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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1950
Page
2
A column explores how superstition permeates ordinary life from Christmas house blessings to tea bubbles. It cites beliefs about luck influencing work, fortune tellers, and even soldiers’ choices in battle, noting rituals like horseshoe ashtrays and ritual tasting of tea froth.
Secretary of State Acheson defends a cautious Far East policy amid questions on Formosa and aid. He notes aid must be desired and usable, rejects beyond-line security guarantees, and emphasizes UN backing and self-resistance. He warns against Russian adventurism destabilizing Asia and empowers Beijing loyalists versus Moscow influence.
Hair and Cobb argued over gambling debts after a basketball game in Raleigh. The car rolled into a wall after a struggle over a gun, and both men were allegedly drinking. Hair fled across the country, later telling Los Angeles police his version of events. A train killed Will Fox, 6, in Siler City, in a separate incident.
US Chamber and industry spokesmen dispute government claims on coal reserves and emergency measures. Moody warns of another strike as Lewis delays contract talks and miners in Weirton and West Virginia ponder a weeklong walkout amid NLRB action and regional unrest.
Washington reports that liquor makers oppose a draft ban on liquor beer and wine advertising in interstate commerce and by radio. The bill, pushed by Senator Langer, faces heated testimony as about 500 in attendance condemn the measure as discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder and budget director Frank Pace will attend a southern party conference in North Carolina on January 28 in Raleigh. National committee man Jonathan Daniels said Governors McMath Folsom and Talmedge plan to attend, with Vice President Barkley as the principal speaker.
Police say Taylor 21 killed by husband 28 for returning home 15 minutes late after visiting her foster mother. He confessed to beating with a hammer and strangling with a belt in a one room Brooklyn apartment. He was booked on homicide.
The Truculent sank after its prow rammed the submarine's torpedo room near the Thames estuary. The Divina report says the collision occurred in clear weather as the Swedish tanker attempted to break through ice. Rescue efforts continue as admiralty divers work to refloat the sunken craft.
A report from Piedmont and Duke officials outlines plans to stimulate regional development through natural gas. Conyers describes an American horse trading approach while bankers push a floor price for boiler fuel sales and Transcontinental Natural Gas offers a temporary 20 million cubic feet daily supply to Piedmont, Virginia.
At Capitol Square a utilities commission conference heard C C Howell of the Atlantic Coast Line stress railroads face unyielding conditions from competition and subsidies. The discussion urged frank facts on curtailment, with leaders warning that cutting unprofitable services won't ensure monopoly protection.
The encyclopedia states western cattle ranchers' brands covered more territory than the coats of arms used by feudal European lords, highlighting the expansive branding practice.
Cities along the Ohio prepared with 12 floodwall pumps in operation amid a crest four feet above flood stage in Louisville. Temperatures plummeted across interior states with subzero readings in the Dakotas Minnesota and Nebraska, while mild conditions persisted from Florida to Texas. Snow and wind disrupted traffic in Washington Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Protamine sulfate used to stop bleeding is derived from salmon eggs.
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