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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1948
Page
12
Prices for flour lard bacon pork eggs and beef edged lower last week with some items dropping several cents per pound and a 15 item grocery chain posting a total cut of 1.46. Analysts warn the declines may not persist as wholesale prices remain unsettled and consumer impact varies by item.
Patterson of High Point Enterprise named to board as the Carolinas Advertising Executives Association elected Lee Richard of the Anderson Independent and the Daily Mail as president. Ashe ville, N C, chosen for summer convention Aug 13 15 with over 100 delegates present.
Narwhal whales develop a single long tusk that acts as a battering ram to break holes in Arctic ice. The tusk aids feeding and navigation, aiding access to breathing holes and prey beneath the surface.
Funeral services were held in Thomasville for Susan B Hill 90 with Rev G D Baker officiating. Pallbearers included Lawson Manns Hoyle Newsome and others. Interment in church cemetery followed. Also honored were Williams Darius Fine 59 and Charlie Thompson 78 with services at Walker Funeral Home and Unity Church Cemetery respectively.
In this fourth aviation column, a hobby flyer recounts a dusk over Lexington misdirection, urges safer night flying, and argues for improved local airport facilities and a hospital-focused city plan to attract travelers. The piece calls for a three-way transportation program and cites NC towns with similar aims.
Elizabeth Welch one act romantic comedy Sunday’s Child returns for a repeat performance Monday at 8 p.m. in the First Methodist church social hall. Set in a 1916 Oklahoma parsonage the cast includes Margaret Lee Barbara Jean Crawford Russell Payne and Bill Gray with Ernestine Woodell and Harry Jordan. The choir features Lillie Mae Moore Charles Auman Bobby Allred Mary Lynn Auman and Betty Auman. Director is Herman Coble Jr produced by special arrangement with Ron Peter t y and company of New York City.
The National Coal Association announced plans to boost mine safety with Earl R. Maize named director of a new safety division. Maize, a 20 year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Mines, will lead enhanced safety education to accelerate accident prevention as the industry notes improvements in safety over 40 years and fourfold gains in tonnage mined.
Morris Sayre, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, will address a regional meeting in Charlotte on Tuesday afternoon. Don G Mitchell of Sylvania Electric will join as speaker, with talks on freedom worth and taxes versus jobs during a luncheon at 1 pm and a 3 30 pm follow up session.
Advertises an all aluminum frame window screen with wire mesh that never needs painting. Urges customers to place orders before the spring rush.
Business leaders report strong student interest in today’s economic scene at a town hall session. Questions from Charlotte college and high school students will be answered by visiting speakers. Minnesota imposes 82 different taxes on her citizens.
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