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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1950
Page
3
In a bridge hand West bets four spades after a pass from Joe. West misreads hearts and diamonds, tries clubs, and finagles to lose. The columnist argues Joe erred by passing the four spades doubling, costing the rubber. six clubs was possible with correct play.
Questions cover Alexander Graham Bell’s birthplace the singular of bacteria the 1942 ship capsizing in New York harbor the Father of the Turkish Republic and the four parties that have elected US presidents. The composer born in Pesaro in 1792 studied in Bologna and wrote Moses in Egypt William Tell and Barber of Seville. A Cambridge born musician in 1909 pursued pharmacy and Massachusetts education.
College of Pharmacy student and pianist Lilian Campbell notes a student who gave up a drugstore job after earning in one night what he made in a week. His orchestra debuted in 1931, served four years in the Navy, then boosted radio fame after WWII, and has been ill lately.
A compact chronology notes 1636 Providence founded by Roger Williams, 1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne born, 1807 Garibaldi born, 1817 Erie Canal work begins, 1826 Stephen Foster born, 1836 US patent bureau established, 1848 Washington Monument cornerstone laid, 1863 Vicksburg surrenders, 1946 Philippine independence granted.
In a terse urgent appeal the writer stresses immediate action and attention, urging authorities to respond without delay to a pressing matter. The note emphasizes immediacy and public awareness of the critical situation.
A quotation attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes urges prioritizing trust over wealth. It contrasts financial security with the value of trust as a guiding principle.
The reading notes harmonious parallels of Venus and Jupiter promise friendliness and calm for the coming year. It forecasts good fortune and happiness for the next year. It also predicts notable traits and achievements for today’s child.
A birthday note lists Gertrude Lawrence actress Alec Templeton pianist Louis Armstrong trumpeter and Louis B Mayer motion picture producer. The brief honors their birthdays and notes their fame in film music and stage.
North Carolina federal tax collections for the year ending June 30 totaled 1.131 billion dollars, down from 1948 49 and 1947 48 peaks. The year still ranks as the fourth biggest for the state, with five years over one billion dollars. June receipts were 110.33 million, down 10.39 million from June 1949.
Mezzo soprano Horizon makes her Swarthou debut in the sun titled role on the 13th. The program lists interstice and Brazilian macaw themes with references to a dampness symbol, spigot, and a monastery sawmill gate. A list of related clues follows including Buddhist ri ra, unit of length, and various musical terms.
Roby E. Taylor of Winston-Salem filed in federal court for a $16 192.33 income tax refund under protest for years 942 47. He argues Charles H. Robertson refused to recognize Taylor Oil Company as a valid partnership, affecting the tax claim.
High Greensboro workers tally gains with 711 June placements up 35 percent from 459 a year earlier per Doyle A. McCool of the state employment security commission. The text also notes 1949 increases in cattle hogs and sheep and references a partnership income allocation to a plaintiff seeking a jury trial.
Miss Mary Ellen Knight of Greensboro was appointed today as a child welfare worker in New Hanover county welfare department announced by J. R. Hollis. Western lands irrigated by the U S Bureau of Reclamation yielded more than 500 million dollars in crops annually from 1946 to 1949. U S livestock rose two per cent in 1949 after five years of decline.
In Valley Forge, a rotund visitor at the 47,000-strong Boy Scout jamboree exchanges jokes about patrol cries. He learns the beaver patrol may suit him best as the boy explains cries like kar kaw and krees while listing other patrol calls. The exchange ends with the man asking the boy about his future as a lawyer.
Columbia University selects the ten dullest great classics after polling editors writers booksellers librarians critics and amateurs. Pilgrim's Progress tops the list with Moby Dick Paradise Lost Faerie Queene Life of Samuel Johnson Pamela Silas Marner Ivanhoe Don Quixote and Faust also named. Shakespeare's As You Like It ranks low.
A partial dialogue ends with a prophecy that the boy will become a fine lawyer and a dramatic cry, as a fat boy claps and the eagle and the beaver share a moment of understanding.
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