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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1952
Page
8
Army engineers resumed digging for escape tunnels at a Communist war camp on Koje Island after British guards used tear gas to quell defiance. A parade of disruptions drew foreign press as a rope of incidents unfolded around the inner barb fence during a day of tense activity.
Allied armistice delegates prepare a three day recess as negotiations on prisoner exchanges stall. North Korea's Nam I demands top level talks while Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison comments on the deadlock and accuses Red leaders of delaying. About 100000 internees are affected as exchanges remain unresolved.
W. M. Forbes of Greensboro reported a green Buick sideswiped his car on Rinste 270 fan east of here about 10 p m yesterday. State Highway Patrolmen chased the speeding Buick south at nearly 100 mph with alerts issued between Greensboro and Salisbury.
A four engine DC4 cargo plane stolen from Oakland Airport was loaded with 11 hours of fuel. Two men were seen near the aircraft before it took off early morning. Ed Norman of United States seas Airlines announced a $1000 reward for the plane’s return.
A Denton man was released after an explosion at the Gum Tree on Winston Road damaged a worker’s car. Deputies probe a wave of vandalism across the county seeking clues to identify the perpetrator before someone is seriously hurt.
Sherwood Methodist Church at 425 Nathan Hunt Drive prepares to start Summer Bible School tomorrow with J C Grose Jr in charge. Sessions run 9 am to 1:30 pm Monday through Friday June 20, with women volunteers and mothers providing daily refreshments.
Dr Gene Weltfish a Columbia University anthropologist announced a news conference next week to pay an eye witness who alleges exposure to U S bacteriological warfare against Chinese and Koreans She previously led the Congress of American Women and has been labeled subversive by the U S attorney general Her remarks followed a speech in which she claimed a plague outbreak occurred in Korea during unusually cold weather last February a claim contradicted by historical patterns and the absence of recent epidemics
London June 7 The Air Ministry approves mass production of the Gloster Flying Triangle as a night fighter powered by two Sapphire jets. The decision ends months of waiting and confirms two rival night fighters for air force equipment. Both planes fly near the speed of sound though no firm order is placed for the DH110.
A cubic foot of natural gas burning completely consumes approx A cue bie foot of carbon and two cubic feet of water vapor.
Funeral services for John Thom as Sizemore 50 were held in Highland Methodist Church with ministers J. E. Cochran and Bill Barker. Interment in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Also funeral for Pell Payne of Trinity with services at Mee Methodist Church and Trinity Baptist Church. Interment in Trinity Cemetery. Pallbearers named.
Ernest R. Lovell 36 of 419 Hinkle Street died late last night at City Memorial Hospital after several days illness. Survived by wife Mildred, daughters Joy and Shelby Jean, mother Edna Lovell of Lexington, brothers Malcolm of Lexington and Monroe of Norfolk, sisters Mae Yarborough and Ollie Bluff of Lexington. Body at Walker Funeral Home pending arrangements.
Police cited Allen P. Smith, 23, of High Point College for no operator's license after a two-vehicle collision on East Green Street. The 1940 Oldsmobile and 1950 Ford sustained left-front damage as both cars tried to squeeze between a parked car and a truck. accident occurred about 5 p.m. with $325 damage total.
Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver, a Democratic presidential hopeful, will visit Asheville for a morning stop, then Charlotte for a luncheon, Raleigh in the afternoon, and Greensboro for an evening rally. The campaign timeline spans several North Carolina cities with a luncheon and rallies scheduled.
Seven persons were arrested on assault charges. Two men Reitzel V. Turner 23 of 613 Richardson Street and W B Lilly were charged with aggravated assault with weapons. Turner struck William M. Byans with a bottle. bond set at $300. Lilly accused of pistol use. jailed on $200 bond. Other defendants included Johnnie P. Card James Steed Waldo Crawford and Charlie Nevels and McKinley Simms with various charges including larceny and receiving. Bonds posted for Monday hearings except two tagged for Friday.
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