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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1946
Page
2
The forecast indicates cloudy conditions with a chance of rain and thunderstorms in the far west tonight and Saturday. Mild today, cooler on Saturday and in northern and eastern areas tonight. Extended outlook through midweek shows cooler days, 4 to 6 degrees below normal, with frontal rain and thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday and partly cloudy conditions Tuesday and Wednesday.
Convicts led by Bernard Coy and three others seized control of parts of Alcatraz in a mass escape bid. Prison officials and Marines fought back as guards, hostages, and officers were wounded or beaten. The assault began around 3 PM and continued into the night with heavy gunfire and tear gas.
Eyewitness account describes guards in plain clothes surrounding a south corner as convicts attack a cellblock. Tear gas grenades, gunfire, and revolver fire erupt while two guards on a roof exchange shots. the fight continues with no clear victor. The piece closes recalling Emeryville’s first dog racing track opened February 22, 1920.
The High Point junior chamber approved a min streel show, a Get Out and Vote drive, and a statewide beauty contest entry. Three new members joined Claude R. Sealey Thomas Dodamead and W S Wail as President Fred DeLapp announced his resignation and a new president election set for May 9 with installation a week later. Homer Barrett reported on the state jaycees conference at Southern Pines.
The report draws sharp criticism from Arab leaders who say it worsens distrust between Arabs and Jews and fuels Zionist terrorism. In London Bevin probes possible British aid options, while Washington leans toward UN responsibility as Security Council debates the Middle East peace threat.
In New York on May 3 4, UN security faces possible action to curb bloodshed in the Middle East. Delegates say the Palestine situation may be brought before the council as a threat to regional peace, with a trusteeship council to be created by the General Assembly in September. The Arab higher committee plans to press for UN attention, while Zionist protests argue the inquiry report falls short of their settlement goals.
High Point members flocked to the Carolina Garden club state meeting in Southern Pines on Monday and Tuesday led by Mrs. Fred J. Bartlett. Attendees included district leaders, club representatives from Wayside Mid Week Nature Study Garden Study and others as they voted to split the Piedmont district into Western and Eastern sections.
The Dry party pressed to reenact liquor bans led by Clarkson and Allied Church League, but three resolutions were not voted on and the platform committee’s choice passed with no dissent. Dough ton urged federal cutbacks while pledging to retain taxes postwar and shift funds to states.
In a 5-3 victory for one side, North's two aces and two kings were found by South via the Blac convention. South leaned on a netrump slam approach, deferring Blackwood to a later bid and ensuring a five-card spade fit opposite him. The final grand-slam contract proved a strong, calculated investment.
Government agencies survey the impact of a widening coal strike and a potential general shutdown. Officials warn of production declines and unemployment while rail limits prioritize essentials and 25 percent passenger cuts are left to railroads. ODT enforces freight restrictions as talks stall over overtime pay and a new contract. United Mine Workers leader John L Lewis misses sessions amid wage dispute.
The record notes Tojo busying himself with papers and smiling in court. Okawa was pulled from the room before 27 defendants, barefoot after a break. Some speculate mental incapacity while others doubt it. A. Bowen and J. Burke fought 110 rounds on April 6, 1893 in New Orleans with no decision, the longest prize fight on record.
In New York on May 3 leading stocks slid into negative terrain with several majors giving up about a point. Warner Bros and Southern Pacific fell a point each while U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler GM Goodyear RKO Sears American Telephone Santa Fe Southern Railway Anaconda and Texas Company saw smaller losses. Occasional gainers included American Water Works Westinghouse and International Nickel. Cotton futures opened lower with mixed moves and USDA notes described a subdued dry goods market amid coal strike fears.
After a week of meetings the ministers showed no progress on key issues. James Byrnes urged softened Italian armistice terms to stabilize Europe while peace treaties remain distant. British objections blocked further consideration. Some sources said Molotov could unlock talks with concessions.
Thirty six High Point college seniors received their caps and gowns in an investiture service in the college auditorium yesterday. Dr. C. R. Hinshaw presided. P. E. Lindley directed the devotional. Miss Joe Chapman presented the seniors to President Dr. G. I. Humphreys, who spoke briefly and handed out the regalia.
Tommy Charping age 13 of 323 Louise Avenue earned third prize in the Easter seal design contest for the North Carolina league for crippled children. He will attend the state conference in Raleigh June 4 and 5 to receive the award as a junior high school eighth grader and guest of the league.
In 1930 New York athletic commission ruled Sharkey fouled Max Schmeling in the fourth round of their championship bout sealing Schmeling’s heavyweight title win.
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