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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1947
Page
5
Duke Power officials announced propane gas will be piped into High Point mains on Sunday afternoon June 8. A 25 to 30 person team will adjust home appliances and educate residents with precautions for ovens, ranges, and water heaters during conversion to the non toxic fuel.
Sages of ancient times credited emeralds with daily sight enhancing power and beauty. The belief links the precious stones to improved vision and enduring clarity for wearers.
French Communist May Day rally near the U S embassy in Paris drew anti American banners and shouted “Truman to the stake” while a platform and loud speaker faced the crowd. Deputy Henri Leferve-Pontalis questioned who would pay for the tribune and speakers.
The Rev. Clinton C. Cox of Chicago conducts a “Marriage School” for 200 couples at his Presbyterian church. He counsels against secret marriages, advises living alone initially, avoiding debt and long engagements, and urges definite plans for children aided by prayer.
Calcutta reports Dr. J. E. Church, 78, president of the International Commission on Snow, completed a two month survey of Himalayan snows in Nepal and Sikkim for India. He marks snow waters as key to India's development and notes the Himalayas begin at 10,000 feet due to their proximity to the equator. He plans to survey the Andes for Argentina after India.
Australian biologist Crosbie Morrison, after a five week tour of southern Honshu, warns Japan faces food scarcity as birds that eat insects decline. He suggests insecticides could help but may kill pollinating insects, risking crop yields.
The Powers Regulator company filed an action against Frank M. Autry trading as Frank M. Autry Plumbing and Heating in the clerk of court office this morning. The plaintiff seeks payment for equipment allegedly installed in 1945.
More than 100 boys reported to the Y M C A this morning for the opening of Free swim week. Edgar Hartley secretary of the Y expressed pleasure at the response and hoped the number would rise tomorrow. Free swim week continues the rest of the week with free swimming instructions offered at the Y.
WHITEVILLE A L Wright of Tabor City route 1, a Columbus county farmer, will increase strawberry acreage next year. Wright planted 1000 Massey plants last June and sold about $200 worth of berries this season. Every crate was graded U S No 1 and no crate sold for under $8. He plans to set another acre this summer.
Gazeta Ludowa reports about 200,000 Poles in Germany urged by authorities to return home for national reconstruction. The paper notes 119,000 in the American zone, 75,000 in the British zone, and 12,000 in the French zone.
McKinley Latham a 47 year old resident of 222 Hobson street was sentenced to 21 months in municipal court on three charges including resisting arrest indecent exposure and drunkenness. Clyde Staley 41 of 106 Thurston street drew 30 days for conduct with a nine month suspended sentence. Nelson Walls 20 of Route 2 got eight months for reckless driving and driving with no license after failing to pay damages and fines. Clarence Ashby 407 Pine street received five months for drunk driving and prohibition violations. Linville Turner received 30 days for prohibition violations. Henry Gregory 512 Grayson was jailed 30 days for assault with a deadly weapon and public drunkenness. Eighteen others arrested over the weekend were fined for public nuisance. Carl Gibson 112 Oakwood Court had hit and run and reckless driving charges continued until Friday.
United Nations moves toward an Asia and Far East economic commission with a July 7 convocation to draft its program. The group will report to the ECOSOC and to the General Assembly's fall session, after a June 16 Shanghai session reviewing reconstruction needs across British North Borneo Brunei Sarawak Burma Ceylon China India and more.
Hospital authorities report Mrs. Hubert Ferree of 505 Colonial Drive is recovering after an attempted self harm by asphyxiation. Police say she was found unconscious in her kitchen at 11 a.m. Sunday with the room filled with gas. Neighbor Mrs. J Byron Kirkman smelled the fumes and called Hubert Ferree Jr who produced a key to the house.
Gov. R. Gregg Cherry signs North Carolina proclamation designating June as National Dairy Month. It cites abundant grasses for dairy herds and peak production in June and urges observance to boost appreciation and consumption of milk and dairy products.
Over the opening weekend 1466 people used the city lake pool. Saturday had 637 entrants including 204 children and 433 adults. Sunday 829 with 202 children and 627 adults. The Negro pool drew 320 weekend swimmers with 90 children and 90 adults Saturday and 178 children and 42 adults Sunday.
Twenty acres of the C. C. Robins estate known as Brookbridge Forest on the Asheboro road behind Fraley Field sold at public auction last Saturday afternoon. The land was sold by C. F. Williams and Allston Clark to Mendenhall Thompson. Subdivided into 118 units with minimum 30 foot widths, the property brought about eight hundred dollars per acre.
Irene McLeod Odom filed for divorce from Henry Otis Odom in the clerk of court yesterday. She seeks a divorce on the grounds of two years separation. The couple met in 1932 and separated in 4.
Senator Clyde R. Hoey spoke to 78 graduates at Greensboro College commencement in Greensboro this morning. He warned that today’s youth face pessimism about present prospects and future achievements and urged courage effort and education. Dr Luther L Gobbel presided and awarded scholarships.
James L. Brown of Greenville S C died of a heart attack at his home Saturday night. He was a brother in law of Paul Charping of High Point and survived by his widow Lena Charping and a daughter Mrs L K Tarmmel of Greenville. Funeral services will be held.
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