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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1947
Page
7
Public guidance on home built manners. Readers learn that good habits start at home and children should practice courtesy, seating partners, door etiquette, and careful behavior to protect furniture and avoid accidents. The advice extends to using guest towels and polite phone use in others homes.
North Carolina has surpassed its 1947 infantile paralysis quota with reports from 21 counties pending. The set target was 363 411 dollars, while last year 433 000 dollars was raised. The United States corn harvest exceeds half the world crop.
The article explains thyroid location and function, effects of deficiency leading to cretinism or myxedema, and excess causing hyperthyroidism. It covers simple goitre from iodine deficiency, diagnosis via basal metabolism tests, iodine treatment, possible surgery or radiation, and a thio uracil preoperative drug option.
Washington report notes five Carolina lawmakers oppose military cuts but Rep. Doughton of North Carolina argues reductions may occur without harming national defense. He questions a $2.25 billion war and navy department cut, while Rep. Riley warns defense programs face budget pressure.
Russell H. James of PMA announced USDA lunchroom allocations for nine southeastern states. Total 706,500 pounds cheddar cheese and over two million pounds canned fruits, including pineapple 820,000 and peaches 308,000 pounds. States sharing include North and South Carolina.
Federal taxes on whiskey wine and beer totaled 2.69 billion dollars in 1946, about seven cents of every dollar in tax receipts. The figure rose 321 million from 1945, while overall federal tax receipts fell by 4.7 billion to 38.64 billion. Whiskey yielded 1.74 billion and beer 638.7 million, with state breakdowns showing varied burdens.
A half million long tons of American made rubber, matching a pre war yearly U.S. crude rubber use, and the largest single company production, has been produced by B F Goodrich Chemical since 1942.
A Twentieth Century Fund survey shows Americans read more newspapers than people in any other country. Before the war, circulation was enough for one paper for every three persons. Today more than 40 percent of people over ten years old buy newspapers.
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