31 Mar 1952
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1952
Page
1
Mrs. W. B. Cole states state welfare authorities closed a hospital near Rose after a Negro child died in a diabetic coma following insulin shots at the facility. Authorities had flagged the site amid suspicions of unsafe care and mismanagement.
Wilmington hosts its fifth annual Azalea Festival claiming record crowds and a lively lineup. Officials say about 1.15 million people attended the Saturday events featuring 4 and 23 bands across the waterfront festivities.
Governor Scott travels this week for engagements with the Sev ern Pendleton Raritan Club at 6 30 p m and a luncheon in Fayetteville at 1 p m honoring the late Babe Ruth. An out of town promoter plans to attend the Raleigh event.
Fifteen photogra phers join the North Carolina event as Russell Grumman head of the extension division notes the day is designated Editor's day and aims to spotlight press photography.
Police continued a search here for jewelry valued over 10 dollars stolen from a Concord apartment yesterday afternoon. Mrs. T E King reported the missing collection from a box in her bedroom about 2 p m.
U. S. District Attorney Thomas A. Uzzell said the crowded Federal Court docket in Charlotte will delay the trial of Keith M. Beaty a taxi firm operator and beer distributor linked with Lamar Caudle in hearings. He is charged with attempting to evade 300000 dollars in income taxes over three years.
Matthew Baxter Huneycutt, 55, faced a Stanly County grand jury on the hammer homicide of Ina Mae Eady Huneycutt, 45, found at their home near Red Cross. The victim had a battered head, blunt instrument marks on limbs, and a razor gash across the stomach.
Coast Guard helicopters resumed the hunt for the body of nine year old Robert Earl Russell who drowned when the outboard boat they rode in with his uncle capsized in the Neuse River yesterday. The boy, son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Russell Wilson, was swept away during the accident.
Two Wilmington lawyers were shot in an elevator inside the Law Building. Emmett H. Bellamy, 60, was killed while partner Lloyd Elkins Jr., 25, was wounded in the shoulder. Police held Raymond Reinhart of Myrtle Beach, son of Mrs. Ira W. Reinhart, claiming a property dispute motive.
United Press reports a deadly weekend across North Carolina with at least 31 deaths from highway crashes fires drownings and violence. The toll includes four children struck by cars and five from a Bennettsville tractor trailer crash plus earlier accidents. Major figures include Arvin Oxen dine and William Evett among highway deaths and Raleigh arsons claiming three children. The list also notes drownings stabbings and shootings with names and locations across multiple counties.
Washington AP report says Defense Mobilizer Charles Wilson resigns in protest against President Truman's handling of the steel dispute. Wilson criticizes a Key West agreement while Truman denies final price decisions. Acting director John R. Steelman named as interim leader.
Atlanta report says President Truman will not seek re election and Southern Democrats react with varied hopes and warnings. Russell Kefauver and Byrnes comment on unity while Florida race tightens with Kefauver and Russell as leading contenders. Dixie factions praise restraint or push for platform unity amid potential party split fears.
Communist staff officers urged a higher level body to decide Russia as a neutral armistice inspector in Korea. The suggestion was tentatively accepted by Allies as Col. Don Darrow promised to take the plan to Vice Admiral Turner Joy for a decision tomorrow. The move comes as talks stall over Russia’s eligibility, airfield rights, and the Korean language translation of Korea.
House investigators pressed the Pentagon to stop using enlisted men as domestic servants and to curb transfer perks that move 24000 pounds of personal property at government expense. Chairman Bonner urged a one cent cut to end duplicative spending as Rep Lantaff cited Army Navy and Air Force procurement friction amid a global inspection by the subcommittee.
Communist artillery and mortar fire hit U N positions as four light infantry probes were repulsed on the eastern fronts. A patrol was driven back to UN lines after a dawn engagement with Reds while air support was blocked by foul weather.
The piece reflects on Harry S Truman as a warm, human president whose plain-spoken nature and personal acts shaped his legacy. It weighs his decision to leave the 1952 race and quotes his views on government and leadership, projecting how historians might rank him amid towering figures like Lincoln.
Washington reports a leaderless Democratic Party after President Truman announced he would retire. South and North factions clash over platform ideas while Adlai Stevenson and other leaders face pressure to run. Senators Kefauver Kerr and Byrnes weigh candidacies and platform demands on states rights and civil rights amid party division.
Washington reports say President Truman's wife Bess Truman influenced his choice not to seek another term. The couple, married decades, seeks privacy after years under White House glare, with occupational fatigue and the burden of constant scrutiny weighing in. Reports note political calculations also played a role, including fears about facing Eisenhower and the strain of public life.
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