15 Dec 1949
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1949
Page
1
In Sioux City Iowa gas escaping blamed for a blast at the Swift & Co packing plant office building. The explosion killed 16 and injured about 90 with nine in critical condition. Fire officials say $1,000,000 plus damage and rescue work continues through the night. County and city authorities plan a joint probe.
Tampa report notes U S agriculture scientists announced lab developments of pyrethrin like compounds a man made alternative to natural pyrethrum. Several firms plan industrial production with a 1950 growing season release for household use and crop pests offering quick knockdown without residue.
In Valparaiso Indiana Senator Capehart tied a 37 million RFC loan to Lustron Corp to President Truman. He cited committee review showing delays and alleged influence from Missouri interests while Rep Jacobs disputed the claim and Lustron officials credited Republican help.
The Daily Mirror claimed Britain has produced an atomic bomb in an unattributed article by Ronald Bedford. Government ministers have refused to confirm any British success in developing atomic weapons despite repeated questions in Parliament.
The New York market opened with weariness after yesterday’s large advance to a new 1949 high. Small fractional changes favored declines slightly, with several stocks rising including Superior Oil California for the third straight session and many others such as U S Steel, Public Steel, Schenley, Pepsi Cola, Dow Chemical, Kennecott Cooper, and U S Gypsum. Losers included General Motors, Chrysler, Montgomery Ward, Sears Roebuck, Radio Corp, Du Pont, General Electric, American Tobacco, Eastman Kodak, and Gulf Oil.
Philip C. Jessup, roving ambassador and adviser on Far Eastern policy, leaves Washington for a two month survey of communist threats in Asia. He will visit Tokyo, Bangkok, Delhi, Karachi, and formulate a timetable for talks with U.S. diplomats to curb communism while assessing China’s fall and Formosa developments.
A spectacular fire razed the old Franklin Hotel in Louisburg on December 15. Damage was estimated at 250000 dollars. 14 apartments, two stores, two law offices, and a funeral home were destroyed. One firefighter was injured. Red Cross provided shelter. Fire departments from Louisburg Franklinton Henderson and Nashville fought the blaze as water from the Tar River was used to combat it.
Washington report details a nine month fiscal view with 43.5 billion dollars in spending. About 11.8 billion funds home use while 31.7 billion supports war related and international aims including armed forces and the Marshall Plan. Paul Hoffman warns of costs if Western Europe falls under Kremlin control and urges continued unity and strength.
Senator Gillette suspended public hearings on the high cost of coffee as prices appeared to stop rising. He cited grocery ads showing brand coffee at 56 cents a pound after 84 cents, while officials reported steady supplies and exports. census data noted about 100 million pounds moved from stock.
Detroit reports a protein burn ointment named Epithene from Wilson Laboratories Chicago has been used successfully on 500 patients at Children’s Hospital. Dr C H Chase developed it and cites good results in industrial and pediatric burns. The raw material comes from beef aorta, claiming to preserve tissue, aid scab formation, promote new skin, reduce fluid loss, and support grafting while serving as a penicillin and sulfa carrier.
Thirteen crewmen of the Dutch motorship Corps survived while 11 were feared dead after a disaster near San Salvador. Five men were rescued by SS Williamsburg. eight were brought to Miami after rescue from a lifeboat by the American tanker Sparrows Point. The Williamsburg reported the survivors about 35 miles north of San Salvador, near the site of the incident that struck the Doros Monday morning.
Representative Barrow O'Hara, a House Banking Committee member, said President Truman will ask Congress to continue federal rent controls past June 30 1950, with some lawmakers doubting approval. He cited Harrodburg Ky price spikes and warned Chicago and other large cities would face severe issues if controls end. The plan could limit new legislation to ceilings in large cities. About 2 million units decontrolled, roughly 12 million remain under control. Nebraska Texas Wisconsin and Alabama have already voted out federal rent controls.
A stay of execution was granted for John Robert Bridges just before his slated execution. The Georgia native, 23, seeks to appeal to the U S Supreme Court after Governor Scott declined to intervene. Bridges was convicted of murdering Keston Privette Raleigh bus mechanic, whose body was found buried alive.
The CIO full employment committee chief Everett Kassalow told the Senate Economic Committee subcommittee that rumors of steel price increases are scandalous and would trigger a congressional inquiry. He cited profits during the last quarter and urged review amid policy tensions following a federal fact finding board report.
Snow and sleet covered western and central North Carolina and parts of South Carolina this morning, with heavy blankets in the mountains. Cities from Greensboro to Spartanburg reported accumulation as temperatures hovered near freezing and flights and travel were disrupted.
Charlotte city council unanimously bans wearing masks or hoods after police pledge to keep the Ku Klux Klan out. Mayor calls Klansmen hoodlums while a new klavern reportedly forms and masked robed intruders threaten a local home. Masks remain allowed for Halloween and certain job or masquerade uses.
Detroit firemen battled gas fueled blasts that damaged five stores near Wyoming and Schoolcraft, injuring four firefighters, a policeman, and a store employee. The first blast hit the Wyoming market after 8 PM, with flames spreading to four more shops in the block.
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