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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1955
Page
14
Thomasville officials disclosed final reservoir project details will not be ready for another week or ten days and a bond election before the May 3 city elections faces legal hurdles. Council to study timing, with police and rail concerns affecting plans.
Raleigh reports a new artery substitute using orlon tubing from North Carolina State College in cooperation with Charlotte heart specialists Dr. Paul W. A. and Dr. Frederick H. Tay. The knitted tubing matches the aorta and aortic arch and could replace defective arteries, offering hope for aneurysm patients.
Dr Willard J Graham professor of accounting at the University of North Carolina will address the Piedmont Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants tomorrow night at the Mayfair Cafeteria Greensboro starting 6 p.m. He will discuss Declining and Depreciation for Accounting Purposes and has served as consultant for Illinois Bell Telephone and People's Gas. E S Cabaniss Jr will chair the meeting.
Charlie E. Smith sixty six year resident of High Point died Wednesday morning in High Point Memorial Hospital. He was born in Davidson County and belonged to Mt. Vernon Baptist Church the Knights of Pythians and Elks. Funeral Sunday at Mt. Vernon Baptist with burial at New Smith Grove near Lexington. Burial to occur after viewing at Hairlip Funeral Home. He is survived by a sister a step brother five nieces and one nephew. Lodge and Elk notices follow.
Ankara reports parliament approved death sentences for seven individuals accused of spying for the Soviet Union and tied to a military arrest wave. The swift action reflects a hard line in ongoing anti espionage prosecutions.
The doctor notes some readers seek weight gain due to thinness and mental distress. To gain weight, eat more fats and high calorie foods while keeping balance, increase meal portions gradually, add extra snacks, and consider small frequent meals. Stopping smoking may help and moderate exercise is encouraged.
An explosion believed to be a natural gas blast shook two blocks in Seguin Texas last night. The blast tore concrete from an office building floor and heavily damaged the Seguin Bank and Trust Co building. Three people were injured, one critically.
Dunlop Malayan estates introduce birth control for 11,000 Chinese Indian and Malayan workers and families. A full time nurse adviser on contraception is hired. Director H G Kinahan says workers on village committees asked for help controlling family size.
The record cites a major earthquake in Assam India on August 15 1950 described as the greatest event in the diary of seismic history. It notes widespread shaking and notable impacts across the region.
House Ways and Means Committee will likely approve Eisenhower’s request to postpone about three billion dollars in tax cuts. The plan includes delaying corporate tax relief and excise taxes for a year, with a rollout expected Monday or Wednesday. Some Democrats plan strategy to push income tax cuts or repeal of the dividend tax, but moves may come later and not be tied to extensions.
Entered Apprentice degree to be conferred with visitors welcome on Thursday February 17 at 7 36 P.M. J R Teague Master and Robt M Southerland Secretary announce details of the lodge session.
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