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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1950
Page
3
In a Manhattan bar, a young man laments Korea’s lost battalion while contrasting public attention with past World War echoes. A bystander tunes the tale into a wary, poignant exchange about returning soldiers and unseen sacrifice.
The Los Angeles Rainbow troop of 33 Boy Scouts, delayed by bus breakdowns en route to Valley Forge National Jamboree, arrives after the encampment began. Local police arranged a special expedition to history shrines, with a cross country route to New York Detroit Chicago and Canadian cities before returning home.
A cramped group hears mixed feelings about veterans returning from battle. The bartender notes National League title scramble has quieted while Korea curiosity grows. He observes a widow avoiding loneliness by staying with family and hints war’s harsh pull on homeland loyalties.
Poland and Israel extend current trade agreement to December 1. Israel imports cement wood iron and other building materials from Poland. Israel exports citrus fruits dental supplies and special chemicals to Poland. The name Chile derives from an Indian word meaning snow.
Jacoby explains that the first meld may total the minimum required by law, not limited to it, and that jokers used in discards need not be essential to that minimum. He notes disputes over including sevens in melds and urges players to cite exact laws, as many rulings come from misinterpretations rather than the law book.
John Sadowski, longtime boiler worker at City Hall, is too large for his job. Weighing 241 pounds, he fits inside boilers to clean them, but three new boilers have doors 12 by 16 inches, making him unable to continue.
In San Francisco the Seventh Day Adventist church affirmed a stance against members taking part in war. The 12 day convention said some members train as medical corpsmen with cadet officers to be trained at Camp Beulah in Colorado August 14 to 28. President J Lamar McElhany warned nationalism endangers unity and mission.
Santa Ana police replace traffic citations for out-of-state violators with orange greeting cards. Police Chief B A Hershey ordered cards printed showing a street map of local points of interest on the back and a note on the front that drivers may unknowingly have violated the law.
Executors of William D. Simmons Jr deceased notify all persons with claims to present them by June 9 1951 at 1200 Greenway Drive High Point NC or be barred. Debts to the estate should be paid immediately. Dated June 9 1950. Helen F Simmons Mary Emma Simmons Conner Executors Roberson Haworth Reese Attys.
A furniture advertising manager was convicted of larceny of another firm's advertising style by a jury of home makers and buyers. The case stressed that each advertisement should be fresh and distinctive to the firm and product advertised and noted calls for new talent in the industry. The ad copy mentioned Hege Middleton and Neal of Greensboro, North Carolina, with contact details.
Richard J. Comisky of Lostant Illinois, the first U S evacuee from Korea, lands in Seattle arriving by plane. He is employed by the Economic Cooperation Administration.
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