14 May 1952
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1952
Page
1
In Washington North Carolina defense teams pressed claims that LaFayette Miller’s decades‑old conviction violated his constitutional rights. The case concerns Beaufort County juries and records spanning about a decade. An execution was set for the near future as the petition was argued.
Visitors at Cherry Point will see a large Marine air show featuring aircraft in action. If the nationwide air strike continues, aerial demonstrations will be canceled and only ground displays may remain.
Washington County tar resigns after county board of elections overturns two officials. National Advancement of et People charged that Tarking refused to register two college graduates claiming they failed educational requirements.
The Fur Sanby in the Nort North Carolina Motor tation yesterday featured campaign buttons declaring carriers are for safety and against excessive speed.
Dr Charles P Stevick a director in the State Board of Health division of epidemiology resigned yesterday. The native of Southern Pines joined the Board in 1943 after serving as health officer in Carteret County.
A six year old girl died after running in front of a school bus in Sanford. Eyewitnesses said the child moved into the bus path. the driver claimed he did not see her. No charges were filed.
Dr Sylvester R Horton of Raleigh received a silver trophy at the North Carolina Dental Society annual convention in Pinehurst. Dr Martin Fleming praised him for nearly five decades of penalty free practice on the level of dental ethics and the profession’s goodwill.
Ralph Miller, 47, was named yesterday by the Duplin County board of commissioners to succeed Ralph Jones as sheriff. Jones died by suicide last week amid an investigation into alleged cash shortages. Miller, a tobacco farmer and 17 year fire warden, will take office today and may appoint his deputies.
A car thief fled on foot after attempting to steal a used car from a Raleigh lot. In the attempt he bumped two vehicles together, then slid into a third while trying to free his car. Police arrived to find the cars jammed but undamaged.
Dr. W. P. Richardson of the UNC School of Public Health urged officials to study North Carolina's eugenic sterilization program. Since 1926 the State Eugenics Board authorized over 2,500 procedures, with two thirds for feeble mindedness and a 4:1 female to male ratio, including notable Black and white racial breakdowns.
Justice Jackson signals opposition to an early ruling on presidential authority to seize steel mills. If a majority agrees, ruling could come in weeks. otherwise the opinion writing may delay disclosure. John W. Davis denounces seizure as an unprecedented expansion of executive power.
Georgia voters head to polls amid a wide Democratic primary. In Atlanta tied ads accuse Baxter Ones Jr. of professorship at a Negro college while James C. Davis campaigns claim NAACP backing. Candidates include Nip E E Cox and Si A Camp with races across districts and many General Assembly seats.
The CIO United Steelworkers at their sixth biennial convention pledge a strike if wage board recommendations are not fully granted. They demand 26 cents an hour raise plus fringe benefits, oppose industry price hikes to offset higher wages, and condemn opposition from Congress.
General Mark W. Clark summoned Brig. Generals Francis Dodd and Charles Colson to Tokyo for questioning about the Koje Island prison camp mutiny. The pair, previously commandants at Koje, flew from Korea to Clark's headquarters and faced a near hour of discussion after arriving at Haneda Airport. Dodd was reassigned to an undisclosed 8th Army role, and Colson returned to his post as chief of staff for the U. S. 1st Corps.
In Tunisia's French protectorate, the Bey of Tunis refused to sign martial law decrees as violence flares. Riots, a bomb at the public works office, and widespread detentions followed. Over 100 killed and 1,300 Tunisians held in camps as nationalist tensions rise.
Members gathered in Raleigh for the 27th annual convention. A banquet session featured remarks by Mrs. G. C. Spillers of Tulsa Oklahoma and highlighted council collaboration with state garden clubs.
Senator Robert A. Taft widened his delegate lead after winning the West Virginia primary with 415 of 16 delegates and 34,493 votes to Harold Stassen’s 8,823. Eisenhower did not enter the popular vote, securing only one delegate. Taft led 363 to 320 in delegates elected, with 132 uncommitted. West Virginia Democrats chose 20 delegates, two for Estes Kefauver.
A 52000 ton liner departs from New York for sea trials to challenge Britain’s Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. The ship, costing 72 million, will sail via James River and Chesapeake Bay with 1200 crew and 600 passengers aboard.
Air Force Navy and Marine fighters pounded rail lines from Seoul eastward cutting 178 sections. Panthers Corsairs and Skyraiders damaged 49 locomotives and 11 loaded trains, with 57 more breaks noted in Red rail lines.
Communists threaten daily meetings to block the Allied armistice package in ongoing North Korea talks at Panmunjom. Nam Il accuses the Allies of delaying the truce while insisting on the final package, and cites alleged improper treatment of prisoners.
New York stocks steadied as investors waited for the Supreme Court ruling on steel seizure, expected within three weeks. Averages held near unchanged levels with the Industrial and 65-stock measures flat, rails up modestly, utilities down, and a few issues moving. Celanese hit a new low on weak earnings amid broader mixed activity.
The Wage Stabilization Board plans a flexible ceiling on oil wage increases as a nationwide oil strike enters its third week. Six local pacts shown to guide over 20 unions would raise wages 13 to 18 cents an hour with shift differentials up to 2 cents. The stoppage has slashed about one third of U S oil output and triggered shortages reaching Britain.
The Senate Banking Committee moved to strip the Wage Stabilization Board of powers and reorganize it with broader labor and industry representation. It also extended wage and price controls to March 1 and rent control to June 30, 1953, amid criticism over steel settlements and union shop support. The restructured board’s size and confirmations remain undecided.
Low temperature tonight is 48 degrees with a high of 80 degrees expected tomorrow. Today the high reached 58 as weather notes are incomplete.
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