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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1946
Page
2
Robert Smith owner of the Copper Kettle lunch room at Lexington and Montlieu avenues told police the Copper Kettle was broken into after 10 30 last night. 16 cartons of cigarettes valued at 20 were taken through a rear window with the robbers exiting the same way. No other items missing. The Copper Kettle has had prior break ins in recent months.
Frank Duffy aged 40 a field director for the American Red Cross at Morrison army air field was found dead of gas asphyxiation at his home. State Attorney Phil O Connell attributed the death to self inflicted action. Duffy a New Bern North Carolina native came to Florida last September from the Fort Lauderdale naval air station.
Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson said the government would not propose its own plan as AFL weeks of debate over a 40-hour work week continued.
H. Barnes, president of the workers union, announced in Auckland that the union backs a planned longshoremen strike and opposes handling cargo loaded by non union labor at the port.
Report recalls executions in early England where criminals were offered ale during transport to the scaffold. The practice highlighted harsh penal customs and evolved reforms over time.
The Chiang cease fire order outlines a 15 day window to achieve full hostilities cessation, restore communications on a fixed schedule, and develop a plan to merge government and Communist forces into a single national army.
Brussels June 7 a food ministry member said Belgium’s flour stocks will last only twenty days due to American social conflicts delaying wheat ships. The brown bread ration will be cut by 13 ounces 40 11 ounces daily starting June 10.
The text traces Vinson born 1890 Kentucky and his rise from state attorney to congressman and judge. It notes his 1943 exit to lead economic stabilization and later the reconstruction finance corporation. It mentions Truman weighing judges Jackson or Black for chief justice and Vinson’s potential role in fostering administrative harmony.
News reports from New Delhi say the Moslem League has endorsed the British cabinet mission plan for a Federated Union of India. The league maintains its goal of a separate Pakistan but signals progress toward a compromise on independence.
George Edward Tobey a 36 year old coast guard lieutenant was held on 5000 bond after pleading guilty to embezzling 13598 in federal funds as disbursing officer at Elizabeth City North Carolina coast guard air station and 15282 while disbursing officer on the USS Grand Rapids. Tobey a Gloucester Massachusetts resident and 19 year veteran appeared in a federal hearing before U S Commissioner Edward Davis. The Grand Rapids defalcation complaint dated February 28 1946 was noted by FBI agent Joseph E Thorton.
A trailer truck carrying forty thousand dollars in cigarettes from Durham North Carolina was hijacked about ten miles south of Jersey City on U S Highway 1. Police say the driver Billie J Barbee thirty three of Durham was forced from the cab at gunpoint, driven in a passenger car for about four hours and dropped off in Jersey City after the hijackers entered the truck at a red light.
Whiteville market supervisor Walter H Paramore reports tobacco harvesting expected between June 15 and July 1 after surveying 10 nearby counties on 100000 acres. Expected crop at 75 percent of normal. weather hail and insecticide shortages cited as main risks. Four hundred new stokers added to Columbus county curing barns.
The article contrasts Russian and American newspaper norms noting traitor accusations against journalists in wartime, delayed news in Russia, and limited personal reporting. It describes Russian distrust of external guidance, pride in their system, hospitality to foreign reporters, and rejection of UN interference as Russians insist their press is free and self-managed.
A concise note discusses the value of Russian currency prior to the war, noting it carried no exchange value. The piece reflects monetary assessment in the historical context and highlights economic conditions affecting trade and value stability.
The funeral service for James Franklin Metters a prominent retired citizen of Thomasville will be held at Main Street Methodist Church Saturday at 2 p.m. The body will lie in state one hour before the service and burial will follow in the city cemetery.
