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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1949
Page
2
Warren Arkansas suffered a tornado strike with mobile kitchens and first aid stations rushed to the scene. The navy set up a radio communications center to keep contact with the Camden ordnance plant and aid telephonists who stayed on duty. A Bradley mill worker said the storm hurled timbers like toothpicks and showed immense force.
Cloudy and mild with occasional rain today. West portions see rain easing. Weekend sun rise 7 31 and set 5 20.
A cyclone plowed through Warren and El Dorado with many casualties and heavy destruction. The storm killed several, injured dozens, and affected up to a fifth of homes in Warren, while previous year’s disaster had already claimed four farmers and an infant. The text also notes Gaston Planté’s invention of the first electric storage battery in 1859.
A winter storm system swept the central United States bringing icy blasts, tornadoes and heavy snow. Two deaths occurred in Arkansas and Louisiana as twisters struck near Haynesville and El Dorado, with 40 injured across Arkansas and Northwest Louisiana. about 2,000 travelers were stranded in Colorado and southern Wyoming as northern plains faced travel disruptions.
The article notes unions debating a response as employers consider a union shop clause in contracts. AFL CIO and other groups push to repeal Taft Hartley and restore Wagner act powers. If states ban union security, unions may lobby state legislatures. Green Murray Lewis and other leaders stay mum publicly, privately signaling disappointment.
Red Auerbach coached the Washington Capitols of the BAA and played for the 1939-40 George Washington University men’s basketball squad. He is noted as a member of GWU’s 1939-40 cage team.
The Thomasville city council certified reports of the $500000 bond issue and set next meeting for reports on municipal problems. They approved street name markings, street lighting, and ordinance limits on parking near Guilford Street School.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Ruth widow of John Wesley Ruth died at her son Rev O L Ruth's home on the Asheboro road after a long illness. She was born April 24 1856 in Alamance County and moved to Ramseur area years ago. Survivors include four daughters 33 grandchildren 61 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. Funeral at Bethlehem Pilgrim Holiness Church Alamance County with burial in church cemetery.
North Carolina records its first polio case of the year in Winston Salem with four year old Dawn Pulliam, daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Pulliam, diagnosed at North Carolina Baptist Hospital.
The 275 to 142 decision saw 49 Republicans join Truman Democrats to approve a bottleneck-breaking rule, offsetting 31 southern and border-state Democrats. The vote created a pragmatic coalition and followed a social visit by President Truman to Speaker Rayburn, signaling a closer White House Capitol bond.
A series of six bank robberies hit San Francisco with a defenseless middle aged woman as the latest culprit. She passed a note to teller John Zobel and stole $2666 from a Bank of America downtown branch, the first female robber in four months. Police Inspector Martin Lee warned a rash of holdups may follow word of the unarmed thief.
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a state of the condition of all banks as of the close of business December 31, 1948.
Hollingsworth tops Highland Container in a league game, 30 to 11, after a 15 to 12 halftime edge. McIntyre 0 for Highland, Petty leads with 9 points while Weathford and Tucker contribute for Hollingsworth.
Ailing King George VI departed Buckingham Palace for the first time since November 11, taking a brief car ride with the queen before lunch. Doctors said his condition allowed limited activity amid treatment for poor blood circulation in his legs.
General Electric engineers demonstrated that inaudible ultrasonic sound at 25 000 cycles per second can burn cotton and suspend cork by creating a still air focal point. The setup uses a tiny whistle and a headlight reflector to focus waves and scatter back to form the suspended cork. The test highlights how ultra sonic waves interact with small particles.
Chicago White Sox release right handed pitcher Pete Gebrian 25 of Bayonne New Jersey to Newark of the International League.
North Carolina representatives voted solidly to curb the rules committee's power to pigeonhole legislation while South Carolina lawmakers largely opposed the plan. Rep Hugo Sims was the sole South Carolinian supporting the administration's proposal as the committee's influence on floor votes remained a point of contention.
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