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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1949
Page
2
Geoffrey O Hara renowned composer will visit High Point on February 7 as the guest of the High Point Executives Club at the Sheraton hotel. Local club official Paul Ingle announced the appearance, noting O Hara's long public appeal with songs like Your Eyes Have Told Me and K K Katy.
The article highlights Mr. O Hara teaching average people to compose simple tunes. His entertaining demonstrations are praised by concert artists and educators across the Americas for their educational and inspiring approach. His latest piece One World is hailed as song of the year by music educators.
Funeral services for Ty Sgt Walter G Sharpe 28 killed in action in May 1946 will be held Thursday at 3 p m at Brooks Memorial church Greensboro native son attended William Penn High and Mary Potter schools and A and T College He is survived by his parents a sister Mrs Mable Barker and was buried in Greenhill Cemetery The remains arrived today at Moores Funeral Service. Arts and crafts registration open at Wick Paint Fairview School and Branch Library with eight lessons starting Feb 1 at 8 p m Foster Grove Baptist Church preacher Rev Siler to speak Jamestown public invited Pride of Guilford Lodge No 47 K of P meets tonight at 8 p m at Odd Fellows Hall
Considerable cloudiness covers the state with a cooler trend in eastern and north central portions today. Occasional light rain may affect the northern area as temperatures edge down tonight and Thursday. Sunrise is 7 25 and sunset is 5 42.
The 24 hour ending at 8 30 a m lists city by city maximum and minimum temperatures with values such as Little Rock 59 38 Asheville 45 00 and New York 30 30 alongside several missing or uncertain figures.
William J. Ahearn a 52 year old bachelor earning $33 weekly for eight jobs admitted taking about $200,000 from his employer over the past twenty years. Authorities said he lost as much as $1000 daily at the races while serving as bookkeeper cashier accountant and general manager for two allied companies. Ahearn was arraigned on an indictment charging theft of $52895.
Senators plan to introduce a bill in the senate tomorrow to provide about 500000 public housing units over five years. The measure aims to expand federal housing programs and boost construction nationwide.
Franz Von Papen, once a top diplomat under Hitler, was released today by a German denazification court. The court upheld his freedom by reversing his prior conviction as a major Nazi offender.
Thomasville city schools raised 702.56 toward a county polio drive, boosting totals near 1153. Golf pro Kugan Aycock of Lexington Country Club plans a 12 mile trek to Thomasville to aid the fund with a guessing game on strokes. An official scorer and several caddies will accompany him starting at 7 30 a m at midtown Lexington before the ninth hole at Thomasville course.
Dr. Lowen Wallin urged a balanced public health program in High Point United States stressing sanitation and school health. He noted no phase fully developed and outlined plans for the city health department enforcement and education. Allen Robbins urged Optimist help for the March of Dimes campaign as Jim Mason of Stevenson Alabama attended. Tokyo police troubled by chain letter scam as residents invest 20 yen for 16 million yen payoff.
The court order releases the diplomat who served under Hitler as ambassador to Austria and Turkey after an eight year labor camp sentence. The court ruled that this punishment suffices, noting he was convicted as a minor offender and has been imprisoned since the war’s end.
Cooley predicts a strong push for oil tax repeal as Democrats control the House. He notes last year a repeal bill passed the House by a wide margin but died in the Senate. The Democratic platform includes repeal pledges.
The state moves to hear the highway bond issue on Feb 11 at 9 30 A M and consider a bill allocating proceeds from a one cent of the six cent gasoline tax to municipalities on Feb 4. Senate delays on a judiciary assignment bill provoke postponement while rural road funding is flagged as a key legislative item.
Taft argues that public housing would be too costly and invade private development. He concedes limited public housing is socialistic in nature but notes existing socialized medical care through public hospitals for the poor.
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