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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1951
Page
2
Superior Court Judge J Paul Frizzelle issued a writ of habeas corpus for Hanes with $25 000 bond after a Snow Hill hearing. The item notes bond approval amid a case involving a slaying of a Black tenant farmer and references a habeas proceeding.
In Raleigh police questioned three men including Carl Baker 40 Sanford Whit 29 and Pleas Dean 46 in the slaying of a Wake Forest woman Sunday night. Two suspects were arrested and jailed on related charges amid the investigation into the fatal shooting.
Greensboro NC leaders of the North Carolina State Grange close their annual work conference with a dinner meeting. Twenty four deputy Grange masters from across the state attend the two day gathering.
The Paroles Commission said it does not know which jail holds a 7 year old black boy charged with kidnapping near Chocowinity. Relatives of Lafayette Miller urged the commission to reveal where Miller was taken amid a lynch fever in the community.
The eastern third of the nation faced freezing weather with below zero readings in the Midwest and upper New York State. Concord logged 11 degrees below zero at midnight while Chicago and Spencer Indiana saw warming trends. Four foot snow blanketed parts of the city as civil defense crews cleared drifts. The West saw rain and rising temperatures, with Fort Bragg reporting 3.68 inches of rain in 24 hours as warm air moved eastward.
The United Nations Command stated that of 585 Allied soldiers known to reach Communist rear areas, 450 have died. It accused the Reds of attempting to build air power during an armistice and of blocking aerial observation. Deaths from disease and cold were also noted among missing Americans and Koreans.
Allied forces renew a hill position on the eastern front amid a see saw battle in subzero weather. American Sabrejets claim another MIG-15 in air combat as UN troops try to hold a line near Panmunjom while combat slows under a temporary armistice.
Brannan welcomes inquiry into his agency as lawmakers seek a congressional review of how 10 billion dollars worth of surplus farm commodities from 1948 49 and later years were stored and handled. Officials say the department has provided Elmer Ellender and Sen. Aiken with data on three criticized operations and that few private storage firms may have converted government goods for private use.
Gov. Fuller Warren accused a national Negro leader of inflaming public opinion with lies amid Florida bombings. Warren attacked NAACP leader Walter Whitehead calling him a paid agitator and defended federal and state actions, offering a $2,000 reward for Moore bombing suspects and recounting past emergency responses.
Mrs. Charlotte Lanier McCorkle, a thrice married Charlotte resident, is granted immediate parole by Paroles Commissioner T. C. Johnson and Gov. Scott after serving one fourth of a shortened 5- to 8-year term for the murder of her husband, a local businessman.
Four U S airmen held by Hungarian Communists for 120000 in ransom were released at the Austro Hungarian border after 40 days in captivity. They faced a 30000 fine each for border violations with imprisonment as the alternative. The United States agreed to pay the ransom amid mixed White House and State Department reactions, while Washington reviews possible retaliatory actions.
The Wage Policy Committee of the CIO United Steelworkers defers a work stoppage for at least three days postponing a New Year strike to allow the Atlantic City convention to decide and to respond to President Truman’s appeal. President Murray of the CIO says the industry hesitates on wage offers while J. Lyman and Benjamin Fairless address delegates.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill asks to discuss atomic energy and Britain's economic plight during next weeks talks with President Truman. He seeks a review of Western defense, Atlantic naval command, East West relations, and an exchange of atomic data. Churchill plans December end departure and January return trips through Washington New York and Canada.
Raleigh police quoted a father saying he did not blame his 13 year old daughter Peggy for shooting him in the back with a 22 rifle after she pleaded for him to stop choking her mother. Officer R L Randol said Herbert Eugene Riddle Jr was the wounded father.
Harold Stassen declared his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in Philadelphia, stressing a humanitarian liberal program and vowing to stay in the race despite Eisenhower’s plans. He outlined measures against inflation and corruption and urged a gold standard while proposing tax caps and job cuts.
New York reports a sustained year end rally with higher trading volume. First hour totals rose to about 330,000 shares, the strongest since December 7, while gains were widespread though selective. Dow rose 2 1 2 points to 114 ex-dividend as chemicals led advances and a few names slipped on profit taking.
Washington reports Private Jack G. Hanson of Mississippi, a 20 year old machine gunner with the 7th Infantry Division, received the Medal of Honor for staying behind with four comrades during a June 7 withdrawal near Pachi Dong, firing his gun amid 22 dead enemy to help his unit regain ground.
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