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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1946
Page
2
Justice of the Peace John N. Pearce continued until June 3 the trial of three New Hope school teachers for assault and battery on 10 year old Thomas Fuller. The teachers Mrs Hubert Carter Mrs Clyde Gardner and Mrs Eunice Williams are held on $50 bond pending trial amid charges of paddling the youngster.
Plan to rotate sterling silver pieces for daily use throughout the week. Start with earrings on Monday and rings on Tuesday to ensure all items get worn. Rotate between bracelets and necklaces midweek and finish with unused pieces returning to daily wear by Sunday.
Odell Lambeth state president of the junior chamber of commerce led the High Point club dinner and installed Allen Austin as president. Jess Harrell Greensboro state secretary attended with Lambeth while Charles F. Carroll spoke on civic duties and Bill Lee became the new treasurer succeeding Austin.
Julian Lindsey of Wesleyan Church spoke at a Lions Club dinner in the Sheraton hotel ball room on Ancient Europe. He recounted visits to Winchester England’s seventh century cathedral with a 1 000 year clock and Westminster Abbey where English royalty rests. Notre Dame and Sacre Coeur in Paris and Cologne Cathedral in Germany were noted. prize winners included Jack Ferguson Ve McLeod and Duke Madden. E R Outland presided.
Observers report the British cabinet plan on Indian independence as aligning with Congress views more than Moslem League aims. Gandhi urges careful study of the proposal, describing it as momentous for India, while Bombay papers praise the move as fair though some criticize it as indecisive and muddled.
Porters keep hope for settlement in a two month wage contract dispute. Lewis ended the old contract on April 1, starting a 42 day strike that was paused briefly by a truce last Monday. In Georgia the sweet potato pie and brunswick stew are being frozen.
In Raleigh on May 17 the Sudan Temple of the Mystic Order of the Shrine concluded its two day spring ceremonial with a parade and ceremonial dinner. Three hundred fifty candidates were initiated. a mile long parade featured uniformed units Shrine and high school bands clubs floats and candidates. First prize in the high school band contest went to Henderson high school with Elizabeth City and Kinston following.
Paris dispatch reports mixed progress among foreign ministers with four power plans on German disarmament and Trieste, the Adriatic port, fueling debate over its status as either Italian or Yugoslav or international. USA pushes Trieste Italian while USSR seeks cedure and a 25 year mutual disarmament pact. Britain and France hint at international status.
Four suits filed in Wayne Superior Court, total sought $120 154 80 in bankruptcy cases led by trustee J T Flythe for Roderick Davenport. Claims accuse usury profits and withdrawals prior to the involuntary petition filed November 24 1944 with defendants including G A Davis Tommy Davis A R McDaniel and Thomas L Hood Sr among Craven Le Noir Jones Pamlico Carteret and Johns counties.
Market opens steady but slips as majors including U S Steel Bethlehem GM Chrysler and others lead declines. Gainers include Eastman Kodak American Can Westinghouse Woolworth and International Harvester with limited livestock and agricultural notes from Chicago and cotton markets amid price control concerns.
Unofficial reports say heavy shooting at Camp Columbia near Havana with several killed and wounded. The clash followed an alleged uprising by military contingents as officers and men refused orders to transfer to San Antonio de Los Banos, a base to be handed to Cuba by the United States on May 20.
Dick Burton the British open golf champion was to leave for the United States on the Gripsholm to meet Byron Nelson in a 36 hole match. Burton finished fourth in a Mere England 36 hole one day event won by Norman Von Nida of Australia with a 142. Burton shot 75 and 75.
When preparing pear salads use fresh peeled pears and splash lemon juice to prevent browning. If lemons are unavailable, substitute with fresh grape fruit or orange juice for a similar effect.
A dessert feature highlights fresh pear pie served warm with sharp Ameri can cheese. Pears offer levulose sweetness allowing less sugar. the piece notes a family favorite combining ripe pears with creamy cottage cheese and suggests versatile salad variations.
May 17 closing stocks show mixed results led by Adams Express rising 22 percent and Alaska Juneau and Alleghany advancing while several Dow components including AT&T and Boeing posted modest declines. Alphabetized listings include Am Canon Am For Pow and Atlas Power among others with varied percentage changes.
Standard Oil of New Jersey plans to restart seismographic oil exploration in Pamlico Sound within about ten days. Equipment arrived from Houston and will be installed on boats off Wanchese, with tests 10 miles south of Stumpy Point. The firm leased over 1,000,000 acres in the area and paused last winter. an exploratory well at Hatteras will be abandoned after reaching over 7,000 feet.
Weldon held on assault with a deadly weapon charge after allegedly setting a stick of dynamite under a tenant’s house to force the family to move. Mrs. Lewis Brickwell filed the charges. bond set at 500 dollars for 64 year old J. W. Williams.
Sheriff Harold L. Ellsworth reported a barn theft after buying and razing the structure to remove lumber. He returned next day to find the remains vanished, leaving investigators seeking the culprit.
AP analyst DeWitt Mackenzie notes Britain proposes a federal union for India with central control of foreign affairs and defense while provinces and princely states form regional legislatures. Moslems seek Pakistan. Gandhi urges careful study as impact on 400 million people looms.
New York May 17 Arthur Donovan boxing referee was cleared of homicide after a grand jury declined to indict following the death of David Corcoran 56 who died after a street fight on Fifth Avenue during an early morning argument. Corcoran an importer and Donovan were old friends.
In municipal civil court Attorneys for Akers Motor Lines rested their defense in a $25000 suit brought by E V Stone on behalf of his minor daughter Maxine Stone The trial tied to a 1943 Highway 104 wreck that killed Josephine Stone and another person and injured several involved parties Officers testified to liquor in a car tied to the case and to a Michigan license plate cited at the scene
The text notes that soybean cultivation was first recorded in China in the third century B C, while offering culinary tips such as cheese with baked pears and using honey syrup for pears, plus chicken with gravy and a gelatin dessert.
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