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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1952
Page
1
Raleigh officials announce that bids for a 39 mile state highway project will open tomorrow. The Highway Commission will review submissions at its Wilmington meeting on Thursday.
Flames gutted an A and P supermarket in Raleigh last night causing heavy damage. Store Manager R T Newman found the blaze during a routine check. Five fire companies fought the fire for over an hour before it was controlled. no loss estimate was provided.
The extension division will conduct pioneer summer studies in Chapel Hill from June 9 to 13 on facts about alcohol. Proctor said the program aims to address social medical religious and educational problems of alcoholism through teamwork.
A fire yesterday damaged the Sechrest Veneer Co. plant in Statesville with losses estimated at 75000 dollars. The blaze destroyed the mill's shop, machinery, veneer stock, and timber, causing extensive damage to the facility.
Almost 1,000 CIO union members struck the North Carolina Finishing Co. textile plant after 15 hours of talks failed. TWUA demanded improved working conditions, not wage gains, and workers voted 474 to 8 not to return after the weekend. Company president Robertson cited contract items needed to sustain the plant’s operations amid extended conciliator involvement.
Ed Childers, hitchhiking to sign up for unemployment compensation, was given a ride by two youths who found his wallet then brandished a pistol. They drove him to Herrin and handed him a dollar saying they were just kidding.
President Truman and Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson met at the White House to map a strategy for stopping the looming steel strike without triggering further inflation. They reviewed flexible price increase options tied to wage boosts for steel workers, with decisions expected soon.
New York reports uneven trading as volume hits three week low. The 100 stocks sample shows 43 gainers, 34 losers, 23 unchanged before noon with about 230000 shares traded in the first hour. Steel wage settlement talks keep traders cautious while select issues move on special news.
Washington reports show Taft aides saying basic strength remains intact despite Eisenhower gains after New Hampshire. Eisenhower gains momentum with Post endorsement, TV plans, and Paris sources predicting a May return, while Taft outlines four upcoming primaries to shore up delegates.
A United Press tally lists at least 12 deaths over the weekend in North Carolina including highway crashes, a fire related burn, a shooting, and a railroad incident. Victims include George Washington Painter 32 of Timberlake killed in a highway crash near Roxboro, Red Price 5 of Mount Olive struck by a truck, and Richard R. Anthony Jr. 11 of Catawba County who died from a bicycle collision injuries.
Ohio primary on May 6 tests Taft as Stassen files 46 delegate slate in his backyard. Ike absent from the ballot but Eisenhower sentiment could boost opposition. Stassen’s weaker pull than 1948 may still chip delegates, shaking Taft’s home support.
Rev W A Kale D D pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church for almost three years will resign next October to join Duke University Divinity School as Professor of Practical Theology. Duke president Dr Hollis Edens announced Kale will assume duties September 1 but may complete a third year at Wesley Memorial.
Mrs Amy A Hawkes 72 celebrated three anniversaries at Bolton town hall. She paid for refreshments entertainment and dancing for friends marking her 17th leap year birthday her 10th anniversary as postmaster and 24th as a grange member.
The death toll reaches 250 across six Southern states with 1,107 dead in the broader disaster area and millions in estimated damage. Red Cross reports 711 injured in Arkansas and thousands left homeless as National Guardsmen patrol for looting and relief efforts expand nationwide.
Heavy weekend rains swollen rivers in Western North Carolina and parts of South and North Carolina. Rivers crested with minor damage. Marshall High School basement flooded. multiple highways reported water over roadways. threats from the Pee Dee and French Broad rivers, with warnings and cooler, cloudy conditions expected.
Sources say General Eisenhower will announce a return to the United States in May after a April TV address on Europe’s strengthened defenses. He plans policy speeches at Columbia University, West Point, and Abilene, Kansas, and backs Gruenther to succeed him at NATO.
Allied and Communist staff officers met for three hours to decide whether to impose a news blackout on prisoner of war discussions. Brig. Gen. William B. Nuckols said talks were close to an agreement and would resume next morning. UN negotiator Col. George W. Hickman described focus on form and scope of executive sessions.
Tonight will dip to 46 degrees with a high near 50 tomorrow. Today reached 55 and last night bottomed at 46 as the region expects a gentle temperature shift.
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