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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1949
Page
2
Esso Standard Oil announces price reductions for kerosene heating oil diesel and heavy fuels in March. J Laurens Wright Esso division manager for the state says cuts apply to large buyers and direct consumer distributors with declines from four tenths to nine tenths of a cent per gallon.
Washington debates the new North Atlantic Pact as a peace time alliance with Western Europe aimed at countering Russia. The piece argues isolationism is myth, cites historian Arthur Schlesinger, notes Washington and Jefferson’s nuanced views on entangling alliances, and frames the pact as a 20 year strategic line in a divided Europe.
North Carolina update shows warmer conditions with showers and wind. Increasing clouds and thunder showers expected tonight. NWS note dated March 22, 1949.
Lucille Pulley Robertson a 24 year old Roanoke Rapids waitress was shot to death yesterday in her apartment Her estranged husband Clarence W Robertson a gas company truck driver is charged with murder He was held after the shooting which also wounded Pfc Everett Flagg 23 Des Moines Iowa the couple's two year old son lives with Robertson's mother in Roanoke Rapids
Milwaukee March 21 A reported suicide attempt led searchers to the body of 16 year old Patricia Birmingham of West Allis High School. She had been shot in the head and dumped in the Milwaukee River with a concrete block tied to her feet. Her parents Mr and Mrs Albert Birmingham identified her. Police and medical examiner indicate two close range gunshot wounds. Fire crews continued dragging for the body as of today.
Five people died in North Carolina over the weekend in accidents. John Roberts Jacob, 69, and E G Simmons, 60, were killed in a truck collision near Clinton. Fred Lee, 74, a Charlotte stonecutter, was struck by a car. William R Yost Jr, 27, died in a crash near Albemarle. John McGill, 36, drowned at Wigeentur.
Bayard Rustin 34 and Igar Roodenka 32 head to Hillsboro to begin 30 day sentences for violating North Carolina segregation laws. They joined Joseph Felmer of Asheville and Andrew Johnson of Cincinnati as four defendants in the 1947 Chapel Hill bus case, which they pursued as a test of Jim Crow. Austin and Johnson were also from the Negro community and refused to move when ordered by police, with appeals to state and federal courts abandoned in favor of a different constitutional challenge.
In London on March 21 rioting spread across the East End as followers of Sir Oswald Mosley clashed with communists and opponents. Police, aided by reserves, struggled for hours to subdue rioters who used fists firecrackers and projectiles to unseat horses. Seventeen officers were hurt and 34 people were arrested on charges including threatening behavior weapon possession and assaulting police.
Toronto report says Terrance Gordon awoke from a nap in his cell and accused a fellow inmate of wearing his suit. Police charged two prisoners with theft for removing Gordon s suit and replacing it with ill fitting trousers.
Dr Ralph E. Fadum of Purdue University will become head of the North Carolina State College civil engineering department on July 1. He succeeds C. L. Mann who retired last fall after more than 50 years on the State College faculty.
About 700 bird species inhabit the Philippines and roughly half are endemic to the islands, highlighting unique avian biodiversity.
Vincent Palmer of St Louis plans a 1930s style dive to raise a 2600 year old Roman galley treasure from a submerged wreck off Mahdia near Tunis. Using diving gear and inflatable pontoons, he seeks French permission to recover artifacts and determine their fate.
Three religious leaders voiced dismay at a U S state department warning that the forthcoming Conference for World Peace may spread communist propaganda. They defended the three day meeting in New York as key to restoring cultural ties among the United States the U S S R and others. Dr Donovan J McCune and Miss Sarah Gibson Blanding withdrew as sponsors citing bias and policy concerns.
A survey shows outer ear canal infections are common and often involve germs and fungi. Treatment starts with thorough washing by a physician, then drying, with cotton soaked in sulphathiazole ointment for mild cases.
Charlotte report states officers named to head the North Carolina drive of the National United Jewish Appeal. A national goal of 250 million dollars was set to aid displaced persons camps in Europe, immigration to Israel, and other nations. Benjamin Cone of Greensboro named honorary chairman and Morris Speizman of Charlotte named chairman. Mrs. Albert F. Kelin of Greensboro chairs the women’s division.
Connecticut Governor Chester Bowles proposed New England aid to organize southern labor with a $500000 fund to counter southern textile competition. Southern officials and labor leaders criticized the idea, calling it political meddling and rejected outside financial help.
In Evarts Kentucky state police will temporarily run the town after the conviction of Chief Isachar Combs and Patrolman Lewis Deaton for voluntary manslaughter in the slaying of Bryan Middleston. Each received a recommended 10 year sentence. Temporary two man force to be paid 200 dollars a month. Full-time successors to be named at the April 4 city council meeting.
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