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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1949
Page
5
American orchid growers project sales exceeding 90 million dollars in 1949. Most blooms will be large purple varieties, with 10 percent in sprays and pastels. Growing is highly technical with heat and moisture control, long cultivation times, and protection against pests. prices reach up to 10 000 dollars per plant, average 65 dollars per bloom.
HAL BOYLE recalls a humorous shift as his wife hires Laurie to clean and organize the cluttered desk. The secretary, Polly-like chaos dissolves, leaving Boyle pondering dependence on order and the evolving role of a secretary in his work life.
Canadian army observer Major A S Ennis Smith called the upcoming navy cold weather exercise off Alaska a welcome step to strengthen the Alaskan frontier defenses. He warned northland underprepared for a large scale attack and noted Canada is conducting an exhaustive training program with Fort Churchill as Arctic warfare center. The amphibious group left San Diego January 18 with 40 ships and 18 000 men to land on Kodiak Island, followed by more forces February 1. Army and air force units will assist the navy.
Solo Bridge Navajo ridge in northern Arizona remains the sole highway crossing of the turbulent Colorado River for about 1000 miles, a distant contrast to Boulder Dam and Moab.
Strachur Scotland January 24 The bodies of 20 U S Army fliers were recovered Saturday from the wreckage of a B 29 that crashed on a hillside near here last Monday Bad weather delayed attempts to bring out the remains A Royal Air Force rescue crew assisted by naval airmen police and forestry workers completed the task The bodies will be taken to Prestwick Scotland then to Germany for transport to the U S Army Air Forces
The United States, with less than seven percent of the world’s population, accounts for eighty one percent of the world’s passenger cars and fifty seven percent of its trucks.
Washington reports that U S military scientists expect rocket weapons and guided missiles to absorb a rising share of defense spending by 1952 possibly 40 percent or more. The plan hinges on propulsion and guidance advances while expanding the research budget to about 15.9 billion dollars with military research at 534 million.
Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith ambassador to Moscow is hospitalized at Walter Reed for a physical checkup after a stomach ailment flared during a hunting trip. He entered January 2 and aides say he is “doing all right” though he has been pressuring resignation for months.
Daniel Frederick Baker, last survivor of the Revolutionary War, died in Freedom New York in 1869 at age 109, shortly after the Civil War.
The article notes that the first African slaves were introduced to the United States at Jamestown prior to the Pilgrims' arrival at Plymouth, marking an early chapter in American slavery.
Dr. Carl T. Compton, longtime MIT president turned development board chairman, leaves academia to join a government position. A scientist by training, he has spent much of his career in administration and oversight of scientific work.
In 1948 life insurance payouts totaled 1,430 million dollars to beneficiaries of policyholders who built funds to keep families as a going concern. The emphasis stressed that keeping families together supports the nation’s strength.
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