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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1949
Page
3
Raleigh dispatch notes the 1949 North Carolina general assembly enters the 13th calendar week with debates over the 30 million reserve fund for schools and salaries, the gasoline tax reference on road bond ballots, and the biennial budget. Adjournment chances hinge on quick action or prolonged floor fights.
Dr. Frank P. Graham will take the Senate oath as North Carolina’s new senator and is expected to back the White House substitute for the Taft Hartley act. President Truman praised him, and southern legislators anticipate Graham will bolster administration priorities while a vote on civil rights measures advances. Graham supports removing poll taxes and backing a local state federal cooperative program against lynchings.
Gerhart Eisler raises a constitutional challenge to the House Committee on Un American Activities asking the Supreme Court to declare the law establishing the committee unconstitutional and to rule that its witnesses cannot be compelled to testify. If he succeeds he could avoid a one year jail term and $1000 fine for contempt. Eisler was convicted for refusing to testify Feb 6, 1947. The case drew two hours of oral argument before the justices. In other news a North Carolina divorce suit in High Point seeks an absolute divorce for Elsie J Spencer on grounds of two years separation with notice to appear by April 4.
Raleigh March 28. A group of public affairs-minded men discussed uniting North Carolina’s three university units at Chapel Hill Raleigh and Greensboro and adding the two Negro colleges at Durham and Greensboro to form a single system. Plans call for a central president in Raleigh and for diplomas from The University of North Carolina for graduates of the former Negro colleges.
A Bradford native nicknamed Rube shone for six A's seasons with 20 plus wins but squandered greatness with unruly behavior. The other item notes a renowned contralto born near Prague in 1861 who rose to fame with the Dresden court.
Central Press writer Lilian Campbell notes the artist who sang leading roles from age 17 in Hamburg Berlin and London and appeared in the United States from 1905. A favorite concert artist vaudeville films and radio followed after three marriages and several children. Her Christmas radio Saintille Nacht tradition lasted until her 1936 death.
The article notes Willem Mengelberg Freddie Bartholomew and Paul Whiteman marking birthdays with emphasis on action and productive plans. It suggests a child born today should be bold self reliant and philosophic with sound judgment and keen insights.
A concise note defines ricochet as a glancing rebound or skip of a projectile along the ground. It traces the origin to the French language and presents the term’s pronunciation.
A concise reflection on Marcus Tullius Cicero praising his ability to handle humble subjects with delicacy, lofty ideas with impressiveness, and moderate topics with temperance. The quotation highlights Cicero's balanced rhetoric and measured judgment across varied themes.
The House Appropriations Committee moved to increase funding for the National Park Service for the coming fiscal year, approving 28.056 million dollars for parks and related areas. It rejects a 63,300 dollar travel promotion budget but earmarks 7.5 million for roads and trails and 3.5 million for improvements, including a De Soto memorial site and Sequoia parking area upgrades.
A quick ledger of notable dates: 1749 Marquis de Laplace born, 1862 Aristide Briand born, 1868 Maxim Gorky born, 1939 Madrid capitulates to Franco, 1943 Allied advances break Mareth Line in Tunisia, 1947 journeyman baseball figure Johnny Evers dies.
Walter White of the NAACP urged sustained civil rights action at a Southeastern regional conference. He condemned Senate filibusters and called for a stronger national effort to push civil rights legislation. White praised Governor Kerr Scott for appointing Dr. Frank P. Graham to the Senate, saying the appointment would raise the Senate’s intelligence.
A holdup suspect Dominick Sanantonio 22 faces homicide assault and robbery charges after allegedly shooting Patrolman Oethermer and wounding two other officers in a subway station incident. He vowed a self defense plea, while Magistrate Dwyer warned of possible electric chair consequences.
Washington reports outline a bill to repeal Taft Hartley and return to the Wagner Act of 1935 with additions. It would remove most union restrictions while keeping employer limits, ban jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts, and allow a 30 day pause on national emergencies via presidential action.
The Australian communist party general secretary Lawrence Louis Sharkey was charged with sedition for pledging support to Russia if Soviet troops entered Australia. He pleaded innocent at federal court and chose a jury trial. He faces two sedition counts arising from events around March 4.
The House appropriations committee approved 10,735,800 dollars for the Fish and Wildlife Service for the coming year. The amount reflects an 807,291 dollar increase over this year’s funding but 407,200 below budget estimates. The bill includes 1,985,000 for propagation of food fish and 1,250,000 for investigations into food fish. The extra 106,200 is for fishery research and dam studies in Alaska and oyster land studies near the Gulf of Mexico.
Baltimore March 28. Glenn L. Martin Aircraft company reports a net loss of 16710762 for 1948 after 1947 loss of 19181526. Net sales reach 72686527 versus 23365722 in 1947 with armed forces sales totaling 66517149 of the 1948 total.
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