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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1952
Page
2
Washington announces the 1953 Agriculture Conservation Program will stress long term soil and water conservation. Secretary Brannan says funds target practices above farmers own initiative and align with production goals amid a 250 million dollar appropriation and criticism of past payments for standard operations.
A tunnel is described as passing through an is land on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, connecting sections of the bridge with a submerged route. The note highlights a feature of the famous span and its engineering challenges in the middle area.
North Carolina received widespread rain that eased extreme heat and boosted crops especially tobacco. Rainfall totaled about 1.5 inches in a broad area with some regions remaining dry. hail damage occurred in parts. Officials predicted more hot humid weather and temperatures near or above 90s.
The Public Health Service named 34 grants totaling 562 351 dollars for cancer diagnosis and treatment training. UNC Chapel Hill received 5000 dollars to start a new cancer teaching program. Other awards include 25000 dollars to Dr. K M Brinkous at UNC for ongoing projects and 25000 dollars to Dr John C Hawk Jr at the Medical College of the State of South Carolina, with additional grants listed for UNC dentistry and Dr Brauer.
The French liner Flandre, 594 feet long and 20 500 tons, was towed into New York harbor after a maiden voyage delay of 21 hours due to mechanical problems. Departing Le Havre on July 23, fuel line clogs and a brief power loss caused the ship to pause at Staten Island before four tugs guided her into port amid a harbor welcome.
Hollywood profile of Mac Brainard a genius in remote control gadgets for stars. He automates sun blocking drapes car starting burglar alarms and pool speakers with electric eyes timers and bedroom dial controls. Clients include Clark Gable Donald O Connor and Lou Costello.
Washington officials indicated that most of the Southeast would be designated disaster areas due to a severe drought. So far Tennessee, 44 Missouri counties, and 18 Arkansas counties have been named disaster areas, enabling emergency government loans. Officials expect Alabama Georgia and Mississippi to join, with further designations likely in other Southern states. The move could unlock emergency funds to aid feed, shipments, and relief as farmers face crop and livestock losses.
Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois is named to a GOP strategy board to plan tactics for Eisenhower’s White House bid. The appointment was announced by Arthur Summerfield with other members including Leonard Hall and aides Hood Roberts Humphreys. The piece notes Dirksen’s prior Taft campaign leadership and his pledge to campaign nationwide for Eisenhower.
East and South combined to overcome a three match deficit and win the mixed team championship of the American Contract Bridge League Tournament. The Miami pair Mrs. Robert Burnstein and Harold Harkavy joined Mrs. Edith Seligman and Alvin Roth of Washington to post 21 wins in 28 in the decisive round, beating George Rapee’s New York team by one match 58 to 57. The master team matches begin tonight with the world championship bid next November, and the master pairs start today as a record 288 pairs enter.
A moderate after-shock struck Southern California at 5 09 am PDT marking the strongest after quake since the main temblor that killed 13 people 11 days earlier. Seismologists at Caltech Pasadena cautioned on exact intensity while Bakersfield sheriff described it as apretty fair little jolt.
Mrs. William Mc Bride said her children staged a cowboys and Indians game that turned dangerous when Sandra, five, was found dangling from a tree by a rope. She was rushed to a hospital and revived while her eight year old brother William, on a limb, made war cries.
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