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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1946
Page
2
The forecast shows continued cool conditions with a mix of lasting cloudiness and a slight cool turn tonight. Expect Thursday to bring fair skies and milder temperatures with light rain possible later in the day.
Judge D C MacRae signed an order granting Mrs Clark alimony pending trial of her action for alimony without divorce. Clark must pay $20 weekly to support his wife and $75 to her attorney. A counter divorce request was struck out. he appealed both rulings to the superior court.
Workers listed as industrial solicitors for the Red Cross fund campaign include J. D. Nelson C. J. Hiatt James Riggs McCrary Peace J. J. Mell J. A. Scoop C. L. Pierce Am H. Peters D. C. Overcash Lawrence Blair George Cooper L. Searce Henry Dobbins Irwin Arno Crest.
Washington March 20 Henry A Wallace began Capitol Hill talk today over whether he will push a drive to force major parties to take firm stands on key economic and international questions His plan would banish recalcitrant members who refuse to toe the line in the administration program The election year mood makes party chiefs wary of alienating Democratic legislators who have drifted from the administration’s position.
Tokyo dispatch reports Ashai newspaper estimates over 20000 Japanese soldiers sheltering in jungles across the Philippines New Guinea Guadalcanal and the Jomons with 300 in secret caves on Guam led by a staff officer, unaware war has ended.
The text notes that the Iranian complaint filed with the UN Security Council by Ambassador Hussein Ala alleges two specific charges. It references Trygve Lie as UN Secretary General and mentions the reliance on seven votes for consideration.
In Washington on March 20 the senate heard Senator Pepper urge immediate full-scale talks among the United States, Britain, and Russia to calm a “crisis of confidence.” The Foreign Relations Committee approved Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith’s nomination as ambassador to Russia, to be sent promptly. President Truman’s pick for a 14-year Federal Reserve Board term, Commodore James K. Vardaman Jr., drew criticism from banker W. L. Hemingway who said he lacks sufficient experience.
Seoul dispatch reports Col General Terenty Shtykov refutes claims of Soviet aims while urging democracy in Korea. Lt Gen John R Hodge counters with concerns over anti democratic forces and foreign interference. In unrelated data 4 300 exploratory wells were drilled in the US last year with 11 6 percent using oil.
The North Carolina State Supreme Court found no error in capital cases involving African Americans from Wayne and Halifax counties. Gurney Herring and Thomas B. Hart were sentenced to death for rape and murder respectively, with death dates set for April 5.
Greensboro native William Russell Scott 46 a stereotyper for the Virginian Pilot died after falling from an iron banister at Norfolk Newspapers Inc plant in South Norfolk. Coroner ruled accidental death. Survived by wife Edna Touchstone Scott son W Russell Scott Jr sister Annie Temples brother Fred Scott, all of Greensboro.
Ernest Yarborough of Winston Salem was elected president of the Associated Credit Bureaus of the Southeast at its 24th annual conference in Charlotte. District directors named include W. A. Kirkland of Durham for North Carolina and Harry Campbell of Columbia for South Carolina.
In northern California two army aircraft crashes killed 33 service members. Twenty three bodies were recovered near Hobart Mills and Truckee from a C 47 crash in heavy snow. A B 29 with seven crew went down near Livermore after engine trouble, with recovery efforts continuing through the night.
Questions identify the shortest U S president and the early colony founded as a debtor refuge in England. The text also notes the secretary who drafted the Declaration of Independence and offers wisdom and etiquette hints with a Scorpio chart and daily mood guidance.
Answer set shows James Madison at five feet four inches, Georgia as the selected state, and Thomas Paine as the figure referenced in the quick test.
Dover march 20 air borne rockets with the punch of a 16 inch navy shell and capable of sinking any surface vessel except the largest ships were described by Col. Donald B Diehl head of the army air forces materiel command He said American fighter aircraft with air borne rockets have a potential unequaled by any in existence and that rockets with radar guided fuses are advancing the defensive and offensive reach Since the Normandy invasion rocket development has accelerated and most fighters now carry at least 10 five inch high velocity rockets each carrying the wallop of a 155 millimeter artillery shell.
Camp Butner commander Col Thomas L Alexander announced that the six remaining prisoner of war side camps at Monroe Roanoke Rapids Ahoskie Williamston New Bern and Wilmington will close not later than April 15.
SAN FRANCISCO March 20 George Thomas of San Francisco struck a rabbit on the highway while driving to Sacramento He stopped and performed an informal caesarean operation He reported four bunnies are doing nicely after the procedure
New York reports mixed stock activity with gains for U S Steel Bethlehem Montgomery Ward Douglas Glenn Martin American Telephone American Water Works General Electric Great Northern and Standard Oil New Jersey while General Motors Chrysler Caterpillar United Aircraft Western Union A Kennecott Anaconda Dow Chemical Southern Pacific and American Smelting fell. Cotton futures opened higher with noon prices up 35 to 55 cents a bale. Livestock in Chicago shows steady to firm demand for hogs and cattle, with cattle bulk 15.50 to 17.50 and top cattle near 18.00, and wholesale beef and dairy bull prices steady to firm. Potatoes mixed across markets with Idaho russets and Nebraska Bliss Triumphs priced. print cloths and sheetings released for March delivery as mills withhold second-quarter allocations awaiting set-aside program details.
W L Shaddix of the Southern States Forest Fire Commission explains Arbor Day activities in North Carolina and other southern states. The program, backed by 600 lumbermen and furniture groups, encourages tree planting in schools and homes as part of forest health and civic cooperation. Birmingham, Alabama serves as the commission’s headquarters.
A coroner's jury ruled that Mrs. Mary Ossie Reynolds died from blunt instrument blows and recommended extended investigation of her husband Oliver H. Reynolds of West Asheville. Reynolds was arrested after she was found dying at their home. Detective H. C. Enloe testified he moved her to a hospital and she died shortly after admissions.
In Mattoon Illinois Judge Jacob Berko witz performed 106 wedding ceremonies over four days, setting a record for the city. The judge, though not against romance, drew the assignment due to his role as city judge.
The City of High Point will auction eleven parcels at 11:00 AM at city hall. Properties include lots on Taylor Ward Springfield and Hillcrest drives with starting bids from 175 to 1400 dollars and various deed types.
Certificates of incorporation filed in Raleigh show Bottoms Fiske Truck Lines of High Point to operate a truck transportation business with 200000 authorized stock. Subscribed by D A Fiske W H Holderness and G N Daniels of Greensboro. Della Manufacturing Company of High Point, a furniture business with 1000 shares authorized and three shares subscribed by M C Wade Della Wade and J H Wade of High Point.
In Hanoi Indochina March 20 French relief of Chinese occupation proceeds in Tonkin after reception of LeClerc by Ho Chi and Annamite nationalist leader. A guard detail of 20 Viet Namese and 15 French soldiers takes over duties for Gen LeClerc whose second armored division made a peaceful call into the capital of the new free state of Viet Nam. Le Clerc later met with Lu Han at his northern Indo china headquarters.
Paul C. Brady 26 of 211 Tomlinson Street was arrested yesterday on a non support charge involving an illegitimate child. He faces a pending seduction charge in municipal court. Ralph Gray 27 of Vick Paint Company was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and held on $300 bond. Arthur Brown 36 of 509 West Green Street was arrested for assault and held on $200 bond.
An advertisement touts Black and White Ointment as a fast remedy for eczema acne pimples tetter and rheumatic skin woes. It promises itching burning and soreness relief and boasts multiple sizes with a satisfaction guarantee.
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