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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1955
Page
3
Judge BE Yates Webb aged 82 was buried today after an 11 a.m. funeral conducted by the Rev John Lawrence with assistance from the Rev Zeno Wall. Webb retired in 1948 after serving as federal district judge for the Western Carolina district for 28 years and was a leading prohibitionist.
A year-old prisoner seized keys from Transylvania County jail and escaped after a woman, wife of the jailer, smuggled mazines into the cell block. Deputy Cline Hubbard identified the fugitive as Leon Mason of Balsam Grove. he fled in a taxicab toward the west.
Mary Louise Barringer, 38, of Charlotte was killed in a crash last night. Police say her body was thrown from the car and decapitated. The car was driven by Adams of Charlotte. the truck driver was Frank D. Faw of West Jefferson. No charges filed.
The U.S. Court of Appeals remands a Tax Court decision that awarded Clyde W. Myers and his wife of Winston-Salem 120 391.63 in back taxes plus penalties due to a 13 000 error in testimony. The lower court is instructed to correct and proceed as appropriate from the correction.
The Forsyth Bar Association adopted a resolution yesterday urging the appointment of a youth federal judge in North Carolina. Copies were sent to members of the North Carolina Congressional delegation to address the crowded Middle District calendar.
Dare County commissioners were told Ocracoke Island favors transferring from Hyde County to Dare to gain easier access to transportation and services. The move would shorten travel to the county seat Swan Quarter, cutting a 300 mile three day trip to about three hours. The island had belonged to Carteret County before joining Hyde in 186?
Marvin Eli Leonard, 26, of Summer Town, pleads not guilty to the murder of Peer Tate in a hotel room. Testimony was expected to begin in Guilford Superior Court with the weapon identified as a glass towel rod used in the slaying.
Patsy Ruth Wyatt aged 21 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sanford Wyatt, died here yesterday from strangulation caused by a vitamin pill. Haywood County coroner Dr J Frank Pate ruled the death accidental and announced no inquest would be held.
President Eisenhower will host a breakfast for 20 prominent Republican women at the Sulgrave Club. Delegates travel from the Pacific Coast and the Midwest for the informal chat, hosted by Bertha Adkins, RNC women’s director.
George E. Sparkman sues Belk's Department Store in Columbia alleging unlawful arrest detention and imprisonment after being accused of stealing a pair of socks. He says a crowd mocked him before officers cleared him when examination showed the socks were not Belk's property.
U.S. officials assess Georgi Malenkov as likely to fall from power or die, likening the Kremlin to Stalin's purge era. Khrushchev appears to hold the upper hand while Bulganin is seen as a figurehead, with Molotov and Reteyev still active in the power struggle.
Foreign policy shift in the Soviet Union emerges after Malenkov’s resignation as Khrushchev nominates Bulganin for defense. Molotov warns of a tough line, accuses the United States of aggression, and touts Soviet hydrogen arms while urging UN condemnation and Formosa withdrawal.
A scanned stock table shows numerous firms across sectors including General Electric Firestone Goodyear Nickel Copper Pennzoil and PepsiCo. Major transport and media names appear such as New York Central Paramount Pictures Motorola Radio and Reynolds. Mixed percentages suggest varying performance indicators across these corporations.
President Eisenhower defended the federal role in policy while noting his school program aims to address critics. He said a cabinet study on transportation issues is not ready, and he has no firm view on a bill giving former presidents a nonvoting senate rank. He observed seasonal unemployment drops but noted this year’s decline was milder. He denied plans to resign as Secretary Stevens faced continued scrutiny after last year’s McCarthy controversy.
The article notes potential Chinese ambitions dating to 1946 with a Sino-Soviet plan dubbed the Eurasian Monroe Doctrine and discusses a claimed 1950s arms demand for a Formosa invasion under Malenkov’s coexistence policy. It reports Russian objections to timing and strategy, implying a rift by October with Moscow viewing future conflict as likely.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park drew a record 49,200 visitors in January, park headquarters reported. Superintendent Edward A. Hummel said the total surpassed the previous January record of 43,036 set in 1951.
Mrs Francés Casadonte applies to the court to resume the name she used when married to Samuel Liberace, father of pianist Liberace. She divorced Liberace, then married Alexander Casadante who died years ago.
The U S Navy on the Tachens evacuation ferrying more than 15 000 civilians and 15 000 troops from the two islands to Keelung amid Chinese Communist shelling. Sailors aided fragile evacuees carrying belongings and children while volunteers handed out food tea soap and wash basins. Refugees faced rough seas with some seasickness as crews opened shelters in ships and schools prepared for resettlement with projected costs surpassing six million dollars.
President Eisenhower used a White House address broadcast to Crusade for Freedom meetings in 35 U.S. cities to urge Americans to back private broadcasts behind the Iron Curtain. He called Soviet satellite nations a threat in their own backyard and urged funding for Radio Free Europe through the American Heritage Foundation.
A special committee meeting of the Israel Egypt Mixed Armistice Commission scheduled for tomorrow in Jerusalem was canceled after Israel refused to meet Egyptian officials. Tensions rose after two Jews were executed in Cairo on spying charges.
Tobacco remains the chief cash crop in North Carolina, underpinning local farms, employment, and regional markets as growers rely on this staple for income and stability amid shifting agricultural patterns.
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