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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1954
Page
2
Public Affairs Pamphlet notes day centers aid mental and physical health. In a New York center medical care use dropped 70 percent in six months as members with heart conditions visited regularly and regained confidence. Soldiers face emotional readjustment after discharge, per King Features Syndicate.
A discussion on military obedience and independence notes soldiers lack decision making while a parenting tip states that after six months a child should sleep in a separate room. It argues separation benefits both child and parents and supports marital harmony through better rest and companionship.
John T. Perkins of Lincolnton and Mamie Penninger of Concord were elected to lead the North Carolina Department of United Spanish American War Veterans at the 32nd encampment in Asheville. Perkins becomes commander and Penninger auxiliary president. Concord chosen as 1955 convention site.
The nation endured a hot start to summer with temperatures above average across most regions. Flood conditions in Iowa left over 1,000 families homeless while losses to crops and property ran into millions. Highs reached 116 in Needles and 97 in Elmira New York amid scattered showers and heat related deaths in Albany.
The report notes overall price stability with some declines in June for cattle hogs and grains hinting at lower retail costs. Coffee averaged 1.18 dollars per pound in May while wholesale food prices slow, and seasonal harvests push up fruits and vegetables. Without the food rise May costs might have been flat versus April.
Secretary of State Walter Bedell Smith warned that Communist negotiators at Geneva might stage a dramatic about face and offer Indochina peace concessions to feed neutralist sentiment in France. Smith returned yesterday after seven weeks as U S delegate at the Asian peace conference.
Des Moines faces the greatest flood crest in history as the Des Moines River surges toward the capital. Crests at Boone near 23.5 feet threaten the region while Fort Dodge and Webster City brace for tests on water works. National Guard units assist and sandbags stand by as Cedar and Iowa rivers threaten northeastern towns.
Sen. Smith wins a Maine primary with a large margin in a light turnout around 115000 votes. Opponent Jones concedes only after locking his campaign HQ, while Burton Cross and Edmund Muskie were set for a Septembers gubernatorial race. Mrs. Smith cites gratitude for voters and discusses past clashes with Sen. McCarthy.
Stocks rose broadly with volume above two million as investors digested a Federal Reserve move. American Tobacco opened at 56 after a 3 point drop on 12,100 shares, with Liggett & Myers and Philip Morris slipping while other groups like railroads oils and industrials showed strength. The American Cancer Society linked smoking to cancer and heart disease.
Atlantic Coast Line and American Tel are among notable movers as Admiral and Allied Chemical advance. Strong performances come from General Motors, Coca Cola, Boeing, and United States Steel with varied percentage gains across the list of prominent firms and industrials.
A B47 stratojet bomber from Hunter AFB exploded in flight south of Savannah killing four Air Force officers. Capt. Clyde E. Copley Jr., Capt. Robert W. Veers, Capt. John Rapp, and Maj. Joseph W. Johns died. The plane was with the 2nd Bombardment Wing SAC. Survivors were not confirmed as searchers scoured the wreckage near Townsend.
In Lynchburg Virginia lifeguards revived 10 year old William David Dellinger of Charlotte North Carolina who was found at the bottom of a public pool. Two youngsters alerted rescuers and artificial respiration was given. He was transported to a hospital and pronouncd okay. The boy said he went into deep water on a dare from his 14 year old brother Pearson. The visiting Dellinger family were present.
Members of President Syngman Rhee's Liberal party delayed a National Assembly confidence vote in the Cabinet until Monday. Opposition lawmakers allege an illegal delay, while observers attribute the move to Liberal party indecision within the governing Assembly. A separate note mentions a plastic-treated glass fiber material promising cheaper airplane construction and faster production of Abang airplanes with radar invisibility.
New York police say CBS commentator Don Hollenbeck was found dead at his Midtown Manhattan apartment. Investigators report five open gas jets in the room and indicate the death appears self-inflicted.
In Hagerstown Maryland yesterday a thief took a car suitcase outside a hotel. The bag held touring entertainer Harry Albacker’s 60 pound ten foot python used in his act. He fed the snake and expects it to stay still until hungry in a few days. He will stay in town hoping for its return.
Dominic Nesci a 68 year old retired railroader hid ten thousand dollars in ten four ounce lighter fluid cans. He buried the cans in a metal box under a second floor bathroom shower stall. The box was later found empty by Nesci.
The Carolinas Bakers Assn ended its silver anniversary convention in Myrtle Beach naming W. H. Jennings of Charlotte as president. He succeeds Athel Rostan of Shelby who becomes chairman of the board when Jennings takes office September 1. Other officers named include Robert Jennings of Orangeburg as vice president and Mrs. Louise Skillman of Charlotte as secretary. George N. Graf of New York City was the featured speaker.
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