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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1949
Page
3
An automotive engineer states that racing a motor with a thoroughly chilled engine places the most vital car component under greater wear than months of summer driving, highlighting increased stress on cold starts.
A 1518 Bohemia mine near Joa chimshal yielded coins issued by Count Schlick called Joachimsthalers. The name was shortened to thalers and eventually became dollars.
A mixed trivia note asks: dry ice melting, Panama's political status, Smoky Mountains location, who first abolished slavery, and Italy's last king. It then previews a 12 month financial upgrade forecast and a born-today child likely artistic, plus two biographical queries about a long-serving baseball commissioner and a Civil War era attorney.
The piece recalls a Union cavalry colonel captured at Lexington who became Illinois attorney general. He gained fame in 1876 at the Republican National Convention for naming James G. Blaine as a candidate and calling him a Plumed Knight. His later lectures and anti Christian works hindered political progress. He died July 21 1899 in Dobbs Ferry New York.
The birthday celebrants include Louis Bromfield author Oscar Levant pianist and writer Marlene Dietrich actress and Sydney Greenstreet actor.
1800 Louis Pasteur, French biologist, born. 1941 Japanese bombed Manila in the Philippines. 1945 The Big Three foreign ministers adjourned the Moscow conference after agreeing on an Atom Energy Commission for the United Nations.
A reflective quotation by W G T Shedd about the distance between a man's goals and his progress, comparing aspiration to a horizon that moves farther as one pursues it. The line underscores the enduring nature of striving and the elusive nature of perfection.
A compact note explains the origin of the adjective Tremendous from the Latin phrase tre mendus meaning astonishingly large and powerful, highlighting linguistic history and usage.
Readers learn jealousy in children is common and manageable with early recognition and consistent parental support. Dr. Edmund Ziman notes jealousy arises from child relations, baby prep, and parental attitudes, stressing love reassurance over punishment to prevent long term emotional issues.
A fragmented listing details daily radio programming across networks CBS ABC and NBC with various shows including news broadcasts sports talk dramas comedies and musical programs. The timetable spans early evening to after midnight with multiple repeats and joint network segments.
In Raleigh on December 27 the Yadkin Valley Citizens Association led by T. W. Ferguson steers opposition to a proposed dam plan. Debates split proponents from industrialists in North Wilkesboro and Elkin against farmers in Caldwell Wilkes and Watauga counties. Political lines feature Representatives Doughton and Deane supporting different dam approaches.
Governor Scott weighs flood control options on the Upper Yadkin amid a heated dispute between Doughton and farmers over 8000 acres of prime land. Proponents of large dams cite power and flood protection, while farmers warn of land loss and lost crop value. The issue hinges on cost, soil conservation, and competing priorities for rural prosperity.
A 1949 article reports that high doses of Vitamin D-2 or calciferol may cure or markedly improve lupus vulgaris and scrofuloderma, with 150,000 units daily and milk intake limited to one pint. Some psoriasis patients showed good results, while adverse reactions occurred in 10 cases but resolved after stopping treatment.
A crossword style puzzle item featuring clues and wordplay across horizontal and vertical entries. Clues reference actors, musical terms, botanical names, and general vocabulary to fill a grid with intersecting words.
Short clue list with numbered prompts includes bullfighter wild ass ecclesiastical councils advent sacred songs scold n vent joins lord abbr couple nautical term expression of disapproval piece out crimson eye Scot compass point journey brought up eternities makes mistakes symbol for tantalum high mountain oriental measure brother of Cain county in Iowa asseverate previous suction
A Gardner Webb survey shows G E D entrants score close to regular high school graduates. Among spring 1949, 18 hour students averaged 84.39 for GED versus 85.25 for regulars. 16 hours GED 75.25 vs regular 86.28. 13–15 hours GED 83.60 vs regular 82.74. Named GED students include William Bearden Mor ganton J E Bishop Boiling Springs Mack Burgin Boiling Springs James Chapman Canton Marion Gibson Lowell Jack Holland Hickory Quinn Howe Gastonia Earl Oxford Morganton Judson Stafford Lowell. Stafford withdrew in 1948 fall semester.
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