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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1952
Page
1
Three teenage fugitives from a Michigan reform school are held in York South Carolina on burglary charges after six stores were broken into Friday night. Suspects Gerald Lawrence Gary 16 James Robert Arnold 15 and Terry Elliott Brow 15 were arrested with an auto license found in their car.
Retiring Rep. Robert L. Farmer and Bob Doughton criticized Gen. Dwight Eisenhower during a Doughton Day event in Concord. Doughton called Eisenhower “an expert in his own field” but not equipped for the presidency, arguing he is less equipped than any previous nominee from either party.
Winston-Salem wins the Carolinas Preflight Model Plane meet with ten first places versus Greenville's nine. Charlotte Greensboro and Raleigh earn two awards each, while Kernersville and Cloudville V A claim one first place apiece.
The Southern Association of Commissioners of Agriculture begins its annual three day convention in Raleigh. The program includes morning and afternoon business sessions, a luncheon at the governor’s mansion, and visits to the State Fairgrounds Duke University Durham and the Morehead Planetarium Chapel Hill.
The Southern Conference of the Veterans of Foreign Wars plans to present a Korean resolution at the national VFW encampment in Los Angeles in August. Leaders from 10 Southern states say the United Nations should press Korean Communist forces to accept UN peace terms, and if no agreement is reached, full scale hostilities should resume.
Former North Carolina Governor R Gregg Cherry said he will skip the Democratic national convention in Chicago next week. He stressed no disrespect to the event, but must remain in Gastonia for business reasons.
The Advisory Budget Commission started a month long tour of state institutions to hear requests for the 1953 55 biennium. The panel will visit the North Carolina Sanatorium at Wilson and the Eastern Carolina Training School at Rocky Mount.
Seven leading scientists and Office of Ordnance Research officials met at Duke University to review future evaluation of ordnance research proposals. Dr. T J Killian, OOR chief scientist, said the discussions covered basic research directions and funding considerations.
The Seventh Southern Institute for Hospital Administrators started a four day meeting at Duke University with southern hospital officials discussing budget balancing and related issues. Speaker list includes F Ross Porter superintendent of Duke University Hospital and Institute chairman.
Fifth Air Force fighter bombers blasted 56 bunkers and 23 gun positions across Yonchon Pyongyang Kumson Punchbowl and eastern coast areas. F-86 jets likely downed one MIG-15 and damaged another in MIG Alley. UN infantry seized a Communist held hill on the eastern front after three days of heavy fighting and a major bombardment preceded a nighttime assault.
United Press survey shows at least 18 killed across North Carolina over the weekend. Victims include Hoyt McMahon in a light plane crash near Spruce Pine, Walter Wagner in a lake drowning near Columbus, and Maynard Hawes in Forsyth County car crash, among others.
Democratic leaders prepare for the national convention with 17 presidential hopefuls including Adlai Stevenson and Averell Harriman. Debates over civil rights clash with Southern demands while Estes Kefauver leads with pledged votes as Russell and Kerr trail. Truman May seek renomination if necessary.
Eisenhower taps New York GOP leaders James Hagerty and Thomas Stephens for press and appointments secretary posts He aims to solidify Dewey loyalists behind his campaign while Taft supporters resist. The move follows Eisenhower’s Denver trip and signals a broad campaign team formation.
Senator Estes Kefauver declared in Syracuse that Dwight D. Eisenhower is the unwitting instrument of Wall Street bankers seeking to control the U S economy. He argued bankers aided Eisenhower’s nomination and would push a rightward platform harming liberal reforms. Kefauver urged a strong civil rights plank and federal civil rights commission to foster federal state cooperation.
State Department has asked the Justice Department to investigate documents tied to China Lobby operations. Senator Morse asserts authenticity of cabled dispatches from Nationalist Chinese officials seeking access to US Democrats.
Sam Stern of Fargo N D was elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He will be installed at the closing day of the national convention. The convention reported 28 604 new members since the last gathering and total lodge assets of 220 652 369. Other officers elected include Robert Reddington Charles Hawthorne Roy Yerby and Edward A Dutton.
North Carolina highway fatality toll for the first four months is 3 percent under last year when adjusted for increased mileage and registrations, according to H. D. Jones engineer-director of highway safety for the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The keel for the USS Forrestal, the world’s largest carrier, was laid at Newport News in a grand ceremony. The ship will cost about 218 million to 220 million dollars, host roughly 100 aircraft, and launch 32 jets within four minutes.
More than 150000 volunteer air craft spotters began around the clock operations to guard the nation from enemy attack. They man 32 filter centers and 9000 observation posts along the borders and coasts from Canada to California and North Carolina with a projected 500000 volunteers needed.
In Panmunjom Korea the Communists asked for a two day recess in Korean truce negotiations, hinting a new United Nations proposal may be under review. They gave no reason. The United Nations did not disclose details of 10 secret sessions prior to the request. A Chinese protest accused American jets of strikes on Manchurian soil during a Pyongyang raid, and Chou En Lai warned of consequences. An Air Force spokesman dismissed the claim, noting only one American plane was lost.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the CIO United Steelworkers must accept or reject near final industry concessions including a 5 per ton price rise and a union shop compromise. Government backing and wage package details shape a strike that has surpassed 42 days and cost billions.
The forecast calls for a low of 68 tonight and a high of 85 tomorrow. Last night bottomed at 66 with today’s high around 03.
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