Thomasville notes the funeral for H Teague retired Wallburg farmer who died Tuesday night. Rev B A Mitchell led the service at Abbotts Creek Baptist church with Rev L J Matthews assisting. Pallbearers included Clarence Moore Wilson Hedgecock Floyd Teague Carrick Teague Robert Palmer Charlie Bodenheimer John Welborn Ernest Burton. A quartet provided music and selections cited include Rocks of Ages Does Jesus Care Jesus Lover of My Soul Going Down The Valley. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Greensboro reports 200 North Carolina high school girls will gather at Woman's College for the seventh Tar Heel Girls State. Miss Louise Alexander will lead daily discussions on citizenship elections and government while actual student elections select a governor and officials. a Raleigh legislative visit is planned.
Wallace and Senator Pepper were named as potential standard bearers. Wallace refused to comment when reporters factored his New York interview and speech into the discussion.
The Hesse family said jewels taken from the castle basement were handed to military authorities in Frankfurt. Two months ago a daughter-in-law asked for their return, but the jewels could not be found. An army notice said the investigation showed the gems were removed on November 6 with all involved personnel back in the U S.
The office restricts prices on MIK cent skim milk buttermilk chocolate milk and other flavored drinks to half a cent per quart with half pint sales at a half cent per bottle. Rounding to the next cent is allowed when ceilings hit a half cent. Producers raise payments to 40 cents per hundredweight of milk 10 percent per pound of butter or four cents per gallon.
Nine historians formed by General Arnold in October 1943 produced a secret wartime forecast judged as remarkably accurate. The panel, led by Lt. Col. Frank Monaghan, reviewed reports and witnesses and delivered findings in January 1944 with a special commendation to Monaghan.
The Senate to confirm Fred M. Vinson as chief justice marking his fifth major government post in a year and a half. Vinson, born January 22, 1890 in Louisa Kentucky, previously served 15 years in the Kentucky House and six years as a judge. His presidential appointments include economic stabilization head in 1943, federal loan administrator in 1945, director of war mobilization and reconversion in 1945, secretary of the treasury in 1945, and chief justice in 1946.
The Pere Marquette railway said it would be a guinea pig in removing tipping in dining cards. Road president R. J. Bowman announced a ban to take effect June 10 and promised compensation to workers for any loss, expecting no hostility from waiters.
A fan at Braves Field pointed out a man at a night game claiming the man had killed someone. Police questioned a suspect at Brighton station but released him before the game finished. The informer who spotted the seated man was gone when officers returned.
New York investors see favorites hold ground while many leaders pause. Federated. Southern Pacific. Northern Pacific. U S Steel. Goodrich. Western Union rise or hold. Seebuck. J I Case. American Telephone. Kennecott. Amalgamated. Westinghouse fade.
Futures opened up 10 to 1 higher with gains seen in noon prices. July near 24.31 while October and December traded around 28.67 with bids noted and nominal N bids.
New York on June 7 reports a busy cotton textile day with print cloth and other goods sold. Deliveries through July extend committees and most gauges held against rated orders. Wool goods deliveries were fairly good while rayon goods remained quiet. Exports were rising.
Salable hogs 3,000 total 7.0 with good and choice grades, sows 94, calves 200, cattle 800 with limited test and scattered loads. Steers and heifers mostly steady to higher, prices 15.75 to 17.75, cows and bulls 2 or more lower, yearlings near all time highs amid thin receipts and easing demand.
NC markets report Irish potatoes from Washington and surrounding areas moving heavily by rail and truck. Prices at 2.35 per 100 pounds for US sized cobbiers, with a 500 car shipment yesterday and ongoing movement in shipping districts.
A 1945 Virginia auto accident involving an army vehicle leads to a bill passage in Congress awarding Newton William Lowery of Point NC $630 for wages medical expenses and car damages. The report notes prior war department reimbursements and medical costs.
Army veterans with honorably discharged service may reenlist in a grade matching their MOS 418 skill set. Eligibility requires service on or after May 7 and reenlistment by July 1, 1946. Over three million men have joined the Regular Army. details available at Army Camp, Post, or Bee Station.
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