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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1954
Page
9
Fibrositis is a rheumatic condition affecting soft tissues rather than joints. It can start suddenly or develop gradually with pain, stiffness, and soreness. Common causes include infection, injury, cold, or exertion, with treatment targeting the underlying issue and supportive care like rest heat or therapy.
Delegates head home after the 32nd annual North Carolina Lions Clubs convention in Raleigh. Registration reached nearly 1,400, surpassing last year’s mark. Six district governors were elected: 31-A Alston Broom Asheville. 31-B James C. Farthing Lenoir. 31-C Dr. Fred W. Isaacs Durham. 31-D Vernon E Wall Monroe. 31-E George B. Cherry Raleigh. 31-F Ed A. Hallford Rocky Mount. Credentials will be presented at Lions International in New York in July.
In Texon Texas the aunt of Sgt Rufus F E Douglas 27 questions a Chinese Red Cross telegram claiming he died June 8 in a Chinese hospital from rheumatic heart disease with complications. Douglas was one of 21 U S POWs who stayed with the Communists after capture in Korea. The aunt says he was never sick and suspects the cause and circumstances.
A Raleigh review of budget figures shows the General Fund ending the current fiscal year with a credit balance near 20 million dollars. Indications say the surplus will be needed to balance the 1954 55 fund. The state started 1953 54 with about 32 million on hand and expects year end expenditures to exceed taxes by about 12 million. Next year’s budget calls for 208 million dollars in spending, up from about 200 million this year.
Daniel J. Marsin, 41, a Phoenix welder, is due in court to deny the kidnapping of Evelyn Ann Smith wife of a local industrialist. He spoke in jail and again proclaimed innocence as prosecutors present circumstantial evidence linking him to abducting Mrs Smith for about 29 hours in the Superstition Mountains. A $75,000 ransom was paid and recovered near the ranch house where Marsin was captured. His lawyer says the evidence has loopholes.
Pentagon memo trail reveals unlocked windows in Hensel offices and press room on April 14 and 28 prompting a security warning. A May 3 memo orders occupants to keep windows closed to protect air conditioning and security operations.
The Atomic Energy Commission planned a month end ruling on J Robert Oppenheimer a key A bomb era scientist who advised the AEC on secret matters since 1947 He faced a 2 to 1 finding that he should not be trusted with secrets though the full five member board could still reverse it. If the AEC clears him a Senate committee may re open inquiry into his case.
In Burbank California today Susan Hayward and actor Jess Barker tried to reach a settlement as their divorce trial paused after Hayward fell ill. Barker refutes a $100000 settlement with strings attached while Hayward seeks to protect a 2 million contract and 240000 assets from community property. Trial recessed until tomorrow morning with tax expert Nayma Gilmore detailing joint returns and a disputed prenuptial clause.
New York reports June gains with steel mills at multi month highs and the Federal Reserve index turning up. Auto stocks of unsold cars decline while state jobless benefits fall below two million. Construction spending may reach a 1954 peak of 36 billion, up 2 percent from 1953.
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Molloy of Grosse Pointe Woods reported a weekend home burglary in which $150 and a .32-caliber pistol vanished. The offender later returned the gun and pennies with a note saying conscience stayed the thief and that the gun had been oiled.
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