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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1950
Page
22
Striking United Mine Workers in Wildwood receive groceries from their own union. 365 members of UMW Local 6160 each get identical packages worth 1309.30 dollars paid from the local treasury. The Wildwood miners have worked only six days since 1950. Blue whales are about 25 feet at birth and may reach 100 feet when mature.
South American gourmets seek iguana eggs from a large iguana species prized for unique flavor and culinary rarity.
In a farce labeled an apartment freezing, the Peebles throw a reverse housewarming to divvy up unwanted goods. Friends help load barrels but find little of value while discussions turn to food and drink as midnight approaches.
The Census Bureau reports 48 states collected 8.342 billion in 1949, a peak in state tax intake. Louisiana led per capita at 92.19, while Nebraska posted 35.92. Auto taxes dominate, with gas plus license fees totaling over 7 billion for 1949, and sales taxes rising to about 1.6 billion.
The Junto, a nonprofit adult school, acquires a major portion of the Levittown NY home development on Long Island. It borrowed 1.5 million from Fidelity Philadelphia Trust to pay Vitt & Sons, with a 25 million FHA mortgage finalizing the deal. The 4090 homes cost 7990 dollars each or 65 dollars monthly rent.
The U S Department of Agriculture advises that sap wood used on house exteriors be protected from moisture with flashing and gutters.
Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan Truman's military aide faced playful mockery at the Circus Saints and Sinners Club in New York. He watched skits lampooning his career including neon-decorated pajamas and a caricature of President Truman dancing with a young beauty. He joined in, even presenting a ceremonial ice box to club president Harold G. Hoffman.
Utah voters will decide in 1950 on a constitutional amendment to shift the state superintendent of public instruction from an elected to an appointed position. The measure seeks to centralize education oversight under a governorappointed official.
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