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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1947
Page
2
North Carolina motor vehicle records show January convictions below the prior year with 3 003 total. Among 732 license revocations and 113 suspensions, speeding led with 1 045 convictions, and driving without a license totaled 440 ahead of 597 last year.
Lawmakers debated promises to abstain from alcohol with remarks on vodka and discrimination. Rees of Kansas argued for prohibition and public service standards. The discussion reflects a continental divide as policymakers weigh personal restraint against political realities. Iowa leads in domestic food production among states.
Judge Pi card weighs portal time in the pottery workers suit. Testimony on time spent donning gloves and walking to the bench is disputed as workers claim up to 20 minutes daily, while management says at most one minute. The case tests portal to portal pay and may go to the Supreme Court.
The joint appropriations committee will meet tomorrow night to hear Representative Wilson of Caldwell propose a raise for grade A and graduate teachers. The plan starts next fiscal year and elevates salaries to new levels across A and G classifications. Proponents of a separate wildlife division met off the record in anticipation of Tuesday hearings before a House committee.
An advertisement claims SSS Tonic rebuilds blood strength in anemia and non organic cases. It promises improved appetite energy sleep and overall vigor by boosting red blood cells and gastric juice to help digestion and reduce bloating and sour taste.
President outlines one year of UN tasks focusing on collective security and codified international law. He warns peace hinges on world law, arms control, economic recovery, and human rights, pledging U S support as a permanent UN partner and endorsing refugee aid and a world information conference.
Rep Landis calls White House and Labor Department confused on labor legislation and urges quick congressional action. He seeks a bill to bar strikes in essential industries during government seizure and defends Wagner Act protections while criticizing New Deal policies and the NL RB. House hearings stress labor dispute prevention over Senate bills.
Frigid weather stretches from the Midwest to the Appalachians with subzero readings in Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and the Dakotas. Pembina N D records 24 below as forecasters warn of another cold wave while North Carolina faces a cold night before a gradual moderation tomorrow.
City building inspector reports January 1947 construction at 51 permits totaling 128 905 dollars. Seventeen permits for new residences worth 64 000 dollars. 45 920 dollars for new non residences plus 12 250 dollars in residence repairs and 6 735 dollars in non residential repairs.
Boston report notes Bill Veeck of the Indians urged vigorous steps against gambling while affirming that everyone connected with organized baseball is above reproach. Veeck spoke at the Boston Baseball Writers Association dinner alongside other big leaguers. Ted Williams, Red Sox star and AL MVP, received the city's trophy for top player.
A sharp temperature drop from 31 degrees to 10 below zero after midnight hit the region with two inches of snow. Mt. Mitchell reported 11 below while cities such as Raleigh Greensboro Winston-Salem Asheville Charlotte and Wilmington logged single to tens below or above zero. Winds 15 to 25 mph sent ice across western mountain barriers. Scattered showers were forecast Friday with warmer conditions expected Thursday into Friday followed by another cold snap Saturday.
Markets show a narrow, irregular day with select industrials advancing. General Motors gains on dividend restoration. other gainers include Woolworth, International Harvester, Consolidated Edison, Westinghouse Electric, Du Pont, Douglas Aircraft, United Aircraft, Southern Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad and Standard Oil. Losses include Bethlehem, U. S. Steel, American Telephone, American Smelting, International Nickel, New York Central, Baltimore & Ohio, Goodyear, Goodrich, and Johns Manville. Cotton futures open higher with noon prices up 35 cents to $1.15 per bale, March at 32.35, May 31.40, July 29.48.
The New York market saw firmness with scattered sales of print cloths sheetings and other constructions for second quarter delivery and some third quarter orders. Wool goods remained quiet as converters pushed to speed spring line shipments amid rising yarn and fiber costs and rayon demand with a potential price rise.
Witnesses recall screaming and fleeing as a freight train collided with a passenger train. Victims suffered burns while townspeople and soldiers aided in rescues near Kingsburg Selma Fresno Tulare. Authorities blamed a failed wig wag signal and a stopped truck driver who hadn’t cleared the crossing. The Holland tunnel traffic milestone is noted separately.
In a genial talk Lewis refrained from commenting on the pending Supreme Court decision or a new contract. He described himself as under court restraint and said no coal operators or government representatives had approached him about negotiations.
Ho stated that wartime Chinese divisions under Ho Peng-fei have fallen from about 300 to roughly 150 under Nanking since V J Day. He noted 20 nationalist divisions are American trained and that the government will still depend on the United States for aircraft and heavy weapons.
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