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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1950
Page
10
City council plans to pass the new budget in August with retroactive July 1 start. A water tank site decision and a new school board member approval are expected at the August 1 session while committees finish budget discussions. Mayor Bailey opposes blanket salary increases and seeks a review before adoption.
The High Point Red Sox will host the Greensboro Grays at Finch Field with a 8 p.m. start. The Spencer Royal Giants game, postponed from last Sunday, will now be played on Thursday night at eight.
The report notes that in 1920 Japan unified three districts of Taipei, then the capital of Formosa, into a single city. This consolidation reflected administrative restructuring under Japanese rule.
Greek freighter Georgios F. Andreads reported Russians unloading supplies in a North Korean port on March 28 during a week stay at Chinnambo. Second mate Christos Petrides said guards confiscated gear but crew glimpsed factories and several liberty ships bearing the Russian flag. Koreans aboard appeared hungry and reportedly stole food.
A new sand-blasting process prepares furniture for a fresh finish without varnish removers or sandpaper. It exposes the original wood surface with minimal labor and cost, even on thin veneers.
Chief Justice Harvey McGehee refused Willie McGhee a writ of error that would have stayed his execution scheduled for Thursday. The Laurel, Mississippi, man, a convicted Negro Baptist, was found guilty of raping a white Laurel housewife in November 1945 after defense claims of false testimony and a hearing. The grounds for dismissal were not disclosed.
Guilford county processes its first draftees under the defense department call with High Point and nearby registrants. Delinquents in 1A and 1A0 classifications face early physical exams and induction. The local board will draft three men per required unit and warns nonreporting registrants face federal prosecution. Names of several delinquents are listed for action.
THORMSVILLE July 25 The last of five worthless check cases against Phillip Hargett 21 of Thomasville now Charlotte was disposed of in recorder's court He withdrew his appeal in the fifth case and paid the $50 check plus costs Other recorder s court judgments included James Brown drunk driving and check related cases with varying fines and suspensions and several defendants pled not guilty or were found not guilty in minor traffic and alcohol offenses
July 25 Arlington Park reports Citation, the leading money winner with 938630 career earnings, pulled up lame after a public workout following the fifth race. Trainer Jimmy Jones indicated Citation may be finished with racing.
Western and central fronts report Communist divisions and roving bands overwhelming South Korean and UN positions. MacArthur states Yongdong withdrawal orderly as Reds attack from multiple axes and push toward Pusan with tanks and artillery support.
Arvil Beeson of Randleman dies at 66 leaving a wife two daughters a son and several grandchildren. His funeral is at Cedar Square Friends church with burial at Level Cross cemetery. In municipal court Clarence Bell is cleared of probable cause in the April 15 crash that killed Rebecca Cecil prompting a $75 000 civil suit. Other local cases include hit and run and various charges with fines suspensions and appeals.
Community notices list visits by Rev. McDonald of Columbus and Mildred Brarrino returning home with relatives. Local groups hold meetings at Pilgrim Congregational, Daughters of Gensey Tent, and Guilford Lodge. Special services at Church of God in Christ, Emmanuel Baptist, and a Tabernacle revival ongoing with Rev. Clarence Bowman.
Louis E. Fairchild 81 and chairman of Fairchild Publications died early today at John T. Matther Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson New York. He helped build the firm with his brother Edmund W. Fairchild founder of the business. Survivors include son Edgar W B Fairchild and daughter a Philip Rauch of Huntington.
At Long Range Proving Ground Cocoa Florida another giant two stage rocket is to be fired in a Saturday test flight. A 14 ton German V-2 with a 700 pound nose missile achieved a 10 mile altitude before descending and exploding near the Atlantic. The WAC Corporal reportedly reached speeds up to 5000 mph.
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