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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1951
Page
2
A Soviet style purge topic notes Moscow controlled party line and a 169000 member purge since Sept 1 with unclear fate. It contrasts with Italy where dissident communists roam free, questioning safety for communists under party dominance and the risk of death for dissenters.
New Hanover County Sheriff F Porter Davis 61 died in Wilmington after a week at James Walker Memorial hospital. A 20 year veteran, he was appointed sheriff April 14, 1947, at C. David Jones's death. Coroner Dr. Fred Barefoot to serve as interim sheriff until a successor is named.
The UMTS measure faces a Senate vote as Morse seeks a restrictively timed draft of 21 months while the Pentagon had urged 27 months. A committee proposal would require six months of veteran service and 26 months total, with Johnson and supporters warning multiple Morse amendments could reduce manpower.
Acheson spoke of costly, pointless spending and recalled a fatherly note to Moullett and his own son’s Pacific service. He warned of a Soviet evil pressing Americans to endure an “agony of spirit” and called on all generations to defend freedom.
The article describes a new blizzard sweeping the high plains while residents recover from last weekend's storm. Winds hinder restoration efforts as warm air influences the system and some power was restored to a portion of affected areas.
Allied forces pressed a major drive toward Hoengsong and Yongdu as U S and Greek troops encountered strong Red defenses on the central front. Reports say 2,000 U S deaths occurred in February while U S Fifth Air Force and B 29s struck Red supply lines and coastal targets on Songjin.
Amid a government move to fix raw cotton ceilings, industry leaders and cotton belt lawmakers protest price controls. Senator Maybank vows congressional action to overturn the order while Eric Johnston signals possible rollbacks where feasible. John L Lewis and four railroad unions remain outside the USPC umbrella as tensions rise.
Western delegates in two preliminary meetings yesterday formed a solid front and urged the next big four foreign ministers conference to discuss weapons limits. They seek a general count of soldiers and guns on both sides as a first step toward arms control, noting Russia has resisted such a tally. The Soviet note to Britain claimed 2.5 million Soviet troops, while the combined Western forces exceed 5 million.
Neighbors collected 625 dollars to pay for the funeral of four year old Jimmie Carco who died of a brain tumor. The parents James Carco and Marietta hid the money in a garment bag, and after returning home found the bag missing and the money gone. The family prepared for services at Our Lady of the Angels church.
Flames ripped through a paint plant triggering evacuations and traffic jams as two hundred foot plumes rose above the city. Fire crews worked under heavy rain while isopropyl tanks stayed intact within proximity. A false alarm earlier sent Lily plant units speeding to a similar blaze.
The House un American activities committee prepared a new batch of witnesses in the movie industry as hearings approach. Committee sources said about a dozen Hollywood figures were sent to investigators, bringing total witnesses sought to over 30, with names withheld. Hearings set to begin March 21 may be delayed due to Easter holidays.
Maj. Gen Robert H Soule says Chinese Communists borrow Russian methods in Korea. He notes massed columns, infiltrations behind lines to cut supply, and high casualties per gain. Soule claims Mao Zedong long taught these principles and China mirrors Soviet artillery approach.
Detroit police planned to book Virdie Washington a 45 year old junk man on a drunk driving charge after Patroman Chester Maliszewski said Washington admitted away two quarts of Sweet That was after Maliszewski found the junk man driving his dapple gray horse and old cart the wrong way on a one way street.
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