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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1950
Page
2
Readers debated a Biblical quote attribution to Abraham Lincoln while county election boards and primary deadlines loom. North Carolina details cover state board appointments, park system scope, and national monuments amid a snapshot of public notices and historical reflection.
The article notes atomic threats influence Britons yet campaigns target taxed ration weary housewives. Churchill and Attlee appeal to undecided voters amid neck and neck polling. A large fringe of likely voters could swing the outcome in this pivotal race.
A historical note outlines how modern Chinese assertions over Tibet began in the final days of the Qing dynasty, following the dynasty’s collapse in 1912. It highlights the transition period and early political assertions shaping the dispute.
North Carolina voters favor a Smith run for senator, with Willis Smith urged by allies to enter. The piece parallels past gubernatorial races and notes Smith's duties, status, and strong backing from middle-ground Tar Heels, while contrasting with Umstead and other contenders. It concludes by linking the political moment to television’s quiet tech shift rather than motion machinery.
Joan Cecile von Goetz 25, formerly a secretary to the Allied Military Security Board in Berlin, is shown in Washington after being deported from Germany for sneaking into the Russian zone with her German boyfriend. She says she will renounce American citizenship if needed to return to Germany.
A frigid drop pushes temperatures into the 30s in parts of northern Florida Alabama and Mississippi while Miami cools to 59. Subzero readings appear across New England and the Great Lakes as major cities report record lows. Transportation systems suffer with frozen steam engines and brakes. A Port Chester woman is found frozen to death as winds top 45 mph in several states.
The court cites civil and criminal contempt against the United Mine Workers of America for disobeying a temporary restraining order. It accuses the union of failing to stop the strike, prolonging mine stoppages, and interfering with work at bituminous coal mines.
A large loss occurred when 50 million pounds of meat were damaged while in rail and truck transport in 1947. The incident resulted in an estimated value near 19 million dollars and impacted supply chains and regional markets.
In Sofia the United States declares it can no longer keep its minister and staff in Bulgaria and requests recall of the Bulgarian mission. The note cites strained relations over interference charges and links to Kostov. In Raleigh the North Carolina textile foundation sets its annual meeting to discuss a $1.2 million endowment aiding the State College of Textiles faculty salaries.
A Michigan fire claimed the Beagle family, including a mother and seven children, after Mrs Beagle fled a burning home and later found footprints leading back inside. Firefighters arrived within four minutes but the old frame house was fully involved. The basement furnace was cited as the probable cause. the Beagle family had suffered a prior home loss in the area.
The court sentenced Vogeler 38 assistant vice president of I T T and five Hungarians for industrial espionage tied to American intelligence. Vogeler and Sanders appealed with briefs due in eight days as the court proceeds to higher jurisdiction.
Senate leaders clash over McCarthy charges as Lucas calls for a foreign relations subcommittee probe. Ferguson Mundt and others push for hearings while McCarthy rejects demands for presidential loyalty files amid Senate debate on the State Department issue.
Prosecutor William L. Phinney said he is widening a probe into the venire after remarks by some jurors during voir dire. Dr. Sanders appears likely to face murder charges from a jury with strong Catholic representation in the industrial city, reflecting its French-Canadian ancestry.
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