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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1957
Page
3
Former Senator K D McKellar aged 88, once a U S Senate leader, is in serious condition at Methodist Hospital Memphis after surgery to remove duodenal ulcers. He reportedly endured two hours of operation and shock from internal bleeding but withstood the procedure remarkably well.
Governor Hodges argued NC spends more on teachers from the state treasury than any neighbor, urging local funding to cover raises. He contrasted state shares with Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, noting NC’s 95.5 percent state-paid average versus peers. He favored merit considerations and longer term pay reforms.
The forecast calls for cooler conditions in the west and milder in the east with occasional rain this afternoon. Rain moves into the east tonight followed by a drop in temperatures with mountain lows 26 to 32 and lower readings elsewhere.
A proposed bill seeks to amend the Soil Bank Act by setting tobacco payment levels at 50 percent of loan value per pound for reserve acreage that would have been produced. The measure targets loan-based compensation tied to tobacco cultivation on reserved land.
Winfred L. Welborn, an electrician at the Wake Finishing plant of Burlington Mills, was rescued from a 65 foot coal elevator after becoming trapped while prodding coal. He was rushed to Rex Hospital with contusions and is recovering as workers cleared coal after a hole was knocked in the die ate Govier at the plant. Plant Manager J. L. McIntyre said Welborn entered the elevator to move slow coal and was found just before another carload was lowered.
The Ohio legislature debates a $1500 appropriation to trap and destroy every pigeon bold enough to enter the statehouse yard. Representative Shaw quips that the only opposition faced comes from a dry cleaner.
Army officials consider demobilizing about 950 dogs used for scout and sentry duty as part of modernization. Ft Carson trains around 50 dogs monthly for the Air Force, which favors dogs for patrols at bases and dumps citing cost and efficiency. Some officials question peacetime need for Army dogs and suggest the Air Force should train its own.
An advertisement extols Coronain as the superior laxative that relieves chronic constipation overnight. It touts gentle, pregnancy safe action, non bloating effects, and no vitamin absorption interference, urging readers to buy Colonar n tablets at 98 for a supply.
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