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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1949
Page
2
The piece notes a psychological boost from increased funding and discusses a state effort toward self insurance for school buildings and buses. It also mentions road funding, general assembly momentum, and possible reforms by education and insurance committees to cut premiums.
The state board of education moves to adopt a policy of self insurance for school buses, extending the existing self-insurance plan already in place for state owned buildings.
Anne Maley state director of lunch room operations presented the school board figures showing 36 million meals served last year and a projected 50 million this year. The program now serves about one third of public school pupils with a balanced hot lunch daily.
The article recalls that singing around the capitol used to occur before and after meetings in earlier sessions. Representative Jasper Memory visited and lamented the lack of music, noting the spirit of harmony had not pervaded the 1949 legislature.
At a committee meeting Governor Davis of Haywood suggested May 10 for a public hearing on a local bill before the house counties, cities and towns committee as the prior hearings filled the week.
At a Cumberland county meeting, discussion focused on a senate bill on ABC store profits. Chairman Clyde Shreve noted the bill was introduced by Senator Allsbrook of Halifax, causing interest given the distance between Halifax and Cumberland. Rep. R. M. Gantt commented on possible gerrymandering that Watts might imply, though he doubted current existence.
A senate committee rejected a bill for annual motor vehicle inspections and lane checks in favor of frequent spot checks by the state patrol. The measure would require inspections for used cars entering the state and reinspection for condemned vehicles before reuse.
Fair and warmer today and tonight with fair conditions Saturday. Temperature and rainfall data from 24 hours ending 8:50 am show scattered readings across major cities including Raleigh, Wilmington, Asheville, and Charlotte. Notable highs in the 60s and lows in the 20s to 40s accompany varying rainfall reports across the state.
Retired U.S. sailor recounts a harrowing sequence from his capture in North Africa by French secret service and forced enlistment attempts. He details detention in Marseilles and Sidi Bel Abbes, shifting to Sahara training, and smuggling letters home while evading multiple regimes on a trek toward China.
The plan would create an assistant secretary of national defense and a wide radar network with a 3000 mile missile proving area. Congress faces calls for strong anti Communism laws after a Communist statement linked to Russia. Speaker Wood says a subcommittee will draft a stringent measure. President Truman condemns the Communist statement as traitorous.
National Guardsmen guard a three acre 100 foot high sawdust fire near Peachland. Lt Col William J Payne of the 156th fighter squadron says the effort is to shield nearby homes as residents stay awake to wet structures. Fire departments from Charlotte and Salisbury aided the operation at the scene.
An overview of measles prevention and treatment noting that modern measures can ward off exposure or lessen illness. Gamma globulin injections shown to reduce mild cases in young children and offer protection against certain infections, with limited effectiveness for others and no major adverse reactions reported.
Brant R. Snavely of Wachovia Bank spoke on Problems In the Banking Business. He defined a banker as one who loans an umbrella in rain and takes it back in sun. He noted North Carolina’s banking as a two billion dollar industry and urged better service through trained staff and weekly ABA classes. He warned inflation risks and projected a hopeful 1949. New members Chester Manchester Harold Bass and Lacy High joined. visitors Nick Frangakis and P A Thomas attended.
The text notes Lawyer Royall, assistant secretary of war, near quitting amid a Hoover commission report urging a stronger defense secretary role. President Truman backs the commission’s ideas, while Eisenhower criticizes the unification law and supports ceding more authority to the defense secretary. Senators react to Forrestal’s retirement and Johnson’s nomination.
Five year old Edgar Neil son of Mr and Mrs Dempsey Neil of 302 Lindsay Street suffered facial and head cuts after darting between parked cars and was struck by a car on Church Street early last night. The vehicle driven by Mrs R C Gadd of 810 Arbordale Drive was described as serious. Neil was taken to High Point hospital for treatment. His condition was not
The Navy reports the death of 23 year old Hugh Patterson of Salem North Carolina an electrician's mate and father of a son after a street brawl between sailors in Boston. Two sailors were held Abernathy 28 of Charlotte North Carolina and Kenneth G Yandle 26 of Henrietta Oklahoma. Patterson died at Chelsea Naval Hospital from head injuries believed to be from blows or a fall on a sidewalk.
James Rowland Angell president emeritus of Yale University died at his home in Hamden after a long illness. He was 79 and Yale's 14th president, retiring in 1937 before serving as an educational advisor for the National Broadcasting Company.
Fordham University's seismograph logged a "very severe" earthquake at 5:32 a.m. and 5:36 a.m. CST. Rev. Joseph Wyneh placed the epicenter about 6,800 miles away to the north, marking a distant震seismic occurrence.
The Senate scraps over rules to end debate intensifies as President Truman backs a simple majority gag to cut off filibusters while Senator Lucas seeks a constitutional majority change. Senator Taft and Republican leaders oppose altering debate rules though many GOP members hint at support. Senator Vandenberg’s earlier ruling on halting debate remains pivotal.
An early English cook notes that the pie crust is called the coffin for mince pies baked in an oblong shape. The remark links culinary terminology to the pastry form used in that era.
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