Morganton Adorns Years Man and Young Man of 1954
Sen Sam J Ervin receives Morganton s Man of the Year trophy for 1954 with amateur golfer Billy Joe Patton named Young Man of the Year. Ervin a Morganton native was honored at a local event in 1954. Washington reports Army Engineers in Atlanta approved Beaufort County NC antego and creeks drainage projects.
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School Bus Equipment Discussed in Raleigh Hearing
An official from the State Education Board told the Senate Education Committee that fire extinguishers and first aid kits could be added to many school buses. The panel backed a plan to equip current buses with the items but warned funding may stall in the Appropriations Committee.
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Mixed New York Stocks Edge Higher in Late Afternoon Trade
The New York stock market showed limited progress after a cautious start with most prices hovering within fractions lower to about two points higher. Trading slowed below yesterday’s pace, with major gainers in steels motors rubbers aircrafts and copper while distillers slipped and other groups stayed steady to mixed.
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Rail Strike Impacts Piedmont North Carolina Industries
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad strike affects Piedmont Carolinas customers but is not critically disruptive. Large industries have coal stockpiles, while smaller businesses face some shortages. Clinchfield Coal Co. reports losses in Virginia coal shipments. Duke Power holds two to three months of stock. Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Co. feels reduced coal and acid shipments. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad notes no major drop in L and N traffic through Columbia.
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Four musical numbers note shift to serious themes
A column cites a trend toward serious topics in musicals, notes waning original stories, and cites Pon Will Lane. It highlights soprano Steber discussing Arabella and performing on a horse, plus Met revival plans. Also mentions Mata and Hari touring, and a joke from Dick's Quickie.
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Corn Meal Enrichment Bill Triggers Hearing in Raleigh
A bill to require vitamin enrichment of corn meal prompted a lengthy hearing before North Carolina House Agriculture Committee. Rep. Roger Kiser blocked a vote until Thursday while voicing strong opposition that the measure would curtail a basic food right. The proposal, by Rep. Grace T. Rodenbough, aims to boost niacin iron thiamin and riboflavin in corn bread amid public health concerns.
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Ward testimony ends in sex case trial at brief NY court
Pat Ward finished five days on the stand in a New York courtroom as the defense pressed questions about her life as a call girl. Judge Valente required responses to previously answered questions and Ward, 21, said she would marry and raise a family but invoked the Fifth Amendment on later life details.
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Warren Is Buried In Arlington
LAUREL Md Addison E Warren former boxing coach at Duke and UNC was buried today in Arlington National Cemetery. The 52 year old Navy veteran was killed by an automobile last week. He died in University Hospital in Baltimore Saturday after being struck on State Rt 602 in Anne Arundel County. Warren of Laurel was recreation director of the DC Training School and had boxed and played football at UNC where he was an intercollegiate champion.
Coal Mine Blast Kills 24 in Italy Mine
A lignite coal mine blast near Spoleto Italy killed 24 miners and injured 16 as two blasts ripped through the central tunnel at dawn. More than 100 workers escaped as the operation marked the change of shift near Rome.
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