15 Jan 1952
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1952
Page
1
The Meredith College executive committee approved a $2,250,000 long range building program to be replaced with brick structures. The decision followed questions over publicity and a perceived lack of interest, with veterans of World War II noted in the coverage.
North Carolina motor vehicle owners have purchased fewer than half of the 1952 motor tags as the January 31 deadline nears, with the commissioner Rosser noting the total may exceed 1 100 000. In Washington Superior Court Edna Ray Clifton is tried for rape as a jury is selected from Bertie County for a preliminary hearing, with testimony about a boyfriend and a ride leading to alleged abuse.
John P. Lopp a 64 year old farmer was killed yesterday when a tractor pinned him against a garage wall. He was dead on arrival at Le Memorial Hospital.
Sheriff reports the arrest of Elmer Pete Spry 39 and Elmer Branch 27 at their Advance homes yesterday. Neither suspect has issued a statement as of now.
Washington leaders predicted the House would override economy advocates and vote a 10 percent pay boost for 3.5 million military personnel. The bill would cost about 832 million dollars yearly and raises basic pay and allowances for all ranks, including cadets and Coast Guard members, while overseas and flight allowances stay unchanged.
A brief social media post by Little Liz drew attention for its blunt remark about fashion and intelligence. Critics call the comment sexist while supporters say it signals candid humor about stereotypes.
WASHINGTON 4. A deadline looms as President Truman seeks to reorganize the Internal Revenue Bureau by reducing collectors from 64 to 25 and placing them under Civil Service. Senators and House members weigh hearings and votes, with Kefauver proposing an alternate plan to keep 64 collectors but still place them under Civil Service and ban outside business interests. The plan faces likely challenge in both chambers.
The stock market steadied with small losses after four days of advance. Sun Oil rose 2 1 4 points to 91 while Union Pacific reached a new high with an 11 8 point gain. Major names like Ames Can IBM and Texaco showed mixed moves as the market paused near 1951 highs. Volume hovered around 330000 shares, down about 10000 from the prior day.
Two high school youths Bill Pruitt and Jimmy Erney, aged 16 and 17, confessed to placing a dynamite cap in an Asheville apartment door to hear the noise. James A. Sexton, 33, was injured when the device exploded as he tried to remove it, costing him his thumb and two fingers.
In Washington North Carolina 125 prospective jurors aged from 10 years are to be drawn by a child for the murder trial of Lafay ette Miller 21 indicted on first degree murder in the shooting of farmer Harvie Ward. Miller pleads innocent as authorities keep tight security and the case weighs on Beaufort and Martin County.
AP dispatch says communists claim an Allied plane bombed camp No. 8 in North Korea last night, killing 10 prisoners and wounding 60 plus. UN and U.S. officers dispute the claim, with denials from the 5th U.S. Air Force and Libby. The only noted development is a UN subcommittee discussion on classifying captives as prisoners of war and a proposed ban on truce-building work.
American Sabre jets clashed with MIG-15s in a 15 minute over Korea with both sides claiming exchanges. U N forces reported bomb attacks near Pyongyang hitting a grenade factory with napalm and bombs, while North Korean probing moves were repelled along the Kum Song front.
In Vancouver B C residents urged city officials to save a cat stranded atop a 50 foot pole during two nights of rain and snow. Fire crews and the SPCA initially refused a rescue. public pressure led to freeing the cat with milk and fish, then it wandered home.
Police seek the identity of vandals who shattered most synagogue windows and damaged pews candelabras prayer books at the Benjamin F. Teller Memorial Synagogue. Estimated damage reached $2000 and Fred Kaufman 42 president of Tikvah Chado suffered a heart attack on seeing the destruction. The Army adopted the 24 hour clock system on July 1 1942.
A Soviet spokesman charged that Western powers are trying to bury Russia’s new atomic control proposal by moving it from the United Nations General Assembly to the Disarmament Commission. The Russians seek an international control system to begin with a ban on the bomb and a later rollout of verification measures, while the West pushes to study reductions in both atomic and conventional arms with a June deadline. France Britain and the United States signal continued resistance and insist on guarantees before dismantling their nuclear options.
A year-old tenant Bill Ervin Jr confessed to dynamiting the home of Mrs Bedell Grant to deter her from testifying in a morals case against his friend. The blast damaged two rooms but none injured. Ervin faces possible 10 years to death in the electric chair if convicted.
Former State Democratic Chairman Hubert E. Olive announced his candidacy for the May 31 Democratic primary, heightening a split field alongside William B. Umstead Ernest Gardner and Manley Dunaway. He pledged tax cuts, better roads and schools, rural electrification, and a statewide liquor referendum while opposing new taxes.
Cairo reports say police used tear gas to break up a mass march of about 100,000 youths demanding revenge for the killing of Egyptian pilot Esmat by British soldiers. The march involved army and air force units and followed clashes at a roadblock near Suez.
City patrolman W. G. Huggins was violently attacked by at least three men in an alley and remained in serious condition at a local hospital with concussion and other injuries. Police Chief L. F. Worrell said investigators, aided by Fort Bragg Army agents, sought the attackers, one believed injured.
Workers painting a water tower in Warrenton blamed a roof edge for cutting a safety rope. Albert Dalby, 30, of Martinsville Indiana, died on arrival at a hospital after plunging from the tower during finishing paint touches.
The Sierra region suffered a brutal storm with Donner Summit isolating the City of San Francisco and stranding 226 aboard a worn train. Rescuers and army units battled a white hell as 20 inches of snow fell on Lake Arrowhead and San Francisco faced extensive damage and outages estimated at $1,000,000.
Three and a half year old Ann Tapp died after a car struck her as she walked from a store with her mother. Driver Miss Sarah Jane Featherston, Roxboro welfare department employee, told police she did not see the child. Patrolman Clifton Palmer charged her with manslaughter. The Navy conferred by act of Sop…ent April 30.
Tonight's low 52 degrees and tomorrow's high 64 degrees. Today's high was 68 and last night's low 53.
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