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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1948
Page
2
James F. Gray 31 waived a preliminary hearing in Municipal court on assault with intent to kill after a December 24 quarrel that left his wife Alice paralyzed from the waist down. The case proceeds to the Superior Court at the next term.
The article predicts another good year in 1949 with full domestic supply and rising prices expected to decline later. It notes high labor and material costs may force some manufacturers to shut down, causing lay-offs and job searches, though large-scale unemployment isn’t expected. Forecasters warn previous accuracy, while economists argue conditions differ from 1929.
The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will celebrate New Year's Day as the Feast of the Circumcision with Masses at 6 15, 8 00 and 9 00 a m. The pastor and Father O Mara will offer the Masses and Benediction will follow the 9 o'clock service. Confessions will be heard before the Masses Saturday morning.
King Frederik of Denmark contributed to United Nations relief by recording four musical works with the royal chapel orchestra. The gramophone records will be sold as a lottery prize to support the UN International Tuberculosis Relief campaign.
Observers say the president’s remarks hint at retirement and a negotiated peace via his successor if talks with the Communists find common ground. Chiang Kai-shek urged continued self-defense and sacrifice, insisting the Communists cannot subdue China’s national spirit or soil its character, despite battlefield reverses.
President Truman said some Soviet leaders might favor better U.S. ties but declined to detail his view. He affirmed his past comment that Stalin appeared likeable yet constrained by the politburo. He denied MacArthur had orders to rearm Japan and the State Department called reports of such a move unfounded.
Rosemary Anne Laurie, a descendant of Annie Laurie, will marry Commander Robin H. R. Moodie of the Royal Navy in a chapel on the Maxwelton estate in Glasgow. The ceremony recalls the famed ballad of Annie Laurie and William Douglas with a hopeful parallel to a happier ending.
Vatican says all Catholics involved in the arrest of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty primate of Hungary have been excommunicated. Hungary’s Communist government announced Mindszenty’s arrest accusing him of plotting treason and black money dealings. Ten other churches are also held.
Funeral notices from High Point and Denton recount services for Mrs Emma Allen 51, Thomas L Kearns 65, and Pvt Russell Van Farrington 18. Allen's rites were at E Robeon Ridgeway Ave. Kearns services at First Methodist Church Denton. Farrington to be honored at Oakdale Methodist Church with full military honors.
Clinton B Bost Sr of 300 Ingram Street Thomasville died suddenly at home from a heart attack. He was 61, retired from Thomasville Furniture after 20 years, born February 17 1889 in Statesville. Survived by wife Ballenie, son Clinton E Bost Jr, three daughters, three sisters, two brothers and three grandchildren. Funeral at Walker funeral home then moved to his home Saturday at 2 p.m.
Funeral services for Charles F Schoenfeldt, who died Tuesday morning, were held Thursday at 2 PM at Grace Lutheran Church with Rev. Fred Rockett officiating. The church choir performed, flowers were arranged by Mrs. George H. Davis, pallbearers listed, and burial followed at Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
Donald B. Woodward of Mutual Life says 1949 will show a moderate decline in business, noticeable mainly through newspapers rather than personal experience, with a sharper downturn next year. Frank D. Newberry predicts a shift from high activity toward a war economy, while Russell Weisman notes boom forces exhausted and easy money gone.
General MacArthur ordered the return of the Japanese flag stating it may be flown anywhere and anytime. It marks the first time since the sun emblem could flutter from staff without special permission.
Funeral services for 77 year old Robert Wilton Welborn of 8 Denny Street were held Thursday at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. The Rev Paul Mardin Jr and Rev Kenneth Goodson conducted the service with burial in Oakwood Memorial Park.
Six Estonian refugees will gain work aboard a shrimp boat after securing paroles through the National Lutheran Council. Captain John Woortmann and five single men from the Roland are slated to depart Wilmington for Southport to begin fishing work, with arrangements for Woortmann’s wife and daughter to follow.
A yearling grizzly at Glacier National Park roams and tips trash cans while the park notes the bear may be an orphan cub missing summer feeding. Chief Ranger Naturebat M. F Reatty comments on probable causes and ongoing nuisance behavior.
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