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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1947
Page
2
Representatives of CIO unions in the state adopted a 1947 legislative program calling for a 40 cent per hour minimum wage. The plan also seeks at least a 30 percent raise for teachers, an adequate health program, and extended unemployment compensation. The article notes a shift from wooden to plastic and aluminum clothes pins since before the war.
Governor Talmadge ceded control of the lieutenant governor’s line while insisting only one governor remains. He vowed to follow court rulings if Thompson seeks jurisdiction and, with state police guarding, signaled no objection to Thompson serving as acting governor from the Senate.
Ferns and many foliage plants along with African Violets suit bright north and east windows best. They tolerate light from those orientations and add green color to indoor spaces.
In San Francisco a dispute grows over whether maintaining the private California Street Cable Railway is cost effective versus its tourist appeal. City officials may propose city takeover next spring. utilities commission notes the line would lose money but could advertise the city. If the cars no longer attract tourists, the aging fleet could head to junkyards.
ROCK HILL Jan. 20 Construction of the 39 million Celanese plant near here will begin when materials arrive Contracts have been let to Daniels Construction Company of Greenville Publicist Albert L Vreeland said the plant will employ about 3000 persons.
Public schools in San Francisco, with aid from the city planning commission, are teaching urban planning basics to students across grade levels. The American Society of Planning Officials notes that materials are being developed into a city planning handbook for classroom use.
The article details Senate and House activity on pay increases for teachers and state workers, including a fight over 20 percent raises. New conferees are added to a five-member panel, with Barker proposing higher, more progressive boosts and urging moves away from the 20 percent plan. Also noted are pending referendums on alcohol bans, prison youth segregation, bigamy prosecutions, and marriage age adjustments under state law.
Captain J R Teague head of the local police traffic division was named president of the graduating class at the University of North Carolina traffic law enforcement school. Attended by 22 North Carolina cities, the two week program trained instructors for city traffic schools. Albert Coates directed the Institute of Government course on traffic control accident investigation and state motor vehicles. Judges solicitors and police chiefs joined the final days with local Police ref C C Stoker among attendees.
Balloting in Poland across 6 726 precincts continued amid reports of underground attacks and violence as army guarded polls. Officials anticipated a government bloc victory with provisional results due January 31 while Western observers noted lack of free elections.
Hal Boyle recalls the C-47, once the army’s workhorse, now refurbished for civilian air travel. He laments stripping its rugged charm for cushions and luxury while praising its wartime role delivering supplies, troops, and hope across fields from Salerno to Hong Kong.
Buyers declined to forecast total turnout but noted today’s registrations suggest attendance will exceed all previous marks by several thousand.
San Francisco scientists from the University of California identify two factors in tooth eruption the growth hormone from the pituitary and thyroxin from the thyroid. Led by Dr. Herman Becks with colleagues Dr. Daniel Collins Dr. Miriam Simpson and Prof. Herbert Evans the team showed pituitary removal stops eruption while supplying thyroxin and growth hormone to rats induces new tooth growth even in mature specimens.
A series of fatal events across North Carolina includes Will Holmes killed when his truck overturned in Charlotte, Fred G. Stagg dying after a taxi crash, Jack Hodges shot in a fight near Lillington, James Garland Bailey killed in an auto crash near Beargrass, and Carl Edison Davis fatally shot in Asheboro. Sheriff Morgan will seek a warrant for Carlisle Keeling on murder charges. police say Keelings allegedly shot Davis following an argument at a garage in Asheboro.
Pittsburgh based Cemenstone plans expansion to mass produce lightweight concrete lumber for residential use. The firm early estimates builders could assemble a five room Cape Cod or flat roof bungalow for around six thousand to six thousand five hundred dollars excluding land.
Asheville and surrounding towns faced daily rain plus significant rises in the French Broad and Swannanoa. At Rosman the headwaters stage neared 4 7.6 feet with 2.90 inches fallen today and more rain predicted. Marshall river at 83 feet expected to crest around 10 feet while Hot Springs logged 1.5 inches in 24 hours and 13 feet flood stage. Hendersonville reported 1.94 inches and Ecusta 2.87 inches in the same period.
Philadelphia man Rolland H. Rhodes known as Dusty has given away a ton of candy to youngsters and dogs along his Germantown route over the past eight years, earning many friends.
Wyoming researchers at the Laramie experiment station report that 35 grasshoppers per square yard consume about 792 pounds of forage per acre in a single season, highlighting the potential crop damage from high insect populations.
An historical advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for backache from excess acidity and urinary issues. It claims a long tradition, herbs content, and a free trial offer via Kilmer & Co. Box 1255, Conn. It also promises relief from bladder irritation and increased urine flow.
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