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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1946
Page
19
An advice piece on posture and poise for women linking cheerful mindset to physical grace. It emphasizes spinal alignment, abdominal tension, and relaxed yet not rigid shoulders to project vitality. It traces echoes from Delsarte and warns slouching youths will age poorly as they grow older.
Washington February 23 veterans administrator General Omar Bradley told Amvet leaders that 13 000 John Smiths appear in VA rosters with 8 000 lacking middle initials and 8 000 listed as J Smith He said peacetime handling of veterans problems was ill prepared and hospital programs delayed by material costs He noted higher unemployment among veterans and labor secretary Schwellenbach urged Amvet to resist pressure groups.
Geneva, Switzerland February 23 The committee of the world council of churches condemns the Potsdam style transfers as failing to materialize and causing hardship for millions. It calls for a reexamination of the repatriation program and urges aid for refugees and displaced persons without discrimination. The body also denounces anti Semitism and vows to combat Nazi era persecution of Jews.
Stand with shoulders and feet against a wall and press the waist toward the wall. This contraction lifts the chest, retracts the shoulders, and tightens the buttocks to encourage better spinal posture.
R. H. Carson advertising manager of the Raleigh News and Observer was elected president of the Carolinas advertising executives association at the group midwinter meeting in Chapel Hill. Other officers named were C. W. Patterson Jr of the High Point Enterprise first vice president Lee Rickard of the Anderson Independent Daily Mail second vice president and Rudy Fonville of the Burlington Times News secretary treasurer. Directors elected included Roy Zeigler C E Godfrey Howard Cooper C A Eure M F Murdaugh I W Williams Rex Freeman and F Earl Crawford.
The USS Huntington, second 10000-ton light cruiser with a single funnel, was commissioned at Philadelphia naval base. Capable of 35 knots, she exceeds 611 feet in length and is a sister ship to USS Fargo. Named for Huntington, West Virginia, keel laid Oct 4, 1943 and christened Apr 8, 1945. sponsor Mrs. Milton L. Jarrett of Huntington.
Denmark offers 10 000 draft animals and 1 000 000 dollars worth of fish to the UNRRA relief program. UNRRA adviser Francis B. Sayre said the move is unusual since Denmark is an invaded member nation not contributing to UNRRA expenses. Most animals and fish will likely go to Poland.
In Sanford 17 of 23 North Carolina Elk lodges met in midwinter session and selected Wilmington as the 1946 convention city with June 27-28 set for the gathering. Thad Eure of Raleigh presided while Ed W. Davis of Wilson reported $7,811.88 raised to retire a $9,000 mortgage on the Mausman monument cargo site nearville.
Hollywood star Carmel Myers advocates soap and water over powder to maintain a fresh complexion. She emphasizes sun exposure, light creams, and a strict diet, with minimal makeup and regular walking to stay slim.
New Orleans debutantes of the Krewe of Osiris endure years of training for the Mardi Gras ball. Queen Matilda Geddings Gray learned to walk in regal attire and endured secret fittings, with her gown costing about 1400 dollars. The ball emulates Westminster with masked guests and elaborate costumes.
Carmel, returning to a screen after 12 years, credits calm sleep eight hours nightly and a hobby centered on her home and children for her timeless look. She praises her kids Sonny, 13, and Nary, 4, and includes them in social moments to ease adolescence. The NY zoological park reports a baby tiger born weighing three pounds. The zoo runs a question house where visitors can ask trained zoologists about wildlife.
B W Hackney says progress on the Uwharrie Scout camp administration building fund is satisfactory with $1129 pledged by scouts and leaders. Thomasville Lexington council members and High Point district committee members have 100 percent subscriptions. drive ends March 9 with no extension.
A 7 foot section of a hollow tree was sawn out and moved to a zoo exhibit case after bees nested inside the branch. No one was stung during the removal at the New York zoological park.
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