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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1955
Page
2
Senators and House leaders clash over Eisenhower defense plans amid proposed cuts. Jackson and Long push for inquiry and deeper review while Flanders backs most proposals barring ground force reductions. Vinson supports the administration's aims yet calls for closer examination of naval defense.
CHICAGO The 1955 household appliances will come in white and a wide range of decorator colors from copper to pinks and blues. The International Home Furnishings Market at the Merchandise Mart runs through Jan 14 and is not open to the public. One major maker plans six color lines matched by paints from several suppliers, noting colored appliances rise from about five percent in 1947 to an estimated fifty percent in 1955.
Public notice in Guilford County North Carolina announces a special proceeding in the Superior Court seeking to sell lands held by A E Tate heirs as tenants in common. Defendants must respond by February 14, 1955 or risk court relief. January 5, 1955. Co. B S Lambeth Assistant Clerk Sprinkle & Coffield Attorneys. Jan 7 14 21 28.
The text discusses people who struggle to express affection due to childhood rebuff or shaming. In adulthood they fear close intimacy, affecting marriages and parent relationships. It notes a daughter’s attraction patterns relate to her relationship with her father, and cites a King Features Syndicate copyright.
The text discusses how girls may misjudge a father figure based on resemblance to him and how early emotional associations can mislead. It also weighs harsh punishment for child cruelty, noting risks of timidity, and suggests gentle correction and nonphysical outlets like boxing and wrestling for boys to channel dominance impulses.
The Air Force unveils plans for a West Point of the Air to train officers, with aNorwegian program emphasizing U S Soviet comparison. Lt Gen Harmon invites reporters to Columbia University as the academy opens Quasi temporary quarters at Lowry next July. Admission details include congressional nominations by Feb 18 and age limits 17 to 21.
The New York stock market rallied strongly today after a sharp two day decline with heavy trading volume, gains across major groups, and notable gains for New York Central and Alleghany. Leading issues included Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft U.S. Steel and Chrysler among many others showing solid intraday advances.
Defendants Edwin J. Cranford and Clara Cranford are informed a pleading seeks partition of the 311 Meadow Street property in High Point Guilford County. They must answer by February 16 1955. otherwise the plaintiffs will seek the relief requested in court. Margaret Wootten assistant clerk Haworth Haworth attorneys.
The North Carolina Rural Electrification Council was formed yesterday at North Carolina State College to boost farming efficiency through expanded electric use. Joe Howard of Greensboro, a Duke Power agricultural engineer, was elected chairman.
Earl Patterson a 27 year old Black man once jailed in Lyons Georgia escaped from Toombs County Jail on October 9 1933 and lived in Raleigh under the alias Willie Brown. FBI agents and Raleigh detectives arrested him after more than a year of pursuit. Georgia authorities were notified of the capture.
The Army announces Col. C. B. DeGavre, acting chief of staff at Ft. Bragg since November, will assume the post January 10. He succeeds Col. Norman E. Tipton, reassigned to Ft. Campbell to join the 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team. Tipton is a Rock Hill South Carolina native. DeGavre will also serve as chief of staff for the 18th Airborne Corps.
Speakers from North Carolina State College discussed orchard techniques at the first annual convention of the North Carolina Apple Growers Association. Delegation from State College included Dr. G W Schneider and four other professors along with extension staff and a statistician.
U S Middle District Judge Johnson J Hayes of Wilkesboro says a resolution to establish a fourth federal judgeship in North Carolina will be presented to the 84th Congress. The plan calls for a roving judge to preside where needed in the three NC federal districts, a suggestion Judge Hayes first made in 1953.
A bill introduced by Senator Goldwater would permit sending live scorpions through the mails for medical purposes. The postmaster general would decide safe packaging methods.
The 1955 General Assembly opened with Revenue and appropriation bills introduced after Gov. Hodges outlined his program. Bills carry out recommendations on school integration and local enrollment authority while tax measures target tobacco, soft drinks, sales tax limits, liquor, and other levies. House and Senate also move to reallocate seats in line with the 1990 census, with reps from Alamance Rockingham Pitt and Cabarrus counties affected.
House Democratic Leader McCormack and Senator Clements praised the president's shift toward Democratic programs such as reciprocal trade, school construction, and a higher minimum wage. Senator Knowland supported a strong foreign policy, while Morse and McCarthy criticized limited action on freeing Americans behind the Iron Curtain.
The article credits Genghis Khan as the first to use gunpowder during his 1215 conquest of China, marking a pivotal shift in military technology and warfare. The claim links the Mongol empire's campaigns with early developments in gunpowder weaponry.
A local businessman, identified as Reifel, received two extortion notes mailed from a downtown department store. The first demanded $50,000 at a railroad station and the second asked for $10,000 in ten parcels of $100 at a bus depot. Police followed instructions at the rendezvous, but no messenger appeared in both cases. Astor, in New York City, was not disturbed by the alleged plot.
CHICAGO An entertainer turned over an 18 month old lion used in an act to the Animal Welfare League. Manager Mrs Clara Croninger was unsure how to dispose of the 200 pound animal but now reports several callers show interest though no offer has been accepted yet.
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