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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1948
Page
2
Court rules that Mrs. Sabine, beneficiary of the Grey Hosiery Mill trusteeship, can be taxed by North Carolina as she is only a beneficiary, not an out of state business operator. The trust originated when her father died in 1942 and the income was taxed in Virginia.
Says Farms Need Service outlines a plan to add 1,000,000 rural phones in five years. Harvey G. Booth of Southern Bell notes progress in North Carolina with over 23,000 phones installed since the war and 9,500 more planned next year. In Whiteville Billie Kissam, 12, was killed when a car struck his bicycle. the driver Morris Green swerved to avoid him and the coroner ruled the accident unavoidable.
Albert Lewis Freeze aged 21 obtained a marriage license to wed Wilma Lee Snow aged 18 in Tulsa on December 15.
French demolition of the two large Radio Berlin towers near Tegel airfield surprised many. Ganeval cited radar readiness and the risk to Allied planes flying in poor visibility, saying the action followed a long-stated decision to avoid potential accidents.
The panel urges faster civilian mobilization planning and improved stockpiles for strategic materials while calling for scientific analysis in weapons evaluation. It rejects a single chief of staff and a merged defense department and notes gaps in intelligence and inventory records including 9,000 tanks unaccounted for after World War II.
The former State Department official Hiss pleads innocent after charges of perjury tied to a 1938 espionage case. Whittaker Chambers, a former Time editor, had accused Hiss of passing data to Soviet agents. Attorney General Tom Clark anticipated the trial may occur in January as a new grand jury panel prepared to convene.
The Carolina Playmakers will present School for Scandal on January 6 under American Legion sponsorship. Cast members also serve as the technical crew including stage manager James Byrd, crew chief Claude Rayborn, master electrician Francis M. Casey, properties chief David Samples, and makeup supervisor Suzanne Davis, with eleven scene changes streamlined for fast backstage work. Tickets are on sale at Ingram's Pharmacy Mann's Drug No. 2 and Jeff's Drug store.
Reports from Peiping describe ongoing fighting around the city walls as Communist forces press from the suburbs. The attack is small scale so far with mortars and light artillery heard in the area, while government forces may choose to resist.
Farm Bureau leaders debate raising supports as a potential split grows between southern and midwestern factions. H. L. Wingate signals southern plans to press congress, while future chairmen Thomas and Cooley back higher supports despite concerns of overproduction and control.
The article portrays Madame Chiang Kai-shek as a key adviser to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. It describes their marriage, her conversion to Christianity, and her influential role in state affairs and diplomacy. It credits her with bridging China and the West and notes her involvement in military aviation matters.
North Carolina forecasts show cloudy warm conditions with rain today and east central regions staying mild. Mountains will be partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Friday, with a rain before clearing. Coastal areas expect rain and a cooler day.
Scott urged expanding the state boards with rural members and questioned how many rural road residents serve on key commissions. B Everett Jordan was elected president, succeeding H M Wade. Edwin Gill noted general fund income grew from 24,056,000 in 1934 to 129,568,152 in 1948 with a similar tax structure.
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