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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1950
Page
6
A nostalgic column recalls White Christmas scenes from towns nationwide and the media frenzy around holiday shopping. It notes shoppers dodging crowds, retail staff fatigue, and a Sunday before Christmas easing demand, while reflecting on Santa Claus imagery and past Christmas memories.
An advertisement targets men over 35 claiming a sex hormone deficiency and offers Hudson Sex Hormone tablets with a 30 day supply for five dollars. It asserts benefits for life and business and urges purchases at drug stores with mail orders available.
In Gastonia the coroner reported 16 year old Charles Lewis died of accidental gunshot wounds from a boating incident on the South Fork river. He was one of eight children of Mr and Mrs W E Lewis. three brothers are dead and one drowned in recent years. Five siblings survive.
In Thomasville on December 26 a grass fire at the Mills Home Baptist orphanage burned about ten acres of dormant bermuda pasture. Firemen and Mills Home youths fought the blaze for about an hour aided by portable extinguishers. The fire was blamed on shooting firecrackers and narrowly missed the infirmary, print shop, and poultry shelters. No major damage reported. bermuda pasture unharmed.
Thomasville reports two arrests for drunk driving. Wade Pinkney Yarbrough, 33, of Lexington Route 7, and George Raymond Talbott, 39, of Hurt Virginia, were picked up on Lexington avenue and Main Street respectively. Both posted bond. Yarbrough faces trial January 5 and Talbott January 12.
Senator Langer of North Dakota declines calls for ousting Dean Acheson as Secretary of State. He urges national unity amid danger, and favors withdrawing American forces from Korea to preserve readiness for future emergencies.
North Carolina sees a wave of new industrial plants with investments totaling 104 million dollars and creating about 9 715 jobs. Major sites include Nemours and Olin Industries among others like Robbins Mills Rae Textile and Burlington Mills with several million dollars in expansions. The report lists numerous companies and plant values across several cities, highlighting growth and employment. The other item notes the Communist party of the United States holds its 15th biennial convention in New York with public rallies and planned closed sessions starting tomorrow.
The Geographic Society of the U.S.S.R. reported the death of a prolific writer on the history of Soviet geographic discoveries. The figure was widely known for his extensive scholarly output and contributions to regional exploration records.
In a world bridge championship, even top players err in two rooms. An English expert ruffs a lead and misplays diamonds. Crawford’s careful play ultimately yields a successful contract after a misstep. The article notes the United States government’s lack of borrowing from Britain.
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