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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1953
Page
2
Governor Umstead spoke to four H Club members attending the 28th annual 4H Club Week at North Carolina State College. He praised their work, urged top state status for North Carolina, and invited them to pursue further opportunities after school. Delegates will attend classes daily with a health pageant slated for the evening.
About 1,000 Communist forces struck five South Korean positions along a mile front. Air forces reported heavy bombardment with bombers and fighter-bombers pounding front lines and rail yards. Allied units claimed several ground assaults were repelled and coastal guns near Wonsan were silenced by naval bombardment.
Two men jailed after entering an uninhabited dwelling in Wilmington Ohio found a blessing in disguise by painting at the courthouse while awaiting trial. Convicted and placed on a year of probation, they earned county work and later became bridge and counting staff with praise from local officials. The piece also notes the Smithsonian operates a tropical biology lab on Colorado Island.
Local plainclothesman William C. Harbin resigns after four years with the force to take a position with Bendix in South Bend Indiana. Police Chief C. Stoker announced the resignation and said no replacement plans have been made.
David Haithcock two year old son of Mrs Rodney Haithcock of Route six High Point was discharged from Carolina Convalescent Hospital in Greensboro yesterday. The hospital reports 98 polio patients current in residence.
Fred Jones, 48, of 505 South Street, was charged with possessing a pint of taxpaid whiskey with the seal broken and with being drunk. He posted $100 bond. a hearing is set for the last day of July.
Dividend announcements pushed many issues lower in today’s uneven New York market. Alexander Smith cut its dividends, St. Regis Paper issued an extra payout, and several blue chips like United Gas, Philco, Phelps Dodge and Atlantic Coast Line traded near new lows amid heavy volume and mixed overall sentiment. American Tobacco and Lorillard hit fresh highs on modest gains.
State Department warns that a 50 percent cut to the International Information Administration could force abandonment of radio as a key instrument. Senatorial hearings are set to press the case as officials urge restoration of funds for overseas information and broadcasting.
Glendale resident Mrs. A W Hinton reports a dozen eggs yielded 23 yolks in a run of twelve eggs. She says the era of the one yolk egg is over and wonders what tomorrow may bring.
An American spokesman said food aid to hungry East Germans will continue despite Soviet protests. Semyonov demanded an immediate halt, while East German crowds pressed for acceptance of Eisenhower’s $15 million aid. The United States asserts shipments are on the way and not linked to West Berlin actions. Riots and purges ripple through East Germany as authorities crack down on dissidents.
Winton E. Brannen 30 of Decatur offers to sell his left eye for 10 000 to settle debts and support his ailing wife and three children. He quit work to care for them as debts reach 2 500 while medical bills mount and the family risks losing their home.
A woman in a Fisherman's Wharf restaurant spotted a blonde and told her companion she could pass for Marilyn Monroe if she bleached her hair more. The blonde replied that she was Marilyn Monroe, dining unrecognized.
Mrs. Mary Florence O'Donnel of Holdenville Oklahoma died at age 83 leaving 155 direct descendants. She was survived by 13 of her 17 children, 67 grandchildren, 71 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren.
Congress is urged to allow flexible depreciation periods to prompt manufacturers to buy new machinery. The plan from the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute sets minimums of two years for short lived property, five years for machinery, and ten years for buildings, with no maximum. J Craig Smith of Avondale Mills outlined the proposal for the Ways and Means Committee hearings on revenue improvements.
The 50 000 Scouts at the third National Boy Scout Jamboree felt weariness as camp noise dropped and tents became resting places. Officials noted a polio case sparked no alarm with gamma globulin shots given to close contacts and ample vaccine supply available. The program featured a wild west rodeo with James Stewart Dennis Day and William Holden and an evening with Bob Hope Danny Kaye Jane Powell Debbie Reynolds Mitzi Gaynor and Robert Ryan. Hope called the Scouts the United Nations in short pants. Milk consumption per person in the U S has fallen four pounds since 1909.
Reports from Valdosta Waycross and nearby warehouses show strong tobacco demand with high prices. Beltwide volume nears record levels as Monday’s sales push totals to over 27 million pounds at an average around $51.70, with Waycross posting a peak day near 9.7 million pounds at $56.09.
Four members of the State Banking Commission were sworn in Raleigh in a ceremony in the hall of the House. Gov Umstead praised the commission and noted confidence in the banking system must be maintained. New members include Reuben R Robertson Sr W P Saunders John W Spears and Oscar J Mooneyham with A K Barrus to take oath later. Applications before the commission include bank branch openings and conversions across North Carolina.
London marks Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation celebrations with a river pageant of 200 small ships along the Thames from Greenwhich to Westminster Bridge. Despite heavy rain, thousands cheered as the queen in slate blue rode past watermen in Tudor dress en route to Westminster Abbey.
A vintage ad promotes Resinol Ointment for dry itchy skin in older adults. It claims janolin helps replace missing natural oils, soothing relief fast and lasting comfort. Available at all drug stores.
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