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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1948
Page
2
A Washington columnist urges readers to recognize the communist threat facing Asia and Europe. He likens the danger to two backing automobiles and warns of rising populations under communism while stressing the need to protect democracy and Christmas as a respite.
North Carolina alcohol sales fell in November with a 9.84 percent drop cited by ABC auditor Carl Webster. He noted declines mirrored by other states with liquor monopolies as overall retail buying diminished. November sales totaled 4 245 156 and were 423 462 below November 1947.
A Colfax funeral service is set for a minister who died early yesterday in Fairmont Indiana General hospital. Survivors include his widow and brothers and sisters in Charlotte Gastonia Silver Springs Bristol and Fairmont.
Notice is given that the partnership between J How and William H Bell in High Point Guilford County North Carolina is dissolved by mutual consent. William H Bell will conduct the business henceforth under his name and style with B Usey cars and Bills Used Cars. J B Crater Jr will have no further involvement. Dated November 18 1948.
Burley tobacco sales across eight states neared 320.5 million pounds with value surpassing 153 million dollars as of mid December. The U S Department of Agriculture reports average prices around 47.88 per hundred pounds and Kentucky markets show strong returns despite some districts still tallying sales through December.
Washington December 29 The Fish and Wildlife Service suggests placing old Christmas trees in backyards as bird feeders using popcorn and suet. The American Red Cross cautions against unsafe decorating setups such as piles of books or a wobbly chair as a ladder to avoid accidents before Christmas.
A civil action in Guilford County Superior Court seeks to enforce a tax lien on real estate tied to A M Swaim as receiver for Globe Industrial Bank High Point Township. Defendants must appear and answer within 20 days after January 17 1849 or face court relief.
Eight years without gifts ends for Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Vedslaths and children Inara and Sigurd after arriving as displaced persons from Latvia. Brought by Church World Service and housed in Lancaster to pursue watchmaking and RCA work, they study English at night and plan a Christmas with a teddy bear for Inara and a cowboy hat for Sigurd.
S A Sabbagha 58 founder of the South Carolina Syrian Lebanese American Society died at his home in Columbia He was a vesan of Trinity Episcopal church for years and served as a colonel on former Governor Johnston s advisory staff Survivors include wife Effie three children Phillip Eli Abdalla and S L King Jr one brother George Sabbagha of ap. arrangements are being made
The Dover Foundation announced a $250,000 community recreation project for Dover Mills employees in Shelby. Plans include a recreation building a swimming pool and a park with construction to start immediately. The pool is to be ready by summer and the building and gymnasium by fall.
Pauline Lucas of Waynesburg Pa ends 300 day hiccup siege after doctors perform an operation that temporarily paralyzes her diaphragm allowing her chest muscles to breathe. She plans to spend Christmas at home in hap piest life.
Hollywood reports Rita Hayworth and Errol Flynn in headlines with criticism from the Holomen's Press club naming them least cooperative for the year. Dorothy Lamour and Glenn Ford received the club's cooperative honors.
Swiss post officials suspend all parcel service from Switzerland to the Russian zone of Germany and to all sectors of Berlin due to transport difficulties. The move affects cross border mail and deliveries in the wartime division of Germany.
The item lists questions and biographical notes about monarchs successors, Sun Yat sen era leaders, Canada’s Mackenzie King, UN mediator Bunche, Venice’s sea location, and a string of notable birthdays including Harvey Firestone Irene Dunne Hartnett and Branch Rickey. It references Mary Garden and Eugene Meyer with brief career notes and dates.
The statement reflects Franklin D. Roosevelt praising courage over fear as a driving force to turn retreat into progress and action against terror. It emphasizes resilience and steady effort in difficult times.
The named director of the War Finance Corporation under President Coolidge reorganized the Federal Farm Loan system. He later bought a Washington newspaper and increased its circulation by 173 percent in eight years. He was appointed to the National Defense Mediation Board in 1941 and lives in Mt Kisco New York with four daughters and one son.
A printed admonition urges balanced conversation at gatherings urging men not to monopolize talk of shop politics or sports to the exclusion of women present.
A hopeful forecast highlights a lucky period for personal projects and social life, with excellent overall prospects for the year. It mentions unexpected good fortune, travel, and beneficial changes, and notes a child born today may possess exceptional abilities and health.
The list names the Duke of Windsor formerly King Edward VIII, Yuan Shih-kai, Louis St. Laurient formerly minister of external affairs, the Negro race, and the Adriatic as noted entities in historical discourse.
Rocky Mount December 20 T C Spencer 65 local news reader was in critical condition in a hospital after an Atlantic Coast Line passenger train demolished his automobile at a crossing last night Police Chief J I Nichols said witnesses reported Spencer had cleared the track but backed up as gates fell The car was carried about 50 feet before the train stopped
The regional Red Cross blood center serving Mecklenburg and over 20 counties issued an emergency appeal for donors. It must supply 35 to 50 units daily while current donations run below that target. Donations can be made at the center on East Morehead Street or via a mobile unit without an appointment.
A week of deadly incidents across North Carolina ends with Oliver Cockrell 16 among victims of crash and gun violence. Officials report multiple fatalities from car wrecks, a police confrontation, fall injuries, and a self inflicted pistol wound near Waynesville.
New York reports Dr Ralph Bunche the acting UN mediator in Palestine declared the war over and the new Jewish state firmly established He cautioned that local incidents may continue but should not be seen as serious He predicted a bright future for Israel with friendly ties to surrounding Arab states and noted strong prospects for citrus textile and diamond cutting industries Bunche returned with his wife and five year old son aboard the S S Nieuw Amsterdam.
Bas com Kennedy of Thomasville will be tried here December 31 for possessing eight and a half gallons of white whiskey. Deputies confiscated the liquor during a raid on the Kennedy home. Kennedy posted a $300 bond.
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