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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1947
Page
1
London reports signs Britain has turned a corner in the power station battle as coal trains and ships resume movement despite icy conditions. A government spokesman noted progress but no timetable to lift the five hour national electricity ban.
In McDonough Georgia Superior Court Judge Almand ruled Herman Talmadge is governor of Georgia. The 7000 word decision cites precedent and Georgia constitutional provisions about the legislature electing Talmadge to his late father Eugene Talmadge’s term. Thompson plans further appeals and a separate case may reach the Georgia Supreme Court.
Grandview Missouri bulletin reports President Truman flew to his mother Martha B. E. Truman at the bedside after she fractured a hip in a fall. He brought his White House physician Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham for a medical check. Miss Mary Jane Truman said Mrs. Truman rested well and was in good spirits after a brief conversation before sleeping again.
Official weather bureau records show 24 hour temperature and rainfall ending 8:30 a.m. readings across multiple cities including Charlotte 62, 34, and green sprinkles of precipitation. Additional data lists Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Memphis, and New Orleans with varied temperatures and rainfall totals.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a slight decline in the cost of living index from mid-December to mid-January. Food prices in large cities fell about 1 percent, led by a 10 percent drop in egg prices, with dairy products and fats and oils also lower. The January 15 index stood at 158 percent of the 1935-39 average, 18 percent above a year earlier.
A business executive testified that blocking industry-wide agreements to deter strikes could be more dangerous than the strikes themselves, underscoring congressional scrutiny of such labor accords in Washington on February 15.
Washington reports the National Association of Manufacturers proposed federal action to ensure industrial peace. The plan urges Congress to ban industry wide bargaining, closed shops, secondary boycotts, and unjustified strikes while removing external interferences. It favors allowing individual plants to bargain and prove effectiveness. Ira Mosher, NAM executive committee chair, presented to the Senate labor committee.
S M Cooper executive vice president of Fairfield Bearing Co New Britain Conn testifying before the senate labor committee urged breaking up industry wide bargaining to cut collective bargaining and strikes to the local level He endorsed Senator Ball's anti industry wide bargaining bill while NAM planned to present its program.
Former Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson warned in Charleston that the United States must maintain a strong army and navy to uphold national respect. He said the nation should be ready to act beyond talking about peace and live up to its responsibilities as a leading member of the world.
Thirteen Pennsylvania anthracite miners emerged from Lehigh Navigation Coal Lansford colliery after a 60 hour sitdown. United Mine Workers said the protest ended on a wage-deduction payment promise by the company. About 6,000 miners in nearby Panther collieries walked out in sympathy and UMW vowed to try to end the broader stoppage.
Greensboro reports Ed G. David and James A. Lowery outlined new OPA rent policy. In hardship cases rents may rise only after individual review, not across the board, with likely small increases in private dwellings and controlled hotel and motor court rates subject to application.
In San Francisco on Feb 15, 63 year old landlord Jacob Watson shot two tenants Estelle Lincoln 33 and Harold Collins 40 after eviction tensions. He waited with a loaded .22 rifle and confessed saying they drove him to it. Assistant DA Harding Maguire charged him with murder.
In Herfel d Germany on Feb 15 Sgt William FE Lamm of Selma North Carolina stopped a German and five individuals driving from the Russian zone. A search found more than 450000 dollars and seven contraband stones. Hours later he halted three Germans bound for the Russian zone with regal communications equipment American food and tobacco. A fraulein was hidden in a box in the truck rear and all were held for investigation.
In Moscow the News Times accuses the United States of aiming to turn the Arctic basin into a Mare Nostrum and harming peace and security. It cites reactionary Canadian ruling circles aiding Washington to extend northward, suggesting the ultimate goal is American expansion.
Washington paid last respects to O Max Gardner a former North Carolina governor who died Feb 6 on the eve of taking a post as US ambassador. About 1000 officials attended at the National Cathedral with notable figures including Nimitz Bonnet Wilson Bradley Hershey Perkins and other top government leaders. President Truman could not attend and NC senators Hoey and Umstead were at home.
Raleigh reports a busy week as the North Carolina General Assembly considers a statewide liquor referendum and a minimum wage with a 40 hour six day work week. Sen George Penny urges the liquor measure and Sen Julian Allsbrook backs the wage bill, with hearings set for February 26 at 9 30 a m targeting laundries and dry cleanings. A wildlife division divorce proposal also sparked House hearings this week.
An estimated 50 people were injured when the Seaboard Airline Orange Blossom Special derailed on the main line about a mile south of Maxville. Six cars and a diner left the track. about 30 received first aid at the scene and 20 or more were taken to Jacksonville for medical care.
In Rawlins Wyoming on February 15 archers from seven states held the state’s first one shot buffalo hunt drawing crowd over 1 000. Some called the brutalities excessive while others defended the event as educational and potentially successful next year. Archers killed three bulls while riflemen ended the chase to spare prolonged suffering.
Punch magazine may skip its weekly issue for at least two weeks due to an electricity saving order. The 106 year old publication and London's press face a government ban on periodicals, while editors await a possible reversal and the London Illustrated News hopes to continue its streak.
Senator Gurney of South Dakota vows a last ditch battle on the Senate floor against a six billion dollar budget slash. The House-Senate committee action would trim Truman's 37.5 billion budget to 31.5 billion, with further reductions expected to drop toward four and a half billion. Supporters say the move clears the way for budget cuts, while opponents pledge to resist on the floor.
Senator Vandenberg warned at a Washington dinner that it would be dangerous for Russia to understate the United States rank among world powers. He cited Soviet responses to lend lease discussions and a note on 125 lend-lease ships as symbolic incidents harming mutual goodwill.
Henry L. Bridges a 39 year old Greensboro lawyer and former army major was sworn in as auditor of North Carolina by Associate Justice E B Denny. He succeeds George Ross Pou who died last Sunday in Rock Hill South Carolina. Bridges's appointment comes as thousands of state unemployment checks were held up awaiting the new auditor.
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