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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1946
Page
2
The forecast calls for clear and continued warm conditions in North Carolina today and tonight into Tuesday. Scattered light showers are possible in the western portion Tuesday afternoon.
World Today discusses Don Juan seeking restoration of the throne through talks with Franco’s representative. Aimed at easing Franco’s exit from power while ally pressure demands a total government change. Spanish desire for a free election and avoidance of civil war is noted, amid the delicate postwar balance.
A two man royal investigating commission reported to the king that as the war in the Pacific ended it sought information on American troop transfers from Europe to the United States and the Pacific. It aimed to locate headquarters for about a score of U.S. Army divisions or corps and for the U.S. Ninth Army, querying Col. Nicoli Zabotin the Soviet military attaché in Ottawa.
A person learning 25 new insect names daily would require over sixty years to memorize all described and cataloged by scientists. The statement emphasizes the vast diversity of described insect species and the long timescales needed for comprehensive recall.
Labor turmoil spreads with federal mediator James F. Byrnes summoned to restart talks between UAW CIO and GM after a rejection of an arbitration plan. AT and T talks collapsed, 800000 idle nationwide. California machinists in Fresno back wage settlement efforts. GE vows no strikebreakers in Philadelphia if no hiring. Westinghouse talks in New York aim to end 48 day stoppage. UAW CIO and Detroit tool makers agree on a 20 cent hourly wage increase to an average of 1.94 for 8 hour workers.
Student pilot William Dunfee narrowly escaped when his training plane struck a power line and dove onto a highway. The craft bounced to a stop on a wall teetering above a 1300 foot cliff. Dunfee suffered a fractured nose and the plane was demolished.
A single roller in the massive roller bearings used in steel industry machines for rolling out cold flat steel sheets weighs about 700 pounds.
Fort Knox, Ky. veteran 1st Sergeant Frank Rubino has served 32 years in the Regular Army. A longtime fixture at the base of the Armored School, Rubino refused retirement, citing ongoing duty with the Wheeled Vehicle Section and Motor Pool Detachment. He began service at 16 in New York and has earned 10 hash stripes with no plans to add more.
New York city article explains UNO will not establish an internationalized community for its permanent headquarters. Ownership rests with the peace agency while the territory remains American with certain privileges for delegates. Local police and courts retain jurisdiction over the area. Greenwich residents vote 5505 to 2019 against welcoming the UNO.
STOCKHOLM March 4 The Associated Press reports Baron Mannerheim will resign today as president of Finland after a cabinet meeting. Premier Juho K Paasikivi is expected to succeed him, with Paasikivi to give a radio address at 7 p m. Mannerheim has been treated for illness in Helsinki and returned to his home after a hospital stay.
The United States has the highest per capita rate of match consumption among adults while maintaining the lowest per capita cost for matches at six mills a week.
By March 15 return on 1945 income must be filed. Tax owed on Form 1040 must be paid. First installment of estimated tax for 1946 must be paid. This applies to business and professional people, higher bracket wage earners and others with nonwage income.
Rain Bow the black stallion leader of 4,000 eastern wild horses draws interest at Vale Oregon. He may be the son of former leaders in the Owyhee Breaks and could be an escaped stallion from a valuable herd. Many wilds could become riding horses, but most of the herd must be sent to fertilizer factories to reduce range use for cattle.
Boston university cafeteria reports sharp rise in sales as returning veterans enrolled in the college of business administration boost milk and meal demand. Five cases of milk daily last semester grew to 25 to 28 cases. lunches shift to cold cuts, salads, frankfurts, baked beans, boiled ham remains a favorite.
Movie actress Faye Emerson retires from acting to marry Ellett Roosevelt. She left Hollywood after canceling her Warner Bros contract and returned to Hyde Park to be with her husband, the second son of the late president.
Mar 4 Hollywood Martha Kemp Mature, ex wife of Hal Kemp and Victor Mature, told friends she will wed writer St Clair McKelway next month. Kemp died in a car crash. she was divorced from Mature years earlier.
Hendersonville March 4 Monroe M Redden a longtime Hendersonville attorney and 1941-44 chairman of the State Democratic party Executive Committee has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to Congress in the May primary.
In New York on March 4 a few stocks showed modest gains while many market leaders drifted lower. Losers included U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Steel Chrysler General Motors Montgomery Ward American International Harvesting Electric Power & Light Anaconda Kennecott Du Pont Texas Co Southern Railway North Pacific Pennsylvania. Standouts against the trend were Consolidated Edison Woolworth Douglas Aircraft and International Nickel. Cotton textile market was dormant with mills awaiting higher ceiling prices and wool goods offerings. Cotton futures moved up and down with January to May prices shown.
USDA livestock scene shows hogs salable 5 000 with 0 500 total, market steady. sows 14.10 ceiling, barrows and gilts 14.85 ceiling. Cattle offerings 16 000 with 16 300 total. calves 800. Fed steers and heifers dominate crop, bulk steers 15.50 to 17.50, top steers 18.00 for four loads. Best beef cows 10.50 to 12.50, stock cattle scarce, vealers 16.50 and down, buyers active from local small buyers to Eastern orders.
Potatoes on track totals 285 with 244 on track and 1213 shipments Friday through Sunday. Old stocks are moderate with fair demand. Western stock slightly stronger, Northern stock steady. New stocks show moderate supply but slow demand. Idaho Rus sell Burbanks at 3.50 to 3.75, Colorado Red McClures at 3.25 to 3.50, Nebraska Bliss Triumphs at 3.40, Wyoming Eliss Triumphs at 3.30, Cobblers in Minnesota-North Dakota at 2.20 to 2.25, Bliss Triumphs at 2.30, Wisconsin Chiol at 2.50, Florida Bliss Triumphs sacks at 2.75 to 2.85.
FRANKFURT Germany March 4 A U S army chaplain said today that the prevalence for immortality in Europe had been brought into the open by publication of a letter asserting that German girls are allowed to live with American officers at the U S cares Headquarters Compound The letter written by a British girl and published in Stars and Stripes said in part Why should German girls be allowed to live in the compound with American officers I know of several instances and if necessary would lead officers to men I consider to be rotten to the core Maybe they have not lost any thing in this war or suffered any hardship and that is why they can forget that the Krauts they are with are part of the evil which meaned so much suffering in this world.
The managing editor Kenneth L. Pettus of Chicago and columnist Barnard Rubin of Waterbury Conn were moved to Yokohama after MacArthur approved an inspector general finding that they belonged to the communist rtg and had flavored their writings with communistic thought. Four staff members also requested transfers and three followed. Additional names and various statistics on golf courses soybean yields and highway towns appear in the same excerpt.
Washington reports a wartime secrecy removal spurring a surge in patent filings. Under Commissioner Ooms the office sees 8000+ monthly applications, with canny growth expected through 1947 and possibly to 10000 monthly. Strong activity spans radar radio and plastics amid backlogs from war.
Salt Lake City report shows Utah per capita liquor cost rising from 4 to 18.50 over five years, with six Rocky Mountain states posting higher costs. State revenues from liquor profits contribute to government, with Montana leading in per capita beverage revenue. Utah ranks second, Wyoming third, Idaho fourth under monopoly systems. open states Nevada and Colorado also show gains, while Arizona trails.
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