support through the World Bank and a proposed International Finance Corp. Latin American delegates express cautious satisfaction, noting limited cash commitments but optimism for closer US cooperation and study groups slated to report in six months. The U S delegation rejects a global coffee pact while considering expansion of development funds through the Export-Import Bank and World Bank avenues.
The North Carolina Society for the Preservation of Antiquities held its Md annual session electing officers and hearing restoration reports. Charles A Cannon will receive a historical award tonight. Tomorrow four cultural groups meet and award ceremonies include the Mayflower Cup and Sir Walter Raleigh Prize. The Roanoke Island Historical Association re elected its officers with Martin Kelloge Jr. as chairman.
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