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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1957
Page
2
State Highway Commissioner A H Graham told the House Roads Committee the highway situation requires serious consideration and potential expansion of the system. Scheidt also spoke briefly on the topic.
Baker states Humble Oil joined 15 majors to meet European demand after the Suez Canal closure. He cites higher labor and materials costs, lower investment returns, and a dwindling domestic oil reserve ratio. A 35 cent per barrel crude price hike aims to secure supplies and spur reserve development for defense. Domestic oil demand has outpaced postwar production.
Doan's Pills claim three benefits for bladder discomfort and backache caused by overwork or upset. They advertise soothing bladder action, kidney drainage to improve output, and a long selling history of over 60 years with a new economy package option.
8:00 Shower of Stars 30 Playhouse 11:00 Weather Sports News. Channel listings show prime time and late morning segments for entertainment, weather, sports updates, and headlines.
Stocks eased in quiet afternoon trading as brokers cited cautious sentiment over Middle East developments and the Washington birthday holiday. Major indexes and many blue chips fell modestly while some issues steadied. Gulf Oil and Royal Dutch declined amid oil drama.
Futures opened 10 to 20 cents per bale firmer with midday quotes showing gains across major names. Listings include American Can, Bethlehem Steel, Dow Chemical, General Electric, U S Steel, Exxon and Westinghouse among others with varied fractional advances.
The Kansas City paper announces a rate hike to 45 cents a week for home delivery and 7 cents for single copies of the morning and evening editions. The Sunday Star rises to 20 cents, while Scene and Sunday issues see five and six cents increases, reflecting mounting production costs.
India exports cashew nut products generating more than 25 million dollars each year. The thriving trade supports export earnings and related industries, highlighting cashew processing as a significant contributor to the economy.
The Dow Jones averages report shows industrial at 469.00 and rail at 142.56 with utilities near 70.1 and total market volume around 360,000 shares traded. Furnished by Bache & Co. initials indicate closing figures and market activity.
SAM DAWSON reports that six European nations France Italy West Germany Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg are forging a common market with planned tariff harmonization. Britain seeks a 17 nation free trade area including Austria Denmark Greece Ireland Iceland Norway Portugal Sweden Switzerland and Turkey. The shift aims to reduce internal barriers and raise competition with outside producers, delaying immediate U S effects but signaling a sizable future impact on manufacturers.
Second Polar Phase ended as bases study weather, ice structure, and local phenomena under the IGY program. U S outposts span Little America to Gould Bay with 3,000 Navy personnel, 12 ships, and 30 aircraft. Five lives lost in 1956 57 Antarctic summer amid ice and crashes.
A list of property transfers is recorded including Sallie B Wrenn to Sarah Wrenn on Louise Avenue and multiple other deeds. Transfers involve J J Fields to H N Welch C W Logan to Ray and F A Bentley and several High Point Eastover and Allen Dale plots among numerous couples.
In Spartanburg South Carolina the Methodist college of Wofford continues a long standing graduation custom. Each graduate receives a new Bible from the college along with the diploma. Every faculty member and administrator signs each Bible as a memento of the occasion.
In Malaya, workers train monkeys to harvest cocoa from trees. The practice uses trained primates to pick ripe pods, reducing labor for farmers and impacting local agriculture and labor dynamics.
Bermuda has remained under the British flag for 344 years since the first British settlement began in 1612, marking a long colonial lineage and enduring ties to Britain.
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