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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1952
Page
2
Atlantic City officials ban the French bathing suit citing decency rules for crowded beaches. Beach Patrol Supt. Richard Hughes says lifeguards will enforce "decent attire" as fashion trends shrink swimwear.
State troopers and camp authorities pursue two escapees from the Dunn prison farm after a midday breakout. Captain N Sessions reports the pair fled through bushes during the lunch break at the Lillington camp.
Myrtle Beach South Carolina April meeting of the Southern Textile Association hears ACMI president W A L Sibley urge integrity in government and industry leaders. He says industry influence rests on character and that hiring top technologists will shape management and the nation’s economy.
Roland Wyatt, 28, a Spartanburg County man convicted of raping a white housewife, was executed in the electric chair. He went to his death calmly thanking those who prepared him for the end, as witnesses watched. The crime and confession led to his death sentence after police traced him via bloodhounds and court testimony.
North Carolina potato prices are falling as the state Department of Agriculture notes a rapid drop from 4.50 per 100 pounds to a lower level. C. W. Sheffield cites futures indicating a buy again, with ceilings lifted a week ago. Officials caution retail reflection may lag.
A five year old boy told deputies his grandfather Hamlin killed his wife Hazel Hamlin with a shotgun and then shot himself. Deputy Corbin said the couple, both church-going and well-to-do, may have planned a mercy slaying.
Southern observers say only Russell can deny Eisenhower a sweep in the South where voters split on Fair Deal versus Russell. Eisenhower backers claim he would win against any Truman nominee, though some fear regional blocs could resist a non Russell Democratic bid.
In Washington President Truman acknowledged limits on his powers at a press conference saying he can't make it rain. He shook his head when asked about drought relief in the Middle West and conceded his authority is not all powerful.
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