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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1949
Page
2
The proposal explains that lease terms and past increases do not trigger automatic rollbacks. Under the new law a landlord cannot raise rents beyond approved levels after enactment. Expeditors must approve any future increases, with leases ending keeping protections in place.
The bill tightens eviction grounds for landlords and extends wartime housing preferences. It prohibits selling newly built or converted homes after June 30 1947 unless for owner use, blocks lower price sales to veterans, and applies similar restrictions to rental properties including rooms and apartments.
The forecast for North Carolina and Georgia indicates warm, unsettled conditions with showers in the mountains tonight and Wednesday. Extended period through Jan 29 shows temperatures 6 to 10 degrees above normal, with continued warmth through Thursday and cooler conditions Friday and Saturday. A separate bill grants an expediter power to control rents for dwellings converted between 1949 and 1951, and for unrented dwellings from 1945 to 1948 receiving rental after 1948.
Radio reports name Mao Zedong as war criminal on a list led by Chiang Kai-shek, prompting a mass evacuation from Nanking. Officials race south by train and foot as shells threaten the capital and peace talks fade, with Li Tsung Jen moving 50 000 troops toward the Nanking area.
James B. Carey of the CIO and British Dutch union leaders quit the world federation of trades unions amid claims the body is communist ridden. Irving Brown of the AFL calls for a new international movement of free trade unions as Bolshevism faces growing criticism.
The North Carolina state bar and the North Carolina bar association along with many leading lawyers and citizens from both Republican and Democratic parties approved the nomination.
Federal officials say storm killed cattle on western plains cannot be sold for human consumption unless bled immediately after slaughter. Carcasses from winter ranges may be salvaged for fats and hides are damaged by breeze.
Early risers may view Jupiter and Venus in close alignment creating the illusion of a single bright planet. Rev. W F Elliott notes Jupiter at about 400 million miles and Venus at 45 million miles from Earth, with a 6:45 a.m. eastern sky view as sunrise approaches. The phenomenon follows a recent display of northern lights linked to sunspot activity.
designer Nettie Rosenstein showcases a spring collection with strapless bodices and bare shoulders among knits and prints. navy, lilac, and blue patterns appear in capes, caped knits, and flowing skirts, with formfitting waists and dramatic cape silhouettes.
In Mexico City the left wing daily El Popular accuses AFL of Nazi and fascist leanings in a signed column by a noted writer. The piece characterizes AFL as fascist and Francoist amid political contention.
John F Cooper 82 a native of Rowan county and China Grove resident died Monday at Rowan Memorial Hospital after two months illness due to a heart attack. Funeral services are planned for tomorrow at St Mark's Lutheran Church China Grove with numerous survivors including six sons and four daughters, twenty grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.
The High Point Council of Garden clubs announces a Friday meeting at 10 a.m. for all special committees planning the Spring Flower show. The session, hosted by Mrs. Valette J. Harris on Rockford road, will feature the Central committee chair Mrs. Silas Casey presenting floor plans. Full attendance is urged by officials.
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