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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1947
Page
1
Police fixed the death toll at 15 after a massive blast at the J. J. O'Connor Corp electroplating plant in downtown Los Angeles. Perchloric acid detonation caused widespread destruction and hospitalizations, with victims including workers and a nearby bicyclist.
Senator Taft urged a Senate vote on raising federal agency funding by about 1.5 billion above House cuts as Millikin backs a 33 billion ceiling for next year's government costs. Senate Republicans and Democrats debate the path between Truman's 37.5 billion request and House approved 31.5 billion limit. Bridges foresees mixed Republican support and possible surprises.
President Truman urged Congress to approve 350 million dollars for relief to liberated countries. The House Judiciary Committee backed a bill barring most portal to portal pay claims and allowing employers to pay in good faith as a defense in wage hours and federal contracts disputes under Walsh Healy and Bacon Davis acts.
North Carolina forecast calls for fair but cold today tonight with lows near 20 to 26 degrees. Western areas may be coldest. Saturday looks slightly warmer with increasing clouds and a chance of light rain late Sunday or Monday followed by a return to colder conditions by midweek.
Chicago February 21 hog market sees record highs as average prices for all hogs reach about 26.50 per hundredweight with top bids at 27.50. Analysts cite light receipts and strong pork demand from housewives, while OPA ceiling in past year was 14.85.
London reports the labor party government issued a grim white paper titled a working pattern for the nation. It calls Britons to increase production amid austerity and rationing or jeopardize the nation’s foundations. It stresses coal, production, and foreign currency as vital needs.
Senate and House armed services committees urge changes in promotion rules to block Col. James Killian from automatic advancement after his 1950 court martial for brutality at Litchfield England. Killian was fined $500 but remains on a War Department list of over 600 officers recommended for promotion.
Moscow reports the supreme Soviet will debate a 1947 budget plan that cuts armed forces to 18 percent of total outlays from 24 percent. Finance Minister Arseni Zverev proposes spending 13.4 billion dollars on defense out of a 74.28 billion total.
North Carolinians enjoyed a clear but cold day after a general sleet and snow event in the western and central regions yesterday. Temperatures ranged from 20 degrees in the far west to about 26 on the coast, with Asheville at 20 degrees and about three inches of snow on the ground. West Jefferson reported over eight inches of snow.
The heaviest snowstorm in recent years caused at least 27 deaths across the East as 27 inches buried Virginia and snowfall continued. Schools closed in 28 counties. roads blocked and business halted. Leading killer factors were shoveling strain and traffic accidents with counts by state.
Snow fell across western North Carolina with varying amounts from inch to four inches in Winston Salem and surrounding towns. Temperatures hovered near the low 20s to mid 30s with areas from Greensboro to Charleston reporting cold, rain and sleet, and schools closed in Asheville and Winston-Salem and several rural districts.
Wilmington February 21 at age 105 Martha Jane Turner known as Granny is cited as one of North Carolina's oldest residents. She recalls a childhood of sweet potatoes, hog meat, and split rails while joking about balls in her younger days. Born in Bladen County near Elizabethtown she has lived in New Hanover County Home for over a year after a hip fracture.
A federal petition in Columbia seeks a permanent injunction against South Carolina Democratic party practices denying Negroes enrollment in primaries. The suit mirrors Texas and Georgia actions alleging the white primary is part of general election machinery. The Richland county Democratic executive committee and Columbia ward nine election managers are named. George Elmore, who says he was barred from voting in the August 13, 1946 primary, filed the suit.
North Carolina World War II veterans revived lapsed National Service Life policies totaling 2,526,000 dollars during the first two weeks of nationwide emphasis on the policy's value, officials report from Winston-Salem.
London reports Britain's timetable to end rule in India by June 1948 with Admiral Lord Mountbatten named viceroy to oversee transfer. Debates loom in the Lords and Commons as Hindu Moslem factions risk conflict over independence while conservatives warn of peril.
DEWITT MacKENNIE says June 1948 marks a potential turning point as Britain aims to leave India with a responsible native government. He notes danger from Hindu Muslim tensions, ongoing violence, and unresolved agreements with princes, while India faces the choice of remaining in the Commonwealth.
Raleigh reports the general assembly committee approved changes to election conduct that would raise the number of precincts from 1 to at least a larger total. The move, part of a board of elections proposal, included an exemption for Cleveland County after Rep. Odus Mull argued uniform precinct rules are impractical.
Washington February 21 Members of the house armed services committee pledge swift action to amend the articles of war to aid enlisted men. Secretary Patterson backs changes to legalize GI appointment to courts martial alongside officers and to curb harsh sentences amid pressure. Airman Ed Elston of Ohio criticized the military group report on the system.
George O. Lynch of the AFL metal trades department testifies before the Senate labor committee in Washington. He warns that striking to force employer concessions could violate the law and deprive workers of Wagner Act protections, marking the first major union official to back such legislation.
CIO president Walter Reuther told the Senate labor committee that current proposed labor legislation will inevitably cause industrial conflict as wages have fallen below the level needed for a decent living for state industrial workers. He called the measures punitive and negative and said they only attack symptoms, not root causes.
A political debate centers on how laws might curb industrial strife and coercive strikes. Lynch endorses a limited board certification regime and temporary loss of bargaining rights for unions that violate rules, while warning against sweeping overhauls.
Washington February 71 George C Marshall shows he is on top of his job after months as secretary of state aided by Va denberg as he prepares for the Moscow conference. He received honorary degrees from Columbia and Princeton while his team reviews German and Austrian treaties with focus on the big four.
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