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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1946
Page
2
The article continues from page one discussing price questions and the dispute. It notes that inability to pay is not an argument in the General Motors strike of 175,000 CIO auto workers.
President Truman discussed steel price policy with OPA head Bowles as CIO oil workers demand about 30 percent wage increases. OPA reportedly cannot back a $2 daily boost, may propose $2.25 to $2.50 per ton instead. U S Steel seeks a $7 per ton rise to cover past deficits and future raises. A year-end industry report is due tomorrow with a final price plan expected by February 1.
Juan, pretender to the Spanish throne, says he cut short a skiing trip to Gstaad because of negotiations but denies any deal with Generalissimo Francisco Franco to restore the monarchy in Spain.
New officers for six months were installed at the Exchange Club meeting held at the Sheraton hotel. M L Patrick was named president with Everett Wall as vice president Olen Wrenn as treasurer and Boyd Ward as secretary. Board members are Broadus Culler J P Davis J W Lovings and J D Ross. Past president J W Lovings received a pin from Dr Glenn G Perry. Worth Hedrick joined as a new member and Olen Wrenn won the attendance prize.
The Herald Tribune quoted Dr. Victor Weisskopf, a Los Alamos physicist, saying the London-derry claim of a Russian atom bomb sounds like foolishness. He noted captured German scientists would be of little use, as Germany lagged behind the United States by about three years.
The ration board explains that sugar allotments must be secured from the state OPA office in Raleigh. Local office provides forms R-194 for replacements R-146 for new book applications and R-353 for furlough and temporary rations. Fill out and mail to Raleigh for processing and receipt of ration evidence.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Jan 8. Full scale furniture production is still far off and likely not attained in 1946 Seidman and Seidman report today noting that shortages of bar material and lumber are chief bottlenecks Despite shortages the industry kept its dollar output of household furniture near pre war levels In 1945 production at manufacturers prices totaled about 640 million dollars up from 610 million in 1944 an overall offset after four years of war of only about 3 percent
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma says 40 pairs of worn baby shoes sent with notes asking to send fathers home will be forwarded to relief groups aiding war devastate areas. He collected the shoes to support demobilization efforts for armed forces and will dispatch them to clothing drives for victims in Europe.
The piece reports CIO walkouts set for January across 11 International Harvester plants involving 30 000 workers and potential concessions from Wage Price Administrators. It notes efforts in Washington to avert steel and meat packing strikes planned for January 14 and 16 affecting hundreds of thousands, plus a 200 000 CIO United Electrical strike at General Electric General Motors and Westinghouse on January 15.
The Japanese press notes a newly organized cooperative party preparing to challenge established parties. The platform calls for farmers cooperatives and streamlined imperial court machinery. It also advocates scientific birth control while communists urge a joint front with Social Democrats against socialist leadership.
Quinsell Covington a 26 year old agro soldier was turned over to military authorities after a municipal court fined him 25 dollars and suspended 30 days for drunkenness on a Carolina Coach Company bus. He caused a bus terminal disturbance on January 3 requiring all passengers to exit as officers intervened.
Partly cloudy today with warm temperatures. Tonight showers and thunderstorms begin in the mountains. Warm conditions continue today and tonight, not as warm Wednesday. Extended forecast calls for showers and storms through Tuesday night, then clearing and cooler Thursday through Saturday with fair, mild conditions.
Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer told troops in a special message that enlisted men meeting discharge requirements would be sent home from the China theater. Only commissioned officers will be retained up to 60 days after they become discharge eligible if needed. Wedemeyer said the advisory group for China would be filled on a voluntary basis.
Investigators and state and county officers operated all night at the Degnan home as the search for Suzanne intensified. Parts of the body were recovered from nearby sewers while a ransom note and numerous clues were collected. An inquiry was opened, and officials cautioned the killer may be different from a prior suspect linked to a separate 1919 homicide.
Secretary Byrnes travels with nine others to London to lead the U N delegation to the United Nations. He presses safeguards on atomic information and veto power to shield U S knowledge while senators like Vandenberg urge revisions to protect American bomb knowhow. Byrnes seeks to guard U S participation with Congress decisions on disclosures.
The Florida state board of control appointed Dennis R. Stanley as director of athletics at the University of Florida and began a search for a new head coach. Stanley, a star end on the 1928 high scoring team and former coach, takes over as athletic leader.
New York trading resumes on a normal basis as rallying trends appear across major issues despite the New York Western Union operators strike. Key leaders include U. S. Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Willys Overland Studebaker and others, while potatoes and livestock markets in Chicago show mixed to steady movements with notable price ranges.
Cotton futures opened 25 to 40 cents higher with May at 24.49 and July at 23.66. Noon prices showed gains of 45 to 85 cents. March 24.61, May 24.53, July 24.39.
Business in cotton goods markets remained quiet with scant offerings as mill men wait for word from the Washington meeting of trade representatives and the Office of Price Administration on production costs. Officials expect the raw cotton ceiling order to offer little relief to wool and rayon sectors already restricted by low supply.
Excerpts from soldiers describe officers living lavishly in luxury houses with many staff, claiming privilege amid housing shortages. Accusations include private homes for officers and a captain sending a launch to find laundry aboard his ship. Soldiers discuss their feelings about waiting to vote and returning home.
A government committee representing agencies will sail January 18 to implement President Truman's order to restore full immigration. Commissioner Ugo Carusi of the immigration and naturalization service said the group will include members from the state department and the U S public health service, with others not identified.
The coach of the Gators has been on the Duke University coaching staff for the past eight years.
Brodhead Kentucky residents saw a 10 p.m. curfew imposed by the town board after three murders in a week including a town marshal. The board plans another meeting to reestablish a local law enforcement agency as resignations leave posts vacant and no marshals are yet hired.
The North Carolina state government weighs acquiring the soon-to-be-abandoned Butner hospital campus with over 3 000 beds. Governor Cherry notes potential uses including housing wards and relocating the Camp Sutton temporary mental hospital due to material shortages.
Animals that leap among branches rely on depth perception from two eyes. Stereoscopic vision helps judge distances and prevent falls, aiding arboreal navigation and survival in forest canopies.
Raleigh reports that the North Carolina state fair will return in 1946 after a hiatus since 1941. Manager J. S. Dorton, back in the agriculture department, says the fair aims to be bigger, with fair grounds and race track in usable condition and no immediate plan for a permanent exhibition building.
Hugh Smart, manager of the Center theater, announced that starting tomorrow the theater newsreel will feature scenes from four New Year’s Day football bowl games. He said local sports fans would be interested in seeing the plays.
Certificates filed in Raleigh list Kirkman Novelty Furniture Company of Lexington to deal in furniture. Authorized capital stock $100,000, subscribed stock $400 by T. V. Kirkman Euilla K. Kirkman Thelma K. Rothrock and T. V. Kirkman Jr. all of Lexington.
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